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		<title>Gig review: THE VAPORS Album Launch &#8211; The Water Rats, London, 27 February 2025</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/03/gig-review-the-vapors-album-launch-the-water-rats-london-27-february-2025/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/vapors-150x150.png" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="THE VAPORS – Wasp In A Jar" title="THE VAPORS – Wasp In A Jar" /></a>The return of Guildford New Wave Power Popper’s The Vapors in 2016 after thirty-four years away from the scene was cause for celebration amongst the sharper observers on the scene. Best known for the iconic hit ‘Turning Japanese’ and their &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/03/gig-review-the-vapors-album-launch-the-water-rats-london-27-february-2025/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2025/03/gig-review-the-vapors-album-launch-the-water-rats-london-27-february-2025/">Gig review: THE VAPORS Album Launch &#8211; The Water Rats, London, 27 February 2025</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Feature: Albums that time forgot&#8230;THE STORM (Gregg Rolie, Ross Valory, Steve Smith)</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2021 17:38:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/09/feature-albums-that-time-forgot-the-storm-gregg-rolie-ross-valory-steve-smith/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/the_storm1991-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="The Storm - 1991" title="The Storm - 1991" /></a>Interscope/Atlantic 1991 The Storm is very much a case of &#8220;what we did in our down time&#8221;.  With Journey on hiatus in the late eighties Neal Schon formed Bad English then Hardline (debut album Double Eclipse in 1992) whilst Journey &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/09/feature-albums-that-time-forgot-the-storm-gregg-rolie-ross-valory-steve-smith/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/09/feature-albums-that-time-forgot-the-storm-gregg-rolie-ross-valory-steve-smith/">Feature: Albums that time forgot&#8230;THE STORM (Gregg Rolie, Ross Valory, Steve Smith)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Gig review: SIN HOUSE – Spirit Of The Torrington, Old Finchleians, London N12, 15 October 2017</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Oct 2017 09:44:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/10/gig-review-sin-house-spirit-of-the-torrington-old-finchleians-london-n12-15-october-2017/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/SS1HD.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="SIN HOUSE – Spirit Of The Torrington, Old Finchleians, London N12, 15 October 2017" title="SIN HOUSE – Spirit Of The Torrington, Old Finchleians, London N12, 15 October 2017" /></a>It’s take some gumption to start a new band when celebrating the 50th anniversary of your pro career, but then Stevie Smith, the former Bad Manners, Ruthless Blues, Salt and Long John Baldry harp player, is no ordinary performer, and &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/10/gig-review-sin-house-spirit-of-the-torrington-old-finchleians-london-n12-15-october-2017/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/10/gig-review-sin-house-spirit-of-the-torrington-old-finchleians-london-n12-15-october-2017/">Gig review: SIN HOUSE – Spirit Of The Torrington, Old Finchleians, London N12, 15 October 2017</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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