Tag Archives: Deep Purple

Album review: SCORPION CHILD – Acid Roulette

Posted on June 20, 2016 by jason

Nuclear Blast [Release date 10.06.16] Save Save Second album by Scorpion Child, a five piece hailing from the US consisting of Aryn Jonathan Black (vocals), Christopher Jay Cowart (guitar), Jon “Charn” Rice (drums), Alec “Caballero” Padron (bass) and Aaron John … Continue reading →

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Album review: RAINBOW – Boston 1981

Posted on May 22, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

Purple Pyramid/Cleopatra Records [Release date 20.05.16] At the end of every Rainbow there is a pot of gold. This is surely what labels must be thinking as Ritchie Blackmore plays his Strat in anger (allegedly) this summer. Following the release … Continue reading →

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Album review: RAINBOW – Monsters Of Rock Live At Donington 1980

Posted on April 17, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

Eagle Rock [Release date 22.04.16] CD/DVD Is it me or are Rainbow – 35 years on – viewed through rose-tinted spectacles? The studio albums are worthy but – live – there is excess, there is indulgence, and there’s a lot … Continue reading →

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Album review: SPIRITUAL BEGGARS – Sunrise To Sundown

Posted on March 30, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

Century Media [Release date 18.03.16] With so many bands taking the 1970s as their inspiration, it has become a crowded marketplace. The worst case scenario is when the listener feels it is simply easier to go back to source. But, … Continue reading →

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News: JOE LYNN TURNER Interview feature and UK festival date

Posted on March 27, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

Joe Lynn Turner - Hard Rock Hell AOR, March 2016

Photo: Darren Griffiths for GRTR! After his stunning performance at the recent Hard Rock Hell AOR event, melodic hard rock singer Joe Lynn Turner (Rainbow, Yngwie Malmsteen, Deep Purple) returns to the UK this summer for the Rewind North festival, … Continue reading →

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Album review: JOE LYNN TURNER – Street Of Dreams – Boston 1985

Posted on March 24, 2016 by GRTR! HQ

A two-part special feature was broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio on Monday 28 March at 22:00 GMT with Joe Lynn Turner chatting about his career, including tracks from the 1985 live album and his solo and band work. … Continue reading →

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Album review: CRIMSON STONE – Crimson Stone

Posted on December 18, 2015 by petefeenstra

La Choza De Doe [Release date 07.06.15] Which came first the chicken or the egg? Put it another way, do bands like Crimson Stone try to fit a pre-existing musical mould? Crimson Stone show just enough imagination within a huge … Continue reading →

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Album review: GRAAL – Chapter 1V

Posted on December 15, 2015 by petefeenstra

Code 7 – Jolly Roger [Release date 25.05.15] It ten years since the Italian prog rock band Graal’s debuted with ‘Realm Of Fantasy’ and ‘Chapter 1v’ finds them honing their craft in a genre hopping mode while revelling in instrumental virtuosity. … Continue reading →

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Gig review: DEF LEPPARD/ WHITESNAKE, Hydro, Glasgow, 10 December 2015

Posted on December 14, 2015 by david.wilson

This run of shows must be one of the most hotly anticipated of 2015. A double header of Def Leppard and Whitesnake with Black Star Riders along as support, it promised an evening of classic rock heaven. Horrendous traffic (2.5 … Continue reading →

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Album review: MEN ON THE HILL – M.O.T.H.

Posted on December 14, 2015 by jason

Imagine living in a post-apocalyptic, musical wasteland populated by pretentious jazz-loving “intellectuals” who get out of the bath to take a piss, adore Snorah Jones and listen to a hoaky amateurish local English-language radio station that only plays songs which … Continue reading →

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Gig review: DEEP PURPLE – 02 Arena, London, 3 December 2015

Posted on December 12, 2015 by andynathan

One of the first lessons I ever learned in rock school was it was an (un?)holy British trinity of Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin and Deep Purple who effectively invented heavy rock, or heavy metal as it was later badged. You … Continue reading →

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DVD review: THE RITCHIE BLACKMORE STORY

Posted on December 5, 2015 by GRTR! HQ

Eagle Rock Entertainment [Release date 30.10.15] 2016 marks the return of Ritchie to the rock arenas and so this 2 hour plus documentary is timely. He’s known as one of rock’s more reticent subjects when it comes to interviews, so … Continue reading →

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News: BLACKMORE’S NIGHT and WALTER TROUT interview features, Sunday 8 November

Posted on November 6, 2015 by GRTR! HQ

Walter Trout, - Lead Belly Fest, Royal Albert Hall, London, 15 June 2015

Photo: Mark Hughes/MHP Studios On Sunday 8 November, on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, two recent interviews will be broadcast. Pete Feenstra has been a long-time supporter and promoter of Walter Trout and caught up with him to chat about … Continue reading →

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Gig review: GLENN HUGHES, Club Academy, Manchester, 29 October 2015

Posted on October 30, 2015 by GRTR! HQ

Get Ready to ROCK!’s Pete Feenstra chatted to Glenn Hughes shortly before the start of his UK tour in October 2015. This hour special includes a selection of tracks from Glenn’s solo and band/project albums. He’s a real trooper is … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE LIZARDS – Reptilicus Maximus

Posted on September 20, 2015 by GRTR! HQ

Hyperspace Records [Release date 01.09.15] The Lizards may leave us waiting far too long between albums but when they do appear they are invariably worthy of attention. We reviewed their last “proper” 2006 release ‘Against All Odds’ noting that it … Continue reading →

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Album review: PALACE OF THE KING – White Bird/Burn the Sky

Posted on August 20, 2015 by jason

http://www.palaceofthekingmusic.com/ Let’s just cut to the chase – this is indeed yet another darn good album from down under – Aussie rockers, Palace of the King’s’ debut full album “White Bird/Burn The Sky” gets a very strong 4 out of … Continue reading →

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News: DEEP PURPLE, CRAZY TOWN, BLACKMORE’S NIGHT – Thursday 25 June 2015

Posted on June 25, 2015 by jason

Yes - Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow, 2 May 2014

Photo: Iain Scott/GRTR! CHRIS SQUIRE (1948-2015) Yes co-founder and influential bass player has died from acute erythroid leukemia. Crazy Town release their new album, ‘The Brimstone Sluggers’, on 28th August via Membran/The Orchard. Screaming Eagles release their new album ‘Stand … Continue reading →

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Album review: CHALICE – Overyears Sensation

Posted on June 6, 2015 by david.wilson

Keiler Records [Release date 13.02.15] German rockers Chalice hail from Hamburg and have supported the likes of Deep Purple and Uriah Heep in the past, two bands who have obviously had an influence on the band over the years. Classic … Continue reading →

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Album review: WHITESNAKE- The Purple Album

Posted on June 5, 2015 by andynathan

Frontiers Records [Release date 18.05.15] When news came out earlier this year that the new Whitesnake project that had been kept under wraps was to comprise re-recordings of Mark 3 and 4 Deep Purple songs I had mixed feelings, to … Continue reading →

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Gig review: JOE LYNN TURNER, The Borderline, London, 5 April 2015

Posted on April 13, 2015 by andynathan

Appearances by Joe Lynn Turner in the UK are rare, the last being a decade ago with the Hughes Turner Project (since when at least a couple have been promised and not materialised), so his UK tour was eagerly anticipated, … Continue reading →

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News: ROB HALFORD, MIKE TRAMP, DEEP PURPLE – Thursday 26 March 2015

Posted on March 26, 2015 by jason

RIP – John Renbourn, founder of folk rock band Pentangle Devin Townsend has revealed his next musical project will see him writing and composing a symphony. Rob Halford releases a 2CD, 30 track best of from his Fight, Two and … Continue reading →

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Album review: GILLAN – The Albums Collection

Posted on March 16, 2015 by GRTR! HQ

Edsel [Release date 16.03.15] Boxed set, limited edition, 6-disc It is evident from these albums that singer Ian Gillan had an amazing band that, for whatever reasons, worked incredibly well. Several top 10 albums and singles for a start. As … Continue reading →

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News: WHITESNAKE, JOHN LODGE, JETTBLACK – Wednesday 25 February 2015

Posted on February 25, 2015 by jason

Whitesnake release ‘The Purple Album’ on May 15th on Frontiers. It contains re-workings of Deep Purple songs from David Coverdale’s time in the band. Moody Blues member John Lodge releases his second solo album ’10,000 Light Years Ago’ on 4th … Continue reading →

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Album review: IAN PAICE’S SUNFLOWER SUPERJAM 2012

Posted on February 24, 2015 by jason

earMUSIC [Released 09.03.15] (CD/DVD) The Sunflower Jam was started back in 2006 by Jacky Paice, wife of Deep Purple drummer Ian Paice and sister-in-law to the late Jon Lord, as a charity event to raise funds for holistic and non-toxic … Continue reading →

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Album review: DIXIE DREGS – Dregs Of The Earth, Unsung Heroes, Industry Standard (reissue)

Posted on October 28, 2014 by GRTR! HQ

BGO Records [Release date 06.10.14] www.bgo-records.com OK. I own up. I thought Dixie Dregs might have been another Poco or Flying Burrito Brothers. Yes, I knew that this was Steve Morse’s first major calling card, but even though liking his … Continue reading →