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(Belated) Happy Birthday - hope it was a good one!
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Marillion: Marbles
Fish: Field Of Crows
Pink Floyd: The Wall
Magellan: Symphony For A Misanthrope
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Flower Kings and Anathema are definitely not for Geoff so don't bother to try dude
A few guys from The Flower Kings were also in Spellbound back in the early 80s
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Never heard of this album :
Burning Tree - Burning Tree
Fields Of The Nephilim - Elizium
The Mission - Carved In Sand / Grains Of SandNew Model Army - Impuritycan you elaborate on these, mate ? what kind of style they're bringing and some cool songs to check out on youtube ?Burning Tree were an American blues-rock trio, this was their only album. Try sampling "Mistreated Lover" or "Wigs Blues And High Heeled Shoes".New Model Army were an alternative/post-punk band from the UK. Maybe try "Whirlwind" on Youtube from this album.Both The Mission and Fields Of The Nephilim are UK goth bands. The Mission were much more upbeat and melodic, whilst The Nephilim went more for atmosphere and effect (e.g. occult influences) and the singer has a deeper gruff voice.Try looking for these on YouTube:The Mission:Butterfly On A Wheel, Into The Blue, Bird Of PassageFields Of The Nephilim:For Her Light was the first single off that album, but probably best to try the album as a whole experience on Youtube as it wasn't really made with hit singles or catchy tunes in mind (although surprisingly the band often made it into the UK Top 40 charts, which is something you wouldn't get nowadays).'Elizium' is my favourite album by FoTN ... it's one of those albums that I have to listen to ALL the way through (without skipping anything, or simply putting it on for 'background' music) ... I saw them just after they'd released their previous album ('The Nephilim'), and they were superb!
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Resident Evil: Retribution ... Ada Wong can kick my ass ANY time she likes
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Live: Throwing Copper
Blessed By A Broken Heart: Pedal To The Metal
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Some second-hand finds:
Blessed By A broken Heart: Pedal To The Metal
HIM: Dark Light
Magellan: Symphony For A Misanthrope
Nickelback: The Long Road
Poison: Look What The Cat Dragged In
The Rasmus: Dead Letters
Thunder: Laughing On Judgement Day & Behind Closed Doors
Bob Seger: Greatest Hits
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Amorphis: Tales From The Thousand Lakes
Bang Tango: Love After Death
Black Sabbath: Cross Purposes
Bolt Thrower: … For Victory
Alice Cooper: The Last Temptation
Cradle Of Filth: The Principle Of Evil Made Flesh
Deadline: Medicine EP
Demolition 23: Demolition 23
Bruce Dickinson: Balls To Picasso
Gun: Swagger
Iron Maiden: Maiden England
Live: Throwing Copper
Lynyrd Skynyrd: Endangered Species
Marillion: Brave
Megadeth: Youthanasia
Jimmy Page & Robert Plant: No Quarter
David Lee Roth: Your Filthy Little Mouth
Terrorvision: How To Make Friends And Influence People
Tuff: Fist First
Warrior Soul: Space Age Playboys
Slim pickings for this year ...
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Done Final Destination 3 and 4, and will watch 5 tonight.
FD6 is apparently out this year...
FD6? How's THAT going to work? I thought that FD5 brought everything to a pretty cool conclusion ...
Yeah, FD4 was "The Final Destination" and there were comments about FD5 and how it might work and in the end they rounded it up really well.
I guess they just start from scratch and hopefully have a cool new angle.
Remember Highlander, then the sequel, and then they did a third and said "ignore the second one, that was a mistake"
lol
I really like the Final Destination films ... so here's hoping they don't go cobbling together a load of old crap just for the sake of it ....
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Aerosmith: Pandora's Box (3CD set)
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Resident Evil: Afterlife
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Oh, for fuck's sake ....
If you want to correct it, I think you get about one day to edit your post before it becomes locked permanently...
I don't know that you get only one day to edit your post but then I remember, if you're a donor, you can edit anytime you want, so maybe later if you decided that this site is useful and want to support this site, you can wire some bucks to Dan's paypal (the owner)
If I had the cash to spare, I would gladly donate ... fingers crossed, the money I've been waiting on since my divorce will turn up soon ...
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Aerosmith
Alleycat Scratch
The Almighty
Biloxi
Bjork
Carcass
The Cranberries
Sheryl Crow
Death
Diamond Head
Emergency
Entombed
Every Mother's Nightmare
IQ
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Meat Loaf
Mercyful Fate
Pearl Jam
Rags
Paul Rodgers
Rush
Shotgun Messiah
Slam St. Joan
Van Halen
The Wildhearts
Get A Grip
Deadboys In Trash City
Powertrippin'
Checkmate … The Game’s Over
Debut
Heartwork
Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?
Tuesday Night Music Club
Individual Thought Patterns
Death & Progress
Boys Will Be Boys
Wolverine Blues
Wake Up Screaming
Ever
The Last Rebel
Bat Out Of Hell II - Back Into Hell
In The Shadows
Vs
A World Behind The Beat
The Hendrix Set
Counterparts
Violent New Breed
Saved By Grace
Live: Right Here, Right Now
Earth vs. The Wildhearts
Oh, for fuck's sake ....
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Aerosmith
Alleycat Scratch
The Almighty
Biloxi
Bjork
Carcass
The Cranberries
Sheryl Crow
Death
Diamond Head
Emergency
Entombed
Every Mother's Nightmare
IQ
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Meat Loaf
Mercyful Fate
Pearl Jam
Rags
Paul Rodgers
Rush
Shotgun Messiah
Slam St. Joan
Van Halen
The Wildhearts
Get A Grip
Deadboys In Trash City
Powertrippin'
Checkmate … The Game’s Over
Debut
Heartwork
Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?
Tuesday Night Music Club
Individual Thought Patterns
Death & Progress
Boys Will Be Boys
Wolverine Blues
Wake Up Screaming
Ever
The Last Rebel
Bat Out Of Hell II - Back Into Hell
In The Shadows
Vs
A World Behind The Beat
The Hendrix Set
Counterparts
Violent New Breed
Saved By Grace
Live: Right Here, Right Now
Earth vs. The Wildhearts
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Done Final Destination 3 and 4, and will watch 5 tonight.
FD6 is apparently out this year...
FD6? How's THAT going to work? I thought that FD5 brought everything to a pretty cool conclusion ...
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Olympus Has Fallen
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Tornado Babies: Eat This!
Tornado Babies: Delirious
Ozzy Osbourne: No Rest For The Wicked
Cradle Of Filth: Cruelty And The Beast
Hanoi Rocks: The Best Of ...
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And it's a fact that the original singer usually prevails. Life after Richie doesn't affect much, people still willing to attend the concert to see Jon. Like Axl and GNR without Slash, and I'm sure Motley will do fine without Mick, and people will still see Aerosmith with Steven Tyler even without Joe Perry or see Rolling Stones with Mick even without Keith
Hm ... I'm not sure about the last two - the Stones IS Mick 'n' Keef, and Aerosmith didn't do so well the last time Joe left the band ...
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Iron Maiden - Visions Of The Beast
Rush In Rio
Doctor Who - The Complete 8th Series
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The thing is, Bon Jovi as a business probably want to keep up with the ongoing changes in music styles to stay relevant, otherwise there would come a time where the mainstream press considers them dated and old-school.
It's us fans of their original style that are moaning about the changes. Some of us don't like the modern sound, and some do. I guess we don't know the numbers and revenues involved in these preferences. Plus, ticket sales will make them far more money than album sales, so even if their older fans don't like their new material, the band would still be playing some of their old favourites at their gigs to keep them happy year after year. And any of the more modern "processed" sounds on record could still sound more organic when played live.
I'm sure Jon won't be losing any sleep over the fact that I'm probably never going to buy another Bon Jovi album - what irritates me is that he seems to be turning his back on the people who made him and his band a success in the first place. It would be idiotic to suggest that he should be penning material that sounds like it came from the late 80s but, equally, it has to be acknowledged that there are plenty of bands out there who are managing to keep both old AND new fans happy by maintaining links to their past without sounding dated.
What bands exactly? Are you talking about small niche bands in our tiny genre?
BJ are still a worldwide phenomenon, with 99% of their fans loving everything they do, including recent albums.
For example - in my office there are loads of BJ fans (all of which have never heard of nor are interested in any of the bands that I listen to) -
Facts -
1. None of them own the debut or 7800F
2. Most of the older ones got into BJ when SWW was released
3. 99% of BJ fans are like the guys in my office
4. 99% of fans are happy with BJs change in direction / sound and think its the best thing since sliced bread and harp on about what a wonderful diverse artist he is
5. 99% of BJ fans only listen to the music and couldnt really give a stuff who's on guitar..........as long as it sound alright.
6. 99% of BJ fans think BJ is the band
Capiche??
Alice Cooper springs immediately to mind ... yes, yes, I KNOW he's not a 'band', but he HAS maintained a career spanning nearly 40 years by adapting what he does without losing the essence of what makes his sound unique to him. Hardly a small, niche band.
I know that if you spoke to the average person in the street, they'd be stunned to know that Bon Jovi is a band, not just one person; and I take your point that they won't care if it's my Mum up there playing guitar, provided the songs sound the same ... but the fact of the matter is that I STILL think he/they have gone from being very, VERY good indeed to being utterly mediocre.
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Steve Earle: Angry Young Man
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"Contractual Obligation."
What a complete prick this guy has turned out to be. Almost sorry I ever considered myself a fan.
According to certain Kiss members,we wouldn't have Kiss Alive 2 and the solo albums without contractual obligation.....
Bon Jovi will never win really,do more of what they did in the 80s and they're just rehashing old music to sell out,move with the times and they're selling out too.
Its not like they're the first band to lose original members either. FFS Foreigner did a tour a couple of years ago where at one point there were no original band members onstage.
Then that isn't Foreigner, surely? More to the point, outside our immediate circle, Foreigner aren't as well-known as Jon and the boys, so I'm not sure that Joe Average will lose any sleep over whether or not they change line-ups or sound ...
I agree that some bands are damned if they do and damned if they don't, but it's still sad to see a band who were once SO good churning out mediocre album after mediocre album
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The thing is, Bon Jovi as a business probably want to keep up with the ongoing changes in music styles to stay relevant, otherwise there would come a time where the mainstream press considers them dated and old-school.
It's us fans of their original style that are moaning about the changes. Some of us don't like the modern sound, and some do. I guess we don't know the numbers and revenues involved in these preferences. Plus, ticket sales will make them far more money than album sales, so even if their older fans don't like their new material, the band would still be playing some of their old favourites at their gigs to keep them happy year after year. And any of the more modern "processed" sounds on record could still sound more organic when played live.
I'm sure Jon won't be losing any sleep over the fact that I'm probably never going to buy another Bon Jovi album - what irritates me is that he seems to be turning his back on the people who made him and his band a success in the first place. It would be idiotic to suggest that he should be penning material that sounds like it came from the late 80s but, equally, it has to be acknowledged that there are plenty of bands out there who are managing to keep both old AND new fans happy by maintaining links to their past without sounding dated.
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Jurassic Park and Shaun The Sheep with my daughters (my youngest is a bit of a dinosaur fan)
X-Men: First Class
2001 - Best Albums
in Music Polls and "Best of" Lists
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Well, I like 'em ... as ever, I appear to be in the minority