Troy, I have to agree with you. While the samples sound nice enough, there's nothing special or unique about them. James Christian, to me, seems to write the same two or three songs over and over again. And while those three songs are great, I can't justify re-purchasing them over and over again! :)
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Enjoying it a lot, but still not sure it is quite as good as "Revolution of Mind."
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Okay, just got it in the mail today and am on my second time through. Some early thoughts: -Production and vocals are topnotch. Good energy and musicianship as well. -Very overtly Christian lyrics on about half of the songs, while the other half are more generically spiritual. -My earliest reaction was, "this isn't quite as good as Revolution of Mind." I'm not sure if that
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Only one thing to say--Slamer RULES!
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Only heard parts of the streaming version aired a few weeks ago, but it sounds like it compared well to Revolution of Mind. This new one might be a little more proggy at times, even sounding like classic 1970's Kansas on some songs. The religious themes are also dialed up a little on some songs. One thing that hasn't changed is the voice--awesome as always!
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Cars, "Magic"
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I know this isn't exactly a new sentiment, but how good is "Revolve" anyway!? This album hasn't gotten the least bit old to me and ranks among some of the all-time classics of the genre in my opinion. Some amazing tracks on display, and while I'm not a huge fan of Poley's voice, he rules on this album. I'm sad they've said they won't be recording any new material.
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What I notice is there is such energy and vitality coming out of the renewed Queensryche here. Then there is Tateryche which seems to mimic a black hole of draining all life and energy :(
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Wow what can be said about this? I couldn't stop listening and somehow the chorus took it to yet another level. One question though: who the hell is Wing?!
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I too lost interest after "Against the Law" and did not like any of the albums since. However, am LOVING "Second Coming," which, as you say, sounds better than the originals. Yeah, when does that EVER happen? So it's a pleasant surprise when it does.
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Asia "Heat of the Moment"
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I like Brian Howe's "Circus Bar" as much as Bad Company and Phil Collins and Sting come close to Genesis and Police, respectively. But I couldn't come up with a clear cut case where the solo artist exceeded the original band.
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Fire of Unknown Origin has always held top spot for me.. but they really have a few distinct eras, so the answer to "Best B.O.C." album surely would have to include, "it depends...!"
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Finally!
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My take: Rocknut is a knowledgeable, opinionated, smart (and smart-alecky), stubborn, arrogant, occasionally funny guy. More often than not, he rubs me the wrong way, even when he has something very valuable to contribute to the discussion. Why? Because he is almost always condescending to others. When called on it, he invariably blames the other person (too sensitive, too American, not in
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Surprisingly decent--I like the verses and production especially. The chorus is a bit plodding. The problem for Tate is no one is on board anymore because of his endless antics, and he needed to hit it out of the park musically for people to think of him as a viable artist anymore.
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Can't understand any sort of appreciation for Kix--marginal songwriting, painful vocals, and piss-poor production. But that's just my opinion!
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A few weeks ago he said something to the effect of, "stay tuned--the website redesign is still on its way." Whether that means weeks, months, or "Chinese Democracy"-soon, who knows?
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That is good stuff
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Agree--always thought the essential H.S. was Hess/Lesperance with a little bit of Darren Smith on BV. Whoever else is back there is just carrying the water.
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Again, I have no idea of what the reality was--I'm sure there are many sides to this story. As one who has not followed the saga closely, I was remarking that Cronin came across very well in this interview.
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I don't know a lot about the history or bad blood between these two, but thought that Kevin Cronin came across in that interview as a humble, likable guy.
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Supertramp
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Surprised no one has mentioned "On the Run" yet--one of the best of the bunch for me.
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Yeah, glad to know I'm not the only one who doesn't quite connect with "Love Heals." Big and bombastic, but not too inspired for me. I'd give the album a 8/10--great energy, huge production, enjoyable songwriting, but the Martensson factory is cranking out too much similar product these days.
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What are people's thoughts? I usually despise these re-recordings of classic songs, but these sound like big improvements over the originals to me. Perhaps it's just that as a casual fan (at best) of Stryper, I never formed any kind of attachment to the originals, but the production, sound, and attitude all sound vastly improved on this recording. Some of the saccharine sweetness is mercifully
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Oh no--even JSS falls victim to going straight to the message board without checking the front page first! ;) (Nice EPK, by the way)
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Love Vinnie Moore's instrumental albums--very melodic stuff, especially his early releases.
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Impossible to separate the artistic from the ownership issue here Bruce. Loverboy, Journey, and Def Leppard have all recently done this very thing, ostensibly to regain "ownership" of the original recordings. But does it make much financial sense when the rerecordings completely fail to live up to the originals and very few people purchase it? I have heard almost no examples of rer
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Sorry, disagree Almir. Living real life means taking risks, especially for things you believe in. Andrew has done an awesome job keeping the MR scene on life-support for 15+ years (very lean ones, I might add). And while I'd venture every reader on this site would wish him profits and material success for his labors, that is little more than chasing after the wind in this uncertain financial m
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