Tag Archives: Progressive Rock

Album review: SOLSTICE – Clann

Posted on April 5, 2025 by GRTR! HQ

https://solsticeprog.uk/ [Release date 04.04.25] I should start this by saying “where have Solstice been all my reviewing life?” I have been vaguely aware of their existence, more familiar with their album ‘Prophecy’ (2013), but it is only now that they are … Continue reading →

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Album review: IQ – Dominion

Posted on March 25, 2025 by alanjones

Giant Electric Pea - [Release Date: 28.03.25] It’s a new IQ album – what’s not to like? At the forefront of the progressive rock cognoscenti’s ‘Finest Prog Bands’ list since their debut ‘Tales From The Lush Attic’ in 1983 (when … Continue reading →

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Album review: EVERON – Shells

Posted on February 3, 2025 by alanjones

Music Theories Recordings / Mascot [Release date: 28.02.25] German progressive rock band Everon were quite prolific in the late nineties / early noughties, releasing seven albums between 1993’s ‘Paradoxes’ and ‘North’ in 2008 – all of which somehow avoided … Continue reading →

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News: The Best of 2024 – The Get Ready to ROCK! Reviewer Selections (December 2024)

Posted on December 9, 2024 by GRTR! HQ

We started 2024 with the sad news that Tony Clarkin of Magnum had passed away just days before the release of the band’s latest album. The band have been venerated over the years by GRTR! and were celebrated in our … Continue reading →

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Feature: Box Sets are for life, not just for Christmas…(December 2024)

Posted on November 29, 2024 by GRTR! HQ

The reissues and recycling still come thick and fast, not least in the unashamed “reissue” of vinyl – another income stream for the record labels designed to extract more wedge from our hard-pressed wallets. Here is our round-up of recommended … Continue reading →

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Upcoming: New releases (CD/DVD/Bluray) 2025

Posted on October 31, 2024 by GRTR! HQ

Compiled by Jason Ritchie To search quickly within this page (“Find In Page”): Press Ctrl+F (on Windows PC, Chromebook, or Linux system), or Command+F (on a Mac) on the keyboard. The “F” stands for “Find,” and it works in every … Continue reading →

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News: Albums of the Month (July – September 2024)

Posted on October 30, 2024 by GRTR! HQ

A quarterly feature highlighting album releases rated highly by the GRTR! review team and worthy of your investigation KALANDRA A Frame Of Mind (By Norse Music) Turn on the heat, settle down with your favourite tipple, and let ‘A Frame … Continue reading →

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Album review: JOHN WETTON – Concentus (10-CD box set)

Posted on October 29, 2024 by GRTR! HQ

David Randall chatted to John Wetton in April 2009. This interview was first broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio 19 April 2009 and now reissued in “The GRTR! Archive” series. Spirit Of Unicorn Music/Cherry Red Records [Release date 15.11.24] … Continue reading →

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Upcoming: New releases (CD/DVD) 2024

Posted on October 29, 2024 by GRTR! HQ

Compiled by Jason Ritchie Updated 28.10.24 To search quickly within this page (“Find In Page”): Press Ctrl+F (on Windows PC, Chromebook, or Linux system), or Command+F (on a Mac) on the keyboard. The “F” stands for “Find,” and it works … Continue reading →

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Album review: RUBY DAWN – Blood On Water

Posted on October 14, 2024 by alanjones

Self-released [Release date 01.11.24] Hailing from Wokingham in the UK, Ruby Dawn are a rather fine progressive/art-rock band consolidating their progressive credentials with this follow-up to 2023’s ‘Beyond Tomorrow’, which, from all accounts, was an excellent debut in itself. Fronted … Continue reading →

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Album review: KALANDRA – A Frame Of Mind

Posted on September 30, 2024 by GRTR! HQ

By Norse Music [Release date 13.09.24] What is it with Scandinavia – still enticing and alluring with it’s Scandi Noir blend of melancholy and repressed emotion? If you want an album to soothe the soul as we head out of … Continue reading →

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Album review: SYLVAN – Back To Live

Posted on September 8, 2024 by alanjones

Gentle Art Of Music/Soulfood [Release date: 12.07.24] Sylvan, alongside label stable-mates RPWL, have been at the forefront of German progressive rock since the release of their debut album ‘Deliverance’ in 1999 and have raised the bar with every subsequent … Continue reading →

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Album review: MARCO GLÜHMANN – A Fragile Present

Posted on August 28, 2024 by alanjones

Gentle Art Of Music / Soul Food - [Release date: 14.06.24] So, what happens if the two finest progressive rock bands in Germany get together (with a number of special guests) to make a progressive rock album? The answer is … Continue reading →

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Album review : RING THE BELLS AND SING – Progressive Sounds of 1975 (4 CD boxset/Remasters)

Posted on August 24, 2024 by brianmc

Cherry Red [Release date : 30.08.24) Ring The Bells And Sing is one more in a carefully (and imaginatively) curated series of Progrock sounds from the Cherry Red label. This one focuses exclusively on 1975. Always good to have some … Continue reading →

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Album review: LEON ALVARADO – The Changing Tide

Posted on August 14, 2024 by alanjones

Melodic Revolution Records [Release date: 31.05.24] Leon Alvarado is an American multi-instrumentalist who started his recording career in 2009 with an album called ‘Plays Genesis And Other Stuff’ and has progressed (see what I did there?) to Pink Floyd on … Continue reading →

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News: Albums of the Month (April – June 2024)

Posted on August 4, 2024 by GRTR! HQ

ATLANTIC Another World (Escape Music) This summer’s AOR album has arrived! Lush keys, harmonies, plenty of lovestruck lyrical themes, soaring guitar solos and the vocals of Mark Grimmett, who adds that extra bit of class to the whole musical proceedings. … Continue reading →

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Album review : PARALYDIUM – Universe Calls

Posted on August 3, 2024 by brianmc

Frontiers [Release date : 09.08.24] The success of a Progressive Rock album is almost totally dependent on creating a unique sonic landscape. The reviews of Paralydium’s previous release criticised the band’s lack of ambition. That there was no apparent attempt … Continue reading →

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Album review: CIRCULINE – C.O.R.E.

Posted on June 24, 2024 by GRTR! HQ

Inner Nova Music [Release date 20.09.24] There’s nothing quite like a bit of old school schmoozing. Circuline have, let’s say, a certain maturity of years (their bassist Shelby excluded) and – therefore – a maturity of outlook. Old timers like … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE DAVE FOSTER BAND – Maybe They’ll Come Back For Us

Posted on June 11, 2024 by GRTR! HQ

English Electric Recordings [Release date 31.05.24] Several years ago when I saw The Steve Rothery Band playing live Dave Foster provided support, and then reappeared in the Marillion guitarist’s band. Half way through Foster’s own set, an ethereally toned guitar … Continue reading →

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Album review: YES – Talk

Posted on June 2, 2024 by alanjones

Spirit Of Unicorn/Cherry Red Records [Release date: 24.05.24] Originally released in 1994 and remastered here for its 30th anniversary, ‘Talk’ is very much the lost album of the Yes canon (not helped by the Victor record company going bust not … Continue reading →

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Album review: FOCUS – Focus 12

Posted on May 30, 2024 by GRTR! HQ

David Randall chatted to Thijs van Leer for his weekly show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio playing tracks from the new album. First broadcast 9 June 2024 and featured in the second hour. Spirit Of Unicorn Music [Release date … Continue reading →

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Album review: OLIVER WAKEMAN – Anam Cara

Posted on May 20, 2024 by GRTR! HQ

Elflock Records/Spirit of Unicorn Music/Cherry Red [Release date 10.05.24] Oliver Wakeman is best known as part of a veritable keyboard dynasty but out of the fatherly shadow he has been steadily making solid albums on his own terms. The latest … Continue reading →

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Album review: MANDOKI SOULMATES – A Memory Of Our Future

Posted on May 16, 2024 by GRTR! HQ

Red Rock Music/Inside Out Music [Release date 10.05.24] I think it fair to say that Leslie Mandoki doesn’t do things half-arsed. Several years ago a couple of reissues were accompanied by an expansive press kit, a real thick tome that … Continue reading →

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Album review: VARIOUS – Reimagining The Court Of The Crimson King

Posted on April 30, 2024 by GRTR! HQ

Purple Pyramid Records [Release date 19.04.24] King Crimson’s 1969 album is one of the most significant and influential prog albums and here gets a fresh coat of paint courtesy of a stellar gathering of prog and fusion A listers. And, … Continue reading →

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Album review: BIG BIG TRAIN – The Likes Of Us

Posted on April 28, 2024 by alanjones

Inside Out [Release Date: 01.03.24] When David Longdon tragically died in an accident at his home in 2021, Big Big Train, one of the finest folk/prog bands this country has produced, were shattered to the core. How could they continue … Continue reading →