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Welcome to our
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| Photo: Paul Rodgers/GRTR! | |||
| We've announced our Best of 2003-2023! | |||
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The Get Ready to ROCK! Reviewers have chosen their Top Albums and Top Live Acts over two decades Every year, in December, the GRTR! review team are canvassed for their top selections of the year. In our 20th Anniversary year, we asked them to look back at the past two decades and select their favourite albums and live acts. It's a varied selection and will hopefully jog your own musical memories or suggest albums and artists that you might have missed and need to investigate. On Sunday 9 April at 22:00 GMT there is a two-hour special on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio filled with the reviewer choices. Head over to the 'Best of' page for the complete listing! |
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The GRTR! Grotto of Greatness |
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We bring together our extensive coverage via reviews and interviews of a specific artist and the feature was launched in January with The Darkness. This has been followed by Chantel McGregor (February) and Eleanor McEvoy (March). A new artist/band is announced each month until the end of the year. And throughout 2023 we will be revisiting and updating our archive with specific features signposting some of the finest albums (and artists) of the last 20 years.
There is a
dedicated Twitter
page for
GRTR@20
activity, we're posting review highlights over two decades and
signposting latest additions. |
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| Josh Taerk Sunday Sessions | |||
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Latest live session
from Canadian songwriter The sessions take place once per month, with a mix of original and cover versions. You can catch up on previous shows via our radio Facebook page.
On The Radio You can catch up with previous shows and interviews via the dedicated presenter pages. Get Ready to ROCK! Radio is on air 18 hours a day from 06:00 GMT.
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| Albums of the month (January - March 2023) | |||
 URIAH HEEP Chaos & Colour (Silver Lining Music) Heep join a select bunch of veteran bands (including close contemporaries Deep Purple) who are sounding as good as ever. Indeed classic heavy rock does not come much better than this. **** 3/4 Review by Andy Nathan
KATATONIA Sky Full Of Stars (Napalm Records) Despondency never sounded this good – ever, and yet I would defy any metal/progressive rock fan to finish listening to it with anything other than a smile on their face and a knowing nod to the brilliance within. Exceptional. ***** Review by Alan Jones
ROBIN McAULEY Alive (Frontiers) ...this is a damn fine album with great songwriting and playing throughout topped off with Robin’s fantastic vocal. Come the end of the year list, this will be vying for the top spot without a doubt. ***** Review by David Wilson
THE COLD STARES Voices (Mascot) The change of tempo between bluesy rock and slower ballads makes for a really interesting listen, as the changing pace and musical structures vary so much. The lyrics are accomplished, the musicianship is superb, frankly the album is a masterclass from start to finish – don’t take my word for it, give it a listen! ***** Review by Karen Clayton
CROSS COUNTRY DRIVER The New Truth (Frontiers) These experienced, talented artists are blessed with an electrifying understanding of country/blues/rock dynamics. The songs seem to develop organically, avoiding the verse, bridge chorus straitjacket that constrains much of today’s popular music. ***** Review By Brian McGowan
FLOOR JANSEN Paragon (Pias/Revamp Music) I can hardly be described as a die-hard Nightwish fan. Never in a million years did I expect to become so impressed, mesmerized…no, absolutely captivated. ****1/2 Review by Ioannis Stefanis
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