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Reach (SWE) – Reach Out To Rock

Clauss Hassing (DEN) – Open Your Heart

Powerplay (DEN) – All These Years

 

 

Simulacrum (FIN) – Sky Divided

Santa Cruz (FIN) - S/t

 

Kingcrow (ITA) – Eidos

Scanner (GER)- The Judgement

Powerwolf(GER) - – Blessed & Possessed

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Nothing really great in this lot, but a nice varied day on the stereo (for the record, the Matrex one was my fave);
Mastedon - It's A Jungle Out There
Mastedon - Lodcaudio
Masterplan - Masterplan
Matrex - I'll Always Remember
Mattador - Save Us From Ourselves
Maximum - Just For Kicks
Brian McDonald - Wind It Up
Kenny McGee - The Lost Heartless Years…

 

 

never heard of Matrex before, what's the closest comparison ?

Maximum should be around 80%, aren't they ?

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Nothing really great in this lot, but a nice varied day on the stereo (for the record, the Matrex one was my fave);
Mastedon - It's A Jungle Out There
Mastedon - Lodcaudio
Masterplan - Masterplan
Matrex - I'll Always Remember
Mattador - Save Us From Ourselves
Maximum - Just For Kicks
Brian McDonald - Wind It Up
Kenny McGee - The Lost Heartless Years…

 

 

never heard of Matrex before, what's the closest comparison ?

Maximum should be around 80%, aren't they ?

 

 

Matrex:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ssWrHyKUrI

 

 

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Nothing really great in this lot, but a nice varied day on the stereo (for the record, the Matrex one was my fave);
Mastedon - It's A Jungle Out There
Mastedon - Lodcaudio
Masterplan - Masterplan
Matrex - I'll Always Remember
Mattador - Save Us From Ourselves
Maximum - Just For Kicks
Brian McDonald - Wind It Up
Kenny McGee - The Lost Heartless Years…

 

 

never heard of Matrex before, what's the closest comparison ?

Maximum should be around 80%, aren't they ?

 

 

Matrex is just good 80's AOR, as per Stefan's clips (it's from 1986). As for Maximum, no way are they an 80% band. I like the album, but it got a 72% from me and I think that's very fair. Good solid riff driven glam hard rock, but severely lacking in creativity or song writing prowess when it comes to good hooks and choruses. Solid album, but nothing more.

 

Great day, with 4 (!!) release above *80% in one day:

 

*Kenny McGee (and Lefty) - Kenny McGee (and Lefty)
KMD - Kenny McGee's Disease
*McQueen Street - McQueen Street
McQueen Street - 2
Stan Meissner - Dangerous Games
Stan Meissner - Windows To Light
*Stan Meissner - Undertow
*Melidian - Lost In The Wild
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Nothing really great in this lot, but a nice varied day on the stereo (for the record, the Matrex one was my fave);
Mastedon - It's A Jungle Out There
Mastedon - Lodcaudio
Masterplan - Masterplan
Matrex - I'll Always Remember
Mattador - Save Us From Ourselves
Maximum - Just For Kicks
Brian McDonald - Wind It Up
Kenny McGee - The Lost Heartless Years…

 

 

never heard of Matrex before, what's the closest comparison ?

Maximum should be around 80%, aren't they ?

 

 

Matrex is just good 80's AOR, as per Stefan's clips (it's from 1986). As for Maximum, no way are they an 80% band. I like the album, but it got a 72% from me and I think that's very fair. Good solid riff driven glam hard rock, but severely lacking in creativity or song writing prowess when it comes to good hooks and choruses. Solid album, but nothing more.

 

Great day, with 4 (!!) release above *80% in one day:

 

*Kenny McGee (and Lefty) - Kenny McGee (and Lefty)
KMD - Kenny McGee's Disease
*McQueen Street - McQueen Street
McQueen Street - 2
Stan Meissner - Dangerous Games
Stan Meissner - Windows To Light
*Stan Meissner - Undertow
*Melidian - Lost In The Wild

 

 

yeah that's the best Meissner album for sure. Might scrape at 80% from me............

 

Melidian got an 83% from me.

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Nothing really great in this lot, but a nice varied day on the stereo (for the record, the Matrex one was my fave);
Mastedon - It's A Jungle Out There
Mastedon - Lodcaudio
Masterplan - Masterplan
Matrex - I'll Always Remember
Mattador - Save Us From Ourselves
Maximum - Just For Kicks
Brian McDonald - Wind It Up
Kenny McGee - The Lost Heartless Years…

 

 

never heard of Matrex before, what's the closest comparison ?

Maximum should be around 80%, aren't they ?

 

 

Matrex is just good 80's AOR, as per Stefan's clips (it's from 1986). As for Maximum, no way are they an 80% band. I like the album, but it got a 72% from me and I think that's very fair. Good solid riff driven glam hard rock, but severely lacking in creativity or song writing prowess when it comes to good hooks and choruses. Solid album, but nothing more.

 

Great day, with 4 (!!) release above *80% in one day:

 

*Kenny McGee (and Lefty) - Kenny McGee (and Lefty)
KMD - Kenny McGee's Disease
*McQueen Street - McQueen Street
McQueen Street - 2
Stan Meissner - Dangerous Games
Stan Meissner - Windows To Light
*Stan Meissner - Undertow
*Melidian - Lost In The Wild

 

 

yeah that's the best Meissner album for sure. Might scrape at 80% from me............

 

Melidian got an 83% from me.

 

 

I gave 'Undertow' an 82% - really cool album. As for Melidian, I've loved that for a long time and it holds a place with me. Got an 89% - love that thing. Perfect mix of hard rock riffs and keys, and good catchy hard rock songs. Mmm, delicious CD. :wub:

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Don't go scoring albums higher than they deserve for sentimental reasons ;-)

 

I always thought they should have ditched the title song, and like Paul Laine the album needed a monster rocker at the end to obtain classic 90% status from me.

 

Great album though.

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Don't go scoring albums higher than they deserve for sentimental reasons ;-)

 

I always thought they should have ditched the title song, and like Paul Laine the album needed a monster rocker at the end to obtain classic 90% status from me.

 

Great album though.

 

Nah, it's not rated any higher for sentiment... but I may rate the songs higher than others because I just have actually loved these songs for so long. It's not sentiment... just a genuine long standing adoration for these songs.

 

I agree, though, that the title track is easily the worst song on the album. Why on earth do bands name albums after the weakest song on there???

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Don't go scoring albums higher than they deserve for sentimental reasons ;-)

 

I always thought they should have ditched the title song, and like Paul Laine the album needed a monster rocker at the end to obtain classic 90% status from me.

 

Great album though.

 

Nah, it's not rated any higher for sentiment... but I may rate the songs higher than others because I just have actually loved these songs for so long. It's not sentiment... just a genuine long standing adoration for these songs.

 

I agree, though, that the title track is easily the worst song on the album. Why on earth do bands name albums after the weakest song on there???

 

 

Steelhouse Lane - Slaves of the New World ;-)

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Don't go scoring albums higher than they deserve for sentimental reasons ;-)

 

I always thought they should have ditched the title song, and like Paul Laine the album needed a monster rocker at the end to obtain classic 90% status from me.

 

Great album though.

 

Nah, it's not rated any higher for sentiment... but I may rate the songs higher than others because I just have actually loved these songs for so long. It's not sentiment... just a genuine long standing adoration for these songs.

 

I agree, though, that the title track is easily the worst song on the album. Why on earth do bands name albums after the weakest song on there???

 

 

Steelhouse Lane - Slaves of the New World ;-)

 

 

Yep, probably the most significant of all.

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Quite a strong day today too. The Melodica debut is kind of a guilty pleasure. I know it's terrible and I don't know how one of my favourite vocalists ever managed to sound so bad, but there are some good songs that save an album with the production qualities of a dead sperm whale;

 

Melodica - Long Way From Home
Melodica - Lovemetal
Mennen - Mennen
Message - Outside Looking In
Messano - Messano
Metropolis - The Power Of Night
Metal Skool - Hole Patrol
Miami Riot - Dirty Living In The City
Bret Michaels - Songs Of Life
Bret Michaels - Custom Built
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Quite a strong day today too. The Melodica debut is kind of a guilty pleasure. I know it's terrible and I don't know how one of my favourite vocalists ever managed to sound so bad, but there are some good songs that save an album with the production qualities of a dead sperm whale;

 

Melodica - Long Way From Home
Melodica - Lovemetal
Mennen - Mennen
Message - Outside Looking In
Messano - Messano
Metropolis - The Power Of Night
Metal Skool - Hole Patrol
Miami Riot - Dirty Living In The City
Bret Michaels - Songs Of Life
Bret Michaels - Custom Built

 

 

got to be the easy winner of the day - i love that album.

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Quite a strong day today too. The Melodica debut is kind of a guilty pleasure. I know it's terrible and I don't know how one of my favourite vocalists ever managed to sound so bad, but there are some good songs that save an album with the production qualities of a dead sperm whale;

 

Melodica - Long Way From Home
Melodica - Lovemetal
Mennen - Mennen
Message - Outside Looking In
Messano - Messano
Metropolis - The Power Of Night
Metal Skool - Hole Patrol
Miami Riot - Dirty Living In The City
Bret Michaels - Songs Of Life
Bret Michaels - Custom Built

 

 

got to be the easy winner of the day - i love that album.

 

 

The Metal Skool EP was by far the pick of the bunch, but yes, in terms of full albums the Metropolis one was pretty clearly the best of the bunch. Very nice album, and reminds me of the last few family holidays that we must have all gone on together with Mum & Dad before we all got old and had other things on too.

 

But yeah, 1999 (when it was released) must have been one of, if not the last one we all did together. And I remember listening to this new release several times during that trip. Good memories.

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