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Legendary - pedestrian modern country song which Jon is unable to elevate due to vocal limitations. A weak song made even worse by the inclusion of unnecessary/annoying whoa's. We Made It Look Easy - another modern country song, I don't mind this one, it's pleasant enough but the song never really elevates Living Proof - a rare up tempo song, this one has a good chorus probably the best chorus from Jon in almost 20 years, the weak vocals prevent it from being an anthem, and I don't like the talkbox on the song, I know Jon has become allergic to guitars but he shouldn't have buried the riff with the talkbox. Waves - I don't mind it, another pleasant country song but jon does sound awful on the bridge. Seeds - bores me to tears Kiss the Bride - poor Stephanie. The People's House - does nothing for me Walls of Jericho - harmless and catchy, I don't mind it. I Wrote You a Song - decent melody, I don't mind it. Living in Paradise - milquetoast My First Guitar - Jon is in love with his first guitar, but as mentioned before Jon has become allergic to guitars so this song is kind of ironic. Another song I find a chore to get through. Interesting he should mention Kiss as their song Forever is much better than anything on this album. Hollow Man - can't stand this singer/songwriter crap jon does, a hard pass. That Was Then, This Is Now - another boring modern country song, with vocals flatter than a pancake.

ah yea, that blind channel is awful lol, it sounded more emo than modern rock to me. For modern rock I was thinking more along of the lines of say Shinedown or Skillet.

most of what will be released in the first half of the year has been announced, so hopefully the second half of the year will yield some unexpected gold. I can't imagine you think the new Bon Jovi album in June is gonna save the year for anybody.

I didn't care for Saxon but that Durbin album was better than I was expecting some good tracks on there Power Of The Reaper, Where They Stand, Tear Them Down and The Worshipper 1897.

I don't care for Fall To Pieces but I do like the harpsichord.

can you name me one to check out, thanks.

I listen to music 30-35 hours a week and still don't have enough time; so yea there is a lot to listen to, but will my nearly 40 year streak of having a top 10 come to and end? Probably will be able to come with 10 releases by years end but it's looking like the weakest year to date. 2025 is already shaping up to be loaded though.

I like this one as well, shaping up to be a good album indeed.

LOL, it's funny cause it's true. song is fuckin' awful.

yea, i knew why they got lumped together as grunge because of their clothes and where they came from, just always thought it was weird as they have nothing in common musically speaking.

well if one feels Erik raised the quality significantly, then the band is indeed a shadow of their former selves once he leaves. whether or not one thinks Erik raised the quality significantly is again up to the individual. mmmbop. A SHADOW OF YOUR FORMER SELF definition: someone or something that is not as strong, powerful, or useful as it once was:

the vocals were so bad I couldn't really focus on any other part of the song or listen it to long enough to see what it was all about. Chris Cornell very good vocals, Kurt Cobain bad vocals, Eddie Vedder even worse vocals. I've seen these three bands often get lumped together but they are nothing alike. this is how you fuckin' do it.

that's a weird comment to make unless you can't accept a differing opinion on the matter. I don't see why it is ridiculous to much prefer Erik to Kenny, myself. It's all personal preference in the end.

found a potential 4th album for 2024. Illumishade - Another Side Of You available now.