Get Ready to ROCK! » Ted McKenna https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog News - Reviews - Interviews - Radio Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:08:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Album review: SENSATIONAL ALEX HARVEY BAND – Good Evening Boys And Girls (21 CD box set) https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/04/album-review-sensational-alex-harvey-band-good-evening-boys-and-girls/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/04/album-review-sensational-alex-harvey-band-good-evening-boys-and-girls/#comments Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:02:39 +0000 jason https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=108200 SENSATIONAL ALEX HARVEY BAND - Good Evening Boys And GirlsMadfish [Release date 10.04.26] WOW what a magnificent box set we have here. The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, quite literally a 70s theatrical rock sensation. Fronted by singer/songwriter Alex Harvey, once touted as Glasgow’s answer to Tommy Steel, Alex released … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/04/album-review-sensational-alex-harvey-band-good-evening-boys-and-girls/feed/ 0 Feature: Call Collect – An introduction to RORY GALLAGHER https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/04/feature-call-collect-an-introduction-to-rory-gallagher/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/04/feature-call-collect-an-introduction-to-rory-gallagher/#comments Tue, 14 Apr 2020 10:49:36 +0000 GRTR! HQ http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=65734 Rory Gallagher - Isle of Wight 1970Rory Gallagher’s legacy has been maintained with a raft of posthumous releases including the more recent ‘Blues’ anthology.  Joe Geesin takes up the story. Irish born blues/rock guitarist/vocalist Rory Gallagher made his name in the 70s and 80s, and is … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2020/04/feature-call-collect-an-introduction-to-rory-gallagher/feed/ 0 Album review: MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST – Resurrection https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/03/album-review-michael-schenker-fest-resurrection/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/03/album-review-michael-schenker-fest-resurrection/#comments Mon, 05 Mar 2018 21:57:33 +0000 david.wilson http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=51646 MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST – ResurrectionNuclear Blast Records [Release date 02.03.18] Most people will now be aware of the Schenker Fest project which has toured extensively over the last 18 months. The premise was to reunite his former MSG bandmates and gather the three vocalists … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/03/album-review-michael-schenker-fest-resurrection/feed/ 0 Gig review: MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST– O2 Ritz, Manchester, 4 November 2017 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/11/gig-review-michael-schenker-fest-o2-ritz-manchester-4th-november-2017/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/11/gig-review-michael-schenker-fest-o2-ritz-manchester-4th-november-2017/#comments Mon, 06 Nov 2017 23:30:21 +0000 david.wilson http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=49371 MICHAEL SCHENKER FEST– O2 Ritz, Manchester – 4 November 2017 Around this time of year there are cries around the country of ‘Christmas gets earlier every year’ as the first decorations are spotted and every TV ad features snowy scenes and perfectly wrapped presents. Manchester took this a step further … Continue reading →

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]]> https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2017/11/gig-review-michael-schenker-fest-o2-ritz-manchester-4th-november-2017/feed/ 0 Album review: GREG LAKE – London ’81 https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2015/08/album-review-greg-lake-london-81/ https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2015/08/album-review-greg-lake-london-81/#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2015 15:17:42 +0000 GRTR! HQ http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/?p=32006 GREG LAKE - London Purple Pyramid/Cleopatra Records [Release date 21.08.15] Now here’s an interesting find from the back pages of Greg Lake’s illustrious career.  Recorded in 1981 with Gary Moore on guitar it is more than just a curios.  Two years after ELP split, … Continue reading →

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