Stoked that 'Edge of the blade' has made a return to the setlist - hope its in at Manchester tomorrow. Just back from the Rush gig..one word....amazing. Cheers Mark H
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I too have seen them a number of times on every UK tour and twice in the States. I think Journey's 'problem' is that whilst the 3 band tours represent good VFM they inevitably get a shorter set which means all we hear are the 'greatest hits' and arguably, Journey's best songs are some of the deeper album cuts. The best UK gigs I have seen by them were on the smaller theater sized tours with
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I'll be seeing them Thursday and Saturday. I've seen all 3 bands numerous times and both Journey and Whitesnake have produced varied performances recently. About 5 years ago The WS gigs were really poor but seem to have been getting better the last few times I have seen them. Journey, unfortunately have gone steadily downhill - cant say I've seen a good gig by them since Arnel's earliest shows
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Wouldnt be surprised - Donny seemed 'tense' at Bradford and went thru half a bottle of whisky during the gig - or maybe it was tea lol. Cheers Mark H
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Yeah - caught them at the hastily rescheduled Bradford gig. They were pretty good and played a decent setlist with 3 or 4 from the debut. Donnie came across a bit distant but had a hilarious moment with a disabled girl who was up front wouldn't give him his mic back after singing along with him. First time I've seen them since back in the Derek days and have to say the 'new' guitarist did a
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Obviously Journey with Perry. White Lion with Vito Pride Cheers Mark H
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Be nice if JLT included a few Sunstorm tracks in the Legends set at Firefest. Where's Tommy when u need him....... Cheers Mark H
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I love all the Sunstorm releases and there have been numerous posts regarding Emotional Fire - general consensus seems to be that it's the weakest of the 3 releases. Probably would agree that it's the weakest., but still better than many CDs that garner higher praise. Cheers Mark H
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'Tell me' off Salute is hands down my fave 21 Guns track. Cheers Mark H
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Ramsey - if its any consolation he's back in summer playing Preston. Cheers Mark H
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Alex for president....... Cheers Mark H
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I've got all of Mike's solo CDs and gotta say the guy can write. Caught a few of his solo shows last year and his material translates well to an acoustic delivery, even the 'Freak of nature' stuff. Looking forward to getting this one. Cheers Mark H
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I'm with Brent on this one. All 3 Sunstorm, Shy and all 3 Issa CDs are the only ones on my iPhone that never get rotated off to make room for new CDs. Cheers Mark H
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Have to say that the HRH AOR performance was the best HEAT gig I've ever seen, which consists of about 3 or 4 with each front man. I get the Tesla comparison, they came across mush more relaxed with Kenny, whereby the Erik version is full of adrenaline. Which do I prefer..... after 7 or 8 gigs in total I'm still not sure. However, IMHO they are streets ahead of any other young band out t
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Agree on the SHY cd, over time it has become the best cd I've bought for years. Cheers Mark H
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Interesting thread. I'm somewhat in the middle and usually record a couple of tracks per gig, but don't use a smartphone, and if the audio was pants wouldn't upload it. My point n shoot camera makes a reasonable video: even had a few bands ask for the footage for their own use. Cheers Mark H
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Good place to start with Newman is the greatest hits cd 'Decade', then latest 'Under southern skies' Cheers Mark H
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I was considering this event too, but after seeing the line up for the HiRock festival in Germany......fook what a line up. I may need to check my brownie point tally with the missus, but suspect it might be a tad low after HRH. Cheers Mark H
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More videos from HRH AOR: H.E.A.T. 'Living On The Run' Ten 'After The Love Has Gone' Ten 'Red' Serpentine 'Lonely Nights' JSS 'One Love' JSS 'Look Inside Your Heart' Apologies for the poorer audio on the JSS vids but I was stood right by the speaker stack Cheers Mark H
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They should include this version in the live set IMO. Cheers Mark H
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They impressed me at HRH, I also need to get the cd. Cheers Mark H
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First set of videos from HRH AOR: Romeo's Daughter 'Bittersweet' FM 'Frozen Heart' FM 'Bad Luck' Tesla 'Love Song' Vega 'Kiss of Life' H.E.A.T. 'Straight for your heart' Mores HEAT, Serpentine, Ten and JSS tonight. Cheers Mark H
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A - you drink the expensive stuff - regular pint in VIP was only 3 quidish. Incidently, I got some crackin footage of some of the bands and will create a new thread once these are on youtube. Cheers Mark H.
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Pretty much echo what Mick said. Saturday Tesla stole the show, Sunday have to say HEAT stole it for me, really upped there game from the last time I saw them and Erik - what a front man. Was knackered just watching him. Honourable mentions to Ten, FM, Romeos, Serps, Summers, Newman and JSS. Disappointment - Nubian Rose ( very shrill voise but did get better on the lower register numbers l
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I have been a massive Lizzy fan for over 30 years. I don't have a problem with then bringing out new material under whatever name, as long as the quality of the songs are there. Very much looking forward to this release. The current line up are proving to be an excellent live act, so no risk that the playing will be sub standard but it will be interesting to see what they have produced with
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Life & Times is one of my all time fave Ted tracks. Cheers Mark H
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First 4 same as Rocking bear, but in 5th I would swap out Damage Control for Beautiful Mess. Cheers Mark H
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I love discovering new music, but unlike many on here a lot of the AOR acts from the 80s and 90s passed me by, so Firefest is often an opportunity for me to 'discover' new bands - even though many of them that have been around for 20 years or so. If not for FF, I wouldn't know Gotthard, Harem Scarem, WigWam, White Widdow and many others. Recent bands I missed first time around but have impress
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Mature - without a doubt, although my dog prefers his early stuff. Cheers Mark H
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