Get Ready to ROCK! » Jimmy Bain https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Fri, 12 Jun 2026 10:47:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Album review : WILD HORSES – Standing Our Ground (6 CD Boxset) https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/02/album-review-wild-horses-standing-our-ground-6-cd-boxset/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/02/album-review-wild-horses-standing-our-ground-6-cd-boxset/#comments Wed, 04 Feb 2026 13:49:00 +0000 brianmc https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=107011 WILD HORSESCherry Red [Release date 13.02.26] The two Wild Horses’ studio albums were arguably the last gasp of seventies’ hard rock before it went under. Glaswegian forces of nature, Brian Robertson and Jimmy Bain, guitar and bass (and vocals), had jumped … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/02/album-review-wild-horses-standing-our-ground-6-cd-boxset/feed/ 0 Album review: LAST IN LINE – Heavy Crown https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/01/album-review-last-in-line-heavy-crown/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/01/album-review-last-in-line-heavy-crown/#comments Sun, 24 Jan 2016 18:52:05 +0000 jason http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=35592 LAST IN LINE - Heavy CrownFrontiers www.frontiers.it [Release date 19.02.16] How poignant that, as I write this review, it is just hours since the news broke that bass player Jimmy Bain has died. A member of Rainbow, Thin Lizzy and a pivotal part of Dio, … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/01/album-review-last-in-line-heavy-crown/feed/ 0 Gig review: LAST IN LINE – Islington Academy, 1 August 2013 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2013/08/gig-review-last-in-line-islington-academy-11-august-2013/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2013/08/gig-review-last-in-line-islington-academy-11-august-2013/#comments Mon, 12 Aug 2013 13:26:32 +0000 jason http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=12630 LAST IN LINE + SWEET SAVAGE + DENDERA A two thirds full Islington Academy to see the surviving members of the classic Dio line-up from the early/mid-80’s, no mean feat as August is never a great month for gigs outside … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2013/08/gig-review-last-in-line-islington-academy-11-august-2013/feed/ 0 WILL WALLNER & VIVIEN VAIN – Rising https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2012/11/will-wallner-vivien-vain-rising/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2012/11/will-wallner-vivien-vain-rising/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 20:07:59 +0000 jason http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=5275 Metal Mind Productions Wallner and Vain, though sounding like the first act at an end-of-the-pier variety show, are in fact very well connected musicians indeed. The list of contributors to this debut album reads like a Who’s Who of late … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2012/11/will-wallner-vivien-vain-rising/feed/ 0 Wallner/Vain new album ‘Rising’ due October 8th https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2012/07/wallnervain-new-album-rising-due-october-8th/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2012/07/wallnervain-new-album-rising-due-october-8th/#comments Tue, 10 Jul 2012 09:29:21 +0000 jason http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=1940 Metal Mind Productions is proud to announce the European release of the debut album by Los Angeles based hard rock artists Will Wallner (guitars) & Vivien Vain (vocals). Released in February, the self-titled album has been available so far only … Continue reading →

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