Get Ready to ROCK! » Gentle Giant https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:41:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Book review: DEREK SHULMAN – Giant Steps https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/08/book-review-derek-shulman-giant-steps/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/08/book-review-derek-shulman-giant-steps/#comments Sat, 16 Aug 2025 01:12:17 +0000 GRTR! HQ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=103764 DEREK SHULMAN - Giant StepsJawbone Press [Publication date 07.10.25] Let’s be clear. This is an essential book for Gentle Giant fans, another wallet siphon on the back of the recent revamped live set. For those, like this reviewer, who are just as interested in … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/08/book-review-derek-shulman-giant-steps/feed/ 0 Album review: GENTLE GIANT – Playing The Fool – The Complete Live Experience https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/04/album-review-gentle-giant-playing-the-fool-the-complete-live-experience/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/04/album-review-gentle-giant-playing-the-fool-the-complete-live-experience/#comments Tue, 29 Apr 2025 12:22:47 +0000 GRTR! HQ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=102236 GENTLE GIANT - Playing The Fool - The Complete Live ExperienceDavid Randall chatted to Gentle Giant frontman Derek Shulman on release day, featuring tracks from the album and with reference to Derek’s subsequent career as a top record company executive.  First broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, 4 May … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/04/album-review-gentle-giant-playing-the-fool-the-complete-live-experience/feed/ 0 Book review: On track…GENTLE GIANT (Every album, every song) – Gary Steel https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/08/book-review-on-track-gentle-giant-every-album-every-song-gary-steel/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/08/book-review-on-track-gentle-giant-every-album-every-song-gary-steel/#comments Mon, 10 Aug 2020 23:45:22 +0000 GRTR! HQ http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=67780 On track...GENTLE GIANT (Every album, every song) - Gary SteelSonicbond Publishing [Publication date 17.08.20] The only time I saw Gentle Giant live was when they “supported” a film about Jimi Hendrix at Liverpool Stadium.  Due to the poor PA system it was just cacophony.  Giant’s music is so full … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/08/book-review-on-track-gentle-giant-every-album-every-song-gary-steel/feed/ 0 Album review: TAYLOR’S UNIVERSE – Almost Perfected https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/08/album-review-taylors-universe-almost-perfected/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/08/album-review-taylors-universe-almost-perfected/#comments Sun, 05 Aug 2018 06:52:16 +0000 petefeenstra http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=54273 TAYLORMarvel Of Beauty Records [Release date 17.11.17] If it’s hard to retain a serious notion of progressive rock in a genre that arguably ran its short lived course in the early 70’s, then Robin C. Taylor takes the instrumental jazz-rock … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/08/album-review-taylors-universe-almost-perfected/feed/ 0 Album review: CONSIDER THE SOURCE – World War Trio Parts II & III https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2015/08/album-review-consider-the-source-world-war-trio-parts-2-3/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2015/08/album-review-consider-the-source-world-war-trio-parts-2-3/#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2015 13:04:59 +0000 petefeenstra http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=31576 CONSIDER THE SOURCE – World War Trio Parts II & IIITechne Records [Release date 02.06.15] Creative, inspirational and intense, but with enough subtlety and light and shade to tap into the true elements of Prog Rock, ‘World War Trio (Parts 11 & 111)’ is an essential purchase of all true … Continue reading →

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