Well, I downloaded the Velocity track from the forthcoming (well, sort of forthcoming since it will take a long time) CD.... Very disappointing. For Velocity standards at least. Quite heavy, and very grungy in flavor. Un-melodic riffing. Things get better in the chorus, and even then it becomes decent, maybe borderline ok but nothing beyond that. Could've come from one of those rock grunge bands, for certain, and bears no resemblance to "Impact". Maybe it's a grower? For all his railining against grunge in "Riot Going On", that's what David Victor has offered up...I wouldn't mind at all if this were the experimental track off the new album - as it is many artists are offering up one or two "modern-flavored" tracks for the sake of variety. But a whole album like this, I would definitely not buy. This will not do, no sirree.... Cheers, Jack.http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2983,2983#msg-2983Fri, 24 May 2013 13:29:00 +1000 Phorum 5.2.16 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2983,3132#msg-3132 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2983,3132#msg-3132 Andrew Paul NoticeboardThu, 13 Jul 2000 22:38:11 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2983,3047#msg-3047 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2983,3047#msg-3047David Victor's solo album PTTN is good, particularly the big opener "Getaway machine" , but not really as good as Velocity....his songwriting and performance got better from one to the next.

Get Velocity first, and if you like that, then you can get it's little brother, "Proof Through the Night".

Cheers,
Jack.]]> Jack NoticeboardWed, 12 Jul 2000 05:28:42 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2983,3037#msg-3037 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2983,3037#msg-3037
I DL'ed that track the other day & it blows big time! Another perfectly good band gone to crap. I guess the hate mail is pouring in in droves, because old Dave Victor is posting sappy "excuse mail" on various rock sites all over..Says Portrait rejected them because they weren't "alternative enough". Also, he says its "melodic"....huh??? Maybe he better get his ears checked, because it nothing more than rehashed early 90's grunge fodder....

To steal a title from one of their songs..Velocity--You simply "Don't Amaze Me Anymore"!!! At least there were two good albums prior to this load of crap!!!

Zacman]]> zacman NoticeboardTue, 11 Jul 2000 16:22:05 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2983,2998#msg-2998 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2983,2998#msg-2998
Cheers and beers!!!

Benno]]> Benno NoticeboardMon, 10 Jul 2000 13:05:09 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2983,2992#msg-2992 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2983,2992#msg-2992Go figure!
But if that ain't happening, they should go back to their own, classic sound!]]> JT NoticeboardMon, 10 Jul 2000 01:45:53 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2983,2990#msg-2990 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2983,2990#msg-2990I listen to everything from Reo Speedwagon to Slayer. But my view is that I think Velocity should stay more melodic.
I hope this will be one of the heavier tracks from the album. The guitarsound was almost too heavy/grungy... I like the melodic sound on Impact.
But then again it's hard to judge how the album will sound after just hearing one track. I like some diversity. The latest Danger Danger being a good example of different types of songs, but they all blend together on the album.

Proof through the night is not as good as Impact. It's a bit more AOR, and I think David has developed as a songwriter since then. Anyway it's still a good album, definetly worth buying.

/D]]> Daniel NoticeboardSun, 09 Jul 2000 23:10:41 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2983,2985#msg-2985 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2983,2985#msg-2985
Thanks

Susumu]]> Susumu NoticeboardSun, 09 Jul 2000 16:05:29 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2983,2983#msg-2983 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,2983,2983#msg-2983Well, I downloaded the Velocity track from the forthcoming (well, sort of forthcoming since it will take a long time) CD....

Very disappointing. For Velocity standards at least. Quite heavy, and very grungy in flavor. Un-melodic riffing. Things get better in the chorus, and even then it becomes decent, maybe borderline ok but nothing beyond that. Could've come from one of those rock grunge bands, for certain, and bears no resemblance to "Impact". Maybe it's a grower?

For all his railining against grunge in "Riot Going On", that's what David Victor has offered up...I wouldn't mind at all if this were the experimental track off the new album - as it is many artists are offering up one or two "modern-flavored" tracks for the sake of variety.

But a whole album like this, I would definitely not buy. This will not do, no sirree....

Cheers,
Jack.]]> Jack NoticeboardSun, 09 Jul 2000 15:08:22 +1000