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Album review : WILD HORSES – Standing Our Ground (6 CD Boxset)
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Album review: FRANK ZAPPA & THE MOTHERS OF INVENTION – Whisky A-Go-Go 1968
UMC [Release date 21.06.24] Singer, instrumentalist and composer Frank Zappa is widely considered one of the foremost, innovative, prolific and off-the-wall musicians to ever record, and he often took an anti-establishment view too. With his band The Mothers Of Invention, … Continue reading
Album review: CASEY MAUNDER – Get Out and Push
Facebook [Release date 13.05.24] Casey Maunder is back with the follow-up to his enjoyable debut album ‘Until Your Heart Stops Beating’. That album was jammed packed with riff led hard rockers and pleasingly ‘Get Out and Push’ follows on nicely. Opener … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Casey Maunder, Get Out and Push, guitarist, hard rock, melodic rock, review, rock
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Album review: ROBIN TROWER – Bridge Of Sighs (50th Anniversary Edition)
Pete Feenstra chatted to Robin Trower for his show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 30 June 2024 Chrysalis (3CD/Blu Ray, 50th Anniversary Edition) [Release date 17.05.24] Blues/rock guitarist Robin Trower has had a long and distinguished career, … Continue reading
Album review: JACK J HUTCHINSON – Battles
Website [Release date 09.02.24] Jack J Hutchinson is back with another jam packed album full of riffs, hard rocking blues and catchy choruses. ‘Battles’ is produced & co-written with Josiah J Manning (Kris Barras Band, Inglorious), with fellow Kris Barras … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Battles, blues rock, guitarist, hard rock, Jack J. Hutchinson, melodic, review, rock
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Album review: RICHARD THOMPSON BAND – Live In Nottingham 1986
Store For Music [Release date 26.01.24] An archive live performance released on CD for the first time (and with the blessing of Richard Thompson, which is not always the case with these live CDs), recorded on his 1986 tour. Angel … Continue reading
Gig review: MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP – Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, 30 November 2023
After various ‘Fest’ and ‘Temple of Rock’ incarnations, Schenker revived the original MSG monicker for a couple of recent albums and has been on a 50th anniversary tour for over two years now. It is something of a divine resurrection. … Continue reading
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Tagged classic rock, Doctor Doctor, gig, guitarist, hard rock, live, Michael Schenker, MSG, review 30 November 2023, Robin McAuley, UFO
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Gig review: SAMANTHA FISH & JESSE DAYTON – Junction, Cambridge, 25 October 2023
The fact that the Junction is wall to wall with people is testament to not just the rise of Samantha Fish but also how the revival of blues has never been stronger. With its blue-collar honesty and everyman appeal, this … Continue reading
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Tagged 25 October 2023, blues, blues rock, Cambridge, gig. Samantha Fish, guitarist, Jesse Dayton, Junction, review, the Commoners
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Album review: STEVE HACKETT – Foxtrot At Fifty + Hackett Highlights: Live In Brighton
David Randall chatted to Steve Hackett in September 2023 as part of the GRTR!@20 promotion when Steve was the September “Grotto of Greatness” inductee. This is an edited version of the radio show that will be broadcast in its entirety … Continue reading
Feature: The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness – STEVE HACKETT (September 2023)
With the Genesis genie well and truly out of the bottle, Steve Hackett continues the legacy whilst topping up his own illustrious back catalogue. Prog-tastic! Photo: Simon Dunkerley The ascent of GRTR! since 2003 coincides with the rise and rise … Continue reading
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Album review: GOV’T MULE – Peace…Like A River
Fantasy Records [Release date 16.06.23] Formed in the mid 90s as an offshoot of the reformed Allman Brothers, and led by guitarist Warren Haynes, this is the Mule’s 13th studio album. The band have long had a reputation of injecting … Continue reading
Gig review: BONNIE RAITT – New Theatre, Oxford, Wednesday 7 June 2023
A sold out show at Oxford’s lovely New Theatre and whilst most of the audience have doubtless been Bonnie Raitt fans since her early days, it was good to see some younger fans dotted around the audience. Support for Bonnie … Continue reading
Album review: ROSS THE BOSS – Legacy Of Blood, Fire And Steel
AFM Records [Release date 28.04.23] (LP, ref vinyl, gatefold sleeve) Guitarist Ross The Boss is best known as a founder member of both The Dictators and later Manowar, and has an extensive discography with both, as well as Shakin’ Street, … Continue reading
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Tagged AFM Records, album, best of, Fire And Steel, guitarist, Legacy Of Blood, Manowar, power metal, review, Ross the Boss
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Gig review: JOE SATRIANI – London Palladium,17 May 2023
There’s never been much doubt that Joe Satriani is from another solar system, his skill with a guitar like nothing on this Earth. Always one the most outstanding players out there, his literally jaw dropping skills have been the envy … Continue reading
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Tagged 17 May 2023, Deep Purple, gig, guitar instrumental, guitarist, Joe Satrian, Kenny Aronoff, London Palladium, metal, review, rock, The Elephants Of Mars
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Gig review: JOE BONAMASSA – Utilita Arena, Birmingham, 14 May 2023
Joe Bonamassa is a regular visitor to these shores. Having wrapped up a short tour last Spring, he was back with his band for another five UK dates playing venues he skipped last time. Indeed this was his first gig … Continue reading
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Tagged 14 May 2023, Birmingham, blues, blues rock, gig, guitarist, Joe Bonamassa, live, Reese Wynans, review, rock, Utilita Arena
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Album review: MIKE ROSS – Third Eye Open
Taller Records [Release date 28.04.23] This latest album Mike Ross certainly hits the listener like the proverbial musical freight train. Joining Mike Ross (vocals, guitar, organ) on engine’s footplate are Derek Randall (vocals, bass) and Darren Lee (drums). Jack Hutchinson adds … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, blues rock, guitarist, hard rock, Jack Hutchinson, Mike Ross, review, rock, Third Eye Open
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Album review: STEVE LUKATHER – Bridges
The Player’s Club/Mascot [Release date 16.06.23] Early despatches suggested that Steve Lukather’s latest solo album might merely be a continuation of Toto especially with the contributions of several band members. Sure, we have writing and vocal back up contributions from … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Bridges, classic rock, David Paich, guitar, guitarist, Joseph Williams, review, Steve Lukather, Toto
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Album review: JIM KIRKPATRICK – Dead Man Walking
US One Records [Release date 21.04.23] Second solo album from FM guitarist Jim Kirkpatrick, who is joined by fellow FM band member Jem Davis on keyboards and Status Quo’s rhythm section of bassist John ‘Rhino’ Edwards and drummer Leon Cave. … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, blues rock, Dead Man Walking, FM, guitarist, Jim Kirkpatrick, melodic rock, review, rock, Solo
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Feature: The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness – WALTER TROUT (May 2023)
Photo: John Bull/Rockrpix Walter Trout has consolidated his solo career, overcome major health issues, and remained relevant at the forefront of blues rock… Damn right Walter’s got the blues! But he’s thrown out the clichés, blown away the cobwebs, and … Continue reading
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Tagged anniversary, blues, blues rock, feature, GRTR!@20, guitar, guitarist, history, overview, summary, Walter Trout
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Album review: ARIELLE – ’73
ww.iamarielle.com [Release date 20.04.23] Arielle has had a stop-start career which has involved record label issues and rehab. Now an independent artist, the new album ’73 is her true second coming. It’s suitably titled because (whilst referencing her classic VW … Continue reading
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Tagged '73, album, Arielle, blues, guitar, guitarist, review, rock, roots
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Album review: PAUL GILBERT – The Dio Album
Music Theories Recordings/Mascot [Release date 07.04.23] Six string wizard Paul Gilbert reinterprets some of RJD’s finest moments from his time with Rainbow, Black Sabbath and Dio, substituting the master’s vocals with his own guitar lines. It’s a hugely brave move … Continue reading
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Tagged album, guitar, guitarist, Paul Gilbert, review, Ronnie James Dio, The Dio Album
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News: WALTER TROUT enters The Grotto of Greatness in May 2023
The latest inductee to “The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness” is blues/rock guitarist Walter Trout. A major retrospective following Trout’s career in the millennium will be published on 1 May by rock website Get Ready to ROCK! and throughout the month … Continue reading
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Tagged anniversary, blues, blues rock, GRTR!@20, guitar, guitarist, history, news, overview, summary, Walter Trout
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EP review: DANIELE LIVERANI – The Wheel Of Emotion
Spotify [Release date 30.03.23] After being lost for more that 30 years in old tapes, Daniele Liverani issues these four unreleased songs. Recorded back in 1992 with a 4 tracks and minimal home recording equipment tools, the tracks have been restored and … Continue reading
Quick plays: CHRIS DUARTE, THE FLYING SYMBOLS, SANSOME & QUINN
CHRIS DUARTE Ain’t Giving Up Mascot Records [Release date 07.04.23] Blues-roots guitarist Chris Duarte releases this, his 15th studio album. It also marks the first time in 22 years Duarte has worked with producer-guitarist Dennis Herring (Buddy Guy, Modest Mouse, Elvis … Continue reading
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Tagged albums, blues, Chris Duarte, folk, George Sansome & Matt Quinn, guitarist, hard rock, review, rock, roots, the Flying Symbols
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Feature: The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness – JOE BONAMASSA (April 2023)
Photo: Simon Dunkerley Bonamassa brings the blues to a new generation, at least until 2039… “Let’s start by doctoring the immortal phrase, ‘He came, he saw, (he blinked twice, took a deep breath), and conquered”! Joe Bonamassa and his gifted … Continue reading
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News: JOE BONAMASSA enters The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness in April 2023
The latest inductee to “The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness” is blues/rock guitarist Joe Bonamassa. A major retrospective feature charting Bonamassa’s rise and rise in the millennium will be published on 1 April by rock website Get Ready to ROCK! and … Continue reading
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Tagged blues rock, classic rock, feature, guitar, guitarist, history, Joe Bonamassa, retrospective
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