Get Ready to ROCK! » John Norum https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Tue, 16 Jun 2026 06:08:47 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Gig review: EUROPE – Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, 18 October 2023 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/10/gig-review-europe-royal-concert-hall-glasgow-18-october-2023/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/10/gig-review-europe-royal-concert-hall-glasgow-18-october-2023/#comments Mon, 23 Oct 2023 11:17:12 +0000 david.wilson https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=91764 EUROPE - Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, 18 October 2023I recently interviewed Tommy Johannson of the Swedish band Sabaton. As an aside at the end of the interview I asked him, given the band’s love of all things historic, if he could go back to any point in time … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/10/gig-review-europe-royal-concert-hall-glasgow-18-october-2023/feed/ 0 Album review: JOHN NORUM – Gone To Stay https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/11/album-review-john-norum-gone-to-stay/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/11/album-review-john-norum-gone-to-stay/#comments Wed, 16 Nov 2022 19:49:24 +0000 GRTR! HQ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=84549 JOHN NORUM - Gone To StayGAIN [Release date 28.10.22] In the absence of a Europe album (last sighted 2017) we have at least a new album from the band’s guitarist. Norum’s last solo outing in 2010 was called ‘Play Yard Blues’.  But as I said … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/11/album-review-john-norum-gone-to-stay/feed/ 0 Gig review: WHITESNAKE, Foreigner, Europe – Hydro, Glasgow, 2 May 2022 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/05/gig-review-whitesnake-hydro-glasgow-12th-may-2022/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/05/gig-review-whitesnake-hydro-glasgow-12th-may-2022/#comments Tue, 17 May 2022 21:14:06 +0000 david.wilson https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=80699 WHITESNAKE – Hydro, Glasgow, 2 May 2022For any rock fan old enough to remember the 70’s and 80’s the music of Whitesnake has been a constant soundtrack. The band may have had a revolving door installed in their tour bus for ease of access as members … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/05/gig-review-whitesnake-hydro-glasgow-12th-may-2022/feed/ 0 Feature: Albums that time forgot…DON DOKKEN – Up From The Ashes https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/10/feature-albums-that-time-forgot-don-dokken-up-from-the-ashes/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/10/feature-albums-that-time-forgot-don-dokken-up-from-the-ashes/#comments Sat, 10 Oct 2020 13:44:34 +0000 GRTR! HQ http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=68861 DON DOKKEN - Up From The AshesGeffen Records (1990) At the turn of the 1980′s there was a last hurrah for the genre that had sometimes been called glam metal, or more specifically hair metal.  Bolstered by albums such as Whitesnake (1987) and Winger (1988) the … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/10/feature-albums-that-time-forgot-don-dokken-up-from-the-ashes/feed/ 0 Album review: JOHN NORUM – Total Control, Face The Truth, Another Destination (reissues) https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/08/album-review-john-norum-total-control-face-the-truth-another-destination/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/08/album-review-john-norum-total-control-face-the-truth-another-destination/#comments Mon, 31 Aug 2020 11:01:53 +0000 jason http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=68171 JOHN NORUM - Total ControlRock 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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