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Welcome to our
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Win Super Deluxe BLACK SABBATH! |
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We're giving away
the CD and vinyl version of the 1976 album 'Technical Ecstasy'. |
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| Live lives again | |||
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Following the easing of Lockdown restrictions in July/August this year smaller venues in the UK could open their doors again. The possibility of a covid passport for venue entry has been put on hold for the moment, at least in England, but applies to venues in Wales and Scotland. Gig-goers have to show evidence of two vaccinations or a negative lateral flow test. Many venues have made a small but steady start although punters are understandably cautious with the infection rate currently averaging 33,000 cases in the UK. Many artists have put back tours to early 2022 at least. You can keep up to date with gig and tour information by checking our upcoming pages. Our intrepid melodic rock expert Andy Nathan has already been out and about reviewing Stonedead Festival, Inglorious (pictured) and Mason Hill. Karen Clayton made the trip to Liverpool to review Massive Wagons.
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| Top 10 album chart | |||
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Since January we have been publishing a weekly chart reflecting
activity at Get Ready to ROCK! The chart is announced every
week on Get Ready to ROCK! Radio (Sundays 22:00) and the Top 5
albums played. The chart is compiled by News and Review Editor Jason Ritchie who commented: "The chart is not based on the usual bestsellers but those albums - generally recent releases - that are getting attention via our review pages, social media and radio airplay. It's always an eclectic selection too, reflecting the wide range of our coverage." |
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| Pat McManus: New album and interview | |||
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'Full Service Resumed' for Irish guitarist Pat came to wider attention in the 1980s with the highly regarded Mama's Boys who, encouraged by Phil Lynott, supported Thin Lizzy on tour in 1983 and were the only unsigned band to appear at the original Reading Festival. In the late 1990s Pat achieved more success with the Celtic crossover band Celtus, with his brother John, and since that band's demise he has released many solo albums, both studio and live. In the hour special, David Randall chats to Pat about his career and playing tracks from the new album together with previous highlights. >> More information (album review)
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| Jimmy Waldo chats to Pete Feenstra | |||
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In his weekly interview-based radio show Pete Feenstra has been
chatting to the movers and shakers of the blues/rock world.
Recent interviews have included John Fiddler (Medicine Head), James
Warren from The Korgis and Fabrizio Grossi from Soul Garage Experience
(and Supersonic Blues Machine). On Sunday 3 October he chats to Jimmy Waldo, original keyboard player with Alcatrazz the band that featured a then unknown Yngwie Malmsteen and later Steve Vai on guitar. The band has gone through several iterations, most recently with original vocalist Graham Bonnet, and now with a new album and a new vocalist: Doogie White. In this hour special Jimmy also chats about Blackthorne the band he formed with Bonnet in the early 1990s. The band's album was recently included in the 'Albums that time forgot...' feature as part of our ongoing 2020 Vision promotion. The radio special is broadcast on Sunday 3 October, 20:00 (GMT+1). You can catch up with Pete's previous interviews via his dedicated presenter page. Photo: David Randall/GRTR! |
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| Josh Taerk Live | |||
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The sessions started in early April 2020 soon after Lockdown in the UK and feature Josh with brothers Ryan and Matt (and occasionally "Papa Taerk"). Their sessions are also relayed via Get Ready to ROCK! Radio. Get Ready to ROCK!'s News and Review Editor Jason Ritchie was an early fan of Josh's music and suggested the sessions as a way of relieving the lack of live music during Lockdown. Says Jason "Originally we also attracted charitable donations to help the NHS. When the situation eased during the summer of 2020 this aspect was dropped and since that time the sessions have continued with a recent summer break. Josh is a really talented performer and the live streaming has been a real tonic over the past 18 months". The sessions are now continuing, once per month, with a mix of original and cover versions. You can catch up on previous shows via our radio Facebook page and selected audio is available via our radio sessions page. The next session is Sunday 24 October. |
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| Albums of the month (July - September 2021) | |||
EDGE OF PARADISE The Universe (Frontiers) It’s passionate, articulate symphonic metal, occasionally conducting lightning raids onto hard rock terrain… ****1/2 Review by Brian McGowan
AMANDA LEHMANN Innocence And Illusion (indie) Lehmann is not afraid to explore different moods on this debut solo album and, with or without her illustrious cohorts, I am sure she would have produced something of note.
Review by David Randall
THE PETAL FALLS All These Years (indie) This album feels like The Petal Falls know exactly who they are, what they’re about and what their sound is, this is a move to share their voice and confirm their rightful place in the status quo. The title track “All these years” feels particularly poignant given the struggles they have had to release their music when an earlier record company deal went sour, and that ultimately led to the eventual demise of the original band, after never being given the opportunity to publicly release the wealth of material. *****
Review by Karen Clayton
IRON MAIDEN Senjutsu (Parlophone) ‘Senjutsu’ is a long album and for some it may be to too much but for me this album is everything that Book Of Souls wasn’t. Where the last album sounded like it was produced by a band who were past their best and jaded, this album is from a newly revitalised Iron Maiden who have honed their metal edge once more and have delivered a collection of songs worthy of their legacy. ***** Review by Dave Wilson TOMMY CASTRO Presents A Bluesman Came To Town (Alligator) ... a blues concept album that finds him applying his soulful grooves and resonant playing to the story of a nascent blues man who lives the dream, but never quite turns his back on home. ****1/2 Review by Pete Feenstra
STEVE HACKETT Surrender Of Silence (Inside Out) On first listen I hated it – its heaviness and gloomy orchestrations seemed anathema to what a Steve Hackett album usually sounds like. But there’s the rub, it is meant to sound different. It is meant to shock. It is meant to get us to sit up and listen. And the more you listen to it, like all great albums, the better it gets. ***** Review by Alan Jones |
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| A Month in ROCK! (1-31 October 2021) | |||
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| What's happening? | |||
| Have you checked out our comprehensive gig and tour listings? We are constantly updating as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. | |||
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