Get Ready to ROCK! » One https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Mon, 20 Apr 2026 11:00:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Gig review: APOCALYPTICA – SWG3, Glasgow, 3 October 2024 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/10/gig-review-apocalyptica-swg3-glasgow-3rd-october-2024/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/10/gig-review-apocalyptica-swg3-glasgow-3rd-october-2024/#comments Fri, 11 Oct 2024 07:14:06 +0000 david.wilson https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=98240 mini_SAM_1030Many years ago I attended a guitar masterclass with the legendary singer/songwriter Gordon Giltrap. It was just one man with an acoustic guitar, but the sound and sheer ferocity of riffage he managed to extract from his poor, tortured acoustic … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/10/gig-review-apocalyptica-swg3-glasgow-3rd-october-2024/feed/ 0 Album review: COLIN CARTER – One https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/04/album-review-colin-carter-one/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/04/album-review-colin-carter-one/#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2018 01:27:27 +0000 GRTR! HQ http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=52241 COLIN CARTER - OneThe first ever solo album by one-time vocalist with prog rockers Flash.  This was a band who shared some similarities with early Yes not least because their guitarist Peter Banks was the original Yes guitarist.  Sadly Banks died in 2013 … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/04/album-review-colin-carter-one/feed/ 0 Quick plays: DAVID LOCKE, DERIAN CROSS, TESS OF THE CIRCLE https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/02/quick-plays-david-locke-derian-cross-tess-of-the-circle/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/02/quick-plays-david-locke-derian-cross-tess-of-the-circle/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2016 18:20:19 +0000 GRTR! HQ http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=35779 DAVID LOCKE TransitionsDAVID LOCKE Transitions [Release date 05.15] www.davidlocke.co.uk David Locke is another guitar journeymen but the difference between his production values and the Derian Cross album (see below) are palpable. A lot of time and effort has evidently gone into making … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/02/quick-plays-david-locke-derian-cross-tess-of-the-circle/feed/ 0 Quick plays: NATALIE MACMASTER & DONNELL LEAHY, DANNY SCHMIDT https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2015/03/quick-plays-natalie-macmaster-donnell-leahy-danny-schmidt/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2015/03/quick-plays-natalie-macmaster-donnell-leahy-danny-schmidt/#comments Mon, 30 Mar 2015 23:14:53 +0000 GRTR! HQ http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=28761 NATALIE MACMASTER & DONNELL LEAHY OneNATALIE MACMASTER & DONNELL LEAHY One You might well ask why GRTR! is reviewing a Celtic / Breton fiddle album? And it would be a reasonable question to ask.  But there are ‘rock’ connections.  Firstly, one half of the main … Continue reading →

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