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		<title>Album review : MICKEY THOMAS Over The Edge</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:22:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>brianmc</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/08/album-review-mickey-thomas-over-the-edge/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Mickey-150-Thomas-image.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="Mickey 150 Thomas image" title="Mickey 150 Thomas image" /></a>Frontiers [Release date: 21.08.26] Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship and Starship’s history is well documented online. Mickey Thomas was Starship’s vocalist through the eighties. By 1989, the band’s output had dropped to zero, and Thomas hadn’t released any solo material since &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/08/album-review-mickey-thomas-over-the-edge/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/08/album-review-mickey-thomas-over-the-edge/">Album review : MICKEY THOMAS Over The Edge</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Gig review: SMITH KOTZEN &#8211; Bristol Academy, 20 February 2026</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 02:33:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>GRTR! HQ</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/02/gig-review-smith-kotzen-bristol-academy-20-february-2026/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/260220_skotzen13a-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="SMITH KOTZEN - Bristol Academy, 20 February 2026" title="SMITH KOTZEN - Bristol Academy, 20 February 2026" /></a>It&#8217;s a band and promoters nightmare. Towards the end of a relatively short UK tour the special guests Kris Barras Band had to pull out due to Kris&#8217; throat infection. Shame as I was looking forward to seeing Barras live &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/02/gig-review-smith-kotzen-bristol-academy-20-february-2026/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/02/gig-review-smith-kotzen-bristol-academy-20-february-2026/">Gig review: SMITH KOTZEN &#8211; Bristol Academy, 20 February 2026</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: SMITH KOTZEN (Adrian Smith, Richie Kotzen)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2021 20:43:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/03/album-review-smith-kotzen-adrian-smith-richie-kotzen/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/smith_kotzen1.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="SMITH KOTZEN (Adrian Smith, Richie Kotzen)" title="SMITH KOTZEN (Adrian Smith, Richie Kotzen)" /></a>BMG [Release date 26.03.21] What have rock stars been doing in Lockdown?  Streaming, recycling back catalogue, a bit of gardening, maybe even new material.  And some have joined forces with others.  Strength in numbers, or something. Adrian Smith (Iron Maiden) &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/03/album-review-smith-kotzen-adrian-smith-richie-kotzen/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/03/album-review-smith-kotzen-adrian-smith-richie-kotzen/">Album review: SMITH KOTZEN (Adrian Smith, Richie Kotzen)</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: JASON BECKER – Triumphant Heart</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Dec 2018 17:06:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>petefeenstra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/12/album-review-jason-becker-triumphant-heart/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Jason-Becker-Triumphant-Heart-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="Jason Becker - Triumphant Heart" title="" /></a>Mascot (Release date: 07.12.19) Without overlooking the desperate circumstances of guitar virtuoso Jason Becker being stricken by motor neurone disease, the idea of an album filled with some of the greatest rock guitarist of our time playing mostly his music, &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/12/album-review-jason-becker-triumphant-heart/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/12/album-review-jason-becker-triumphant-heart/">Album review: JASON BECKER – Triumphant Heart</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Gig review: STONE FREE FESTIVAL &#8211; Day 2 &#8211; 02 Arena, London, 17 June 2018</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jun 2018 22:44:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>andynathan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/06/gig-review-stone-free-festival-day-2-02-arena-london-17-june-2018/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/P1050116-1024x768.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="Anderson, Rabin &amp; Wakeman - STONE FREE FESTIVAL- DAY 2 - 02 Arena, London, 17 June 2018" title="Anderson, Rabin &amp; Wakeman - STONE FREE FESTIVAL- DAY 2 - 02 Arena, London, 17 June 2018" /></a>If day one of Stone Free exhibited classic rock at its heaviest and loudest, the Sunday &#8211; at least in the main O2 Arena- had a more progressive and thoughtful bent to it. However the Orange Amps stage was still &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/06/gig-review-stone-free-festival-day-2-02-arena-london-17-june-2018/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/06/gig-review-stone-free-festival-day-2-02-arena-london-17-june-2018/">Gig review: STONE FREE FESTIVAL &#8211; Day 2 &#8211; 02 Arena, London, 17 June 2018</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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