I got to hear both of them live at M3, and I liked them both. They are very different singers in terms of their approach, but I'd have to agree that Mason is an absolute powerhouse. Logan's voice might be more of an acquired taste, but he came across okay to me, and I guess Lynch really likes his style since he keeps bringing Logan back into his band.
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...is a decent album, certainly better than In God We Trust, which I felt was over-produced and not quite as strong in the songwriting department. But it's not a stretch from their output before, no matter how much they wanted to be seen as 'rock 'n roll rebels.'
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Loved the band since Soldiers Under Command, and still do. As far as the newer albums, I liked Reborn as long as I didn't think of it as a traditional Stryper album (it was really songs meant for a solo album by Michael Sweet, but was made into a band effort at the last second), and Murder by Pride was excellent in that it started turning back towards their traditional sound. Second Coming is o
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Well, it's the Coverdale show - nothing happens on stage without DC's approval, and there really isn't room for his backup musicians to shine vocally because of that. The solos are simply the same thing that they've been doing for years...they did the exact same thing both times that I saw them during the 80's heyday, and also on the first live DVD. (Especially with Tommy Aldrich back on board!
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Tesla is one of the best live bands; I've never had a chance to see them in person, but their live DVD was stunning. They're one of the few bands that I could see over and over for all the reasons stated.
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I'd have to say that for me, the black album is the best-produced of the lot; given its age, it still blows me away whenever I hear a song. The first two albums are a bit raw, but the sheer energy and attitude more than makes up for it. The worst-sounding album to my ears was ...And Justice for All because of the totally boxed-in sound and THOSE drums...ugh. Death Magnetic was okay, and the ot
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There's a truth to what you say - I can't say there's a lot of Crue songs that end up sticking with you in the same way others do. With that said, I think their first album, Too Fast for Love is probably their best album - it seems that's the case for a lot of bands - and Dr. Feelgood has stuck because Rob Rock did a bang-up production job and got them to focus a little. I also liked the s/t al
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Mason sounded great on the classic stuff at M3; they'd be well served with a live album in that instance!
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...and it took a while, probably because they weren't one of my all-time favorite bands. However, the band blew me away at M3, especially Robert Mason, so I decided to listen to all the albums. Favorites included Dog Eat Dog and, of course, the latest album, but there were a few good songs off of Cherry Pie (and, no, not the title track). Ultraphobic was okay, though the grunge influence was a
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The clips that I listened to sounded more par with the last couple of 'Tate-rsyche albums - couple of decent songs, one or two which are released as the 'singles,' and a couple of head-scratchers, and overall not the QR that I grew up with. Which basically means I'll listen to the album once on Rhapsody (provided it's released on there), but that'll be it.
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So was Show Business - I thought someone had been listened to AC/DC albums all night before they wrote the songs.
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No kidding; they were by far the most popular band at M3 last year, getting the headlining spot. and it was hard to believe that this was the same band that got booed at during their opening stint with Whitensnake in 1990 (they had trash thrown at them during their set, and a cup got completely plastered in Youngkin's hair, but they soldiered on like good troopers).
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...and it was exactly as expected. I'd say that the songs that stick with me come from Blow My Fuse, but there's some good ones on the other albums, especially Midnight Dynamite. But I wonder why the band never plays anything off of Show Business in their current shows? At any rate, I'm glad they're finally going to record some new material - you can only hear that story off of "Yeah, Yea
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Love the single, and Doug's playing all around! Been a fan of his since the Lion days. I'm really looking forward to the new album.
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Not the first time he's had personal issues come up - I hope Ritchie gets them straightened out soon
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I agree with Snake65 - we do get a bit critical about album production (sometimes we think it makes us look educated to criticize rather than praise), but there is less excuse today for bad production due to the advances in digital recording techonology. It comes down more to songwriting more than anything else now, and in some ways, that's good.
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I enjoyed Category 5, though I have to agree that it's less of a traditional hard-rock album than the first two albums were. 3 was okay, but I'll have to admit that the songs didn't stick with me the way that others did.
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.....and I have to say that the most enjoyable albums for me were the more recent albums, O2 and Prime Time. Of course, I'll always have special memories of songs from the first album (that was my main exposure to FH as a tot), but I was highly impressed by a lot of their songs and versatility - their acoustic album came across very well. The only real disappointment was the re-record album - I
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A bad soap opera, for sure. Does Tate really expect anyone to take him seriously after all of this? The saddest part of it - his recent solo album wasn't too bad if you cut out a couple of the songs that were more out there. Wish he'd concentrate more on that rather than feuding with Rockenfield & Co.
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Barry's out of the biz; I think I remember him saying he wanted to focus on other personal pursuits such as turtle racing (never heard of that before!). Creigton's also not involved with at least the live dates; not sure if he was in or not, but HS is really more Harry and Pete anyways.
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I guess if Axl finally came out with Chinese Democracy, Tom Keifer can finally release a creative product. :)
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I saw it a month back, and I thought the adaption was well-done. I didn't think the movie was as strong as the previous LOTR films, but I felt that was due more to the original source - the book is more or less a treasure-seeking adventure novel and doesn't have the grand sweep of the later three books. With that said, it was fun to re-visit the world of Tolkien as interpretated by Peter Jackso
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There's a few bands on the line-up that I wouldn't mind seeing, but the headliners aren't as strong, IMO. WASP certainly isn't a band I'd pay an extra night to see as a headliner, and a bunch of others only had one or two hit songs that I'd even know. Might be a pass for me this year.
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I saw a remastered digipak version advertised as having been released by Sanctuary, so I thought it was. Not 100% sure on that, but I agree with that the album deserves "awesome" status - some good songs on there.
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I'm looking forward to the new material, including the two new songs that are on the re-record album. Michael Sweet's one of the few 80's vocalists that can still pull it off live in concert.
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I'll admit that I had some reservations before listening due to Andrew's review, but I ended up enjoying most of the instrumentals (even if it sounds an awful lot like his previous efforts). My only thought as far as criticism goes was that the album sounded like it was made on the utter cheap....guess he has no money for a real studio.
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Just listened to Malmsteen's latest album, and it was enjoyable enough (certainly what you'd expect for the most part), but does anyone find it a bit puzzling that there's been no press for its release? I expected that Yngwie would do at least an initial round of interviews by now to promote it - it just seems a little odd, is all.
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My only gig was the M3 Festival- highlights for me was Loudness, XYZ, and Lynch Mob.
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I got the first album back 'in the day' and liked it okay. Hadn't listened to it for a long time - might drag it out sometime.
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