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Album review: STEVE KNIGHTLEY – Positively Folk Street: Dylan, Carthy & Me
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Album review : JON ANDERSON and THE BAND GEEKS – Live, Perpetual Change
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Album review: REG MEUROSS – Fire & Dust
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Album review : STREETLIGHT – Night Vision
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Album review : ENBOUND – Set It Free (w/bonus CD)
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Album review: JIZZY PEARL’S LOVE/HATE – Punk Rock Fiesta!
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Latest Gig Reviews
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Gig review: WILL WILDE- 100 Club, London, 4 March 2025
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Gig review: URIAH HEEP – London Palladium, 26 February 2025
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Gig review: THE VAPORS Album Launch – The Water Rats, London, 27 February 2025
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Gig review: MILKFEST- Indigo2, London, 23 February 2025
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Gig review: MIKE + THE MECHANICS – Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, 3 March 2025
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Gig review: FM- Chelmsford Social Club, Chelmsford, Essex, 21 February 2025
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Album review: STEVE KNIGHTLEY – Positively Folk Street: Dylan, Carthy & Me
Hands On Music [Release date 04.03.25] Seems the recent Bob Dylan biopic ‘A Complete Unknown’ is inspiring quite a few artists to revisit the Dylan back catalogue, as Steve Knightley does on here, along with another one of his major … Continue reading
Album review : JON ANDERSON and THE BAND GEEKS – Live, Perpetual Change
Frontiers [Release date : 14.03.25] We reviewed Jon Anderson and the Band Geeks’ debut album, True, last year. For the Geeks, Richie (BOC) Castellano, Andy Ascolese, Christopher Clark and Matt Beck, the self deprecating band name turned out to be … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Blue Oyster Cult, Frontiers, Jon Anderson, live, Perpetual Change, review, Richie Castellano, The Band Geeks, Yes
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Album review: REG MEUROSS – Fire & Dust
Hatsongs Records [Release date 14.03.25] Not an artist this reviewer had come across before, although Reg Meuross does have more than 15 solo albums to his name. This album was commissioned by the Who’s Pete Townshend (who produced the album) … Continue reading
Album review : STREETLIGHT – Night Vision
Frontiers Music [Release date : 14.03.25] After an artfully conceived AOR debut in 2024, Streetlight’s trajectory remains on an upward curve. And, to no one’s surprise, pretty well everywhere you scratch the paint on Night Vision, you’ll find the 1980s … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, Brian Wilson, Johnny Hates Jazz, melodic rock, Night Vision, review, Steely Dan, Streetlight, Toto
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Feature: GRTR! Greats – GRAHAM GOULDMAN
Photo: David Randall Graham Gouldman is one of our most durable songwriters who has achieved success as a solo artist and with his band 10cc. Influenced by The Beatles, he wrote for several major artists in the 1960s before decamping … Continue reading
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Tagged 10CC, album, feature, gig, Graham Gouldman, interview, retrospective, review, singer, songwriter
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Album review: JIZZY PEARL’S LOVE/HATE – Punk Rock Fiesta!
Kenyon Records [Release date 01.03.25] It is hard to believe that it is now 35 years since the release of debut album “Blackout In The Red Room” and frontman Jizzy Pearl is still flying the flag for Love/Hate, latest album … Continue reading
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Tagged album, classic rock, hard rock, Jizzy Pearl, Love/Hate, Punk Rock Fiesta!, review, rock, sleaze rock
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Feature: GRTR! Greats – THEA GILMORE
David Randall chatted to Thea Gilmore in February 2025 for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. This edited version of the interview first broadcast 23 February includes tracks from the album ‘These Quiet Friends’ plus others from Thea’s back catalogue. Part … Continue reading
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Tagged album, feature, folk, gig, interview, radio, review, rock, singer, songwriter, Thea Gilmore
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Album review: ERIC BASS – If I Had A Name
Independent Release [Release date 28.02.25] Eric Bass is best known as the co-songwriter, producer, and bassist for multiplatinum rock institution Shinedown. As the bassist, co-songwriter, and producer for Shinedown – a band renowned for headlining major festivals and holding the … Continue reading
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Tagged ADHD, album, autism, concept album, Eric Bass, glam rock, hard rock, If I had a Name, modern rock, review, rock, Shinedown, Solo
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Album review: CHRIS BRAIN – New Light
Big Sun Records [Release date 07.03.25] Third album from Chris Brain in nearly as many years with his debut, ‘Bound to Rise’, released in 2022, followed by ‘Steady Away’ released in the following year. Both are worth seeking out and … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Chris Brain, folk, melodic, New Light, review, singer songwriter
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Album review: ANGELINE – Rhythm of One
Blow Your Fez Off Music [Release date 03.03.25] Angeline is not a band this reviewer has heard much from prior to this new album, their fifth since reuniting in 2010 (Angeline first started back in 1987). Fellow GRTR! reviewer Nikk … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Angeline, hard rock, melodic rock, review, Rhythm of One
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Album review: DORIS BRENDEL & LEE DUNHAM – Big Blue Sky
Pete Feenstra chatted to Doris Brendel about her music and her influential artists/tracks. Including tracks from her new album with Lee Dunham ‘Big Blue Sky’. First broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, 23 February 2025. Sky Rocket Records [Release … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Doric Brendel, Eliza Neals, Gary Moore, gospel, interview, Lee Dunham, prog, radio, review, rock, soul, vocal
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Album review: BLACK EYED SONS- Cowboys In Pinstriped Suits
Off Yer Rocka Recordings (Release date 31.01.25) After initially soldiering on as The Quireboys after dismissing Spike, the remaining band members wisely came to the realisation that the public would always associate the band with the roguish singer, and that … Continue reading
Album review: COLOSSAL STREET JAM – No Way To Live
Website [Release date 14.02.25] Hailing from the renowned Asbury Park, New Jersey, Colossal Street Jam are back after a long road fraught with illness and a former management team letting them down. Colossal Street Jam consists of vocalist Gene Potts, guitarist/vocalist Sal Marra, … Continue reading
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Tagged 70's rock, album, classic rock, Colossal Street Jam, No Way To Live, review, rock
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Album review: THE VAPORS – Wasp In A Jar
Website [Release date 28.02.25] The Vapors formed back in 1978 and readers of a certain vintage will recall the band’s biggest hit, ‘Turning Japanese’, released a mere 45 years ago! They split in 1981, reforming many years later in 2016 … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Dave Fenton, New Wave, pop rock, power pop, punk pop, review, The Vapors, Wasp In A Jar
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News: GRTR! Greats – New feature series starts in March at Get Ready to ROCK!
A new series starts in March, reflecting artist coverage at major classic rock website Get Ready to ROCK! Since 2003 the website has gained an unrivalled reputation for quality and insightful reviews plus interviews and features. In 2023 the website … Continue reading
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Tagged album, artists, classic rock, gig, Graham Gouldman, GRTR! Greats, history, retrospective, reviews, Robin Trower, singer songwriter, survey, Thea Gilmore, Wishbone Ash
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Album review : MUD – The Rak Years 1973-75 (3 albums on 2 CDs)
Cherry Red [Release date : 14.02.25] There can be no doubt that Mud grabbed tight hold of the glam pop template, and tongue firmly in cheek, reshaped it in their own likeness. After several years of unsuccessful releases, the band, … Continue reading
Album review: ANDY SUSEMIHL – Mihlstones
www.andysusemihl.com SM Noise Records [Release date 07.02.25] We last reviewed an Andy Susemihl album in 2021, and before that in 2018 followed by an interesting chat about his music and a career that dates back to the late 1980s with … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Andy Susemihl, classic rock, hard rock, Mihlstones, review, Sinner, U.D.O
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Album review: DREAM THEATER – Parasomnia
InsideOut [Release date 07.02.25] Dream Theater’s sixteenth studio album marks the return of drummer Mike Portnoy after a 15 year hiatus. While the album ambitiously explores themes of sleep disturbances it does lack the innovative spark that once defined the … Continue reading
Quick plays: JENN BUTTERWORTH, PHIL VINCENT
JENN BUTTERWORTH Her By Design Self-released [Release date 28.02.25] Debut album from Scottish musician Jenn Butterworth where the lyrical themes focus on women’s stories and their strength and struggles. Mention must be made of the beautifully illustrated CD booklet with blueprint technical … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Backstabber, folk, hard rock, Her By Design, Jenn Butterworth, melodic rock, Phil Vincent, review, rock, singer songwriter
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Album review: PEARL HANDLED REVOLVER – Tales You Lose
www.pearlhandledrevolver.co.uk [Release date 18.04.25] It’s a tough world out there. Especially if you are in a band that occupies the “bluesy classic rock” end of the spectrum. Back in 2013 we reviewed PHR at Cambridge Rock Festival when Simon Dunkerley … Continue reading
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Tagged album, classic rock, hard rock, Pearl Handled Revolver, psychedelic, review, Tales You Lose
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Album review: EVERON – Shells
Music Theories Recordings / Mascot [Release date: 28.02.25] German progressive rock band Everon were quite prolific in the late nineties / early noughties, releasing seven albums between 1993’s ‘Paradoxes’ and ‘North’ in 2008 – all of which somehow avoided … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Everon, prog, Progressive Rock, review, Shells
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Album review: LARKIN POE – Bloom
Tricki-Woo [Release date 24.01.25] Without being unhealthy stalkers we can claim some kudos for featuring Larkin Poe as far back as 2011. We reviewed one of their very early UK tours and my abiding memory is that we were kept … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, Bloom, blues, blues rock, Larkin Poe, Lovell, Megan, Rebecca, review, roots
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Album review: PATTERN-SEEKING ANIMALS – Friend Of All Creatures
GEP [Release date 14.02.25] Pattern-Seeking Animals were formed in 2018 with this being their fifth studio album, and first for their new label GEP, having previously been signed to InsideOut Music. Pattern-Seeking Animals line-up remains that of Ted Leonard (vocals, … Continue reading
Album review: JULIET’S NOT DEAD – This World Is Ours
TMR Records [Release date 07.02.25] Hailing from the North East, Juliet’s Not Dead are an adrenaline fuelled, driven band with the sole intention of thrilling their audiences at every show. Having just finished recording the follow up to the highly … Continue reading
Album review : THE FERRYMEN – Iron Will
Frontiers Music [Release date : 24.1.25] This new Ferrymen album should make some solid advance sales on the basis of Stan W Decker’s front cover artwork alone. Take a look. Classy. Ronnie Romero, Magnus Karlson and Mike Terrana are back … Continue reading
