Tag Archives: progressive

Upcoming: New releases (CD/DVD) July 2019 – September 2019

Posted on September 22, 2019 by GRTR! HQ

Compiled by Jason Ritchie January – March 2019 April – June 2019 July 1st DAVID GELN EISLEY (ex-GUFFRIA, DIRTY WHITE BOY) ‘Tattered, Torn & Worn’ GANDALF’S FIST ‘The Clockwork Prologue’ (double LP) MAGENTA ‘Home’ (500 copy limited edition re-issue) THE … Continue reading →

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Album review: ELOY – The Vision, The Sword and The Pyre (Part II)

Posted on September 7, 2019 by jason

Artist Station Records [Release date 27.09.19] German prog legends return with their new album two years after Part I of this 2 part concept (this with Joan of Arc as the central character). Part one featured fantastic reviews, and rightfully … Continue reading →

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Album review: RISE TWAIN – Rise Twain

Posted on August 15, 2019 by jason

Inside Out [Release date 06.09.19] Rise Twain are a new project featuring Brett William Kull (producer, audio engineer, and member of Echolyn, Grey Eye Glances, and Francis Dunnery’s New Progressives) and J.D. Beck (The Scenic Route, Beck-Fields, author & playwright). … Continue reading →

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Album review: PATTERN-SEEKING ANIMALS – Pattern-Seeking Animals

Posted on June 20, 2019 by jason

Inside Out [Release date 05.07.19] Pattern-Seeking Animals maybe a new band, however its members have a long and shared history as it features John Boegehold, who started the idea of this band and writes and works with Spock’s Beard. Joining … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: ROYAL REPUBLIC, ROB MORATTI, FINE SOFT DAY, TRAGIK

Posted on June 10, 2019 by jason

ROYAL REPUBLIC Club Majesty Nuclear Blast [Release date 31.05.19] Royal Republic are on the up and up with their mix of rock, dance, disco, funk, rock n roll – heck they will put in any style of music into their … Continue reading →

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Album review: THIS WINTER MACHINE – A Tower of Clocks

Posted on June 6, 2019 by jason

F2 Music [Release date 24.06.19] Second album by the Yorkshire based progressive rockers This Winter Machine, who are relative newcomers having formed in 2016. They consist of Al Winter (vocals), Mark Numan (keyboards, vocals), Graham Garbett (guitars, vocals), Scott Owens … Continue reading →

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Album review: FICTION SYXX – The Alternate Me

Posted on May 30, 2019 by jason

MelodicRock Records [Release date 28.06.19] Fiction Syxx follow up last year’s debut ‘Tall Dark Secret’ with ‘The Alternate Me’. Fiction Syxx is the brain child of songwriter/vocalist/guitarist Mark Allen Lanoue and he is joined again by guitarist JK Northrup (King … Continue reading →

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Album review: BIG BIG TRAIN – Grand Tour

Posted on May 30, 2019 by jason

English Electric [Release date 17.05.19] Big Big Train return with ‘Grand Tour’ – the first since the band’s inception without founder Andy Poole – and they are joined by five brass players and 18 string players. Vocalist David Langdon helps … Continue reading →

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Album review: DARWIN – Origin of Species

Posted on May 27, 2019 by jason

www.darwin.is [Release date 07.12.18] ‘Origin Of Species’ is an extravagant concept album spread over two discs, with DarWin not only the songwriter of the album and guitarist, he also stars in the album’s story. Ah yes, the story is a … Continue reading →

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Album review: ALAN PARSONS – The Secret

Posted on May 21, 2019 by jason

Frontiers [Release date 26.04.19] ‘The Secret’ is the fifth solo album by Alan Parsons, some fifteen years after his last solo album ‘A Valid Path’. Magic provides a theme throughout the album with the Alan Parsons Live Project band members … Continue reading →

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Album review: EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER – The Anthology 1970-1998 (4-LP Box set)

Posted on May 16, 2019 by GRTR! HQ

We’re giving away a copy of the boxed set in June – check out our Competitions section! David Randall chatted to Carl Palmer for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio in June 2018. This hour special features a selection of ELP … Continue reading →

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Album review: WEEND’O – You Need To Know Yourself

Posted on April 23, 2019 by GRTR! HQ

Sonicbond [Release date 12.04.19] We were impressed by the sophomore release – Time Of Awakening – by French progressive metal band Weend’ô (pronounced Window) this time last year. With some heavenly vocals from singer/keyboardist Laetitia Chaudemanche, lovely, fluid, lead guitar … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: MERRICK’S TUSK, THE EXPERIMENTAL

Posted on April 16, 2019 by jason

MERRICK’S TUSK Between The Earth and The Trees Undead Collective Records [Release date 03.05.19] Although Merrick’s Tusk have been around for the last decade, the band are now releasing their debut album “Between The Earth And The Trees”. With the … Continue reading →

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Album review: LONELY ROBOT – Under Stars

Posted on April 14, 2019 by jason

Inside Out [Release date 26.04.19] ‘Under Stars’ sees John Mitchell bring his Lonely Robot project trilogy to a finale. Joining him on this one are drummer Craig Blundell (Steven Wilson, Frost*) and bassist Steve Vantsis (Tilt, Fish). Available on vinyl … Continue reading →

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Upcoming: New releases (CD/DVD) April 2019 – June 2019

Posted on April 7, 2019 by GRTR! HQ

Compiled by Jason Ritchie January – March 2019 July – September 2019 April 5th ANIMAL DRIVE ‘Back To The Roots’ (covers EP) Frontiers BAD NEWS ’32nd Anniversary Box Set’ BRANT BJORK ‘Jacoozzi’ Heavy Psych Sounds Records DAVID BOWIE ‘Spying Through … Continue reading →

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Album review: DEVIN TOWNSEND – Empath

Posted on March 21, 2019 by jason

Hevy Devy/Inside Out [Release date 29.03.19] Devin Townsend has rested his Project and with ‘Empath’ we have his first solo album since ‘Ziltoid’. Guests include regular contributor Anneke van Giersbergen, Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger, Frank Zappa alumni Mike Keneally as music … Continue reading →

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Album review: THE MUTE GODS – Atheists and Believers

Posted on March 8, 2019 by jason

Inside Out [Release date 22.03.19] The core line-up of Nick Beggs (vocals, bass) , Roger King (keyboards) and Marco Minnemann (drums) – all three play guitar as well – are joined by guests including Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson, drummer Craig … Continue reading →

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Single review: GOYA – Prophecie

Posted on February 19, 2019 by jason

Facebook [Release date 08.03.19] Instrumental progressive rock, eh ? It’s not for everyone and typically not for the Mad Dog. However, having set aside my traditional aversion to both “prog” and “instrumentals” and opened my mind wide enough to … Continue reading →

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Album review: TIM BOWNESS – Flowers At The Scene

Posted on February 14, 2019 by jason

Inside Out [Release date 01.03.19] ‘Flowers At The Scene’ is Tim Bowness and Steven Wilson’s first joint production in over a decade – they have been working as a duo under the no-man name since 1987 – although it is … Continue reading →

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Album review: CURVED AIR – The Second British Rock Meeting 1972

Posted on February 4, 2019 by GRTR! HQ

Curved Air [Release date: 05.10.18] Dawn breaks grey on the last day of the 1972 Second British Rock Meeting at Germersheim, Germany. The festival has included sets from Pink Floyd, Humble Pie, The Strawbs, Savoy Brown, Lindisfarne and many other … Continue reading →

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Quick plays: VIANA, FERNANDO PERDOMO, JET RED

Posted on January 17, 2019 by jason

VIANA Forever Free Escape Music [Release date 25.01.19] Stefano Viana is an Italian guitarist, songwriter and producer who released his self-titled debut album in 2017. For album number two he has signed with Escape Music and enlisted vocalist Bryan Cole … Continue reading →

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Album review: EXCALIBUR (Alan Simon) – Ladies Of The Lake

Posted on January 12, 2019 by GRTR! HQ

Babaika [Release date: 02.11.18] Girl Power: albeit nary a Spice in sight, but the whiff of joss hangs pendulously over this female vocalist-fronted compilation trawl through the four Excalibur sword-and-sorcery releases by French composer Alan Simon. Alan explains in his … Continue reading →

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News: A Year in ROCK! 2018 – photographed and reviewed by Get Ready to ROCK!

Posted on December 27, 2018 by GRTR! HQ

Each year during the festive period Get Ready to ROCK! publishes a selection of photographs reflecting their gig reviews during the previous twelve months. Says Reviews Editor Jason Ritchie: “Once again the review team have shown their eclectic tastes with … Continue reading →

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Album review: TIM MORSE – Tim Morse III

Posted on December 22, 2018 by GRTR! HQ

Cymbalick Music [Release date 5.10.18] As you might guess from the title, this is the third solo album from Tim Morse, a keyboard /guitarist from California. My initial reaction on hearing the opening refrains of ‘Wake Up’, was ‘Yes’. And … Continue reading →

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Album review: TIGER MOTH TALES – Story Tellers Part Two

Posted on December 15, 2018 by GRTR! HQ

White Knight Records [Release date 26.10.18] We were absolutely blown away this year by Pete Jones’ performances as part of Camel on their Moonmadness tour. His keyboards and vocals were perfect, but it was his sax playing on ‘Another Night’ … Continue reading →