Get Ready to ROCK! » Laurence Archer https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:10:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Album review: GRAND SLAM – Wheel of Fortune https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/06/album-review-grand-slam-wheel-of-fortune/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/06/album-review-grand-slam-wheel-of-fortune/#comments Thu, 06 Jun 2024 12:20:46 +0000 jason https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=95855 Grand Slam - Wheel of FortuneSilver Lining Music [Release date 07.06.24] Grand Slam co-founding member Laurence Archer, and front man Mike Dyer, make it extraordinarily clear that theirs has been a true journey of destiny, one where early unions ended up leaving unfinished business on … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/06/album-review-grand-slam-wheel-of-fortune/feed/ 0 Gig review: GRAND SLAM – The Victoria, Swindon, 22 September 2022 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/09/gig-review-grand-slam-the-victoria-swindon-22-september-2022/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/09/gig-review-grand-slam-the-victoria-swindon-22-september-2022/#comments Tue, 27 Sep 2022 15:30:05 +0000 jason https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=83188 220922_gslam1With the legend that is Laurie Mansworth (lead guitar and vocals) as the driving force for this project and his son, Dhani Mansworth on drums with his fellow Treatment members, Tagore Grey on guitar and Tao Grey on bass, ex-Piston … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/09/gig-review-grand-slam-the-victoria-swindon-22-september-2022/feed/ 0 Gig review: FM- Islington Assembly Hall, London, 7 April 2022 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/04/gig-review-fm-islington-assembly-hall-london-7-april-2022/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/04/gig-review-fm-islington-assembly-hall-london-7-april-2022/#comments Thu, 14 Apr 2022 18:28:05 +0000 andynathan https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=80002 FM- Islington Assembly Hall, London, 7 April 2022They release albums at regular intervals but touring has always been FM’s lifeblood. They dipped their toe back in the live environment with selected shows last year,  but this twice postponed London show was part of a tour to promote … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/04/gig-review-fm-islington-assembly-hall-london-7-april-2022/feed/ 0 Gig review: GRAND SLAM/Bad Touch – Camden Underworld, London, 22 November 2019 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/11/gig-review-grand-slambad-touch-camden-underworld-london-22-november-2019/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/11/gig-review-grand-slambad-touch-camden-underworld-london-22-november-2019/#comments Mon, 25 Nov 2019 23:25:03 +0000 andynathan http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=63258 GRAND SLAM/Bad Touch- Camden Underworld, London, 22 November 2019One of the great sadnesses of my formative music years was the failure of Philip Lynott’s post- Thin Lizzy outfit to get as far as a record deal- despite their reputation as a live act, including as support to Status … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/11/gig-review-grand-slambad-touch-camden-underworld-london-22-november-2019/feed/ 0 Album review: GRAND SLAM – Hit The Ground https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/11/album-review-grand-slam-hit-the-ground/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2019/11/album-review-grand-slam-hit-the-ground/#comments Tue, 05 Nov 2019 07:15:31 +0000 jason http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=62751 GRAND SLAM - Hit The GroundMarshall Records [Release date 22.11.19] Great things should have happened for Grand Slam when they emerged in 1984 from the dust that settled after the tangled and anti-climactic end of the great Thin Lizzy, who themselves were just seeing a … Continue reading →

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