Tag Archives: Glenn Hughes

Album review: IVY GOLD – Six Dusty Winds

Posted on January 9, 2022 by petefeenstra

Pete Feenstra chatted to Manou and Sebastian from Ivy Gold for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 9 January 2022. Golden Ivy Records [Release date: 12.03.21] Ivy Gold is a muscular international rock-blues band featuring the dynamic duo of … Continue reading →

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Gig review: THE DEAD DAISIES – Shepherds Bush Empire, 10 November 2021

Posted on November 14, 2021 by andynathan

To quote the title of one of their songs, in many ways the Dead Daisies are ‘like no other’, even to the extent that they have been described as a collective rather than a band. Line ups have regularly changed, … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: JACK RUSSELL’S GREAT WHITE, LEGENDS PLAY THE BEATLES, ACROSS THE SEA

Posted on September 4, 2021 by GRTR! HQ

JACK RUSSELL’s GREAT WHITE Great Zeppelin II Deadline Music/Cleopatra [Release date 13.08.21] There can be few reasons for revisiting Zeppelin back catalogue unless you can bring something new to the party. And, in truth, something more radical and it might … Continue reading →

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Album review: PHENOMENA – Still The Night

Posted on December 6, 2020 by jason

Cherry Red [Release date 27.11.20] Tom and Mel Galley put Phenomena together in 1984. Glenn Hughes, Don Airey, Cozy Powell, Neil Murray had been enlisted…Whitesnake versus Deep Purple, a metalised marriage made in hard rock heaven. The following year they … Continue reading →

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Album review: TRAPEZE – The Box Sets

Posted on September 10, 2020 by jason

Cherry Red (Release date 18/09/20) The talented trio at the core of Trapeze, Mel Galley, Glenn Hughes and Dave Holland, progressively elevated the band’s unique brand of hard/funk rock, constantly overhauling their own template during that lineup’s short lifespan (1970-73). … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS, Reissues | Tagged 70's rock, box sets, classic rock, Dave Holland, funk rock, Glenn Hughes, hard rock, Mel Galley, review, rock, Trapeze | Leave a comment

Album review: JOHN NORUM – Total Control, Face The Truth, Another Destination (reissues)

Posted on August 31, 2020 by jason

Rock Candy Records Remasters [Release date 07.08.20] It’s always about timing, isn’t it? John Norum left Europe on the cusp of the band’s breakthrough in 1986. He was legally obliged to fulfil a 3 album contract with the label. These … Continue reading →

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Album review: JOE BONAMASSA – A New Day Now (20th Anniversary Edition)

Posted on August 13, 2020 by petefeenstra

Provogue [Release date 07.08.20] While it’s hard not to be sceptical about a project like this – Joe Bonamassa’s relentless marketing campaign has now come full circle with this special 20th anniversary release – this remixed and re-recorded version of … Continue reading →

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Album review: GLENN HUGHES – Official Bootleg Box Set Volume 3, 1995-2010

Posted on July 23, 2020 by GRTR! HQ

Cherry Red Records [Release date 31.07.20] 6-CD set A trove of previously unreleased Glenn Hughes’ live material – 19 CDs’ worth – has been released by Cherry Red Records over the last two years. Calling them “Official Bootlegs” has an … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS | Tagged 1995-2010, album, box set, Deep Purple, funk, gigs, Glenn Hughes, hard rock, heavy rock, live, Official Bootleg Box Set Volume 3, review, Trapeze | Leave a comment

Feature: Albums that time forgot – HUGHES THRALL

Posted on April 21, 2020 by GRTR! HQ

Epic [1982] Often cited by musos as a favourite album, ‘Hughes/Thrall’ was released in 1982. By all accounts Glenn Hughes (bass and vocals in MK III and IV Deep Purple) ‘stole’ guitarist Pat Thrall after seeing him play with Pat … Continue reading →

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Feature: Albums that time forgot – IOMMI – Fused (Tony Iommi/Glenn Hughes)

Posted on April 21, 2020 by GRTR! HQ

Sanctuary [2005] In 2005 Tony Iommi and Glenn Hughes collaborated on the album ‘Fused’. It was Iommi’s second solo album. The pair had worked together on ‘Seventh Star’ in 1986, with drummer Kenny Aronoff, and this was originally destined to … Continue reading →

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Album review: KEN HENSLEY – Tales Of Live Fire & Other Mysteries

Posted on March 21, 2020 by jason

Cherry Red Records/HNE [Release date 27.03.20] Most will know keyboard player/songwriter, Ken Hensley from his ten year (1970-80) stint as a key component of Uriah Heep. This 5 CD package revisits Hensley’s work much later in his career. It focuses … Continue reading →

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Album review: GLENN HUGHES – Justified Man

Posted on January 26, 2020 by jason

Cherry Red Records [Release date 31.01.20] Part One: Feel (CD1), Addicted (CD2), The Way It Is (CD3) : This clydebuilt boxset plugs into Glenn Hughes’ solo career in 1995, kicking off with his fourth solo album “Feel” (CD1). It’s the … Continue reading →

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Gig review: STONEDEAF FESTIVAL – Newark Showground, 24 August 2019

Posted on September 5, 2019 by david.wilson

Bank holiday weekends have their good and bad points. On the good side you get a long weekend to do whatever takes your fancy, hopefully in fantastic weather and with great musical accompaniment. On the bad side however, you get … Continue reading →

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News: STONEDEAF – one day event features headliner Glenn Hughes (24 August 2019)

Posted on May 8, 2019 by GRTR! HQ

Stonedeaf was previewed on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio on Sunday 12 May with tracks from Glenn Hughes, The Amorettes and Samarkind (16:50) This year’s Stonedeaf event takes place on Saturday 24 August at Newark Showground in Nottinghamshire. Headliner Glenn … Continue reading →

Posted in ALL POSTS, Festivals & Large Events, NEWS | Tagged 24 August 2019, Diamond Head, event, festival, GEOFF TATE, Glenn Hughes, Inglorious, Newark, Nottinghamshire, Phil Campbell's Bastard Sons, Samarkind, Stonedeaf, The Amorettes, Wayward Sons | Leave a comment

Gig review: GLENN HUGHES – Electric Ballroom, London, 15 October 2018

Posted on October 17, 2018 by david.wilson

For many years, high on my diminishing bucket list was a reformation of Mark 3 Deep Purple, from the years when the contrasting vocal talents of David Coverdale and Glenn Hughes revitalised the band, throwing fresh soul, blues and funk … Continue reading →

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News: Get Ready to ROCK! Radio celebrates 10 years (September 2018)

Posted on September 5, 2018 by GRTR! HQ

A month long promotion highlights the station’s 10 year interview archive As part of the station’s 10th anniversary celebrations, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio will be replaying a selection of interviews gathered since 2008. Most tie in with the artists’ … Continue reading →

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Gig review: STEELHOUSE FESTIVAL DAY 2 – 28 July 2018

Posted on August 5, 2018 by david.wilson

Aaron Buchanan - STEELHOUSE FESTIVAL DAY 2 - 28 July 2018

When the weather is already a little inclement, you’re tempting fate slightly when the first band of the day play their tracks “Hurricane” and “Thunder Child”, but that’s exactly what The Bad Flowers did. If the rain hadn’t woke everybody … Continue reading →

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Album review: DEAD CITY RUINS – Never Say Die

Posted on February 19, 2018 by jason

AFM Records [Release date 13.04.18] Now here’s something of a novelty, a rock band from Australia who actually don’t sound like AC/DC – meet Dead City Ruins from Melbourne and their third offering Never Say Die. Built on very solid … Continue reading →

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Gig review: BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION – Hammersmith Apollo, 4 January 2018

Posted on January 8, 2018 by Davoski

About time. Over six years on from their last shows, Black Country Communion were hitting the boards again. Just when we thought it was all over, the band put on a brace of shows full of zest and rediscovered comradeship … Continue reading →

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News: A Year in Rock 2017 – Get Ready to ROCK! photo highlights

Posted on December 31, 2017 by GRTR! HQ

Get Ready to ROCK! ends 2017 by publishing a selection of photos taken by their photographers during the year following on from the publication of the Best of 2017 popular poll results. Says Reviews Editor Jason Ritchie: “Each year we … Continue reading →

Posted in GIG REVIEWS, NEWS, Photo Galleries, The Best of 2017 | Tagged 2017, best of, Download, festivals, gigs, Glenn Hughes, highlights, HRH Prog, Kiss, Marillion, Michael Schenker, photographs, reviews, rock music, Steelhouse | Leave a comment

Album review: JOE SATRIANI – What Happens Next

Posted on December 13, 2017 by GRTR! HQ

Sony Music [Release date 12.01.18] Satch’s energy and work output seem to have no chance of exhaustion. He releases fairly regular albums, always including a smattering of greatness, and making his peers sometimes seem lazy. That continuing zest for performance … Continue reading →

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Album review: RONNIE MONTROSE – 10×10

Posted on October 2, 2017 by jason

Rhino [Release date 29.09.17] Renowned guitarist Ronnie Montrose sadly passed in 2012, having left a long hard rock legacy, best known for his work with Gamma, Edgar Winter, Johnny Winter and Sammy Hagar as well as his eponymous band Montrose. … Continue reading →

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Album review: BLACK COUNTRY COMMUNION – BCCIV

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Davoski

Mascot Records [Release date: 22.09.17] When Bonamassa walked out of Black Country Communion in 2013, you could have taken long odds on a reunion. Particularly given the relative success both camps have had with their own projects in the … Continue reading →

Posted in ALBUM REVIEWS, ALBUM REVIEWS (Mobile), ALL POSTS, The Best of 2017 | Tagged Afterglow, BCCIV, Black Country Communion, classic rock, Derek Sherinian, Glenn Hughes, hard rock, Jason Bonham, Joe Bonamassa | Leave a comment

Gig review: RAMBLIN’ MAN FAIR – Day 2 – Mote Park, Maidstone, 29 July 2017

Posted on August 8, 2017 by david.wilson

RAMBLIN’ MAN FAIR – Mote Park, Maidstone, 29 July 2017

I awoke in the hotel with lovely Kent sunshine streaming through the window, however the forecast for later in the day was looking grim and I did pass Noah on his way to B&Q for nails and some MDF. No … Continue reading →

Posted in GIG REVIEWS, Special Events | Tagged 29 July 2017, Black Star Riders, blues, British Lion, Dan Baird, Deep Purple, Extreme, gig, Glenn Hughes, Iron Maiden, Jared James Nicols, Kent, Maidstone, meta, Mote Park, Ramblin' Man Fair, review, rock, Steve Harris, Tenacious D, the Kyle Gass Band, The Nile Deltas, Toby Jepson, Toseland, Trucker Diablo, Wayward Sons, Xander and the Pirates | Leave a comment

Album review: THUNDER- Rip It Up

Posted on February 6, 2017 by petefeenstra

In this interview edit Pete Feenstra chats to Danny Bowes from Thunder (3:10). Check out the full interview: earMUSIC [Release date 10.02.17] The claims that Thunder are bigger, better and harder than before are indeed born out by their new … Continue reading →