Have caught up with a few new releases that I have been interested in checking out. Years ago, these would probably be instant buys, but times change and to be honest, I'm not seeing much point in shelling out for cd's anymore that I'm not going to love and have on repeat, and these days, that doesn't happen much anymore. Money obviously becomes more of a priority as you get older too. Anywho.....
Place Vendome - I loved the first three albums. Each one was different and worthwhile, even though the debut is better than the second two put together. This one was okay but has the standard Frontiers generic affair feel to it. I can see what Tim is saying regarding Kiske. He sounds weird in places and some of these songs don't really fit his voice. It does sound like he doesn't give a shit either. Some great guitar work obviously when you see who's involved but overall it just feels so thrown together and manufactured. There is some good songs here though but I find the ballads pretty crap. I'll give it some spins though cause it is Kiske and obviously other favs involved (Hansen, Karlsson) and see how it goes.
Sinner - This isn't bad. Mat really loves his Thin Lizzy. Some great melodies and excellent guitar work too. Probably too many songs though as my attention drifted towards the end. Nothing new and even though it's pretty decent, there is nothing here that would probably make me come back to it much.
Blaze Bayley - Now this is surprisingly really good. Blaze is a real fighter and is always honest with what he does but his lack of support and budget has hurt him over time with his output. The last one was some solid metal but the mix was awful with Blaze's vocals too loud and the whole thing sounded quite cheap which was a shame, but this one is much more balanced and the songs are really enjoyable. No nonsense heavy metal and Blaze sounds good here and the production and mix is simple but really nice. It's not overly bloated with filler either and Blaze knows what he is capable of and puts out a great record. It's still no match on his first two albums, but what is? This might be something that I would keep coming back to, I really liked it.
House of Lords - Ehh.....I only made through three quarters of this one. Too fucking soft and generic. I really liked the last album as it had some balls but this one, granted I didn't listen to the whole thing, just did nothing for me. The band sounds neutered here. Nothing new here and nothing making me want to listen to it again, and it just sounds so watered down.
Eclipse - Saved this one for last. I'm starting to really think that Martensson is taking the piss now. Every project he's done has become more of the same simple, generic, rehashed and recycled junk over and over. Every intro, every chorus, every guitar melody, has just all been done over and over. Does he have absolutely nothing different to offer up? The last one was the same but at least it had good choruses, this one doesn't, or I just don't give a shit. I loved this band with Are You Ready to Rock and Bleed and Scream and first WET and the Toby Hitchcock are two of the best melodic rock albums out there and to see him run out of ideas and come up with this to me, is just insulting. Sorry Erik, can't give you any of my money, You are robbing everyone blind here.
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