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		<title>Album review : MARTIN PAGE &#8211; The First And Last Freedom</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 28 May 2026 13:05:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/05/album-review-martin-page-the-first-and-last-freedom/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/MARTIN-150-PAGE-First-And-image.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="MARTIN 150 PAGE First And image" title="MARTIN 150 PAGE First And image" /></a>IroningBoard Records [Release date 01.04.26] On his 11th album now, successful songwriter (‘These Dreams’, ‘We Built This City’, ‘King Of Wishful Thinking’ and many more) Martin Page’s softly softly approach to his own material remains untouched. He tells us : &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/05/album-review-martin-page-the-first-and-last-freedom/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2026/05/album-review-martin-page-the-first-and-last-freedom/">Album review : MARTIN PAGE &#8211; The First And Last Freedom</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Album review: CLASSIX NOUVEAUX – Battle Cry</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Nov 2023 14:53:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>petefeenstra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/11/album-review-classix-nouveaux-battle-cry/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Classix-Nouveaux-Battle-Cry-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="Classix Nouveaux - Battle Cry" title="" /></a>Cherry Red [Release date 17.11.23] And suddenly it’s the 1980’s and the New Romantics all over again, as Classix Nouveaux reform for the first album in 40 years. Except that it&#8217;s not. The world has mercifully moved on and the &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/11/album-review-classix-nouveaux-battle-cry/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2023/11/album-review-classix-nouveaux-battle-cry/">Album review: CLASSIX NOUVEAUX – Battle Cry</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Album review: ROGER CHAPMAN – Life In The Pond</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2021 19:34:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>petefeenstra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/06/album-review-roger-chapman-life-in-the-pond/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" height="150" src="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Roge-Chapman-Life-In-The-Pond-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft tfe wp-post-image" alt="Roger Chapman - Life In The Pond" title="Roger Chapman - Life In The Pond" /></a>Ruf Records [Release date 25.06.21] ‘Life In The Pond’ isn’t quite the defining Roger Chapman solo album, but it’s a real return to form and a lyrical triumph. With the exception of Bob Dylan, David Crosby and Michael Chapman (no &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/06/album-review-roger-chapman-life-in-the-pond/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2021/06/album-review-roger-chapman-life-in-the-pond/">Album review: ROGER CHAPMAN – Life In The Pond</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Album review: VOLA – Applause Of A Distant Crowd</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2018 20:23:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>petefeenstra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/09/album-review-vola-applause-of-a-distant-crowd/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Vola-Applause-Of-A-Distant-Crowd-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="VOLA – Applause Of A Distant Crowd" title="VOLA – Applause Of A Distant Crowd" /></a>Pete Feenstra chatted to Vola&#8217;s Asger Mygind in a show first broadcast in October 2018 for Get Ready to ROCK! Radio.  This hour special features tracks from the new album. Mascot records [Release date 12.10.18] Vola&#8217;s name means flying in &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/09/album-review-vola-applause-of-a-distant-crowd/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2018/09/album-review-vola-applause-of-a-distant-crowd/">Album review: VOLA – Applause Of A Distant Crowd</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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		<title>Album review: INTERNATIONAL RESCUE – No Country For Old Men</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jun 2013 10:51:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>petefeenstra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<p><a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2013/06/album-review-international-rescue-no-country-for-old-men/"><img align="left" hspace="5" width="150" src="http://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/IR-150x150.jpg" class="alignleft wp-post-image tfe" alt="" title="" /></a>Cowboy City Records [Release date 17.06.13] Formed in 1980, International Rescue originally built up a sizeable following in Bridlington and the East Yorkshire region culminating in an appearance on Channel 4&#8242;s The Tube. They subsequently lost their record company deal &#8230; <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2013/06/album-review-international-rescue-no-country-for-old-men/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a></p><p>The post <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog/2013/06/album-review-international-rescue-no-country-for-old-men/">Album review: INTERNATIONAL RESCUE – No Country For Old Men</a> appeared first on <a href="https://getreadytorock.me.uk/blog">Get Ready to ROCK!</a>.</p>]]></description>
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