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Album review: ALCATRAZZ – Born Innocent
Silver Lining [Release date 31.07.20] There’s still heavy traffic on the rock’n’roll road back from obscurity, with Alcatrazz among an elite few jockeying for position in the fast lane. The band threatened to break through several times in the eighties, … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alcatrazz, Born Innocent, Graham Bonnet, hard rock, Joe Stump, melodic, Rainbow, review, rock
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EP review: BLACK LESION – Mindless Feeding Device
Facebook [Release date 14.08.20] Black Lesion are a three-piece hard-rock band from Edinburgh, who had managed a few live dates under their belts before the pandemic struck. It is very frustrating and sad in equal measures that bands, particularly up … Continue reading
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Tagged album, alt rock, Black Lesion, EP, grunge, Mindless Feeding Device, modern rock, review, rock
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DVD review: INXS – Live Baby Live
Eagle [Release date 26.06.20] INXS are one of the few bands that could blend rock, pop and dance music and successfully take it to the stadiums all over the world. They were an absolute machine of a band, and no … Continue reading
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Tagged Bluray, DVD, Eagle Vision, INXS, Kick, Live Baby Live, Michael Hutchence, pop rock, review, rock, Wembley
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Album review: SAVOY BROWN – Ain’t Done Yet
Pete Feenstra chatted to Kim Simmonds and played tracks from the new album for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 26 July 2020 Quarto Valley Records [Release date 28.08.20] ‘Ain’t Done Yet’ is Savoy Brown’s 41st album on which … Continue reading
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Tagged Ain't Done Yet, blues, boogie, Carlos Santana, Garnet Grimm, interview, JJ Cale, John Fogerty, Lonesome Dave Peverett, Pat De Salvo, Peter Green, Quarto valley records, rock, Savoy Brown, slide
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News: URIAH HEEP, SLADE, DEF LEPPARD, JON GOMM (August 2020)
Uriah Heep have announced they will start work on their next studio album in February. Overkill are currently ‘hard at work’ on their next album. Slade release a new best of, a double CD entitled ‘Cum On Feel The Hitz’ … Continue reading
Upcoming: New releases (CD/DVD) October 2020 – December 2020
Compiled by Jason Ritchie January – March 2020 April – June 2020 July – September 2020 October 2nd AMARANTHE ‘Manifest’ Nuclear Blast BLACKFIELD ‘For The Music’ Parlophone Records BON JOVI ‘Bon Jovi 2020′ Island (postponed from May) BRUFORD ‘Rock Goes … Continue reading
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Tagged 20/20, album, AOR, Bluray, CD, December, DVD, heavy rock, melodic rock, metal, New releases, November, October, progressive, rock
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EP review: THE GEORGIA THUNDERBOLTS
Mascot Records [Release date 21.08.20] The Georgia Thunderbolts hail from Rome, Georgia, and comprise vocalist TJ Lyle, Riley Couzzourt (guitar), Logan Tolbert (guitar), Zach Everett (bass, harmony vocals, keys), and Bristol Perry (drums). Friends since high school, the band have … Continue reading
Album review: MORSE, PORTNOY, GEORGE – Cov3r To Cov3r
Inside Out [Release date 24.07.20] Neal Morse, Mike Portnoy and Randy George. Three titans of modern prog locked together to fight the elements and stride forth on their third covers album, each one bringing their ‘A Game’ as they join … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Cov3r To Cov3r, Covers, Dream Theater, Inside Out, Mike Portnoy, Neal Morse, pop, progressive, Randy George, review, Ringo Starr, rock, Spock's Beard, Tom Petty, Yes
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Album review: RAMOS – My Many Sides
Frontiers [Release date 07.08.20] If you’re expecting the polished melodic rock sound of Hugo, Journey or The Storm, then look away now. The clue is in the title. There’s not many sides of Josh Ramos on display here, and the … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Danny Vaughn, Eric Martin, guitarist, Heaven & Earth, Josh Ramos, melodic, My Many Sides, review, rock, Solo, the Storm, Tony Harnell
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Album review: SIMON SAYS – Spin This
Escape Music [Release date 14.08.20] Bit of a musical curio in Simon Says, a band who hail from Greenfield Park, Quebec, Canada and were formed from the ashes of Spectrum and Rawx. ‘Spin This’ was originally released back in 1991, … Continue reading
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Tagged album, AOR, April Wine, Escape Music, melodic, Queen, Queen Flash, re-issue, review, rock, Simon Says, Spin This
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Album review: DEEP PURPLE – Whoosh!
Ear Music [Release date 07.08.20] Classic rock legends Deep Purple remain a star on the highway, heading towards the next decade with studio album number 21. Long gone are the lengthier tracks, but the band’s ability to find a groove … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues rock, classic rock, Deep Purple, Don Airey, EarMusic, hard rock, Ian Gillan, melodic, review, rock, Steve Morse, Whoosh
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Album review: SKERRYVORE – Live Across Scotland
Tyree Records [Release date 11.07.20] 2020 should have been a huge year for Skerryvore. The band had big plans to celebrate their 15th anniversary culminating in one hell of a party with several thousand friends in the grounds of Inveraray … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Alec Dalglish, CD, Covid 19, Craig Espie, Edinburgh, folk, Glasgow, live, Live Across Scotland, lockdown, Martin Gillespie, review, rock, Scott Wood, Skerryvore, Stirling, Take My Hand
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Album review: VARIOUS – NWOBHM Thunder 1978-86
Cherry Red Records [Release date 31.07.20] (3 CD set) 1978 to 1986. Those 9 years were the Golden Age of NWOBHM. They were the years that spanned the birth, working life and eventual demise of a significant sub genre in … Continue reading
WALTER TROUT – Ordinary Madness
Pete Feenstra chatted to Walter Trout in September 2020, discussing the album ‘Ordinary Madness’. First broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, 6 September 2020. Provogue Records [Release date 28.08.20] With a biography entitled ‘Rescued From Reality’ and his latest … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, David Gilmour, Eric Corne, grooves, John Mayall, Johnny Griparic, Jon Trout, Michael Leasure, Neil Young, Ordinary Madness, Pink Floyd, review, Robbie Krieger, rock, Teddy Zig Zag Andreadis, The Beatles, THE DOORS, Walter Trout
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Book review: JOHN BARROW – How NOT to Make it in the Pop World
Trafford Publishing John Barrow’s hugely entertaining memoir about his life as a working musician is now onto its third edition, having originally been published in 2004. Having instantly taken a liking to John from reading the original edition, it’s good … Continue reading
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Tagged book, How NOT to Make It in the Pop World, John Barrow, memoir, music, musician, pop, review, rock
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Album review: ROBIN GEORGE – BitterSweet HeartBeat
Pete Feenstra chatted with Robin George for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 12 July 2020. The interview includes tracks from the album ‘BitterSweet HeartBeat’. Sing Song Music [Release date 27.03.20] Robin George has played with many of the … Continue reading
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Tagged album, BitterSweet HeartBeat, blues, blues rock, guitarist, interview, melodic rock, reggae, review, Robin George, rock
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Album review: TINY BIT OF GIANT’S BLOOD – Gigantosaur
Jumbo Records [Release date 22.05.20] Following ‘Dram A’ a five-track EP released back in 2018 ‘Gigantosaur’ is the debut full-length album from US-based self-styled glam punks Tiny Bit Of Giant’s Blood. A curious but likeable album from this gloriously eccentric … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Gigantosaur, glam rock, punk, Queen, Ramones, review, rock, The Tubes, Tiny Bit Of Giants Blood
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Album review: DAVID BOWIE – Ouvrez le Chien (Live Dallas 95)
Parlophone Records [Release date 03.07.20] When it comes to the oft-debated world of posthumous releases, the gatekeepers of David Bowie’s catalogue can surely be held up as an example of how to do it right. Since Bowie’s passing in 2016 … Continue reading
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Tagged album, avant garde, David Bowie, electronica, Ouvrez le Chien (Live Dallas 95), pop, review, rock, Tin Machine
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Album review: MICHAEL GRANT & THE ASSASSINS – Always The Villain
Frontiers Records [Release date 10.07.20] Few bands or artists appear from nowhere. And sure enough, Michael Grant has a history, one that goes beyond his recent stint with the LA Guns. Wiki will reveal all so no point in going … Continue reading
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Tagged album, alt rock, Always The Villain, Frontiers, Guns 'N' Roses, Michael Grant, review, rock, the Assassins
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Album review: NORMAN BEAKER – Running Down The Clock
Pete Feenstra chatted to Norman Beaker about his music and the new album for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. First broadcast 5 July 2020. Clock Records [Release date 24.07.20] It’s almost a shock to realise that this album celebrates Norman’s … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Bo Diddley, boogie, Chris Farlowe, country, Delbert McClinton, George Harrison, interview, JJ Cale, John Price, Larry Garner, Leo Anjelkavic, Mark Knopfler, Norman Beaker, review, rock, Running Down The Clock, The Pretty Things, Tommy Castro, ZZ Top
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Album review: WHITESNAKE – The Rock Album: MMXX
Rhino [Release date 19.06.20] Part one of a remastered trio (the Red White & Blue trio), this compilation goes back to 1984’s Slide It In and takes in rock tracks of Ol’ Cov’s catalogue since, all given a 2020 remix. … Continue reading
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Tagged album, classic rock, David Coverdale, reissue, review, Rhino, rock, The Rock Album: MMXX, Vinyl, Whitesnake
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Upcoming: New releases (CD/DVD) July 2020 – September 2020
Compiled by Jason Ritchie January – March 2020 April – June 2020 October – December 2020 July 1st DOMINATION BLACK ‘Judgement IV’ Pride & Joy Music THE QUIREBOYS ‘A Bit Of What You Fancy’ (re-recorded debut album) 3rd WEATHER REPORT … Continue reading
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Tagged 20/20, album, AOR, August, Bluray, CD, DVD, heavy rock, July, melodic rock, metal, New releases, progressive, rock, September
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Single reviews: LIONHEART, UDO
LIONHEART Thine Is The Kingdom Metalville Records A reformed Lionheart (after 30 years) recorded and released a rather fine album of American influenced Melodic Rock in 2017, “Second Nature”, reviewed here. They weren’t all original band members, but old hands, … Continue reading
EP review: MOONLIGHT DESIRES – At The Movies
Infamous Butcher Records [Release date 17.07.20] Moonlight Desires are a covers band hailing from Canada and their 2017 release, ‘Just The Hits 1981-85′ was good fun. This time they are still on a covers theme, going back to the 1980′s … Continue reading
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Tagged At The Movies, Covers, Cyndi Lauper, EP, Eric Carmen, films, melodic, Moonlight Desires, Peter Cetera, review, rock, Simple Minds
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Single reviews: LA GUNS, GILBY CLARKE, PSSR, PHIL X
Golden Robot Records The LA Guns, PhilX & The Drills, Gilby Clarke and PSSR, all enduring talents who started life in the glow of Eighties’ Hair Metal, are all releasing albums soon on the fast growing Golden Robot Records. The … Continue reading
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Tagged alt rock, blues, Bon Jovi, classic rock, Gilby Clarke, guitarist, Guns 'N' Roses, LA Guns, Phil X, PSSR, review, rock, singles
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