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Captain Howdy

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  1. I have so far picked up four releases this year, and started as early as Feb. Last year the first albums I bought were not until March. As I have said before, I am seriously behind on album pick ups from the last four years due to health issues, so it really does not bother me that new albums are not pouring out like water as it gives me a chance to play catch up. Plus I also know I have several other albums coming out this year with Sebastian Bach, Rolling Quartz and The Warning all confirmed for new releases. Four new albums and eight catch up albums so far this year has in my mind been great as it's allowed me to devote more time to new purchases rather than giving them one spin and then move onto something else. If anyone really thinks this year is the year music has died, well quite frankly that is on you, not the bands and the music.
  2. Couldnt agree more with this probably being the "heaviest" song on the album And yeah I agree, Jon may be a bit of a ruthless business man when it comes to the band, but he is a decent bloke. The amount of work he has done for the homeless is admirable. I know his voice is shot and he is having some kind of throat surgery that he says may end his touring career but I don't think that is really an excuse why his music has been so mid the last decade or so. As for Richie, I would love to see him back in the band but I don't think he would fix anything. I mean Phil is a great guitarist, and he is being wasted in the band and Richie has barely put anything out since leaving the band, with the only thing I can think of being that awful RSO album he did with Orianthi, where two fantastic guitarists seemed to almost give up on actually playing guitar. His last solo album was twelve years ago when he was still in the band, and even that was a let down with only a few stand out tracks on it. Plus his history with alcohol has done him no favours.
  3. Yeah Mick is metal, but Durbin and Priest are classic metal where Mick is more modern imo. All great albums though.
  4. Haven't picked up Saxon yet, but as far as metal goes, I love the new Durbin album as well.
  5. I remember my early days on the internet joining a group on Yahoo (yeah thats how long ago it was) and the woman who created the group was trying to persaude me how great Creed was, so much so that she sent me the first two albums on CD. I had no idea what they sounded like. When I played them all I could think is that they sounded like Pearl Jam, and I fucking hate Pearl Jam. I ended up trading them for something better. I can't remember the ins and outs of it, but I somehow shared my CD collection online and she noticed straight away that the Creed CDs were not listed. She asked me why and I said I sold them as really did not like them, and got something I did like. She never spoke to me again after that
  6. I have always been an on/off fan of Priest. Loved Ram it down and Painkiller, then kinda lost interest when Rob left. Only newer albums I ever got around to picking up were Angel of retribution because I saw it real cheap and Nostrodamus as I found the deluxe edition cheap as well. With this one though I was interested in what I heard and saw the deluxe edition looked cool. I then saw they were selling copies on the JP website with a signed art card in both standard and deluxe format, but baulked at the price of the deluxe as they were charging an extra £10 over the unsigned version, and postage was lumpy ... plus I was a few days from getting paid. By the time I went back on there the signed deluxe was gone but they had the standard version with the signed card and it was the same price as the unsigned version (guess nobody was buying it) so decided to buy that and order the deluxe from Amazon, keep the artcard and sell the standard CD on eBay as it is still sealed. So yeah, been playing the album today and on my third (or is it fourth) playthrough, and absolutely loving it. When bands like Bon Jovi are getting soft as shit with age, Rob and the guys are still full on metal gods. At 72, Rob should not be able to still perform like this, but he fucking well is, so more power to him. Really good start to the year so far with the 2024 albums I have picked up.
  7. I still have the original version of Skin that came with a bonus CD with a lot of those tracks on. Take me down to the river was always a bit of a weird one back in the day as was unusual at the time for an artist to release a single that did not feature on any albums or soundtracks, but has become more common place these days. I have the two CD singles and maybe still have the 12" picture disc if it wasn't one of the ones I sold, and a lot of the live tracks on this reissue are from the b-sides of the single (all three formats had different tracks)
  8. Judas Priest - Invincible shield Bought the standard version from their website as it was normal price and came with autographed card. Selling the CD on eBay as got the deluxe version coming tomorrow (over here the American Target exclusive is available from all retailers). Their website had sold out of the deluxe version including the autographed card, but was actually much cheaper doing it this way, as I will add the signed card to my deluxe copy, and as long as I can sell the standard CD for a reasonable price, I will have paid about £10 less than what they were charging (unsigned deluxe is £20 signed deluxe was £30 plus postage was double on deluxe over standard versions and both had the same autographed card.)
  9. I really loved her album, but one of the things that stood out to me is her vocal style is rather unique and not going to be everyones cup of tea. Certainly talented, but I can see why some people would not be impressed. She just posted this cover and while I love the fact she is paying homage to the era we love, her voice just does not suit this song. The Saraya cover she did was brilliant, this one though just did not do it for me. Maybe some will like it, but as a fan of hers I gotta say I was hoping for better.
  10. There is a difference between having a big cock and being one
  11. I am having a hell of a time on FaceBook pissing off these mindless drones who will accept any old shit their favourite band puts out. I can't wait to see how long it is before FB hits me with a ban again.
  12. Well this is a perfect example of why they continue to put out this mediocre shit. If you look at social media, people are falling over themselves to say how great this song is and how much they are looking forward to the album. I can only assume that either these are the sort of blinkered die hards who will accept any old shit from a band because the love them, or they are fairly new fans to the band who are into that sort of shit and don't really know the band for their older stuff. What also gets me is they way they act like you just tried to murder them if you say anything negative about the song or the band. While people like this continue to praise them to high heaven, they will keep putting out this shite. I would actually love to not buy it, but the collector in me would hate not having a complete disography. I will probably wait til it is mega cheap like I did with that bucket of cow shit that was their last album.
  13. Was never on the physical album, but one of my fave songs by them.
  14. Crazy Lixx - Two shots at glory Brothers in Arms - Sunset and Clark
  15. SEBASTIAN BACH Confirms New Album ‘Child Within The Man’ Out May 10 “An album more than 10 years in the making…” CHILD WITHIN tHE MAN features guest appearances from John 5, Steve Stevens, and Orianthi—who all co-wrote their respective tracks with BACH—and two tracks co-written with Myles Kennedy The CHILD WITHIN tHE MAN track listing is as follows: Everybody Bleeds Freedom (featuring John 5) (Hold On) To The Dream What Do I Got to Lose? Hard Darkness Future of Youth (featuring Orianthi) Vendetta F.U. (featuring Steve Stevens) Crucify Me About To Break The album artwork holds special meaning since it was designed by BACH’s father, noted visual artist David Bierk. “This album artwork was started in 1978 and finished in 2024!” SEBASTIAN says.
  16. Comes out April 12th. Not sure of the point though seeing as it has no bonus tracks (not even the original Jap bonus), isn't remastered and you can still find the original release for pennies. But anyway, if anyone is interested https://www.mascotlabelgroup.com/products/manic-eden-cd?_pos=1&_sid=e66553289&_ss=r Also available on vinyl. Manic Eden - Manic Eden 30th Anniversary edition of the hard rock band's only album! Pre-order the CD from the Mascot Webstore Manic Eden were a short-lived hard rock band consisting of former members of Whitesnake and Little Caesar. Following David Coverdale's decision to place Whitesnake on indefinite hiatus in the early 1990s, Manic Eden was founded in 1993 and had 3 members of Whitesnake from the Slip of the Tongue-era: Adrian Vandenberg (guitar), Rudy Sarzo (bass) and Tommy Aldridge (drums). Little Caesar vocalist Ron Young was the final piece of the puzzle. In 1994 Manic Eden released their first and only album, with cover art by Adrian Vandenberg. Now, 30 years later, on April 12 2024, it will be re-released on Music Theories Recordings. Tracklisting: 1. Can You Feel It 2. Gimme A Shot 3. Fire In My Soul 4. Do Angels Die 5. Pushing Me 6. Dark Shade Of Grey 7. Keep It Coming 8. When The Hammer Comes Down 9. Ride The Storm
  17. The biopic from what I have heard is gonna basically be a bunch of made up shit to put an alternate spin on his story, or some such bullshit like that. And I seem to remember they have picked some pretty boy to play Bon.
  18. I don't hate it, but I don't love it either. It's kinda just there. I just find it kinda sad that with an anniversary like this, Jon couldn't have pulled something really great out of the bag. Just one more great album then he can go back to being the housewives choice.
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