1.DREAM THEATER - IMAGES AND WORDS - Awesome prog metal, in many ways gave credence to the new "progressive metal" movement. 2.THE DISTANCE - THE DISTANCE - great heavy AOR featuring Ousey from Heartland and the fantastic Kenny KAOS on guitar. 3.HELLOWEEN - BETTER THAN RAW - their latest release - heavy as anything but melodies still abound and great dual guitar riffing. 4.AMAZE ME - WONDERLAND - this one caught me by surprise - a fine album from the Swedes. As infectious as a candy bar. 5.GIANT - TIME TO BURN - classic aor, Dan "the man" Huff was a master. 6.BRUCE DICKINSON - ACCIDENT OF BIRTH - Bruce left the withering Maiden and after a sloppy start recorded some awesome melodic metal. I love this one but his last one was even heavier and just as good. Great to see him back with Iron Maiden, killer new album. 7.THUNDER - BACKSTREET SYMPHONY - their first album was their best. Great hard rock, simply awesome live. 8.WARRANT - DOG EAT DOG - don't laugh. Jani Lane's a great songwriter and this album's much heavier than you'd expect. Great catchy hooks and big choruses. 9.JAG PANZER - THE AGE OF MASTERY - great intelligent power metal. Sombre but exhilarating. 10.HEARTLAND - BRIDGE OF FOOLS - These guys should be huge and in my opinion Chris Ousey is THE best vocalist in Britain. Any opinions?KAOS.http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2103#msg-2103Thu, 20 Jun 2013 02:05:59 +1000 Phorum 5.2.16 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2438#msg-2438 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2438#msg-2438we'll see....]]> essbee NoticeboardThu, 22 Jun 2000 01:38:12 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2284#msg-2284 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2284#msg-2284If Journey wants to ever have a hit album ever again they NEED Steve Perry. This other Steve may sing his ass off and the songs
on the new CD will probaly be great...but it will not sell as well as any previous Journey CDs...mark my words...
Of course I've been wrong once or twice before...but I'm pretty sure of this..I guess we'll see...



This probably won't post, but here is the way I see it....

The reunion cd, Trial By Fire, sold a million copies---with NO TOUR. Considering that most people didn't even know Journey was together, coupled with the fact that the GH cd shot to 10 million copies soon after the summer '99 tour suggested that sales for TBF probably could have been doubled or tripled if they had toured. Instead, you had a band--or lead vocalist, to be totally truthful--that wouldn't/couldn't perform on tour and declined all invitations to perform on something like the American Music Awards...of which Journey was invited to perform at.
On the other hand, you now have a band that is very willing to tour. Judging from the crowd response at the shows, I think most fans will buy the cd when it is released--some of those probably don't even know Perry is gone. So, you should get a lot of the casual fans buying it anyways--totalling maybe 300-500,000 copies depending, especially if word of mouth is good. The added incentive of people wanting to hear if Journey can survive w/o Perry should bring a few in also just out of curiosity. If they get a popular single on the radio like "When You Love a Woman", you will get more fans that happen to like the song buying the cd, pushing the total close to TBF numbers (1x platinum). Then, on top of it all, you have a band that is willing to tour and wants to play live and won't turn down TV appearances or other such promotional ideas......and tours always bring in more sales as you get people at the concert that didn't know there was a cd out, so they buy it.
When you add up the numbers, you should get a figure at least comparable to TBF if not higher after you figure in the sales from the tour to support the cd--numbers TBF did not have, so this alone works in the favor of the new cd as ANY sales because of the tour are more than TBF got. Of course, all of this is dependant on the cd itself and whether people accept it, but advance word from Kevin Shirley is saying it's the best cd they have done in a long time--and better than TBF.

we shall see......
Kevin]]> Kevin NoticeboardSat, 17 Jun 2000 06:22:43 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2281#msg-2281 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2281#msg-2281
Kevin wrote:

of course, that was what was said when Peter Gabriel left Genesis to be replaced by the drummer of the band--some unknown named Phil Collins. Or when Sammy Hagar replaced David Lee Roth in Van Halen. It HAS happened before that a band can change lead singers and continue on.
Yes this is true...
But how many bands that are viewed as "has-been' 80's bands" have had much success on the tour scene or album sales-wise with different lead vocalists?
Case in point-
VH with Cherone...
Foreigner with Johnny Edwards..
Styx with Gowan...
Survivor...I won't even start..*grin*
TOTO with anyone but Kimball...
Genesis with...whoever that guy was that replaced Phil Collins..
Here's a good example:
After Brian Howe left Bad Company, the band decided they wanted to get back to the classic Bad Co. sound. They hired a guy (Robert Hart) that sounded almost exactly like original singer Paul Rodgers. THey released two great CDs with Hart as their vocalist. Both albums are probaly in bargain bins everywhere, and when I caught them live while they were touring to promote 'Company Of Strangers' they were playing in a 300 seat capacity bar!!
Last year I caught Bad Company live again with Paul Rodgers this time singing. Needless to say, It was in a huge arena that was pretty much packed. (Ironically, David Lee Roth and his circus act were the opening act). The new songs that Paul Rodgers and Co. recorded were pretty poor compared to the stuff Bad Company was doing with Howe or Hart....
So in a way it really doesn't matter how good the new Journey CD is..it simply will not sell as well as an album featuring Perry...it's all perception unfortunately...
For the record, if Bad Company came out with a new CD featuring Howe or Hart I would buy it....as for the new Journey CD...I'll probally buy it too.....
If Journey wants to ever have a hit album ever again they NEED Steve Perry. This other Steve may sing his ass off and the songs on the new CD will probaly be great...but it will not sell as well as any previous Journey CDs...mark my words...
Of course I've been wrong once or twice before...but I'm pretty sure of this..I guess we'll see...]]> essbee NoticeboardSat, 17 Jun 2000 01:42:35 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2279#msg-2279 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2279#msg-2279 essbee NoticeboardSat, 17 Jun 2000 01:23:27 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2246#msg-2246 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2246#msg-2246essbee wrote:
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We'll see what happens when the new Journey CD stiffs....mark my words...Journey's record sales weren't huge before Steve Perry and won't be after either....same with Dennis DeYoung in Styx...Bobby Kimball in TOTO...ect. ect. when will these guys learn?


of course, that was what was said when Peter Gabriel left Genesis to be replaced by the drummer of the band--some unknown named Phil Collins. Or when Sammy Hagar replaced David Lee Roth in Van Halen. It HAS happened before that a band can change lead singers and continue on. well......we shall see soon what happens come September. I've seen them 3 times with Augeri and they blew Foreigner off the stage and the buzz on Kevin Shirley's (producer of the new cd) website is very positive. The majority has accepted Augeri on vocals live--now comes the true test which really depends on the strength of the material. Comparing Perry's solo stuff and the Journey cds, it is pretty obvious that he was not solely responsible for the "classic" Escape/Frontiers Journey sound--if truth be told, Jon Cain probably has that more than anybody.


and my humble list.......in unarranged order.....

Good list...except I don't have Eye Of The Storm..gotta get it..I love the first Storm album......

2nd one is a lot better, IMO. The s/t cd had some killers on it, but some of the rest were hit and miss, while the EOTS cd is solid throughout. They did manage to sound more like Journey on the 2nd cd though.... Check Kevin Chalfant's site, www.cliquerecords.com, for some sound clips of EOTS (and the rest of his work).

Kevin]]> Kevin NoticeboardThu, 15 Jun 2000 10:46:28 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2244#msg-2244 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2244#msg-2244
Popefreak]]> Chris Pope NoticeboardThu, 15 Jun 2000 09:56:10 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2243#msg-2243 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2243#msg-2243
Thanks

Susumu]]> Susumu NoticeboardThu, 15 Jun 2000 09:28:49 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2218#msg-2218 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2218#msg-2218
Kevin wrote:
5. Journey - 'Trial By Fire' A few too many ballads but...Steve Perry is AWESOME...I hope we see another Journey CD with this guy

Journey cd (with Augeri on vox).....yes......september
Steve Perry solo cd......hmm.....maybe...in a few years
Journey cd w/Perry on vox.....don't hold your breath, I'm afraid. Augeri seems to be working out beautifully--something NOBODY expected!

We'll see what happens when the new Journey CD stiffs....mark my words...Journey's record sales weren't huge before Steve Perry and won't be after either....same with Dennis DeYoung in Styx...Bobby Kimball in TOTO...ect. ect. when will these guys learn?

and my humble list.......in unarranged order.....

Good list...except I don't have Eye Of The Storm..gotta get it..I love the first Storm album......]]> essbee NoticeboardThu, 15 Jun 2000 02:09:00 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2212#msg-2212 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2212#msg-2212I bought Double Eclipse by Heartline and Seven. Mood Swings is on my way.
Great guide to find the greatest works of rock!!

Regards

Susumu]]> Susumu NoticeboardWed, 14 Jun 2000 21:35:41 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2192#msg-2192 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2192#msg-2192
essbee wrote:
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hmmm....top ten...this might be tough....

5. Journey - 'Trial By Fire' A few too many ballads but...Steve Perry is AWESOME...I hope we see another Journey CD with this guy

Journey cd (with Augeri on vox).....yes......september
Steve Perry solo cd......hmm.....maybe...in a few years
Journey cd w/Perry on vox.....don't hold your breath, I'm afraid. Augeri seems to be working out beautifully--something NOBODY expected!


as for the rest of the collection.....pretty good...theoretically Signal and Giant's debut fall in '89, but we'll let ya slide since not everybody keeps up with time that well.....lol




and my humble list.......in unarranged order.....

Signal - Loud and Clear.......I know it is '89, but I am not on time either a lot! IMO, Mark Free's finest hour...this should have sold a truckload!

The Storm - Eye of the Storm....best cd Journey never recorded, even though it might as well have been with the lineup. Chalfant and Rolie work miracles together....

Dare - Blood From Stone....the melody of Out of the Silence (which would be here also as fav cds ever--maybe we should do this next!) and the power of hard rock...it changes styles a bit here and there, but I love it

Bob Catley - The Tower....his best since Wings of Heaven. Love the production job on this one!

Hardline - Double Eclipse....need I say much? Neal Schon rocks! Never the greatest fan of Johnny Gioeli, but the songs are good enough to overpower any less than desirable qualities of his voice.

Journey - Trial By Fire......a bit ballady, but a wonderful showcase for probably the best rock vocalist ever, IMO--even though his voice isn't what it used to be

Stuart Smith - Heaven and Earth........Kelly Hansen, Joe Lynn Turner, Glenn Hughes--can this possibly be bad?!?!?!? lol A bit varied, but I love it

Fair Warning - Go!.....just fun stuff.....Tommy Heart is incredible and some absolutely killer songs!

Giant - Time To Burn.....good stuff! High energy and a great production

Phil Collins - ...But Seriously.....An '89 leftover, but still wonderful. Seriously bordering in AOR territory....

runners up......House of Shakira (something, I don't know what), Hugo s/t, Harem Scarem (s/t or Mood Swings) and probably a few I'm missing...

Kevin]]> Kevin NoticeboardWed, 14 Jun 2000 05:10:53 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2187#msg-2187 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2187#msg-2187
10. Mitch Malloy - 'Mitch Malloy' - I still pull this one out on a regular basis.
9. Jude Cole - 'A View From 3rd Street' - If you have never heard of this guy...this CD is a good place to start.
8. Giant - 'Last Of The Runaways' I think that's what it's called...I still love cranking up 'I'm A Believer'...
7. Signal - 'Signal' I always thought this CD was going to be huge....
6. Boulevard - 'Into The Street' ...'Lead Me On' is one of my all-time favorite songs
5. Journey - 'Trial By Fire' A few too many ballads but...Steve Perry is AWESOME...I hope we see another Journey CD with this guy
4. Sting - 'Ten Sumoners Tales' Sting is a God..I'm pretty sure of it...
3. Harem Scarem - 'Mood Swings' I love this CD and the first one...but I have never been able to get into 'Voice Of Reason'....
2. Bad Company- 'Holy Water' I love Bad Company old and new...but this CD is just great. Brian Howe can sing his ass off...check out his solo CD 'Tangled In Blue'
1. TOTO - 'Mindfields' I grew up with these guys. After 'Kingdom Of Desire' and 'Tambu' I was getting a little worried, but this CD restored my faith in them. One of the most underated bands of all-time. These guys do not get the credit they deserve!!!

As you can tell, I like my melodicrock.....very melodic and not neccessarily really heavy...
essbee]]> essbee NoticeboardWed, 14 Jun 2000 03:31:21 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2172#msg-2172 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2172#msg-2172 KAOS FAN NoticeboardTue, 13 Jun 2000 13:47:58 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2163#msg-2163 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2163#msg-2163
In no particular order:

Aldo Nova-Blood on the Bricks
Hardline-Double Eclipse
Harem Scarem-S/T
Alice Cooper-Hey Stoopid
21 Guns-Salute
Def Leppard-Adrenalize
Unruly Child-S/T
Mitch Malloy-S/T
Baton Rouge-Lights Out...
Y&T-Ten
Thunder-Backstreet Symphony
Bad English-Backlash
Mr. Big-Lean Into It
Aerosmith-Nine Lives
Ten-S/T
Van Halen-For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge

It's hard to believe that even though grunge took over in the 90s, we still had all this great music being released (whether people were buying it or not)! Judging from everyone's lists, I think that the 90s, believe it or not, defined great rock music (too bad the mass population never got a chance to feel that way).

Just my thoughts,
Robert

]]> Robert NoticeboardTue, 13 Jun 2000 06:23:36 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2159#msg-2159 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2159#msg-2159 Steve, Denmark NoticeboardTue, 13 Jun 2000 04:48:39 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2153#msg-2153 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2153#msg-2153
1 Slaves of The New World/ Steelhouse Lane
2 Go/ Fair Warning
3 Trial By Fire/ Journey
4 Empires/ Jimi Jamison's Survivor
5 Waking Up The Neighbors/ Brian Adams
6 Equilibrium/ Fergie Fredericksen
7 Neverland/ Night Ranger
8 Euphoria/ Def Leppard
9 Eye Of The Storm/ Storm
10 Open Your Mind/ Departure

Still under review: Screw It, Four The Hard Way/ Danger Danger

Regards

Susumu]]> Susumu NoticeboardMon, 12 Jun 2000 22:32:10 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2151#msg-2151 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2151#msg-215110.UNRULY CHILD- s/t
9. SAINTS & SINNERS- s/t
8. CROWN OF THORNS- s/t
7. DANGER DANGER- cockroach
6. VON GROOVE- chameleon
5. HAREM SCAREM- mood swings
4. HOUSE OF LORDS- demon's down
3. TYKETTO- don't come easy
2. HARDLINE- double eclipse
1. WINGER- pull]]> clemens NoticeboardMon, 12 Jun 2000 20:47:40 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2147#msg-2147 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2147#msg-2147is far superior than the first one with Bellas, "Chocolate Box" has much better
songs, the guitar playing sounds better, it has a crunch to it. The Bellas CD
I actually returned because the song writing was not what I was used to with
Mogg&Way of UFO. And Bellas was soloing so fast you would wonder, is
he playing the song. I also like Yngwie very much, and we know how fast he plays. But it did not fit the Phil Mogg style.

]]> Dave NoticeboardMon, 12 Jun 2000 14:59:46 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2141#msg-2141 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2141#msg-2141so here it is...

10. Danger Danger - S/T

9. Unruly Child - S/T

8. Lillian Axe - Out of the Darkness

7. Nelson - After the Rain

6. Dream Theater - Images and Words / Scenes from a Memory (tie)

5. Kings X - ( ALL of Kings X cd 's )

4. Valentine - S/T

3. Tyketto/Vaughn - ( nothing more needs to be said )

2. Steelhouse Lane - Slaves ( one of the best cd's I've gotten in years )

1. And from the day it was released I have yet to find a more powerful vocalist
and well structured cd as I found with Jeff Scott Soto when he was with.....
EYES !!!!!!!!]]> dee NoticeboardMon, 12 Jun 2000 06:18:51 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2137#msg-2137 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2137#msg-2137
More comments. ...

"Bellas strikes me as a post-Yngwie noodler with little to no feel and a really generic tone"

Post-Yngwie yes (well he has to be, doesn´t he!!!) but no clone. Yngwie remains my favourite guitarist of all time but Bellas is no mere copyist. His phrasing and style is different. Together with Rob Johnson, Bellas represents the best of the next generation of shred players IMHO. No feel? That´s what so many people say about Yngwie, remember...

Walk On Water starts off great then after 3 songs loses it. It´s very overrated and falls way short of Lights Out, Obsession and any of the Chapman-era albums. IMO.... ]]> Steve, Denmark NoticeboardMon, 12 Jun 2000 01:53:57 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2132#msg-2132 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2132#msg-2132
10.Warrant.....Cherry Pie.....Jani is a great songwriter and Cherry Pie is a stonking album of hard hitting pop rock , possibly the defining album of a genre??
9 Danger Danger.......Screw It......they got it absolutley right with this one , power, melody and Ted's incredible vocal.
8.Giant......Time to Burn.....Dann Huff and co at their best...this album is a classic
7.Signal......S/T.....Mark (Marcie) Free at his best , this album should have been absolutley huge...there's no justice in this world!!!
6.Tyketto....Don't come Easy......Danny Vaughn is God (or close to it!!)
5.Winger.....Pull...great mature sounding album from Kip , Reb is awesome also......bears little resembelance to either of the prior two efforts , fantastic album.
4.Firehouse.......S/T..seldom does a band manage to get it totally right , but on this Firehouse got it absolutley spot on, rockers, ballads, power and subtelty, and killer musicianship...it's no wonder they beat Nirvana to the American Music Awards in 1991.......a benchmark release for all those up and coming bands to aspire to.
3.Unruly Child......S/T.....this came out at the tail end of melodic rock's dominence , what a pity it didn't appear two years previously, it would have been a monster,for anybody into melodi rock this album is utterly and totally indespensible.......a forty five minute musical orgasm.
=2.Fair Warning.....S/T....hard hitting debut from the German melodic rock masters...this has all the ingredients , great songs and Tommy Heart's impassioned vocal...a must have
=2. Mitch Malloy......S/T...cult classic, Malloy has an incredible voice , the album failed to get a European release due to label politics, but went on to become one of those albums you speak about in revered tones, Anything at All has to be one of the finest performances ever by a melodic rock artist.
1.Harem Scarem......Mood Swings....this album defined the sound of an entire generation of bands, the guys should have retired after this because they have (and never will) better it.How many album adverts do you see for new bands citing the sound of their album is close to that of Mood Swings... even some 8 years later.the ultimate desert Island disc........Harry, Pete, Mike and Darren.....without doubt your finest hour!!!!!

Honurable mentions for :
Dare.....Out of the Silence
Holy Soldier......S/T
Ten.....S/T
Nelson.....After the Rain
Dream Theater......Images and Words
Paul Laine......Stick it in your Ear
Guardian......Fire and Love]]> Kieran NoticeboardSun, 11 Jun 2000 21:12:46 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2131#msg-2131 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2131#msg-2131
Steve, just curious - did you ever check out the second Mogg/Way, 'Chocolate Box'? I far prefer it to EOTW because Jeff Kollman is not only a much better songwriter, his style fits a lot better with Mogg & Way's whole trip. Bellas strikes me as a post-Yngwie noodler with little to no feel and a really generic tone who is lost trying to inject even an once of Schenker. Kollman the other hand has Schenker down pat in spots but brings his own vibe into the music, too. He seem like a natural wheras Bellas sounds forced whren he is slowing down. I remember Mogg saying he was very unhappy with EOTW because of Bellas whereras he's been raving about Kollman and apparently wants to do another Mogg/Way album with Jeff even though Schenker is back in UFO - for now. Oh yeah, 'Walk On Water' is FAR better than 'Edge Of The World'.;-) In fact, I deem WOW the best comeback album of any geezer band. I wish Maiden, Crimson Glory, etc. would've been able to pull it off as well as UFO did with WOW.
]]> John Q NoticeboardSun, 11 Jun 2000 20:07:24 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2129#msg-2129 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2129#msg-2129
=1= Yngwie Malmsteen- Eclipse - the most complete album he´s evermade, a perfect follow-up to 1988´s Odyssey
=1=Yngwie Malmsteen - Seventh Sign - Yngwie back to his metal roots and playing more ferocious than ever
2. Ten - The Name Of The Rose - a masterpiece of melody and musicianship. Brilliant performances and songs.
3. Sonata Arctica - Ecliptica - I haven´t heard a better debut album by anyone this good since Van Halen 1. And they´re all so impossibly young!
4. Ten - Never Say Goodbye - the best live album I´ve ever heard. Honestly. Top notch versions of all the faves and unreleased material too.
5. John Norum - Face The Truth - Norum at his best, augmented by the undisputed talents of a living legend - Glenn Hughes. Every home should have one.
6. Mogg/Way - Edge Of The World. Forget Walk On Water, this album is the best thing the boys from UFO ever did after the sublime Lights Out. And George Bellas just smokes on guitar.
7. Black Sabbath - Tyr. Possibly the most complete BS album that ever lived. Not a dufff song from start to finish. Melodic, powerful, dynamic.
=8=Impelliteri - Screaming Symphony. Prime melodic power metal at its best! Not a ballard in sight and all powered by the scorching guitar of Chris Impelliteri, and the searing vocals of Rob Rock!
=8=Judas Priest - Painkiller. Metal to the max! A huge return to form for JP, largely due to the influx of new blood - Scott Travis lets his presence known as the new drummer right from the start.
9. Heart - Brigade - An AOR classic. No female vocalist can match Ann Wilson and she is simply exceptional on tracks like Wild Child, Secret and Stranded.
10. Dio - Lock Up The Wolves - a very underrated album, the perfect follow up to the somewhat disappointing Dream Evil and in rowan Robertson a perfect musical counterpart. Pity it didn´t last.8.

OK there are 12 albums in all...but I´d smuggle ém in somehow.....!
]]> Steve, Denmark NoticeboardSun, 11 Jun 2000 19:31:49 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2125#msg-2125 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2125#msg-21251. D.C. Cooper-S/T(Vocal god. Can't wait to hear Silent Force)
2. Saigon Kick-S/T(Great harmonies and guitar work)
3. Steelhouse Lane-Slaves of the.....(Amazing, instant classic.)
4. Unruly Child-S/T(The amazing Mark Free.)
5. Crimson Glory-Transendence(Midnight:stupid name, great voice.)
6. 21 Guns-Salute(Tommy La Verdi PLEASE COME BACK!!!!!!!!!!!)
7. Beau Nasty-Dirty But Well Dressed(One of the most underrrated cd's ever.)
8. Tyketto-Don't Come Easy(Danny Vaughn and great guitar work)
9. TNT-Tell No Tales(Classic.)
10. Holy Soldier-The Last Train(Steven Patrick, voice from heaven.)

Well, that's ten. I picked some obscure titles. I figured everyone knows the obvious choices. How did I do?

Popefreak]]> Chris Pope NoticeboardSun, 11 Jun 2000 14:05:40 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2124#msg-2124 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2124#msg-2124 travis NoticeboardSun, 11 Jun 2000 13:46:12 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2119#msg-2119 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2119#msg-2119
-WINGER - PULL
-HARDLINE - DOUBLE ECLIPSE
-TYKETTO - DON'T COME EASY]]> clemens NoticeboardSun, 11 Jun 2000 05:06:41 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2118#msg-2118 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2118#msg-2118
In no particular order:

Brazen Abbot Bad Religion (awesome!!!)

Europe Prisoners in paradise (THE MOST melodic album ever!!)

Poison NATIVE TOUNGE (differnt but awesome, that albumwent with me everswhere when i was 13 in 94.)

Dare Calm before the storm (....Darren Wharton is really the 2nd best songwriter ever ; ....beside Joey Tempest)

Enchant Break (excellent melodic Prog rock)

Bob Catley the tower (...still dont own Legends, but that album broufght me to MAGNUM......)

Ten Spellbound (Actually i thougt it was too heavy first, but after a few listens i discoverd tose fantastic songs behind the "Soundwall")


HIM Razorblade romance (more Gothic rock, but the first new rock band in years playin´90ies music i really adore..)

Steelhouse Lane Slaves....... (no comment THIS KILLS EVERYTHING!!!!!)
CITA heat of emotion (My first melodic record of a 90ies band; loads of keyboards and rocks like hell)

thats it so far

ALEX
]]> Alex siedler NoticeboardSun, 11 Jun 2000 04:24:22 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2112#msg-2112 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2112#msg-211210, HOUSE OF SHAKIRA "Lint" Awseome!Killer harmonies!Journey eat your heart out!
9 Gotthard "G" What can I say? Whitesnake stopped making great albums, so Gotthard took over for them!
8.VON GROOVE Love them love them love them!
7. STONE ANGEL "Turning Point" WOW! What a surprise!
6 STEELHOUSE LANE "SLAVES" It doesnt get much better than this!! The title track along blows me away.
5 Danger Danger "Four the Hard Way" I dont care, i think it blows away the new one.
4 ATTRACTION "Get Up n SHAKE" Definatley doing what DANGER 2 forgot how to do. AWESOME!ESSENTIAL!its like listening to old school D.D.
3 VAUGHN. NUFF SAID!
2. RADAR "RPM" Havent stopped listening to it since I got it!!! WOW!!
1.OK, THIS IS WHERE IM TORN. It's a toss between 21 guns "Salute" and HAREM SCAREM "MOOD SWINGS"

TA ALL!
]]> C-Man! NoticeboardSun, 11 Jun 2000 00:50:19 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2106#msg-2106 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2106#msg-2106
Sloppy start? I hope you are not referring to the godly 'Skunkworks', possibly THE most underrated hard rock album of the 90's, and on par with AoB and TCW. 'Balls To Picasso' contains some great songs as well - 'Tears of the Dragon' is Bruce's best song ever. 'Tattooed Millionaire' is a fun hard rock album - obviously different from his other stuff but the quality is there. Now as far as the new Maiden is concerned - sure it's their best since '7th Son', but overall this is pretty much a stinker, safe for 2 or 3 songs; the rest is meandering crap, courtesy of the once brilliant Steve Harris, that goes on and on and never gets to the point. Nowhere near the 80's classics - no wonder they only sold an abysmal 38'000 copies in the US in the first week. Stick a fork in the old Maiden coz she's done. Let's hope Bruce will be a little less hesitant now and go back to making albums with Roy Z - that's where it's at. ]]> John Q NoticeboardSat, 10 Jun 2000 15:28:42 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2103#msg-2103 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2103,2103#msg-21032.THE DISTANCE - THE DISTANCE - great heavy AOR featuring Ousey from Heartland and the fantastic Kenny KAOS on guitar.
3.HELLOWEEN - BETTER THAN RAW - their latest release - heavy as anything but melodies still abound and great dual guitar riffing.
4.AMAZE ME - WONDERLAND - this one caught me by surprise - a fine album from the Swedes. As infectious as a candy bar.
5.GIANT - TIME TO BURN - classic aor, Dan "the man" Huff was a master.
6.BRUCE DICKINSON - ACCIDENT OF BIRTH - Bruce left the withering Maiden and after a sloppy start recorded some awesome melodic metal. I love this one but his last one was even heavier and just as good. Great to see him back with Iron Maiden, killer new album.
7.THUNDER - BACKSTREET SYMPHONY - their first album was their best. Great hard rock, simply awesome live.
8.WARRANT - DOG EAT DOG - don't laugh. Jani Lane's a great songwriter and this album's much heavier than you'd expect. Great catchy hooks and big choruses.
9.JAG PANZER - THE AGE OF MASTERY - great intelligent power metal. Sombre but exhilarating.
10.HEARTLAND - BRIDGE OF FOOLS - These guys should be huge and in my opinion Chris Ousey is THE best vocalist in Britain.
Any opinions?KAOS.]]> KAOS FAN NoticeboardSat, 10 Jun 2000 11:04:00 +1000