Wonderful song. Made me think of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dPJQ8Jve1E A warning for those who are offended by overtly Christian lyrics - you will be offended by this song. :)
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Barf.
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Windows Of Heaven WAS certainly my favorite JE solo album, but I think OMWTTS checks a few more of my personal boxes. It is a lot more powerful musically than his other solo efforts, and the songwriting overall is as strong if not stronger than on WOH. All, of course, in my personal opinion. But I AM right. :P
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Loving it here as well. I would put it at the top of his mostly excellent solo albums, but agree that Revolution Of Mind is even better! Although a few more listens are called for before I can make a final determination about that.
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Resurrecting this thread to say going to see these guys in Milwaukee (co headlining with Martin Turner's Wishbone Ash) on June 28th! Go to their FB page and like it to listen to a 70 minute acoustic show from their 40th anniversary. Great way to spend an hour or so.
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I went to LRGS for a couple of years before we moved away from the area (to Harrogate, Yorkshire - of all places for a Lancastrian to end up!) LRGS in the '80s was not my kind of place. Not many happy memories of my school days, sadly.
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Born in Winchcombe (Cotswolds, England) Grew up in Halton (on-Lune, near Lancaster and the fantastic Lake District) Also lived in Harrogate, Alnwick, Edinburgh & Skipton in the UK Metlakatla, AK for one school year (wife is a teacher) In Chicagoland since 2000 (Batavia, Aurora, Glen Ellyn, Warrenville...) :D
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Rock & Roll 'n You -- Status Quo Rock & Roll Widow -- Wishbone Ash Rock & Roll Lady -- Barclay James Harvest Rock & Roll Star -- Barclay James Harvest Rock & Roll is King -- ELO II
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(as per usual, I forgot to check that I was replying to the original message rather than to someone else's response) This right here is the overriding reason I don't listen to much if any of the stuff that mr.com seems to focus on. That being said, I really don't mind lyrics that are cliched or basic, what drives me nuts is the complete lack of imagination most song writers show. How many mill
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Sheesh. I thought I'd have some time to decide what to do about this, but it looks like my choices have already been severely limited! Great news - very happy that the big ticket VIP passes have sold so quickly. Perhaps I'll have to go for the Blue, although I highly doubt I'll be able to attend much more than the Friday session. I think I'll wait and see what happens. Hopefully the whole thing w
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Some Dork wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Has anyone mentioned Heartland's debut yet? nivjourney Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Yeah I did in my first post. Ooops. Shows how much attention I pay! Sorry about that.
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Coco Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > For me, the only truly great British AOR/Melodic > Rock album is 'FM - Tough It Out.' Apart from a couple of songs, this is one of the most boring, generic albums on the face of the planet. And I'm a Magnum fan! ;) Has anyone mentioned Heartland's debut yet?
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Tom G Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDWlGR8Ev7c&feature > =related > > Just... out of this world! Yes. Despite the fact that I am one of the few people on the planet who has never heard ONE Beatles song that remotely appeals to me, I can still appreciate this performance. Usually a voice can be as beautiful
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It's the Apopcalypse
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I don't think any of us would be on this forum if there wasn't something about the music we listen to that gives us chills! I have many examples, but perhaps my first that was in any way related to rock music was Magnum's Les Morts Dansant - specifically the moment at 2:58 (studio version) where Tony cranks up! But the whole song is a masterclass in how to build emotion with music. The line ju
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Good grief.
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Tom G Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BF0ZhZgKqzg > > Still the greatest Christmas themed song ever. > About how the guns went silent on Christmas Day > during the first World War. With the usual superb > lyrics from Tony Clarkin. A career highlight on an otherwise decidedly poor (by his standards) album.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzZcQ3zot6c
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Mitch Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Best Female=Pat Benatar YES! You're a genius! > Best Male=Bono Um... Nurse? He needs his special medication again. Don't get me wrong, I <3 U2 and am not ashamed to say so, but Bono? Best male vocalist of the 80s rock era? Not even Bono himself has a big enough ego to make that claim.
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nivjourney Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Also don't get the love for the new Magnum, some > good songs, but Bob's voice sounds absolutely > shocking... > > > Niv Huh? Surely a little harsh. Yes, Bob's voice IS a little rough around the edges these days - but so is the material Tony is writing. And on this album there are ma
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Saw it at 00:01 Friday in plain old 24fps 2D. Going today to see it in 48fps IMAX 3D, so I guess that means I enjoyed it? It also means I get to see the 9 minute preview of the new Star Trek movie!! SENSORY OVERLOAD... :D
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Alex Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > let me add magnum - breath life...every Song is great on there Definitely agree. Don't actually listen to it often because great songs or not, the drum sound is woeful. But yeah - great songs (not too keen on the first four tracks, but still by no means bad) as always from the mighty pen of Tony Clarkin!
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Out of the 1,652 albums Google Play tells me I have, here are a few of my favorites (sorry, not playing by the rules here): Magnum - On A Storyteller's Night Magnum - Wings Of Heaven Magnum - The Visitation Midnight Oil - Diesel & Dust Midnight Oil - Red Sails In The Sunset Midnight Oil - Breathe Barclay James Harvest - Time Honoured Ghosts Barclay James Harvest - ...and Other Short
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kaneudeck Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I am a PB fans as well and grew up in the STL > area, and live about an hour away now. I have > never seen her live. Where and when are they > playing? How much are the tickets? http://www.benatarfanclub.com/sched.shtml Maybe you misread my post, though - they are playing in St. Charles, Illinois
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According to one of their FB pages, they have 15 new songs and NG is insisting that they hit the studio to record... We shall see.
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VERY excited that PB & NG are ditching Journey and doing a few dates in their own right in the Spring - one of them close to me in St Charles, IL. I can never be bothered to head to the big box/bucks arenas for the (boring) likes of Journey, so am really looking forward to hearing one of my very few musical heroes live for the first time. She is an INCREDIBLE talent, and hubby Neil Giraldo is
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Saw them supporting Magnum in 1991 at Newcastle City Hall. They were OK, bought the album but never thought much of it.
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Because I decided not to.
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CD is taken! The first person who emailed me has already heard the good news. I got quite a bunch of other replies, so this note will have to do as a 'sorry, you didn't win - you were too slow' message!
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