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I'm just not huge into this type of AOR. Reminds me of Perfect Plan for example which also doesn't grab me. It's well done and some good musicianship going on. Just not hitting my taste is all.

Ok tune but not exciting me as much as others I guess.

At least around me here in the USA, I'd say most everybody I see just doesn't care anymore. I mean, everybody is either vaccinated and knows they've done what they can do and most likely this Covid thing will amount to nothing more than a cold for them even if they do get it. Or they're unvaccinated and still don't care and just want to go about their business and let the chips fall where they may. It all adds up to basically a bunch of we've had enough. Personally, my feelings are that I'll get my annual booster or whatever I need to try and protect myself but otherwise I want to live my life free of restrictions and cancellations for something now that doesn't feel much different than a common cold or annual flu. If you ask me, there are much bigger problems here in the US than Covid. There's social unrest with senseless violence everywhere you look and the economy is in shambles. Gas prices are killing people's disposable income and we've watched our savings and retirement accounts plummet in the past 6 months or so with the downturn in the economy. Basically, everybody I talk to is just unhappy and complaining and it's downright depressing.

New tune out. I dig it. These guys are doing some excellent stuff!

Have heard the album and like it. Basically for me there's 5 excellent catchy, melodic, Leppard sounding tunes (Take What You Want, Kick, Fire It Up, SOS Emergency, Gimme A Kiss), then maybe a couple others that are pretty good depending on your tastes. Then there's probably 4 tunes that are going to be skips for me (This Guitar, Gone for Good, Lifeless, From Here to Eternity). I'd say This Guitar might be one of my least favorite songs they've ever done lol. Still though, at least for me there's a decent "normal" album of material in this album (10 tracks or so) if you didn't mind the Slang through X era of the band. I say that only because a lot of these tunes just seem to remind me of different songs from those albums. I definitely like it more than the past couple albums they've done but if somebody hasn't cared for what they've done the past 20 years or so then they should just skip this and move on as they won't like this either.

I liked this band for a spell but they've really fallen off my radar. I'm not sure they'll ever make it back on as I guess I feel like there are plenty of other bands doing what they do that I like way more.

New single out - Fire It Up! Have to say I've really like the first 2 singles and like this one plenty too. If you're one of those that only want to hear Pyro or HND sounding stuff, best just skip it lol. But for me this is a fun, catchy tune. It's a solid 3 for 3 for me so far.

Good tune. It's funny how I listened to this album when it came out and it never grabbed me at all. Then Automaton grabs my attention and I come back to this one and suddenly dig it. Maybe I just wasn't in the right mood back in 2019 when this came out. I had to go back and edit my 2019 list lol. I slid this into my #4 spot for that year. Digging almost the whole thing outside of maybe that Waiting on Love tune and Filth and Flowers isn't doing much for me.

I have to say I've went back and been giving Rust a solid listen after digging Automaton so much... It never clicked with me in the past but it's clicking with me now.....been spinning this a lot. I've been trying their earlier stuff too but so far I prefer these last 2 albums to the earlier stuff.

I feel like Eclipse has had a fairly strong and consistent 5 album run, might even be 6.

Swedish Heavy Rock ladies THUNDERMOTHER announce new album "Black And Gold"! Hardly any hard rock act has seen a rise recent years like the all-female rock band THUNDERMOTHER. Following their latest, chart-breaking album "Heat Wave" (2020), that has been lauded by both fans and the international music press alike, August 19, 2022 will see the Swedish rock band release their hotly anticipated, new album, "Black And Gold", via AFM Records! After previously-released, first single "Watch Out", today THUNDERMOTHER are premiering a brand new music video for "I Don't Know You"! Guitarist Filippa Nässil reveals: "Everyone has met someone in their lives that brings out the worst in you. This is our cheeky way to tell that story. We hope and believe that this song could be the theme of the summer 2022!" Twelve new, adrenaline-fuelled songs will take you on a wild, high voltage and powerful ride into the filthy yet catchy rock ‘n’ roll sound THUNDERMOTHER is known and loved for: Creating infectious party rock songs with an irresistible feelgood appeal! Without any doubt, Black And Gold looks set to be a real landmark and next level for the charismatic and ambitious band, as new single "I Don't Know You" and exciting tour plans prove.

New tune out. Think they have an album coming also but not sure on the details. Good stuff. This is more along the lines of what I wish Halestorm would do.

I'd agree with the second part of that for sure! I'm not sure about the first part though. I do agree that Skid Row was terrible and well below average before Erik. I think they can do better than a run of the mill average album with him though as he's just that damn good. And while I agree that H.E.A.T with Kenny isn't as good as it was with Erik, I feel like H.E.A.T with Kenny can still be pretty good and better than average. We'll see. I do wish Erik were still in H.E.A.T but I'd much rather have the current situation with Erik in Skid Row and Kenny in H.E.A.T than Erik not doing music at all and H.E.A.T tossing in the towel and giving up after Erik left

Gave this album a listen and don't really think I have much desire to listen to it again. It's heavy which is cool. But what's missing for me is that it's just not melodic and catchy enough for my tastes. It's like the chorus of every song is just Lizzy screaming. It's a shame as Lizzy has a phenomenal voice. But it's like the rest of the guys in the band can't sing a lick or something. Why can't they work in some harmonies, backing vocals, bigger choruses, etc. Or I'm even thinking of a song like I Miss The Misery. That was a catchy tune with whoa's, oh's and the way it was put together. I just heard nothing like that on this album. For me the first couple albums were great but stuff after that has been very hit and miss for me and this one is mostly a miss.

Yeah, I don't know if I'm really that excited about this. I dig listen to the debut quite a bit but the second album didn't get much play from me at all. And I don't really find myself having a whole lot of desire to listen to either now. I've got a few songs in my main playlist that come up once in awhile and that's about it. I think I've just had a lot of saturation the past 4-5 years on Pretty Maids, Ronnie's Solo stuff, Eclipse, WET, etc. Don't get me wrong, I'll still check it out and I'm sure it'll have some good tunes. And it's great that Ronnie is making more music. But I'm not really expecting to be that taken by it.

I'd agree with that. I could care less about him singing the back catalog. Sure, it's nice to hear some of those hits if I'm seeing a show but it's the new music I'm most looking forward to. It's a shame it took him going to Skid Row to get some recognition. I mean, I keep seeing and reading stuff about this "new guy" in Skid Row who sounds excellent and has some pipes or whatever. I just have to laugh knowing we've all known that for the past 10 years

Exactly. Hey, they might be douches, I have no idea. I will say that from interviews I've watched recently, they seem like good enough guys and they don't come off as ego maniacs or something to me. They say all the right things.....even if they've said it all before lol. Either way, the fact is they've been irrelevant since Bach left. Before the pandemic, they played a venue about 10 minutes from my house and tickets were selling for $15. I had zero interest in going and probably wouldn't have went if it were free. I know somebody that went and he said there were literally probably 50-75 people there. So I guess I'm going to reserve judgement for a bit because frankly, they sucked and they figured that out. So not sure I can blame them for wanting more and wanting to become relevant again. I'd assume they know their time is getting limited and this is probably their last shot. If they can't some momentum with Erik, then they're definitely done. I don't care about their past as there isn't much there worth even talking about since about 1992. I'm just happy seeing Erik getting some much deserved recognition and looking forward to hearing some new melodic rock music with him.

Agree with the Skid Row vibe in spots. I'm not really getting much of a lull in this though. I'd say maybe Powerline is probably the lowest point for me but that's still okay. Enjoying all the rest. I'd say the first 4 songs are probably my highlights but I dig Resurrection of the Damned quite a bit too. I get a big Guns N Roses vibe from that one. I'll have to spend more time listening to the debut and Generation Wild. I know I remember sampling them at one point very briefly and nothing ever grabbed me for whatever reason. Either way, really nice surprise here as this wasn't on my radar at all.

Update as of early May for me: 1. Kissin' Dynamite - Not The End of The Road 2. Crashdiet - Automaton 3. Degreed - Are You Ready 4. Black Swan - Generation Mind 5. Ronnie Atkins - Make It Count We'll see if Def Leppard can crack the list later this month. Have liked what I've heard so far. Also really looking forward to Shiraz Lane, HEAT and Skid Row later this year. I thought the Defiants had an album coming too but not sure I've heard exactly when yet.

I think that's why I like it so much lol! I tried yesterday going back into their back catalog wondering if I really missed something with these guys. And despite really digging this new one, I'm not finding a whole lot I like. There's a couple songs on Generation Wild that sound okay and maybe a few other songs. But nowhere near enough to really make me bother. They just seemed to have more of a typical sleaze vibe that I've never been huge into and I dismissed them. This new one though just feels like some killer melodic hard rock not far removed from stuff like Temple Balls, Kissin Dynamite, etc. From my point of view, it almost feels like a new band to me or something which kinds of points to exactly what you said with it maybe not sounding like Crashdiet. Maybe part of it for me it the singer change too. I think this is only their second alum with their current singer. Maybe I need to revisit the last album but I feel like this new one is just much bigger sounding and catchier than their last one. Will have to see how this holds up to repeated listens but I'm thinking this is definitely among my favorites so far this year.

Haven't really been into these guys over the years but gave this a listen and pretty darn good stuff. Seems quite a bit better to me than their last album as that one never grabbed me when I listened to it. This is just seems a bit more melodic and catchy with a much bigger sound and better songs. Basically seems closer to melodic hard rock than sleaze to me, not that it matters. This album reminds me quite a bit of Temple Balls Pyromide in a few songs. Nice surprise.

I'd tend to agree with this. Maybe part of it for me is that I mainly started listening to this band when Ghost dropped and I worked back to Coup after the fact. But I liked Ghost and Tunguska both slightly more than Coup. All 3 are very close though. I'd probably have Coup around something like an 85 and Ghost/Tunguska both around 90. It's really splitting hairs between them though. As for the new one, it's still coming in a distant 4th for me. I really think I'd have it at something like a 75 if I were rating it. It sounds great musically but the songs just haven't grabbed me. I gave it 4-5 listens, tossed 2 songs into my playlist (Rabbit Hole and Carolina Reaper) and I've basically moved on from it.

New tune. Digging it! Feels like a bit of throwback Leppard to me. I liked Kick but like this one more.

What you mention about connecting to the songs/lyrics has been my problem with it. If I just toss it on and don't really listen to it, it sounds fine musically as there's some great melodies. But when I really listen to it, I don't find myself getting into the songs much and half the time I'm scratching my head wondering what they're getting on about. There's just some odd lyrics and subjects. For me, this one feels a bit behind the previous 3 albums if I'm ranking them.

This. They made sense at one time and were a good way to maybe discover a band or just buy their highlights. But they don't make much sense anymore as it's easy enough to just make your own greatest hits playlist. Heck, most of the time the "greatest hits" are often missing songs I really dig anyways.