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Ok folks......heres the update you have been waiting for. The HH board is hearing it first before anyone!! Tango Down "Identity Crisis" IS now COMPLETE!!! I have reviewed the final mixes. We are going to take a step back for a few days to refresh our ears, then will commence the mastering process. After which, it will head off to the manufacture. We are estimating a Sept 21st or possibly a Oct 1st release week. All depends on the manufacturing plant once they receive all the materials. Give me a week or so to decide on which song will be the next one to be sampled to the masses. Look fwd to the feedback. Thank you to everyone that has show interest and paitence with this band and release. It is very much appreciated

Hour and a half to 2 hours YIKES!! Well thats not that bad. I've made that length of a drive for a show. PLUS bonus is the BIG E Fair is going on that day. So come up early make a day out of it. Hope u can make it. jk

lol.....i think i will be a lil busy that day!! lol. How far r u from there?

NOW It's not like i posted something mean and.....oh wait...guitar solo..........................Ok im back. where were we? ;-) lol btw rocker...you coming to the TRIXTER BANG TANGO show in sept? JK Where is that at?

NOW It's not like i posted something mean and.....oh wait...guitar solo..........................Ok im back. where were we? ;-) lol btw rocker...you coming to the TRIXTER BANG TANGO show in sept? JK Where is that at? Oh, and you're a Bastard! lmao!!! ;-) lol. Sorry....!!

NOW It's not like i posted something mean and.....oh wait...guitar solo..........................Ok im back. where were we? ;-) lol btw rocker...you coming to the TRIXTER BANG TANGO show in sept? JK

Hey guys!!! Ok....you wanted updates...well the flood gates are opening!! I now have in my possesion....9 out of 10 songs on the album , all in final mix status. So im going to sit on all of these for the next few days. Will probably get the final tune by then. Upon which, we will tweak and refine the last batch. Then the mastering process will comence. So we are veeeeeeeeeeeery close to the finish line. Let me say this about what im cranking in my office....... WOW!!!! JK

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Thanks for the tid bit!! I will keep that in mind Rocker!!

ABSOLUTLEY!!! Like i said, i promise it wont dissapoint. I do plan on dropping one more sneak preview tune within the next few weeks. I can say that much. I honestly am just having a hard time picking which one! lol. I have it down to 3. Thing is, im waiting on a particular song to be completed mix wise to consider that one amongst my choices. Let me ask the HH board this.... the next tune/preview. Would you want it to be a In your face fist pumping rocker, A BIG Arena ballad (this one is huge btw. Think Whitesnake meets Def Lep!!) or a great sing along feel good top down tune. Discuss people :-)

Perhaps no news is...umm...good news? Could be so busy running packages to the post office that there's no time for any updates... WOW....i thought i gave news above in this thread. LOL. I will say this with conviction. We are nearing the finish line. Lets say 7 out of 10 ain't bad ;-) I know....what does that mean!?!? lol. BTW....I have "people" to do my running . LOL. Although if i could get them to stop singing that damn song. Honestly what does "ompa ompa....de pe da do" mean? Freaking lil orange guys. JK You did, but that was in the middle of July and now it is almost the middle of August, sorry, but an update a month is not too demanding all things considered is it ??? So man in plain ole English what is your estimated time of completion? Sept? Oct? Nov? Enquiring minds NEED to know. jEEEEEZ Talk about a TMZ Moment...!! lol.. I even envision a mic being shoved in my face there ;-) lol Please no more questions!!! Please let us through. lol. I will say this....the final mix is almost complete. I have reviewed 6 out of the 10 songs. Which ALL sound fantastic btw!!! So if we keep on the rate of progress that we are now at, then I'd say another 2 weeks we should be done with the final prep work of the cd. Then it is off to manufacture. Which is a usual 2 week turnaround. As i have said a few times already, i promise it will be worth the wait. May even drop a lil tidbit in two weeks on everyone ;-) Hope everyone has a great weekend!!!! ps....Why can i not get the avatar pic to load!? Please someone help. lol John

Perhaps no news is...umm...good news? Could be so busy running packages to the post office that there's no time for any updates... WOW....i thought i gave news above in this thread. LOL. I will say this with conviction. We are nearing the finish line. Lets say 7 out of 10 ain't bad ;-) I know....what does that mean!?!? lol. BTW....I have "people" to do my running . LOL. Although if i could get them to stop singing that damn song. Honestly what does "ompa ompa....de pe da do" mean? Freaking lil orange guys. JK

Hey Night train This is my response Rocker is speaking of.... Hell all! Im posting this reply via smart phone. So forgive me if autospell inserts any random words. The thing has a mind of it's own sometimes! LoL. I apologize that this particular title seems to be taking longer then some of u had hoped or expected. I know i feel tgat way! Lol. With that said in music, best laid plans etc etc. Lol. I can assure all the cd is one step closer to release. Id give a projected date, buuuuuut thats bit me in the ass in the past. So this time i will wait til final mix is approved before anymore guesstements. Ty Sims is mixing as we speak n i gotta say its sounding great!! The wait will be worth it, i promise. Also, it may seem like forever, but we are only 3 months and 10 days behind schedule. ;-) Knowing all of u are excited for this release makes me happy, and o appreciate all the support you show our bands n label! Thank you! John Hope that helps Nighttrain....I promise it will be worth the wait. We are very excited about this release over here and we honestly want it to be PERFECT. Also, Rocker and Nighttrain...did you guys pre order the cd? I ask, because i want to make sure you received the two posters and signed 8x10. Also, wait til u see how the pre ordered copies come packaged!! :-) Please like the kivel records page on Facebook and leave some feedback people Thanks! John

Thanks Rocker!!! I can tell u the end IS close, and i PROMISE it is worth the wait! !! Btw im listening to a mix right now while i type this ! Lol. Sorry...that was mean. Just teasin;-) Jk

Hell all! Im posting this reply via smart phone. So forgive me if autospell inserts any random words. The thing has a mind of it's own sometimes! LoL. I apologize that this particular title seems to be taking longer then some of u had hoped or expected. I know i feel tgat way! Lol. With that said in music, best laid plans etc etc. Lol. I can assure all the cd is one step closer to release. Id give a projected date, buuuuuut thats bit me in the ass in the past. So this time i will wait til final mix is approved before anymore guesstements. Ty Sims is mixing as we speak n i gotta say its sounding great!! The wait will be worth it, i promise. Also, it may seem like forever, but we are only 3 months and 10 days behind schedule. ;-) Knowing all of u are excited for this release makes me happy, and o appreciate all the support you show our bands n label! Thank you! John

LOL.....you guys are killing me. LOL.

LOL!!!!

From the TANGO DOWN FB page TANGO DOWN BACK DROP WINNER!!!!!!!!! Hello FB!!! Ok, we wanted to announce the backdrop giveaway with style and something over the top. First we were going to have a GIANT balloon where a daredevil was going to jump off the balloon right before it explodes. The guy we were going to get was unavailable due to a similar promotional stunt gone wrong for a dealership somewhere in the Midwest. We wish him a fast and speedy recovery. SO! We decided to scale it back and have trained chimps do a big dance number to this big build, where they would sing the winners name in unison while holding giant sparklers!! Sadly they beat the dancing instructor to death at rehearsal for not giving them a treat. Nikoli will be missed :-( Well, we were not about to give up!! We wanted something cool!!! Something SEXY!! Something WOW! So we thought we would have our album cover model announce the winner. YES!!! GREAT!! Sadly we couldn't get her:-( Soooooooo please envision all the above, a drum roll and this is the part where Alix Thomas would announce the winners name as motorcycle aerialists jump a lot of parked cars, and the winner of the TANGO DOWN backdrop issssSSSSS..... Scott Boyers of Holland MI!!!!!! >poooof!!< (confetti cannons) >poooof< On behalf of everyone in the band and the label. Congrats Scott!

Hello HH Board! Just wanted to say. Anyone here that has pre ordered the upcoming TANGO DOWN release, Identity Crisis. You are automaticly entered to win, one of the TANGO DOWN Damage Control backdrops. We will be announcing the winner tomorrow. Good luck to everyone. Thanks! John

WAHOOO.... Thanks for the kind words Geoff

Hey Guys!! Thanks. I have been fwding ALL comments and topics to the guys. From here, various messageboards , emails etc. So far the response has been VERY positive. Only found 3 negative comments. (Which were also shared with the band) Also we will be announcing the winner of the DAMAGE CONTROL Backdrop this week. Goodluck to anyone that has pre ordered the cd and is entered to win the Backdrop contest. Please keep the comments coming on the new song, and what your hoping to hear next, and on the new album at shows etc. With all that said, everyone have a HAPPY St Pattys Day!!! John

About time! lol \m/ LOL.....thanks Rocker. LOL. Don't worry, it will be worth the wait. We could have made our orginal deadline. However, the more we took our time with it the more it was sounding better and better. Plus we shot a video for one of the songs that week. So everything kinda was pointing twoards the obvious question. "Why are we rushing this release date?" . I think the proof is in the first single. Which you can DL from www.melodicrock.com newsdesk. Please also friend the band on facebook here http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001442568959 and let them know what you think. Look fwd to hearing everyones thoughts. I will pass them along to the band Take Care John

No big press release, no fan fare or witty words talking things up. We are just going to lay Blame... The first sneak peak at what to expect from the Tango Down's upcoming release Identity Crisis. Originally planned for a March release, has been pushed to April. A slight delay, but very much worth the wait, we promise." Guitarist Scott says: "The band didn't want to rush it, in order to have the CD in time for a few shows. We wanted it to be as close to perfect in our eyes as possible. I'm very happy with this album. It's been a long time coming, and I'm happy with the path the band and this album has taken. David sang his Ass off on it!! Ty Sims is producing it, and we couldn't ask for a better person at the steering wheel. He gets what we are trying to do and is a force to be reckoned with! We are a live, energized, wired tight, and can't wait to get back out there to showcase these songs. We hope everyone finds the end result as pleasing to them as we do. We really poured our hearts into this album, and are proud of the results. We just road tested a few of these tunes last week when we opened for Y&T, and the response to the new material was positive. New shows are being scheduled. So if you missed us in Ny, or Rhode Island. Then you will get a second chance this Spring/Summer. From Myself, David, Chris and Keith Hope everyone Digs it when it comes out. Thank you." Check out BLAME by clicking the below Youtube Link! http://youtu.be/pqrDRtLdMWk

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