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Going to check out his restaurant Cooperstown in Phoenix next month so I'll see if I can pick this up at Best Buy.
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Is this live?
I know they just released ROWYCO last year. I thought they would still be touring for that album but I guess you only get one 25th anniversary?
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Silky smooth.
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Brutally sad. Was just starting to give Linkin Park a listen. Wouldn't necessarily consider myself a fan but I could make a decent playlist with what I do like.
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Like this one too. Love this aggressive sound.
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I don't like to criticize anyone keeping the dream alive but a little less hairspray and you have Ozzy fronting Shotgun Messiah.
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Another EP? I was under the assumption Get Off Your Ass was to include the 5 songs from Louder plus some new stuff for a full length release. Anyone know the track listing to clarify?
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Super cool artwork and I love the play on words. Never saw the Traci debacle live but the Riley/Lewis version rocked. Hopefully they pen some decent songs and this release is a solid comeback worthy of the Guns name and our money.
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I like funky soul infused hard rock so all these samples are not for me. Two of my all time favorite releases are by Circle of Soul (RIP Joie Mastrokalos); Hands of Faith and One Man's Poison. If anyone can turn me on to stuff similar to theirs I'd greatly appreciate it. Hope these links work.
If you haven't got the 2 albums by Swedes It's Alive then you need them, It's Alive - It's Alive 1991 & It's Alive - Earthquake Visions 1993,quintessential funk rock.
And to think their vocalist Martin White went on to be the mega successful pop producer / song writer Max Martin.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64znOMEwvWk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XyiJUsrsS8&list=PLaihyEf6gBOq4GLi-uXCxqiURmNEO6XAX&index=4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OGS3Mjx2sQ&index=3&list=PLaihyEf6gBOq4GLi-uXCxqiURmNEO6XAX
Never heard of them. Thanks for sharing. Cool band very reminiscent of DRN. Wish the vocals were a little more like Circle of Soul but I still really dig what I hear. Nice find.
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Yup. Love Dan Reed Network and his solo stuff.
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I like funky soul infused hard rock so all these samples are not for me. Two of my all time favorite releases are by Circle of Soul (RIP Joie Mastrokalos); Hands of Faith and One Man's Poison. If anyone can turn me on to stuff similar to theirs I'd greatly appreciate it. Hope these links work.
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Enjoy your vacation. Feel free to drop by here with more updates though.
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Slamhound is a good comparison. I like it but I think you'd have to be a Josh Todd/Buckcherry fan to really dig this one. Anyone know why Keith Nelson split Buckcherry? Him and Josh have been tied to that band since the beginning.
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Road Trips/Fly In Gigs:
Tesla/Pop Evil St Paul Minnesota 2008
Black Crowes/Cheap Trick/The Cult/Drivin N Cryin/Run DMC/The Offspring/Jackyl/Our Lady Peace/Loverboy Music Midtown Festival 2001 Atlanta Georgia
Y&T/Danger Danger Melodic Rockfest 2 Elgin Illinois 2010
Saigon Kick Chicago Illinois 2016
Steel Panther Las Vegas Nevada 2013
Rhino Bucket Wisconsin Rapids Wisconsin 1995
Extreme St Paul Minnesota 2015 Pornograffitti 25th Anniversary tour
Warrant/Winger/Jack Russell's Great White/LA Guns with Phil Lewis and Stephen Riley Fargo North Dakota 2014
Lit Las Vegas Nevada 2014
Maestro Fresh Wes Vancouver BC 1999
Kim Mitchell/Big Sugar Toronto Ontario 2012
Trooper/5440/Sass Jordan Vancouver BC 2011
Firehouse Grand Forks North Dakota Category 5 tour
Foreigner Minnedosa Manitoba ? (Lou Gramm was still in the band and sadly his voice was shot).
The Cult/Against Me! Tempe Arizona 2012
The Cult Minneapolis Minnesota 1999
The Cult Minneapolis MInnesota 2006
The Cult Las Vegas Nevada 2007
The Cult Las Vegas Nevada 2013
The Cult LA California 2009
The Cult New Orleans Louisiana 2010
The Cult Dublin Ireland 2011
The Cult Fargo North Dakota 2013
The Cult San Diego California 2014
The Cult Winnipeg Manitoba X3 (forgot these for the local gigs).
Dishwalla/Marcy Playground Las Vegas 2017
Pet Shop Boys Montreal Quebec 1999
Pet Shop Boys Las Vegas Nevada 2013 and 2016
Pet Shop Boys Oakland California 2014
Pet Shop Boys Dublin Ireland 2011
Pet Shop Boys Chicago Illinois 2013
Tragically Hip/The Watchmen/Deadbeat Honeymooners Gimli Manitoba 1991
Slaughter/Tora Tora/5440 Gimli Manitoba 1996
That's all I can remember but I think that covers it anyway.
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Local gigs:
Quiet Riot/Whitesnake/Kick Axe Winnipeg 1984 (My first concert)
Iron Maiden/Twisted Sister Winnipeg 1985 Powerslave tour
Kiss Winnipeg 1985 Animalize tour (can't remember the opener)
Helix/Honeymoon Suite Winnipeg 1985 Long Way To Heaven tour
Honeymoon Suite X2 Winnipeg
Motley Crue/Whitesnake Winnipeg 1987 Girls Girls Girls tour
Cheap Trick/Eddie Money Winnipeg 1989 (Still the loudest concert I've been to)
Quireboys Winnipeg 1993 Bittersweet tour
Killer Dwarfs Winnipeg 1993? Method to the Madness tour
AC/DC and Wildhearts Winnipeg 1996 Ballbreaker tour
Harem Scarem Winnipeg 1993 Mood Swings tour
Loverboy Winnipeg 1993
Platinum Blonde X2 Winnipeg
Platinum Blonde/Lee Aaron Winnipeg 2015
Marilyn Manson/Powerman 5000 Winnipeg
Avril Lavigne/Butch Walker Winnipeg 2005 Letters tour
Big Sugar Winnipeg X2
Tom Keifer Winnipeg 2016
Jimmy Eat World Winnipeg 2017 Integrity Blues tour (Tightest live band I have witnessed to date)
ZZ Top/Wide Mouth Mason Winnipeg 1997
Steel Panther Winnipeg 2016
The Cult/Lenny Kravitz Winnipeg 1989 Sonic Temple tour
The Cult/Bonham Winnipeg 1992 Ceremony tour
Sebastian Bach Winnipeg X3
Buckcherry Winnipeg X4
Buckcherry/Sebastian Bach Winnipeg 2016
The Cult Winnipeg X4
Slaughter/Great White Winnipeg 2014 (Terry Ilous on vocals)
Four Horsemen Winnipeg Gettin Pretty Good at Barely Gettin By tour (Ron Young on vocals)
Kim Mitchell Winnipeg 2017
Cry of Love Winnipeg 1993 Brother tour with the awesome Kelly Holland on vocals
Big Wreck Winnipeg
Brother Cane Winnipeg 1998 Wishpool tour
Glass Tiger Winnipeg
Nine Inch Nails Winnipeg 2008
The Pursuit of Happiness Winnipeg
Lee Aaron/Chris Burke Gaffney Winnipeg
Kim MItchell/Sass Jordan Winnipeg 2016
5440/The Watchmen Winnipeg
Tragically Hip Winnipeg
Kiss/Buckcherry Winnipeg 2009
Kiss Winnipeg 1997 Original Lineup/Makeup Reunion tour
As I recollect it anyway.
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Marginal interest in both. Likely won't grab either. Probably prefer Nickelback over Styx. Can't understand the hate-on for Nickelback especially here in Canada. My guess is all the dipshits deriding them now are the same ones who bought up all their releases and tickets to their soldout shows early on. I own nothing by them but could make a cool playlist from the stuff I like by them and I thought they were fantastic the one time I saw them live.
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CJ Snare interview at sleazeroxx is rather depressing
http://sleazeroxx.com/interviews/cj-snare-of-firehouse-interview/
There is definitely a slightly bummed out tinge to the whole conversation. I am a huge Firehouse fan and living in Winnipeg I have wholehearted appreciation for the love they show the midwest as that is a region close enough for me to take a road trip to see them.
I get where Snare is coming from, it is a major grind and a huge commitment to take off touring and leave your family back home when you aren't being compensated for it like a Bon Jovi or Def Leppard. But that is the reality for almost every mid level act of any genre. Tens of thousands of bands wish they had the success and name recognition of Firehouse.
I mean, I get the point he is trying to get across; that he, too, is making sacrifices to put on a show for the fans but there is a huge difference between him travelling to put on a show and a fan travelling to see that show. He is being paid to do it. We, the fans, are not.
In fact, when you meet someone who says they drove hours to see you play chances are they are paying a helluva lot more than the cost of a ticket and a souvenir t shirt to be there. Gas, food, accommodations, unpaid holiday leave, caregiver costs if they are leaving kids behind and often times airfare as well. All to see an artist whose music has touched them in a way that makes them go out of their way to see them perform live.
At the end of the day, that doesn't pay the bills, I know, but there are an infinite number of things gnawing at our pay cheques as well so appreciate the fact that we are committing a tiny portion of our hard earned dollars to the Firehouse pay cheque.
My rant for the day. Awesome live act either way!
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Can't wait. Love these guys!!
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These could be very long lists if peoples memories are any good. I'll have a think and come up with a list
I'm expecting some pretty comprehensive lists for sure. Gotta start formulating mine.
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Kiss
Aerosmith
Scorpions
Dokken
Poison
Def Leppard
Maiden
Dio
Savatage
VH
DLR
Crue
HOL
Great White
Whitesnake
Ratt
L.A. Guns
Slaughter
Warrant
Danger Danger
Firehouse
Megadeth
Halford
Queesnryche
Quiet Riot
Cinderella
Winger
Little Caesar
Michael Bolton
Faster Pussycat
Ace Frehley
Y&T
Leatherwolf
Prophet
Ramones
Misfits
Kingdom Come
Black N Blue
Enuff Znuff
FarCry
Mr Big
Ozzy
Bryan Adams
Great list Rocker. Anyone out there you still want to see that is still active?
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Excellent version.
Agreed. Always meant to check these guys out because of the Trixter connection but never got around to it. Like that.
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Knockin' On Heaven's Door - Heaven. R.I.P Allan
Nice call. Always preferred their version over GNR and GNR did a killer job of it.
RIP Mr Fryer.
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One of my absolute favorite cover song:
Good but I prefer Shark Island's version.
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No doubt this topic has been covered at some point in time here but oh well. Who have you seen live and if you have an eidetic memory feel free to include details such as opening act, year you saw them, what album they were supporting, curious obvervations/facts about that tour date etc.
Go ahead. Make us readers jealous.
R.I.P. Kenny Shields (Streetheart)
in AOR and Hard Rock
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Streetheart vocalist Kenny Shields passed away early Friday morning (July 21) in a Winnipeg hospital following cardiac surgery at the age of 69. Shields had planned a Canadian tour to celebrate the band's 40th anniversary.
Classic Canadian rock. RIP Kenny.