Assume The Position with David Randall
A weekly mix of new and classic rock
Sunday 22:00, Monday and Friday 22:00 repeat
A weekly mix of new and classic rock, signposting forthcoming gigs and tours. Broadcast live on Sundays.
In the first hour David announces the GRTR! Top 10 Albums for the week, based on website views, social media activity and radio airplay.
In the second hour ‘Anniversary Rock’ picks out some events this week in rock music history.
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2026
[25.01.26]
1. JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR Hell Or High Water, Single (2026) 3:41
2. JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR Grayer Shade Of Blue, Black & Gold (2026) 5:09
3. DEF LEPPARD Rejoice, Single (2026) 4:20
4. TYKETTO We Rise, Single (2026) 3:03
5. JOEL HOEKSTRA’S 13 Lifeline, Single (2026) 5:17
6. BEYOND THE BLACK Can You Hear Me, Break The Silence (2026) 4:20
7. LEAVES’ EYES Song Of Darkness, Song Of Darkness EP (2026) 4:34
8. THUNDERMOTHER Whatever, Live In Gothenburg (2026) 3:17
9. POPPY Empty Hands, Empty Hands (2026) 3:09
10. AUTUMN’S CHILD Dead Cold, Melody Lane (2026) 4:06
11. THE HARA Psycho Killer, The Fallout (2026) 3:03
12. ELLES BAILEY Can’t Take My Story Away, Can’t Take My Story Away (2026) 4:11
13. BIG BIG TRAIN The Artist, Woodcut (2026) 7:39
14. FRANCIS ROSSI Push Comes To Shove, The Accidental (2026) 3:47
15. BASTION ROSE Cinammon Fire, Traces Of Gold (2025) 3:43
16. KENT HILLI Closer To Heaven, Turkish Delight Vo.III (2025) 3:55
17. 3 MILE SHOUT Café De Los Muertos, Round We Go (2025) 4:53
18. ROBIN TROWER Somebody Calling, Live In The USA (2026) 7:55
19. ASH WING Shadow Of The Cross, Ash Wing (2025) 8:10
20. ENVY OF NONE Raindrops, Stygian Waltz (2025) 3:33
21. LETTUCE Grewt Up, Cook (2026) 3:32
22. STANLEY CLARKE When It’s Cold Outside, Hideaway (1986) 3:49
23. ANDY TIMMONS Cry For You, Ear-X-tacy(1992) 6:55
24. MADDY PRIOR Gutter Geese, Woman In The Wings (1978) 3:30
25. NOEL GALLAGHER’S HIGH FLYING BIRDS The Right Stuff, Chasing Yesterday (2015) 5:27
26. STEVIE WONDER Superstition, Single (1975) 4:01
[18.01.26]
1. CHARLOTTE WESSELS After Us, The Flood, The Obsession (2025) 5:26
2. CHEZ KANE Night Of Passion, Single (2026) 4:48
3. ZAKK WYLDE/BLACK LABEL SOCIETY Name In Blood, Single (2026) 4:36
4. ATOMIC ROOSTER Fly Or Die, Circle The Sun (2025) 3:45
5. 3 MILE SHOUT Round We Go, Round We Go (2025) 3:58
6. GOTTHARD Smiling In The Pouring Rain , More Stereo Crush (2026) 4:52
7. BASTION ROSE Traces Of Gold, Traces Of Gold (2025) 6:13
8. MIDNITE CITY Heaven In This Hell, Bite The Bullet (2025) 3:47
9. PETRA Skin In The Game, Hope (2026) 3:38
10. AUTUMN’S CHILD Fight To Love Again, Melody Lane (2026) 4:22
11. ROBIN McAULEY Chasing The Dream, Turkish Delight Vol. III (2025) 5:09
12. BEYOND THE BLACK Break The Silence, Break The Silence (2026) 4:33
13. ELLES BAILEY Angel, Can’t Take My Story Away (2026) 4:19
14. STREETLIGHT Shake That Feeling, Night Vision Deluxe ed. (2026) 3:42
15. LYNCH MOB Lift Up Your Soul, Dancing With The Devil (2025) 4:42
16. LAURA CHAVEZ So Long Baby, Goodbye, Single (2026) 2:50
17. JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR Black & Gold, Black & Gold (2025) 4:05
18. ROBIN TROWER Rise Up Like The Sun, Live In The USA (2026) 2:56
19. GOLDEN EARRING Radar Love, So High I’ve Been European Rock Anthology 1967-73 (2026) 6:22
20. SUPERSISTER She Was Naked, So High I’ve Been European Rock Anthology 1967-73 (2026) 3:44
21. JUDIE TZUKE Fading, Now or Never (2025) 4:07
22. BIG BIG TRAIN Counting Stars, Woodcut (2026) 6:06
23. RETREAT FROM MOSCOW The Illusion Of Choice, The Illusion Of Choice (2025) 7:26
24. STATUS QUO Judy In Disguise, Live At The BBC (2010) 2:44
25. RUPERT HOLMES Escape (The Pena Colada Song), Single (1980) 3:52
26. OZZY OSBOURNE Bark At The Moon, Bark At The Moon (1983) 4:15
[11.01.26]
1. MARTY FRIEDMAN/RALF SCHEEPERS The Nero Decree, Turkish Delight III (2025) 5:30
2. STEVE WALSH City Of Lights, Turkish Delight III (2025) 5:17
3. GLENN HUGHES Rose In Hell, Turkish Delight III (2025) 7:01
4. THE 69 EYES I Survive, Single (2026) 3:53
5. MAGIC WANDS Sacred Mirrors, Single (2026) 3:30
6. KATE BUSH Running Up That Hill, The Whole Story (1985) 5:00
7. BYWATER CALL Only, Single (2026) 4:18
8. THE DEADMANS Nice Kid, Single (2026) 3:13
9. 3 MILE SHOUT Still Looking, Round We Go (2025) 3:31
10. DAVE RENEGADE Power And Healing, Haunted Heart (2025) 4:42
11. BEYOND THE BLACK Let There Be Rain, Break The Silence (2025) 3:55
12. ZOE SCHWARZ House Of Colours, Colourful House (2025) 6:06
13. PETRA Filthy Lucre, Hope (2025) 3:17
14. CODE WORDS Limerence, Single (2026) 3:27
15. BLACK SWAN Paralyzed, Single (2026) 4:27
16. KATHARINE PRIDDY Hurricane, These Frightening Machines (2026) 4:02
17. JUDIE TZUKE Strange Days, Now Or Never (2025) 3:45
18. FANTASTIC NEGRITO Undefeated Eyes, Single (2024) 4:26
19. ROBIN TROWER Too Rolling Stoned, Live In The USA (2026) 8:05
20. ROBBEN FORD Make My Own Weather, Single (2026) 4:26
21. ANDREW LATIMER Second Chance, Digital (2025) 6:05
22. AVALON STONE Mirage, Single (2026) 3:21
23. DON McLEAN Castles In The Air, Believers (1981) 3:42
24. LITTLE FEAT Long Distance Love, The Last Record Album (1975) 2:41
25. THE ROLLING STONES Brown Sugar, Sticky Fingers (1971) 3:00
[04.01.26]
1. ROY BUCHANAN Green Onions, Loading Zone (1977) 8:12
2. CHRIS REA Winter Song, The Best Of (1994) 4:31
3. PHIL LYNOTT The Man’s A Fool, Gas Tank (2017) 4:49
4. JOHN CORABI New Day, Single (2026) 4:03
5. JOEL HOEKSTRA’s 13 You Can Give, Single (2026) 4:28
6. ALTER BRIDGE What Lies Within, Alter Bridge (2025) 5:06
7. BUCKCHERRY Set It Free, Roar Like Thunder(2026) 3:29
8. CHARLOTTE WESSELS Dopamine, Single (2024) 3:36
9. SPOCK’S BEARD Afourthoughts, The Archaeoptimist (2025) 7:31
10. CHARLOTTE SMITH & DAVID CLIFTON The Tree In The Wood, The Tree In The Wood (2025) 2:30
11. JUDIE TZUKE All That Matters, Now Or Never (2025) 3:48
12. MIDNITE CITY Worth Fighting Fo,r Bite The Bullet (2025) 4:24
13. BEYOND THE BLACK Ravens, Break The Silence (2025) 3:43
14. MASSIVE WAGONS Everywhere We Go, Single (2025) 4:31
15. PREACHER STONE Dance With The Devil, Preacher Stone V (2024) 3:44
16. REVENANT Least I Could Do, Single (2025) 3:55
17. ORIANTHI Bad For Each Other, Same Old Feeling (2025) 3:11
1. JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR Drowning In A Sea Of Love, Heavy Soul (2025) 4:34
19. CLIMAX BLUES BAND Couldn’t Get It Right, Gold Plated (2013ed.) 3:16
20. CAMEL Summer Lightning, Breathless (1979) 6:03
21. MOONRIDER Too Early In The Morning, Moonrider (2025 ed.) 3:36
22. 3 MILE SHOUT Ocean Of Storms, Round We Go (2025) 4:29
23. RETREAT FROM MOSCOW Black Mist ,The Illusion Of Choice (2025) 8:52
24. THE BEATLES Run For Your Life, Rubber Soul (1966) 2:21
25. CARLY SIMON The Right Thing To Do, No Secrets (1973) 2:58
26. BEE GEES You Should Be Dancing, The Ultimate (2009) 4:16
2025
[28.12.25] Top 30 Countdown of 2025 (based on weekly Top 10 chart)
1. ALICE COOPER Black Mamba, The Revenge Of Alice Cooper (2025) 5:00
2. MASTERS OF REALITY Barslow, The Archer (2025) 4:47
3. PATTERN SEEKING ANIMALS In My Dying Days, Friends Of All Creatures (2025) 4:42
4. BONFIRE Lost All Control, Higher Ground (2025) 4:10
5. W.E.T. Nowhere To Run, Apex (2025) 3:36
6. STONE FOUNDATION The Revival Of Survival, The Revival Of Survival (2025) 3:53
7. MORGANWAY Edge Of The Sun, Kill The Silence (2025) 3:54
8. TREAT Endeavour, The Wild Card (2025) 4:19
9. ATOMIC ROOSTER Blow That Mind, Circle The Sun (2025) 4:05
10. HEARTS ON FIRE Eleventh Hour, Signs & Wonders (2025) 3:57
11. WALTER TROUT Too Bad, Sign Of The Times (2025) 3:30
12. STYX Build And Destroy, Circling From Above (2025) 4:09
13. THE DAVIDSON TRIO The Deep, Cougar (2025) 3:25
14. HAREM SCAREM Better The Devil You Know, Chasing Euphoria (2025) 3:54
15. LIV KRISTINE Sapphire Heaven, Amor Vincit Omnia (2025) 3:31
16. MEN WITHOUT HATS In Glorious Days, On The Moon (2025) 3:41
17. SPARKS JanSport Backpack, MAD! (2025) 4:11
18. HELLOWEEN A Little Is A Little Too Much, Giants & Monsters (2025) 3:30
19. FRANCIS ROSSI You’ll Come Round, The Way We Were Vol.1 (2025) 3:42
20. STEELEYE SPAN Blow Boys, Blow, Conflict (2025) 3:56
21. GLENN HUGHES In The Fade, Chosen (2025) 4:55
22. ROBIN TROWER I Fly Straight To You, Come And Find Me (2025) 4:51
23. IQ One Of Us, Dominion (2025) 3:10
24. DON AIREY Moon Rising, Pushed To The Edge (2025) 4:37
25. CHANTEL McGREGOR Broken Heartless Liar, The Healing (2025) 3:21
26. CHEAP TRICK The Riff That Won’t Quit, All Washed Up (2025) 2:48
27. THEA GILMORE End Of A Century, These Quiet Friends (2025) 3:39
28. MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP Flesh And Bone, Don’t Sell Your Soul (2025) 3:20
29. SIGN OF THE WOLF Still Me, Sign Of The Wolf (2025) 4:28
30. JOHN LEES BARCLAY JAMES HARVEST Hourglass, Relativity (2025) 6:49
[21.12.25] The Best of 2025 (Get Ready to ROCK! reviewer selections)
1. DEFENCES The Curse, Single (2025) 3:37
2. BRAVE RIVAL Control, 5 To 4 (2025) 3:39
3. KATHARINE PRIDDY Matches, Single (2025) 5:19
4. CAITLIN KRISKO Heart Of Gold, EP (2025) 3:12
5. MARTYN JOSEPH Let Me Hear Your Voice, Troubled Horses (2025) 3:08
6. HAWKWIND The Psychedelic Warlords, Hall Of The Mountain Grill (2025) 6:50
7. STATUS QUO Rain, Status Quo Live (2025) 4:53
8. WISHBONE ASH Tangible Evidence, Live At The BBC 1970-1988 (2025) 3:55
9. SWEET Circus, Full Circle (2024) 2:55
10. SAXON Power And The Glory, Eagles Over Hellfest (2025) 5:19
11. THE DAVIDSON TRIO Bad Moon, Cougar (2025) 3:19
12. SOLSTICE Earthsong, Clann (2025) 7:11
13. SUZANNE VEGA Alley, Flying With Angels (2025) 3:33
14. CHANTEL McGREGOR Undercover, The Healing (2025) 3:01
15. IRON MAIDEN Stratego, Senjutsu (2021) 5:01
16. BLACKLIST UNION Up In Smoke, Slay The Dragon (2025) 3:15
17. PUNCHDRUNK SAINTS Holy Mother, Punchdrunk Saints (2025) 3:25
18. TREAT Hand On Heart, The Wild Card (2025) 4:05
19. MICHAEL SCHENKER GROUP Sign Of The Times, Don’t Sell Your Soul (2025) 3:58
20. PERFECT PLAN Ready To Break, Heart Of A Lion (2025) 4:11
21. THEA GILMORE Sweet Child Of Mine, These Quiet Friends (2025) 4:31
22. IQ No Dominion, Dominion (2025) 6:25
23. HELLOWEEN Universe, Ghosts And Monsters (2025) 8:24
24. H.E.A.T. Losing Game, Welcome To The Future (2025) 4:07
25. VOODOO RAMBLE 4000 Years Old, In The Heart Of The City (2025) 3:09
26. GHOST Cenotaph, Skeleta (2025) 4:17
[07.12.25] Best of 2025 Part 2
1. ROBIN TROWER Tangled Love, Come And Find Me (2025) 3:45
2. ALLY VENABLE Money And Power, Money And Power (2025) 3:25
3. CHANTEL McGREGOR Truth Will Out, The Healing (2025) 6:43
4. ORIANTHI First Time Blues, Some Kind Of Feeling (2025) 3:48
6. SIGN OF THE WOLF Silent Killer, Sign Of The Wolf (2025) 6:53
7. GOTTHARD Rusty Rose, Stereo Crush (2025) 4:14
8. THREE DAYS GRACE Apologies, Alienation (2025) 3:07
9. DON AIREY Power Of Change, Pushed To The Edge (2025) 5:04
10. STRYPER Reason For The Season, The Greatest Gift Of All (2025) 4:02
11. LETTUCE Grewt Up, Cook (2025) 3:32
12. TREAT Adam & Evil, The Wild Card (2025) 3:48
13. CYTRUS Out Of Pocket, Duality (2025) 5:41
14. LYNCH MOB Love In Denial, Dancing With The Devil (2025) 4:00
15. KING KRAKEN Beserker, March Of The Gods (2025) 4:16
16. THE RASMUS Break These Chains, Weirdo (2025) 3:54
17. CRY FOR MERCY Saving Grace, Single (2025) 3:45
18. WHEN RIVERS MEET Don#t Wanna Fight, Addicted To You (2025) 4:48
19. GENTLE GIANT Free Hand, Playing The Fool (2025ed.) 8:11
20. SUZANNE VEGA Witch, Flying With Angels (2025) 4:36
21. DON FELDER Together Forever, The Vault (2025) 3:36
22. COMING UP ROSES Awake, How Did We Fall So Far(2025) 5:48
23. JOE BONAMASSA Drive By The Exit Sign, Breakthrough (2025) 4:34
24. HOLLOW SOULS Shotgun, Hollow Souls EP (2025) 3:08
25. OTIS REDDING (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay, Single (1967) 2:36
26. BILLY IDOL Eyes Wide Shut, Kings & Queens of The Underground (2014) 4:29
27. CHICAGO 25 Or 6 To 4 ,Single (1970) 4:57
[30.11.25] Best of 2025 Part 1
1. MORGANWAY I Feel The Rain Kill, The Silence (2025) 4:41
2. SOLSTICE Life, Clann (2025) 6:37
3. SOUTH OF SALEM To The Moon And Back, Single 92025) 4:55
4. THUNDERMOTHER Dead Or Alive, Dirty & Divine (2025) 3:44
5. JULIET’S NOT DEAD Open Fire, The World Is Ours (2025) 3:49
6. MAGNUM Lost On The Road To Eternity, Live At KK’s Steel Mill (2025) 6:25
7. TREMONTI The End Will Show Us How, The End Will Show Us How (2025) 5:46
8. SMITH KOTZEN Black Light, Black Light/White Noise (2025) 4:18
9. CHEAP TRICK Twelve Gates, All Washed Up(2025) 3:59
10. STRYPER On This Holy Night, The Greatest Gift Of All (2025) 4:33
11. GHOST The Future Is A Foreign Land, Skeleta (2025) 3:45
12. TREAT Endeavour, The Wild Card (2025) 4:19
13. CASSIDY PARIS Nothing Left To Lose, Bittersweet (2025) 2:55
14. BUCK CHERRY Roar Like Thunder, Single (2025) 2:55
15. LIV KRISTINE Unzip My Love, Amor Vincit Omnia (2025) 4:37
16. ERJA LYYTINEN Dragonfly, Smell The Roses (2025) 5:46
17. LARKIN POE Little Bit, Bloom (2025) 4:08
18. THEA GILMORE Wrecking Ball, These Quiet Friends (2025) 5:03
19. ENVY OF NONE Under The Stars, Stygian Waves (2025) 4:32
20. AVAWAVES Heartbeat, Heartbeat (2025) 5:38
21. JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR Hell Of A Good Time, Black & Gold (2025) 4:07
22. DREAM THEATER Bend The Clock, Parasomnia (2025) 7:24
23. JIMMY OWEN Wichita Lineman, 10ft Squared (2025) 3:32
24. PINK FLOYD Keep Talking, The Division Bell (1984) 6:10
25. SLY & THE FAMILY STONE Family Affair, Single (1971) 3:05
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