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45 minutes ago, tts42572 said:

Not really seeing stats on breakdown between unvaccinated and vaccinated for the new cases.  I've seen many different reports though that a very large percentage of cases ending up in hospitals are unvaccinated people and something like 99% of all deaths these days are unvaccinated people.

What you say is basically my opinion.  I'm okay with masks in schools because kids haven't been vaccinated.  So we do need to protect them still.

But every where else should be business as usual without masks and restrictions..  The jab is available to everybody who wants it.  And I would be requiring proof of vaccination or negative tests to enter large gatherings of people at sporting events, concerts, etc.   And more and more Companies here are starting to require their employees be vaccinated and I applaud that too.  I don't want my business being impacted because a bunch of unvaccinated employees contract COVID and start spreading it around the workplace.

I find it hard to believe that the 90 million unvaccinated people here are all really that afraid of the shot.  I mean, really?  There's been like 4 million deaths worldwide from this disease and people are really worried about a vaccine that over a BILLON people have gotten without any issues?  How much longer before those people change their minds?  

I think a big part of it is that people aren't really scared of the effects of the shot.  Mostly, it's either a political stand or just not liking anybody telling them what they should do.  I have a neighbor and I know that's his deal.  He's still mad Trump lost so is basically anti-society with everything.

 

I think part of the reason the CDC is changing the mask guidelines here in the U.S. is because of updated info out there, with the Delta variant at least, that shows vaccinated people might be more susceptible to contracting COVID-19 and passing it along to others than they first believed.   I'm not a scientist nor a health official so my conclusion and understanding may be incorrect.

I agree with you part of the hesitancy here in the U.S. is driven by political stances.  But that started last year when some were questioning whether the vaccine could be trusted because Trump might push it through too fast.  That's reversed the last few months and those who had concerns about safety before are some of the same people questioning why others have concerns now.  It's a mess.  And in the end people often spend more time arguing over which science study to follow, what story is misinformation vs. accurate data, who is right and who is wrong and who is to blame when things goes wrong or doesn't go as expected.

I'm fully vaccinated, but I can understand some of the hesitancy considering the vaccine was approved for emergency use and we have no way of knowing long term affects especially when the topic of children under 12.  People have to educate themselves, weigh the benefits and risks the best they can for themselves, their family and the larger community as a whole.

Oh wow, sad and surprising news, only 55 years old too.  Blessing In Disguise and Hanging in the Balance are two of my all-time favorite metal albums.  RIP Mike

4 hours ago, Glen said:

problem is those unvaccinated idiots can still give it to you. You are not 100% safe just because you are double jabbed.

As Geoff said above 40% of people in our hospitals have been double jabbed.

The difference is most of those are recovering i think rather than ending up on ventilators which usually = death 

That's a very interesting and somewhat concerning statistic.  Just curious, have they indicated as to whether there is any connection amongst those vaccinated patients as far as age, health issues, or having received their shot from the same pharmaceutical company?   It was likely mentioned by others in this thread, but here in the U.S. it's been claimed that the percentage of hospitalizations over the last few weeks is only around 1%, thus far.  Maybe that percentage will shift in the coming weeks, but that is a considerable difference with the numbers.  I think it's fair to say that if the numbers shift to a similar ratio here in the U.S. there will be even greater hesitancy on getting a shot.

I recall the video getting some play in the U.S. to coincide with the release of the movie "Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead".  That soundtrack had a couple of cool tunes including one from Valentine. 

2 hours ago, Stefan said:

New song 'Tropical Thunder'. 

 

 

The new track has a little more edge to it musically, but unfortunately the chorus doesn't really grab me.  I thought the first single was ok, so I'll give the album a spin, but this will probably be a pass for me.

It would be difficult to narrow it down to just 5 and a few would undoubtedly change depending on when I made the selections.  Are you sure we couldn't fit a few more in that box if we used slim cases with just the front inserts?   At the moment I'd probably go with the following:

• Def Leppard - Pyromania
• Skid Row - S/T
• Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction
• Eyes - S/T
• Lillian Axe - Love & War

New video for the song "Out Alive".   I recall hearing this track awhile back.  I think it's better than the single released earlier this year and would have fit in well on any of his prior solo albums. 

13 minutes ago, AlphaMale said:

They should've never called that MC imo.

I completely agree, without Vince it didn't feel at all like a Crue album

14 minutes ago, AlphaMale said:

Swine had a few good tunes on it. So yes.

Fair enough, I like a few tunes on Swine as well, but there are also some songs on that album that I thought were far worse than anything on their S/T release.

6 hours ago, AlphaMale said:

Never liked that album at all. Worst Crue disc easily. 

Worse than Swine?

1. Metallica

2. Iron Maiden - tough to pick just one as I was a big fan of the 80's output from several of those bands, especially Priest, Metal Church, and Savatage, but similar to my selection of Ratt in the other poll, Maiden was just so consistently good

3. Venom

It will be hard to match the quality of that debut, but I look forward to getting more details and hearing some samples

I recall a pair of 3-D glasses like that came with the original cassette and cd releases of L.A. Guns - "Hollywood Vampires"

3 hours ago, tts42572 said:

New tune...sounding good to me!

https://youtu.be/9ct5Z86vPLg

sounds good to me as well

1. Blackfoot - .38 Special had more radio hits, but I'll go with Rick Medlocke and the boys for their string of solid releases

2. Warlock - I'm a fan of Heart, but I've always preferred their 70's material

3. Journey - I really like several of those other choices, but when it comes to pure 80's AOR Journey was on another level

4. Stryper

5. Alice Cooper - similar to Glen, I was surprised by some omissions, but maybe they will be choices in Part 2 of the poll?

6. Ratt - this one was tough, those first two L.A. Guns albums were great, and I consider Appetite the ultimate sleaze album, but imo Ratt was so consistently good throughout the decade I had to give them a slight edge over those other two bands

7. Rush - this was another tough one for me, as I'm a fan of all 4 bands, but "Permanent Waves" and "Moving Pictures" are the albums that got me into prog rock, so they are a sentimental favorite

I haven't read up on what transpired with the guys, but it appears there are two versions of Rough Cutt now(?)  And they released versions of the same song ("Bed of Black Roses" aka "Black Rose").  This version features three members of the original line-up, Paul, Amir and Matt.  They are releasing the new album "III" exclusively through the DDR Music Group.  While the other version features Chris and Dave, also from the original line-up.

https://heavyharmonies.ipbhost.com/topic/39216-rough-cutt-black-rose/?tab=comments#comment-798828

You wanted the real ROUGH CUTT featuring Paul Shortino, Amir Derakh and Matt Thorne, you got them! We'll even through in a special guest appearance by legendary Quiet Riot guitarist Carlos Cavazo shredding solos on three new tracks. The DDR Music Group and the three main men of ROUGH CUTT are proud to bring you their brand new album “III”.

A fitting title for the first album of new material released by the band since 1986. The guys have been hard at work crafting the killer new tracks “Electric”, “Bed Of Black Roses”, “Dive”, “Don’t Say A Word”, “Bleed”, “Secrets” and “Chasing Dreams” - and can we just say Paul sounds great! We’ve also included three very rare and hard to find tracks “Prowler”, “Peyote” and “House Of Pain”.

Many false accusations and lies have been made public about arguably the three most important members of ROUGH CUTT and all of them are completely fabricated non sense. To release anything under the moniker of ROUGH CUTT without Paul, Amir and Matt is nothing short of unprofessional and disrespectful to the members and especially to the fans. Simply put, No Paul, no Rough Cutt! Without saying a single word this album proves the 3 original members as well as the band ROUGH CUTT are alive and kickin’ ass as seriously as they did in the mid eighties. “III” marks the real and indisputable return of the band, crank it up loud and proud, it’s the only way Paul, Amir and Matt would want it. Now let’s get this party started!!

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This album is a brand new release, crafted in Los Angeles, California, mixed by Matt Thorne & mastered by Lance V. It comes packaged in an 8 page booklet with a full set of lyrics. This CD is silver pressed, officially licensed from Paul Shortino, Amir Derakh and Matt Thorne and is exclusively available from the DDR Music Group. Get your copy today!

This album is available as a full album download through Bandcamp.

I'm liking those tracks as well.  They did a great job of capturing the 80's sound.   

It's been a good start to the year for new music.  My picks are pretty similar to the rest of you.  I'd probably put Ronnie Atkins, W.E.T. and Chez Kane at the top.  But I enjoyed the new albums from Temple Balls, Wig Wam, Maverick and Creye as well.

1 hour ago, Dead Planet said:

Lovechild is the best release of the lot with SUAD being very good as well

I agree with Dead Planet on the two releases I'd consider to be the best of those

Both tracks sound pretty good.   I enjoyed their last two releases.  And I think the new album is supposed to be by the same lineup as The End of Chaos, so my hopes are high that they can keep the quality output going.

Both tracks sound pretty good to me.  Another album to add to my list to check out further.

7 hours ago, KarpetRydOFunk said:

I stopped paying attention after my last post, but holy shit, how are we not talking about "Don't Back Down"?? Not only is it a good song, but it's a fucking awesome music video. The kid has a sense of humour. Haha. 

Yeah, the songs themselves aren't my cup of tea, but that is a great video.

oh wow, that's surprising and sad news, best wishes to Erik, I hope his body continues to respond well throughout the course of the treatment

Good band, I'd agree with Leykis, their albums are all pretty similar in style, solid, driving hard rock/metal.  But everything seemed to come together for the guys on Killing With Style, from the songwriting to the production, it's my favorite release by them as well.

15 hours ago, tts42572 said:

Maverick had a listening party on You Tube today and played the entire new album along with plenty of tidbits.  This is pretty long but can skip through to the songs if you'd like to check it out.  Not sure if they'll leave this up or take it down.

Sounding damn good to me.  It probably follows along with their last album in terms of being a bit heavier.

Lots of good tunes but think my early favorite is probably Never.  That one starts at the 1:19:40 mark in the video.

 

sounding like this one will top their last album for me, thanks for sharing