The Official Hard Rock / Classic Metal Music Discussion and Memorabilia Thread!

[TAC]

Saw Orianthi in Alice Cooper's band.

And now Nita is in.............................Alice Cooper's band 

Oh, is that right? 

[bl5150]

Yep - Alice seems to be on a chick guitar thang at the moment.   If Nita leaves he might resurrect Jennifer Batten.

[TAC]

If Nita leaves he might resurrect Jennifer Batten.

I don't know who that is.




So I'm going through some 2016 albums and I spinning this today:





Is this some sort of joke? Are they serious? I mean on the surface it's a great album. But, if Number Of The Beast, Piece Of Mind, and Powerslave had a three way, this would be the baby.

Direct ripoffs. Direct.

[bl5150]

Yep - and I like it better than Book of Souls (and a lot of their other albums) .   They're a bit more straight ahead metal than Maiden , with some cool guitar work - don't tend to waffle around as much,  which is when Maiden tend to lose me.

It's an interesting topic though - at what point does it go from being awesome (influenced by.........) to totally lame rip off.   For me if the songs are there I don't tend to care as long as the songs themselves aren't stealing riffs/lines .

I don't know Maiden like the back of my hand like you do Tim ,so it's likely not as obvious.  I know Hath and a couple of the other guys really enjoyed the Monument album .

[TAC]

Yep - and I like it better than Book of Souls .   

If I had the time, I could do a lengthy timestamp comparison. It's ridiculous.

[bl5150]

Yep - and I like it better than Book of Souls .   

I felt the same about the fapping over Book of Souls. 

Speaking of music that everyone around DTF can't seem to get enough of - just listened to the new Haken.  Zzzzzzz

[TAC]

TBOS was the first Reunion Era album where I didn't like the latest one as much or more than the previous one.  I rate it 4th or 5th among them.
That said, Empire Of The Clouds is a masterpiece. A crowning moment of the Reunion Era.

[jjrock88]

I'm checking out that Monument band right now.

Check out "A Bridge Too Far".  Thats the most Aces High song that isn't Aces High.

They would probably make more money just being an Iron Maiden cover band

[Lowdz]

I really like that Monument. Probably because it's so early Maiden.

I like BoS too, more than any of the reunion albums, but I've not given most of them much time, AMOLAD apart.

On a similar subject to the Monument/Maiden thing, played Voodoo Circle's last one yesterday and mostly enjoyed it. I'm with Brent on the ' influence ' thing. As long as it isn't plagiarism I'm ok with it. VC often fall foul of that though.

[Big Hath]

I don't mind Monument aping Maiden, it's quality stuff.

[wolfking]

I think I need to check out that Monument.

[TAC]

Pretty cool. I like it.

https://bravewords.com/news/steve-grimmett-s-grim-reaper-premier-walking-in-the-shadows-music-video

Listening to the album now on Spotify. Pretty damn solid.

[Podaar]

I had to minimize the video in order to listen to the whole song. Not bad, I suppose but not really my cuppa anymore.

[TAC]

 

[wolfking]

Pretty cool. I like it.

https://bravewords.com/news/steve-grimmett-s-grim-reaper-premier-walking-in-the-shadows-music-video

Listening to the album now on Spotify. Pretty damn solid.

I don't know if it's me, but I thought that was pretty shit, and the vocals are awful.

[TAC]

Hah!

Well that's the best track. So don't bother.

Just got through it on Spotify. Half of it is decent, the other half is meh.

[wolfking]

Hah!

Well that's the best track. So don't bother.

Just got through it on Spotify. Half of it is decent, the other half is meh.

That's the best track?  Bloody hell, yeah I certainly won't bother.

[TAC]

Any 2016 albums I may have missed?
Recommendations?

[Big Hath]

did you happen to check out that Eternal Champion I posted a couple days ago?

[TAC]

No, I meant to. Will do so right now.

[TAC]

did you happen to check out that Eternal Champion I posted a couple days ago?

3 Songs in. Pretty cool. Jonathan, did you ever check out the Lords Of The Trident album from last year. This reminds me of it.

[bl5150]

Hah!

Well that's the best track. So don't bother.

Just got through it on Spotify. Half of it is decent, the other half is meh.

Grimmett is one of my faves but even I thought it was just okay ......78% from me .  Solid melodic metal but pretty one dimensional and he did struggle here and there.  Some context though - the guy is 57 and trying to pull it off like he's 27.  Sometimes it works, sometimes it's a struggle but at his age I think he's doing a pretty good job.

[TAC]

I think a 78% is actually kind of generous. A few decent tracks. A real classic feel. Anyway, I kind of stumbled upon it, and it's only 50 minutes.
Listening to Hath's Eternal Champion. I'm hearing some Riot in it as well.


@ Hath, just finished. Really enjoyed that. Thank you.

[bl5150]

 Hath's Eternal Champion.

The rest of the original band is now called Champion of Fire .

[TAC]

 Hath's Eternal Champion.

The rest of the original band is now called Champion of Fire .

Eternally.

[Big Hath]

I think a 78% is actually kind of generous. A few decent tracks. A real classic feel. Anyway, I kind of stumbled upon it, and it's only 50 minutes.
Listening to Hath's Eternal Champion. I'm hearing some Riot in it as well.


@ Hath, just finished. Really enjoyed that. Thank you.

 

cool!  Hopefully those guys come up to Dallas in the near future.

did you happen to check out that Eternal Champion I posted a couple days ago?

3 Songs in. Pretty cool. Jonathan, did you ever check out the Lords Of The Trident album from last year. This reminds me of it.

no.  I vaguely remember that being mentioned here but never did listen.  I'll have to seek it out.

[TAC]

Frostburn is the name of the album. Best track is Shattered Skies. The lyrics can be a little corny, though. But I enjoyed the album. Not earth shattering, but pretty easy on the ears.

[Lowdz]

 

Must be a good eatery on that remote island of a forgotten planet in a lost galaxy...

[wolfking]

Speaking of Sambora a page back, did anyone see his performance at the NRL Grand Final?!  Holy shit!!    No wonder people blasted him on social media, he has no business performing like that, fucking horrid.

[BlobVanDam]

I don't watch any sportball, but I heard about how awful his performance was. I would have watched just that bit if I'd known though.

[bl5150]

Speaking of Sambora a page back, did anyone see his performance at the NRL Grand Final?!  Holy shit!!    No wonder people blasted him on social media, he has no business performing like that, fucking horrid.

Didn't bother to check it out but yeah.............was lead story on news.com.au (shitty tabloid for News Corp) for a day or two. 

[wolfking]

Here you go boys;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVVLSvt3vT8

[bl5150]

I've seen a lot worse tbh..................and Jon Bon Jovi would've sounded worse 

Compare the pair 

https://youtu.be/XZdiaFXW2U8?t=340

[BlobVanDam]

Here you go boys;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVVLSvt3vT8

Thanks! I was actually expecting worse given the buildup. It wasn't great, but it wasn't a complete trainwreck either. Definitely not up to standard for a big stadium performance that's being televised, and definitely not worth what they were charging for the gigs here. But it was an acceptable standard for a pub cover band.

I've seen a lot worse tbh..................and Jon Bon Jovi would've sounded worse 

Compare the pair 

https://youtu.be/XZdiaFXW2U8?t=340

What the fuck is happening. That is pure ear rape.

[wolfking]

Living on A Prayer I'd classify as a trainwreck.   Dead or Alive wasn't as bad.

Oh, the Meat Loaf, that's the immortal one, nothing will ever ouch that, love it.

This is amusing too.  Poor old Billy, it wasn't his fault! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIChaxdSPHk