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Feature: GRTR!@20 Anniversary – Blues and Blues Rock – Primer
They say “popular” music goes in cycles and fifteen years after the latest blues/rock revival spearheaded by the likes of Jeff Healey and Gary Moore, the genre received a boost from the arrival of Joe Bonamassa, especially in Europe which … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, FEATURES, GRTR!@20, The Primer
Tagged blues, blues rock, Joe Bonamassa, Pete Feenstra, primer, summary, survey, Walter Trout
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Feature: GRTR!@20 Anniversary – Singer Songwriter – Primer
Singer-songwriter editor Pete Whalley gives his considered view on 20 years of the genre with the emphasis on female performers … Long considered a ‘folk’ rooted domain, the boundaries of the singer songwriter genre have blurred over the GRTR! decades, … Continue reading
Posted in FEATURES, GRTR!@20, The Primer
Tagged 2003-2023, anniversary, classic rock, Eleanor McEvoy, Hannah Aldridge, Judie Tzuke, Missy Higgins, primer, singer, songwriter, summary, Thea Gilmore, Tina Dico
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Feature: GRTR!@20 Anniversary – Melodic Rock – Primer
Melodic Rock Editor Andy Nathan witnesses the melodic revival… When GRTR! started in late-2002 traditional melodic rock and AOR was still in something of a prolonged hangover from the years of grunge which swept away the genre, and indeed much … Continue reading
Posted in FEATURES, GRTR!@20, The Primer
Tagged anniversary, AOR, Def Leppard, Europe, Firefest, FM, Foreigner, H.E.A.T., Journey, melodic hard rock, melodic rock, primer, summary, Whitesnake
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