Tommy...Chord progressions have been exhausted over the test of time granted....but does this mean all new songwriting efforts should steer well clear of what's considered "sellable" or indeed "commercial" in favour of artistic liscence & banging out a set of awkward, disjointed efforts in the name of originality? Good songs WILL shine through but because we/you arrived
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Jeff's an absolutely wonderful singer but seriously not a good fit for the band. It depends on what they're after but other than his incredible vocals, he just wouldn't be right in both age & image methinks. I could however be wrong.
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It was and is a struggle. I barely like Hip today...merely for the superb drum fill at the intro. Bar that...there ain't much else to like. A shame indeed and a band really confused as to where to go following the grunge explosion.
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Oh indeed...they're ace...just WIO works really well for me.
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Slang is the most hideous track on an otherwise stellar album of great songs. One of my faves being the Vivian penned Work it out.
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Again...the mid section on peacemaker die is utterly superb. Despite the voiceover, the backing music is sublime. It's an odd album for sure and the kind of album the the term "grower" was designed for. So many good tracks that aren't your typical single worthy effort. Peacemaker Die, Colour me Blind, Politicalamity, and as mentioned, the third side, The Truth 3 tracks (everything un
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On of my favourite albums... The truth, last 3 tracks are utterly stunning. I do think however following on from pornografitti...they showed their intelligence a little too early, put a lot of people off. A shame for sure as I feel it's by far one of the most underrated albums ever released.
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I guess it all depends on what era you grew up in & what attracted you to the band. For me...I love late 80's/early 90's Aerosmith...much like I do Def Leppard etc... but they forced their way into my eardrums post 1990 so... Rocks is superb tho' granted & the first of the bands peaks so to speak. PUMP being another for me. Just an opinion tho'
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Pelata Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > rocknut Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Her best tune, by a country mile, is 'I'm With > > You'. > > 100% agree... Absolutely Thirded! Fantastic tune that gives me face chills every time I hear it. Stunning!
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Don't think I ever sported a mullet...no matter how hard I held my nose & blew...the damn thing just don't grow!
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My favourite ever album by a country mile!
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Good call with En Vogue!
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Michael Jackson ~ "Dirty Diana" & "Give in to Me" were both stellar!
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Now U2...simply have never done a damn thing for me...ever!
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I think it's a great album to be honest...it's only downside is it's slghtly soiled production. Typically modern sounding mushymized to the max. Never more evident than when listening to the recent "Greatest hits" Cd that has "born to follow" pitted alongside some of their best work both in production & songwriting. Sounds practically dull & limp by comparison. I do fe
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Whilst I'm pretty sure The Lepps are all "mates for life".... Jovi on the other hand seem more like a business proposition these days. I do however feel that when some bands survive long enough to hit that Nostalgic longevity reward...the business side takes pressident over friendships.
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Collected wildly at record fairs singles, Bootlegs, Picture discs , programs etc... Stopped around '96.
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Def Leppard from 92 onwards (17 at the time). Heard Adrenalize, discovered Hysteria then Pyromania in that order. My interests in Rock music kinda formed from there on in. I was however into Bon Jovi's Slippery' when 12 Y/O & was always a Survivor & American AOR(ish) fan from Movie soundtracks (Mostly Rocky films & what not).
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I gotta admit...being a long time fan...those aren't bad re-records at all BUT I feel there are parts of original vocal in there & ROA sounds like it's been flown in less than half a line at a time with some rather dodgy autotune going on. Some lines are identical in both tone & phrasing not to have been doctored somewhat. Curious... Maybe I'm hearing something that isn't there...du
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PUMP for me although I dig Get a grip too. PUMP actually made me aware of Aerosmith which I sought out after seeing the 'smiths do Dream On live for MTV's 10th anniversary (featured on the Last Action Hero soundtrack). I struggle to go backwards with Bands, always have. Pump / Get a Grip / 9 Lives were all pretty consistent for me in one way or other. Just Push Play however found me reaching f
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Indeed...their last few efforts have been a lot rawer (sp?) & organic (ish) but the Leppard of old used to have huge bombastic drums (albeit synthetic). All their albums from SLANG onwards have for me lost their edge a little due to a weaker & lower volumed Kit. The guitars are way up there these days which I'd never complain about but at the risk of drowning out eveything else....colo
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I dig Leppard...always have but I seriously doubt they'd improve on what's been done before let alone equal them. Joe's voice can't quite cut it studio or not.
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Is it possible under budget constraints to CGI a crowd in place?
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Agreed me ol' mucka...but 3 sides had some absolutely wonderful moments albeit a grower for sure. Graffitti was instantly superb!
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I never actually got round to purchasing that one myself. Loved Pornograffitti & 3 sides' although a mixed bag, the last 3 tracks (The Truth) are breathtaking. 'Punchline however turned me off somewhat. How does it rank with the back catalogue?
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Was it not an April 1st thing? Thought it'd been disputed already.
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Bought it recently on DVD (yeah...I Know) for around £6. Great price though for Blu & SOOooo looking forward to Prometheus! ;-)
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Brian, had a quick look at your page...I can sympathize fully with your situation as I've been in a scarily similar boat myself on SOOoooo many levels. It's can be very heartwarming the amount of support & help people offer in a hour of need. Sincerely, I Wish you all the very best! ;-)
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The E403 can be bought for as little as £75 S/H & the PSR175 £20 -£50 (not sure where you're from...) E403 413 423 are the same keyboard just a 1 year on re-issue of the exact same thing (403 being the eldest) plus maybe the odd new feature/sound.
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A lot of the Yamaha's have the "Educations Suite" software. For a beginner childs keyboard...it'd be fine methinks. I bought a Yamaha PSR 175 (second hand) for my daughter (8 at the time). Quite OK sounding for the money but it depends really on whether you just want him to learn OR are after a 'good' sounding Keyboard. The "light Up" touch keys would be useful for Chord pl
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