It's an excellent documentary of a very non-mainstream movement and should serve anthropologists well in the future decades. It's too bad we never get to know who the doctor is that is mentioned so I can be sure that I never darken any part of the street that turns into his/her parking lot where the office door is. AT one point, I thought I heard cows until some juggalos passed by with the &qu
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Is it any worse than Uwe Boll offering to fight any of his critics willing to get in the ring with him? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swg4SshYx2E
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You do realize it's a parody, right?
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Then as now, I view it strictly as a Axl Rose solo album and in that respect I still like it even though I rarely go out of my way to listen to it.
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Kivel Records seems to have gotten into a bad habit of jumping on the promo wagon before it is time. It's a bit annoying but the content, once released, has been solid. No complaints about quality!
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Guitar playing is usually described as searing, fiery, scorching, explosive... anything to do with fire. Bass and drums in particular are often called thunderous, thundering, booming, etc. Keyboards are usually lush. This also goes for press releases from labels.
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I bet if you played this for the kids who didn't grow up with it like we did, they'd like it just fine. Sure, it's not got the production feel of the original album but at least they're not doing it near as half ass as some re-recordings I've heard (Autograph... dear god). People tend to approach things different. Different time and place. The first thing I noticed was the chords in the pre-c
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Agreed on most of that list. I'd leave "Because We Can" off the album. It reminds me what Van Halen did with "Tattoo": get the off-kilter song out of the way and get on with it. They wrote some really good songs, but I imagine them playing a large jazz club on this one, everyone in black suits like Michael Buble, even when they're doing the uptempo stuff. Still beats the cr
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30 seconds. I'll give any song 30 seconds to get my attention in some manner. If it pulls it off, I give it another :45 to show me more. If the chorus doesn't work, I move on.
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I'm waiting for the Anti-Gun Lobby to jump all over these incidents. They're quick to ban but there appears to be absolutely no investigation into the motive. Why would these people do this? What are their triggers? Environmental, mental, etc... There's no explanations that could help in somehow preventing this crap. Nothing I've seen, at least.
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I've listened to it a few times and the only thing that bugs me is that it doesn't SOUND like a rock album. The mix is a very "guitars down" affair. I like the songs a lot and I can appreciate what they're going for, but I expected to hear a good guitar-based rock n roll album a la AC/DC and KISS and that's not what they went for. Maybe next time.
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I'll be amazed if there's a radio station anywhere in top 100 market America that's at least a 50K stick and not ruled by the whims of "The Consultant" and his "Laptop of Doom".
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The idea that Neal's personal life should affect ticket sales is ridiculous. All the philandering and sexual shenanigans of the clergy (pick your denomination) hasn't stopped people from attending church. Why should this be different?
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I agree that he's an odd choice given his usual choice of roles, but this isn't going to be Freddie's tale through Sasha's comedic prism (please God don't let it be!). Given his performance as Pirelli in "Sweeney Todd" that required a pre-written character performance as opposed to his improvisational work, I'm interested to see what happens. I was pleasantly surprised at Jim Carrey's s
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Love them. Bastards is my least favourite of their albums. The Lizard is probably the "Here, learn about these guys with this one" album. A lot of people I know didn't get into Water or Devil in the Details but those are honestly my faves. Growers to be sure, but given the time, I listen to them start to finish.
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Mike pretty much laid in the coffin and buried it himself where EC and him are concerned. You cannot be as unhinged as he was and get along with people. Restraint is an important technique and he just didn't seem to exercise it when he should've. Shame about Marco. Whatever the reason, I hope they're serious about no real bad blood. Ripper Owens would be an interesting choice :)
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He's played in my neck of the woods several times over the last six years. Great player and does a fine set of tunes live.
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I don't keep a lot of Christian rock around, but Petra's Beat the System is one of my all-time fave albums when it comes to the songwriting irregardless of genre.
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Personally, I've always 'just' liked Only the Young and never cared for Ask the Lonely. They didn't blow my doors off when I first heard them and have less impact now. I can appreciate side two for the experimental value and doing something out of their percieved comfort zone. I like Frontiers from start to finish, even if the second half isn't at the same level of "stick in your head melody
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Ratt - Lay It Down Rush - Spirit of Radio Led Zepplin - The Ocean Journey - Stone in Love Just off the top of my head
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Saw them play this at Melodic Rockfest 2 in Chicago. This is far superior than that performance and with the new guitarist. I miss Devil Jim (the old guitarist) and his onstage attitude but the new guy's got a more schooled, melodic style than Jim. I'll give the singer points for trying but it's hard to match or even top JSS in my book. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6AkutMqkuo
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Seems lots of people are complaining about the mix. It's not the best mix and I'd like to hear a much cleaner version, but the playing and songwriting, to me, is really good. If you want sweet and simple Journey-esque material, this is totally the wrong CD for you.
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I really liked this album from day one particularly for the fact that it wasn't the typical accepted sort of songwriting. No Verse-chorus-verse-chorus-solo-chorus-outro and the chord progressions versus vocal melodies are, to me at least, very different from the norm even now. It's like a melodic rock record for goths and people who enjoy their nightmares. I don't play it all that much anymore
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I'll be there too, Woody. And I'll get some pix on the E&S website tomorrow morning
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NOISE LIMITERS New noise legislation is about to be introduced that is likely to virtually destroy live music in the UK. The government wish to consider it a legal requirement in the new tax year to introduce laws insisting anyone applying or re-applying for an entertainment licence must have a noise control device fitted to the venue. This will be the final nail in the coffin for pretty much
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Yeah, they're not bad those Tara's chappies. And I'm sure you'll do 'em proud John. Published a pre-piece in the local rag yesterday so hopefully a few more might take notice. See ya later, guys. x
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Looking forward to Friday. It's like, er, Christmas having Tara's and Vaughn in one night. I'll be the good-looking one propping up the stage before staggering back to the b&b – and I've plonked a pre-piece at expressandstar.com as a token of my loyal support :-)
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I guess they need the money
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Former Trapeze and Whitesnake guitarist Mel Galley died peacefully last night. He was diagnosed with cancer back in February and has amazed his doctors after being given only two weeks to live. Mel continued to live his life to the full, and was still popping to the pub up until a few weeks ago. There is a full obit at expressandstar.com God bless, Mel. It was a privilege to have met you. Debs
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I was so looking forward to this. It would've been my first biker festival, but I was going for the fantastic line-up, the cameraderie and hopefully the weather... not much fun camping in the mud. It's a real disappointment and ironic that the Bulldog Bash is still going ahead, altho there are rumours it will be pulled. How many other festivals will ultimately suffer? It'll be Download and V next
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