I haven't listened to it more than a couple of times yet, but somehow it does not grab me like pretty everything from 'From Now On...' to 'Incense & Peaches' did. I don't even feel like playing it over and over like I did with 'The Way It Is', which rocked my world and still does. Sure, the vocals are great, but there seems to be something missing. Maybe it's the fact that Glenn pretty much admitted he was done with the heavy rock thing and wants to go full on R&B or whatever now. That would explain why this whole thing sounds like he going through the motions... The first song on R.O.C.K. is probably the heaviest thing he's ever done, heavier than the 'Addiction' stuff even - why would he even record a song like that given his preference for lighter stuff? The Iommi tune is kind of weak, certainly nothing special compared to what's on 'Seventh Star'. I dunno, maybe this one will just take longer to sink in, but so far I'm slightly disappointed with R.O.C.K. Hmmm...http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2343,2343#msg-2343Sun, 19 May 2013 04:33:30 +1000 Phorum 5.2.16 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2343,2497#msg-2497 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2343,2497#msg-2497I think you were probably right! Once again Glenn fails to live up to his potential.
Incredible singer but he needs a really good writing partner AND perhaps even another singer to trade off! He was WAY better than Coverdale but the combination worked so maybe he should ease off on the ego and give it a go.

There's a few other vocalists who could do well to adopt this approach too.]]> Surfpunk NoticeboardSat, 24 Jun 2000 08:51:24 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2343,2374#msg-2374 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2343,2374#msg-2374 Surfpunk NoticeboardTue, 20 Jun 2000 08:24:57 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2343,2352#msg-2352 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2343,2352#msg-2352So, either Hughes is a hypocrite of the first order, or he has no control over the way his PR company conducts business.

Andrew wrote:
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Dude,
I love Glenn Hughes to death, but this album will possibly rank last amongst my collection.
It's still got some fine moments and rocks big time in places, but there is really no atmosphere to the music nor any high points in the songs...no choruses...

Full review this weekend.

Regards,
Andrew. ]]> Andrew Paul NoticeboardMon, 19 Jun 2000 20:45:18 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2343,2344#msg-2344 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2343,2344#msg-2344I love Glenn Hughes to death, but this album will possibly rank last amongst my collection.
It's still got some fine moments and rocks big time in places, but there is really no atmosphere to the music nor any high points in the songs...no choruses...

Full review this weekend.

Regards,
Andrew. ]]> Andrew NoticeboardMon, 19 Jun 2000 18:30:58 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2343,2343#msg-2343 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2343,2343#msg-2343
Sure, the vocals are great, but there seems to be something missing. Maybe it's the fact that Glenn pretty much admitted he was done with the heavy rock thing and wants to go full on R&B or whatever now. That would explain why this whole thing sounds like he going through the motions...

The first song on R.O.C.K. is probably the heaviest thing he's ever done, heavier than the 'Addiction' stuff even - why would he even record a song like that given his preference for lighter stuff? The Iommi tune is kind of weak, certainly nothing special compared to what's on 'Seventh Star'. I dunno, maybe this one will just take longer to sink in, but so far I'm slightly disappointed with R.O.C.K. Hmmm...]]> John Q NoticeboardMon, 19 Jun 2000 17:46:03 +1000