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Off-hand I don't recall hearing anything particularly obscene on Octane ... not from the air talents, the songs themselves probably though (I swear I'm not sure off the top of my head whether they use radio edit versions or album versions of songs)
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I wonder what the over/under was.
Van Halen pulls the plug on 31 dates of their reunion tour - Yahoo!
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There's apparently some rage going on in the Queensryche camp, and not a Rage for Order (har har).
Geoff Tate apparently pulled a knife on one of the guys after learning of a plot to fire him. The band, minus Tate, is reforming as Rising West with a new guitarist (ironically, Tate's ex-son-in-law, I heard) and Crimson Glory's singer. And yesterday, Tate hijacked the band's FB page. He's admitted he isn't a fan of metal. The last album was an embarrassment, basically a Tate solo record that had nothing to do with the QR name. Oh yeah, and he told the Rocklahoma crowd they sucked. He needs to go back to making wine and shutting the fuck up.
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Of course all of this also goes with Tate's recent focus on his own solo project. I liked the announcement by Rising West that they would be focusing on material from the first five albums, that would be the EP through Empire, which is pretty much all they've done that was worth a damn. 22 years is a long time to go without anything of consequence.
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Not a huge story or anything, I mainly posted it so I could post an Anthrax-related punchline: efiwnikufecin.
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Guest list for the next round of That Metal Show tapings released this week. I think this is probably the least interesting lineup I've seen. I've been pretty accepting of the whole "hard rock & heavy metal" expansion of the focus, was actually on board with the stated intention of including more new artists (where the hell did that go?) but there's just not much here that interests me.
This season will consist of 6 shows we are taping starting this Sunday 8/5 in Los Angeles, and two shows we shot in March that will make their debut. So 8 new shows in all. The two shows from March start us off. They are: 8/11: David Draiman of Disturbed, Russell Allen, Mike Orlando of Adrenaline Mob, Mike Portnoy on drums. (this show was a sneak preview as well during the recent marathon but makes it official premiere) 8/17: Bobby Blotzer of Ratt, Stephen Riley & Phil Lewis of L A Guns, Steve Stevens on guitar. The following shows will be the 6 new that will be added that we tape starting this weekend. Premiere dates TBA: Geoff Tate & Zakk Wylde Joey Kramer & Brad Whitford of Aerosmith, Tom Petersson of Cheap Trick Steve Harris of Iron Maiden Ann & Nancy Wilson of Heart, Lita Ford Sammy Hagar & Michael Anthony King Diamond, Mark Tremonti In addition, we have 3 returning guitar greats to play in the above 6 shows; John 5, Doug Aldrich & George Lynch. Former Biohazard frontman Evan Seinfeld will appear in a Guest Top 5.
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HA! Geoff Tate was probably calling those booking agents every hour on the hour to get on.
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The sad part (of this lineup) is that he's actually one of the more potentially interesting guests ... and he's apparently batshit crazy, with major ego issues & not much that actually resembles a career.
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I hope he brings a few bottles of his wine with him to the set.
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The good news is that there's new music from Dokken (well, the Don Dokken/Mick Brown/Jon Levin/someotherdude version anyway)
The first single "Empire" ain't bad. Not great, but not bad. The problem is that it seems to be the clear standout from an otherwise bland album. Don's voice is, by pretty much all accounts (other than his own perhaps), shot. That means they've resorted to doing mid-tempo songs heavy on harmony ... unfortunately the harmony ain't what it was during the heyday. Based on the samples, the new songs really aren't bad, they're just extremely repetitive & border on being downright boring when taken as a group. Video for the new single is here (can't find a straight up direct link but the song is embedded in the page) Dokken release Empire video | Music & Videos | Classic Rock Samples of all the songs from the new album are here (click the titles in the track listing on the left) Frontiers Records Showcase. Highlighting the best new melodic releases available.
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The strange thing about his voice is that is sounds so fragile that he's unable to put any energy at all behind it. He might as well be singing from a phone book in a church.
Eh... not interested at all.
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And then there's the possibility that we may be hearing as much of Jeff Scott Soto here as we are of Don. Officially JSS provided "backing vocals" but there's a somewhat steady rumor that it's more like "overdubbed vocals", basically JSS doing a "what Don kinda sounds like now" imitation.
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Maybe that's why it's so low-key, because you can't really hear much "Don" in the intonation. And that's how they intend it.
Still, if they are going to tour, the fans aren't going to be interested in lip-synching.
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Yeah, not something I'd care to see in person. Would be much more interested in the T&N project at this point.
Since we're speaking of Dokken anyway, I'll throw a Lynch Mob note out here (although those who listened to my midweek music podcast know this already) ... bassist Robbie Crane abruptly resigned from LM earlier this week, just a few months after quitting Ratt to join the Mob full time. On the heels of the release of the Sound Mountain Sessions EP, that can't exactly be good news for George (who seems to have almost as much trouble as Don when it comes to keeping bands together).
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It seems like they are both a major pain to work with. At least George can still play.
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Sometimes you just gotta LOL at people.
Last week Dokken releases new single, Empire. This week T&N (Lynch/Pilson/Brown + Tichy & guest vocalists) release audio sampler of new album Slave to the Empire
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looks like we can't really call these Don Dokken's lean years
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Technically 80s - Saigon Kick is finally reuniting with the original members. I loved that band, 1-hit wonder status notwithstanding. Actually preferred the post-Kramer, more diverse SK stuff, but for late 80s/early 90s hair metal/rock, the 1st 2 albums were really good. Great harmonies.
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Kinda on-point, found this article pretty interesting:
Japanese Collectors Face a Record Shortage of Obscure Music - WSJ.com Then there are outré 1970s bands like Yes and Traffic and 1980s heavy-metal heroes Bon Jovi, Iron Maiden and Mr. Big; such albums sold for $10 to $15 at KUSF's fair. As a general yardstick, dealers say records sold in the U.S. usually fetch about three times as much in Japan. "Sometimes I think, how the hell did you get that?" says Eric Martin, vocalist for Mr. Big, which once released a record shaped like an electric drill that Japan's collectors still prize. (Mr. Big's guitarist Paul Gilbert used a drill to play his instrument on the group's 1991 single, which now costs $13 online.) A few years ago, Sony Corp.'s Japanese music arm convinced Mr. Martin, a Bay Area local, to sing famous pop ballads by Japanese women. The resulting album, 2008's "Mr. Vocalist," sold around 200,000 copies, turning him into an idol in Japan. In October, he plans to fly to Tokyo to promote his next record, "Mr. Rock Vocalist." Mr. Martin owes a great debt to Japan, he says, but still smarts when rock-singer friends mention the "Vocalist" moniker. "That's a major teasing factor," he says.
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I double dog dare anyone to find and listen to the performance of 'Better' at the same show.
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Saw Doro Pesch for the first time tonight. Amazing, truly the Queen of Metal (sorry Lita).
It really hit me during All We Are that I've been singing that song for 25 years before seeing it performed live. That really doesn't happen all that often, I mean I usually either saw it live during it's heyday or else I never see it live at all. Pretty cool stuff. Swedish rockers Sister Sin opened (along with two local bands of considerably lesser skill) and were quite good. I'd put Liv Jagrell easily among the top 10 female rock singers right now, on par with Cristina Scabbia.
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I guess that's the same disease that Michael C. Hall (Dexter) beat. I hope Vivian can beat it too.
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Richie had a DUI a while back after his father died. Don't know if that was his only issue. But it sounds like JBJ basically said he was replaceable in public. I think at that point I would just let him replace me for good, if I were Richie.
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You're right, but isn't Bon Jovi different than other bands? Jon is like the CEO and the rest of the band members are employees? I would say he has run a pretty successful business.
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There's only been one band member to leave in 30ish years so I look at it more of a band than just a dude with some other guys.
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While JBJ might be right in that regard, I still see them as a band. and it was odd for him to essentially throw band members who have been in the group for 30+ under the bus like that.
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Caught Motley Crue, Hinder, and Framing the Red last night at Buffalo Run Casino in Miami, OK. last night. Best "seats" I've ever had, 'bout 6' from the stage. The Buffalo Run (which I call "Up My Bum Casino") outdoor venue has no seats. You buy premium VIP general admission for close to the stage, or regular general admission for 100' back or so. Stood in line for an hour and a half, an hour waiting for the show to start, and then a 4 hour show. It'll be days before my back forgives me.
Pretty good show from all bands. Vince as usual skipped several lines, but I gave him a pass since they played OKC the night before. Tommy Lee looked like complete hell, and really was non-existent in the show 'cept for the encore. Nikki is still one bad MF. I'm convinced that Mick is a zombie. Yeah he's always been one fugly dude, but wow he is freaking scary looking. It really appears like he has some serious health issues. Hinder, didn't know much about them but they were ok. Their lead singer wasn't there so the singer from Saving Able or something like that filled in. Framing the Red was a nice surprise. For a small-time band they kicked it. Funny thing was Eddie Trunk (That Metal Show) introducing the bands. In person he is even a bigger dork. |
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Love Hinder, but singer Austin Winkler is in rehab. By all accounts though Jared Weeks from Saving Abel has been doing a solid job in a tough situation.
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no chance at all that they get back together
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Actually, they've gone so far as to sign some sort of contract stating "this is it". While I doubt that would hold much water, there's a pretty strong belief that they're sincere about this being it. Nikki has plenty to do with Sixx A.M., Vince wants to spend more time with his restaurants & other ventures, etc. In this case, I lean toward believing the "retirement" is a real one.
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I saw a live video of them playing years ago, and Vince as piss poor at vocals even then.
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