Captain Howdy

I have exactly the same recollection of them.

I went for the middle option, but its not 100% correct. I actually think the albums is a piece of shit, much like the band themselves, but there is 2 great tracks on it (Smells like and Come as you are) and probably 2 ok tracks, the rest is tripe of the highest order. I'd say the band was untalented and overrated, but that would be unfair to Grohl, who is extremely talented. I always said that the best thing to happen to Grohl was Cobain offing himself. Not only did he form a band that has some great upbeat rock tunes, but he also learned to smile. Also, any writing, production or guest muso work he has done, has been down to his work in Foo Fighters, and hardly anyone mentions Nirvana. Although they obviously were the biggest rock band around back when grunge hit, I am not so sure they would be held in such high regard today if things hadnt come to a head (pun intended) with Cobain. Its like The Big Bopper. If he hadnt been in the plane with Buddy and Richie, he wouldnt even be remembered today.

The whole thing with illegal downloading is exactly my thoughts. For instance, while I will buy one of the UK versions when it comes out, I have downloaded the album today, with all the bonus tracks, so I wont be rushing out to buy it just yet. My understaning is that Sahara was/will be released as a single in Japan, and at least 2 of the other tracks will appear on it, but on Amazon they are listing it at £31 for a CD single.

Just been reading up on the new Slash solo album thats just round the corner, and am so far unimpressed with two things. Firstly, its all collaborations, which isnt a bad thing. But most of the collaborations are with artists that may have very little appeal to fans of Slash & GNR etc. Secondly, the thing that annoys me even more is the insistance on having multiple bonus tracks depending on country or version. The main track listing is as follows: 1. "Ghost" (feat. Ian Astbury & Izzy Stradlin) 2. "Crucify the Dead" (feat. Ozzy Osbourne) 3. "Beautiful Dangerous" (feat. Fergie) 4. "Back from Cali" (feat. Myles Kennedy) 5. "Promise" (feat. Chris Cornell) 6. "By the Sword" (feat. Andrew Stockdale) 7. "Gotten" (feat. Adam Levine) 8. "Doctor Alibi" (feat. Lemmy) 9. "Watch This" (feat. Dave Grohl & Duff McKagan) 10. "I Hold On" (feat. Kid Rock) 11. "Nothing to Say" (feat. M. Shadows) 12. "Starlight" (feat. Myles Kennedy) 13. "Saint is a Sinner Too" (feat. Rocco DeLuca) 14. "We're All Gonna Die" (feat. Iggy Pop) And the bonus tracks go something like this: Japanese version 15. "Sahara" (feat. Koshi Inaba) (Japanese vocals) Australian iTunes version 15. "Chains and Shackles" (feat. Nick Oliveri) 16. "Paradise City" (feat. Fergie and Cypress Hill) (iTunes pre-order only) iTunes Edition 15. "Mother Maria" (feat. Beth Hart) 16. "Sahara (English version)" (feat. Koshi Inaba) (Pre-order only) Classic Rock Slashpack Edition 15. "Baby Can't Drive" (feat. Alice Cooper, Nicole Scherzinger, Steven Adler & Flea) Brazilian version 15. "Paradise City" (feat. Fergie and Cypress Hill) 16. "Baby Can't Drive" (feat. Alice Cooper, Nicole Scherzinger, Steven Adler & Flea)

Looks to be a reissue of the Damned if I do CD, with a bonus track (Rodeo). http://www.swedmetal.com/prodDetails.aspx?prodID=16889

Not sure if they are doing a world tour, but they are playing here this month or next, cant remember which. It only got announced last month as far as I know, so other dates around the world may happen if they havent announced them already.

I had a run in with EmasculatedStallion a few months ago in the new Fozzy album comments. I replied to him once, then couldnt be arsed after that as he is obviously a fucking idiot.

I'd say that if you stuck any of the tracks on here onto the end of the Ratt N Roll best of from the early 90s, you would be hard pressed to say there was over 20 years between them and the older tracks as they would slot in nicely. Much like the progression they made from the Ratt EP to Detonator, its only a few tweaks here and there, nothing that sets them apart as a totally different era.

Talking to Danny today and he said that it probably wont be out til next year, and has no idea what it will sound like, but it will probably be a mixture of classic sound mixed with a more modern sound. Apparently they already have 8 songs that they like.

Not melodic? Must be listening to a different album to me as its full of melodic Ratt N Roll. While I agree that its closer to Detonator than earlier stuff (hell, Last call has a very lovin you's a dirty job, sound to it), its no less melodic than anything produced by Ratt in there heyday, and I would go as far as to say that Detonator was probably their most melodic as it was less sleazy than earlier stuff. I also cannot hear anything wrong with the bass. Sounds perfectly fine to me!

Great album. Its certainly not as good as a classic Ratt album, but its defo got the classic sound, albeit a bit more mature. I was worried that Pearcy might try to impose his more modern sound over this, but thankfully he has showed some common sense. The guitar solos are there, the big choruses and everything are present. I'd say its closer to Detonator era than Out of the cellar, which for me is a bonus as thats my fave album. I'll be surprised if anyone is too disapointed with this one.

Yep. Even on the slightly weaker tracks (on their first 2 discs) I love the big sound Firehouse get & that edges-it over the Stryper tunes for me. I have to admit, I had a look through the track lists on both albums and expected to drop a whole list worth of Firehouse songs that were inferior to Stryper ones, but I came up a little short. They really are two excellent albums. But that said, still love the Stryper disc and I'd personally take those three songs over quite a few on the Firehouse CDs. The chorus in 'Two time woman' is one of the hugest ever. I like all of Firehouses albums (and I do mean all of them), but if I had to choose between keeping any of them or keeping Against the law, I would drop Firehouse without hesitation as ATL is one of my all time fave albums. It walks over anything that Firehouse has done, and Firehouse has done some amazing songs.

just got back from the show in Brixton which was sold to capacity, and they were recording the show for a DVD release. I should probably be on it a few times as i was front row again. Fucking mental gig. My ribs are bruised, thats when you know it was a good gig. Support act was a bunch of strippers.

I've got a simple logic when it comes to music, if I like it, I dont care what genre it is. There were plenty of shit bands in the 80s and their are plenty of shit bands now, but to call of the current crop 'generic' is kinda strange. I mean, yeah you can compare bands like SR-71 and Bowling for Soup, or bands like Nickelback and Hinder. But you cannot compare Bowling For Soup with Hinder as they are nothing alike. Both modern rock bands, but certainly nothing alike that would make them generic. If you go back a few years when Papa Roach was more rap orientated, there were a lot of bands that came along with a similar sound or in the same genre, I agree, but as time has worn on and the musical fashion lost its popularity, most of these bands either disapeared or changed style. So many current rock bands definetly are starting to be more and more influenced by the 80s rock era with the return of guitar solos, melody and a sense of fun. Bands like Hinder and Nickleback give us 80s melodic rock with a modern twist. Bands like The Donnas & Bowling For Soup have a pop punk sound, but have an 80s melodic metal sense of fun. Bands like Airbourne are straight out of the 70s/80s playbook. Bands like Avenged Sevenfold are all about combining the modern era with classic 80s metal. Bands like The Answer have a 60s/70s vibe going on. Even bands like My Chemical Romance may be emo and take themselves to serious, but they certainly take a lot of cues musically from 80s bands. And honestly, of all the bands I mentioned, how many of them sound like eachother?

Their shipping prices arent the best, but they certainly aint the worst either. I have ordered a single CD from sellers in the US in the past, and been charged $12 in jewel case, and its turned up in a small padded envelope. I've shipped CDs to the USA in both padded envelopes and boxes specifically designed for a single CD, and its never cost more than about £2.50 which would probably be about $4 or so, and I dont believe its much more the other way.

Just heard the other songs on his Facebook fan page, and they are less rocky, more straight ahead country music. Still pretty good though if you are into the more modern country music sound of the likes of Lonestar.

Was just looking up the actor Christian Kanes website as I had heard he had like a Southern Rock band, and found he has an EP due soon. You can listen to one of the songs (House rules) on his website or download the MP3 for free by entering your email address. No idea what the rest of the stuff on it is gonna be like, but this song is pure southern/country rock with a similar style to stuff like Moon Dog Mane etc http://christiankane.com/

Poor opening race. Very little action at all, with overtaking apparently even more difficult now. All the talk of clever driving and protecting tyres went out the window because Bridgestone has produced a tyre thats too good, meaning everyone only has to do one stop. Fuel stops may have made for overtaking being done in the pits, but that was still more overtaking than we saw on Sunday. I really hope it was the track that caused this, and that it will all improve in Australia, but I am not getting my hopes up just yet. The new teams need to be allowed more testing and development time as well, as they just looked pathetic out there. Either going slow or not going at all.

Not overly familiar with the band, but it was on this MTM compilation http://www.shazam.com/music/web/album?id=65599 Could be that its exclusive to that, or a Jap bonus track. I dont recognise the Jaded Heart track on that compilation either.

Never found this album to be that interesting to be honest, and especially found the vocals to be very weak. The version of Make a wish by Jesse Strange walks all over the wishy washy version on here.

Cant say I hear that at all. Against the law is heavier than anything Firehouse has ever done.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqT0U3VMZ_A

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zNPO0XkBZA

Two more (the last two I believe) announced: Lights out - UFO Carry on my wayward son - Kansas Recording started yesterday.

I think the reason its so expensive is that it was only released on CD in small numbers back in the day due to CDs being so new, and was never reissued, where as Saints and sinners was issued at a time when CDs were becoming a lot more popular with the buying public, and a lot more copies were pressed (and it could easily be found in bargain bins within a year or so of its release). I had S&S on cassette years ago, and I got both on CD around 10 years ago. Even back then the debut was considered a rarity, and I was only lucky that someone else found a used Japanese copy for me that was reasonably cheap (think it was around $20 or so). Geffen were also better at handling rock bands than MCA, so that might explain the low numbers as well.