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So far my album of the year.
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Anything by The Magnificent
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Nothing will ever touch the debut. Kind of lackluster release.
Wild Butterflies
Last December
Beautiful One
Beautiful One (acoustic)
The rest? Meh
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2 minutes ago, KarpetRydOFunk said:
Oh, because The Magnificent are an amazing group? I gotcha!
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I trust nobody who thinks The Magnificent is a good group!
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I thought for sure "Save that Goodness' from MR Live would have made this release.
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Zzzzz...lost me after New Religion.
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This goes back to a thought I had about 10 years ago, and a conversation I had with my friend Jeff(The Rocker).
Let's put aside the fact of changing musical tastes, and the way commercial radio/MTV has changed the musical landscape.
When our favorite/classic bands were first starting out, whether it was the late 70s, or the 80s...the had a hunger...a FUCK THE WORLD attitude. Badass brothers in leather, chains, spandex, ripped jeans....etc.
They wrote, recorded, and LIVED the lifestyle of the songs they were singing...consequently, each bands 'signature sound' was born.
Fast forward 25/30 years...singers can't hit the notes anymore, and have to write songs in a tuned down key. That signature sound changes. ALWAYS to the detriment of the glory days. Can Geddy still sing 'Bastille Day'? Nope. 'Anthem'? Hell no! They don't even try to write songs like that anymore.
So I was thinking....it would have been better(too late now) to just write and record like crazy, capturing THAT classic sound while the pipes and the original drive was still in its infancy. Not only RUSH(the only reason I chose Rush in my example was because of the high notes), but every melodic rock/hair band. Each group compiling a vault of material, in that original style....SLOWLY releasing the songs on subsequent albums. I really see ABSOLUTELY NO need for a release like 'Hysteria'. While the album is classic, top to bottom, it puts TOO much pressure on a group to equal or top it on the next release...which they've never done. Although 'Adrenalize' was close, or at least the closest.
Bands tend to stick to the same 'style' on an album. I bet if a band released an album of bonus tracks, and unreleased material...and never said which album each was from - you could tell what era it was from...pretty easily. Ignoring production values.
ok, I'm rambling now...but you get the point.
Just record like crazy at the beginning, and release the material at a slower rate...take 3 tracks off 'Hysteria'- and put them on the next album. And so on...
Thoughts? Suggestions? Criticisms?
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Pyromania - 98%
Hysteria - 92%
High N' Dry - 90%
Adrenalize - 80%
Retroactive - 70%
I need to relisten to Adrenalize as it has been 20 years at least since I heard it....80% is my mark from memory, it did not compare well to the previous 3....
Adrenalize is Hysteria pt. 2
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In no particular order:
Def Leppard - Pyromania......the last REAL rocking album from the Leps. Everyone creams over Hysteria. I prefer Pyro.
Danger Danger - Cockroach....2 for the price of one. Laine kicks ass on a couple of tracks, Poley slays the rest. Awesome shit.
Rush - Test for Echo....music speaks for itself. It's neither too proggy, nor too Hold your Fire-y. Which is a good thing.
Journey - Frontiers.....a bit more raw than Escape, and ROR. Take off 'Backtalk', and add 'Only the Young', and 'Ask the Lonely'...and this would be my desert island disc.
Aldo Nova - Subject....just a kick ass album, that is in dire need of remastering.
Genesis - A Trick of the Tail....what can I say? From Dance on a Volcano to Los Endos. quality stuff.
Harem Scarem - Self titled/Mood Swings...So sue me! I consider them 1/1A. Quality melodic shit.
Phil Collins - No Jacket Required....Mr. 1985 could do no wrong. Not a filler on this release. Not melodic rock, but I don't care anymore.
Kansas - Leftoverture....Masterpiece. Plain and simple. There was NO better voice in the 70s, save RJD.
Winger - Pull....their most mature, quality release....not a bad song in the bunch. Add 'Star Tripper', and it's even better.
A few just below the cut:
Ayreon - Into the Electric Castle - I really debated on including this in the Top 10. It was touch and go for awhile.
Vinnie Vincent - Invasion
Kiss - Dressed to Kill/Creatures of the Night
Loverboy - Just Getting Started
Tears for Fears - Everybody Loves a Happy Ending
Some nice discs there. Good to see a mixed bag of stuff. BTW..Aldo Nova's 'Subject' has been remastered by the Rock Candy guys
Thanks for the heads up! I'll look for it!
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VH - s/t
Dokken - Back For The Attack
Dio - Holy Diver
Boston - s/t
Danger Danger - Cockroach
W.E.T. - Both!!!
Bangalore Choir - On Target
House Of Lords - World Upside Down
Gotthard - Lipservice
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet
Just outside:
Def Leppard - Pyro
VH - 5150
H.E.A.T - Address The Nation
Dio - Last In Line
Motley Crue - Dr. Feelgood
Definitely some good stuff there...I could easily see Boston's debut on my list...as well as the Dokken. Good pick with Gotthard, however, I'd pick Human Zoo....good stuff!
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In no particular order:
Def Leppard - Pyromania......the last REAL rocking album from the Leps. Everyone creams over Hysteria. I prefer Pyro.
Danger Danger - Cockroach....2 for the price of one. Laine kicks ass on a couple of tracks, Poley slays the rest. Awesome shit.
Rush - Test for Echo....music speaks for itself. It's neither too proggy, nor too Hold your Fire-y. Which is a good thing.
Journey - Frontiers.....a bit more raw than Escape, and ROR. Take off 'Backtalk', and add 'Only the Young', and 'Ask the Lonely'...and this would be my desert island disc.
Aldo Nova - Subject....just a kick ass album, that is in dire need of remastering.
Genesis - A Trick of the Tail....what can I say? From Dance on a Volcano to Los Endos. quality stuff.
Harem Scarem - Self titled/Mood Swings...So sue me! I consider them 1/1A. Quality melodic shit.
Phil Collins - No Jacket Required....Mr. 1985 could do no wrong. Not a filler on this release. Not melodic rock, but I don't care anymore.
Kansas - Leftoverture....Masterpiece. Plain and simple. There was NO better voice in the 70s, save RJD.
Winger - Pull....their most mature, quality release....not a bad song in the bunch. Add 'Star Tripper', and it's even better.
A few just below the cut:
Ayreon - Into the Electric Castle - I really debated on including this in the Top 10. It was touch and go for awhile.Vinnie Vincent - Invasion
Kiss - Dressed to Kill/Creatures of the Night
Loverboy - Just Getting Started
Tears for Fears - Everybody Loves a Happy Ending -
Hmmm....interesting stuff. I think if it were 1995, and I were into the rockier side of boy bands, I would really dig this. That is NOT a knock....just opinion.
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Pardon the negativity, but Ronnie needs to drop the growl(rasp)...it just ruins this song.
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This group pretty much Jumped the shark after 'Anything Worth Doing.....'
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Jaded Heart died when Bormann left....
Completely false.
Bormann's ability to write great songs died when he left Jaded Heart. Jaded Heart have done fine without him.
Disagree...Bormann's latest slays any JH since he's been gone.
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...not so magnificent at all.
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Actually, Perry's sophomore album was titled. 'Against the Wall'. Never saw the light of day in its entirety. Although a few songs found their way onto 1998's 'Greatest Hits + Five Unreleased'
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Sophomore Jinx
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Jaded Heart died when Bormann left....
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Watcher of the Open Skies, 99 Degrees in the Shade, Walking on a Fine Line, Egypt, Hand of the Master, Lay Down Your arms, Rock Solid, Runaway Angel, Live It Up, I Cant Stop Loving You..
Anybody have any news on this release? It was 'supposed' to be released in '05.
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Should have been titled 'Cancelled'
John Diva & The Rockets Of Love - Mama Said Rock Is Dead
in AOR and Hard Rock
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Are you in cahoots with The Rocker?