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I really like these songs that have an acoustic intro such as Firehouse - Don't Treat Me Bad and Boston - Peace of Mind. Does anyone know of anymore good AOR/sleaze/glam/rock songs that have an acoustic intro that I can track down? Do other people on here really like them?

Vinny Appice will do drums I imagine.

Worship Music is one of the best albums Anthrax have made in a long time.

Aerosmith and Lillian Axe for me. Possibly Van Halen too unless Sammy rejoins!

Rocker Sammy Hagar has blasted his former Van Halen bandmates' comeback album, revealing it left him cold and unimpressed when he heard it.

 

The band's former frontman was not asked to be part of the group's 2012 plans and now he's glad he missed out because he's convinced the band's February album will leave fans feeling cheated.

 

He tells Radio Metal, "What I've heard so far, I wasn't impressed with at all, personally... I think they chose to take the easy route and take some of their old stuff and re-record it instead of writing new songs... I don't think the fans are going to be happy with it.

 

"I couldn't care less if it's the biggest album of the year; that wouldn't be important to me. What is important to me is that, as artists, why would you do that? They haven't released an album since my last album in something like 1991 or 1992, and then they just go back. To me, it makes a strange statement, it kind of says, 'We don't have anything, we're not a band anymore, we're not creative.'

 

"To be honest with you, the last time I was around those guys was in 2004 on the reunion. It was a disaster, it was horrible... I don't know what they're thinking, to be honest with you."

 

And Hagar believes the pressure to record finally got to his former bandmates: "I don't think they had any choice. If they had had a choice they would've done all new stuff. From today. They would've written together like a band... I think there's zero inspiration and zero creativity."

 

Replacing Hagar and longtime Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony in the group is original singer David Lee Roth and Van Halen's son Wolfgang.

http://www.sleazeroxx.com/news/01007.shtml

I'd go if Tyketto and Danger Danger were on the same day. Lillian Axe would've been good if Ron Taylor were still in it. I haven't listened to the other bands' music before apart from Fiona.

I recently got Henry's third album "Way Past Midnight" and I must say it's much better and more AOR orientated than the first two. Here's my favourite track so far:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9AsvxSUqZg

Wow, Van Halen ARE causing a stir............who'd have guessed ;-))

The sad part is, reading this thread is more entertaining than listening to their new album...

 

 

You're right. I was really looking forward to this album, but what I've heard so far just disappoints .... a bit like the two 'new' tracks with DLR that they added to their 'The Best Of ...' CD ... we were promised the moon and the stars, and got neither. Obviously, this makes me some sort of heretic in certain quarters, but I've loved this band for over 25 years, and my view is that their just tarnishing their reputation.

 

I look forward to being proved wrong.

I actually thought those two tacks were nice - especially Can't Get This Stuff No More. Miles better than "tattoo, tattoo" being droned over and over again like a stuck record.

Europe are releasing "Bag of Bones" this year - a new album.

Is it going to be another bag of shit, or are they actually going to try to recapture something vaguely melodic from their past?

Probably a piece of shit. Their last good album was Prisoners in Paradise.

Europe are releasing "Bag of Bones" this year - a new album.

I dunno... I was rather underwhelmed. It's a'ight I guess but I would've expected their big comeback single to sound bigger 'n' badder.

 

 

I was wondering if I was gonna have to say it first. It's really...just bad. And please, someone tell DLR to stop dancing.

 

Thank You.

Agreed! David still can't sing and the song has no hooks or anything just droning vocals of "tattoo, tattoo..." Also, someone should tell "Wolfgang" that he needs to lose weight pronto.

I'd be surprised if the Van Halen one gets released. It's another Chinese Democracy in the making.

 

Actually they're planning for a February release followed by tour, so if anything happens, probably going to be late for 3-4 months but should've been released this year

 

Yeah, it is pretty much confirmed now that the album is going to be out around February 7 (depending on where you live it's the 6th or 8th)! Saw some footage over at blabbemouth where they have shown the new album cover on Times Square on New Year's Eve, so that's probably a good sign.

Who cares? If the new album sounds a lot like their new single "Tattoo" then I'm not very excited. Dave still can't sing and there are zero hooks or melodies. Yawn.

They need to get Tracii back, then I'd be excited.

I'd be surprised if the Van Halen one gets released. It's another Chinese Democracy in the making.

Here we go again...

Can't wait for this one.

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Definitely the best release of 2011 I've heard.

No wonder Tracii picked this bitch to sing for the band, she is an even bigger cunt than him

http://www.metalsludge.tv/home/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2605&Itemid=42

You don't have to like the people to like the music. Lots of band members are cunts - look at Gene $immon$.

Great video and great film too!

[*]Burning Tree - Mistreated Lover (Burning Tree)

 

like that album...love that song :-))

 

What about Tyketto debut - 'Forever Young' stands out sooooo much IMO.

I think Wings is the best from that one.

By far the best song on this album is Sentimental BLVD. Darren Smith is a great singer, he should sing a lot more than he does.

 

IMO Hess' version on his solo disc is far superior

Yeah I've heard that one on youtube. It's very good.

By far the best song on this album is Sentimental BLVD. Darren Smith is a great singer, he should sing a lot more than he does.

Its like the constant complaints that the lyrics are obvious as well. Well if that is a reason to slate them, then slate 90% of the rock, glam and metal scene, cause lyrically most songs are unoriginal and obvious, and you know exactly what words they are going to rhyme the words rock, love and hell with etc.

 

Its fucking rock music, just a blown up version of what we all love, and maybe thats what some people dont like. They dont like the fact that what Steel Panther is doing is exposing how smutty so many rock lyrics are.

 

Their lyrics are not smutty, they're juvenile/teenage-porn nonsense that is funny once and embarrassing afterwards. Reckless Love etc might follow the 80's cheese, but they try and keep it subtle enough so the quality music does the talking. SP don't keep it subtle, and so their (otherwise pretty good) music gets lost in the smutty and mostly pathetic jokes. Sure it's fun on first listen, but they are not a band to be taken seriously as a top-act nor one that makes albums with any longevity at all. A novelty band.

100% backed. Good music ruined by the ridiculous lyrics.

Yeah but look at it from his point of view. He had nothing after Brides of Destruction folded and he has to pay the bills somehow...