Captain Black Beard - Sonic Forces

[phaffas]

On 4/19/2020 at 11:11 PM, lettard said:

This is their 5th release if i'm correct,the previous release had a female vocalist...in fact they've had a few different singers overall...but this one for me just fits.

Yep have tried to follow this band but with a revolving door of singers i gave up... this one sounds good though

[Geoff]

On 5/15/2020 at 11:57 PM, CureTheSane said:

Up to track 8 at the moment.

This sucks. Worst album of the year.

Only joking, it's pretty damn good.
If you don't at least like this then you have a problem

Jeez you intrigue me, mate. You are very cold towards some of the absolutel most essential music that gets released but you're into this one? I don't get it. By all accounts it's exactly what you dislike in terms of synth dominated stuff etc? You're a mystery.

This is a good solid release but I'm going to lay this down right now - it'll be the most over-rated album of 2020. For me there's five good tunes and five that miss the mark.

These aren't awful, but are not keepers for me;

Disco Volante
Sonic Forces
Midnight Cruiser
Gotham City
Emptiness

These are choice cuts;

Headlights
Lights & Shadows

Tonight
Time to Deliver
Young Hearts

The last two are my favourite songs on the album but I hope the forum doesn't get out of control with praise for this one. 

[Glen]

sorry mate but this is easily one of the best albums so far this year.

2020 has disappointed me so far. A lot of releases have fallen flat but this is like a breath of fresh air.

however in fairness I'm surprised you like any of it ..... I mean the whole thing just sounds like NFO to me.... including the songs you like 

[CureTheSane]

Haha, Geoff.
I guess you like what you like.
Syrupy poppy synth is what I find hard to take.
I don't break apart music and limit myself to expectations or differences with new singers.
I tend to listen to anything and if I like it I do.
I guess sometimes your mood can influence that>
I like Yanni, Sarah Brightman, ABBA, Old Dominion, The Elder, Van Hagar
I don't like much speed/death/etc metal, Judas Priest, 80's pop sounding current 'rock' bands, Carneival Of Souls, DLR VH

I have a 7 hour drive tomorrow, so I'll give this a coul[ple of more listens and see if I lean more towards you or Glen.
If I was in a tired/easily please/less critical mood when I first heard it, and don't think as much now, I'm happy to correct myself.

[Geoff]

1 hour ago, Glen said:

sorry mate but this is easily one of the best albums so far this year.

2020 has disappointed me so far. A lot of releases have fallen flat but this is like a breath of fresh air.

however in fairness I'm surprised you like any of it ..... I mean the whole thing just sounds like NFO to me.... including the songs you like 

2020's been rubbish - I agree. Just a continuation of last year. But albums like this are basically the reason why. Everyone just releases good/okay albums these days and no one releases anything excellent anymore. 

I hear a bit of NFO in this, but don't be too harsh. They're not that bad. Haha. Nah, I don't hear the strong 70's vibe in this that NFO evidently have. This still sounds mostly like CBB to be... just a more consistent and clearly directed version of what they've done in the past. They finally set out to do something and did it completely. 

It's a good enough album... just can't see it standing out come the end of the year. 

[Geoff]

1 hour ago, CureTheSane said:

Haha, Geoff.
I guess you like what you like.
Syrupy poppy synth is what I find hard to take.
I don't break apart music and limit myself to expectations or differences with new singers.
I tend to listen to anything and if I like it I do.
I guess sometimes your mood can influence that>
I like Yanni, Sarah Brightman, ABBA, Old Dominion, The Elder, Van Hagar
I don't like much speed/death/etc metal, Judas Priest, 80's pop sounding current 'rock' bands, Carneival Of Souls, DLR VH

I have a 7 hour drive tomorrow, so I'll give this a coul[ple of more listens and see if I lean more towards you or Glen.
If I was in a tired/easily please/less critical mood when I first heard it, and don't think as much now, I'm happy to correct myself.

Don't get me wrong, mate - love the shit out of what you love. Just surprised in one thread you say you don't know/like Crashdiet / Crazy Lixx... which are two pretty decent hard rocking bands - and then you turn around and like this syrup-fest.

Anyway, enjoy what you enjoy. Just hard to get a read on it. I'd hate to try and recommend a band to you, lol.  

[CureTheSane]

I mean my tastes fall fairly well with the 80's scene like most people here.
Kiss, TS, Maiden, Motley, Poison, Warrant, etc etc
From there to now, obviously everything is different.
I have been influenced a bit by this site and the music thrown out. I am more AOR than I was.

I just added 5 newish albums that I haven't heard much for my trip tomorrow. Captain Blackbeard, Dirty Honey, Fate's last one, DiViscious and Papa Roach are the albums I'll be checking out more.

But if you were going to recomment music to me right now I guess looking at what I just put on my Spotify as my current staples. Bad City, Cats In Space, Gun, Shiraz Lane and The New Roses
So anything like them I will be into.
Somebody said NFO is a lot like Cats In Space which is why I will have a look someday.

Carzy Lixx, and Crashdiet, I kinda knew I had to get to them, but found out about them late so was already behind. I did 2 Crazy Lixx albums, and now amd going through the Crashdiet.
All about finding time I guess.
 

Edited May 20, 2020 by CureTheSane

[CureTheSane]

On 5/20/2020 at 4:25 PM, Geoff said:

Jeez you intrigue me, mate. You are very cold towards some of the absolutel most essential music that gets released but you're into this one? I don't get it. By all accounts it's exactly what you dislike in terms of synth dominated stuff etc? You're a mystery.

This is a good solid release but I'm going to lay this down right now - it'll be the most over-rated album of 2020. For me there's five good tunes and five that miss the mark.

These aren't awful, but are not keepers for me;

Disco Volante
Sonic Forces
Midnight Cruiser
Gotham City
Emptiness

These are choice cuts;

Headlights
Lights & Shadows

Tonight
Time to Deliver
Young Hearts

The last two are my favourite songs on the album but I hope the forum doesn't get out of control with praise for this one. 

OK, so I played lots of otehr music on the drive up.
But the next day I gave this a listen again,
And I got what you were saying for sure.
Although for me the synth was not syrupy and fit the music well, it was poppier and more AOR than I'd normally go for.
I didn't hate it, but wondered where my previous comment came from.
Until I got to track 9 I think, and that was great,
Hate Gotham City, perfect average ending to a CD song.
Also I liked the first song.

Anyway, then I listened a couple more times on teh way home.
I came home by myself so could listen loud and really get a feel.
And I could see where my original comments can]me from.
I really dug it.
Will listen a couple of more times before I break it down, but I still say it's a great album.

The new Papa Roach is pretty great. First few songs won't be for many here. Not really my thing either but I like track 2 even though the first few (and a couple later) are a bit grungy or screamoy or whatever)
DeViscious was alos really good, really enjoyed that, surprised it didn't get more love here.
Dirty Honey EP was also really good. Very Electric Boys fell to it.

[Glen]

16 minutes ago, CureTheSane said:

OK, so I played lots of otehr music on the drive up.
But the next day I gave this a listen again,
And I got what you were saying for sure.
Although for me the synth was not syrupy and fit the music well, it was poppier and more AOR than I'd normally go for.
I didn't hate it, but wondered where my previous comment came from.
Until I got to track 9 I think, and that was great,
Hate Gotham City, perfect average ending to a CD song.
Also I liked the first song.

Anyway, then I listened a couple more times on teh way home.
I came home by myself so could listen loud and really get a feel.
And I could see where my original comments can]me from.
I really dug it.
Will listen a couple of more times before I break it down, but I still say it's a great album.

The new Papa Roach is pretty great. First few songs won't be for many here. Not really my thing either but I like track 2 even though the first few (and a couple later) are a bit grungy or screamoy or whatever)
DeViscious was alos really good, really enjoyed that, surprised it didn't get more love here.
Dirty Honey EP was also really good. Very Electric Boys fell to it.

at I said first of all...the first 8 are great, the last 2 are ok. 

 

[KarpetRydOFunk]

On 5/26/2020 at 11:07 PM, CureTheSane said:

OK, so I played lots of otehr music on the drive up.
But the next day I gave this a listen again,
And I got what you were saying for sure.
Although for me the synth was not syrupy and fit the music well, it was poppier and more AOR than I'd normally go for.
I didn't hate it, but wondered where my previous comment came from.
Until I got to track 9 I think, and that was great,
Hate Gotham City, perfect average ending to a CD song.
Also I liked the first song.

Anyway, then I listened a couple more times on teh way home.
I came home by myself so could listen loud and really get a feel.
And I could see where my original comments can]me from.
I really dug it.
Will listen a couple of more times before I break it down, but I still say it's a great album.

The new Papa Roach is pretty great. First few songs won't be for many here. Not really my thing either but I like track 2 even though the first few (and a couple later) are a bit grungy or screamoy or whatever)
DeViscious was alos really good, really enjoyed that, surprised it didn't get more love here.
Dirty Honey EP was also really good. Very Electric Boys fell to it.

What's this Dirty Honey??

[lettard]

41 minutes ago, KarpetRydOFunk said:

What's this Dirty Honey??

  always held a Tora Tora vibe also for me....thinks its the vocals

[AlphaMale]

1 hour ago, KarpetRydOFunk said:

What's this Dirty Honey??

 

[Stefan]

New video for 'Sonic Forces'.

 

 

[KarpetRydOFunk]

21 hours ago, AlphaMale said:

 

Yeah, I'm not as hopelessly lazy as I let on. I did a quick search after commenting. I'm not sure why I missed this last year, but I'm guessing the name turned me off. 

[CureTheSane]

So I've made my selections from this.
My keepers are

Headlights
Lights & Shadows
Disco Volante
Tonight
Midnight Cruiser
Young Hearts

solid album, little bit removed from what I normally go for, but like i said, good music is good music

[Glen]

1 hour ago, CureTheSane said:

So I've made my selections from this.
My keepers are

Headlights
Lights & Shadows
Disco Volante
Tonight
Midnight Cruiser
Young Hearts

solid album, little bit removed from what I normally go for, but like i said, good music is good music

I'd add time to deliver and 7 keepers is fine by me 

[zacharyamelie]

41 minutes ago, Glen said:

I'd add time to deliver and 7 keepers is fine by me 

Keeping all the tracks are fine by me. A top 5 so far this year. 

[heavyharmonies]

I'm surprised no one else really has glommed onto this one. One of my favorites on the album:

 

 

[AlphaMale]

Good stuff. Definitely in my Top 10.

[lettard]

10 hours ago, AlphaMale said:

Good stuff. Definitely in my Top 10.

Same here,really like this one also.

[CureTheSane]

23 hours ago, heavyharmonies said:

I'm surprised no one else really has glommed onto this one. One of my favorites on the album:

 

 

didn't make the cut for me.

[Jez]

Very Night Flight Orchestra in places and a very solid album.Thumbs up from me

[zacharyamelie]

On 6/19/2020 at 12:08 AM, AlphaMale said:

Good stuff. Definitely in my Top 10.

But many are saying it’s very Night Flight Orchestra...you coming around to the dark side? 

[AlphaMale]

2 hours ago, zacharyamelie said:

But many are saying it’s very Night Flight Orchestra...you coming around to the dark side? 

I don't hear NFO in that at all.

[Glen]

1 hour ago, AlphaMale said:

I don't hear NFO in that at all.

several sound like NFO. Not as good as NFO of course