I bought Metallic Blue by Steelhouse Lane yesterday (long live Bareknuckle). My first impression is that it sure is a great album and you can say one of the best in 1998. But with the exception of the first track Metallic Blue I wasn't hooked so much. Maybe it is just a matter of taste. If you have both albums(interestingly though people who bought Slaves of the New World will definitely buy Metallic Blue and vice versa), which album would you prefer. I will vote for Slaves of the New World. Regards Susumuhttp://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,445,445#msg-445Mon, 20 May 2013 18:45:55 +1000 Phorum 5.2.16 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,445,617#msg-617 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,445,617#msg-617
Steelhouse Lane was the greatest work MTM has ever created. Definitely deserves Music Label Award of 1998(if there's such an award).

Metallic Blue is great, it obscures ordinary great rock works of 90s. But it doesn't still recover 80s great rock feeling. (A Japanese liner note writer compared this work with Harem Scarem typical 90s MHR god).

Slaves of the New World, however, belongs to 80s. I often compare it with those of Night Ranger. If Love Should Go and Seven Seas particularly sound close to NR.

With the track Slaves of the New World they finally differentiated themselves with even the masters of 80s guitar-driven rock such as NR and Survivor.

I hope SHL sticks to this masterpiece rather than making new album because SNW is damn great. I hope by Keith's visit to Japan, large number of Japanese rock fans will get hooked by this album.

Thanks, Rammy

Regards

Susumu



]]> Susumu NoticeboardThu, 27 Apr 2000 23:55:30 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,445,613#msg-613 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,445,613#msg-613
I thought it odd that the debut was titled Metallic blue - this song first appeared on the House Of Lords album Demonsdown.

Both great albums though!!

And what a superb Production Job!!]]> Rammy NoticeboardThu, 27 Apr 2000 22:27:37 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,445,445#msg-445 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,445,445#msg-445My first impression is that it sure is a great album and you can say one of the best in 1998. But with the exception of the first track Metallic Blue I wasn't hooked so much. Maybe it is just a matter of taste.

If you have both albums(interestingly though people who bought Slaves of the New World will definitely buy Metallic Blue and vice versa), which album would you prefer. I will vote for Slaves of the New World.

Regards

Susumu]]> Susumu NoticeboardTue, 25 Apr 2000 10:03:36 +1000