Hi folks, just finished uploading new tracks to www.rocktracks.de : - Rainmaker - same Very good Z stuff featuring mastermind Tommy Denander (SayIt, Rainmaker and thousands more) and vocalist Geir Ronning (Prisoner) as well as Tony Franklin (Blue Murder, Whitesnake). Imagine a good mix of Prisoner and Talk Of The Town in crystal clear sound. Unfortunately some of the songs sound like you heard them a hundred times before. www.rocktracks.de - USM - Silver Step Child Is this gonna be the new direction for rock music ? Or just too diverse for any kind of rock or metal fan ? Hard to say, this will have to stand the test of time. Anyway there are influences of Pantera, Metallica, Pink Cream 69, Balance Of Power anmd a bunch of other artist. The songs are written by former Balance Of Power lead vocalist Tony Ritche, featuring Lionel Hicks on drums and Pete Southern on guitar. Pete is playing like a wizard on some tracks and Lionel is giving the songs the necessary power end energy. Most of the songs have huge hooklines in the chorus, but tend to mix up breaks and many styles during the rest. Anyway 'Believe It Or Not' has to be in every AOR manual and is the most commercial song on the album. Most of the tracks need at least three or four spins, but they definatley grow ! www.rocktracks.de - Dark Sky - Believe It Listening to this album gave me all kind of feeling from 'Hey, awesome' to 'Oh my god, crap'. It starts off with a huge, keyboard driven, Europe-like 'Rock Me', but unfortunately the lead vocals sound VERY german. The album shows a great variety, but there are some filler among the 14 tracks. www.rocktracks.de - Crystal Ball - Hard Impact Awesome new melodic hard rock album in the vein of DOKKEN/VICTORY/BONFIRE/STRATOVARIUS by the swiss guys. Crunchy guitars combined with powerful vocals and killertracks like 'Own Way', 'Soul Mate', 'Won't Bite' or 'Feel The Passion' make this a top notch release of 2000 and the whole genre in general. www.rocktracks.de Check them out on www.rocktracks.de Take care Klaus www.rocktracks.de http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,6104,6104#msg-6104Sat, 25 May 2013 02:39:17 +1000 Phorum 5.2.16 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,6104,6261#msg-6261 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,6104,6261#msg-6261I offered to send you the mentioned tracks to compare, but it seems you're not interested.

I did not write some of the follow up comments to offend anyone, just, because I got emails from some guys.

Hell, something must be wrong in this biz, I get nasty emails from Z because I write a good review for Rainmaker, I get nasty emails from Escape, because I write a good review about Message and a very good one about Heartland. What's next ? Am I getting shot from Frontiers, because I rated the new Praying Mantis 'only' 100/100 ?

DJ

]]> DJ Klaus NoticeboardTue, 26 Sep 2000 23:35:18 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,6104,6155#msg-6155 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,6104,6155#msg-6155]]> Nicky NoticeboardSat, 23 Sep 2000 21:54:36 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,6104,6152#msg-6152 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,6104,6152#msg-6152 Andrew Paul NoticeboardSat, 23 Sep 2000 20:49:19 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,6104,6150#msg-6150 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,6104,6150#msg-6150Do my best dear Sir! Yes an ale or two would be a fine way of passing an evening.
Ask M. (does he call his lady, Miss Moneypenny) for my number.
'Till later]]> Andrew Paul NoticeboardSat, 23 Sep 2000 20:44:00 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,6104,6146#msg-6146 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,6104,6146#msg-6146
I don't think so.

DJ]]> DJ Klaus NoticeboardSat, 23 Sep 2000 17:58:30 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,6104,6145#msg-6145 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,6104,6145#msg-6145
And I just did some research and listened to a few CDs. First it was just a feeling regarding the similarities of Rainmaker to Talk Of The Town, but I just figured out that Rainmaker Track 2 is the same like the Talk Of The Town japanese bonus
track, only the lead vocal part is replaced .........

Oh, and I realized both (Rainmaker & Talk Of The Town) were produced by
Tommy Denander ... maybe this is the explanation.

DJ

]]> DJ Klaus NoticeboardSat, 23 Sep 2000 17:57:12 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,6104,6138#msg-6138 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,6104,6138#msg-6138
I love it...arrogant and obnoxious in just a few sentences...you are my hero.

Still up for a beer in your home town???

See you later

Tony]]> Tony M NoticeboardSat, 23 Sep 2000 11:04:48 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,6104,6126#msg-6126 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,6104,6126#msg-6126Check out my review @ HTTP://WWW.ANGELFIRE.COM/MA/STRUTTERAOR
cheers
Nicky
]]> Nicky NoticeboardSat, 23 Sep 2000 05:06:34 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,6104,6107#msg-6107 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,6104,6107#msg-6107As for USM- I suggest that they could be an exciting sign of things to come in rock music. Everyone should check it out.]]> Andrew Paul NoticeboardFri, 22 Sep 2000 23:49:54 +1100 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,6104,6104#msg-6104 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,6104,6104#msg-6104
just finished uploading new tracks to www.rocktracks.de :

- Rainmaker - same
Very good Z stuff featuring mastermind Tommy Denander (SayIt, Rainmaker and
thousands more) and vocalist Geir Ronning (Prisoner) as well as Tony
Franklin (Blue Murder, Whitesnake). Imagine a good mix of Prisoner and Talk
Of The Town in crystal clear sound. Unfortunately some of the songs sound
like you heard them a hundred times before. www.rocktracks.de

- USM - Silver Step Child

Is this gonna be the new direction for rock music ? Or just too diverse for
any kind of rock or metal fan ? Hard to say, this will have to stand the
test of time. Anyway there are influences of Pantera, Metallica, Pink Cream
69, Balance Of Power anmd a bunch of other artist. The songs are written by
former Balance Of Power lead vocalist Tony Ritche, featuring Lionel Hicks on
drums and Pete Southern on guitar. Pete is playing like a wizard on some
tracks and Lionel is giving the songs the necessary power end energy. Most
of the songs have huge hooklines in the chorus, but tend to mix up breaks
and many styles during the rest. Anyway 'Believe It Or Not' has to be in
every AOR manual and is the most commercial song on the album. Most of the
tracks need at least three or four spins, but they definatley grow !
www.rocktracks.de

- Dark Sky - Believe It

Listening to this album gave me all kind of feeling from 'Hey, awesome' to
'Oh my god, crap'. It starts off with a huge, keyboard driven, Europe-like
'Rock Me', but unfortunately the lead vocals sound VERY german. The album
shows a great variety, but there are some filler among the 14 tracks.
www.rocktracks.de

- Crystal Ball - Hard Impact

Awesome new melodic hard rock album in the vein of
DOKKEN/VICTORY/BONFIRE/STRATOVARIUS by the swiss guys. Crunchy guitars
combined with powerful vocals and killertracks like 'Own Way', 'Soul Mate',
'Won't Bite' or 'Feel The Passion' make this a top notch release of 2000 and
the whole genre in general. www.rocktracks.de

Check them out on www.rocktracks.de

Take care
Klaus
www.rocktracks.de
]]> DJ Klaus NoticeboardFri, 22 Sep 2000 22:45:13 +1100