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		<title>Album review: JOE HICKS – Before It Gets Dark</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 10:56:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/03/album-review-joe-hicks-before-it-gets-dark/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Joe-Hicks-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="Joe Hicks" title="Joe Hicks" /></a>Website [Release date 27.03.26] Session musicians – a necessary cog in the wheels of the music industry, particularly for solo singers. Sometimes the session musician wants to break out of his backing role and be seen. Take Jimmy Page and &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/03/album-review-joe-hicks-before-it-gets-dark/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/03/album-review-joe-hicks-before-it-gets-dark/">Album review: JOE HICKS – Before It Gets Dark</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 : ANDY SMYTHE – Quiet Revolution</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 17:11:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/02/album-review-andy-smythe-quiet-revolution/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="133" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/ANDY-SMYTHE-Quiet-Revolution-album-cover-e1773698403727.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="ANDY SMYTHE - Quiet Revolution" title="ANDY SMYTHE - Quiet Revolution" /></a>self release [Release date: 13.03.26] Andy Smythe’s ‘Quiet Revolution’ is a contemplative, but impassioned look at contemporary times. The album title appears to mirror the thoughts and songs of an introvert whose insightful lyrics appear to be a catalyst for &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/02/album-review-andy-smythe-quiet-revolution/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/02/album-review-andy-smythe-quiet-revolution/">Album review : ANDY SMYTHE – Quiet Revolution</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 &#8211; JOHN WEIDER (50th Anniversary Edition)</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 17:53:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/01/album-review-john-weider/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/johnweider1.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="JOHN WEIDER (50th Anniversary Edition)" title="JOHN WEIDER (50th Anniversary Edition)" /></a>Think Like A Key Music [Release date 12.12.25] John Weider is one of those unsung heroes of British rock. Not exactly a household name but a creditable CV nevertheless, with early stints in Johnny Kidd &#38; The Pirates, The &#8220;New&#8221; &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/01/album-review-john-weider/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/01/album-review-john-weider/">Album review &#8211; JOHN WEIDER (50th Anniversary Edition)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Single reviews: PYLON POETS, FOARN, FORGE HOUNDS, CHOLE CHADWICK</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 14:17:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/11/single-reviews-pylon-poets-foarn-forge-hounds-chole-chadwick/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Pylon-Poets-Not-to-Blame2-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="Pylon Poets - Not to Blame2" title="Pylon Poets - Not to Blame2" /></a>Pylon Poets – Not to Blame (feat. Call Yourself Karma) Big fans of Pylon Poets here at GRTR! and following the release of their album &#8216;Demise of the Divine&#8217; in Jun, Pylon Poets have teamed up with Call Yourself Karma &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/11/single-reviews-pylon-poets-foarn-forge-hounds-chole-chadwick/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/11/single-reviews-pylon-poets-foarn-forge-hounds-chole-chadwick/">Single reviews: PYLON POETS, FOARN, FORGE HOUNDS, CHOLE CHADWICK</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: MEN WITHOUT HATS – On The Moon</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 12:38:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>jason</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/11/album-review-men-without-hats-on-the-moon/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/MWH-e1763168239931.jpeg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="MEN WITHOUT HATS - On The Moon" title="MEN WITHOUT HATS - On The Moon" /></a>Website [Release date 14.11.25] Men Without Hats, perhaps best known by many for their 1982 hit ‘The Safety Dance’, first formed back in 1977, split in 1993, before returning briefly in 2002-03 and returned full time in 2010. Since then, &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/11/album-review-men-without-hats-on-the-moon/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/11/album-review-men-without-hats-on-the-moon/">Album review: MEN WITHOUT HATS – On The Moon</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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