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Is it just me or is this pretty average?

 

Starts out well with Restless & Speak up but by track 4 it goes on a run of averageness for about 6 tracks before the awesome 'Victim Of Lies' hits (by far the best song on the album for me).

 

Its all nice and rocking but the hooks just dont do it for me :-(

 

[also, Im So Excited is just wrong.]

 

So far I think it's just you that thinks this is average.

If you like the Garcia years it's hard for me to see someone not liking this.

There might be a song or two that's just okay but the energy just makes the okay songs that much better and yeah the cover is a bad song but they do do it justice and make it listenable IMO. This disc is one of my favs so far and I don't find any of the songs "dodgy". :lol:

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Lets just go ahead and say it....

 

Victory > Any other German Band

 

 

Victory is a top ten band of all time.

 

Geoff...don't make me go through every song on every cd with you ;)

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Is it just me or is this pretty average?

 

Starts out well with Restless & Speak up but by track 4 it goes on a run of averageness for about 6 tracks before the awesome 'Victim Of Lies' hits (by far the best song on the album for me).

 

Its all nice and rocking but the hooks just dont do it for me :-(

 

[also, Im So Excited is just wrong.]

Wrong! 'No Return' is far and away the best song on the album... a return to the glory days.

 

I could appreciate an impartial fan not being too into this, but as a long-time Victory fan I really think it's a great return. In the scheme of everything that's been released in 2011 I admit it probably won't rate overly high, but I still love it and think it's a great offering from a brilliant band.

 

 

Well Im just going on what track I can actually remember when Ive done playing it, and 'Victim Of Lies' is always the one im left singing (in my head! lol).....just means for me, its the best song...and a killer solo as well.

 

Hoping the album will grow...early days eh.

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Lets just go ahead and say it....

 

Victory > Any other German Band

 

 

 

well except PC69 and Frontline..........of course ;-)

 

 

PC69 is right up there for me also but I never got into Frontline :(

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Slight departure, but relevant enough and I didn't want to start a new thread just to ask this question:

 

Does anyone have the Herman Frank CD, "Loyal To None"? I've seen some positive reviews and have checked out a few tracks - 'Down To The Valley' and 'Lord Tonight' sound really good. Any verdicts on this one?

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Slight departure, but relevant enough and I didn't want to start a new thread just to ask this question:

 

Does anyone have the Herman Frank CD, "Loyal To None"? I've seen some positive reviews and have checked out a few tracks - 'Down To The Valley' and 'Lord Tonight' sound really good. Any verdicts on this one?

 

I know the question is more appropriate to the Heavy Metal forum, but ...

 

...anyone? :poke:

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Had the Herman Frank downloaded forever and can't say that I have listed to it. I will have to check it out...

 

As far as Victory goes, after the dust has settled on this new release...this cd is good, not great. I don't spin it much so I can't say in hind sight that I loved it. I will always take their first 7 releases though, some of the best music these ears have ever heard.

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