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Why would they want to go on a comedy show. I thought they were serious.

Looks like another trip down South then. I'm def keen to see Ted. Would also be keen on Crown of Thorns but can't see that happening to be honest.

Happy birthday Jez

 

Whitesnake - Live In The Still Of The Night

I'm very jealous of this one.

Was just thinking about this yesterday when I was writing a few words on the U.F.O 'Headstone' CD on the main pages. This disc is now a full live album from the Hammersmith Odeon gig back in 1983, which I was lucky enough to attend. It got me thinking about other 'Official' live albums that have been released that I have attended over the years and I was wondering which ones other people have been to.

 

Here are a few of mine to kick things off.

 

 

Black Sabbath - Live At Hammersmith 81/82 (Bonus Disc with the new expanded version of 'Mob Rules')

Blackfoot - Highway Song (Some recorded At Hammersmith Odeon)

Camel - Pressure Points (Hammersmith Odeon '84)

FM - Live At The Astoria '88 (Disc 3 Of The 'Long Time No See' Box Set')

Girl - Live At The Marquee 1981

Grey Lady Down - The Time Of Our Lives (London Astoria '98)

Hanoi Rocks - All THose Wasted Years (London Marquee '84)

Harem Scarem - Live At The Gods '02

Hawkwind - Live '79

Honeymoon Suite - HMS Live (Gods Festival '02)

Iron Maiden - Beast Over Hammersmith (Hammersmith Odeon '82 - Part of the 'Eddie's Archive' box set)

Jump - The Freedom Train (Nags Head '99)

Magnum - Marauder (London Marquee '79)

Marillion - Hammersmith Odeon '86 (From The Curtain Call Box Set)

Marillion - Live Marquee '82 (From The Official Bootleg Box Set Vol 1)

Marillion - Wembley '87 (From The Official Bootleg Box Set Vol 1)

Marillion - Recital Of The Script (Hammersmith Odeon '83)

Gary Moore - We Want Moore (Hammersmith Odeon '83)

Motorhead - Live At Brixton Academy '87

Pendragon - 9:15: Live At The Marquee '86

Riot - Live (Castle Donington/ Hammersmith Odeon '80)

Saxon - Live At Donington (Monsters Of Rock '80)

Saxon - The Eagle Has Landed (Hammersmith Odeon '81)

Michael Schenker Group - Rock Will Never Die (Hammersmith Odeon '83)

Jeff Scott Soto - JSS Live At The Gods '02

Status Quo - Live At The N.E.C '82

Thin Lizzy - Life (Hammersmith Odeon '83)

Treat - Live At Firefest '07 (DVD)

U.F.O - Headstone: Live At Hammersmith Odeon 1983

Jeez Jez, your like a part of rock history. I mean that in the best possible way, in that you've been to so many classic gigs.

Yeah great song. The album has a few other nice tunes as well.

Jez, what's this one - Moritz - Undevided ?? Same band that released that City Streets disc last year??

Yes mate - Brand new album just out

 

http://www.harmonyfactory.co.uk/

Excellent news, just purchased it. I really loved the City Streets disc.

Jez, what's this one - Moritz - Undevided ?? Same band that released that City Streets disc last year??

Yeah the Danger Danger and Grand Design are essential. I haven't heard it but the China disc got some average reviews.

noticeably more AOR

I've got to agree completely with that. And yes that's not a bad thing at all.

I ordered from CD Japan

Not real cheap - about $30 Aussie dollars + postage but I couldn't wait.

Apparently there's just 1 copy left - there was 3 about an hour ago. Don't know what's up with that.

It's been out in Japan for about a week now. I've placed an order on the cdjapan website. After listening to it once I'd say it's better than the debut and I shouldn't comment too much after just one spin but I'd say album of the year (so far). Yes, better than the excellent Treat - Coup De Grace.

H.E.A.T. - Freedom Rock (2010)

01 – Beg Beg Beg

02 – Black Night

03 – Danger Road

04 – Shelter

05 – We’re Gonna Make It To The End

06 – Stay

07 – Nobody Loves You (Like I Do)

08 – Everybody Wants To Be Someone

09 – I Know What It Takes

10 – Living In A Memory (Japan Bonus Track)

11 – Cast Away

12 – I Can’t Look The Other Way

13 – Who Will Stop The Rain

14 – Tonight (Japan Bonus Track)

By the way, has anyone heard anything from Slash's old project "Slash's Blues Ball"? Any good?

Nah I didn't hear about the New Found Glory shows at all.

As for Slash, I'm sure It'll be good, but no way am I paying big $'s to see him. I quite liked the Slash's Snakepit CD's but I'm just not interested at all really.

Powderfinger - Not a huge fan but I like them enough to go to their "farewell" show, should be fun with a few mates. I can't believe how fast they sold out. I had to resort to buying tickets for the Toowoomba show.

Oh yeah and Geoff I saw your SOTY post - I'm there for sure. In fact I'm almost more excited about Saosin than SOTY.

To other gig news, 1927 are announcing another national tour, most of the dates are in July I think. I can't recommend going to one of their shows highly enough.

Why do some bands make it so hard to buy their CD's - both their official website and their MySpace pages don't give any details on where/how to buy their CD's. It's almost as if they don't want to sell any.

Okay I just played their song 'Like The First Time' and man I love it!! I can't believe I haven't heard of this band until now. As others have said 'All In My Head' is a great track. Is it just the two albums these guys have put out? Where can I buy them from?

Those samples sound surprisingly good, very melodic, not the raw sounding sleaze/glam I was expecting. Another one to pick up.

Well I'm going with Treat as this years no. 1 so far, followed by Brian Howe (I do love his stuff). I haven't even got the RATT or Pretty Maids CD's yet.

Well guys, in a desolate year for modern rock, it seems there's a couple to look forward to from Hinder and Disciple, but now a third one emerges. The new Just Surrender CD, 'Phoenix' is due for release on May 11. If you're interested, go to your local vendor and pre-order this for chump's change. I had a look around yesterday at the usual suspects and this is really cheap from Amazon, Play.com and the normal overseas vendor. I think most those guys had free shipping and the Cd was around us$7.99, but for other overseas guys I saw Tower Records had it for us$7.99 with us$4.99 postage. Which is where I was going to get it until I saw this, for Aussie members:

 

http://www.play4me.com.au/product/phoenix_7509414_652845.html

 

Plug in code MCDONALDS10OFF at checkout and the new Just Surrender CD is yours for about au$11.00!!!

 

Anyway, I'm pretty excited about the CD... hoping for good things.

What a bargain. Thanks for the info. I do like this band.

It's funny cus living here in Australia I have heard absolutely nothing about this band, not a single word. Sounds good though.

Ahh ok. I didn't even know there was a re-issue. It's a pretty cool album this one. At least 5 or 6 songs that I really love, especially 'Switchblade Serenade' and 'Thru These Eyes'.

So I went to pick up the Lovember Records reissue of this and both Amazon and CD Baby show it as out of stock. Anyone have any idea what's going on here? Is Lovemeber done making copies of this album? Anyone know where I can get a copy?

I've got a spare original that I'm happy to part with for nothing. Let me know.

Also speaking as a non-completest, but I'd much rather my copies of classic albums didn't have additional live songs on the end. I.e, "Slippery..." is a classic album and it closes with a monster tune ("Wild in the Streets"). To add live songs just dilutes the classic nature of that album IMHO rather than finishing on a big high...

I could not possibly agree with that more.

 

I think I've touched on this before in some other thread, but I would take the studio album alone over the full studio album + bonus live tracks any single day of the week. I also truly believe it detracts from the quality and just means you have to eject the disc after the last studio track anyway. Waste of everyone's time.

Amen