Tag Archives: classic rock

Album review: THUNDER – The Thrill Of It All, Giving The Game Away, Shooting At The Sun (Reissues)

Posted on October 10, 2023 by GRTR! HQ
THUNDER - The Thrill Of It All

WIN These reissues! Click or tap here! BMG [Release date 20.10.23] As our retrospective feature in ‘The GRTR! Grotto’ series attests Thunder have firmly entrenched themselves with fans in the millennium, in spite of a couple of stop-starts. It’s fair … Continue reading →

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Feature: The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness – THUNDER (October 2023)

Posted on October 1, 2023 by GRTR! HQ
The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness

Lightning may have struck twice for Thunder but since their 2011 comeback they have produced some of their best work via albums and shows Photo: Darren Griffiths The millennium has marked the “second coming” of several bands who had differing … Continue reading →

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News: BERNIE MARSDEN, THE KINKS, PALLAS (October 2023)

Posted on September 29, 2023 by jason
GRTR!@20

Alkaline Trio release their latest album, ‘Blood, Hair And Eyeballs’, on January 26 via Rise Records. The Beatles release ‘Now And Then’ on November 2, and it is being advertised as the final ‘new’ Beatles song ever. Black Sabbath release a … Continue reading →

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News: THUNDER are the latest entrants in The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness (October 2023)

Posted on September 25, 2023 by GRTR! HQ
The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness

Classic rockers Thunder are the latest entrants to “The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness” a year long promotion to tie in with rock website Get Ready to ROCK!’s 20th anniversary. During Get Ready to ROCK!’s lifetime the band has been put … Continue reading →

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News: ELLES BAILEY, HELMET, STEVEN WILSON (September 2023)

Posted on August 31, 2023 by jason
BRAVE RIVAL- Tropic at Ruislip, London, 5 March 2023

Bryan Adams releases a 35 track box set ‘Live at the Royal Albert Hall’ on December 8. Bachman Turner Overdrive have announced US tour dates, plus next year the band will release a concert film, shot in 1976, and a … Continue reading →

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Gig review: THE TREATMENT/MANSWORTH – Queens Hall, Nuneaton, Saturday 5 August 2023

Posted on August 8, 2023 by jason
MANSWORTH - Queens Hall, Nuneaton, Saturday 5 August 2023

Dead Demons opened this triple bill, unfortunately I didn’t arrive in time to catch the majority of their set, but the vibe was good, and the crowd were definitely warmed up by the time they had finished. Next on the … Continue reading →

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News: BRUCE SOORD, MESHUGGAH, OF MICE AND MEN (August 2023)

Posted on July 31, 2023 by jason
Massive Wagons

The Anchoress will release a covers album ‘Versions’ on October 6 through Drowned In Sound. Atlantea, the new progressive rock project by Ten’s Darrel Treece-Birch, has signed a record deal with Lion Music. Ronnie Atkins releases his third solo album, … Continue reading →

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EP review: /SIN’DOGS/ – Renascence EP

Posted on July 27, 2023 by GRTR! HQ
/SIN'DOGS/ - Renascence EP

www.facebook.com/Sindogs [Release date 01.08.23] When I was compiling my “Best of” two decades in terms of ‘Live Acts’ for GRTR!@20 it would have been very tempting to include Zal Cleminson and /sin’dogs/ appearance at the 2019 ‘Giants Of Rock’. My … Continue reading →

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Feature: The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness – CATS IN SPACE (August 2023)

Posted on July 18, 2023 by GRTR! HQ
The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness

Pop rock revivalists whose rise and rise has been almost purr-fect… damn that pandemic… Cats in Space are a unique proposition among the new generation of classic rock bands that have emerged in recent years (writes Andy Nathan). Acts that … Continue reading →

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Gig review: THE WHO, O2 Arena, London, 12 July 2023

Posted on July 17, 2023 by GRTR! HQ
whohits_2023

On the verge of their sixth decade as a band and The Who really have nothing to prove but still don’t care about what they’re being told by others. This is The Who and they’ll do exactly as they want. … Continue reading →

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Gig review: THE WHO – Badminton Estate, Gloucestershire, 16 July 2023

Posted on July 17, 2023 by GRTR! HQ
The Who - Badminton Estate, Gloucestershire, 16 July 2023

So how refined that The Who, along with the Heart of England Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Keith Levenson, are playing at the renowned Badminton Estate, to promote a new live album, in an open-air concert arena with a capacity of … Continue reading →

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News: Albums of the Month (April – June 2023)

Posted on July 10, 2023 by GRTR! HQ
Albums of the Month (April – June 2023)

WINGER Seven (Frontiers) Winger are a great group of musicians and they write great songs.  And ‘Seven’ matches up to their very best work. ***** Review by David Randall  HOUSE OF SHAKIRA XIT (Frontiers) No question, XIT is a perfect pop … Continue reading →

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Upcoming: New releases (CD/DVD) January 2023 – June 2023

Posted on July 5, 2023 by GRTR! HQ
BLACK STAR RIDERS- Wrong Side of Paradise

Compiled by Jason Ritchie July – December 2023 To search quickly within this page (“Find In Page”): Press Ctrl+F (on Windows PC, Chromebook, or Linux system), or Command+F (on a Mac) on the keyboard. The “F” stands for “Find,” and … Continue reading →

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Album review: TIZANE – Forever Is Nothing

Posted on July 3, 2023 by GRTR! HQ
TIZANE - Forever Is Nothing

Burning Girl Records [Release date 23.06.23] This is the second album from Tizane following 2021′s ‘Cherry’ which I have to say completely escaped our attention. Described as dark pop-rock the album starts almost invisibly with ‘Off The Edge’ and it … Continue reading →

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Book review: SLADE in the 1970s (Decades) by Darren Johnson

Posted on July 3, 2023 by jason
Slade in the 1970s

Sonicbond Publishing [Publication date 26.05.23] Slade were one of the biggest British bands of the 1970s, three UK number one albums (and one in Australia),  six number one singles in the UK and Irish charts, numerous top 10 hit singles and … Continue reading →

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Feature: The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness – MARILLION (July 2023)

Posted on July 1, 2023 by GRTR! HQ
The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness

Photo: David Randall Self sufficient free spirits who keep getting better, and in spite of “Sugar Mice”… Marillion’s entry into our hallowed portal coincides with the period that they have been self-sufficient.  By 1998 ostracised by the likes of EMI … Continue reading →

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News: DIO, MARC HUDSON, LINDISFARNE (July 2023)

Posted on June 30, 2023 by jason
Bad Touch - GIANTS OF ROCK, Butlins, Minehead, 25-27 January 2019

Angra have signed with Atomic Fire Records who release their new album ‘Cycles Of Pain’ on November 3. Any Given Sin release their latest album ‘War Within’ via Mascot Records on August 4. Asking Alexandria have confirmed the release date … Continue reading →

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Backstage Heroes: DARREN JOHNSON

Posted on June 15, 2023 by jason
Slade in the 1970s

Author and reviewer Darren Johnson has three published books to date, with ‘Slade in the 1970s’ recently published by SonicBond Publishing. Here we find out more about his introduction to rock music, why he loves glam rock in particular, all … Continue reading →

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Album review: GOV’T MULE – Peace…Like A River

Posted on June 11, 2023 by jason
GOV’T MULE - Peace...Like A River

Fantasy Records [Release date 16.06.23] Formed in the mid 90s as an offshoot of the reformed Allman Brothers, and led by guitarist Warren Haynes, this is the Mule’s 13th studio album. The band have long had a reputation of injecting … Continue reading →

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Album review: BLACK SABBATH – Live Evil

Posted on June 11, 2023 by jason
BLACK SABBATH - Live Evil

WIN a copy of Live Evil! BMG [Release date 02.06.23] 1982, and twelve years after their debut, the fathers of heavy metal finally released their first official live album. And what a cracker it is. And the reason for releasing … Continue reading →

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Gig review: JOHN FOGERTY- 02 Arena, London, 29 May 2023

Posted on June 1, 2023 by andynathan
JOHN FOGERTY- 02 Arena, London, 29 May 2023

We need to catch the sadly declining number of living legends while we still can, especially those few still coming over from the USA to the UK. One person who fits that description is former Creedence Clearwater Revival lead singer, … Continue reading →

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News: Melodic Rockers FM enter The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness in June 2023

Posted on May 21, 2023 by GRTR! HQ
The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness

The latest inductees to “The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness” are melodic rockers FM. A major retrospective tracking FM’s comeback in the millennium will be published on 1 June by rock website Get Ready to ROCK! and throughout the month Get … Continue reading →

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Album review: STEVE LUKATHER – Bridges

Posted on May 6, 2023 by GRTR! HQ
STEVE LUKATHER - Bridges

The Player’s Club/Mascot [Release date 16.06.23] Early despatches suggested that Steve Lukather’s latest solo album might merely be a continuation of Toto especially with the contributions of several band members.  Sure, we have writing and vocal back up contributions from … Continue reading →

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Album review: BALDASSARRE – Grand Boulevard

Posted on April 26, 2023 by GRTR! HQ
CARL BALDASSARRE - Grand Boulevard

Carl Baldassarre Music [Release date 28.04.23] The first thing this over-stressed reviewer thought when opening up the promo package was “what the hell will I play it on?”  But it turns out that the album is on a USB stick … Continue reading →

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Book review: MAGIC The David Paton Story (David Paton)

Posted on April 25, 2023 by GRTR! HQ
MAGIC The David Paton Story (David Paton)

Sonicbond Publishing [Publication date  28.04.23] It seems to be a trend for musicians – some of whom aren’t exactly thrust centre stage in the pantheon of rock – to write their biographies.  Perhaps it’s a Lockdown thing or a sense … Continue reading →

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