>do the songs sound better? I'm not sure, but I do know it's near impossible for most of them to sound any worse.
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The stream of the entire album was only available yesterday. You can only stream "Cold" now. I couldn't stomach the entire album. I listened to the first few songs. "Cold" was the vest of them. The re-records were abominations. The instrumentation was poor and the vocals lackluster. GT even tried to recreate the answering machine message at the beginning of Empire. E
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Holy shit. Those re-records are Fucking Unlistenable. They sound like cuts from a bargain bin Queensryche tribute album. I am definitely not going to inVEST in this CD.
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I had problems with that link. This one worked better: https://soundcloud.com/shando316/jet-city-woman-re-recording-vs That is ridiculous. Perfect overlay between the two vocal tracks. Someone has a lot of explaining to do. Certainly cause for further inVESTigation.
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I posted this in another response regarding the guitar solo: I think the biggest problem with the song is the guitar solo. It doesn't fit the song at all and seems like a bunch of aimless noodling and wanking. It seems like the lyrics are going for an emotional plea, and the solo just doesn't match and support the rest of the song.
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I listened to this a few times on my laptop at work, but wanted to reserve judgement until I could listen at home on a computer with a better sound card and speakers. I also wanted to wait to make sure my disdain for GT and how he has acted didn't jade my views. I don't consider his project "Queensryche." The original Queensryche (Todd/Whip/Eddie/Scott/Parker) is the real Queensryche
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You can hear Phil X singing lead on a verse of Wanted Dead or Alive here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2tnFv8h-Rw Skip to 2:42 for instant gratification. This was from the last time Phil X replaced RS. I think he sounds pretty good.
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He was supposed to start working on the Taintryche project on March 27. Today is March 30. Wonder what happened in those three days. He is right to wish them luck on the project. They need all the help they can get.
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I hope Billy gets paid handsomely for this, as fixing this album is a Herculean task, as difficult as working with GT. They should have brought Billy in earlier to do the songwriting, recording, etc. The songs Billy wrote for Yes (and even YOSO) are better than any of the FU clips I heard. It's too late for this abomination. I'm willing to bet the label heard the final mixes and told GT to ge
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There actually was a MythBusters episode where they showed that you can polish a turd. The only problem is that when you're done, it's still a turd and you have sh*t all over your hands.
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Saw them on Friday night. First time seeing Queensryche. Todd was great. Took things by the balls from the start with Queen of the Reich. Only disappointment was that they didn't play Jet City Woman, Take Hold of the Flame, or I Don't Believe in Love. Also, no vests or guyliner in sight. I would love to hear from Glen's mouth why he bailed on Geoff Taint. He said it was in his vest- I
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I will be there this Friday night in Englewood. Anyone else?
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Boston played 38 shows this past summer from June 28 through September 8. This was the first time they played since their summer 2008 tour (many dates with Styx then). That was the last time Michael Sweet played with them. The current line-up is: Tom Scholz (of course) Tommy DeCarlo David Victor Gary Pihl (long-time member of Boston, since Third Stage era) Tracy Ferrie (former bassist o
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I have seen Kansas a number of times, including once with full orchestral accompaniment. Musically, they are extremely tight. Steve Walsh's vocals aren't what they once were, but he still gives it his all. Billy Greer sings all of Robby Steinhardt's old parts and hits all the high notes that SW can't get to anymore. David Ragsdale is great on the violin and also plays some rhythm guitar and s
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gary191265 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > That's never Rudy Sarzo in those clips is it...or > have I missed something ? Rudy is in GT's "new" Queensryche, or whatever you want to call it. These clips are GT's solo tour, with his backing band. They play a number of QR cuts, but also the garbage from his solo albums. GT's QR will be on
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DirtyPennyIowa Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > This song is like finger nails on a chalk board... I couldn't make it all the way through. I was hoping for something more along the lines of "Save Your Love" if they were going the slow song or ballad approach for a single.
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Jodes Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I thought Lizzy was calling it quits? I remember reading that as well. First thing that popped into my mind when I read the title of the first post in this thread.
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Seems to me this GT solo tour isn't a good idea. If he is trying to build a new Queensryche, it doesn't seem like this solo tour will have any fans begging for more, nor will what I have heard of the solo CD. It might confuse fans too much and keep them from going to GT new Queensryche shows, as they can't disassociate it from GT solo music shows. I don't think the new Queensryche is a goo
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What happened to the band he was putting together with Bobby Blotzer, Rudy Sarzo, Kelly Gray, etc.?
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sniper16 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > mark is back on tour with pink, brian has been > back since aug Brian is gone now, too. My understanding is that he had Whitesnake commitments. In a bit of irony, Brian was replaced by Chris Frazier, the drummer Brian had replaced in Whitesnake.
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gary191265 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Just out of interest, was Starrider in the set > while he was out of the band ? Saw them once without Mick, and it was not in the set.
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Captain Can Man Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Great review starrider! So if I understood that > right, you are saying that Tommy sings lead on > most of the songs while David sings harmonies? Mostly. David sings lead on Peace of Mind, Surrender to Me, Walk On, and Amanda, plus the second half of My Destination (the vocals in the second half of t
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I've seen Boston twice on this tour (both indoor venues) and they were great both times. I saw them four times when they last toured in 2008, and I can say without a doubt that they are much better now. Tommy is singing much better and David really adds to the sound with harmonies and the high notes. His vocal tone is much closer to fitting the Boston sound than Michael Sweet. Even though I w
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I really hope he uses Kelly's vocal tracks on the ELO songs if he still has them. Kelly had a unique voice that added quite a bit to their sound. Unfortunately, knowing the falling out the two had, I wouldn't be surprised if they weren't used.
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I saw them last night in Atlantic City. They were tight and the vocals were great. David Victor can hit all of the high notes. Tommy sounds much better than he did in 2008. Hit the stage about 15 minutes late (no opening act) and played for a little over 1:45. I agree that the sequencing of some of the songs in the setlist had me scratching my head a little. I wouldn't think of "Used
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I think Mike has a bit of Timothy Busfield going on:
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I have spent a lot of time watching Mike's videos on YouTube. He doesn't have "the look", but he certainly is talented. He deserves to be playing somewhere other than a pizzeria. I haven't been to SLC in well over 25 years. It's too far for me to get to see him, but if I was within three hours, I would definitely make the drive for some pizza and music. His Britney Spears cover i
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Pre-ordered from Amazon as well. Can't wait to hear it.
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I heard Billy Corgan on Howard Stern promoting the new album. Howard picked "Violet Rays" to play on air. Great song. Amazon has Oceania for MP3 download at $4.99 in the US. I had some promotional credits that added to $4.00, so I redeemed them to get the entire album for $0.99, which is what I would have paid for "Violet Rays" individually without all the credits. Ha
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