Tag Archives: classic rock

Book review: On track…OASIS, NEIL YOUNG, AC/DC, PROCOL HARUM (every album, every song)

Posted on May 9, 2024 by GRTR! HQ

Sonicbond Publishing www.sonicbondpublishing.com [Publication dates 26.01.24*, 29.02.24**, 05.04.24***, 10.05.24****] The wide spread of the On Track… series is confirmed by Paul Tornbohm’s dissection of Carpenters*. Surveying the pop duo’s output from 1969, Tornbohm approaches his task from the viewpoint of a … Continue reading →

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News: ATLANTIC, THE ALARM, THE DEAD DAISIES (May 2024)

Posted on April 30, 2024 by jason

Focus - HRH PROG VI - Pwlhelli, North Wales, 17-18 November 2017

Atlantic release their second album ‘Another World’ through Escape Music on June 21. The band’s first album ‘Power’ was released in 1994 and featured Phil Bates (ex-ELO Part 2) on vocals. Simon Harrison remains from that line-up teaming up with … Continue reading →

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Album review: ROBIN TROWER – Bridge Of Sighs (50th Anniversary Edition)

Posted on April 28, 2024 by jason

Pete Feenstra chatted to Robin Trower for his show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 30 June 2024 Chrysalis (3CD/Blu Ray, 50th Anniversary Edition) [Release date 17.05.24] Blues/rock guitarist Robin Trower has had a long and distinguished career, … Continue reading →

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Album review: LEE AARON – Tattoo Me

Posted on April 18, 2024 by GRTR! HQ

Metalville [Release date 26.04.24] Lee Aaron is probably at that stage of life where she doesn’t have to please anyone. She still makes relevant albums and if her previous ‘Elevate’ was not quite up to ‘Radio On!’ (in 2021) they … Continue reading →

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Feature: Rock: Rewired – STEVE MARRIOTT Part 2 (Peter Frampton interview)

Posted on April 18, 2024 by GRTR! HQ

Peter Frampton and Steve Marriott, January 1991

In the second part of our Steve Marriott feature, Iain McGonigal chatted to Peter Frampton in 2017 about their relationship, Humble Pie, and beyond… Sadly, Steve Marriott only lived for three and a half months of 1991. During this time, … Continue reading →

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Feature: Rock: Rewired – STEVE MARRIOTT (Part 1)

Posted on April 18, 2024 by GRTR! HQ

In his show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio on Sunday 21 April David Randall played a selection of tracks celebrating Steve Marriott. It’s 33 years since the sad passing of Steve Marriott (20 April 1991). Here Iain McGonigal recalls … Continue reading →

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Book review: On track…THE POLICE – Every Album, Every Song by Peter Braidis

Posted on April 14, 2024 by jason

The Police On Track Every Album, Every Song

Sonicbond Publishing [Publication date 12.04.24] Forming when punk was starting to become a force, The Police – drummer Stuart Copeland, vocalist/bassist Sting and guitarist Andy Summers – released five albums between 1978 and 1983, coupled with a succession of hit … Continue reading →

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EP review: ASHEN REACH, DEADAUDIOSAINTS, GEOFF CARNE

Posted on April 12, 2024 by GRTR! HQ

ASHEN REACH The Fear EP [Release date: 22.03.24] www.ashenreach.co.uk Liverpool-based Ashen Reach released their debut ‘Homecoming’ in late 2020 and since that time have appeared at numerous festivals in the UK including Steelhouse and Planet Rockstock. The EP is characterised … Continue reading →

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Album review: BLUE ÖYSTER CULT – Ghost Stories

Posted on April 12, 2024 by jason

Frontiers [Release date 12.04.24] Blue Öyster Cult have always been an enigma and this ‘new’ album continues that trend, or as the press blurb states – “This highly anticipated album marks a fitting finale to the recording legacy of one … Continue reading →

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Album review: THUNDER – The Magnificent Seventh, Robert Johnson’s Tombstone, Bang! (reissues)

Posted on April 6, 2024 by GRTR! HQ

BMG [Release date 04.04.24] The latest batch of Thunder reissues span the years 2005-2008. All are available on vinyl for the first time. In 2005 the band released their seventh studio album called, appropriately enough, ‘The Magnificent Seventh’. It was … Continue reading →

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Album review: PHIL THORNALLEY – Holly Would

Posted on April 3, 2024 by jason

Lojinx [Release date 29.03.24] This reviewer enjoyed Phil Thornalley’s last album, 2022′s ‘Now That I Have Your Attention’, a veritable musical delight for fellow lovers of ELO, Tom Petty and all things Jeff Lynne related. On this album Phil Thornalley … Continue reading →

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Album review: FOGHAT – Slow Ride – Live In Concert

Posted on March 29, 2024 by jason

Cleopatra [Release date 05.04.24] British band Foghat, who were formed by members of Savoy Brown and Black Cat Bones in the early, have produced some of the finest blues/rock ever laid to record over the years, and some live albums … Continue reading →

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News: ARMORED SAINT, SKID ROW, ANTHRAX (April 2024)

Posted on March 28, 2024 by jason

HALESTORM- Shepherds Bush Empire, London, 13 March 2022

ABBA release a 50th anniversary edition of their ‘Waterloo’ album on April 5 via Polar Music International. The reissue will include a limited edition box set of three vinyl singles originally released in 1974. Anvil release their new album ‘One And Only’ via AFM Records on … Continue reading →

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Album review : SON OF MAN – Gaslight

Posted on March 27, 2024 by petefeenstra

Pete Feenstra chatted with George Jones about the new album and development of Son Of Man. First broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, 7 April 2024. Esoteric Antenna [Release date : 26.04.24] ‘Gas Light’ is Son Of Man’s third … Continue reading →

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EP review: SILVEROLLER – At Dawn

Posted on March 25, 2024 by jason

Bandcamp [Release date 01.03.24] Silveroller announced their presence last year with a line-up of respected blues guitarist Aaron Keylock joined by drummer Joe Major, bassist Tadhg Bean Bradley, organist Ross Munro and a real vocal find in Jonnie Hodson. Boy, … Continue reading →

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Album review: CARL PALMER – Fanfare For The Common Man

Posted on March 3, 2024 by jason

BMG [Release date 05.04.24] Drummer Carl Palmer has had a long and distinguished career, most notably as a founder of prog rock super group Emerson Lake & Palmer. Prior to that he’d toured with Arthur Brown and co-founded Atomic Rooster, … Continue reading →

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Album review : ALBERT HAMMOND – Body Of Work

Posted on February 26, 2024 by brianmc

earMusic [Release Date : 01.03.24] There just can’t be any Classic Rock artist who can outdo prolific hit writer, Albert Hammond’s “been there, done that, got the Oscar/Grammy/Platinum Disc…” track record. And when you include the fact he wrote the … Continue reading →

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Album review: SLADE – Till Deaf Do Us Part, Live At The New Victoria

Posted on February 11, 2024 by jason

BMG [Release date 23.02.24] BMG’s Slade reissue campaign continues with two more albums (both on CD and coloured vinyl). Formed by Noddy Holder, Jim Lea, Dave Hill and Don Powell in the late 60s, the band found enormous success with … Continue reading →

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Gig review: FLORENCE BLACK – Manchester Academy 3, 3 February 2024

Posted on February 6, 2024 by jason

As I entered the venue for the sold out show saw a diverse crowd with a nice mix of ages. The atmosphere was already rocking and they hadn’t even hit the stage yet. I managed to catch the last few … Continue reading →

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Album review: TEMPEST – Tempest/Living In Fear (Remaster)

Posted on January 3, 2024 by GRTR! HQ

BGO Records www.bgo-records.com [Release date 06.10.23] The two albums released by Tempest in 1973/4 marked a musical departure for jazz rock drummer Jon Hiseman who – at the time – was best known for his work with Colosseum and to … Continue reading →

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Album review: ATOMIC ROOSTER – Made In England/Nice ‘N’ Greasy (Remaster)

Posted on January 2, 2024 by GRTR! HQ

BGO Records www.bgo-records.com [Release date 06.10.23] The reconfigured Atomic Rooster have been a staple of many prog and classic rock festivals since 2016 when they received Vincent Crane widow’s blessing. Carrying the band’s flame are sometime members vocalist Pete French … Continue reading →

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Album review: PALADIN – Paladin/Charge! (Remaster)

Posted on January 1, 2024 by GRTR! HQ

BGO Records www.bgo-records.com [Release date 13.10.23] I have to say that I’ve only known Paladin from digging through crates of vinyl at record fairs and noting the Roger Dean artwork. It all looked a bit prog. Now the band’s only … Continue reading →

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News: The Best of 2023 – The Get Ready to ROCK! Reviewer Selections (December 2023)

Posted on December 11, 2023 by GRTR! HQ

2023 marked the 20th anniversary of Get Ready to ROCK! This may not have been a vintage year for album releases but many artists consolidated their position with touring and the odd reissue. In spite of the economic crisis it … Continue reading →

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Gig review: MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP – Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, 30 November 2023

Posted on December 6, 2023 by Davoski

Gig review: MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP – Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 30 November 2023

After various ‘Fest’ and ‘Temple of Rock’ incarnations, Schenker revived the original MSG monicker for a couple of recent albums and has been on a 50th anniversary tour for over two years now. It is something of a divine resurrection. … Continue reading →

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Feature: The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness – MAGNUM (December 2023)

Posted on December 1, 2023 by GRTR! HQ

Photo: Darren Griffiths They nearly folded in 1983, played the arenas in the late 1980s, and nose-dived in 1995. But – fifty years on – Magnum remain magnificent Magnum have figured prominently in our coverage at GRTR! since 2003. This … Continue reading →