Get Ready to ROCK! » David Bowie https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Fri, 31 Jul 2026 08:17:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Album review: RANDOM EARTH PROJECT – Songs of Plenty https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/06/album-review-random-earth-project-songs-of-plenty/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/06/album-review-random-earth-project-songs-of-plenty/#comments Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:48:32 +0000 petefeenstra https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=109035 Random Earth Project - Songs of PlentySelf release [Release date 13.04.26] What’s in a name? In the case of Random Earth Project, the project part finds echoes of Frank Zappa’s Project / Object idea, with various elements being interrelated in the search for artistic unity On … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/06/album-review-random-earth-project-songs-of-plenty/feed/ 0 Album review: SPARKS – MAD! https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/06/album-review-sparks-mad/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/06/album-review-sparks-mad/#comments Wed, 04 Jun 2025 07:25:15 +0000 petefeenstra https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=102740 MadTransgressive [Release date 23.05.25] ‘Mad!’ is the latest snapshot of the Sparks aesthetic. It’s interwoven with elements of surreal humour and satire and is bolstered by immense interlocking vocal repetition, frantic rhythms and cinematic lyrics. It’s a badge of honour with … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/06/album-review-sparks-mad/feed/ 0 Album review: MASTERS OF REALITY – The Archer https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/04/album-review-the-master-of-reality-the-archer/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/04/album-review-the-master-of-reality-the-archer/#comments Thu, 03 Apr 2025 16:56:14 +0000 petefeenstra https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=101789 Master of Reality - The ArcherProvogue [Release date 28.3.25] The new Masters Of Reality album The Archer’ is the band’s first release since 2009. It’s an esoteric album which smoulders, occasionally sparkles, but too often settles on a peripheral approach suggesting unfinished ideas. Perhaps the … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/04/album-review-the-master-of-reality-the-archer/feed/ 0 Book review: On track… DAVID BOWIE, GERRY RAFFERTY, TALKING HEADS, THE BEATLES, DEEP PURPLE https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/03/book-review-on-track-david-bowie-gerry-rafferty-deep-purple/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/03/book-review-on-track-david-bowie-gerry-rafferty-deep-purple/#comments Wed, 12 Mar 2025 18:46:35 +0000 GRTR! HQ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=101369 David Bowie 1983-2016Sonicbond Publishing [Publication dates Feb.-Mar. 2025] The On track… series continues and the first of 2025 includes David Bowie 1983-2016, the perfect complement to the earlier tome covering 1964-1982. This time Don Klees reflects the genre-changing nature of Bowie, especially … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/03/book-review-on-track-david-bowie-gerry-rafferty-deep-purple/feed/ 0 Book review: On track…SPARKS, ROXY MUSIC, DAVID BOWIE https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/11/book-review-sparks-roxy-music-david-bowie/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/11/book-review-sparks-roxy-music-david-bowie/#comments Sun, 17 Nov 2024 15:37:36 +0000 jason https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=99124 Sparks 1969-1979 by Chris SuttonOn Track…Sparks 1969-1979 by Chris Sutton (Sonicbond Publishing. 2024) Chris Sutton has penned a few titles previously for SonicBond including a couple on Alice Cooper and an AC/DC one. Unlike some titles in the series this Sparks one features interviews … Continue reading →

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