Captain Howdy

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.

Didn't look in that forum and searched his name and no topic came up (I didn't search ADV)

Weird situation as I thought this "band" was essentially an Erik project and Jonah was just along for the ride as he is mates with Erik and still works with him on stuff like his covers. Maybe it's just a case that Erik is mostly tied up with Skid Row these days.

Musician Alessandro Del Vecchio has announced: “AS OF TODAY, I PART WAYS WITH FRONTIERS MUSIC SRL. I know this might sound like a shock to some, but it’s been going on for a few months now and I’m ready and glad to move on. I'm grateful for all we’ve done together in these 13 years full of music and success. The new conditions and changes created a situation that I didn’t want to be part of anymore. Still, Edge Of Forever and Vanden Plas are signed to Frontiers, so no worry about that. I just won't be an in-house producer/songwriter and A&R for them anymore. With Frontiers I was able to produce, work, and chart with some incredible artists like Mr. Big, Journey, Blue Oyster Cult, Night Ranger, Jorn, and Hardline and build incredible projects like Revolution Saints, the new successful era of Sunstorm, Iconic, Cleanbreak, Resurrection Kings, The End Machine, Black Swan and many others. As an A&R for the label, I brought amazing artists like Marc Storace, Gotus, Demon, Lalu, Honeymoon Suite, among many others, and I was also able to pitch one of the biggest metal bands of all time, Manowar. My musical future is now all for Edge Of Forever, Hardline, Jorn, and Vanden Plas, and I cannot wait to tour with ProgJect in America in June and sing with some of the best musicians on the planet! I’ll keep producing bands, writing songs, and mixing records for artists, labels, and bands, cause that’s what I love to do. 2024 will also bring my first solo album, which is absolutely different from what I’ve always done. It’s instrumental, it’s prog, there’s no guitars but the songs are filled with Hammond, Mellotron, and Minimoog. The drummer is probably the most iconic and recognizable drummer of all time, and I might be talking to a couple of guys for some guitar solos too:-) Let’s see! As you can see, there are lots of exciting things ahead and I cannot wait to see what the future will bring. I’ll see you all up the road for my next shows or in the studio to produce, write, or mix some new fantastic music! Wishing the best of luck to Frontiers for their future!”

Extreme - Six

Oh and gonna throw this one into the mix seeing as I am currently listening to it

I think the only thing they ever recorded that was worse than St Wank is that awful collaboration with Lou Reed.

https://blabbermouth.net/news/the-warning-announces-new-album-keep-me-fed https://assets.blabbermouth.net/media/thewarningmarch2024press_638.jpg THE WARNING Announces New Album 'Keep Me Fed' March 8, 2024 THE WARNING, the alternative sister-trio from Monterrey, Mexico consisting of Daniela "Dany" (guitar, lead vocals, piano),Paulina "Pau" (drums, vocals, piano) and Alejandra "Ale" Villarreal (bass, piano, backing vocals),will release its new full-length album, "Keep Me Fed", on June 28, 2024 via Lava/Republic Records. Physical products will be available at RepublicRecords.com, including CDs, vinyl, t-shirts, and fan packs. In talking about the story behind the decision to name the album "Keep Me Fed", Pau says: "Throughout the whole process, the work was consuming us. By impacting everything we did, the album kept us fed both creatively and personally. We're inviting other people to participate and consume it too." Bulldozing the way for the record's arrival, they just unveiled two singles, namely "Hell You Call A Dream" and the Spanish-language "Qué Más Quieres". Each song is also accompanied by its own lyric video. Illuminating the band's evolution, the tracks hint at the breadth of their stunning signature style. On "Hell You Call A Dream", co-written and produced by Anton Delost (HIGHLY SUSPECT, MAYDAY PARADE) and Dan Lancaster (MUSE, BRING ME THE HORIZON),an arresting keyboard melody wraps around the punchy bass line. A distorted guitar groove anchors a hard-hitting hook, "Give me something to believe, in this hell you call a dream." Dany notes, "'Hell You Call A Dream' tries to express a feeling most musicians find hard to express. When you're touring, you experience the positives, the negatives, and the whole spectrum of emotion all at once. It's about how something you love so much can be something that also weighs you down, but you continue to do it out of love. It's fulfilling, but it's tiring." The three-piece further flaunt their fiery versatility on "Qué Más Quieres". It tempers a robust riff with an electronic flurry, giving way to a chantable chorus with the power to resonate worldwide. "The title translates to 'What else do you want?'," Pau reveals. "It's about taunting and manipulating. We were thinking of the TikTok phrase 'Gaslight, Gatekeep, Girlboss' and turned it into a song." Dany goes on, "It means a lot to sing in our language and represent our country. Over the years, doors have finally opened for Mexican women in rock, and we're actively participating in opening these doors where we can." "Keep Me Fed" also features "More", which the band performed at the 2023 MTV VMAs, and the recently released fan favorite "S!ck" that is climbing the Active Rock charts. Revolver raved, "Like the Mexican sister-trio's previous output, it's undeniably infectious," and Classic Rock hailed it as a "shot-in-the-arm of propulsive, fire-spitting hard rock." Rolling Stone pegged it as one of "All The Songs You Need To Know This Week." Next up, THE WARNING will perform at Mexico's prestigious Pa'l Norte and Vive Latino festivals followed by a month-long full-scale European tour this spring. It kicks off in Madrid at Sala La Riviera on April 4, canvases the continent, and concludes in London at O2 Forum Kentish Town on April 27. The tour marks the band's return to Europe after their own 2023 run of beyond-sold-out headline European dates in addition to their monumental run supporting MUSE and ROYAL BLOOD on their stadium tours. They also sold out shows across Mexico, South America including their largest show to date in Mexico City at the infamous Pepsi Center. THE WARNING draw strength and power from a lifetime of sisterhood and music. The Mexico-born sister trio have logged thousands of miles on the road, generated hundreds of millions of streams, and left countless fans in awe. All of this tireless work and dedication has shaped and sharpened their sound with knifepoint precision, arming alternative anthems with universally catchy hooks and an uncompromising hard rock kick. The girls have devoted themselves to a shared dream since their childhood in Monterrey, Mexico. They initially made waves with a string of independent releases, paving the way for their acclaimed 2022 full-length offering "Error". Between performing alongside MUSE, FOO FIGHTERS, GUNS N' ROSES, ROYAL BLOOD, THE PRETTY RECKLESS and THREE DAYS GRACE, the band ignited MTV's Extended Play Stage at the 2023 MTV VMAs. Representative of their cultural impact, Pepsi even notably chose them as the face of Pepsi Black in Mexico. Moreover, they emerged as the rare force who could comfortably appear in features by Vanity Fair, People, Cosmopolitan and Glamour as well as on METALLICA's star-studded "Blacklist" compilation. https://shop.republicrecords.com/pages/the-warning

yeah I know, but this cover was specifically of the Muppets version

Well this is kinda crazy. They put the album up on preorder yesterday (I ordered a copy). Today the CD is sold out. How the fuck can you sell out before release? Surely you continue to take orders and just up the production run.

A selection of Skin covers Ian Dury and The Blockheads Madonna Elvis Costello EMF Blondie The Clash Adam Ant The Muppets

Been mixing it up the last few days. Playing some newer stuff and some older stuff that I haven't listened to in ages (well full albums that is). Poison - Flesh & blood Pretty Boy Floyd - Leather boyz Sophie Lloyd - Imposter syndrome Rolling Quartz - Fighting Mick Mars - The other side of Mars FM - Tough it out Passion - S/T

Going to see them again next month. Their first headline Euro tour. And new album in June

If you didn't know it was Brian on vocals you probably would never have guessed

For those not on FB https://mega.nz/file/oRdm1bxA#SrgRC6b1yo1jgCOzEnwfygKyh6ZOzYTxZe40RS8zpTA

My first FM album was Tough it out on cassette probably back in 1990 as I ordered it from an old school mail order catalogue when it was on sale. Had never even heard them, just based it on the description in the catalogue. Absolutely loved the album. Then a year later I heard their version of Grapevine and was working at the record distribution warehouse when Taking it to the streets came out. I remember later picking up indiscreet and being disapointed with how lightweight it was compared to the two albums I already had. Aphrodisiac was another great album, and I remember it being highly lauded as the best album they ever made by a lot of the UK rock press. After that, as far as studio albums went, I found their output to be a bit dull. Not bad, but just no longer excited me like they used to. When they came back, I never bought any of their albums as pretty much every single I heard left me with those same feelings of "Sounds good, but just does not excite me". I think my biggest issue is I am not the biggest fan of more blues oriented rock music, and only a few artists really nail it for me. Shame really as I love Steves voice.

Well that song has a few good covers

The Rolling Crowes.