TIM (2)
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SLAYER - "South of Heaven" (RIP Jeff)
FALL OUT BOY - Save Rock & Roll
30 SECONDS TO MARS - Up In the Air (single)
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Heavier than my tastes, but jees that guy can sure play the guitar - love the tone...
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Intrigued by this one, as the first single is killer....
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RIP. This guy was a massive part of the band and will be a big loss...
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Congrats mate!
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Well it ain't overhyped, it is an excellent album and they went down a storm at HRH AOR.
If JSS Or Martensson had been involved in this, people would be proclaiming it as the second coming i'll bet
Perhaps they should've asked one of them along - they needed at least one objective voice to tell them the truth...
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Giant - Promise Land
That's a disc I never picked up - is it any good?
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WEST OF SUNSET - S/T
HEARTBREAK RADIO - On Air
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE - Disarm the Descent
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I'll take a good listen on Spotify before I part with any cash.
Sounded like run of the mill scandi aor to me, from the samples.
The debut was pretty fresh sounding mhr to me so quite a difference between the 2.
Opposite for me! I liked the first one, but the new one has catchier tunes IMO...
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PRETTY MAIDS - Motherland
Holy shit. After being slightly underwhelmed by the last album (I know everyone else loved it), this is killer...
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KILLSWITCH ENGAGE - A New Awakening
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So I've spun this one a few times and it's not bad IMO. Some strong hooks and the usual good songwriting. It's all a bit forgettable and, unless you're playing it late a night, can sound quite bland. I'd never suggest paying more than discounted prices for it, but it's a decent disc. Lacks a real big standout tune, and has too many fillers (an unfortunate issue with most of their albums of the last 15 years), but enjoyable enough...
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I saw this compared to FM and Strangeways. HA HA HA HA!
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HEARTBREAK RADIO - On Air
KILLSWITCH ENGAGE - Disarm the Descent
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Mmm, that's going a bit far too - nothing on the WET disc in the same ballpark?? I'd question that.
Okay, "ballpark' is rough, but I definitely prefer probably 7-8 songs on the Vega CD over the best song on the WET disc. which is probably 'Love heals,' I think? That is better than the ballads on the Vega disc, though.
I think there's only about 5% difference between the two in my ratings, but I do honestly think the Vega disc is a lot better in every regard... except I like WET's balls a little more. But songwise, Vega every step of the way.
I'd pick the new W.E.T. over the new Vega any day. Alot of things irritate me about the new Vega: the initial release delay, the lame cover art, the God awful album title, some of the song titles are horrendous, Nick Workman's vocals sometimes grate me the wrong way (sorta like Justin Hawkin's vocals get to you, although their voices are not at all similar) and the bands excessive use of gay looking make-up and clothing....from the band photo in the middle of the insert, I just love Nick's 'foulard' around his neck and the one Martin brother staggering like a zombie.
I do like some tracks very much so: 'White Knuckle Ride', 'Not There For You', 'Cry', 'She Walks Alone' and 'Saviour'.
I prefer the debut, but it also grew old fast and I rarely listen to it. I doubt I'll buy the next release.
I can't say it's a bad release, but it's just not what I like.
I pretty much agree with all of that - although I don't have an issue with the vocals. I'd also add the production, which sounds muddy on a lot of the choruses. Though I like it enough to buy their next disc, I do find it way too patchy to play from start to finish. "White Knuckle Ride" is great, the title-track is a skip, the next 2 tracks are excellent - but afterwards are a few songs I would never play again. Of the latter songs, "She Walks Away" / "Saviour" / "Hands In The Air" are all excellent, but I make that about 5 songs out of 13. "Saviour" is as good as anything on the debut, and anything on the W.E.T album, but none of the others can compete with any of my fave tunes on the W.E.T disc ("Walk Away" / "Learn to Live Again" / "Love Heals" / "What You Want" / "Still Unbroken"). W.E.T is about a 9.5 / 10 from me, whereas VEGA is probably an 8 / 10 at best...
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This is a good disc, but I like the debut album a lot more. "Saviour" and "Cry" are the big standouts for me, but there's too much filler through the mid-section of this to be a disc I'd play from beginning to end. Production is also a bit muddy IMO. It's still a strong disc and well worth getting, but probably below expectations slightly and definitely below the quality of the W.E.T disc IMO (by quite some margin). About an 8/10 from me...
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Hey Jeff, there's no screaming on this one. Their previous albums there was a lot, but on the new one they've got rid of it all. Unfortunately, they have in turn released their weakest disc. Songwise. Musically it is killer, as always. And production is great too.
I wouldn't go so far as to agree with Tim because every spin puts this in a better light for me. There are some great tunes (like 'POW') but no matter how you spin it, it's definitely their weakest album so far. Which is sad, but I do still like it.
Yeah no screaming to be heard here (sadly - might liven it up). Piss-poor songs though. They usually have one or two that redeem them but not here, it's all bad. Is a real shame they can't capture some of their live energy on their over-produced and soulless albums.
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VEGA - What the Hell
LIOVILLE - II
W.E.T - Rise Up
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TOTAL DOG-SHIT
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My sexy little summary on the disc:
1. Save Me - good, solid but pretty typical modern rocker - 7.25
2. Ladies Come First - another good solid hard rocker - very standard for them - 7.25
3. Shoulda Known Better - killer ballad, killer hook - 9.50
4. Freakshow - another typical, solid hard rocker - 7.25
5. Talk to Me - real nice mid-tempo number with a great chorus - 9.00
6. Get Me Away From You - good solid ballad - not their best ever, but a real nice tune - 8.75
7. Is It Just Me - okay but pretty throw away modern pop rock - 7.00
8. I Don't Wanna Believe - by the numbers ballad… but a nice set of numbers - 8.50
9. See You in Hell - the best of the rockers at this point - good one with a great riff - 7.75
10. Anyone But You - real nice ballad - love the chorus hook - 8.50
11. Wanna Be Rich - the actual best of the rockers - very good, catchy chorus - 8.50
TOTAL SCORE - 81%
Overall it's another good disc by a band I do really like. It certainly does not reach the highs of 'TITTL,' but it is at least as good as, if not maybe a little better than 'AAN,' though they're on a very even level at this point. If you've liked Hinder before, you'll still like this one plenty.
I like the new one - I really think they've improved on the last 2 discs and added more melody. There's a ton of ballads (too many) but some quality songs IMO.
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I'm a MASSIVE fan, but this sounds shite. Their last album "Aura" was mostly average, but this might be the first time I don't buy a FW disc by sight...
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This is a decent disc, but the longer / more progressive tunes are pretty dull....
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I'll check this out as, despite the first couple of duff discs, the last one was excellent IMO.
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great stuff imo...
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Ha ha so 10 songs from Erik Martensson then!
nothing wrong with that!
Best of 2013 thus far?
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What's that ORIANTHI disc like? I liked her other album a lot...
My faves are:-
W.E.T - Rise Up
PRETTY MAIDS - Motherland
FALL OUT BOY - Save Rock & Roll
VEGA - What the Hell (though it's still weaker than I'd hoped)