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.
Shows are posted within five days of the last repeat broadcast.
Get Ready to ROCK! celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2023. Throughout the year, David will be playing significant albums as reviewed by the website since 2002.
[21.05.23]
No live show this week
[14.05.23]
1. VOYAGER Prince Of Fire, Single (2023) 4:45
2. THE LITTLE RIVER BAND The Night Owls, Revisited (2015) 5:04
3. AC/DC Let There Be Rock, Let There Be Rock (1977) 6:06
4. SHAKRA Devil Left Hell, Invincible (2023) 5:25
5. MIDNITE CITY Hardest Heart To Break, In At The Deep End (2023) 5:43
6. IVY GOLD No Ordinary Woman, Broken Silence (2023) 3:26
7. ALLY VENABLE Don’t Lose Me, Real Gone (2023) 3:37
8. MICHAEL THOMPSON BAND Whispers And Dreams, The Love Goes On (2023) 4:58
9. HEAVEN’S EDGE Beautiful Disguise, Get It Right (2023) 4:22
10. HOUSE OF SHAKIRA No Silver Lining, XiT (2023) 4:20
11. STEVE LUKATHER I’ll Never Know, Bridges (2023) 5:04
12. WINGER Resurrect Me, Seven (2023) 4:11
13. H.E.A.T. Will You Be, Single (2023) 4:44
14. ARIELLE I Need An Angel, ’73 (2023) 4:49
15. BONNIE RAITT Made Up Mind, Just Like That.. (2022) 3:40
16. THE ALAN PARSONS PROJECT Games People Play, Turn Of A Friendly Card (2023 ed.) 4:23
17. URIAH HEEP Can’t Keep A Good Band Down, High & Mighty (1976) 3:46
18. GENTLE GIANT Interview, Interview (2023 ed.) 6:52
19. RAY ALDER Waiting For Some Sun, II (2023) 5:51
20. DEF LEPPARD Hysteria, Drastic Symphonies (2023) 5:53
21. ORLEANS Spring Fever, Waking & Dreaming (1976) 4:06
22. CROSBY STILLS NASH & YOUNG Our House, Déjà Vu (1970) 3:02
23. ELTON JOHN Captain Fantastic & The Brown Dirt Cowboy, Captain Fantastic & The Brown Dirt Cowboy (1975) 5:47
24. ERIC CLAPTON Forever Man, Behind The Sun (1985) 3:16
In the show on Sunday 7 May, David chats to Kip Winger with tracks from the new Winger album
[30.04.23]
1. THE 69 EYES Gotta Rock, Death Of Darkness (2023) 4:11
2. ANGEL Rock Star, Once Upon A Time (2023) 4:59
3. EXTREME #Rebel, Six (2023) 4:27
4. WHEN RIVERS MEET Perfect Stranger, Single (2023) 4:07
5. ARIELLE Weakness For You, ’73 (2023) 2:44
6. STEREOPHONICS Maybe Tomorrow, You Gotta Go There To Come Back (2003) 4:33
7. CARDINAL BLACK Terra Firma, January Came Close (2022) 4:36
8. BEAUX GRIS GRIS & THE APOCALYPSE Alone, Good Times End Times (2023) 3:47
9. THE RYK MEAD BAND Can’t Turn Back The River, Me & The Blues (2019) 3:44
10. ROB ORLEMANS Shake Them Down, Shake Them Down (2023) 3:33
11. ELVENKING Herdchant (2023) 5:17
12. TIM ARNOLD Everything Entertains, Super Connected (2023) 3:41
13. IAN HUNTER Defiance, Defiance Part 1 (2023) 4:07
14. WINGER It All Comes Back Around, Seven (2023) 7:24
15. JOEL HOEKSTRA’S 13 Far Too Deep, Single (2023) 4:18
16. DEF LEPPARD Animal, Drastic Symphonies (2023) 4:03
17. YES All Connected, Mirror To The Sky (2023) 9:03
18. GRYPHON Forth Sahara, Get Out Of My Father’s Car (2020) 3:45
19. ALAN PARSONS PROJECT Stereotomy, Stereotomy (1985) 7:16
20. RAMSEY LEWIS Brazilica, Salongo (2019 ed.) 7:14
21. THE ZOMBIES Dropped Reeling & Stupid, A Different Game (2023) 4:02
22. ARGENT Tragedy, All Together Now (1972) 4:48
23. ROBERT PALMER Give Me An Inch, Addictions Vol.2 (1992) 3:01
24. WISHBONE ASH No Easy Road, Argus 50th Anniversary (2023) 4:53
25. HOLLY JOHNSON Europa, Europa 92014) 4:28
[23.04.23]
1. KRIS BARRAS BAND Ignite (Light Me Up), Ignite (2020) 3:16
2. THOSE DAMN CROWS King Of Second Chances, Point Of No Return (2020) 3:26
3. L.A. GUNS Babylon Black, Diamonds (2023) 3:09
4. JETHRO TULL Hammer On Hammer, Rokflote (2023) 3:09
5. WISHBONE ASH The King Will Come, Argus (2023 ed.) 7:06
6. URIAH HEEP Golden Light, Chaos & Colour (2023) 5:08
7. TYKETTO Forever Young, It Don’t Come Easy (1991) 5:08
8. EMPYRE Forget Me, Relentless (2023) 5:48
9. GUS G Not Forgotten, Quantum Leap (2022) 2:54
10. TIM ARNOLD Superconnected, Super Connected (2023) 4:42
11. MORGANWAY World Stopped Running, Back To Zero (2023) 2:59
12. LAST IN LINE We Don’t Run, Jericho (2023) 4:43
13. ELEVENKING Bride Of Night, Reader Of The Runes Part 2, Rapture (2023) 3:55
14. WINGER Proud Desperado, Seven (2023) 3:52
15. WALTER TROUT I Worry Too Much, Ride (2022) 3:33
16. DAN PATLANSKY Devil’s Dopamine, Shelter Of Bones (2022) 3:18
17. FM Don’t Stop Tough It Out, Live (2021) 3:52
18. BRAVE RIVAL Guilty Love, Life’s Machine (2022) 3:35
19. CHANTEL McGREGOR Can’t Find My Way Home, The Shed Sessions (2021) 2:23
20. JOE SATRIANI Tension And Release, The Elephants Of Mars (2022) 5:49
21. CHAZ JANKEL Bodies Without A Soul, Flow (2023) 4:27
22. DARE Born In The Storm, Road To Eden (2022) 4:45
23. EINAR SOLBERG Over The Top, 16 (2023) 6:56
24. AVKRVST The Pale Moon, The Approbation (2023) 6:34
25. ROLLING STONES Brown Sugar, Sticky Fingers (1971) 3:00
26. ROXY MUSIC Love Is The Drug, Live In America (2008) 3:49
27. BLONDIE Rapture, Greatest Hits (2005) 4:58
[16.04.23]
1. DEXTER WANSEL Life On Mars, Life On Mars (2023 ed.) 5:48
2. RAMSEY LEWIS Strangers, Keys To The City (2023 ed.) 4:49
3. STEVE LUKATHER When Will I See You Again, Bridges (2023) 4:53
4. LAST IN LINE Something Wicked, Jericho (2023) 5:08
5. WINGER It All Comes Back Around, Seven (2023) 7:24
6. ALICE COOPER Gail, Raise Your Fist And Yell (1987) 3:39
7. SWEET & LYNCH Miracle, Single (2023) 4:16
8. THE FLOOD Till Dawn Do Us Part, Hear Us Out (2023) 3:38
9. THE YOUNG ‘UNS Tiny Notes, Tiny Notes (2023) 3:49
10. MECCA I Won’t Walk Away, Everlasting (2023) 3:36
11. MAGNUS KARLSSON’S FREEFALL You Can’t Hurt Me Anymore, Hunt The Flame (2023) 5:32
12. DAVE FOSTER BAND Stigma, Glimmer (2023) 6:03
13. BLOCKADE Mess You Made, Single (2023) 3:29
14. ARIELLE Goes Without Saying, 73 (2023) 4:02
15. HOURGLVSS Calling, Single (2023) 3:44
16. SOPHIE LLOYD Hanging On, Single (2023) 4:03
17. RENAISSANCE ROCK ORCHESTRA My Lonely Heart, Ice Age Cometh (2023) 6:19
18. AVKRVST Arcane Clouds, The Approbation (2023) 6:03
17. WHEN RIVERS MEET Play My Game, Single (2023) 3:31
19. RIVAL SONS Bird In The Hand, Single (2023) 4:29
20. BASTETTE Lover, Single (2020) 3:10
21. AVKRVST Arcane Clouds (2023) 6:03
22. RAY ALDER This Hollow Shell, II (2023) 6:02
23. HUMBLE PIE Black Coffee, Eat It () 3:10
24. SKUFFLE Pinball Wizard, Skuffle (2009) 3:07
25. AC/DC Shot In The Dark, Power Up (2020) 3:05
[09.04.23] Easter Special: The Best of 2003-2023 (GRTR!@20 Reviewer Choices)
1. FOREIGNER Can’t Slow Down, Can’t Slow Down (2009) 3:27
2. IOMMI Dopamine, Fused (2005) 4:09
3. JIM JIMHED Full Circle, Full Circle (2003) 3:50
4. THEA GILMORE Parallax, Afterlight (2022) 4:31
5. MISSY HIGGINS The River, The Sound Of White (2005) 3:31
6. RHAPSODY The Magic Of The Wizard’s Dreams, Symphony Of Enchanted Lands II (2004) 4:30
7. DRAGONFORCE Fury Of The Storm, Sonic Firestorm (2004) 6:45
8. SAXON The Pilgrimage, Carpe Diem (2022) 6:28
9. THUNDER Resurrection Day, Wonder Days (2015) 4:28
10. CODE OF SILENCE Dark Skies Over Babylon, Dark Skies Over Babylon (2013) 7:27
11. CAMEL Unevensong, Live At The Royal Albert Hall (2019) 7:33
12. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN Badlands, Live In New York City (2001) 5:42
13. VIRGIL & THE ACCELERATORS Backstabber, Live At Marshall 31/8/12 (2012) 3:43
14. IRON MAIDEN Days Of Future Past, Senjustu (2021) 4:05
15. CHASING THE MONSOON Circles Of Stone, Ordinary World (2009) 5:46
16. JOURNEY Change For The Better, Revelation (2008) 5:53
17. STEVE HACKETT Held In The Shadows, Surrender Of Silence (2021) 6:20
18. TINA DICO Warm Sun, In The Red (2007) 3:52
19. CATS IN SPACE Thunder In The Night, Daytrip To Narnia (2019) 3:32
20. THE DARKNESS The Best Of Me, Permission To Land (2003) 3:29
21. RUSH The Anarchist, Clockwork Angels (2012) 6:51
22. MARILLION Out Of This World, Less Is More (2009) 5:07
23. JOE BONAMASSA Sloe Gin, Sloe Gin (2008) 8:15
[02.04.23]
1. CARDINAL BLACK Half Way, January Came Close (2022) 4:17
2. SPACE ELEVATOR Keep Waiting, II (2018) 3:44
3. JOE BONAMASSA Time Clocks, Tales Of Time (2022) 8:03
4. THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND Hot Lanta, Live At Filllmore East (1973) 5:19
5. STONETRIP Dark Night, Run Free (2023) 3:46
6. ROADCASE ROYALE Get Lou, First Things First (2017) 3:18
7. HEART There’s The GirlBad Animals (1987) 3:49
8. PAT BENATAR Somebody’s Baby, Gravity’s Rainbow (1993) 4:25
9. NICK WATERHOUSE (No) Commitment, The Fooler (2023) 3:26
10. ANN-MARGRET Born To Be Wild, Born To Be Wild (2023) 3:45
11. ALLY VENABLE Gone So Long, Real Gone (2023) 3:46
12. THE FLOOD I Can’t Stop, Hear Us Out (2023) 6:42
13. FLOOR JANSEN Fire, Paragon (2023) 3:28
14. DEAD MAN’S WHISKEY Masquerade, Single (2023) 4:29
15. JASON CHARLES MILLER The River, Single (2023) 3:50
16. SAVAGE HANDS Black Clouds, EP (2023) 2:48
17. RPWL A Cold Spring Day In ‘22, Crime Scene (2023) 5:33
18. PINK FLOYD Us And Them, Dark Side Of The Moon (2023ed.) 7:39
19. LIV KRISTINE Love Me High, River Of Diamonds (2023) 4:09
20. SARI SCHORR Damn The Reason, Live In Europe (2020) 4:48
21. SASS JORDAN High Road Easy, (1994) 4:05
22. FOCUS Final Analysis, Focus 11 (2019) 3:51
23. JONI MITCHELL Shine, Shine (2007) 7:28
24. COZY POWELL’S HAMMER Na-Na-Na, Single (1974) 3:42
25. GENESIS Turn It On Again, Duke (1980) 3:50
[26.03.23]
1. MIKE + THE MECHANICS Silent Running, Out Of The Blue (2019) 4:55
2. THE LAST INTERNATIONALE Soul On Fire, Soul On Fire (2019) 3:39
3. MASSIVE WAGONS Please Stay Calm, Triggered (2023) 4:46
4. KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD Blue On Black, Trouble (1998) 5:33
5. EXPLORING BIRDSONG No Longer We Lie, EP (2023) 5:33
6. SHADOW KING What Would It Take, Shadow King (1991) 4:22
7. LAST IN LINE House Party At The End Of The World, Jericho (2023) 4:22
8. CRY OF DAWN Devil’s Highway, Anthropocene (2023) 5:10
9. THE ANSWER Cold Hear,t Sundowners (2023) 2:58
10. THE FLOOD A Reason To Change, Hear Us Out (2023) 4:22
11. TRANSWORLD IDENTITY Livin’ On The Run, Seven Worlds (2023) 4:12
12. CROSS COUNTRY DRIVER I Won’t Look Back, The New Truth (2023) 4:59
13. FLOOR JANSEN Storm, Paragon (2023) 3:26
14. JOE BONAMASSA Mind’s Eye, Time Clocks Live (2023) 6:36
DEVIN TOWNSEND Heartbreaker, Lightwork (2022) 6:59
15. STEVE HILLAGE Electrick Gypsies, LA Forum 31.1.77 (2023) 6:13
16. RIVERSIDE Conceiving You, Second Life Syndrome (2005) 3:41
17. MICK PINI Shadows, Way Ahead (2023) 4:14
18. JOHN CAMPBELL Wild Streak, One Believer (1991) 5:00
19. THE ZOMBIES Hold Your Head Up, Odyssey & Oracle (Revisited)(2008) 7:53
20. MARILLION Easter, Season’s End (2023 ed.) 5:57
21. SANTANA Everybody’s Everything, III (1971) 3:32
22. TOE FAT That’s My Love For You, Toe Fat (1970) 4:02
23. GEORGE MARTIN Here Comes The Sun, In My Life (1998) 3:31
[19.03.23]
1. KING KING I Will Not Fall, Maverick (2020) 5:11
2. GUN Frantic, The Calton Songs (2022) 3:56
3. BLACKBERRY SMOKE Working For The MCA, One More For The Fans (2015) 5:05
4. WHEN RIVERS MEET Kissing The Sky, We Fly Free (2020) 3:41
5. SARI SCHORR King Of Rock And Roll, Never Say Never (2018) 3:48
6. RUFFYUNZ Hype In My Head, Ruffyunz II (2023) 6:23
7. KENNY G By The Time This Night Is Over, Breathless (1992) 4:48
8. MICHAEL THOMPSON BAND The Love Goes On, The Love Goes On (2023) 5:06
9. THE COLD STARES Voices, Voices (2023) 3:11
10. THE FLOOD I Can’t Stop, Hear Us Out (2023) 6:42
11. RPWL A Cold Spring Day In ‘22, Crime Scene (2023) 4:20
12. THE ANSWER Oh Cherry, Sundowners (2023) 3:50
13. STONETRIP Nightmare, Run Free (2023) 3:53
14. FRAMING HANLEY Start A Fire, Single (2023) 3:44
15. MALISSA WHITEHOUSE Simple, Single (2023) 3:39
16. SHINING PHOENIX Rise From The Ashes, Single (2023) 3:09
17. TEXAS HIPPIE COALITION Hell Hounds, Single (2023) 3:47
18. THE NEW DEATH CULT Alive, Super Natural (2023) 4:05
19. BITE THE BULLET Call Of The Wild, Rocky Road (2023) 3:58
20. LIV KRISTINE Shaolin Me, River Of Diamonds (2023) 6:37
21. PROGedia PROGedia, Dioscuri (2023) 4:38
22. BRAIN TARQUIN & HEAVY FRIENDS Devil’s Tombstone, Brothers In Arms (2023) 4:15
23. ALLY VENABLE Hold My Ground, Real Gone (2023) 3:47
24. CAMEL Lies, Nude (1981) 4:59
25. SPOOKY TOOTH Waiting For The Wind, Spooky Two (1969) 3:44
26. ALICE COOPER Billion Dollar Babies, Billion Dollar Babies (1973) 3:43
27. PHILIP BAILEY & PHIL COLLINS Easy Lover, Single (1985) 4:43
[12.03.23]
1. WINGER Proud Desperado, Single (2023) 3:52
2. EXTREME Rise, Single (2023) 4:38
3. ALL FOR METAL Fury Of The Gods, Single (2023) 3:30
4. YES Cut From The Stars, Mirror To The Sky (2023) 5:26
5. ANY GIVEN SIN Calm Before The Storm, Single (2023) 3:47
6. AUSTIN GOLD Cut & Run, Those City Lights (2022) 3:02
7. THE FLOOD Can I Call It Home, Hear Us Out (2023) 5:18
8. DEMONS DOWN Stranded In The Middle Of Nowhere, I Stand (2023) 4:32
9. CHUCK WRIGHT Time Waits For No-One, Sheltering Sky (2022) 3:00
10. CREYE How Far, Weightless (2023) 3:47
11. GABRIELLE DE VAL Natural High, Kiss In A Dragon Night (2023) 3:28
12. RUFFYUNZ Bubbles, Ruffyunz II (2023) 4:22
13. THE COLD STARES It’s Heavy, Voices (2023) 3:32
14. ICARUS FALLS Hollow, Hollow (2023) 4:30
15. PAUL GILBERT Lady Evil, The Dio Album (2023) 4:27
16. LIV KRISTINE River Of Diamonds, River Of Diamonds (2023) 5:18
17. BLACKFIELD Glass House, An Accident Of Stars 2004-2017 (2023) 2:55
18. RPWL Victim Of Desire, Crime Scene (2023) 8:15
19. LYNYRD SKYNYRD Still Unbroken, God & Guns (2009) 5:51
20. THOSE DAMN CROWS Find A Way, Inhale/Exhale (2023) 3:27
21. ALLY VENABLE Don’t Lose Me, Real Gone (2023) 3:37
22. SAMANTHA FISH Faster, Faster (2021) 2:55
23. SIENA ROOT Dusty Roads, Revelation (2023) 6:01
24. ERIC CLAPTON Theme From A Movie That Never Happened, Single (1998) 3:30
25. MAHOGANY RUSH Dragonfly, Mahogany Rush IV (1976) 5:06
26. NORMAN GREENBAUM Spirit In The Sky, Single (1970) 4:01
[05.03.23]
1. EMPYRE Relentless, Relentless (2023) 4:00
2. TED POLEY We Are Young, Beyond The Fade (2016) 4:30
3. SONS OF LIBERTY Black Blizzard, Aces & Eights (2021) 3:44
4. VOYAGER Promise, Single (2023) 3:03
5. DELAIN The Cold, Dark Waters (2023) 4:37
7. STEVE HILLAGE Day After Day, Open (1979) 6:18
8. BRIAN HOWE Touch, Tangled In Blue (1997) 5:02
9. BAD COMPANY Brokenhearted, Here Comes Trouble(1992) 4:47
10. ROBIN McAULEY Dead As A Bone, Alive (2023) 3:51
11. MIKE KENEALLY Lana, The Thing That Knowledge Can’t Eat (2023) 4:34
12. D’ERCOLE Trial By Fire, Mass Formation (2023) 2:56
13. CREYE In The Shadows, III Weightless (2023) 4:08
14. LOVEBITES Wicked Witch, Judgement Day (2023) 5:34
15. THE ANSWER Blood Brother, Sundowners (2023) 3:18
16. BRAVE RIVAL Secrets, Life’s Machine (2022) 4:53
17. ELEANOR McEVOY Find Out By Fate, Gimme Some Wine (2021) 3:53
18. THEA GILMORE The Next Time You Win, Is EP (2023) 5:20
19. TORI AMOS Crucify, Little Earthquakes (1992) 4:59
20. KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD Nothing But The Night, Lay It On Down (2017) 4:53
21. GENESIS Twilight Alehouse, BBC Broadcasts (2023) 7:58
22. THOSE DAMN CROWS This Time I’m Ready, Inhale/Exhale (2023) 4:20
24. OZZY OSBOURNE No Escape From Now, Patient Number 9 (2022) 6:48
25. BELINDA CARLISLE Circles In The Sand, Heaven On Earth (1989) 3:43
26. NEIL YOUNG Heart Of Gold, Harvest (1972) 3:06
[26.02.23]
1. ALLY VENABLE Kick Your Ass, Real Gone (2023) 3:24
2. FLOOR JANSEN Daydream, Paragon (2023) 3:13
3. LIV KRISTINE River Of Diamonds, River Of Diamonds (2023) 5:18
4. JETHRO TULL The Navigator, Rokflote (2023) 3:24
5. FIREWIND Destiny Is Calling, Single (2023) 4:22
6. KING KRAKEN Man Made Monster, MCLXXX (2023) 5:13
7. THE NEW DEATH CULT Another World, Super Natural (2023) 3:35
8. GREGG ROLIE The Hands Of Time, Gringo (1987) 4:14
9. STEVE PERRY She’s Mine, Street Talk (1984) 4:26
10. CREYE The Game, III Weightless (2023) 3:00
11. KHYMERA Don’t Wait For Love, Hold Your Ground (2023) 3:19
12. FIRST SIGNAL Shoot The Bullet, Face Your Fears 2023) 4:02
13. ROBIN McAULEY Fading Away, Alive (2023) 3:19
14. LOVEBITES Judgement Da,y Judgement Day (2023) 5:52
15. VANDENBERG House On Fire, Sin (2023) 3:52
16. THE HAYLEY GRIFFITHS BAND Made My Bed, Melanie (2023) 5:23
17. ELLES BAILEY Stones (Live At the Pool), Shining In The Half Light (2023) 3:22
18. JUDIE TZUKE Full Moon Blackout, Peace Has Broken Out (2021) 3:58
19. MOLLIE MARRIOTT Trouble And Shame, Single (2023) 3:50
20. KIM CARNES Draw Of The Cards, Mistaken Identity (1981) 4:55
21. MIKE KINEALLY Celery, The Thing That Knowledge Can’t Eat (2023) 5:01
22. ALONEME Can’t Wait, Sketch (2008) 4:08
23. PROGedia We Are The Night, Dioscuri (2023) 4:58
24. THE DOOBIE BROTHERS What A Fool Believes, Minute By Minute (1980) 3:44
25. ENBOUND Beat It, And She Says Gold (2011) 3:43
26. TRAGEDY Stayin’ Alive, Single (2014) 3:21
[19.02.23]
1. DELAIN Moth To A Flame, Dark Waters (2023) 4:07
2. EXPLORING BIRDSONG Bear The Weight, Single (2023) 5:03
3. THE BIRTHDAY MASSACRE Precious Hearts, Fascination (2023) 4:39
4. LAST IN LINE Do The Work, Jericho (2023) 5:51
5. REVOLUTION SAINTS Talking Like Strangers, Eagle Flight (2023) 4:40
6. ROBIN McAULEY Alive, Alive (2023) 5:14
7. THOSE DAMN CROWS Takedown, Inhale/Exhale (2023) 3:28
8. YES Owner Of A Lonely Heart, 90125 (1983) 4:28
9. THE HAYLEY GRIFFITHS BAND Melanie, Melanie (2023) 4:56
10. T3ENORS April Rain, Naked Soul (2023) 3:59
11. GABRIELLE DE VAL Kiss In A Dragon Night, Kiss In A Dragon Night (2023) 4:11
12. BRIAN TARQUIN & HEAVY FRIENDS Kiss My Axe, Brothers In Arms (2023) 3:10
13. WIG WAM Out Of The Dark, Out Of The Dark (2023) 4:28
14. ELEANOR McEVOY South Anne Street, Gimme Some Wine (2023) 4:01
15. GRAHAM GOULDMAN Hangin’ By A Thread, Modesty Forbids (2020) 3:54
16. MARTIN TURNER Front Page News, New Live Dates (2016) 5:18
17. MAN All Alone, Diamonds And Coal (2007) 5:22
18. VOODOO SIX Release The Hounds, Make Way For The King (2016) 5:00
19. BETH HART Leave The Light On, Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2018) 5:57
20. MATT DORSEY Compromise, Let Go (2023) 4:01
21. PROGedia Aaron In The Sky With Almonds, Dioscuri (2023) 7:08
22. BEN E KING Supernatural Thing, Part 1, Supernatural Soul (2022) 4:26
23. CLIFF RICHARD Carrie, Single (1979) 3:55
24. CHRISTOPHER CROSS Ride Like The Wind, Christopher Cross (1979) 4:28
[12.02.23]
1. 10cc The Things We Do For Love, Tenology – The Singles (2012) 3:30
2. CLIMAX BLUES BAND Gotta Have More Love, Flying The Flag (1980) 3:27
3. SARI SCHORR Valentina, Never Say Never (2018) 3:43
4. PROGEDIA Progedia, Discouri (2023) 4:38
5. KING KING I Will Not Fall, Maverick (2020) 5:11
6. LAURENCE JONES Anywhere With Me, Destination Unknown (2022) 3:55
7. MOTIVE BLACK Purge, Auburn (2023) 3:42
8. LINKIN PARK Lost, Single (2023) 3:18
9. HAKEN Taurus, Fauna (2023) 4:48
10. HAMISH HAWK Angel Numbers, Angel Numbers (2023) 3:07
11. URIAH HEEP Age Of Changes, Chaos & Colours (2023) 5:49
12. GABRIELLA DE VAL Fuel To The Fire, Kiss In A Dragon Night (2023) 3:47
13. CERI JUSTICE Wanted, Walk In Shadow (2022) 3:51
14. KATATONIA Sclera, Sky Void Of Stars (2023) 4:45
15. ARIELLE 73, Single (2023) 3:11
16. ELLES BAILEY Hole In My Pocket, Shining In The Half Light (2023 ed.) 4:18
17. BONNIE RAITT Luck Of The Draw, Luck Of The Draw (1991) 5:17
18. STEVE HILLAGE Hurdy Gurdy Man, LA Forum 31.1.77 (2023) 7:20
19. LIFESIGNS Ivory Tower, Altitude (2021) 7:44
20. SCARLET REBELS See Through Blue, See Through Blue (2022) 4:02
21. THE HAYLEY GRIFFITHS BAND Broken Lullaby, Melanie (2023) 6:00
22. WHITESNAKE Is This Love, 1987 (2007 ed.) 4:35
23. THIN LIZZY Still In Love With You, Nightlife (2012 ed.) 5:42
24. JONI MITCHELL Sex Kills, Turbulent Indigo (1994) 3:58
25. FLEETWOOD MAC Dreams, Rumours (1978) 4:17
26. DIANA ROSS & THE SUPREMES I’m Gonna Make You Love Me, Single (1969) 3:07
[05.02.23]
1. CHANTEL McGREGOR Stupid Love, Single (2020) 3:34
2. CHANTEL McGREGOR Creep, Shed Sessions Vol. Two (2021) 4:14
3. ELLES BAILEY The Game, Shining In The Half Light (2022) 2:58
4. OZZY OSBOURNE One Of Those Days, Patient No.9 (2022) 4:42
5. BLACK STAR RIDERS Cut ‘N’ Run, Wrong Side Of Paradise (2023) 4:50
6. KING KRAKEN Veins, Single (2023) 3:58
7. THE HAYLEY GRIFFITHS BAND Dust To Gold, Single (2023) 6:46
8. THE KUT On My Own, GRIT (2023) 3:21
9. HAMISH HAWK Rest And Veneers, Angel Numbers (2023) 3:50
10. ARCTIC RAIN Laughing In The Rain, Unity (2023) 4:21
11. LIV KRISTINE No Make Up, River Of Diamonds (2023) 4:22
12. RAIN Solid State, Radio Silence (2023) 6:50
13. URIAH HEEP Golden Light, Chaos & Colours (2023) 5:08
14. THE ANSWER Livin’ On The Line, Sundowners (2023) 4:03
15. CERI JUSTICE Walk In Shadow, Walk In Shadow (2022) 7:58
16. OUTLAWS Green Grass And High Tides, Outlaws (1975) 9:49
17. KATATONIA Colossal Shade, Sky Void Of Stars (2023) 4:29
18. EMPYRE Hit And Run, Relentless (2023) 4:00
19. RONNIE ROMERO Metal Daze, Raised On Heavy Radio (2023) 4:26
20. PROGedia We Are The Night, Single (2023) 4:58
21. TOTO Fortune, XIV (2015) 4:45
22. AT THE MOVIES Venus, The Soundtack Of Your Life Vol.2 (2022) 3:43
23. PETE TOWNSHEND’S DEEP END Give Blood (feat. David Gilmour), Face The Face (2016) 6:06
[29.01.23]
1. THOSE DAMN CROWS Man On Fire, Inhale/Exhale (2023)
2. ROBERT JON & THE WRECK She’s A Fighter, Single (2022)
3. STONE BROKEN The Revival, Revelation (2022)
4. ALCATRAZZ House Of Lies, V (2022)
5. GIRLSCHOOL Demolition Boys, The School Project (2023)
6. FIREWIND Longing To Know You, Firewind (2020)
7. REBECCA DOWNES Head Over Heart, The Space Between Us (2022)
8. LIV KRISTINE In Your Blue Eyes, River Of Diamonds (2023)
9. URIAH HEEP Hurricane, Chaos & Colour (2023)
10. CHRIS ROSANDER The Monster Inside, The Monster Inside (2023)
12. CASEY MAUNDER Set Yourself On Fire, Until Your Heart Stops Beating (2023)
13. TEN The Tidal Wave, Something Wicked This Way Comes (2023)
14. ISSA Chains, Lights Of Japan (2023)
15. BLACK STAR RIDERS Burning Rome, Wrong Side Of Paradise (2023)
16. FURY WEEKEND Delirious, Single (2023)
17. BROTHERS JOHNSON Brother Man, Right On Time (1977)
18. WILLE AND THE BANDITS Move Too Fast,When The World Stood Still (2022)
19. RPWL Red Rose, Crime Scene (2023)
20. KATATONIA Drab Moon, Sky Void Of Stars (2023)
21. THE OCEAN Preboreal, Single (2023)
22. KARNIVOOL Set Fire To The Hive, Sound Awake (2010)
23. VON HERTZEN BROTHERS Elbowed, Red Alert In The Blue Forest (2022)
24. STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN & DOUBLE TROUBLE Riviera, Paradise In Step (1989)
25. ROSE ROYCE Wishing On A Star, In Full Bloom (2016 ed.)
26. ENGLAND DAN & JOHN FORD COLEY Love Is The Answer, Dr Heckel & Mr. Jive (1979)
27. AMBERIAN DAWN Mamma Mia, Take A Chance: A Metal Tribute To Abba (2022)
[22.01.23]
1. SAXON Faith Healer, More Inspirations (2023) 6:38
2. BLOOD COMMAND Leave The Light On, Single (2023) 4:36
3. BLACK STAR RIDERS Wrong Side Of Paradise, Wrong Side Of Paradise (2023) 3:44
4. SHAKRA Invincible, Single (2023) 5:38
5. FLOOR JANSEN Invincible, Single (2023) 2:52
6. THE HAYLEY GRIFFITHS BAND Melanie, Single (2023) 4:57
7. JETHRO TULL Ginnungagap, RokFlote (2023) 3:49
8. DOKKEN Into The Fire, Tooth & Nail (2023ed.) 4:27
9. JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR Missionary Man, Nobody’s Fool (2023) 3:08
10. BEYOND THE BLACK Wide Awake, Beyond The Black (2023) 4:10
11. JD SIMO TRIO Mortgage On My Soul, Tales From The House Of Grease (2023) 7:03
12. TEN Brave New Lie, Something Wicked This Way Comes (2023) 4:37
13. RAIN Something New, Radio Silence (2023) 3:22
14. LAST IN LINE Ghost Town, Jericho (2023) 4:44
15. JOE BONAMASSA The Heart That Never Waits, Time Clocks (2021) 5:51
16. BURNTFIELD Trust In You, Impermanence (2021) 3:25
17. KENT HILLI The Rumble, The Rumble (2021) 5:18
18. AFTERLIGHT Friendly Little Heart Attack, Afterlight (2021) 3:57
19. SYLVAN On My Odyssey, One To Zero (2021) 6:25
20. OUTLANDERS We Own This Sky, Single (2023) 9:29
21. DAVID CROSBY River Rise, For Free (2021) 3:35
22. RUPERT HOLMES Him, Partners In Crime (1979) 4:10
23. THE SWEET Love Is Like Oxygen, Isolation Boulevard (2020) 4:24
24. IAN DURY & THE BLOCKHEADS Inbetweenies, Do It Yourself (1979) 5:16
[15.01.23]
1. JEFF BECK Cause We’ve Ended As Lovers, Blow By Blow (1975) 5:42
2. JEFF BECK/IMOGEN HEAP Blanket, Live At Ronnie Scott’s (2015) 6:27
3. JEFF BECK Space Boogie, There And Back (1980) 5:08
4. JD SIMO TRIO Missy’s Strut, Songs From the House Of Grease (2023) 3:54
5. FRANK MARINO & MAHOGANY RUSH Sister Change, Tales Of The Unexpected (1979) 4:46
6. TROY REDFERN The Fever, Single (2023) 3:50
7. PLACES OF POWER I Live For You, Now Is The Hour (2009) 4:45
8. REVOLUTION SAINTS Need Each Other, Single (2023) 4:55
9. THIN LIZZY The Rocker, Live & Dangerous (2023 ed.) 4:18
10. KELLY BAYFIELD Wave Machine, Wave Machine (2022) 4:42
11. ERJA LYYTINEN Run Away, Waiting For The Daylight (2022) 4:59
12. HAMISH HAWK Think Of Us Kissing, Angel Numbers (2022) 3:42
13. RETURNED TO THE EARTH April Sky, Fall Of The Watcher (2023) 9:31
14. HEROES AND MONSTERS Let’s Ride, It Heroes And Monsters (2023) 4:02
15. BLACK STAR RIDERS Catch Yourself On, Wrong Side Of Paradise (2023) 4:19
16. SNAKE OIL & HARMONY Where The Water Goes, Hurricane Riders (2020) 4:06
17. WALTER TROUT Wanna Dance, Ordinary Madness (2020) 4:29
18. DEEP PURPLE Drop The Weapon, Whoosh! (2020) 4:23
19. BLUE OYSTER CULT That Was Me, The Symbol Remains (2020) 3:18
20. AC/DC Witch’s Spell, Power Up (2020) 3:42
21. RIVERSIDE Friend Or Foe, Wasteland (2023) 6:02
22. RPWL Victim Of Desire, Crime Scene (2023) 7:33
23. NORAH JONES Baby It’s Cold Outside, …featuring (2010) 4:00
24. PRETENDERS Room Full OF Mirrors, Get Close (1986) 4:34
25. FLEETWOOD MAC Don’t Stop, Rumours (1977) 3:13
[08.01.23]
1. THE DARKNESS Growing On Me, Permission To Land (2003) 3:31
2. THE DARKNESS Cannonball, Hot Cakes (2012) 4:20
3. THE DARKNESS Eastbound, Motorheart (2021) 3:36
4. KRIS BARRAS BAND These Voices, Death Valley Paradise (2022) 3:50
5. BRITISH LION Legend, The Burning (2020) 4:06
6. DIRTY HONEY Heartbreaker, Single (2023) 3:46
7. LAURENCE JONES I Won’t Lie Again, Destination Unknown (2022) 3:55
8. BONHAM BULLICK Bleeding Muddy Water, Bonham Bullick (2022) 6:23
9. BEYOND THE BLACK Dancing In The Dark, Beyond The Black (2023) 4:05
10. CATS IN SPACE Kickstart The Sun, Kickstart The Sun (2022) 6:17
11. AUTUMN’S CHILD 1995, Starflower (2022) 3:33
12. KELLY BAYFIELD Vapour Trails, Wave Machine (2022) 2:43
13. KING KRAKEN Green Terror, MCLXIII (2022) 3:22
14. HAMISH HAWK Money, Angel Numbers (2022) 3:27
15. EXPLORING BIRDSONG Ever The Optimist, Single (2022) 4:14
16. BRAVE RIVAL Sweet Addictive, High Live (2019) 4:04
17. REBECCA DOWNES Breathe Out, More Sinner Than Saint (2019) 5:04
18. MICHAEL THOMPSON BAND Love And Beyond, Love And Beyond (2019) 4:23
19. THE NEW ROSES Nothing But Wild, Nothing But Wild (2019) 2:50
20. CHASING THE MONSOON Love Will Find You, No Ordinary World (2019) 8:12
20. BUCK AND EVANS Common Ground, A Better Day (2019) 4:39
21. KATATONIA Birds, Sky Void Of Stars(2023) 3:39
22. PAT TRAVERS Dedication, Putting It Straight (1978) 7:56
23. THE BEATLES If I Needed Someone, Rubber Soul (1965) 2:21
24. AISLES Red Sector A, Single (2023) 5:12
25. FOZZY Relax, Beatbox (2022) 3:58
[01.01.23] Including Top 10 album chart of 2022
1. CHUCK WRIGHT Giving Up The Ghost, Chuck Wright’s Sheltering Sky (2022) 3:33
2. DAN REED NETWORK I See Angels, Let’s Hear It For The King (2022) 4:01
3. VINNIE MOORE Rise, Double Exposure (2022) 4:16
4. JOANNE SHAW TAYLOR Won’t Be Fooled Again, Nobody’s Fool (2022) 4:54
5. TERRA NOVA Crank It Up, Ring That Bell(2022) 4:03
6. SNOWY WHITE Lady Luck (So Mean To Me), Driving On The ’44 (2022) 4:31
7. THE BIRTHDAY MASSACRE Cold Lights, Fascination (2022) 4:16
8. CIRCLE OF FRIENDS Never Gonna Make Me Cry, The Garden (2022) 4:15
9. JULIAN LENNON Not One Night, Jude (2022) 3:52
10. DEF LEPPARD From Here To Eternity, Diamond Star Halos (2022) 5:41
11. MAGNUM Remember, The Monster Roars (2022) 5:14
12. DARE The Devil Rides Tonight, Road To Eden (2022) 3:49
13. CATS IN SPACE A Big Balloon, Kickstart The Sun (2022) 3:42
14. MARILLION Be Hard On Yourself, An Hour Before It’s Dark (2022) 3:28
15. OZZY OSBOURNE Degradation Rules, Patient Number 9 (2022) 4:12
16. REVIVAL BLACK Broken Home, Under The Light (2022) 3:37
17. ERJA LYYTINEN Bad Seed, Waiting For The Daylight (2022) 5:13
18. LARKIN POE Bad Spell, Blood Harmony (2022) 3:15
19. RIVERSIDE River Down Below, Wasteland (2018) 5:41
20. AIRRACE Summer Rain, Untold Stories (2018) 4:27
21. THE PINEAPPLE THIEF Try As I Might, Dissolution (2018) 4:26
22. SAXON The Secret Of Flight, Thunderbolt (2018) 5:02
23. PHIL LANZON Mind Over Matter, If You Think I’m Crazy (2018) 5:37
24. PORCUPINE TREE Walk The Plank, Closure/Continuance (2022) 4:27
25. JIMI HENDRIX Stepping Stone, Both Sides Of The Sky (2018) 3:14
26. EVERYTHING BUT THE GIRL Walking Wounded, Walking Wounded (1996) 6:04
27. CHRIS REA The Road To Hell Part II, Road To Hell (1990) 4:32
[25.12.22]
PAT TRAVERS Special, interview and live tracks
[18.12.22] The Best of 2022
1. BLACK SABBATH Voodoo, Mob Rules (2022 ed.) 4:31
2. COLLATERAL Lullaby, Re-Wired (2022) 2:51
3. THE KARMA EFFECT Steal Your Heart, Single (2022) 3:53
4. WOLF MOON Hold On, How Do You See Yourself (2022) 4:32
5. THE KUT Animo, GRIT (2022) 3:55
6. ALTER BRIDGE Holiday, Pawns & Kings (2022) 3:58
7. TIMOTHY B.SCHMIT Heartbeat, Day By Day (2022) 6:18
8. GUN Taking On Your World ,The Calton Songs (2022) 5:20
9. MICHAEL MONROE I Live Too Fast To Die Young, I Live Too Fast To Die Young (2022) 3:06
10. JAMIE’S GUNS End Of The Road, Sex, Drugs & Weapons Of War (2022) 4:10
11. AMONGST LIARS Reign, Single (2022) 4:42
12. DIM GRAY Abalus In Time, Firmament (2022) 3:53
13. EMMA WILSON Little Love Bite, Wish Her Well (2022) 4:54
14. WALTER TROUT Ghosts, Ride (2022) 5:09
15. THOSE DAMN CROWS Long Time Dead, Point Of No Return (2020) 3:11
16. CATS IN SPACE Smoke & Mirrors, Kickstart The Sun (2022) 4:15
17. THE DEAD DAISIES Born To Fly, Radiance (2022) 3:19
18. DEF LEPPARD Fire It Up, Diamond Star Halos (2022) 3:19
19. THE DARKNESS Speed Of The Night Time, Motorheart (2021) 4:52
20. WHITESNAKE Forevermore, Made In Britain (2013) 7:06
21. AUSTIN GOLD Invincible, Those City Lights (2022) 3:48
22. BRAVE RIVAL Guilty Love, Life’s Machine (2022) 3:35
23. SAXON Lady In Gray, Carpe Diem (2022) 5:12
24. JOE SATRIANI Tension And Release, The Elephants Of Mars (2022) 5:49
25. GHOST Twenties, Impera (2022) 3:46
26. MARILLION The Crow And The Nightingale, An Hour Before It’s Dark (2022) 6:35
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