Get Ready to ROCK! » Christina Booth https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:10:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Album review: RETREAT FROM MOSCOW – The Illusion Of Choice https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/01/album-review-retreat-from-moscow-the-illusion-of-choice/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/01/album-review-retreat-from-moscow-the-illusion-of-choice/#comments Thu, 01 Jan 2026 20:03:20 +0000 alanjones https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=106543 RETREAT FROM MOSCOWWhite Knight Records [Release date: 07.11.25] Third album from Retreat From Moscow since they reformed in 2016 and this one’s a belter. Active from 1979 – 82, the band have been on hiatus, while life happened, but re-emerged with ‘The … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/01/album-review-retreat-from-moscow-the-illusion-of-choice/feed/ 0 Feature: Albums that time forgot – CHIMPAN A https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/04/feature-albums-that-time-forgot-chimpan-a/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/04/feature-albums-that-time-forgot-chimpan-a/#comments Wed, 15 Apr 2020 21:25:25 +0000 GRTR! HQ http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=65822 Chimpan A (2006)F2 Music (2006) Chimpan A, released in 2006, was a project featuring Rob Reed (better known for his work in the prog-rock band Magenta), and two members of country rock band The Storys: Rob Thompson (guitar) and Steve Balsamo (vocals). … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/04/feature-albums-that-time-forgot-chimpan-a/feed/ 0 Album review: MAGENTA – Acapela 2016 and 2017 (CD/DVD) https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/04/album-review-magenta-acapela-2016-2017-cd-dvd/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/04/album-review-magenta-acapela-2016-2017-cd-dvd/#comments Wed, 08 Apr 2020 00:24:14 +0000 GRTR! HQ http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=65594 MAGENTA - Acapela 2016 and 2017Tigermoth Productions [Original release date 04.11.19] Magenta are one of those bands who have influenced many other prog wannabes whilst sometimes getting overlooked themselves.  They’ve never had significant wider acclaim, never employed big time PR or appeared on major labels, … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/04/album-review-magenta-acapela-2016-2017-cd-dvd/feed/ 0 Gig review: MAGENTA – The Citadel Arts Centre, St. Helens, 13 May 2017 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/05/gig-review-magenta-the-citadel-arts-centre-st-helens-13-may-2017/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/05/gig-review-magenta-the-citadel-arts-centre-st-helens-13-may-2017/#comments Sun, 14 May 2017 20:35:37 +0000 alanjones http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=45380 MAGENTA - The Citadel Arts Centre, St. Helens, 13 May 2017With the band celebrating fifteen years together and with a fabulous new album to promote, Rob Reed’s Magenta completed their (all too) short Spring tour in front of a suitably appreciative audience at The Citadel in St. Helens – a … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/05/gig-review-magenta-the-citadel-arts-centre-st-helens-13-may-2017/feed/ 0 Album review: ALAN REED – Honey On The Razor’s Edge https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/03/album-review-alan-reed-honey-on-the-razors-edge/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/03/album-review-alan-reed-honey-on-the-razors-edge/#comments Mon, 27 Mar 2017 18:34:59 +0000 alanjones http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=44519 ALAN REED - Honey On The Razor White Knight Records  [Release date: 14.03.17]  You can take the boy out of Pallas but you can’t take Pallas out of the boy… Alan Reed, unceremoniously dumped from Scottish progsters Pallas a few years back, returns with his second studio … Continue reading →

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