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Album review: LEAPFROGTOWN – Dreaming In Public

Posted on January 13, 2016 by GRTR! HQ
LEAPFROGTOWN - Dreaming In Public

Coffee Jingle Records [Release date 25.01.16] Leapfrogtown – a vehicle for London duo Chris Guard and Stuart Walton – is proof, if it were ever needed, that you’re never old to [start to] rock ‘n’ roll, with their debut a … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE GALACTIC COWBOY ORCHESTRA – Earth Lift

Posted on January 12, 2016 by petefeenstra
THE GALACTIC COWBOY ORCHESTRA – Earth Lift

Loud Folk [Release date 22.09.15] Minneapolis art rockers The Galactic Cowboy Orchestra take us back to the experimental and adventurous days of early 70’s prog rock and fusion, when bands like King Crimson, Jethro Tull and later the Mahavishnu Orchestra … Continue reading →

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Album review: BLACKTOP DELUXE – Presence & Gain

Posted on January 12, 2016 by petefeenstra
BLACKTOP DELUXE – Presence & Gain

The Pete Feenstra Feature – Blacktop Deluxe (3 January 2016) by Get Ready To Rock! Radio on Mixcloud Blacktop Deluxe  [Release date 11.09.15] ‘Presence & Gain’ is a well crafted blues/rock album by a band that has earned its right … Continue reading →

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Album review: DOCKER’S GUILD – The Heisenberg Diaries Book A: Sounds of Future Past

Posted on January 11, 2016 by jason
DOCKER

Lion Music www.lionmusic.com [Release date 21.01.16, digital only] This is the second album from the Docker’s Guild, the brainchild of Douglas R. Docker. This album is part of a series of 4 transitional albums placed between the 5 main “seasons” … Continue reading →

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Album review: DANNY BRYANT – Blood Money

Posted on January 11, 2016 by petefeenstra
DANNY BRYANT – Blood Money

The Pete Feenstra Feature – Danny Bryant (13 December 2015) by Get Ready To Rock! Radio on Mixcloud In this hour radio special Pete Feenstra chats to Danny Bryant and plays tracks from ‘Blood Money’ Jazzhaus  [Release date 29.01.16] Danny … Continue reading →

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Album review: PRONG – X: No Absolutes

Posted on January 11, 2016 by jason
PRONG - X: No Absolutes

SPV www.spv.de [Release date 05.02.16] Formed in New York City in 1986, Prong are a band that has flew under the radar to many in years gone by. The typical 80s thrash metal band also include many aspects of hardcore … Continue reading →

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Album review: RUNRIG – The Story

Posted on January 10, 2016 by david.wilson
Runrig - The Story

Ridge Records  [Release date 29.01.16] The story of Runrig has been 43 years in the making which is an impressive career by any standard. The band have always had a strong and loyal following and whilst they have never had … Continue reading →

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Album review: PETER SARSTEDT – England’s Lane

Posted on January 9, 2016 by GRTR! HQ
PETER SARSTEDT - England

Angel Air Records [Release date 15.01.16] For most, Peter Sarstedt will forever be associated with his 1960s hit ‘Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?’.  This wider success has masked a long and productive solo career and the release of … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: THE WINTER TREE, BRYAN ADAMS, JOE EGAN

Posted on January 5, 2016 by jason
THE WINTER TREE Earth Below

THE WINTER TREE Earth Below www.thewintertreeband.com Andrew Laitres is the main force behind this band, who also feature Mattias Olsson (Anglagard/White Willow/Necromonkey) on drums and percussion, Jacob Holm-Lupo (White Willow/Opium Cartel) who mixed the album plus played some guitar/synths, as … Continue reading →

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Album review: SANGUINE – Black Sheep

Posted on January 4, 2016 by jason
SANGUINE - Black Sheep

Odyssey Music [Release date 29.01.16] This is the second album from UK based alt metal band Sanguine who have appeared at Download and Hard Rock Hell Ibiza. The album was recorded at In Flames’ IF Studio and the band’s guitarist … Continue reading →

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Album review: JETBONE – Magical Ride

Posted on January 4, 2016 by petefeenstra
JETBONE – Magical Ride

Juicy Peach [Release date 29.09.15] The dynamically named Jetbone is a Swedish band that sounds as if they’ve been listening to their parent’s record collection. They’ve stepped into the studio with strong enough material to record an album full of … Continue reading →

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Album review: COLIN HARPER – Sunset Cavaliers

Posted on January 4, 2016 by GRTR! HQ
COLIN HARPER - Sunset Cavaliers

Market Square Records MSMCD172 [Release date 16.02.16] www.colin-harper.com Like fellow music journalist/writer David Sinclair, Colin Harper has seen fit to cross the sometimes perilous divide between writer and performer (poacher turned gamekeeper?), evidently inspired by some of the subjects of … Continue reading →

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Album review: OLLOCS – Outer Edge

Posted on January 2, 2016 by alanjones
Ollocs - Outer Edge

Self released  [Release date: 24.10.15] Okay, let’s get the issue of the name out of the way first. Ollocs. What were they thinking of? Ollocs, whilst lending itself to a myriad of infantile jokes (I was thinking of giving it … Continue reading →

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Album review: STATUS QUO – Accept No Substitute – The Definitive Hits

Posted on January 2, 2016 by david.wilson
STATUS QUO – Accept No Substitute - The Definitive Hits

Universal Music [Release date 20.11.15] There can’t be many rock fans of a certain age in the UK who don’t own a Quo compilation album of some sort. There have been many over the years and most share about 95% … Continue reading →

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Album Review – STATUS QUO – Deluxe Editions – Hello!, Quo and Rockin’ All Over The World

Posted on January 2, 2016 by david.wilson

UMC  [Release date 04.12.15] Hot on the heels of the latest ‘Greatest hits’ package are these three repackaged and expanded Quo classics. The three albums have been lovingly enhanced with new packaging, rare pictures and an introduction to each written … Continue reading →

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Album review: SIMON PHILLIPS – Protocol III

Posted on January 1, 2016 by GRTR! HQ
SIMON PHILLIPS - Protocol III

Phantom Recordings/Inakustik [Release date 23.10.15] I must be getting old, but a bit of jazz fusion always seems to go down well especially when it’s well executed.  In 2014 we reviewed ‘Protocol II’ and opined it was ‘a superior jazz … Continue reading →

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Album review: STEEL THREADS – The Rule Of Three

Posted on December 31, 2015 by GRTR! HQ
STEEL THREADS - The Rule Of Three

[Release date 13.12.15] www.steelthreadsmusic.co.uk With no PR blurb as a guide, The Rule Of Three came as something of an aural surprise  the black cover emblazoned with a barbed wire take on John Paul Jones’ Led Zeppelin IV symbol (with … Continue reading →

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Album review: ELEANOR McEVOY – Naked Music

Posted on December 31, 2015 by GRTR! HQ
The Best of 2016 - Singer Songwriter

Moscodisc [Release date 05.02.16] The closest we’ve got to a live album from Eleanor McEvoy, ten studio albums down the line was 2011′s Alone a record lifted from practice sessions never intended for release.  It was pretty good proxy for … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE CRINGE – Blind Spot

Posted on December 31, 2015 by GRTR! HQ
THE CRINGE - Blind Spot

[Release date 16.10.15] The Cringe.  Perhaps not the best name for a group I’ve ever heard.  But it’s given the New York City based band four previous releases.  Tried and test mainstream rock, the band features John Cusimano on vocals … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE MUTE GODS – Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me

Posted on December 30, 2015 by jason
THE MUTE GODS - Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me

Inside Out [Release date 22.01.16] The Mute Gods are centred around Nick Beggs, who has worked and toured with Steve Hackett and Steven Wilson among others. He is joined by respected drummer Marco Minnemann (who also plays guitar) and Roger … Continue reading →

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Album review: ANDY SUMMERS – Metal Dog

Posted on December 26, 2015 by GRTR! HQ
ANDY SUMMERS - Metal Dog

Andy Summers Music/Cargo Records [Release date 15.01.16] A new solo album from Andy Summers?  He of the heavily arpeggiated, chorused but always ear-friendly guitaring?  He’s released a string of solo albums since ‘XYZ’ in 1987 and his last release was … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE SWEET – Action The Ultimate Story

Posted on December 25, 2015 by jason

RCA/Sony Music [Released 25.10.15] Without the Sweet you could argue we would have no Def Leppard, Kiss or Motley Crue, some of the many bands who credit this band as a big influence on them. Add to that the numerous … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: BRAD SCHECTER, ATOMIC SYMPHONY

Posted on December 22, 2015 by jason
BRAD SCHECTER - Live Your Dreams

BRAD SCHECTER – Live Your Dreams www.bradschecter.com This is Brad Schecter’s debut album (he has fronted a couple of metal bands according to his bio) and the songs on here represent 22 years of songs he has been working on. … Continue reading →

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Album review: TANGERINE DREAM – Out Of This World (Vinyl Edition)

Posted on December 22, 2015 by alanjones
TANGERINE DREAM - Out Of This World

Invisible Hands Music [Release date (vinyl): 11.12.15] Released in memory of Edgar Froese, founding member of the legendary electronic rock pioneers Tangerine Dream who sadly passed away in January 2015, ‘Out Of This World’ is a compilation of the band’s … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE SKYS – Journey Through The Skies

Posted on December 21, 2015 by alanjones
THE SKYS - Journey Through The Skies

Self-released  [Release date: 06.11.15] Following up The Skys’ 2012 release ‘Colours Of The Desert’ (which was excellent – with a few caveats), Lithuania’s finest return with ‘Journey Through The Skies’ which, in the same way as ‘Colours’, is another tremendous … Continue reading →

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