gener8tr

Not looking to cause trouble, but I need to know before I buy... Are these silver CD's, or CD-R's?

The debut album is nothing short of BRILLIANT and came along at the ideal time to help get me through a really dark period in my life (Grunge). That said, this new release is NOT Hardline, it's Josh Ramos and Johnny Gioelli... BIG DIFFERENCE. Not terrible, but certainly NOT Hardline. WAY TOO 2009 to be Hardline. I don't think people realize how great a guitarist and song-writer Neil Schon is until he's no longer there. Also missing is the wonderful guitar talent of Joey Gioelli, the classic 80's basslines of local yahoo Todd Jensen and of some other local yahoo (local to me here in Portland, OR, anyway) DC on drums That incarnation was nothing short of a super-group in my opinion, and produced a sound I've been looking for (and have been unable to find) since 1992.

As a big fan of their LEAN INTO IT sound, I'm thrilled with this. Total "Green Tinted 60's Mind" guitar riff. I love it!

Just found out about this one today and needless to say I am shocked, stunned and EXTREMELY saddened. I've mentioned on this site COUNTLESS times the the Blue Tears S/T CD is the melodic rock masterpiece by which I judge all others (even the mighty 80's efforts from Leppard and Bon Jovi). Wow, I really don't know what to say. Thankfully he left behind a great deal of music for us to enjoy... but that doesn't diminish the fact that he left this earth WAY too soon. Heck, he's only a couple of years older than the median age of most of us here. This one will haunt me for some time

Where you at the New Years Eve show with the Cherry Poppin' Daddies opening during the In Heat tour? And agreeon the comment, let's hope Dan has not followed in poor Butch Walkers footsteps. Do you mean December 31, 1991 into 1992 in downtown Porland at the Schnitz? YOU BET I WAS! I was lucky enough to see DRN many, many times back in the day. They were SO good back then I'm still amazed they didn't really hit the "big" time. I figured opening for Bon Jovi in 1989 would do the trick... unfortunately it did not. The last time I saw Dan he was doing some gig of Eastern music with sitars, etc. that I couldn't get into with a ten foot stick. Like I mentioned earlier, he's a different guy now and I'm actually a bit surprised he bothers playing any DRN stuff a t all. Who knows, maybe he's changed a bit again and is embracing the past now (whereas he pretty much wanted every one to forget it a few years back).

Guys, I might be the biggest DRN fan on the site (I'm from Portland and have been following these guys since 1988)... but Dan is not his same ol' 80's self anymore. I haven't heard this CD, so I'm not criticizing it, but if you're expecting the old DRN I think you "might" be disappointed. Maybe not... perhaps he turned it on for this live gig... I honestly don't know. I recommend checking out some clips if available.

Don't get overly excited yet, friends. I know, I know, I'm the guy ALWAYS complaining about the sound of (most) remasters... but fact of the matter is, (most) remasters now-a-days SUCK as the ORIGINAL master tapes are rarely used, and even if a decent back-up copy is utilized the mastering tech simply BLOWS UP all the levels, compresses the hell out of the original sound and makes it sound like a freight train running through your living room. Think I'm crazy, check this out (PLEASE): This is real, people, and a travesty! Want to hear a really GOOD remaster? Check out the new Audio Fidelity CARS - HEARTBEAT CITY. Pyromania "could" be remastered brilliantly, but unless one of about three professionals get their hands on it, it's more than likely doomed. Just because it's metal doesn't mean we should have to wear earplugs. Sorry to bring the party to a screaching hault

I agree that his approach and tone were not on par with most of ours, but I'll be damned if he didn't know his AOR. To be honest, I trust his opinion nearly every time. I wish he'd come back!

I know a lot of you guys give this dude a hard time, but I gotta admit I agree with about 95% of what he says (old reviews, anyway). I haven't posted a review in quite a few years because I don't remember the password (or maybe I never applied when we went to passwords), so I don't lurk over there as much as I used to, but when I did I loved reading FREAKY's reviews. He was spot-on concerning AOR stuff IMO. Anyone know for sure?

I already own most of the CD's listed here (I have a lot of CD's ), but one stood out as a glaring omisson... METROPOLIS - POWER OF THE NIGHT. Well, I finally received it and it is nothing short of BRILLIANT and has SUMMER OF 1986 written all over it. Thanks to whomever made the recommendation (Tim2?)! This is some damn-good AOR / Melodic Rock!!! MORE LIKE THIS ONE, PLEASE!!!!!

Georg from AOR HEAVEN is absolutely the best! I had good luck with HANGLOOSE back in the day, but haven't purchased from them in at least 6 years.

And how could I forget BREAD? Incredible stuff!

Oddly enough I find myself gravitating more towards the 70's stuff now-a-days than the 80's stuff. It's not that I don't still love the 80's and all my favorite bands from my junior high and high school years, because I do... It's just that when I'm sitting at home now at my age it's a lot easier and more relaxing to throw on some Ambrosia (Life Beyond LA), England Dan and John Ford Coley (Night Are Forever), or even Leo Sayer (quit laughing at me y'all ) than Iron Maiden or Pretty Boy Floyd (for instance). Again, still love all the bands from my teen years, but I'm 40 now, not 18. Where the hell did 1986 go? Seems like just yesterday I graduated from high school and was playing Slippery When Wet like it was the last cassette tape I'd ever own

I know what you mean ! I grew up with my father playing a lot of Herb Alpert & the Tijuana Brass. Some great songs, which I still like today. Exactly the way I feel. I think we all gravitate back to what we knew and loved when we were kids!

Pure mid 70's to mid 80's westcoast AOR is brilliant in my opinion, with 1978 being to most grand of all years! If you haven't seen this site already, be sure to check it out and listen to some on minute sound-bites. I particularly enjoy Crackin' from 1977 and PIECES from 1979. I recently obtained both LP's and have been playing the hell out of them! Here's the site: http://www.wcmusic.info/index.php Please check out PIECES (1979) and PAGES (1978) if you have the chance and let me know what you think!

Impossible to choose for me. If you could go back to the day I joined this forum I've stated in countless threads that 1983 was the greatest year ever for hard rock / metal. The list is darn-near endless. However, if I can only pick two, and this is based SOLELY on to hours listened to both albums, it would be MOTLEY CRUE - SHOUT AT THE DEVIL and DEF LEPPARD - PYROMANIA. But no way I can limit myself to those two... I choose the entire year!

Nice picks I could play the aforementioned band's albums all day every day, Jez. 70's soft rock (did the call it super AM back then?) is so darn good. I suppose I'll always have a soft spot because that's what I first grew up with... the stuff my father always played at home and in the car. It really wasn't until 1982 when I discovered the Scorpions, Iron Maiden and Ozzy that I became a full-fledged rocker (age 14). Sure, I'd been a huge KISS fan dating back to 1978 (age 10), but that was really more about the theatrics than the music. When I listened to the radio back then it was 62KGW (620AM) here in the Portland area... nothing but Top-40 goodness! The stuff they played on a regular basis from 1976 - 1979 was nothing short of perfection, and our bus driver would play it every morning and afternoon to and from school. Great stretch run for the radio-friendly soft rock stuff!

"Rock Rock" for me. You can really hear the Mutt Lange - Back In Black influences here. This one grabs you by the balls and ensures you stick around to listen to the rest of the album. Brilliant opener!

Steely Dan... I can't get enough of those guys. Other 70's favorites include Jay Ferguson, Charlie, Poco, Firefall and Pablo Cruise.

It was always RATT for me. Ive been a HUGE fan dating back to early 1984 when Out Of The Cellar was first released. I liked Dokken, but didn't appreciate them nearly as much as most other bands of the genre for some reason. I "think" it was because my friend Pat loved them SO much and always said how much better they were that Motley Crue and Def Leppard (I begged to differ). I wish I could go back in time to 1984 and change things a bit as I've become a much bigger Dokken fan having spent the better part of the past 15 years listening to bands and albums I skipped over during the 80's... man there was a LOT of good stuff back then! Anyway, both of these bands are REALLY good, and can easily be mentioned in the same breath. Very similar(ish).

Pyromania was and still is a GREAT album. One of the best of the Class of 1983 (which is one of the greatest years ever in my opinion). Hysteria, on the other hand??? Well, I absolutely LOVED it back in the day, and don't get me wrong I still like it now... but Pyromania it ain't! Not close.

I purchased my first CD on April 28, 1988. My father gave me a nice Pioneer rig including CD player for my 20th. birthday. The first CD I purchased was Motley Crue - GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS. Ove the next four years I would amass a HUGE collection totalling about 11 CD's I was still buying cassette tapes because they were a heckuva lot cheaper than CD and at that time I didn't really notice a difference in sound quality. It was election day 1992 that I obtained my first care package from Columbia Record Club. They had one of those buy one get ten free events going on. I specifically remember it being election day becuase it was that VERY SAME day I purchased BON JOVI - KEEP THE FAITH (the day it was released). My CD collection more than doubled that day. I've been a pretty avid collector ever since. I think my collection stands close to 2500 titles, but I'm very picky. ALL of my CD's (discs and inserts) are in mint / like new condition, and an abundance of my collection includes Japan for USA or West Germany for USA first pressings. I've concentrated pretty much on only buying those early pressings the past 3 or 4 years. Lots of fun... lots of money!

I just hope they stick to the formula and don't try to sound like the 10,000 other "modern" bands releasing "music" now-a-days. I'm in need of some big hooks, tons of backing vocals, lots of whammy and guitars that are tuned UP rather than tuned down. I want sunshine and fun, not rain and dispair. God I hope this one doesn't disappoint... I'm banking on Danger Danger to renew my faith!

Agreed, and to be honest, you can get away with just owning LEAN INTO IT, really. I think these guys simply appeared on the scene a little too late to make a big splash. LEAN was released in late(ish) 1991, and they were touring in support of the album (in the States, anyway) during the summer of 1992. As I previously mentioned, I saw them with Hardline in Salem, Oregon sometime in June, possibly July 1992... and we all know what was going on in 1992 Had they been around in the mid-80's the band might have been received a bit better. EMB obtained some cult popularity, but didn't have that one BIG HIT you needed to get in heavy rotation on MTV or in the pages Circus Magazine. LEAN INTO IT had several tracks that would have been much bigger in 1986(ish) than 1991 / 1992(ish). Can you imagine if JUST TAKE MY HEART was on the radio the summer of 1987 along side NEVER SAY GOODBYE and HYSTERIA? Another case of bad timing I suppose.

I was sorting through some old emails last night and I happened upon a couple from Ted Poley. He and I conversed via email a few times when it was first announced he was back in Danger Danger. THAT WAS ALMOST 5 YEARS AGO!!! Anyone have any REAL insight on what's going on and when we can (if ever) expect a new album from these guys? 2009 marks the band's 20th. anniversary... it only seems fitting something should get done THIS calendar year, no?