Socratic Methodist

In my opinion this blows away the offerings by HEAT and Treat, which I found to be ok but nothing special.

Agreed. And the class of this year's releases is Crazy Lixx....

Personally, they are no different than Hinder, 3 Doors Down, Saliva....etc. Samey. Samey. Samey. Different band doing the cookie-cutter dance...I'll pass.

Quickly climbing my favorite list of 2010...He's always been first class. This album is no different. lol. I love it!

thoughts?

Damn I miss AdrianGale!

Amen.

Well they used to be on Kivel...too bad they weren't at the time MRF2 rolled around...I bet they would have been there....

I wonder if the 3 songs on the Starting Over EP will be included on the full-length?

Starting Over

Miss Me

The Good Stuff

then there was that one song of that Undying Fire compilation, The World We Knew

I gotta say I'm not really digging the new mix of You're All I Need Tonight. The demo is FAR superior. Wonder why they changed it?

Hmmm...Well seeing how You're All I Need Tonight was actually an ATR demo....it is no wonder it sounds like ATR...

Releasing in Europe on Nov. 5th, and U.S. on FEBRUARY 11th?!?!?!? No wonder people download music. Great way to lose profits....why not release concurrently?

Smilek's Stranded

Robin Beck's The Great Escape

both of these releases are classic.

Smilek's Put a Little Love(on the Line), and Beck's The Great Escape are nominees for SOTY.

Been a member for 6 years...pretty much the same length as Geoff, has me beat by 3 months...lol. But I only have 400+ posts. While he has 32,000+...Personally, I don't have much to say. This music genre is dying. no one tours the U.S....Most CDs have 3 good songs, and the rest is trash...I'm not sure how many of you guys/gals attended Andrew's show in May - but attendence overall was HORRID. I think most people latch onto stuff, like the new Unruly Child, and force themselves to like it cause it's new and there isn't much else to focus on. Nelson? Sounds good so far. But its no ATR2. Bangalore Choir? I like it. Not sure its 'classic'. Myself, I find the AOR boring as hell. I admit to being rather opinionated, almost to the point of being elitist. I don't mean to be...I just feel alot of people(and not only here) like alot of subpar stuff. I can't stand H.E.A.T., think they are WAY subpar....others love them. We'll agree to disagree.

Overall, like I said, the genre is on a drastic downward trend. This fact saddens me.

One final point...not that this is a bad thing, per se...but it is rather cliqu-ey here. Tough for new people to get into discussions...been here for 6 years. I don't think anyone's ever taken interest in striking up a conversation....met Charvel TWICE. Once at FarCry/D2 show in Chicopee, Ma. and at MR Fest 2...blew me off both times.

I read more than I post, in other words....a lot of info here. Turned me on to some really great bands....

How about the Japan bonus track? Cover of Shania's Ka-Ching

really looking forward to the smilek disc, their debut is my fave kivel records release & imho the best

oddly enough I've heard from several sources the 2nd smilek album is no where as good as the debut.

I can't wait to hear this for myself

 

 

Better than the Adriangale releases? I don't think so...

 

 

The Smilek sure betters any of the Adrian Gale albums. This is probably one of the reasons why the band called it quits & move on to form Crunch

I've even told John Kivel Smilek's cd the best album he's put out

Smilek sure beats the latest bangalore choir you're plugging

Yesh, but does it beat Justin Bieber?

really looking forward to the smilek disc, their debut is my fave kivel records release & imho the best

oddly enough I've heard from several sources the 2nd smilek album is no where as good as the debut.

I can't wait to hear this for myself

Better than the Adriangale releases? I don't think so...

Wow...I like it.

I have the title track to this CD. Was wondering if anyone knows anything about this release? I think the song is great...I see they put out another album in 2005....no one has commented on either release...

Too many keys....

There was nothing wrong with Wildkard...have no idea why they stopped doing stuff. To me, better than Kick...

Bangalore Choir's new album CADENCE is due out later this month and I have to say after listening to it that finally a classic Melodic Rock group from the classic era gets in right. With their first album, On Target in '92, David Reece and Co. set the bar incredibly high with high-powered tracks like: Angel in Black( an unreleased Autograph tune), Loaded Gun, Hold on to You, Slippin' Away, and Just One Night...Reece went on to do other things like sing for Accept on Eat the Heat, Gypsy Rose, Stream, and Sircle of Silence before releasing a solo effort, Universal Language, in 2009. But to ME, something was missing. And that something was Bangalore Choir....and now:

Tracklist:

Wahzoo City

Tomorrow

Survival of the Fittest*

Still save a Song to Sing*

Power Trippin'

Martyr*

Living your Dreams Everyday*

Heart Attack & Vine*

Sweet Temptation*

Surrender all Your Love

Sprits too they Bleed

Never Say Goodbye*

High on the Clouds

Dig Deep*

* - Standout tracks. And as you can see the whole albm is basically standout. My ONLY gripe is the lack of a true ballad....Still Have a Song to Sing is ballady, but not a gut-wrenching classic balled-type track...

Ahem...there is a 3rd Bonus track

In the Cool

How did this sneak by me for so long?! Anyone have any info on this release?

Awhile back there was a thread concerning Jon and Ritchie stealing songs from unsigned acts through demo cassettes....I was wondering if anyone knew how to find this thread? I wouldn't normally ask, but I've been trying to find it via the search feature for four days now..

Thanks in advance....

Who knows what the *original* name of the album was? I remember going to the music store looking for the original name, not finding it, and flipping out....

2 Leann Rimes songs sung by Danny Vaughn (From the Inside)

Suddenly

Damn (one of my favorite songs of ALL TIME)

I have this 'untitled' song....and I've gone crazy trying to find the name of it...

The chorus goes:

I wish I knew how to survive

survival is all I'm asking for....

What would you do if I asked you to...

Put on your coat and walk out the door....

thanks, in advance....

Ok...I've found the song title, 'Wish to Survive', but on which album is it on?????

Funny thing and all....Kansas was/is not an AOR band.....Elefante did a decent job while SW was persuing Streets. Problem is: Elefante can't hold a candle to SW vocals. NOW he can. Steve was THE voice of 70s rock. Bar NONE.

I like my music with balls. Not wimpy AOR drivel.....

Walsh rules. 'nuff said.