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Just got done listening to the entire album for the first time. In short: much better than I was expecting. I had not listened to any of the teaser tracks out there, so this was my first exposure. Very vintage AOR, with solid ballads and rockers alike. Here is the full version of one of the rockers: Complicated Man I think a lot of folks will dig ths album, even if it is a different lead vocalist. I'll try to have samples of all the tracks up in the next day or two. -Dan

There are plenty of sites (like this one) where people can hear samples of every single song on the CD without supporting and encouraging illegal download sites. Please do not post links to that site again. Thank you. -Dan

Are you referring to here or on the main site? The changes I made were to the main site, not here on the board (which is hosted by a completely different company). Thanks, -Dan

Link removed. It is a Russian web site leaking releases prior to official release dates and the artists do not receive a dime from purchases there. -Dan

Yes, but being a member of a zillion different forums, it's usually considered very bad form to spam your registrants. Those who wish to participate will, and those that don't won't. (Besides, if they are "Guests" it means they have not registered, which means I don't have their email addresses to begin with. ) There are a lot of people that prefer to lurk and take in information rather than actively participate in discussion. In fact, on some of the forums I visit, where the subject is only something I am peripherally interested in, I never register, I just read. -Dan

Well if you find it that horrific and want to unload it cheap, PM me. -Dan

Actually, the reworkings are quite innovative. Helloween has always been known for having a quirky sense of humour. You have to admit - this is way way different from the vanilla cut-and-dried rerecordings that so many bands do. After listening to the remakes, I'll probably buy this one. The Keeper Trilogy backed by symphony alone is worth picking up. I hope they do videos for all the new remakes. It's campy. It's humorous. It's harmless. I dig it. -Dan

Ahh, that's the joy of the the thing. We all have different ears, aesthetics, and opinions. Mine is the right opinion, of course...

http://www.heavyharmonies.com/cgi-bin/2009best.cgi Discuss.

I'll be darned if I can understand a single concept you just wrote. What is this, full-contact badminten? Bocce ball?

I've always been intrigued by CDs that are released in one form, and then the same album is rereleased with a completely different name and/or artwork. I'm not talking about straight cut-and-dried reissues, but a different look and/or feel. In many cases the original version can be quite scarce as it was only released in the home country of of the band or as a promo. It's just a neat area to collect. What are some of your faves? Mine in no particular order: 1. Smilek - Christened by Fire (2000). Then released by Kivel Records as Sentimental Highway. 2. Dennis DeYoung - The Best (1992). Seven years later it was released as Ultimate Collection (which is now OOP as well). Some slight difference in the latter tracks. 3. Gary Hughes - Big Bad Wolf (1989). Rereleased a year later with 3 additional tracks as Strength of Heart. Same record label and, as you can see from the pics, even the same release number. 4. Return - Sing Me a Song (1989). This one came 2 years after its other released CD name "To the Top". 5. Stratovarius - II (1991). Rereleased a year later as "Twilight Time".

Yep. Listening to more of the disc, it appears that most, if not all, are covers, although none are credited at all in the liner notes. Most of the disc is too light and fluffy (stereotypical 80s gospel praise style), but the DDY cover really is a decent track. -Dan

I'm working on a stack of CDs to sell on eBay, and one of them is an indy Christian AOR/pop/country/praise album that I remember gambling on based solely on the artwork when out on one of my scrounges. I don't think I ever even listened to it: So I pop it in the CD player to take a brief listen to the tracks, just to make sure that I'm describing it properly, and damned if one of the songs sounds too familiar. So I start reading the (brief) liner notes. No indication that the song is a cover. More confusing yet is that there is no year anywhere on the artwork or the disc. By the appearances and style I would put it mid-1980s to maybe early 1990s at the latest. It's the title track of the CD. Give it a listen: This Is the Time Sound familiar? It should. It's also the first track on Dennis DeYoung's Back to the World CD from 1986. Not a bad rendition actually. It's odd that they name the CD after the track, as well as incorporating the lyrics into the liner notes (see below; it's the only lyrics in the artwork at all), yet never once mention whose song it is.

Hey guyz, Thanks for the birfsday wishes, but I've got a confession to make: it's not my birfday. I never put my real birthday into web sites that ask for it, so of course this damned spacebook/iface thingy starts telling everyone it's my birthday. Great. Truth be known, I actually share a birthday with one of the moderators, which is just bizarreness. -Dan P.S. Even though it's not my birthday, we can have some beerz anyway...

Merry Christmas! Oh wait...

PUT YOUR HANDS IN THE AIR AND STEP AWAY FROM THE CRACK PIPE! I haven't made any changes. The only thing I can think of is that if the eBay thingie at the top left doesn't load on a particular page (or if there are no results returned, since it is topic-sensitive), everything else below it is moved up. Otherwise, yer on drugs. -Dan

Sorry to say that Royal Hunt peaked with D.C. Cooper at the helm, and has just been a poor imitation of itself ever since...

To those that are blocked by work firewalls (THOSE BASTARDS!!!) have you tried using an anonymous proxy to get to the board? http://www.hidemyass.com Then type in http://heavyharmonies.ipbhost.com into the URL bar and see if you can get there. There are other free anonymous proxies you can use (but be careful, some are not safe, so NEVER pass confidential personal information through an anonymous proxy; but it should be safe enough for using this board). -Dan

It's now officially Christmas in this sector of the galaxy. Merry Christmas, you numbnuts!

I've had to make some filesystem changes on the server running the main site. If you see anything behaving oddly or that is broken, please PM me. Thanks, -Dan

Not gunna happen. Not only are there costs associated with this, but there is a HUGE performance hit since everything is encrypted. -Dan

Actually, I'm looking forward to the second season of Warehouse 13 on SyFy.

This is just way too cool: http://www.craftsmanshipmuseum.com/park.htm It's a long read, but well worth it. The attention to detail, and the fact that it's all aluminum, is just amazing.

James, I'm having a hard time following this, but if I understand things correctly, you SHOULD pay him the $10 if you agreed to do so. I know you get excited and anxious to get your CDs, but from time to time you really come across as very impatient and aggressive. Just slow down and take a few deep breaths. Let's not let things get out of hand. -Dan