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Crazysam

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  1. 1 hour ago, auslander said:

    Rex Carroll was in a band before Whitecross but I can't remember who they are, and I think they got back together and recently released an album. Wish I could remember their name and if the album was any good.

    You might be thinking of the band Fierce Heart.  I've not yet listened to that recent album, but the one they released back in '85 was a good one.

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  2. 3 hours ago, Glen said:

    I'm personally stoked to hear the new Metallica in a few days time. First 4 singles kick arse imo. 

    I forgot about that one, I think the last Metallica release I truly looked forward to hearing was Load, and that ended up being a huge let down.  As you mentioned though, most of the songs for this upcoming album have sounded good

  3. I agree with those who mentioned there haven't been too many standouts so far.  Of the ones I've listened to Creye's latest is easily my favorite.  I enjoyed First Signal's new one as well.  There are quite a few scheduled for release in May & June that I'm looking forward to though including The Defiants, ModX, Winger, Extreme, Midnite City, Heaven's Edge and Mystic Prophecy.

  4. On 1/20/2023 at 2:29 AM, Darkstone said:

    Here's a selection from "The Cars".

    Another band synonymous with the 80's.

    I've cheated a bit by posting "Let's Go" from 1979 (maybe a 70's Pop song of the day thread is on the cards).

    I've also added Ric Ocasek's Killer solo track, "Emotion in Motion" from '86.

    Let us also not forget that Ric Ocasek was married for 30 years to Sports Illustrated/Super model Paulina Porizkova.

    Another of life's mysteries that I struggle to come to terms with.

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    In my opinion, their song "Drive" with bassist Benjamin Orr (RIP) on vocals is one of the best pop rock tracks from the 80's

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  5. 3 hours ago, Darkstone said:

    Here's another 6 of the absolute best.

    An eclectict bunch, but again, that's what 80's Pop was all about.

    I've added the obligatory Aussie track, perhaps not the best known INXS song, but definitely one of my favourites. 

    Here's an interesting bit of trivia, one of these tracks has a huge connection with the Sarah Michelle Gellar TV series "Buffy the Vampire Slayer".

    Anyone know which one?... and why?

     

     

     

    If I recall correctly Murray Head's brother was an actor on the Buffy tv show.  Speaking of INXS, my favorite song of theirs would have to be Don't Change.

     

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  6. Gave this a spin this morning.  I wasn't expecting much based on all the negative comments in this thread but I think it's a good album.  Sure Erik is more suited to this style, but I thought Kenny did a solid job.  And the mix isn't great but it's not unlistenable.  A few tracks ("One of Us" and "Paramount") that I thought were just OK, but a handful of standouts for me as well like "Hollywood", "Harder To Breathe", "Not For Sale"  and "Wings Of An Aeroplane".    It falls well short of their best, but I enjoyed it more than I did Into the Great Unknown, which is still my least favorite album from the band.

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