Glen

very nice. 

Good news on new album. back catalogue does not need reworking imo. 

I love the new Seven year witch album 👍

sounds like every other kivel release 🤷

Very cool. This new band cancels out the disappointment I felt when Levara split. 

Can't wait for the album. 

8 hours ago, tobi is an animal said:

most of what will be released in the first half of the year has been announced, so hopefully the second half of the year will yield some unexpected gold.  I can't imagine you think the new Bon Jovi album in June is gonna save the year for anybody. 

no, but I've already told you what's on my radar so I will end up with a great top 10 like every other year.

And like every other year for the last 10 years the quality will drop off a cliff outside of the top 15-20 releases 🤷

50 minutes ago, tobi is an animal said:

I listen to music 30-35 hours a week and still don't have enough time; so yea there is a lot to listen to, but will my nearly 40 year streak of having a top 10 come to and end? Probably will be able to come with 10 releases by years end but it's looking like the weakest year to date.  2025 is already shaping up to be loaded though.

it's March ffs 

not for me. Loved the Art of Illusion 

5 hours ago, Jez said:

As Dan says above, matching their last album is going to be a hell of a task, as it was a brilliant album and one of the best of that year by far. This is a good start though...reallly looking forward to hearing it all

agreed 👍 

Don't get all these posts, god forbid you go 2 months without a release. Most people on the site have about 3000 cds, I'm sure you can find something to listen to 😉

bonus tracks are excellent

16 hours ago, Geoff said:

You never explained that moment in time travel. Or did they play it live when you saw them? Or they're your neighbours and you overheard them in the garage? 

ha ha.It was song of the week feature on a BBC podcast. 

On 2/29/2024 at 10:38 AM, Geoff said:

Predicting that a LeBrock song will be good is kind of like predicting that intimate intercourse with this would probably feel pretty nice

wasn't predicting, I'd heard it. imo prob their best song 

told you 😊

1 hour ago, Darkstone said:

 

A very solid list, but I don't think I class any of those bands as AOR.

IMO, of course.

how is Work of Art not AOR?

It's the very definition of AOR 

Also the best album in the list 

3 hours ago, auslander said:

"a shadow of themselves" is not preferring one over another singer, it is stating that the band is nothing like itself even though the band was around before your favourite singer was even in the band. That is why it is a ridiculous comment. Shouldn't be hard even for you to understand, Tobi.

Well mate here's the deal

Firstly I saw them on their first ever tour with Kenny. Yep was great.

Then I saw them about 10 times with Erik. Each and every time they were utterly fantastic. Erik is a beast live and one of the best singers I've seen period.

Then he leaves and they get Kenny back 10 years on and way past his best imo and quite frankly pretty poor compared to what Erik bought. 

For me, no matter how well they play its just not the same without Erik. 

If youve never seen the band with Erik you probably wont understand.

So yeah I stand by my comment. 

I'll probably never see them live again tbh

sounds a bit too familiar, but I still like it. 

Obviously 

HEAT are a shadow of their former selves now Erik has gone.

Just sayin

wonder if it will be on streaming services. 

Need to hear it first. last album was great songs with a shit production, almost demo like 

Cats in Space as well. Always awesome.

To everyone saying rock is dead, every year I have an awesome top 10-15, after that the quality drops off a cliff. Every year is the same.

But personally I'm happy with 10-15 awesome new releases 🤷

And for the record every Tremonti album is completely immense imo. Killer songs, vocals, solos.

I'm looking forward to new Lebrock, Vain (due May apparently), Tremonti, Paul Laine solo, The Effect, WET, Kissin Dynamite & Nestor.

Anyone heard Star yet?? Possibly their best track yet with an amazing guitar solo outro. 

released 29.02

no comments??

Listened to this 3 times today and it was like a relentless barage of awesomeness. 

2024 has finally begun 😉

4 hours ago, Captain Howdy said:

My top album of the year though and the one that drove me to buying their entire back catalogue is ...

Ghost - Impera

What an album. I had never heard Ghost prior to their duet with Joe Elliot on Spillways, but that song blew me away and all my preconceptions of Ghost went out the window. I picked up Impera early in the year and it stayed on rotation for several months and still gets random plays. I picked up their whole back catalogue and the Phantomime EP and while none of the other albums actually comes close to Impera, there is enough great shit on all of their albums and I love the variation in their material.

see them live, they are immense. 

My fav is actually Meliora but all the last 3 are equally excellent imo. 

I bought 1 CD in 2023, predicting zero for 2024. Never play them anymore 🤷