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		<title>Album review: MICHAEL ARMSTRONG &#8211; 10</title>
		<link>https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/06/album-review-michael-armstrong-10/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jun 2025 11:33:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/06/album-review-michael-armstrong-10/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Michael-Armstrong-10-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="Michael Armstrong - 10" title="Michael Armstrong - 10" /></a>Pete Feenstra chatted to Mike Armstrong for Get Ready To ROCK! Radio and playing tracks from the compilation &#8217;10&#8242;.  First broadcast 14 September 2025. Website [Release date 27.06.25] 2025 marks the 10th anniversary of the release of London singer/songwriter, Michael &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/06/album-review-michael-armstrong-10/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/06/album-review-michael-armstrong-10/">Album review: MICHAEL ARMSTRONG &#8211; 10</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>News: The Best of 2024 &#8211; The Get Ready to ROCK! Reviewer Selections (December 2024)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Dec 2024 01:32:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/12/news-the-best-of-2024-the-get-ready-to-rock-reviewer-selections-december-2024/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024_grtr_bestof5a.png" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="Get Ready to ROCK! - The Best of 2024" title="Get Ready to ROCK! - The Best of 2024" /></a>We started 2024 with the sad news that Tony Clarkin of Magnum had passed away just days before the release of the band&#8217;s latest album.  The band have been venerated over the years by GRTR! and were celebrated in our &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/12/news-the-best-of-2024-the-get-ready-to-rock-reviewer-selections-december-2024/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/12/news-the-best-of-2024-the-get-ready-to-rock-reviewer-selections-december-2024/">News: The Best of 2024 &#8211; The Get Ready to ROCK! Reviewer Selections (December 2024)</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: MOUNTAIN &#8211; Over The Top</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Sep 2024 09:32:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/09/album-review-mountain-over-the-top/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/MOUNTAIN-Over-the-Top-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="MOUNTAIN - Over the Top" title="MOUNTAIN - Over the Top" /></a>Voiceprint [Release date 04.10.24] Formed by guitarist/vocalist Leslie West in the late 60s, Mountain took their name from West’s debut solo album and soon became successful and important in the US hard rock/blues rock scene. Mountain are (or should be) &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/09/album-review-mountain-over-the-top/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/09/album-review-mountain-over-the-top/">Album review: MOUNTAIN &#8211; Over The Top</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: SHOW OF HANDS &#8211; Roots 2</title>
		<link>https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/11/album-review-show-of-hands-roots-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Nov 2023 13:30:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/11/album-review-show-of-hands-roots-2/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Show-Of-Hands-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="Show Of Hands" title="Show Of Hands" /></a>Hands On Music [Release date 06.11.23] Show Of Hands, who have been around since 1986, are stopping touring “for an indefinite break&#8221;, after a trio tour this year (when Miranda Sykes joins them) and shows as a duo early next &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/11/album-review-show-of-hands-roots-2/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/11/album-review-show-of-hands-roots-2/">Album review: SHOW OF HANDS &#8211; Roots 2</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: ROSS THE BOSS &#8211; Legacy Of Blood, Fire And Steel</title>
		<link>https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/05/album-review-ross-the-boss-legacy-of-blood-fire-and-steel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 May 2023 11:14:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/05/album-review-ross-the-boss-legacy-of-blood-fire-and-steel/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/ROSS-THE-BOSS-Legacy-Of-Blood-Fire-And-Steel-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="ROSS THE BOSS - Legacy Of Blood, Fire And Steel" title="ROSS THE BOSS - Legacy Of Blood, Fire And Steel" /></a>AFM Records [Release date 28.04.23] (LP, ref vinyl, gatefold sleeve) Guitarist Ross The Boss is best known as a founder member of both The Dictators and later Manowar, and has an extensive discography with both, as well as Shakin’ Street, &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/05/album-review-ross-the-boss-legacy-of-blood-fire-and-steel/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/05/album-review-ross-the-boss-legacy-of-blood-fire-and-steel/">Album review: ROSS THE BOSS &#8211; Legacy Of Blood, Fire And Steel</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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