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I think the title track is the song you're thinking of. There was a demo recorded in the late 80's by the band Fire who had a female lead singer (Jessie Galante). Both "No No Nikki" and "King of Thieves", which are bonus tracks on this release, were part of that Fire demo session. I think the connection is guitarist Michael Guy, as he was involved with both bands.

I gave this and the new Eclipse album a spin today. While I am a big fan of Eclipse, I enjoyed this album a bit more. The only song that didn't really click for me was the title track. Not a bad song by any means, just didn't stand out like the others. I'm sure it will end up in my top 10 for 2021.

Nice, the original cd was getting hard to find. Now it'll be more affordable and includes a few bonus tracks to boot.

Thanks for sharing. There were some nice little insights in that, like Bob Rock pushing Skid Row to alter their sound during the recording of Subhuman Race. But also some painful reminders of bands' lowlights. Those were dark days for melodic rock fans with bands breaking up, jumping on the Grunge bandwagon or being dropped by the record companies. Still, there were also some great albums released, like Pull, Still Climbing, Vicious Circle, Move on It, Psychoschizophrenia, and Spooked to name a few.

When I heard the title track on the radio back in '91 I felt the same way, so I picked up the album and was not disappointed. While far from original, their southern/blues rock mix sounded fresh at the time. A fun listen with memorable lyrics and it still holds up well.

I don't know. From what I've seen there are a handful of studies released over the last 5 months showing that natural immunity is as good or better than the vaccines. I believe the study in Israel included the Delta variant. And keep in mind the original vaccines were made prior to the variants. With that said the boosters may change things. But I for one haven't seen any studies showing large numbers of people who had covid previously getting it a second time. And I especially haven't heard of someone having a severe case when contracting the virus a second time. I'm not saying it doesn't happen but that data would better support the argument for the vaccines and boosters for those who have already had confirmed cases. https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/09/15/natural-immunity-vaccine-mandate/

I enjoy some of the tunes off their last two albums. Anton can write some great melodies and the singer has a great range. New track is solid. The synths are a bit more pronounced than in past. Not saying that's a bad thing just an observation. I think they may get less attention on the forum just due to the mix of styles (Eurobeat, metal, symphonic rock) leading to more of a niche audience.

I'm fully vaccinated as well. I had been puzzled with the fact he hadn't held a press conference much sooner during this latest surge. But rather than the speech being inspiring it had an angry, condemning and authoritarian tone. “If you break the rules, be prepared to pay — and by the way, show some respect...” There were also the typical half truths and false statements that politicians tell us to justify their actions. Like not reiterating the key fact that vaccinated people can still get and spread the virus. And falsely claiming it was the increased number of vaccinations during the last few weeks that is behind some states seeing a decline in cases and hospitalizations now.

“If you ever speak like that to me again you better be wearing a cup." Eddie Van Halen, 1996

I was thinking the same about Ms. Fox, bit of an odd choice to collaborate with, she sounds ok though and it's a good tune

I grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. My dad ran a local night club for a few years, so I was fortunate to see a lot of bands before I was of legal drinking age. Not many of those bands gained fame outside of the Midwest region of the U.S. But a few of the acts may be recognizable to some forum members. Moxy Roxx - (featured Brooke Lynne (St. James) of Tyketto and Hector (Jackie) Ramos of Hericane Alice, Bangalore Choir and Bad Moon Rising) Warp Drive - band leader Mark Woerpel was in an earlier version of Moxy Roxx Bad Boy - featured Steve Grimm on vocals/guitar who later had a solo band as well Problem Child Fortress - changed their name to Eliot when they relocated to California

the vaccination rate is a big part of it. as here in the U.S. we are still unfortunately seeing a large number of hospitalizations and deaths, with that said the two states mentioned (Washington & Oregon) actually have about 60% of the population fully vaccinated, which probably equates to about 70% of the eligible (12 and over) residents, I may be mistaken but I don't believe those numbers are that much different than the UK's

I agree with you guys on that Fury album, that's a must have in my opinion

new song is pretty good, but as was mentioned sounds almost like a demo as far as the production

I've got that Road Ratt cd, thought it was OK. That track is probably the best on the album. I like the 1RKO album and the Washed demos. But only have those on digital format.

Not too far removed from their early material as far as style, but unfortunately the song doesn't really grab me.

I am disappointed to read in the write up that Sall isn't involved this time around. But the first track is a good one.

New track is solid, but the band sounds a little restrained on both of the promo tracks.

Thanks for the heads up. I gave it a spin yesterday and enjoyed it. The style is similar to the debut, with that early 90's melodic rock vibe, but as Geoff pointed out the sound is slightly heavier. A few fillers but I thought the song quality was a bit more consistent compared with the debut. My initial favorites are "Good and the Bad", which reminds me a bit of Danger Danger, "Pieces of Your Love", "In Those Eyes", "Nightmare Games" and the title track.

I was thinking the same thing. While it's great that Sarzo and Cavazo are a part of the reunion, knowing that Kelly isn't involved loses a lot of the initial appeal for me.

Glad to know this release is available and being shipped now. I appreciate you sharing your thoughts on the sound/style of the tracks. I was a little uncertain about purchasing, but based on what you mentioned I think I'll pull the trigger.

I wasn't aware of this project, thanks for posting. That first single sounds good to me.

I haven't seen much about it either, outside of a recent story about someone in Texas having it. I believe they said it was the first confirmed case in the U.S. That story you shared about it possibly being more resistant to vaccines is a bit concerning.

Really like what I've heard with those promo tracks. As you pointed out, Soto's involvement stood out to me right away from the backing vocals to the overall sound

Thanks for sharing. I intend to watch it. That was the album that got me into Leppard. It would be cool if they included Pete Willis for something like this, so fans could hear some of his recollections of that time period with the band.