I love KIX so much, one of the best down and dirty rock 'n' roll shows you'll ever see. Hope they play another 20 years. Best wishes to Chocolate.
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Partially agree, partially disagree. When I saw them this summer, they just sounded....sluggish. Mick wasn't playing anything wrong per se, but there was a distinct lack of energy on certain tracks. Of course Vince was up and down like a rollercoaster all night, too. Half of their set sounded solid, the other half was pretty meh. It might not hurt the Crue to have a bit more flash on lea
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Total head scratcher why Bret would choose his solo band or staying home and organizing his sock drawer instead of adding to this package for Europe.
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Amazon (U.S.) has the standard version listed at $45 so I think you may be looking at one of the two collector's/autographed versions.
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For any other Leppard fanatics/collectors, the pre-sale just opened for their coffee book. Release date: May 2023 https://www.genesis-publications.com/book/9781905662784/definitely?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Def%20Leppard%20Launch%20Webstrants&utm_content=Def%20Leppard%20Launch%20Webstrants+CID_a7c15a90e722370809f2e0e7fa899b66&utm_source=Email%20marketing%20software&utm_ter
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Not ripping on you, truly I'm not. But it always drives me a little crazy when bands that have been around for 40 years have their names misspelled. Def Leppard = Def Leopard or Deaf Lepard Motley Crue = Motley Crew People that spell Night Ranger as one word - Nightranger Megadeath This list goes on...
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Def Leppard - High 'N Dry (the first cassette I ever bought with my own money) KISS - Creatures of the Night Boston - Don't Look Back Queensryche - EP and The Warning Van Halen - Fair Warning Dokken - Tooth and Nail Loverboy - Loverboy Metallica - Ride The Lightning
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KIX already released a song called "Put My Money Where Your Mouth Is" (Show Business, 1995) so perhaps Steel Panther covered it? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3t5PpkVCuI
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Excellent, thanks for the knowledge. Not sure that system set-up will be anything I can accomplish in the near future! On paper, it sounds fantastic but you commented on some of the challenges. In Leppard related news, I'm driving to Boulder, CO tonight (90 minutes from our home) to see singer/songwriter Lauren Monroe in concert. She'll be joined on drums by her husband Rick Allen. Should
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I was listening to Ozzy's Boneyard on Sirius XM yesterday when the DJ said Giles Martin (son of George Martin) has been working on a Dolby Atmos mix of Pyromania. I know they did a promotional playback of Diamond Star Halos in Atmos, but I suspect the overwhelming majority of us don't have the "proper" audio setup for this format? Someone please educate me on Dolby Atmos. No wor
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Whenever I hear Action! Not Words, I think of a very small mention that song received in their 1987 Animal Instinct book (written by David Fricke): After concluding the Billy Squier tour in Los Angeles, Def Leppard rehearsed for four days in Odessa, Texas before commencing their first headlining tour of America there on April 30. Foolin' was added to the set and Action! Not Words was drop
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Just came across the Bruce Kulick video where he goes behind the scenes of Crazy Nights. KISS "35 Years of Crazy Nights" by Bruce Kulick https://youtu.be/fCBPDfWPEzA
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It's a shame they stopped playing this song live after the Adrenalize tour.
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There's nothing wrong with it, per se. It just sounds exactly like the last four albums they've released, so what's the point? From a fan's perspective, it's "I already bought this album because I've already heard this song before." I would love to hear Michael try to write 10 really great melodic Stryper songs in the vein of their first three albums.
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Yes, he had eye surgery for a detached retina.
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Here's the back story on the eye patch: https://blabbermouth.net/news/strypers-michael-sweet-to-undergo-emergency-eye-surgery-for-detached-retina Agreed with most comments so far - the video is really good. The song is paint-by-numbers Stryper that we've heard way too many times in recent years. What's the point of writing/recording so many albums if they are all going to sound exactly th
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I was there, too. 3rd row - ended up in the Sugar music video. Rock! Rock! (Till You Drop) and Stagefright into Women and Too Late For Love was one of the most exciting 1-4 set openers I've ever seen. Bringin' On The Heartbreak going from acoustic to electric... Die Hard The Hunter... Gods of War... The only ballad in the entire set was Hysteria. Love Bites wasn't even a single/video
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Once and for all, Tesla most certainly did not blow away Def Leppard on the Hysteria tour. And I'm a Tesla fan.
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Exactly this.
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Billboard Top 20 albums for the week ending September 10, 1988. Some classics on this list for sure. The fact that it took Hysteria almost a full calendar year to reach #1 is astounding. And for those of you that haven't investigated 80's R&B, one of my favorite albums of all-time is In Effect Mode by Al B. Sure! I own ten of these studio albums and another five Greatest Hits CD's
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I ordered my CD off Amazon and assumed it would be on the way in the coming days. NOT! Estimated delivery dates are between September 23 and October 6! WTF!?
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Someone in the comments said it was recorded in 2007. Not essential listening, but not bad either.
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Link to Official Video: https://youtu.be/1rNqcKE2AOE
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That would be Disc 6: Vinnie's guitar solo (1 song, 1 hour, 19 minutes)
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Absolutely nothing wrong with those first two tracks.
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Speaking of t-shirt prices, the opening band on The Stadium Tour - Classless Act - was selling their shirts for $50 at the merch table. Same prices for Leppard and Motley shirts which to me is stupid.
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https://youtu.be/t0aVyybMi5E
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Pat Badger did an interview with Eddie Trunk a few weeks ago and basically confirmed the album is done and it will be out early next year. But he wouldn't/couldn't really give any details.
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Not bad, but could use some tightening of the arrangement. Certain sections feel like they drag a bit.
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I hate Quiet Riot's Condition Critical, too...
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