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Feature: The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness – WALTER TROUT (May 2023)

Photo: John Bull/Rockrpix Walter Trout has consolidated his solo career, overcome major health issues, and remained relevant at the forefront of blues rock… Damn right Walter’s got the blues! But he’s thrown out the clichés, blown away the cobwebs, and … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, FEATURES, GRTR!@20, The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness
Tagged anniversary, blues, blues rock, feature, GRTR!@20, guitar, guitarist, history, overview, summary, Walter Trout
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News: WALTER TROUT enters The Grotto of Greatness in May 2023

The latest inductee to “The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness” is blues/rock guitarist Walter Trout. A major retrospective following Trout’s career in the millennium will be published on 1 May by rock website Get Ready to ROCK! and throughout the month … Continue reading
Posted in 20th Anniversary 2003-2023, ALL POSTS, NEWS
Tagged anniversary, blues, blues rock, GRTR!@20, guitar, guitarist, history, news, overview, summary, Walter Trout
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Feature: GRTR!@20 Anniversary – Blues and Blues Rock – Primer

They say “popular” music goes in cycles and fifteen years after the latest blues/rock revival spearheaded by the likes of Jeff Healey and Gary Moore, the genre received a boost from the arrival of Joe Bonamassa, especially in Europe which … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, FEATURES, GRTR!@20, The Primer
Tagged blues, blues rock, Joe Bonamassa, Pete Feenstra, primer, summary, survey, Walter Trout
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Feature: GRTR!@20 Anniversary – Progressive Rock – Primer

There has been a resurgence of interest in prog in the millennium. Alan Jones chronicles some of the artists and bands who continue to fly the flag for the genre. Warning: Steven Wilson looms large … Back in the day, … Continue reading
Posted in ALL POSTS, FEATURES, GRTR!@20, The Primer
Tagged Marillion, prog, Progressive Rock, review, RIVERSIDE, Steve Hackett, Steven Wilson, summary
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Feature: GRTR!@20 Anniversary – Singer Songwriter – Primer

Singer-songwriter editor Pete Whalley gives his considered view on 20 years of the genre with the emphasis on female performers … Long considered a ‘folk’ rooted domain, the boundaries of the singer songwriter genre have blurred over the GRTR! decades, … Continue reading
Posted in FEATURES, GRTR!@20, The Primer
Tagged 2003-2023, anniversary, classic rock, Eleanor McEvoy, Hannah Aldridge, Judie Tzuke, Missy Higgins, primer, singer, songwriter, summary, Thea Gilmore, Tina Dico
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Feature: GRTR!@20 Anniversary – Melodic Rock – Primer

Melodic Rock Editor Andy Nathan witnesses the melodic revival… When GRTR! started in late-2002 traditional melodic rock and AOR was still in something of a prolonged hangover from the years of grunge which swept away the genre, and indeed much … Continue reading
Posted in FEATURES, GRTR!@20, The Primer
Tagged anniversary, AOR, Def Leppard, Europe, Firefest, FM, Foreigner, H.E.A.T., Journey, melodic hard rock, melodic rock, primer, summary, Whitesnake
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Feature: GRTR!@20 Anniversary – Still Rocking – Primer

Who remembers MySpace? By 2010 social media had taken over as the main online marketing tool for bands. Managing Editor David Randall surveys two decades of rock which brought great opportunity but also riven by world recession and pandemic… By … Continue reading
Posted in FEATURES, GRTR!@20, The Primer
Tagged 2003-2023, anniversary, history, rock music, summary, survey
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