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		<title>Album review : RENAISSANCE &#8211; Running Hard &#8211; The Albums 1974-76 (4 CDs)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 May 2025 12:46:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/05/album-review-renaissance-running-hard-the-albums-1974-76-4-cds/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="128" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/RENAISSANCE-150-running-hard2.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="RENAISSANCE 150 running-hard" title="RENAISSANCE 150 running-hard" /></a>Cherry Red [Release date: 30.05.25] This 4 CD Renaissance boxset comprises: CD1 : Turn Of The Cards (1974) CD2 : Scheherazade And Other Stories (1975) CD3 : Live At Carnegie Hall Part 1 (1976) CD3 : Live At Carnegie Hall &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/05/album-review-renaissance-running-hard-the-albums-1974-76-4-cds/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/05/album-review-renaissance-running-hard-the-albums-1974-76-4-cds/">Album review : RENAISSANCE &#8211; Running Hard &#8211; The Albums 1974-76 (4 CDs)</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: LEAH WAYBRIGHT &#8211; Dreamed</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2023 12:52:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GRTR! HQ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/06/album-review-leah-waybright-dreamed/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/lw_d1-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="LEAH WAYBRIGHT - Dreamed" title="LEAH WAYBRIGHT - Dreamed" /></a>Invasion Merch [Release date 17.07.23] One of the great things about GRTR! as we reflect on our twenty year lifespan is the eclectic nature of our brief.  We don&#8217;t ever feel compelled to review the latest Jethro Tull or Yes &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/06/album-review-leah-waybright-dreamed/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/06/album-review-leah-waybright-dreamed/">Album review: LEAH WAYBRIGHT &#8211; Dreamed</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: MVI (Mark Vickness Interconnected) &#8211; In The Rain Shadow</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2023 11:11:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/06/album-review-mvi-mark-vickness-interconnected-in-the-rain-shadow/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/mvi_itrs1.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="MVI (Mark Vickness Interconnected) - In The Rain Shadow" title="MVI (Mark Vickness Interconnected) - In The Rain Shadow" /></a>www.markvickness.com [Release date 17.05.23] &#8220;Sit back, pour a glass of your favourite tipple, and let this album wash over you.&#8221;  That&#8217;s what I wrote about &#8216;Interconnected&#8217; in 2020 making it one of my &#8220;best ofs&#8221; that year.  And it could &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/06/album-review-mvi-mark-vickness-interconnected-in-the-rain-shadow/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/06/album-review-mvi-mark-vickness-interconnected-in-the-rain-shadow/">Album review: MVI (Mark Vickness Interconnected) &#8211; In The Rain Shadow</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: RAMSEY LEWIS &#8211; Legacy/ Ramsey/ Live At The Savoy/Chance Encounter (Remasters)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 May 2023 20:55:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/05/album-review-ramsey-lewis-legacy-ramsey-live-at-the-savoy-chance-encounter/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/rlewis_legacy1.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="RAMSEY LEWIS - Legacy/ Ramsey/ Live At The Savoy/Chance Encounter (Remasters)" title="RAMSEY LEWIS - Legacy/ Ramsey/ Live At The Savoy/Chance Encounter (Remasters)" /></a>BGO Records www.bgo-records.com [Release date 30.03.18] In the fourth of our series of reviews summarising the Ramsey Lewis reissues (see links below) here are four late-1970s/early 1980s Ramsey Lewis albums on two CDs.  Once again reproducing the original credits and &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/05/album-review-ramsey-lewis-legacy-ramsey-live-at-the-savoy-chance-encounter/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/05/album-review-ramsey-lewis-legacy-ramsey-live-at-the-savoy-chance-encounter/">Album review: RAMSEY LEWIS &#8211; Legacy/ Ramsey/ Live At The Savoy/Chance Encounter (Remasters)</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 : ONE DESIRE &#8211; Live With The Shadow Orchestra</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Apr 2023 16:38:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/04/album-review-one-desire-live-with-the-shadow-orchestra/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/one-desire-live-150x150.jpeg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="ONE DESIRE – Live With The Shadow Orchestra" title="ONE DESIRE – Live With The Shadow Orchestra" /></a>Frontiers [release date 21.04.23] Rising Finnish band, One Desire return with a live album. What is it with rock/ metal bands and orchestras? The ambition to match up the two has been realised regularly ever since most of us can &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/04/album-review-one-desire-live-with-the-shadow-orchestra/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/04/album-review-one-desire-live-with-the-shadow-orchestra/">Album review : ONE DESIRE &#8211; Live With The Shadow Orchestra</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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