Love Saxon,and whilst with the exception of the classic 'Broken Heroes' I didn't like this at the time it has grown on me a lot. I also really like 'Destiny'!Still one of the very best live bands out there too. If you haven't heard their new album 'Sacrifice' you really should, it's one of the best of their entire career.
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Just got back from NYC after a break there,and was amazed that apart from a set of Kiss dolls in a shop and a flyer for an upcoming Stryper gig, I saw no sign of rock whatsoever!OK, we were based in the Times Square area, but we ventured out to Greenwich Village,Soho but nothing!Also, the only CD shops we saw were closed ones. Is rock/metal underground in NYC, or were we just in the wrong area?
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Tom Keifer- The Way Life Goes Cathedral-The Last Spire Saxon- Sacrifice
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If you can't wait for the new Sabbath,you could do worse than check this out.Whilst the guitar tone isn't quite there,the rest of their early Sabbath worship is eerily spot on.Things don't bode well as they open the album with the albums weakest track which is the title track but things soon heat up and the album really grooves along.Not quite as good as their last album 'Capricorn' but still a v
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Ooh good, I've ordered the super deluxe box with the vinyl, deluxe CD, and DVD, and on the strength of the tracks I've heard I'm really looking forward to hearing the rest.
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Mine arrived from Amazon last night, and I've played it through a couple of times, and I don't think anyone will be disappointed. I've waited 19 years for a new album with Tom's name on it, and it has been worth the wait.There are about half a dozen tracks that wouldn't sound out of place on a Cinderella album,some countryish material, some Faces type stuff, it's a real melting pot, and it works.
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I thought it lacked great songs and hooks, which the last two Whitesnake albums had in abundance..
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Salford, near Manchester, England Uk, a melodic wasteland if ever there was one. Where I live is full of chavs playing 'banging dance tunes'.
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My set up is mostly Musical Fidelity(X series really great looking cylindrical/tubular casing,and phenomenal sounding), with a Projekt turntable. I don't think I will ever need to upgrade any of it, unless I move to a bigger place when I might get a couple of mono blocks to add to the amp!I've had it for 14 years and I'm still loving it!
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Sadly, I think their formula is becoming stale. I became aware of them at Sweden Rock in 2008 where they put on a blinding show, but I think they are starting to repeat themselves album wise, it's all starting to sound very similar.
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Cinderella- Portrait Records album Brunette- Demos
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Saw them live at the Reading Festival in 1982, they weren't bad at all.
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Erik brings to mind a young Billy Idol from the live clips I've seen.
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I used to do it, but then realised there would be many other people doing it as well, so gave up and started to enjoy the gigs once more.
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I've already ordered the deluxe edition,but I have to say that the cover 'art' is quite pathetic, it really looks like no effort has been made at all, and it's no better than the artwork provided by many a small melodic rock label that we whinge about.
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For anyone interested they are now one sale via O2 Priority, which seems to be a day earlier than anyone else.There were no standing tickets when I booked, and my seated tickets(eventually obtained once the system stopped timing out) are way at the back of the hall.
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I don't bother with live CD's anymore, but I like live DVD's. I have to admit drum solo's always get fast forwarded, but I enjoy guitar solo's most of the time.
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As I've said before, the debut W.E.T did nothing for me whatsoever, but the newie is great and I play it a lot.I think it will certainly be in my top 3 for year end.
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A shame he has done some great work over the years.
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http://ultimateclassicrock.com/tom-keifer-solid-ground-video/ I'm liking this a lot, quite similar to latter period Cinderella,although I don't expect the whole album to be in the same vein.
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Good production to me shows that a band cares about their product, and it makes a difference to my enjoyment of an album.
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I thought this was a really good film, honest and quite difficult to watch at times. The band capitalised on the success of it, touring widely and getting good crowds, I saw them in Manchester.The gig was patchy, but you can't blame them for trying. I wish someone would have made a film about Cathedral throughout their career, that would have been the ultimate docu for me.
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I think the fact it is now so cheap to produce music is exactly why we are getting so much trash thrown at us, stuff often no better than demos. Where is the quality control?
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Disagree. There are people who buy Glastonbury tickets no matter who is on just to be 'seen'. They couldn't give a monkeys if the Stones are on or not, in fact the majority there probably know more of the Rhianna or Snoop Dogg back catalgoue than that of the Stones.
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Rumours are going about this might be their last appearance. It would be a shame if that were the case, one of our most important bands make an appearance before a crowd of mostly hipsters who won't give a damn about their music, just pose that they were there.
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The Anthrax 'Anthems' EP is coming out on 10" vinyl as part of Record Store Day if anyone is interested.
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Saxon- Heavy Metal Thunder- Fantastic re-recordings of their most famous tracks that are much better than the originals.
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One of the best bits of free software ever is a file convertor called 'Super', it will convert anything to anything, and is quite quick too. If I download something that won't play on my network drive through my Tv, I just convert it with that, and Bob's your uncle.
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I would buy a Ratt remastered box set in an instant.
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...Wow! The debut did not connect with me at all and has sat at the back of my shelves since purchase, so I haven't been in a rush to hear the new one, but was on Spotify and thought I'd give it a go. However, this new one grabbed me straight away and continued to do so throughout it's length.I've now ordered it.Anyone else prefer the new one or is it just me?
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