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		<title>Gig review: EUROPE &#8211; Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, 18 October 2023</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Oct 2023 11:17:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/10/gig-review-europe-royal-concert-hall-glasgow-18-october-2023/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="112" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/mini_SAM_0028-e1698059934911.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="EUROPE - Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, 18 October 2023" title="EUROPE - Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, 18 October 2023" /></a>I recently interviewed Tommy Johannson of the Swedish band Sabaton. As an aside at the end of the interview I asked him, given the band&#8217;s love of all things historic, if he could go back to any point in time &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/10/gig-review-europe-royal-concert-hall-glasgow-18-october-2023/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/10/gig-review-europe-royal-concert-hall-glasgow-18-october-2023/">Gig review: EUROPE &#8211; Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, 18 October 2023</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Feature: Collectible Collections &#8211; MANFRED MANN&#8217;S EARTH BAND &#8211; 40th Anniversary Box Set</title>
		<link>https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/02/feature-manfred-manns-earth-band-40th-anniversary-box-set/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Feb 2021 16:27:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/02/feature-manfred-manns-earth-band-40th-anniversary-box-set/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/mmeb1-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="MANFRED MANN&#039;S EARTH BAND - 40th Anniversary Box Set" title="MANFRED MANN&#039;S EARTH BAND - 40th Anniversary Box Set" /></a>Pete Feenstra chatted to Manfred Mann for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio with tracks from Manfred Mann&#8217;s Earth Band.  First broadcast 23 February 2021. Creature Music (2011) The rather large parcel dropped off at GRTR! Towers was like Christmas come &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/02/feature-manfred-manns-earth-band-40th-anniversary-box-set/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/02/feature-manfred-manns-earth-band-40th-anniversary-box-set/">Feature: Collectible Collections &#8211; MANFRED MANN&#8217;S EARTH BAND &#8211; 40th Anniversary Box Set</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Album review: RUSH – Permanent Waves 40th Anniversary Edition</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2020 10:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>david.wilson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/05/album-review-rush-permanent-waves-40th-anniversary-edition/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/rush-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="" title="" /></a>UCM [Release date 29.05.20] Back in January 1980 Rush released their seventh studio album which met with great critical acclaim and saw the band reach their highest chart positions worldwide. That album was Permanent Waves and it was the first &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/05/album-review-rush-permanent-waves-40th-anniversary-edition/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/05/album-review-rush-permanent-waves-40th-anniversary-edition/">Album review: RUSH – Permanent Waves 40th Anniversary Edition</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Album review: BLUE OYSTER CULT &#8211; Agents Of Fortune, 40th Anniversary</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2020 16:31:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/03/album-review-blue-oyster-cult-agents-of-fortune-40th-anniversary/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/BLUE-OYSTER-CULT-Agents-Of-Fortune-40th-Anniversary-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="BLUE OYSTER CULT - Agents Of Fortune, 40th Anniversary" title="BLUE OYSTER CULT - Agents Of Fortune, 40th Anniversary" /></a>Frontiers [Release date 06.03.20] CD/DVD As any fan knows, the key to a band&#8217;s longevity is an enduring ability to write great songs. That and the talent to leave more out than they put in. Once they get into the &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/03/album-review-blue-oyster-cult-agents-of-fortune-40th-anniversary/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/03/album-review-blue-oyster-cult-agents-of-fortune-40th-anniversary/">Album review: BLUE OYSTER CULT &#8211; Agents Of Fortune, 40th Anniversary</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Album review: HELIX – Bastard Of The Blues</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Oct 2014 21:35:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2014/10/album-review-helix-bastard-of-the-blues/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/HELIX-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="Helix - Bastard Of The Blues" title="Helix - Bastard Of The Blues" /></a>Perris Records [Release Date – out now] I got a bit of a surprise when this album popped through my door mainly because I had no idea that Helix were still in existence. I saw Helix back in 1983 in &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2014/10/album-review-helix-bastard-of-the-blues/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2014/10/album-review-helix-bastard-of-the-blues/">Album review: HELIX – Bastard Of The Blues</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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