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Also think I read that he was a finalist on Swedish idol. He definitely has some pipes. We'll see if they can attach some songs to it and get something going. I didn't mind their debut album at the time but I'm not sure I've listened to it once since I put it away on the shelf a few months after it came out. It just hasn't aged well at all for me. I'll be approaching the next one with some caution.

I've been checking out their first album too. It seems like their debut was a bit more 80's hair-band ish and almost had a Steel Panther type vibe to it only with original material. I like a few songs and maybe with more listens it'll grow on me but I think I much prefer the direction of this new album. It just sounds more original...Kinda mixes heavy, current, melodic and maybe a little pop in spots. Really reminds me a lot of a cross between like Degreed and One Desire in style....Kinda modern melodic rock. Pretty good stuff and one of the more interesting things I've listened to in this poor year so far.

Agree...excellent tune!

Not too bad. Reminds me a little of Degreed in a way. I was a little iffy on the vocals at first but the more i listen the more I'm liking. Lots of cool hooks and melodies.

Better than the first song for me....But generally I'm not caring for either song very much. I've always been a little lukewarm on these guys. Liked a couple songs on the first album but never bought it. I did buy Liberation but I rarely listen to it. And based upon what I've heard so far the next album probably will be off my radar.

Digging this tune from the new album....Probably the most "classic" sounding song on the album IMO.

Surprisingly that's how I've felt to. Agree, nothing like their old stuff and nothing like the ultra melodic stuff I usually like. But for some reason still like these songs. They still rock IMO....just a different style of rock Maybe I'm just desperate for anything new at this point as it's been a really slow year.

New interview with Jona talking about Live At Sweden Rock Festival and a few tidbits on the new album coming soon. As for Sweden Rock Festival CD/Blu Ray, I'm digging it. But I prefer the Live In London release for the audio. The Blu Ray is cool though. It's well done and nice to see them on a big stage playing in front of a big crowd. https://www.therockpit.net/2019/interview-heat-jona-tee-live-at-sweden-rock-festival/?fbclid=IwAR1tTMqjJ0keVjpwfSmYYTXRNQq2um1Qn1SN7ELUjW85vBZkiAHozJVzAGk One excerpt about the new album: Jona: So anyway the next album is certainly inspired more by us being on the road and I guess more heavy and more rocking in a way. It’s a bland of ‘Tearing Down the Walls’ and ‘Address the Nation’ but with aspects of ‘Great Unknown’ in there too. We also looked back at our first album, but the songs here are really strong in my opinion. I don’t want to jinx it or anything, but it’s gonna be really cool. It’s like the 80’s influence is there for sure but the live influence is really big if that makes sense? Sounding pretty good to me

H.e.a.t - Live At Sweden Rock Festival. CD is okay....doubt I'll really listen to it much though as Live In London is better IMO. As for the Blu Ray, that's pretty good and the main reason for anybody to buy this. The Swedish banter kinda annoys me a little. If they can sing in English in Sweden why couldn't they talk in English if they knew they were recording this for worldwide release? All in all, pretty good package but in honesty I'm not sure how much I'll really come back to it.

Okay I guess but nothing much exciting me here. I'm not familiar with the original song so can't really compare it with this. For me the song's a bit boring if I'm being honest though and I'm just not big on covers. Would rather be hearing a new, original tune.

Yep. For me that first Defiants album was above any Danger Danger album. And album #2 is looking like it will just add to that. Don't get me wrong...liked Danger Danger back in the day. But never really overly liked them for whatever reason.

That's a good point. For me, Laine is way better vocally and I prefer the Defiants to Danger Danger if I had to choose. But, Poley is the voice of DD for me just because they had their biggest success and hits with him. So if there were another "Danger Danger" album, I'd prefer it to be with Poley. All said though, I'm perfectly happy with the way things are. The Defaints are great and Ted sounded as good as ever on Tokyo Motor Fist. The more new, quality music we get the better.

Agree with you both....I'm just not a big fan of covers in general. Always kinda feel a little bit lazy to me.

Just fantastic!

Yikes. Automatic no purchase here. What a terrible cover....

Nice. Blind preorder for sure!

Sounds good. Still feel like it's a strange song title though and I'm kinda having a hard time getting excited about singing a "Viva La Victoria" chorus.... And for some reason Living La Vida Loca keeps popping in my head . Hoping it turns out great though and looking forward to the album.

Eden probably was my least favorite song on the album. I think what I didn't like about it mostly is just that I'm tiring on the whole Kings/Queens/Battle type songs from Eclipse.....They've been there, done that. It's kinda like I never want to hear another Bon Jovi song talking about living your life your own way. Well, maybe that's a bad example because I don't want to hear any new Bon Jovi songs period anymore lol. I don't mind the new tune from a musical perspective. To be honest though, again the theme of it is very worn out. And we just had Harem Scarem do a United song a couple years ago. I'm sure there will be better and that the album will still be great. This first song makes me wonder a little though if Erik might be wearing himself thin on ideas with all the stuff he's been involved in.

Horrible. I really didn't care for his last album much at all. It started out okay but completely lost me about mid way through. That second track is really bad. Sounds like a lost Jonas Brother b-side or something.

Cool track. My only tiny complaint on the last album was maybe that it got a little bit samey. I personally preferred Armageddonize as it had a little more variety in song structures. This tune has a little different vibe to it....Nice start!

I see your point. Yeah, they're probably just using the name. I do feel like in listening to the samples there are a few more classic sounding Roxy songs on it though. But yeah, the majority is modern rock and not what most would be expecting based off that debut. But Roxy Blue only had one album and it was nearly 30 years ago. It wasn't like they had a long standing style of music and were a real well known band anyways. That debut album happened during a different era and probably Mike Clink & Geffen records had a lot to do with it. And let's face it....They basically failed with that style of music outside of fans like us who really dug for those kinds of bands I do agree though....The easy and smart thing to do would've been to try and make a big sounding melodic rock album. I'd have much preferred them trying to do something like say Crazy Lixx did with Forever Wild. But I do respect them for going against the grain even if I don't think it was a smart decision. Maybe if they would've had a series of releases they would've evolved to this exact style anyways? I can't really blame them for using the same name as it is 3/4 of the original members. Yeah, sound is different but that happens with lots of bands. If we're using that, we should be saying Bon Jovi shouldn't be releasing Bon Jovi albums anymore....No Richie and they sound nothing like they did in the 80's. Same argument would probably be for Warrant....They shouldn't be using the Warrant. Heck, maybe even that Born Again album with Jani shouldn't have been Warrant I guess I just see both sides here. I'm just taking it for what it is and trying not to get hung up on what I wanted it to be. People will either like it or not like it.....And most probably won't like it lol.

Below is a pretty good (and pretty long) interview with Todd Poole for anyone that wants to check it out. He seems like a good dude and they were keenly aware of what they were doing on the new album. I do think the wiser and easier approach probably would've been to try making Want Some #2. On the other hand though, I also kinda respect them for just trying to create what they felt. I'm not artistic by any means but it's tough doing anything if you're not really into what you're doing. At the end of the day, at least what they're doing is still "rock". It's not the same kind of rock they used to do but at least it's still something with some attitude and balls to it. At least they haven't turned into adult contemporary artists like say Bon Jovi for example. Not my normal cup of tea and I'm positive that most of the sites I follow won't be recommending it, but still liking it for some strange reason that I can't put my finger on. I just think mostly because it's different than the ultra-melodic stuff I'm normally listening to.

Yeah...I loved that debut too and still play it from time to time. I suppose that's probably why I've given this new stuff more of a chance than maybe I would've if it were any other band. I waited so long for another album from these guys that I really want to like it (I don't count those horrible FNA releases). I do agree it's probably like a lot of modern rock bands but I don't listen to much of that style at all so to me this doesn't feel so worn out or overdone. I do wish they would've tried to stick closer to that 90's style with this new album but not going to hold it against them. It has been almost 30 years. On the plus side, at least they're still trying to rock unlike say Bon Jovi. And if I want to listen to somebody doing that fun, big 80's sound....I can pop in Crazy Lixx, the Defiants, Midnite City, H.e.a.t, etc. I get the negative comments and would expect that many here won't like it. Honestly, a little surprised I came around on it myself after initially not liking the first single as it's a little outside my comfort zone for sure. Every now and then there's stuff that others like in here that I scratch my head on and wonder why. I guess this will be one of those for me

I like this tune....Good to hear a more aggressive tune after the first couple have been "lighter" tunes. These guys have lots of variety song to song and sometimes even within the same song which really keeps them interesting to me. Looking forward to the album. I'm not sure when the actual release date is though....Have asked on FB and will see if I get a response. I'm guessing it's still 2-3 months away since no details have been announced yet.

A little bit more of a classic vibe to that one. This is something that I'm almost surprised that I'm actually kinda liking. Yeah, it really sounds nothing like Want Some era Roxy Blue and probably is an average tune by all accounts. But for some reason I'm kinda liking it. And that first song grew on me too. I don't know....Maybe it's been a slow year and I'm just desperate for some new music. Or maybe it's just a bit different than the other stuff I'm listening to.