Ooh I say...hang on a mo... :-) Let's wait til we hear it in its entirety, before making that sort of comparison, but it does shape up very well from the samples...
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Samples sound great! It's certainly quite varied. AOR, power-ballads, hard rock, modern pop-rock...it's all here. Great to see the Fiona song on there (Ain't That Just Like Love - I've always loved that track) and Follow You by Glen Burtnik is just sublime... Certainly worth picking up...
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LOL!!!!
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Don't worry Terry, I took it as a joke...hence my response. :-) Regarding FM, I can't stop playing both Rockville CDs. Absolutely superb stuff and easily up there with their 80s output. @RockerChic: Believe it or not, I am a musician: I have played guitar for over 30 years and play lead guitar in a rock covers band at the moment. These days, I just like more song and less shred in my liste
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You're probably right...I'm getting too old and boring for all this edgy rock and roll nonsense!!! I'm off to listen to FM's Rockville CDs now...far more 'sedate' and befitting a man of my obviously advancing years and definitely decreasing coolness!! :-)
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Incredible vocal, great chorus, but for me the main riff is too busy (that unison tapping is a mess) and there is too much 'fret-wankery' in the middle for my personal tastes. But like I say, amazing vocal and that chorus is killer... I can see why so many folk dig it, but it's not pushing all the buttons for me...
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Heard the single on Radio 2 the other day...it's pretty darn good really!
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Whatever the politics of it, I can see this helping the band in the sense that having both singers in there gives them both a break from the relentless strain of hitting all those bloody high notes! Survivor songs are written in very challenging keys and for men in their 60s to be singing those every night must be tough... At least this way if they split the set they'll get 50% of it 'resting' (a
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Good call! I didn't download this one. Cool track...
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The Band Perry blew me away with their performance of 'Done' from the ACM awards... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVfB8Nlsduo
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I saw Jill do an acoustic set in London at the Country to Country show this year at the O2. Just her and a guitar player. Bloody AMAZING! I downloaded a load of her music from I-Tunes the next day!!!
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Well, I am a country fan and I can't stand Taylor Swift's music. And I DO like Tim McGraw. The point I was making is that everyone (not just on this thread, but pretty much everywhere that teen girls aren't posting about how much they love her) picks up on Swift's very obvious shortcomings as she's an easy target. Tim McGraw is Country 'royalty' so he gets away with it a bit more I guess.
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He basically replicated the recorded guitar parts. having said that, they are bloody good parts and he replicated them very well with a superb tone. It's a great song and he certainly adds to it with both those solos, particularly the first one which is a very good example of how to structure a solo to enhance a song!!! What cracks me up is that lots of folk whine about Taylor Swift singing of
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Cool track that captures the Lizzy vibe very well. I'd buy that...
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This new one sounds patchy to me...when it's good, it's REALLY good, but too many tracks made me just go...'Meh'... Mind you, the debut had some 'meh' moments for me too... I could do me a killer playlist with the best from both albums though... :-)
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I thought that McGraw totally nailed it on Saturday, as did Little Big Town, whose version of 'The Chain' gave me goosebumps...bloody awesome!!!!
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Sound issues was the point I made when I brought it up. Sorry it caused someone to behave like an arse in response...I definitely wasn't having a go. I was there and f**king loved it!!
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I guess backing tapes are cheaper than hiring on (or off) -stage extra musos...but yes...Mr Big never needed additional instrumental backing!!!!
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Loads of bands 'fix' live recordings later. It's a very common. The Jimi Jamison Firefest DVD is a recent example and Tommy Denander did post about it on here at the time. Drop-outs, uneven sound, glitches, small mistakes...they aren't so noticeable when you are there 'in the moment', but when you play it back and listen at sensible volume, it's all very different. Some live albums apparently
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I know about this. Basically, the guitar sound committed to tape from the live soundboard was f**king appalling (you can hear it on the intro to I'm A Believer...all fuzzed up and horrid) so Huff overdubbed solos later. It was mentioned in the rock press at the time (Kerrang, I think) I saw Giant live 3 times on their UK tours back in the day and the guitar was all live!!!
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Panic ye not Niv!! She doesn't sing a whole lot on the track, just one repeated hookline (that even she can't get out of tune) and harmony on the second verse. Does the job fine...
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Journey use keys on tape, esp when Cain plays guitar...dunno about vocals.
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...and Bon Jovi STILL use tapes, even with the extra guys!!!
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Bloody great album if you like contemporary Country!! He's on a new label and seems to be relishing his freedom! Quite downbeat in tempo, but some great songs. I especially like 'Highway Don't Care' which has Keith Urban playing two really cool 'rock' solos as well as Taylor Swift actually sounding rather good in a 'breathy' sort of way!!! Shock! Horror!!! :-) My current 'most played' CD in
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Some songs are VERY close in parts to some of the classic 1987 WS songs. I am a bit surprised they've been as blatant as that, but I'm enjoying it so much I'm not really bothering. Put it this way, I got VC and W.E.T in the same week and the latter isn't getting a look in... Readman's vocals are OUTSTANDING!! It certainly isn't a 'waste of talent' to produce performances like those on the VC a
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Pink n fluffiness at its most marvellous!!! I was at the Shepherd's Bush show and it was utterly brilliant. Fantastic band!
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Very good track!! Looking forward to the album!
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I have some CDs. Decent band for sure...
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Personally, this is the one artist I'd travel anywhere in the UK to see, as he's unlikely to come back again!!! Luckily I'm only 80 miles from London so it's not such a huge issue for me. I appreciate the problem for others further away...esp as travel and hotels cost and these are not easy times...
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I got mine from SeeTickets.com yesterday evening...
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