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Album review: NEAL SCHON – Vortex
This is an exclusive edit from an interview with Neal Schon using non-broadcast material. An extended version will be broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio in a special edition of ‘Assume The Position’ presented by David Randall on Sunday … Continue reading
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Tagged album, audio, guitar, guitarist, instrumental, interview, jazz fusion, Jazz rock, Journey, Neal Schon, review, rock, Santana, Solo, Vortex, world
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Gig review: ROBBEN FORD – 02 Academy, Islington, 30 April 2015
Robben Ford is the master of deep wrought grooves, exploratory solos and keen dynamics. He’s technician with a wonderful chops whose multi-genre proficiency allows him to explore lingering tones and unique arrangements. He’s an understated player of great sensitivity who … Continue reading
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Tagged 30 April 2015, B.B. King, blues, Brian Allen, Freddie King, fusion, gig, guitar, Islington, James Cotton, jazz, Johnny Henderson, Mose Allison, O2 Academy, review, Robben Ford
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Gig review: GIRLS WITH GUITARS 2015 – Boom Boom Club, Sutton, 25 April 2015
What a difference three months touring makes. Last February the 2015 Blues Caravan/Girls With Guitars made a splash at the Skegness Rock & Blues Festival, but only got about 45 minutes to show what they can do. A few months … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, Blues Caravan, boogie, Dave Mason, Eliana Cargnelutti, Etta James, gig, Girls With Guitars 2015, guitar, Gwen McCrae, Heather Crosse, Jamie Little, review, rock, ruf records, Sadie Johnson, soul, Warren Haynes, Willie Dixon, ZZ Top
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Gig review: DAN PATLANSKY – Borderline, London, 27 April 2015
The Pete Feenstra Feature – Dan Patlansky (26 April 2015) by Get Ready To Rock! Radio on Mixcloud Dan Patlanky’s UK debut is a de facto showcase for his ‘Dear Silence Thieves’ album. His fiery guitar playing and lived … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, Dan Patlansky, Dear Silence Thieves, gig, guitar, Pearl Jam, review, rock, Stevie Ray Vaughan
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Album review: PAT TRAVERS – Retro Rocket
Purple Pyramid/Cleopatra [Release date 06.04.15] It seems that Pat Travers has been coaxed further on the long and winding road that leads to his now legendary seventies work. Before 2013′s ‘Can Do’ album, in a solo capacity Travers had largely … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Cleopatra, guitar, guitarist, Pat Travers, Retro Rocket, review, rock, seventies
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Album review: KALLE VILPUU – Silver Lining
www.kallevilpuu.com [Release date 22.12.13] I have to say I always approach guitarist-led independent releases with a certain amount of intrepidation. Often they are mere vanity projects, apeing others, badly recorded, badly executed and maybe enlisting a “name” to help sales … Continue reading
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Tagged album, electronica, Estonia, guitar, guitarist, Kalle Vilpuu, review, Silver Lining
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Album review: LAURENCE JONES – What’s It Gonna Be
Ruf [Release date 13.04.15] Laurence answers his own question on ‘What’s It Gonna Be’ by filling his own blank canvas with heartfelt, meaningful songs fleshed out with an impressive variety of harmony vocals, burning solos and tight ensemble playing that … Continue reading
Gig review: ROBIN TROWER – The Lowry, Salford, 29 March 2015
Forty years might separate Robin Trower’s biggest success and Joanne Shaw Taylor’s latest album, but both tap into that deep vein of soulful, heart-felt blues rock. Only this month Trower has become a fully certified elder statesman of rock, celebrating … Continue reading
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Tagged 29 March 2015, blues rock, gig, guitar, guitarist, Joanne Shaw Taylor, review, Robin Trower, Salford, The Lowry
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News: WASP, POWERWOLF, JOE SATRIANI – Tuesday 24 March 2015
Powerwolf have named their upcoming album ‘Blessed & Possessed‘ which is released in July on Napalm Records. W.A.S.P. have signed to Napalm Records who release their new album, ‘Golgotha’ in August. Lynyrd Skynyrd release their 1996 Rockplast gig, ‘Sweet Home … Continue reading
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Tagged classic rock, guitar, Joe Satriani, Lynyrd Skynyrd, metal, Napalm Records, new albums, news, powerwolf, rock, Steven Adler, Voivod, WASP
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Gig review: JOE BONAMASSA – Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith, 19 March 2015
With a bombastic orchestrated intro, his own illuminated plinth and an opening blitzkrieg of lights, Joe Bonamassa is almost in danger of being swamped by a combination of his own branding and the weight of expectation. Tonight is all about … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, funk, gig review, guitar, Howlin Wolf, Joe Bonamassa, Reese Wynans, rock
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Album review: KRISSY MATTHEWS – Scenes From A Moving Window
Promise [Released 02.03.15] ‘Scenes From a Moving Window’ finds young guitar slinger Krissy Matthews teaming up with former Cream lyricist and esteemed producer Pete Brown to great effect. This is the 22 year old’s 4th album and it’s a notable … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Blind Willy McTell, British blues, Cream, Derek Trucks, funk, Glenn Tilbrook, guitar, Jackson Browne, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Krissy Matthews, Paul Jobson, Pete Brown, review, rock, Scenes from A Moving Window, Steely Dan, The Pretty Things
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Album review: KRIS POHLMANN – Taylor Road
CD Baby [Released 16.01.15] Kris Pohlmann is an English guitarist who has established himself in Germany and Holland. He’s made his name with over ten years of roadwork and a couple of albums, which culminated in a spectacular year in … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Gary Moore, guitar, Kris Pohlmann, melodic rock, review, Taylor Road, Ten Years After, Wishbone Ash
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Album review: DAN PATLANSKY – Dear Silence Thieves
Dan Patlansky Music Pty Ltd [release date 27.04.15] This is Dan Patlansky’s time. The South African singer-songwriter and blues rocker has paid his dues over 15 years or more, and now that he’s cut the best album of his career … Continue reading
Album review: JOE BONAMASSA – Different Shades Of Blue
Mascot/Provogue [release date 22.09.14] My granddad always told me to read the small print, so having read that this was Joe’s first self penned album for years, I checked the afore mentioned small print to discover that he’s spent time … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Black Country Community, Chuck Berry, Cornell Dupree, Deeper Shade Of Blue, Elmore James, Gary Nicholson, Glenn Hughes, guitar, James House, Jerry Flowers, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Bonamassa, Jonathan Cain, Led Zeppelin, Lee Thornburg, Ray Charles, review, Tower of Power
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News: ROBIN TROWER interview and feature, Sunday 1 March 2015
Get Ready to ROCK! Radio Sunday 1 March 2015, 16:00 GMT Robin Trower releases his latest studio album – ‘Something’s About To Change’ – in March and he’s touring in the UK later in the month. David Randall chatted to … Continue reading
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Tagged 1 March 2015, blues, feature, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, guitar, guitarist, interview, Procol Harum, radio, Robin Trower, rock
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Album review: DUNCAN MORROW & THE DELTA CURVE – Coming Home
Duncan Morrow [Released 16.04.14] Duncan Morrow & The Delta Curve are clear about who they are musically and their role as an essential link to the present: “We are not a rock band trying to play hill country blues; we … Continue reading
Album review: SEAN WEBSTER & THE DEAD LINES – See It Through
Self release [Release date January 2015] There appears to be two contradictory messages on the cover of Sean Webster’s new ‘See It Through’ album. Firstly there’s the apparent throwaway message on his T shirt: ‘Don’t Be careless, just care less’ … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Ash Wilson, blues, funk, guitar, review, Richard Pustelnik, rock, Sean Webster & The Dead Lines, See It Through, The Melt
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Album review: MARCOS POWER TRIO – Mp3
Ænima Recordings [Release date 19.03.14] Recording as an instrumental power trio brings its own challenges, not least the need for quality material with which to make an impact. No such problem hinder Italy’s Marcos Power Trio who exude equal amounts … Continue reading
Album review: STEVE HUNTER – Tone Poems Live
CD Baby [Released 01.09.14] ‘Tone Poems Live’ pairs New York guitarist Steve Hunter (Alice Cooper/Lou Reed/Julian Lennon/Aerosmith) with top session players, bassist Tony Levin, drummer Alvino Bennett and keyboards Phil Aaberg in a in live studio setting that is also … Continue reading
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Tagged Aerosmith, album, Alice Cooper, Alvino Bennett, blues, Brian Brinkerhoff, funk, guitar, jazz, John Lennon, Lou Reed, Paul Lani, Peter Gabriel, Phil Aaberg, review, Steve Hunter, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Tone Poems Live, Tony Levin
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Album review: RITCHIE DAVE PORTER – Rocking The Blues
CD Baby [Release date 14.08.14] Ritchie Dave Porter is a blues-rock guitarist from Birmingham who tells us on his liner notes that: ‘Rocking the Blues’ is the expression of my soul through the guitar’, and also that: ‘Every note is … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, album, blues, guitar, Michael Tingle, review, Ritchie Dave Porter, rock, Rocking the Blues
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Album review: BAD WATER BLUES KINGS – Good Stuff
Tegancat Music [Release date April 2014] Bad Water Blues Kings have their hearts in the right place. They play smooth inoffensive blues, but don’t really have any outstanding material with which to make a splash. Jim … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bad Water Blues Kings, blues, Canadian, funk, Good Stuff, guitar, Jim Stoeber, review
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Album review: ROBIN TROWER – Something’s About To Change
Robin Trower Special – 1 March 2015 by Get Ready To Rock! Radio on Mixcloud Our one-hour radio special was first broadcast on 1 March 2015. Robin Trower chats to David Randall about his career and chooses some of those … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, funk, guitar, interview, Jimi Hendrix, Peter Green, Procol Harum, review, Robin Trower, rock, Something's About To Change
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Album review: ERIC JOHNSON MIKE STERN – Eclectic
Eric Johnson Mike Stern – Eclectic Heads Up [Released 10.11.14] Not so much ‘Eclectic’ as simply exhilarating, the pairing of blues-rock guitarist Eric Johnson and jazz fusion guitarist Mike Stern may not have generated a lot of new material (Stern for … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Anton Fig, blues, Chris Maresh, Christopher Cross, Eclectic, Eric Johnson, funk, fusion, guitar, jazz, Leni Stern, Malford Milligan, Mike Stern, review, rock
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Book review: DEKE LEONARD – Maximum Darkness: On The Road To Nowhere
Northdown Publishing Ltd (2015) Deke Leonard is back to his best in the final part of his autobiographical trilogy. Where his last effort the voluminous ‘The Twang Dynasty’ showcased an expansive writing ability, shot through … Continue reading
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Tagged Barry Marshall, book, Deke Leonard, Eric Burdon, guitar, Iceberg, Man, Martin Rushent, Maximum Darkness, review, rock, Sean Tyla, The Force, Walter Egan, Wishbone Ash
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Album review: DAVE KILMINSTER – …And The Truth Will Set You Free
Killer Guitar Records [Release date 22.09.14] The common denominator in Dave Kilminster’s recent albums may be that they seem to appear at GRTR! Towers towards the end of the year and therefore are easy to overlook in the Christmas fug. … Continue reading
