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Tag Archives: Dave Foster
Album review: BIG BIG TRAIN – The Likes Of Us

Inside Out [Release Date: 01.03.24] When David Longdon tragically died in an accident at his home in 2021, Big Big Train, one of the finest folk/prog bands this country has produced, were shattered to the core. How could they continue … Continue reading
Album review: DAVE FOSTER BAND – Glimmer

English Electric Recording [Release date 21.04.23] Dave Foster Band features the aforementioned guitarist/multi-instrumentalist Dave Foster (currently in Big, Big Train and a former member of Mr So & So) and vocalist Dinet Poortman. The other musicians involved are all top … Continue reading
Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS
Tagged album, alternative, Big Big Train, Dave Foster, Dave Foster Band, Dinet Poortman, Glimmer, Marillion, melodic, pop, Queen, review, rock, Steve Rothery
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DVD review: PANIC ROOM – Screens Live In London

Get Ready to ROCK! have followed Panic Room’s progress from the very start and many gig and album reviews have been featured. David Randall from Get Ready to ROCK! chatted to Jon Edwards shortly before the release of Panic Room’s … Continue reading
Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS, DVD REVIEWS
Tagged album, Anne-Marie Helder, Dave Foster, DVD, Gavin Griffiths, Jon Edwards, Live in London, Panic Room, prog, progressive, review, rock, Screens, Yatim Halimi
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Gig review: PANIC ROOM – Citadel Arts Centre, St Helens, 2 June 2017

Tour preview broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, 4 June 2017 (9:47) It is two years since I last saw Panic Room, and, musically, what a difference two years can make. Back then, the band played a fantastic ‘double … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS, INTERVIEWS, Radio interview, The Best of 2017
Tagged 2 June 2017, Anne-Marie Helder, Citadel Arts Centre, Dave Foster, gig, Panic Room, progressive, review, rock, St Helens
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Gig review: STEVE ROTHERY BAND – Band On The Wall, Manchester, 12 January 2017

This hour special was broadcast in the first hour of David Randall’s weekly show ‘Assume The Position’ on Sunday 18 September at 22:00 GMT on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. With an opening set provided by the Dave Foster Band … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, GIG REVIEWS
Tagged 12 January 2017, Band On The Wall, Dave Foster, gig, guitar, guitarist, instrumental, interview, Manchester, Marillion, prog, progressive, review, Steve Rothery, Steve Rothery Band
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News: PANIC ROOM PledgeMusic Campaign and Weekend – May/June 2016

On Sunday 15 May, David Randall from Get Ready to ROCK! Radio chatted to Anne-Marie Helder about the weekend event and PledgeMusic campaign. (26:03) The full version of this feature – with tracks from Panic Room and associated artists – … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, Gigs and Tour News, NEWS, PledgeMusic/Kickstarter Campaigns
Tagged 18 June 2016, 21-22 May 2016, Anne-Marie Helder, Bilston, campaign, Dave Foster, DVD, Halo Blind, Islington Assembly Hall, Kiama, London, Luna Rossa, Panic Room, PledgeMusic, prog, progressive, Robin 2, rock, weekend
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Album review: PANIC ROOM – Essence

www.panicroom.org Originally planned as an acoustic ‘retrospective’, the sessions for Panic Room’s fifth studio album metamorphosised with Dave Foster (Steve Rothery Band, Mr So & So) joining the band. An infectious spirit, it was never likely that he was going … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, album, Anne-Marie Helder, Dave Foster, Essence, Gavin Griffiths, Jonathan Edwards, Panic Room, prog, progressive, review, rock
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Album review: STEVE ROTHERY – The Ghosts Of Pripyat

Self-released - [Release date 02.02.15] What’s a reviewer supposed to do when confronted by perfection? Our whole raison d’être here at GRTR! is to give an opinion that informs the reader; (a) whether the music being reviewed is worth a … Continue reading