If you last saw them in 86, prepare to be majorly disappointed...
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Quite underwhelmed to be honest, well past their best, JBJ just whines too much now. Great band in their day.
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Oh the irony...Mike Slamer was responsible for the guitar amp/sound setup on Pyromania and Hysteria amongst others. As you will know, Mutt Lange developed all he knows producing City Boy's albums in the 1970s and then unleashed all that recordning knowledge and experience on a very lucky and average Def Leppard. The rets is history. They have no decent ideas these days...
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Mitch, as red as a stupid redneck comes...
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I align The Big Prize firmly with Bruce Fairbairn. Some great songs hooked up to (probably) the greatest rock producer that ever lived. HMS caught him at exactly the right time, just before he went stellar with BJ abd Aero. Planets all lined up with that album... In fairness, they never eclipsed The Big Prize; Ted Templeman tried to make 'Racing...' sound like Van Halen's debut, I recall getti
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Sad to say we split a while ago. Having put heart and soul into Global Warning, even with universally glowing reviews it received, it was nigh on impossible to convert that to the sales it perhaps deserved. Added to the fact that none of us were getting any younger and had the usual family responsibilities we decided to call it a day. Illegal downloads of it were difficult to overcome also. Firef
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Yes, Eddie Jackson not only plays great basslines but achieved with Peter Collins production probably the best growly rock bass sound recorded on Mindcrime. Chris Squire from Yes was always quite inventive.
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What is the fuss about him? He was a master of cheese back in the 80s, these clips are just embarrassing....
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Can't get past the ridiculous voice, makes me want to clear my throat. Shame as the songs are ok. Still I must be wrong as they are massive!
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Kidego71...What a dick headed comment.
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Yes wish he would find a way of getting over here to play. 63...is that really lucky genes or good surgery over the years?
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Saw him at Nottingham last night. Very, very impressive, setlist was for the most part excellent, plenty of pre-91 stuff and obviously plenty off WUTN. The band are so groovy, BA, Keith Scott and Micky Curry are sublime, Curry makes the machine feel of the Lange-breathed-on tracks really rock as they ought to. At 52 his vocals are as good, if not better than 25 years ago - truly inspired. My o
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Great voice no doubt...however, there lies the problem. I just get the feeling she won't be able to sustain performing live over the coming years. In a studio, line-by-line, yep no problem, run it to 2 hours a night, every other night in some cases (and I sadly suspect Adele to be the case) and her voice just won't hold up. Hope I'm wrong.
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I agree, with Pierce particularly. Always remember in 83 hearing the first play of Living in Oz and being blown away by his playing. He's been all over so much stuff that we're mostly unaware of but him and Luke are brilliant because they are able to be session players but sound like they mean it?
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No support to mess up the sound - cannot wait for this! Nottingham on Tuesday, all the best material, if he's doing a 2.15hr set then it should be rammed full of his finest stuff, and with his full 5 piece band. Micky Curry and the awesome (and highly underrated) Keith Scott. They might even do some from Into The Fire, my fave album....
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Thats the whole problem - the Darkness rhythm section and guitar player can make a nice sound with good riffs. It's Justin bloody Hawkins, the vocals are just plain shite, even embarrassing. It's him that forever condemns them to being a novelty act.
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Yes it certainly is
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Yes, they definitely appeared at just the right time, shame it made rock music look even more irrelevant to the nay sayers. Well, off to see Bill Bailey later, should provide a light-hearted musical diversion.
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Justin Hawkins...one of the luckiest men on the planet. How that silly voice and catsuit ever go so far up the greasy music pole, I'll never know. It was funny, just the once and only once.
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How does Myke Gray (aka Maurice Waite) get so many breaks? Must be very well connected somehow...
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Untrue, Spedding admitted himself that Steve Jones played it all.
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Seen Mr Adams many a time since 86. Best was in Manchester when he toured Into The Fire, great songs and live sound - the album still sounds huge too. I love his band, Keith Scott very underrated guitarist, Micky Curry, superb drummer. Going to see him in Nottingham in November - he'll basically play loads of pre 91 stuff which can only be brilliant...
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Its a great album, very intense
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Guess that says it all Charlie? Just a thought...3 hours on the phone? Too much time on your hands mate.
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Over the years, Michael Eden (or whatever his name is) has managed to come across as a complete and utter twat.
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No, sorry, he's out of key, particularly towards the end of lines.
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Whu don't they just go out and tour Indiscreet?
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unlikely he could sing much of the back catalogue now anyway. I dug out Message of Love from Trial and was surprised how out of key he is at times. You'd think someone of his calibre and attention to detail, even in '96 would have redone it until it was right....guess we'll never know
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Yes, maybe it is the fact that Lange is all over them now as well. I recently put Back in Black and For Those about to Rock back in the CD changer in the car (having not heard them in earnest recently) and was so staggered at the utterly fabulous sound he achieved back then. 30 years ago, particularly the intro to the title track is just perfect - and the guitars sounded like guitars as did the d
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True, Coco I do, but I've always struggled with certain bands because of it. Leppard and Whitesnake in particular, I like their sonic signature but the lyrics are bloody awful. From Elliot and Coverdale it comes across as cheesy, yet other bands tend to get away with it as its just a bit more grown up. I think Tate & DeGarmo wrote some great lyrics on Empire, particularly Silent Lucidity etc.
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