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		<title>Album review: THIRSTY QUIREBOYS &#8211; God Bless America: The Best Of Thirsty</title>
		<link>https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/06/album-review-thirsty-quireboys-god-bless-america-the-best-of-thirsty/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 07:59:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/06/album-review-thirsty-quireboys-god-bless-america-the-best-of-thirsty/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/tq-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="tq" title="tq" /></a>Website [Release date 05.06.26] The band Thirsty were formed in 2014 by former (and founder) Quireboys guitarist Guy Bailey, and over the next decade released three albums. With lyrical help from Russian poet Irina D, there was a different feel &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/06/album-review-thirsty-quireboys-god-bless-america-the-best-of-thirsty/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/06/album-review-thirsty-quireboys-god-bless-america-the-best-of-thirsty/">Album review: THIRSTY QUIREBOYS &#8211; God Bless America: The Best Of Thirsty</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: JULIAN LITTMAN &#8211; Goblin Market Music</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Nov 2021 10:22:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/11/album-review-julian-littman-goblin-market-music/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/JULIAN-LITTMAN-Goblin-Market-Music-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="JULIAN LITTMAN - Goblin Market Music" title="JULIAN LITTMAN - Goblin Market Music" /></a>Website [Release date 01.12.21] Steeleye Span’s Julian Littman has created a concept album based on Christina Rossetti&#8217;s famous 19th Century poem ‘Goblin Market’. In addition, author John Matthews set out to adapt the themes in the poem to create a &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/11/album-review-julian-littman-goblin-market-music/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/11/album-review-julian-littman-goblin-market-music/">Album review: JULIAN LITTMAN &#8211; Goblin Market Music</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Feature: Albums that time forgot…CALVERT FLEMING PROJECT – Shotgun Pixie</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Sep 2021 10:41:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>petefeenstra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/09/feature-albums-that-time-forgotcalvert-fleming-project-shotgun-pixie/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Shotgun-Pixie1-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="Calvert Fleming Project - Shotgun Pixie" title="Calvert  Fleming Project - Shotgun Pixie" /></a>Amazing Radio 2021 ‘Shotgun Pixie’ is the ultimate album that time forgot, except it’s not been forgotten. This post psychedelic gem of an album by Ohio  guitarist Jimmy Fleming and Robert Calvert’s grand daughter Maya Calvert is very much available &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/09/feature-albums-that-time-forgotcalvert-fleming-project-shotgun-pixie/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/09/feature-albums-that-time-forgotcalvert-fleming-project-shotgun-pixie/">Feature: Albums that time forgot…CALVERT FLEMING PROJECT – Shotgun Pixie</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Interview: GUY BAILEY (THIRSTY)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2016 12:42:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/10/interview-guy-bailey-thirsty/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/thirsty-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="" title="thirsty" /></a>Guy Bailey gives the latest on Thirsty, who&#8217;s latest album &#8216;Albatross&#8217; is out now&#8230; 1. How pleased are you with the reception that Thirsty has continued to receive as a band? We are all delighted. From the very beginning, when &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/10/interview-guy-bailey-thirsty/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/10/interview-guy-bailey-thirsty/">Interview: GUY BAILEY (THIRSTY)</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: THIRSTY &#8211; Albatross</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2016 08:01:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/09/album-review-thirsty-albatross/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/thirsty-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="THIRSTY - Albatross" title="THIRSTY - Albatross" /></a>Thirsty Music [Release date 07.11.16] A fine extension to 2015’s self-titled debut album, &#8216;Albatross&#8217; finds Thirsty exactly as we left them. With 11 tracks coming in at bang on 33 minutes, the band are sticking to their formula of great &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/09/album-review-thirsty-albatross/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2016/09/album-review-thirsty-albatross/">Album review: THIRSTY &#8211; Albatross</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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