Noticeboardhttp://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/list.php?1Mon, 20 May 2013 08:08:38 +1000 Phorum 5.2.16 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943669,943669#msg-943669 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943669,943669#msg-943669Anybody happen to be in touch/know of the whereabouts of guitarist Rick Chavez? Been trying to find him for some time now, but to no avail (not even Facebook & Co.)

Thx!
Kai]]> KaiB NoticeboardMon, 20 May 2013 07:44:58 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943647,943647#msg-943647 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943647,943647#msg-943647
http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/features/malloy-eddie-told-me-i-was-in-van-halen/


Born in Dickinson, North Dakota, Mitch Malloy found cult fame with a self-titled debut in 1992. Later the same decade the singer/guitarist auditioned for the job later awarded to Gary Cherone in Van Halen. Malloy now has six studio records to his name, the most recent of which being last year’s Shine On.

Interview: Dave Ling

How did you secure a major label deal with RCA Records in the middle of the grunge era?

I was signed in 1990, before all of that happened, but those big corporations move slowly. BMG, the German company [responsible for releasing it], said: “Oh, if we’d got this record out two years ago you’d have been huge.” But of course we didn’t [laughs].

Desmond Child helped to write the debut, which was produced by Sir Arthur Payson.

I loved working with Desmond. It was great fun making that record – it cost a fortune; well, $385,000 might be small change to ‘Mutt’ Lange but back then it felt extortionate.

Desmond now works in many different genres. Was he an easy guy to collaborate with?

He’s a mad genius, but it was hard to get feedback from him. One day, when I said: “I never know whether I’m doing anything right” he replied: “Well, you’re here [working with me], aren’t you?”

And just to be clear, Sir Arthur Payson is not a pseudonym for Desmond Child as some have theorised?

I’m glad you asked that because he is not. They’re two different people.

Mitch Malloy contained the Top 20 hit Anything At All. Did you enjoy being a pop star?

[Cautiously]: Well, yeah. I was touring and singing every day. I had traction on the radio and it felt great.

These days there’s a slightly weird trend from melodic hard rock musicians of putting a positive spin upon the whole grunge era…

[Interrupting]: … You mean the ones that are trying to appear cool? Yeah, I’ve noticed that.

So where do you stand on the subject?

I genuinely liked Nirvana, but the rest of those bands [wrinkles nose]… I didn’t get them at all, and I still don’t.

The label forced you into a different, poppier direction with the second album, 1994’s Ceilings And Walls.

Absolutely, they did. Basically it was like, “play the game or it’s goodbye” and of course I went with it. Truthfully, I was happy to branch out into another area of my talent – I wasn’t uncomfortable with what they wanted me to do.

Let’s talk about your link with Van Halen. So the story goes, the band offered you the position as replacement for Sammy Hagar, but their manager Ray Danniels, who also represented former Extreme man Gary Cherone, railroaded his client through the door.

Ray called me [after the audition] and said: “I think you’re the next singer in Van Halen – I can’t imagine anyone better for the job. But if you don’t get the job then I want to manage you and when people become tired of artists wearing their pyjamas and looking at the floor then you’re going to be a huge star.” Quote unquote.

So what changed?

I don’t know. I only know that Eddie [Van Halen] told me I was in the band. Then the whole MTV presentation with David Lee Roth happened, which I didn’t know about. I got upset and called them and it all kind of imploded. My manager sent them a letter saying that I’d “respectfully passed” on the gig, which they couldn’t believe.

How did it make you feel?

Really sad, I mean… I was actually in Van Halen – even if it was just for that moment. I’d had the kiss on the cheeks, the hugs, the congratulations [from the band]… that had all seemed pretty official to me.

Did the experience cause you to step away from rock music and into the realm of country?

That happened accidentally. I just went to Nashville to write songs. But I was upset. In my life now, that’s not the case. I’m a father, a husband; I love family and my life. But when my career didn’t do what everyone in New York said it would – people had told me, and I hate to even utter these words: “You’re going to be bigger than Bon Jovi” – I was bummed, man.

And yet Edward Van Halen financed your return to the rock arena with 2000’s Shine.

Yeah, Ed was like my big brother back then and he really loved those songs. We’re no longer in contact but I had all of his phone numbers because I was a member of the inner circle.

2011’s Mitch Malloy II was a conscious attempt to recreate the vibe of your debut.

Yeah, I dove right back into it. It felt so fresh and easy it felt like putting on a pair of old jeans.

As implied by its title, your most recent album Shine On is a mixture of old and new.

Technology’s changed so much that I always wanted to remix Shine. When I got around to that there we so many things missing [from the master tapes], and it was done on so many different formats that I wound up re-recording it and adding three new songs – it feels like a new record.

According to the internet, you’re now 51 years old.

[Laughing]: When I was on RCA they made me lie. I had Michael Bolton’s manager [Louis Levin] and they said I should lose three years. Now I really don’t mind admitting I’m in my 50s, I get quite annoyed if people say I’m 48.

You don’t look your age. Some artists like Kip Winger have had a hard time balancing their better-than-average looks with musical talent. Has it affected you?

Oh, absolutely. There are a lot of guys, and maybe a few women, that just cannot be my fans. But I grew up admiring artists that always looked as good as they could, people like Steven Tyler. I always like to look as good as I possibly can and I guess I always will. Sorry, that’s a part of who I am.

How do you preserve your youth?

I don’t work out that much but as my wife would tell you I’m annoyingly fanatical about my diet. I believe that feeling good makes me look better. I juice a lot. I eat a lot of vegetables.

If you could go back and change anything, would you do so?

Worrying about all of that stuff is a complete waste of energy. People often ask: “Do you still think about Van Halen? Are you haunted by ‘what if’s?’” The answer is no. I’m in a really good place, so why dwell in the past?]]> MSL NoticeboardMon, 20 May 2013 04:58:25 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943645,943645#msg-943645 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943645,943645#msg-943645
Looked like nearly a sell out in a large hall.

Thunder good solid performance but sound was not particularly good.

Whitesnake easily won the battle of the bands. Other than the solos which I could personally do without, the band were immense. Forevermore and Still of the Night were just sensational and they left the stage with the large crowd on a high.

Now the negatives.

In a word Journey.

I really don't know where to start but will start by saying I love this bands music and have seen them before when they have been excellent.

They just wandered onto the stage with no noticeable intro and launched straight into Separate Ways. The sound was awful and to me it sounded like everything was muffled and lifeless.
They were just bad on all levels. The sound : the lack of rapport with the audience : the bands demeanour on stage : when you could hear the guitar it seemed to me he was soloing over everything : people everywhere were sitting down or worse actually leaving in large numbers.

Don't get me wrong, they got a reasonable reception and we all did our best by singing along from time to time but I was bored senseless. The man next to me told me that Journey are his wife's favourite band but she was pleading with him to leave and go home half way into the set.

In summary I thought Journey were just awful from start to finish and I will never go and see them again. Oh and we all agreed, why particularly here in the UK, were Whitesnake not the headline band. If they had been we would all have gone home happy.]]> totobob NoticeboardMon, 20 May 2013 07:18:05 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943641,943641#msg-943641 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943641,943641#msg-943641
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MagiQuest]]> Snake65 NoticeboardSun, 19 May 2013 22:23:45 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943637,943637#msg-943637 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943637,943637#msg-943637
http://ultimateclassicrock.com/sammy-hagar-neal-schon-hsas-new-lineup/]]> Signal Fan NoticeboardSun, 19 May 2013 21:22:56 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943635,943635#msg-943635 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943635,943635#msg-943635
Tyketto, DAD, Wig Wam, 220 Volt, Shotgun Messiah, Santers, Harem Scarem,
Glen Burtnik and more


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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IgYOaUZ29ws]]> Ardian NoticeboardSun, 19 May 2013 23:38:25 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943597,943597#msg-943597 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943597,943597#msg-943597 arenean NoticeboardMon, 20 May 2013 04:06:39 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943591,943591#msg-943591 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943591,943591#msg-943591
http://youtu.be/FZPIFoJzpg8]]> Leet2607 NoticeboardMon, 20 May 2013 05:39:42 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943575,943575#msg-943575 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943575,943575#msg-943575
Pull is an absolute masterpiece and I've always enjoyed KISS Alive III even though I don't play it much anymore. Today seems like the perfect day to break it out...

http://ultimateclassicrock.com/kiss-alive-3/]]> Ken NoticeboardMon, 20 May 2013 03:39:20 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943570,943570#msg-943570 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943570,943570#msg-943570 bighairaddict NoticeboardSun, 19 May 2013 20:15:35 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943565,943565#msg-943565 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943565,943565#msg-943565 MetalWarrior85 NoticeboardSat, 18 May 2013 21:45:26 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943557,943557#msg-943557 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943557,943557#msg-943557 Mid-Life Crisis NoticeboardSun, 19 May 2013 00:00:14 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943555,943555#msg-943555 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943555,943555#msg-943555

http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,926916,926916#msg-926916
I heard what might be the future of AOR today on a big scale!!!
Posted by: Tommy-Denander ()
Date: January 16, 2013 12:02PM

I hate to say A and not B...but i'm not allowed to talk about this yet :)

I got a session today to do guitars on an American artists album...produced by one of THE biggest names ever!!!
And i got to hear 4-5 songs today that just completely blew me away...it's the most clever mix of the best of the 80's rock with top selling pop/rock today...with an MAJOR Aor touch to it.

It's been a few years since my whole soul was screaming "I GOTTA BUY THIS ALBUM!!!!!"...

And the song writing is mind blowing...epic...classic!!!

This is a real game changer and i can't wait to talk about the whole thing :)]]> Ethan NoticeboardMon, 20 May 2013 04:50:00 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943533,943533#msg-943533 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943533,943533#msg-943533 Snake65 NoticeboardSat, 18 May 2013 23:49:53 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943524,943524#msg-943524 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943524,943524#msg-943524
http://musinq.com/ask-steve-porcaro/ask-steve-porcaro-a-question/comment-page-2/#comment-9674]]> toto rocks NoticeboardSat, 18 May 2013 20:41:44 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943506,943506#msg-943506 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943506,943506#msg-943506
Epic Obsession is well, ummm...EPIC. What a leap forward from Pleasure to Burn. Doug's playing and writing has gone to a new level since working with Whitesnake.

Loving this right now even more than H&E.]]> Robert NoticeboardMon, 20 May 2013 03:46:43 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943480,943480#msg-943480 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943480,943480#msg-943480Does anyone have any of the concerts and can help me?

Thank you in advance

Adolfo]]> adolfo NoticeboardSat, 18 May 2013 01:59:18 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943469,943469#msg-943469 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943469,943469#msg-943469 Addyeddy NoticeboardMon, 20 May 2013 03:41:57 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943455,943455#msg-943455 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943455,943455#msg-943455
Gene the Werewolf "Rock n roll Animal"
Bonrud "Save Tomorrow"
Lit "The View fom the Bottom"

Funnily enough, the new Bon Jovi hasn't had much of a look in (despite being a damn sight better than I expected.....)]]> 2littleangels NoticeboardSat, 18 May 2013 20:46:59 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943448,943448#msg-943448 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943448,943448#msg-943448
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGEiA80ZL08

The website (in my country, where I was linked to this) asked:
When did YOU helped a stranger like this last time ?

A lot of Russians have a camera on their car (to film in case of an accident) Those clips show a total different side of the Russians as portrayed by the matrix-media, they show them NOT as alcoholics, NOT as brutal people, but as very helpful, caring human beings.

Brought a tear to my eye. Two actually.


PEACE]]> Shade NoticeboardFri, 17 May 2013 23:32:24 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943430,943430#msg-943430 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943430,943430#msg-943430
Logan/Robertson - Revisted
Savatage - Streets
Sheep on Drugs - Greatest Hits
RATT- Detonator
Bulletboys - Zaza]]> timstar NoticeboardMon, 20 May 2013 04:59:10 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943425,943425#msg-943425 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943425,943425#msg-943425


I'll play some metal in the car to get me in the mood lol.]]> stryper NoticeboardSat, 18 May 2013 07:06:50 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943400,943400#msg-943400 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943400,943400#msg-943400 Disc Rat NoticeboardSun, 19 May 2013 07:16:31 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943387,943387#msg-943387 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943387,943387#msg-943387 Scottrock55 NoticeboardFri, 17 May 2013 21:28:10 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943386,943386#msg-943386 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943386,943386#msg-943386Lost Weekend - Reach For The Sky - Video

I'm really liking this new track bit of an epic feel to it....

Got a good feeling about EVERMORE.....

Woody]]> Woody NoticeboardFri, 17 May 2013 09:12:23 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943379,943379#msg-943379 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943379,943379#msg-943379
"Innocence is no excuse" came out in 1985 and was considered to be more polished and aiming at the US market (according to the new liner notes 133 on Billboard was their highest ever entry...)

Ok, we can say we have two fillers "Devil rides out" and "Raise some hell" (just like on ANY Saxon album...?!?)

But: Listening in 2013 I think the album stood the test of time ( I would not say so about "Rock the nations" (minus the title track) and "Destiny"...)

What do YOU think ?

PS: that was so clever, first we all buy the vinyl, then we wanted to have the CDs... then couple years later the Remasters with lots of Bonus tracks... ( I know a guy who just wanted to have those 10 Saxon Remasters so that he can have the EAGLE on back of them completely !!!)]]> Shade NoticeboardSat, 18 May 2013 06:48:19 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943366,943366#msg-943366 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943366,943366#msg-943366
Well I listened to the clips and this sounds like it was written and recorded in 1985 to me. Songs, while they sound good. They sound very dated, the Keyboards sound like something off of Eric Martin's aor/pop albums from the 80's. I know a lot of people on here will probably really love the sound, I've sort of moved on from that sound and will likely pass on this album unless there are better sounding songs when I hear all the sound clips.]]> Troy NoticeboardSun, 19 May 2013 13:07:47 +1000 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943355,943355#msg-943355 http://www.melodicrock.com/phorum52/read.php?1,943355,943355#msg-943355 mark NoticeboardSat, 18 May 2013 12:26:21 +1000