Get Ready to ROCK! » Adrian Smith https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:41:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Gig review: SMITH KOTZEN – Bristol Academy, 20 February 2026 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/02/gig-review-smith-kotzen-bristol-academy-20-february-2026/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/02/gig-review-smith-kotzen-bristol-academy-20-february-2026/#comments Thu, 26 Feb 2026 02:33:02 +0000 GRTR! HQ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=107333 SMITH KOTZEN - Bristol Academy, 20 February 2026It’s a band and promoters nightmare. Towards the end of a relatively short UK tour the special guests Kris Barras Band had to pull out due to Kris’ throat infection. Shame as I was looking forward to seeing Barras live … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/02/gig-review-smith-kotzen-bristol-academy-20-february-2026/feed/ 0 Gig review: IRON MAIDEN – Hydro, Glasgow 30th June 2025 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/07/gig-review-iron-maiden-hydro-glasgow-30th-june-2025/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/07/gig-review-iron-maiden-hydro-glasgow-30th-june-2025/#comments Wed, 02 Jul 2025 13:55:22 +0000 david.wilson https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=103103 IM 10As landmarks go, reaching 50 years in any business is an achievement, but to reach that in the fickle world of the music business is a bloody miracle. Iron Maiden have weathered the storm over the years by sheer hard … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/07/gig-review-iron-maiden-hydro-glasgow-30th-june-2025/feed/ 0 Album review: IRON MAIDEN – Senjutsu https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/09/album-review-iron-maiden-senjutsu/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/09/album-review-iron-maiden-senjutsu/#comments Sun, 12 Sep 2021 20:35:00 +0000 david.wilson http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=75226 senjutsuParlophone [Release date 03.09.21] It’s been almost 6 years since Iron Maiden released Book Of Souls to an eagerly waiting world. For me it was one of the most disappointing releases of the band’s career, over long, plodding and ultimately boring, not a … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/09/album-review-iron-maiden-senjutsu/feed/ 0 Album review: SMITH KOTZEN (Adrian Smith, Richie Kotzen) https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/03/album-review-smith-kotzen-adrian-smith-richie-kotzen/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/03/album-review-smith-kotzen-adrian-smith-richie-kotzen/#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2021 20:43:41 +0000 GRTR! HQ http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=71906 SMITH KOTZEN (Adrian Smith, Richie Kotzen)BMG [Release date 26.03.21] What have rock stars been doing in Lockdown?  Streaming, recycling back catalogue, a bit of gardening, maybe even new material.  And some have joined forces with others.  Strength in numbers, or something. Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden) … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/03/album-review-smith-kotzen-adrian-smith-richie-kotzen/feed/ 0 Album review: IRON MAIDEN – Nights Of The Dead, Legacy Of The Beast: Live In Mexico City https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/12/album-review-iron-maiden-nights-of-the-dead-legacy-of-the-beast-live-in-mexico-city/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/12/album-review-iron-maiden-nights-of-the-dead-legacy-of-the-beast-live-in-mexico-city/#comments Sun, 13 Dec 2020 13:09:34 +0000 david.wilson http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=69975 Iron MaidenParlophone  [Release date 20.11.20] Jay Jay French of Twisted Sister stated a few years ago that older bands with hit laden back catalogues were idiots to record new songs and play them live. His argument was that the fans just want to hear the … Continue reading →

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