These farewells seem to take an age to complete. :D
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Used to be a big fan of Vixen... (Well I was a teenager and they were great to look at) Rev it Up is a great album. Strong songs, vocals and production and from live recordings, they were well rehearsed and able to cut the mustard live too. If I'm honest I'd day they were underrated.
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Sounds like Mustaine may have had a fair grievance but his outburst was way over the top. Unnecessary and certainly has nothing to do with Christianity. This is a Dave issue.
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It's a great track and I know the marriage between Todd and the boys will split opinion on whether Todd sounds too much like Tate but personally I think they've made a great choice. Todd has a) a great voice b) has re-energised a band on its knees c) comes across as a nice guy. Let's look at the alternatives. Van Halen, when they went with Hagar and to some became 'Van Hagar', went quite a
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:D Haha.. No worries.. On a slight swerve-ball, I'm curious what's going to be the outcome of November's court hearing. I know opinions are split but I feel it would be a moral victory if Rockenfield, Wilton and co gain the Queensryche name. I'm not sure G.T knows if he's coming or going and the 'brand' would suffer (yet more) with it exclusively in his hands.
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True... Strewth this can be difficult sometimes.. Interviews and persona of G.T going back, he came across admittedly a bit grumpy and dare I say 'sultry' and opinionated but now he comes across as near manic and one thing is for certain, back in the mindcrime years, he never came across as 'Rock n Roll' as he seems to want to portray himself now. I'm genuinely concerned about his mental he
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Obviously... But from a character perspective, he seems bordering on unhinged. What happened to the 'Thinking Man's' Rock singer? He was never "Rock n Roll" as he likes to put it.
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I worry about Geoff. Was watching the unplugged mtv sessions from 1991 (ish) yesterday and Geoff appears a completely different person (not just in appearance)
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I think Todd's phone moment was a little while back and pre-dates Tate's antics.
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Without wanting to be too 'fan boy' esque, these guys minus Tate are a class act and after reading more from Michael Wilton's side of things, I have a feeling Todd is one huge breath of fresh air.
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Attached is a link to a large part of Michael Wilton's declaration, presumably at the time of the first legal hearing. Obviously it's only one side of the coin but it certainly gives you a good insight into perhaps how Geoff's mindset is these days. It's quite long and as I say it's only one member of the band's view but worth the time to read: http://gunshyassassin.com/news/queensryche-
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I agree with Andrew on this. I'm not a big fan of people recording whole concerts on their mobiles (for obvious reasons for other people at the gig) but fans are fans and I have to admit I've taken a 5 second clip before as a momento of the gig. What G.T. did was bang out of order. Period. At worst if the fan was the most annoying 'phone fan' on earth, he could call them out in between songs
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It's a shame Thunder didn't get a mention. Danny Bowes seems destined to be under appreciated as a vocalist.
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In case we forget whey we're upset... When Geoff Tate and Queensryche were mighty. (excuse the produced video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Wxqfirz_bs Have to say Todd and co are the closest to this..
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I know you've found the band you were looking for but I thought the album 'Hourglass' by Millenium was very AOR and in many ways very good too!
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I'm inclined to agree with you. These hype statements always leave me with an air of concern. A bit like when the press hype a band as "The Next Pink floyd" or "The true successor to Led Zepplin" etc etc. The only way is downwards after these great announcements.
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I'm a little biased since personally I think Geoff Tate has gone a bit bonkers and when pushed, I'm siding with the 'majority' + Todd La Torre. However, watching the youtube footage of Geoff's version, it is pretty horrible live. He's still very identifiable vocally but O.M. now seems a real struggle for him. Maybe I've had my eye off the ball for a while but he seems to have gone from a s
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I guess it once again depends on your definition of 'hair band'. Europe are a great band but personally I don't brand them as a 'hair band' I don't know.. Maybe to me a true 'hair band' is a band where the image outweighed the substance. (of which there were many) Europe are a class act for me.
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Well I'm not going to entirely agree with you. Yes, Whitesnake pandered to the 'Hair Generation', image wise, at the end of the 80's but I'd say that counts for about 3 or 4 years of a 35 year career. True 'Hair bands' to me were all image over substance from the word go and stuck with the formula. It was an image that they embraced for a short time rather than what defined them.
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How old is this story? 2 Years?? It's been no secret, not even from D.C himself, that the band became "Too much Tinsel on the Christmas Tree" by the end of the 80's. I think D.C admitted as much, as far back as the late 90's. Not sure what this 'revelation' is going on to prove.??
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RIP Jeff Hanneman. Very sad when one is taken young.
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Not all that surprising but: Queensryche - Queensryche.
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This a bit of a 'car crash' story of how to mess up an album release. Ultimately I don't think the general CD buying public really has enough time in their lives for this nonsense and will just go and buy albums from other artists instead. Buying an album and then having to send of for an 'updated version' is just too much hassle for an album of mediocre rushed-released rock songs. The sto
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Fair play Robert and thanks for mentioning. Def Leppard lost a key component when Steve died.
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I may be banging a familiar drum but the guys seem really rejuvenated. I hope things go from strength to strength.
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I rather like it. Chorus is a trifle bland but great musical interplay, as ever and Richie Kotzen has a great (if Cornell sounding) voice!
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In P.R. disasters, announcing an album with F.U. on the cover, previewing album then after bad feedback, announcing it's to be remixed, then shortly after the guy given the job of the 'mix' pulls out of the job, then the album is streamed and then the stream is pulled due to bad feedback, this really does take some beating. In the meantime Queensryche with Todd have announced an album with a
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Well it's all very messy (and public) at the mo. Maybe let's see how it pans out. Once bout the albums are out and some touring has been completed may be we'll see what we get..
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That's fair play Scott and I do see your point. Regarding 'spent force' what I will say is that having seen clips of the band with Todd, ok I'm not expecting anything too revolutionary but they seem a tight unit and genuinely enjoying themselves. I'm with you concerning albums over the past decade or more, which have done very little for me but if the new album turns out to be at least 'goo
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Well in all fairness, that's the beauty of forums. You can ignore them if you're not interested. I for one was certainly interested in hearing what the first gigs of Geoff Tate and a new band was going to sound like, especially since we've already had a number of gigs with Todd and the guys to make a comparsion with.
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