Get Ready to ROCK! » Richie Kotzen https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Thu, 30 Apr 2026 08:06:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Gig review: SMITH KOTZEN – Bristol Academy, 20 February 2026 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/02/gig-review-smith-kotzen-bristol-academy-20-february-2026/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/02/gig-review-smith-kotzen-bristol-academy-20-february-2026/#comments Thu, 26 Feb 2026 02:33:02 +0000 GRTR! HQ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=107333 SMITH KOTZEN - Bristol Academy, 20 February 2026It’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’ throat infection. Shame as I was looking forward to seeing Barras live … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/02/gig-review-smith-kotzen-bristol-academy-20-february-2026/feed/ 0 Album review: SMITH KOTZEN (Adrian Smith, Richie Kotzen) https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/03/album-review-smith-kotzen-adrian-smith-richie-kotzen/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/03/album-review-smith-kotzen-adrian-smith-richie-kotzen/#comments Mon, 29 Mar 2021 20:43:41 +0000 GRTR! HQ http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=71906 SMITH KOTZEN (Adrian Smith, Richie Kotzen)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) … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/03/album-review-smith-kotzen-adrian-smith-richie-kotzen/feed/ 0 Album review: JASON BECKER – Triumphant Heart https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/12/album-review-jason-becker-triumphant-heart/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/12/album-review-jason-becker-triumphant-heart/#comments Thu, 06 Dec 2018 17:06:36 +0000 petefeenstra http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=57008 Jason Becker - Triumphant HeartMascot (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, … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/12/album-review-jason-becker-triumphant-heart/feed/ 0 Gig review: STONE FREE FESTIVAL – Day 2 – 02 Arena, London, 17 June 2018 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/06/gig-review-stone-free-festival-day-2-02-arena-london-17-june-2018/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/06/gig-review-stone-free-festival-day-2-02-arena-london-17-june-2018/#comments Mon, 25 Jun 2018 22:44:56 +0000 andynathan http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=53671 Anderson, Rabin & Wakeman - STONE FREE FESTIVAL- DAY 2 - 02 Arena, London, 17 June 2018If day one of Stone Free exhibited classic rock at its heaviest and loudest, the Sunday – at least in the main O2 Arena- had a more progressive and thoughtful bent to it. However the Orange Amps stage was still … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/06/gig-review-stone-free-festival-day-2-02-arena-london-17-june-2018/feed/ 0 Album review: RICHIE KOTZEN, IAN GILLAN (reissues) https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/02/album-review-richie-kotzen-ian-gillan-reissues/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/02/album-review-richie-kotzen-ian-gillan-reissues/#comments Mon, 19 Feb 2018 20:26:39 +0000 GRTR! HQ http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=51356 RICHIE KOTZEN - Telecasters & Stratocasters - Klassic KotzenThe Store For Music [Release date 17.11.17/23.02.18] A welcome outing for three late-1990s solo albums from the underrated Richie Kotzen, repackaged as Telecasters & Stratocasters: Klassic Kotzen.  Kotzen might be best known for his stints in Poison and Mr.Big and … Continue reading →

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