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Latest Album Reviews
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Album review : BAD INFLUENCE – Celebrating 40 Years
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Album review: 25 YEAR SCREAMER – …And From The Deep, There Is A Light…
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Album review : MOCKINGBIRD HILL– Melting Pot
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Album review : THE MIGHTY BOSSCATS – Normal
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Album review: ADMIRAL RADIO – Heirloom
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Album review : FRANCIS ROSSI -The Way We Were, Volume 2
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Tag Archives: rock
Album review: BUN E. CARLOS – Greetings From Bunezuela
SPV [Release date 24.06.16] Drummer Bun E. Carlos is still a member of Cheap Trick, although he doesn’t record or tour with them following a recent legal case. A real shame when bands have these disputes but then that is … Continue reading
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Tagged 60's, album, Bun E Carlos, Cheap Trick, Covers, Dave Pirner, Greetings From Bunezuela, pop, review, rock, SPV, The Rolling Stones, THE WHO
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Quick plays: GO WEST, RAGDOLL
GO WEST Live Robin 2 – 2003 [Release date 29.07.16] Angel Air Records Go West are still going strong and with the original duo of vocalist Peter Cox and guitarist Richard Drummie. This show was recorded back in 2003, so … Continue reading
Album review: FOOTPRINTS IN CUSTARD – The Descent of Decency
Footprints In Custard. Let that wash over you as a you come to terms with the fact that this is the name of a band. With such a peculiar name, I had to check out the music contained on the … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Footprints In Custard, metal, review, rock, The Descent of Decency
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Interview: RICH ROBINSON
Rich Robinson is most associated with the Black Crowes, a band who featured his brother Chris. Now that band have called it a day both brothers are busy pursuing their own musical paths. Rich Robinson has just released his new … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, INTERVIEWS, Interviews/Rock Stars
Tagged Chris Robinson, country, Eagle Rock, Flux, interview, Jimmy Page, Rich Robinson, rock, Solo, The Black Crowes
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Quick plays: FIELD MOUSE, THE AMAZING
FIELD MOUSE – Episodic US band who expanded from a two-piece that made the debut album, ‘Hold Still Life’, to this album’s line-up of Rachel Browne (vocals/guitar), Andrew Futral (guitar), Saysha Heinzman (bass), Tim McCoy (drums) and Zoë Browne (synth/Rhodes/vocals). … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Ambulance, Episodic, Field Mouse, indie, pop, review, rock, the Amazing
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Gig review: Breaking Bands Festival – Stoke Prior Country Club, 27-29 May 2016
Still in its infancy, Breaking Bands Festival has yet again shown how to organise, run and sell a music festival that was sold out way before the event. And, over the May bank holiday weekend and following days, it was … Continue reading
Album review: ROADHOUSE – City Of Decay
This hour long special was first broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio on Sunday 17 July. Gary Boner chats to Pete Feenstra about the band and new album. Krossborder [Release date 15.07.16] In a career spanning over 20 years … Continue reading
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Tagged AC/DC, album, Americana, Bill Hobly, blues, City Of Decay, country, Danny Gwylim, Gary Boner, Krossborder, Mandy G, review, Roadhouse, rock, Roger Hunt, Sarah Harvey Smart
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Album review: STEVE SUMMERS – Rainmakin’
Casket Music [Release date 22.04.16] Steve Summer is a veteran studio guitarist with an enduring love for the niche British rock/blues market. ‘Rainmakin’ is strong on riffs, bursting solos, well crafted material and exuberantly played covers, that will appeal to … Continue reading
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Tagged blues, Bob Pearce, Eric Clapton, Frankie Miller, Gary Moore, guitar, Peter Green, Rainmakin', review, Robin Trower, rock, Snowy White, Steely Dan, Steve Summers, Vic Martin
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Album review: LAURENCE JONES – Take Me High
Ruf [Release date 22.07.16] It’s often said that an artist’s second album can be a problematical one. And while Laurence Jones has barely paused for breath to even consider a sophomore slump, he suddenly find himself cutting his fourth album in … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, blues rock, guitar, guitarist, Laurence Jones, Mike Vernon, Paul Jones, Phil Wlison, review, rock, Roger Inniss, Take Me High
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Gig review: HEART – O2 Apollo, Manchester – 30 June 2016
In 2014 GRTR!’s David Randall chatted to Ann Wilson about her influences and Heart (First broadcast on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio, 23 March 2014) One of the the main trends in the topsy-turvy music industry in the past 10 … Continue reading
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Tagged 30 June 2016, Ann Wilson, AOR, FM, gig review, hard rock, Heart, interview, Manchester, Nancy Wilson, O2 Apollo, rock, Steve Overland
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Quick plays: BREAD OVER BOMBS, GONE DEAD TRAIN, THE MIRROR TRAP
BREAD OVER BOMBS www.breadoverbombs.org Interesting backstory to this band from Los Angeles in that they put the profits of the band’s music into providing food for food banks. They have to date provided over 10,000 meals for people via the … Continue reading
Album review: PUNKY MEADOWS – Fallen Angel
Escape Music [Release date 20.05.16] I will admit from the start I have never really been a big fan of 70′s pomp rockers Angel. I have tried many times to get into their music as I love pomp rock, but … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Angel, AOR, Escape Music, Fallen Angel, melodic, Punky Meadows, review, rock
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Album review: APOCALYPTICA – Plays Metallica By Four Cellos (20th Anniversary Edition)
Odyssey Music Network [Release date 22.07.16] Metallica played by a string quartet? Keen-eared readers will know that this isn’t such a wayward proposition. Back in 1999 Hetfield’s Heroes recorded a live album with the San Francisco Symphony demonstrating the tunes … Continue reading
News: WIN tickets to RITCHIE BLACKMORE’S RAINBOW, Genting Arena, Birmingham – 25 June 2016
One of the most influential and versatile guitarists, Ritchie Blackmore will take to the stage to celebrate the era-defining music of Rainbow and Deep Purple in a one-off UK Tour show on Saturday 25 June 2016 at the Genting Arena … Continue reading
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Tagged 25 June 2016, Birmingham, Deep Purple, Genting Arena, gig, guitar, guitarist, Mostly Autumn, Rainbow, Ritchie Blackmore, rock
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EP Review: THE SPINS – Colours
Plug & Play Recordings [Release date 25.06.16] A French/English/Estonian pop/rock group? Whatever next? Based in France, but with members geographically separated, there’s no clue as just how much of an active ‘group’ they are, but the The Spins are a … Continue reading
Quick plays: DANA IMMANUEL, EVE SELIS
DANA IMMANUEL & THE STOLEN BAND Come With Me [Release date 05.08.16] A curious release, coming reasonably hot on the heels of banjo-toting, whiskey-drinking north London based singer-songwriter Dana Immanuel’s last album Dotted Lines which attracted a 4 star GRTR! … Continue reading
Gig review: STONE FREE FESTIVAL Day 1 – 02 Arena, London, 18 June 2016
Once upon a time, gigs took place indoors, or in football stadiums for the very largest acts, and festivals in a muddy field. While rock festival demographics have gradually got older, the havoc wreaked by the vagaries of the English … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice Cooper, Apocalyptica, Blackberry Smoke, blues rock, festival, gig, glam, Jackaman, Jared James Nichols, Michael Monroe, review, rock, southern rock, Stone Free, The Darkness, THERAPY?
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Album review: EVELINE’S DUST – The Painkeeper
[Release date 11.03.16] Italian prog anyone? Inspired by the usual suspects – King Crimson, Genesis, et al, and current exponents like Steven Wilson, Eveline’s Dust – a four piece Pisa, Tuscany – have produced a rather fine follow up to … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Eveline's Dust, Italian, prog, progressive, review, rock, The Painkeeper
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Quick plays: deVIENCE, LOVE AND A .38
deVIENCE – S/T Broken Road Records If you’ve been writing reviews for a while every now and then you stumble across a debut album that slips into your record collection and stays there for years, and the self-titled debut effort … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, DeVience, Gio Spano, Hiva Oa, Love and A .38, Nomads, review, rock, southern
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Album review: ZUCCHERO – Black Cat
Polydor/Universal [Release date 29.04.16] Zucchero may not be that well known in the UK, although I remember his sterling version of Las Palabras de Amor’ at The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert back in 1992. This album has already topped his … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Black Cat, blues, Bono, Brendan O'Brien, Italian, Mark Knopfler, pop, review, rock, T Bone Burnett, U2, Zucchero
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Album review: SCORPION CHILD – Acid Roulette
Nuclear Blast [Release date 10.06.16] Save Save Second album by Scorpion Child, a five piece hailing from the US consisting of Aryn Jonathan Black (vocals), Christopher Jay Cowart (guitar), Jon “Charn” Rice (drums), Alec “Caballero” Padron (bass) and Aaron John … Continue reading
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Tagged Acid Roulette, album, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, review, riffs, rock, Rush, Scorpion Child, Stoner
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Gig review: DAN REED NETWORK – 100 Club, London, 15 June 2016
First time I have been inside the legendary 100 Club on Oxford Street, which has been home to many jazz and blues musical legends, a fact the numerous framed photos of past performers there reinforces. An unusual set-up with the … Continue reading
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Tagged 100 Club, Dan Reed, Dan Reed Network, funk, gig, London, review, rock
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Album review: MOJO PREACHERS – Confessions
www.mojopreachers.com Okay, I’ll admit I was one of those who thought the only good thing that came out of Norwich was the A11 but hold up….seems like if you stumble into any Norfolk bar of an evening these days, you’ll … Continue reading
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Tagged album, blues, Confessions, Mojo Preachers, review, rock
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Album review: MARTIN TURNER – Reissues
Cherry Red [Release date 08.04.16] Martin Turner albums are like buses. There’s nothing, and then along come several. That’s no problem as the one-time Wishbone Ash bassist always maintains a high quality quotient and they are worth the wait even … Continue reading
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Tagged album, Argus, Life Begins, Martin Turner, New Live Dates, prog, progressive, review, rock, Ted Turner, Wishbone Ash
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Album review: BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST – Reissues
Esoteric [Release date: April & June 2016] For many readers BJH will conjure up images of a slightly rockier Moody Blues and, indeed, the band recognised that assertion in their song ‘Poor Man’s Moody Blues’. The band originally signed to … Continue reading
