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The singer's prior band Eighteen Visions pisses all over Burn Halo...........I have both of their previous releases and they're just not as good as Eighteen Visions.

Just boring...uninspired.....and definitely doesn't sound anything like Autograph.

This is excellent! Love what these guys are doing!

"Going through the motions"....."tribute".......really?.......no way. I'd love to hear tribute bands sound as proficient as Harnell on this. I'm not even the biggest Harnell fan and can say that this is more than adequate to carry the torch. I honestly don't see the 'going through the motions'.....the range....the tone....all of that was present. What did you expect him to be doing...spitting out the words with fire?! lol

Either way....I agree with AM that I'm more interested in hearing new material, but this was pretty damn good.

Geoff... stop being a twat.

 

Not everyone listens to music the way YOU do. As I have said here many a time, lyrics and words mean far less TO ME than to others. I can listen to praise/worship Christian rock back to back with satanic Black metal and not skip a beat. For me it is about the sound and melody.

 

Heck, even with music sung in English, I pretty much ignore the lyrical content. It's all about the SOUND for me. The actual words being sung pass in one ear and out the other, only rarely registering in terms of comprehension. The only time it comes into play is if there is extreme cursing or filth and I have to be aware of the content not for my own sake but for those around me who might hear it, and the listening/working environment I am in at the time.

 

You don't agree with that way of listening, or even understand it, fine. But insulting people by claiming the only reason anyone would ever listen to music in a language they don't understand is for the "look at me factor" is being a dick.

 

You don't like foreign language music. We get it.

 

This is no different than those who put guitar work and solos far higher on the importance list than those who consider vocals or vocal harmonies to be of primary importance. It's an aesthetic choice. You value English lyrics and the ability to understand them far more than others do.

 

Neither way is right or wrong... it's just different ways of experiencing and enjoying music.

How do the cool kids here do it......"backed" 100%

I rarely care what the lyrics to a song are......and listen to music exactly the way Dan does. One of my favorites, Enya sings in her own damn language or gaelic...a LOT......lol...and I love her music as much if not more so than anything else! lol

To each their own...and, yeah....and stop taking your contempt for the world out on innocent music lovers, who are much like yourself and like a lot of similar stuff! lol

I agree....that was pretty damn cool!! Is this a real band?

There are a lot of releases that I still listen to.....but Hardline "Double Eclipse" is an album that I keep coming back to and can listen to many of the tracks, if not the whole thing. But there are a lot for me.....

Of the recent releases....I really have to agree with Loverboy's "Just Getting Started"....that album is just one of the best modern releases from one of 'our' bands from back in the day.

Enjoyed that tune....nice!

Went through the whole thing....very nice, indeed! I loved all the reviews that were included....that's always a nice thing for someone such as myself that busy a LOT of music! Keep rockin'...and good luck!

Whoah.......this is definitely shocking to me. Like so many others here, I spent numerous hours on the phone with James discussing music, him being a car salesman, etc. I haven't spoken to him in some time, but he was definitely one of the most passionate people in our 'collectors circle'. I am truly saddened to hear this...........

Rock on, James.....and keep the rock alive wherever your soul takes you.

Wow. Guys, this is good. I'd say it's similar to Miracle Mile. The album never gets too heavy, it's certainly on the lighter side, but not soft. It's simply very well assembled. I'm a backer, yet for the past two years I wasn't expecting much from this. But I'm elated to say I'm pleasantly surprised. I'm throwing this on the thighPod, and I'll play it all week to get a better feel.

You and I agree on a lot of things, and our tastes seem to be quite similar. But....when I read that you said that this was similar to "Miracle Mile"....Guardian's BEST and most rawkin' affair, I had to sit back and read that again. No way.....no shape.....no form is it like Miracle Mile.....lol

A seriously boring album. I cannot believe the tepidness found on this album. It was if their 'rockin' balls were castrated. I bought it.......and then was genuinely disappointed I did. At least Jamie rocks out a bit with AdrianGale, otherwise, a waste of time on this one.

Geoff....thanks for the posts. The second and third songs (vids) are pretty good, and I get what you mean by mellower.......will check out the album to see what it's like. I enjoyed their previous stuff quite a bit......not sure I'll like this as much (cuz it may be too mellow for me), but will definitely give it a chance. Thanks!

I didn't know Tokio Hotel were still a band......let alone a new release. Geoff......can you give me a tiny review??

I dunno.....I enjoyed that tune....lol

I haven't seen it yet, Danny....but many people I've talked to said it was great. I'll probably go see it this next weekend!

Those songs rocked and kicked ass in any era........not sure what crack people are smokin' calling them 'modern'....other than they were produced recently. lol

Music was good....and definitely had some Autograph moments to it. However, the vocals take me directly away from "Autograph" to another band....and that is fine, it's just not Autograph without Plunkett.

Medicine for the Soul - 1996

I had both of their older releases....and, yeah, Ignitor was definitely a good album.

Ok...that was excellent!

I agree.....Shinedown are not even in the same league as some Modern Hard Rock bands, it's just that they're more commercially available...and....it's 'cool' to like Shinedown. It's 'safe' to like them....(I think they're 'ok').

Nickelback are a band I can enjoy listening to and own all of their releases, but I wouldn't consider them at the top of the heap for Modern Rock either. Like Dan said, nothing groundbreaking, but good hard rock stuff here. And I can enjoy and live with that.....

Sounds like something I would enjoy.....thanks for the review!

Cool tune! Good find!

Thanks, guys!!