Darkstone

I don't blame him.

Yeah, great memories. "Heart in Danger" was a huge hit here at the time. In recent times Jack Jones has been collaborating with another unsung Aussie Legend, Rick Price. "Not a Day Goes By" is as good as it gets AOR wise. As for Virgil Donati, what can you say but absolute Legend. "Soul SirkUS" is one of the Supergroups of all Supergroups. I remember back about 93/94, I saw a "Dream Theater" tribute band called "Theater of Dreams" perform "Images and Words" with Virgil on drums at a pub in Richmond. It was perfect note for note. I remember that it was the loudest performance I'd ever heard. My ears were still ringing well into the next day. Also, Virgil was the resident drummer on "Hey Hey It's Saturday" (Aussie Reference). On a side note, at the height of his fame, Jack Jones was banging Rebecca Gibney in her prime. The Aussies here know what a magnificent achievement that was.

Will Smith has lost his mind. If this is genuine, Chris Rock should have him charged with assault.

All aboard indeed!

The only things on fire were the PIES!

I posted Gary Shutt's "The Imperial March" in another thread recently, which prompted me to revisit his past projects. He's definitely a "quiet achiever" when it comes to our music, IMO. I have fond memories of obtaining "Sentimetal" back in the day, purely based on JSS's involvement. Here's two KILLERS!

That's a massive shock! He was performing with the Foo Fighters in a one off show down here in Regional Victoria (Geelong) only a couple of weeks ago! R.I.P.

I don't mind saying that this brought a tear to my eye and I reckon CTS feels the same way, also Auslander perhaps? The crowd "field invasion" when a player achieved a goal kicking milestone was common place and expected back in the day. The only two times in recent history this has happened have been for Lance "Buddy" Franklin. It's interesting that when he kicked his 100th goal (in one season), It was the first time in a while that this had happened and it was a different world. As a result, the AFL announced that anybody running on to the field would be issued with a $5000 fine. The third clip shows you how well that went. This time for his 1000th, the AFL basically sanctioned it. I don't know if this could happen anywhere else in the world without it getting ugly.

A nice new video and concept from "Gibson TV" with an interview between Robert Englund and Don Dokken. This is the first installment. It's quite long, but a great watch.

"Northern Kings" have two albums that are Pop/Operatic Metal covers. Some work, some don't. I think these ones work. I've saved the best for last. The cover of Lionel Richie's "Hello" is a little gem and easily the best track from either album.

Yep, killer cover and it was preceded by this equally killer cover

Actually, the more I think about this, the more I like it. He's certainly got the chops.

No one can compare to Sebastian Bach's "Skid Row" years, but I have good vibes about this. I'm looking forward to it. We'll see.

Nice.

The Scream - Outlaw This KILLER album deserves a thread of it's own. John Corabi at his finest, my my.

Nice one. I should've posted that one myself.

Their debut is one of the Greats IMO.

These guys are a bit more recent, but I've always thought that "Charlotte" has a great Led Zep vibe.

The fact that Jamie Kennedy was tapping that in her prime is one of the mysteries in life that I will never understand. Props to Jamie though. Well done that man!

I had the same experience with "Guardian - Miracle Mile". I picked it up at "Metal For Melbourne" and while I was reading the cover booklet on the way home on the tram, I realized they where a Christian band. I was gutted. MFM trips were rare pilgrimages back in the day.

Here's two real ones. 2031 isn't too far away BTW. I suggest we all start to invest heavily in "Aluminium Pillow" stocks.

Yeah, as mentioned before, not so much since the days of youtube, etc. There was a time however, when that was the only thing we had to go by. I do click on thumbnails these days though based on your criteria, so I guess it's a modern version of the same thing. As for the strike rate, it was always hit or miss. A few of the special ones for me off the top of my head would be, Velocity - Impact Tim Feehan - Full Contact Shotgun Symphony - ST Flame - ST Steelhouse Lane - Metallic Blue Roxy Blue - Want Some? Misha Calvin - Evolution Sic Vikki - Kiss Me In French Amongst many others. Many disappointments also of course. I'll have to have a think about those.