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		<title>Album review: BIG BIG TRAIN &#8211; Woodcut</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:14:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/01/album-review-big-big-train-woodcut/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/BIG-BIG-TRAIN-Woodcut-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="BIG BIG TRAIN - Woodcut" title="BIG BIG TRAIN - Woodcut" /></a>InsideOut Music [Release date 06.02.26] Woodcut is the sixteenth studio album from Big Big Train, the progressive rock band originally formed back in 1990. It sees a band that has had more than its fair share of line up changes &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/01/album-review-big-big-train-woodcut/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/01/album-review-big-big-train-woodcut/">Album review: BIG BIG TRAIN &#8211; Woodcut</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Album review : CARL BALDASSARRE &#8211; Deep Grooves</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 14:24:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brianmc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/09/album-review-carl-baldassarre-deep-grooves/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Deep-150-Grooves1.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="Deep 150 Grooves" title="Deep 150 Grooves" /></a>CB Music [Release date : 12.09.25] You have to admire Carl Baldassarre’s honesty for treating this self produced album as an academic exercise rather than a labour of love, although love of music of whatever stripe is clearly his motivation. &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/09/album-review-carl-baldassarre-deep-grooves/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/09/album-review-carl-baldassarre-deep-grooves/">Album review : CARL BALDASSARRE &#8211; Deep Grooves</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Album review : MR. BIG &#8211; Ten</title>
		<link>https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/07/album-review-mr-big-ten/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2024 10:21:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brianmc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/07/album-review-mr-big-ten/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/MrBig-Ten-image-1501.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="MrBig Ten image 150" title="MrBig Ten image 150" /></a>Frontiers [Release date: 12.07.24] Holding the world in their hands, Mr Big say goodbye to the late Pat Torpey, the band&#8217;s drummer, who lost his battle with Parkinson’s disease in 2018. And after 35 years of flying highs and way &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/07/album-review-mr-big-ten/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/07/album-review-mr-big-ten/">Album review : MR. BIG &#8211; Ten</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Gig review: MR. BIG- Shepherds Bush Empire, London, 23 March 2024</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2024 19:57:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andynathan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/03/gig-review-mr-big-shepherds-bush-empire-london-23-march-2024/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/P1100998-Copy-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="MR. BIG- Shepherds Bush Empire, London, 23 March 2024" title="MR. BIG- Shepherds Bush Empire, London, 23 March 2024" /></a>Mr.Big’s last UK tour was here six years ago and when original drummer Pat Torpey passed away months later, the band were effectively put on ice. However the surviving three members have decided to go out one more time, with &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/03/gig-review-mr-big-shepherds-bush-empire-london-23-march-2024/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/03/gig-review-mr-big-shepherds-bush-empire-london-23-march-2024/">Gig review: MR. BIG- Shepherds Bush Empire, London, 23 March 2024</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Album review: D’VIRGILIO, MORSE AND JENNINGS – Sophomore</title>
		<link>https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/11/album-review-dvirgilio-morse-and-jennings-sophomore/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2023 09:11:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>david.wilson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/11/album-review-dvirgilio-morse-and-jennings-sophomore/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/DVMJ-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="DVMJ" title="DVMJ" /></a>InsideOut Music [Release date 10.11.23] ‘Sophomore’ is the aptly named second album release from the trio comprising three of the biggest names in prog rock, Neal Morse, Nick D’Virgilio and Ross Jennings. Their first album ‘Troika’, which was released in &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/11/album-review-dvirgilio-morse-and-jennings-sophomore/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/11/album-review-dvirgilio-morse-and-jennings-sophomore/">Album review: D’VIRGILIO, MORSE AND JENNINGS – Sophomore</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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