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DECEMBER 2018
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Phil Lanzon

BEST OF 2018 POPULAR POLL - VOTE NOW!

We published the GRTR! Reviewers Best of 2018 selections in November, for Top Album, Top Live Act, Breakthrough Act and Top Reissue

Uriah Heep keyboard wizard Phil Lanzon (pictured) was selected Top Album with his first solo effort 'If You Think I'm Crazy' whilst Camel took the Top Live Act.  Rainbreakers were chosen as Breakthrough Act whilst the Top Reissue was the Wishbone Ash retrospective box set.

From Monday 3 December you can vote for your own favourites in our Popular Poll.

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Peter Ross, Get Ready to ROCK! Radio

GET READY TO ROCK! RADIO CELEBRATES 10th ANNIVERSARY

In September Get Ready to ROCK! Radio celebrated 10 years of broadcasting

Get Ready to ROCK!'s complementary radio station marked its 10th anniversary with a series of archive interview sequences to tie in with then current/forthcoming UK tours with an emphasis on the Featured Artists they have promoted since 2008.

A two-hour special rockumentary reflected the station's activities over the past decade featuring archive interviews with Ian Anderson, David Coverdale, John Wetton, Todd Rundgren and others.

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Albums of the Month

(October-December)

Uriah Heep

URIAH HEEP Living The Dream (Frontiers)
"...
to their credit ‘Living The Dream’ remains wholly relevant to any rock audience, young or old. On the eve of their 50th anniversary, an unexpected triumph.  " (David Randall)


The Pineapple Thief

THE PINEAPPLE THIEF Dissolution  (Kscope)
"Dissolution’ is the other PT’s twelfth studio album and it’s a real cracker...Really, this is progressive rock par excellence and one of the best in class for 2018. "  (David Randall)


Steve Perry

STEVE PERRY Traces (Fantasy Records)
"We never thought we’d get another full album from Steve Perry, thankfully we have in ‘Traces’, which is a master class in AOR and soulful edged pop.." (Jason Ritchie)


Nazareth

NAZARETH Tattooed On My Brain (Frontiers)
"Nazareth are still rocking ...it’s an excellent listen.."  (Joe Geesin)


Joe Bonamassa

JOE BONAMASSA Redemption (Provogue)
" a musically ambitious work with good songs, inspired band interplay with fiery guitar work and a freshness that belies the fact that this is his 13th solo album. " (Pete Feenstra)



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Luna Rossa


This month in ROCK
 December

Pink Floyd debut live gig in 1966 (Royal Albert Hall)


In 1967 Ian Anderson and Glenn Cornick form Jethro Tull


Chic Le Freak is the No 1 US 45 in 1978


Paul McCartney files a writ in London High Court seeking dissolution of The Beatles in 1970


Get Ready to ROCK! Radio

New to our Radio Playlist w/c 3 December 2018

THUNDER Please Remain Seated (BMG)
WILLE AND THE BANDITS Paths (indie)
NORTHWARD Northward (Nuclear Blast)
MICHAEL ARMSTRONG #LookingForTheWorld (indie)
 


Photo: David Randall
 


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Nikk Gunns
Nikk Gunns

Nikk's top album of the year is Ryan Roxie (Alice Cooper's guitarist) and his solo album.  One to watch out for in 2019? Wake The Sun!  Nikk has been in bands, on radio, but most important has contributed to GRTR! since the beginning.

Black Star Riders

Latest gig reviews...

Recent reviews include DAN REED NETWORK, TERRY BROCK, BLACK STAR RIDERS (pictured), THE NEW ROSES, THE NIGHT FLIGHT ORCHESTRA...

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RECOMMENDED UK TOURS/GIGS/FESTIVALS
(DECEMBER/JANUARY 2019)

FISH 2-13 December
VON HERTZEN BROTHERS 4-11 December (pictured)
BLACK STONE CHERRY/The Cadillac Three/Monster Truck 6-14 December
URIAH HEEP 12-16 December
MARTIN BARRE BAND 19-26 January
SKID ROW/H.E.A.T./Vega 22-26 January
WILLE AND THE BANDITS/Rainbreakers 26 January - 30 March
INGLORIOUS 28 January - 8 February
KING KING 31 January - 17 February

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