Get Ready to ROCK! » SPARKS https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Sun, 19 Apr 2026 22:41:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Album review: SPARKS – MAD! https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/06/album-review-sparks-mad/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/06/album-review-sparks-mad/#comments Wed, 04 Jun 2025 07:25:15 +0000 petefeenstra https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=102740 MadTransgressive [Release date 23.05.25] ‘Mad!’ is the latest snapshot of the Sparks aesthetic. It’s interwoven with elements of surreal humour and satire and is bolstered by immense interlocking vocal repetition, frantic rhythms and cinematic lyrics. It’s a badge of honour with … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/06/album-review-sparks-mad/feed/ 0 Book review: On track…SPARKS, ROXY MUSIC, DAVID BOWIE https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/11/book-review-sparks-roxy-music-david-bowie/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/11/book-review-sparks-roxy-music-david-bowie/#comments Sun, 17 Nov 2024 15:37:36 +0000 jason https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=99124 Sparks 1969-1979 by Chris SuttonOn Track…Sparks 1969-1979 by Chris Sutton (Sonicbond Publishing. 2024) Chris Sutton has penned a few titles previously for SonicBond including a couple on Alice Cooper and an AC/DC one. Unlike some titles in the series this Sparks one features interviews … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/11/book-review-sparks-roxy-music-david-bowie/feed/ 0 Album review: PATTERNS ON THE WINDOW – The British Progressive Pop Sounds Of 1974 (3 CD Boxset) https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/01/album-review-the-british-progressive-pop-sounds-of-1974-3-cd-boxset/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/01/album-review-the-british-progressive-pop-sounds-of-1974-3-cd-boxset/#comments Tue, 30 Jan 2024 13:29:40 +0000 brianmc https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=93623 1974-front-cover 150Grapefruit (Cherry Red) [Release date : 16.02.24] 1974. The UK seemed to be locked into an endless cycle of political and economic crises. The 3 day week. Fuel shortages, and an unheralded post war recession in full swing. Hardly a … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2024/01/album-review-the-british-progressive-pop-sounds-of-1974-3-cd-boxset/feed/ 0 Album review : ANDY SHARROCKS – Country Rock ‘n’ Roll ‘n’ Durty Blues https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/08/album-review-andy-sharrocks-country-rock-n-roll-n-durty-blues/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/08/album-review-andy-sharrocks-country-rock-n-roll-n-durty-blues/#comments Tue, 08 Aug 2023 16:13:47 +0000 petefeenstra https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=90227 Andy Sharrocks - Country Rock 'n' Roll 'n' Durty BluesPete 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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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/08/album-review-andy-sharrocks-country-rock-n-roll-n-durty-blues/feed/ 0 Feature: GRTR!@20 Anniversary – Eclectic – Primer https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/10/feature-grtr20-anniversary-eclectic-primer/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2022/10/feature-grtr20-anniversary-eclectic-primer/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2022 11:11:02 +0000 GRTR! HQ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=83745 GRTR!@20 Anniversary - Eclectic - PrimerOver two decades Get Ready to ROCK! has demonstrated that it is a broad church and not just featuring the usual classic rock and metal.  The website content reflects the very wide tastes of the review team and so folk, … Continue reading →

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