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Album review: LAURENCE JONES – Bad Luck & The Blues
Pete Feenstra chatted to Laurence Jones for his show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 17 September 2023. Marshall Records [Release date 25.08.23] ‘Bad Luck & The Blues’ is Laurence Jones’s ninth release in all and it’s a cracking hard … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Ash Sheehan, Bad Luck & The Blues, Chris Sheldon, Deep Purple, funk, Gary Moore, grunge, guitar, interview, Jack Timmis, Jimi Hendrix, Laurence Jones, power trio, radio, review, Robin Trower, rock
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Album review: TEMPT – Tempt
Better Noise Music [Release date 25.08.23] Tempt’s website states they are “rock music for the modern age.” To date they have supported the likes of Bon Jovi, Shinedown and Iron Maiden, plus released a number of well received covers and … Continue reading
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Tagged album, debut, Def Leppard, hard rock, melodic rock, modern rock, review, rock, Tempt
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Album review: SAM MILLAR – More Cheese Please
Bandcamp [Release date 01.09.23] Sam Millar is the epitome of an artist determined to get their music out there despite setbacks. Previously a member of the highly touted Big Foot, who split just as they were about to reap the … Continue reading
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Tagged 80's rock, album, AOR, Big Foot, melodic rock, More Cheese Please, review, rock, Sam Millar, Sass Bandits
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Album review : DEACON BLUE – All The Old 45s, The Very Best Of Deacon Blue
Cooking Vinyl [Release date : 01.09.23] 1987, and the critics said they wouldn’t last, and here we are, 36 years later, and Deacon Blue are releasing… wait for it… a 41 track, double CD album titled All The Old 45s … Continue reading
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Tagged 2CDs, album, blues, Dougie Vipond, Glasgow, Hits, James Prime, Lorraine McIntosh, pop, review, Ricky Ross, rock
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Album review : MR BIG – The Albums 1976-1978 (3 CD set)
Cherry Red [Release date 18.08.23] This Mr. Big (the UK band) boxset is as close to a full blown “life and career” retrospective of the original iteration of the band as we’re likely to get. It comprises the 3 most … Continue reading
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Tagged AC/DC, Bob Hirschman, Dicken, Ian Hunter, Journey, Kansas, Mott the Hoople, pop, Queen, review, rock, Steve Gibbons, Sweet, The seventies, Tom Petty, Zulu
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Album review: RUMOUR – Raised On River Blues
Self release [Release date 04.08.23] The UK West Midlands based Rumour revel in West Coast swept soft rock with Americana style imagery. They mix a acoustic-into-electric style musical landscape mixing a lightness of touch with tougher Brit blues-rock influences in … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, Anne Wilson, blues, Concrete Blonde, Dave Williams, Fleetwood Mac, folk, Heart, heritage rock, Johnette Napolitano, Liz Nicholls, Owen Davidson, Paul Kossoff, Peter Brookes, Phil Jones, Phil Thompson, Raised On River Blues, review, rock, Rumour, Stevie Nicks, Tony Dickeson, west coast rock
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Album review: STRAY – About Time
Pete Feenstra chatted to Del Bromham playing tracks from the album for his show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 20 August 2023. Talking Elephant [Release date 15.09.23] ‘About Time’ is Stray’s first new studio album for 13 years … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Colin Kempster, Deep Purple, DEL BROMHAM, funk, Golden Earring, guitar, interview, Jimi Hendrix, Karl Randall, Led Zeppelin, Man, Pete Dyer, radio, Rainbow, review, rock, Rock & Roll Survivor, Simon Rinaldo, soul, Stray, Uriah Heep
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Album review: DORIS BRENDEL & LEE DURHAM – Pigs Might Fly
Album link [Release date 15.09.23] With their Steampunk ethos adding a nice twist to their individual take on rocking prog, Doris Brendel and Lee Durham have created and fruitfully harvested their own niche. Seen most recently both opening for Fish … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Doris Brendel & Lee Durham, Pigs Might Fly, progressive, review, rock, steampunk
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Album review : HELL IN THE CLUB – F.U.B.A.R.
Frontiers [Release date: 11.08.23] This outstandingly good Rock / Metal band have everything going for them except their band name and their album art. Neither of which do them any favours. Just as well the music is so good. Constructed … Continue reading
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Tagged album review, Alice Cooper, Andrea Buratto, Backyard Babies, Crash Diet, Davide Moras, Elvenking, FUBAR, Glamrock, Hell In The Club, metal, Motley Crue, rock, Secret Sphere, Viking metal
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Album review: KARNEY – Creatures In The Garden
www.karney.org [Release date 18.08.23] Who is Karney? Well she obviously feels the need to protect her intellectual property as her name is trade marked. Say hello to Anna Karney® who at various times has been a games music composer, a … Continue reading
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Tagged acoustic, album, Creatures In The Garden, Karney, review, rock, singer, songwriter
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Album review : ANDY SHARROCKS – Country Rock ‘n’ Roll ‘n’ Durty Blues
Pete Feenstra chatted to Andy Sharrocks for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast August 2023. Roach Records Vinyl [Release date: 09.23] Singer-songwriter, multi instrumentalist, tour manager, label boss, painter, and man of many parts, Andy Sharrocks is veteran of … Continue reading
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Tagged Accident On The East Lancs, album, Alex Harvey, alt country, Americana, Andy Sharrocks, blues, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Captain Beefheart, Country Rock ‘n’ Roll ‘n’ Durty Blues, county. folk, Danny Bourrassa, Eddie & The Hot Rods, Elvis Costello, Graham Parker, Henry Botham, interview, John Cooper Clarke, McGuinness Flint, Michelle Turnbull, Neil Young, Phil Watts, radio, review, rock, roots, singer songwriter, soul, SPARKS, Steve Earle, The Rolling Stones, The Smokin Jackets, Tom Waits, Victor Brox, Wilful Damage
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Gig review: THE TREATMENT/MANSWORTH – Queens Hall, Nuneaton, Saturday 5 August 2023
Dead Demons opened this triple bill, unfortunately I didn’t arrive in time to catch the majority of their set, but the vibe was good, and the crowd were definitely warmed up by the time they had finished. Next on the … Continue reading
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Tagged classic rock, gig, hard rock, Laurie Mansworth, Mansworth, Nuneaton, Piston, Queens Hall, review, rock, Saturday 5 August 2023, The Treatment
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Gig review: SIR TOM JONES – Heritage Live, Audley End House, Saffron Walden, 6 August 2023
The scene is set for the third night of Heritage Live’s Audley End. The likes of Miss Disco, Boney M, The Real Thing and Bjorn Again were followed on Saturday by adverse weather but the Britpop movement was in full … Continue reading
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Tagged Audley End House, Classic Albums, gig, Heritage Live, pop, review, rock, rock 'n' roll, Saffron Walden, Sir Tom Jones, Sunday 6 August 2023
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Album review : DANNY BRYANT – Rise
Pete Feenstra chatted to Danny Bryant for his show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio playing tracks from the new album. First broadcast 13 August 2023. Jazzhaus [Release date: 29.09.23] Danny Bryant’s Rise’ is his 13th album and finds the … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, Axl Rose, blues, Bob Dylan, Danny Bryant, Elvis Costello, guitar, Ian Dowling, interview, Jamie Pipe, radio, review, Rise, rock, The Beatles, Walter Trout
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Album review: JOSHUA BURNELL – Glass Knight
Website [Release date 11.08.23] This reviewer enjoyed Joshua Burnell’s last album, 2020′s ‘Flowers Where The Horses Sleep’ and with an artist not limited by genre boundaries, expectations were raised for ‘Glass Knight’. With all music and lyrics written and arranged … Continue reading
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Tagged album, folk, Glass Knight, Joshua Burnell, melodic, pop, review, rock, singer songwriter
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Album review: GREIG TAYLOR BAND – The Light
Bandcamp [Release date 08.08.23] The Greig Taylor Band is built round Scottish soul singer Greig Taylor, a vocalist whose life experiences help bring gravitas to his self penned songs and gritty soulful phrasing. The combination of his vocal flexibility, meaningful … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, blues, Brian McFie, Chuck Leavell, David Cowan, Earl Thomas, Greig Taylor, Greig Taylor Band, JOE COCKER, John Fogerty, Latino, Nelson McFarlane, review, rock, soul, vocal
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Album review: DUST RADIO – Problem & Remedy
Pete Feenstra chatted to Paddy Wells (Dust Radio) for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 3 September 2023. Bandcamp [Release date 23.06.23] Dust Radio is essentially the duo of Paddy Wells (vocal, blues harp and lyrics) and Tom Jackson … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, blues, Dr John, Dust Radio, guitar, harmonica, interview, Moreland & Arbuckle, Paddy Wells, Problem & Remedy, radio, review, rock, roots, slide, Stevie Oakes, Stu Baggaley, Tom Jackson
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Album review: TONY MITCHELL – Radio Heartbeat
Pride & Glory Music [Release date 21.07.23] The fourth solo album from Tony Mitchell, of Kiss Of The Gypsy & Dirty White Boyz fame. Joining him on here are Midnite City guitarist Miles Meakin, bassist Nigel Bailey (Dirty White Boyz, … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, hard rock, Kiss Of The Gypsy, melodic rock, Nigel Bailey, Radio Heartbeat, review, rock, Tony Mitchell
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Gig review: JON ANDERSON/MANFRED MANN’S EARTH BAND – Erkel Szinhaz, Budapest, Hungary, 9 July 2023
A city break you won’t find on Expedia: the Queen of the Danube by day; prog rock royalty by night! Budapest is an amazing city and no surprise that the venue for this co-headline gig was a classy, plush, comfy-seated … Continue reading
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Tagged Budapest, gig, Jon Anderson, live, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, prog, review, rock, Yes
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Album review: BEN REEL – Come A Long Way
Website [Release date 30.06.23] ‘Come A Long Way’ is the 11th album from Ben Reel, with many of his previous releases given favourable reviews by GRTR! reviewer Pete Whalley (who has now, sadly, hung up his keyboard). This album features 11 … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Americana, Ben Reel, Come A Long Way, country, folk, pop, review, rock, singer songwriter
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Album review: SYTERIA – Syteria World
Cargo Records [Release date 11.08.23] Formed in the mid 10s by Jax Chambers, best known as the lead guitarist of Girlschool, Syteria have released a number of albums and singles independently (check out www.syteria.co.uk for more). This Yorkshire based and … Continue reading
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Tagged album, GIRLSCHOOL, hard rock, Jax Chambers, punk, review, rock, Syteria, Syteria World
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Album review: RITCHIE DAVE PORTER & DEBRA SUSAN – The Story So Far
Pete Feenstra chatted to Ritchie Dave Porter and Debra Susan for his show on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 25 June 2023. Self release [Release date: 20.07.22] Ritchie Dave Porter and Debra Susan’s ‘The Story So Far’ is … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, boogie, Debra Susan, duo, guitar, Howlin Wolf, Jimmi hendrix, Jimmi Page, Led Zeppelin, Michael Tingle, review, Ritchie Dave Porter, rock, southern rock, The Story So Far, vocals
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Gig review: PETER GABRIEL – Hydro, Glasgow – 22nd June 2023
At the ripe old age of 73 you would forgive Peter Gabriel for taking things easy and retiring from music to live off the royalties of his past glorious. Mr Gabriel, however, has never been one to conform and has … Continue reading
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Tagged 22nd June 2023, Biko, Genesis, gig Hydro, Glasgow, I/O, live, Manu Katche, Peter Gabriel, Progressive Rock, Red Rain, rock, Solsbury Hill, Tony Levin, world music
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Book review: SLADE in the 1970s (Decades) by Darren Johnson
Sonicbond Publishing [Publication date 26.05.23] Slade were one of the biggest British bands of the 1970s, three UK number one albums (and one in Australia), six number one singles in the UK and Irish charts, numerous top 10 hit singles and … Continue reading
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Tagged book, Classic Albums, classic rock, Darren Johnson, Dave Hill, Don Powell, glam, glam rock, hard rock, Jim Lea, Noddy Holder, review, rock, Slade, Slade in the 1970s (Decades), Sonicbound Publishing
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Quick plays: JOANNA CONNOR, AL STAEHELY, BETWEEN BEACH AND FOREST
Joanna Connor – Best of Me Quarto Valley Records [Release date 09.06.23] Chicago blues guitar great Joanna Connor releases her 15th album. Joining Joanna Connor are her regular “Wrecking Crew” touring band: Shaun Gotti Calloway (bass); Dan Souvigny (guitar, keys); … Continue reading
