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[BlobVanDam]

New song/video from Neal Schon's latest project. I really love the style they're doing here, and it's what I was hoping for. The song itself is solid.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBwFb3aYXnw

[gazinwales]

Yeah solid song, I really do like Neal's voice, with he'd use it a little more with Journey.

[bl5150]

I think Neal sounds pretty ordinary and heavily produced to get anything decent - on the other hand Marco sounds strong and seems to have a Lenny Kravitz thang going.  I get the feeling this has been inspired by the success of Winery Dogs.

[BlobVanDam]

I think Neal sounds pretty ordinary and heavily produced to get anything decent - on the other hand Marco sounds strong and seems to have a Lenny Kravitz thang going.  I get the feeling this has been inspired by the success of Winery Dogs.

Are you only talking about vocals in regards to Schon? If so then I agree. I also got a strong Kravitz sound from Marco's voice. I dig it.
I doubt it was inspired by Winery Dogs. It's not like the "power trio" concept is anything new, it's just coincidence. I prefer the players here anyway, and so far the result too.

[bl5150]

Not sure I understand your question Blob ?   I said that Schon sounds ordinary and on the other hand Marco sounds strong.

I will check this release out - also good to see Deen potentially stretching himself a bit more than on Journey stuff.  He's a great drummer and singer.

[BlobVanDam]

Not sure I understand your question Blob ?   I said that Schon sounds ordinary and on the other hand Marco sounds strong.

And I was just checking that you were referring to vocals in response to gazinwales' post. Because the guitar work great, but I agree his vocals were ordinary. He's a backup vocalist, not a lead vocalist. Marco and Deen are both strong vocalists though, so I hope to hear both prominently.

[bl5150]

OK I see what you mean - yeah I wasn't referring to the guitar sound.

[Lowdz]

Found it stayed around too long to be honest. The bits with Neal singing were pretty ordinary and went on too long. Would have been better as a short bridge.
I was waiting for the solo and tbh found it rather meh. Marco's parts were the best bit. Still, there's enough there to give it more listens and for the album to be good.

[yorost]

I get the feeling this has been inspired by the success of Winery Dogs.

Definitely not, this album was recorded in 2011. He did Journey: Eclipse, Schon: The Calling, and Schon: SO U all in one session. This was just pushed to being the last one released.

I was least hopeful for this release, out of those three, but these videos give me a renewed interest. What You Need is much more interesting than I expected and Castronovo isn't holding it back like he tends to do in Journey and did with Soul Sirkus. ...if you can get ahold of both version of Soul Sirkus: World Play, it's amazing how much a drummer can bring down a band (Castronovo version where he was clearly not with the program vs the Donati rerecord).

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Count me as a fan of Schon on vox, it might not be amazing but is very pleasant to make up for it. Always felt he has a very similar vocal quality to his Santana and Journey bandmate, Gregg Rolie. I've been spinning Schon & Hammer: Untold Passion a ton lately, after writing it off years ago, he's got a nice voice. Which reminds me....

Schon also has in the bag a double cd with Jan Hammer and Steve Smith. Not sure how they all split duties on it, though.

Santana IV, as they've dubbed it, is well under the way, too. Sounds like a Journey/Santana tour is likely for 2015, and I will be stoked if Rolie plays with both bands.

Also, there have been hints from Schon that Journey has started working on a new album, but, unfortunately it didn't sounds like they would keep going (no surprise) the direction of Eclipse. Cain made it very clear he did not like the album.

[BlobVanDam]

I loved about half of Eclipse, but I'm glad if they're not continuing down that path. The other half was too moody, and it lost some of the melody. There are certainly elements I'd like them to retain though. I've enjoyed both Arnel Journey albums, so I'll be happy to have any new Journey album, whatever direction they take it.

[yorost]

It'll be curious where they go, he mentioned going back to r&b/rock, which scares me because I think Raised on Radio. ...but he also mentioned Separate Ways, so I'm at least hopeful it won't be a worst case scenario.

[BlobVanDam]

It'll be curious where they go, he mentioned going back to r&b/rock, which scares me because I think Raised on Radio. ...but he also mentioned Separate Ways, so I'm at least hopeful it won't be a worst case scenario.

Raised on Radio counts as rock?
If they did more stuff like Separate Ways, melodic yet harder rocking and concise, I'd be thrilled, as that's my favourite Journey song. And more stuff like the rockier tracks of Escape would be good too.

[yorost]

Raised on Radio counts as rock?

Touché

[wolfking]

New song/video from Neal Schon's latest project. I really love the style they're doing here, and it's what I was hoping for. The song itself is solid.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OBwFb3aYXnw

Man, this felt long and drawn out.  I was waiting for it to end to be honest.  I liked the instrumental track that they released, but this not so much.

[gazinwales]

Yeah it seems just to drag on a bit, without really going anywhere and some dodgy lyrics too boot.

[bl5150]

Wow - Accept are touring Australia in November !  never thought I'd see that................they're doing Brisbane too Kade.

[jjrock88]

Wow - Accept are touring Australia in November !  never thought I'd see that................they're doing Brisbane too Kade.

Looking very much forward to the new Accept and the new Priest.  I know they wont dissapoint

[wolfking]

Wow - Accept are touring Australia in November !  never thought I'd see that................they're doing Brisbane too Kade.

Yeah I saw that. 

[bl5150]

Just suffered through an unfortunate birthday (40    .........and crossed my thousand post milestone on the same day ) and having a quiet grog and pizza night tomorrow (tonight - Saturday - actually) and for once...............no kids and I'm insisting on controlling the music.  I have about 8 hours to fill in assuming my sister hangs around til all hours as usual in a vain attempt to get me pissed.   The (small) crowd is mostly people my age - a mix of those who sorta know their rock , those who would really only know Aussie/classic rock and a few who are clueless .  Metal really wouldn't go over that well , so I've come up with an idea of a mix of classic rock/hair metal/melodic rock with an alphabetical theme through the night...................so basically running from A-Z of band names and trying to get a mix that will keep both me and the crowd happy with just enough obscure/tongue in cheek stuff to keep things interesting.

Here's the list.


Back In Black   AC/DC   
Walk This Way   Aerosmith   
Dream On   Aerosmith   
Freedom   Alice Cooper   
Bound for Glory    Angry      
Rush You   Baby Animals   
Dreams in the Dark   Badlands   
Tough Times Don't Last   Bad English   
Fearless   Bad Company   
Speed   Billy Idol      
Mama Mia   The Black Sweden
Wild Is The Wind   Bon Jovi
Love Is War   Bon Jovi
More Than A Feeling   Boston   
Heat Of The Night   Bryan Adams   
The Flame   Cheap Trick
The Pull    Chicago      
Through The Years   C.I.T.A.   
Run to Paradise   Choirboys   
Nobody's Fool   Cinderella   
Dying For Love   Crown Of Thorns   
High Enough   Damn Yankees   
Ghost Of Love   Danger Danger   
   
Abandon   Dare   
Just Like Paradise   David Lee Roth
Sultans Of Swing   Dire Straits   
Hysteria   Def Leppard   
Dream Warriors   Dokken      
China Grove   Doobie Brothers
Pull Me Under   Dream Theater   
The Final Countdown   Europe   
Get The Funk Out   Extreme   
Bring Me to Life   Evanescence   
Wings Of Love   Find Me   
All She Wrote   FireHouse   
Rhiannon   Fleetwood Mac   
Tough it out   FM   FM   
Heart Turns To Stone   Foreigner   
Rockin' Is Ma' Business   The Four Horsemen   
Don't Take Me For A Loser   Gary Moore   
Over The Hills And Far Away   Gary Moore   
It Takes Two   Giant   
Burn   Glenn Hughes      
Turn Your Love Around   George Benson   
Sister Moon   Gotthard   
Once Bitten Twice Shy   Great White   
Stick It   Great White   
Welcome to the Jungle   Guns N' Roses   
Living On The Run   H.E.A.T      
Love Leads The Way.   Hardline
Familiar Taste Of Poison    Halestorm   
No Justice   Harem Scarem   
Who Will You Run To   Heart      
What's Forever For   House Of Lords   
Temptation   Hurricane   
Shot at My Heart   Icon   
Working Class Man   Jimmy Barnes   
One Big Rush   Joe Satriani   
Separate Ways (Worlds Apart)   Journey   
Rebel Heart   Kane Roberts      
Carry On Wayward Son   Kansas   
Dream On    King Kobra   
Detroit Rock City   Kiss   
Over The Edge   L.A. Guns
Stairway To Heaven   Led Zeppelin   
Living In The Gray   Lillian Axe   
Black Widow   Lita Ford   
Playing To Win   Little River Band   
Midnight Blue   Lou Gramm      
Wicked Sensation   Lynch Mob   
The Unforgiven   Metallica      
Save Our Love   Michael Bolton
Rock The Nation   Montrose   
Wild Side   Motley Crue      
Daddy, Brother, Lover, Little   Mr Big   
After The Rain   Nelson   
Don't Tell Me You Love Me   Night Ranger   
I Want My Tears Back   Nightwish   
Welcome To The World   Noiseworks   
Shot In The Dark   Ozzy Osbourne
Fallen Angel   Poison      
Fooled Again   Pseudo Echo   
Silent Lucidity   Queensrÿche   
Cum On Feel The Noise   Quiet Riot   
Nobody Rides For Free (bonus)   Ratt   
Higher Ground   Red Hot Chili Peppers   
Ballad Of Youth   Richie Sambora      
No Easy Way Out   Robert Tepper   
Rock'n'Roll Outlaw   Rose Tattoo
Stand Back   ROXUS   
Don't Call Me Dude  Scatterbrain   
Just Like Tiger Woods   Steel Panther   
Eye Of The Tiger   Survivor
Crazy   Talisman   
Paradise   Tesla   
Rock `N` Roll Away   TNT   
Hold The Line   Toto   
Tears In The Rain   Triumph   
We're Not Gonna Take It   Twisted Sister   
Forever Young   Tyketto   
Everything About You   Ugly Kid Joe   
You Really Got Me   Van Halen   
Dreams    Van Halen   
Edge Of A Broken Heart    Vixen   
Uncle Tom's Cabin   Warrant
Little Fighter   White Lion
Here I Go Again   Whitesnake
Now You're Gone   Whitesnake
Spell I'm Under   Winger   
Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark   Y&T   
Sharp Dressed Man   ZZ Top   

[jjrock88]

Thats a pretty solid and safe list.  Just dont mix up that Steel Panther song with "Asian Hooker" lol

[jingle.boy]

Belated happy birthday Brent.  It's still Friday here though!  Welcome to the uber-fogey club.  It ain't so bad.

Solid list of bands/tracks.  Although the lack of Skid Row, Pretty Maids and Slaughter makes me 

[bl5150]

Ah...........good one (and thanks).   Will add 18 and Life , Real Love and Clay (gotta keep it relatively wimpy for the most part) 

[jingle.boy]

Ah...........good one (and thanks).   Will add 18 and Life , Real Love and Clay (gotta keep it relatively wimpy for the most part) 

   Though I've always been partial to Home Is Where The Heart Is.

[King Postwhore]

40 and reminiscing!  Welcome to the club Brent.  Solid list.  I need to make an 80's playlist soon when I mow my damn lawn every week soon.

[jingle.boy]

Don't forget for the times you cut the grass too!

[King Postwhore]

Don't forget for the times you cut the grass too!

[wolfking]

That's a fuckin great list.  Perhaps a few more Aussie songs wouldn't hurt.

[wolfking]

The LRS album is pretty damn good.  Nice and smooth.

[TAC]

Here's the list.
Back In Black   AC/DC   
Dream On   Aerosmith   
Freedom   Alice Cooper   
Wild Is The Wind   Bon Jovi
More Than A Feeling   Boston      
Dream Warriors   Dokken      
China Grove   Doobie Brothers
Pull Me Under   Dream Theater      
Don't Take Me For A Loser   Gary Moore   
Over The Hills And Far Away   Gary Moore   
Burn   Glenn Hughes            
Carry On Wayward Son   Kansas   
Detroit Rock City   Kiss   
Stairway To Heaven   Led Zeppelin      
Shot In The Dark   Ozzy Osbourne
Paradise   Tesla   

Here's my faves of the list.

Welcome to the 40's!!

Wild Is The Wind is such an awesome song.

[bl5150]

Here's the list.
Back In Black   AC/DC   
Dream On   Aerosmith   
Freedom   Alice Cooper   
Wild Is The Wind   Bon Jovi
More Than A Feeling   Boston      
Dream Warriors   Dokken      
China Grove   Doobie Brothers
Pull Me Under   Dream Theater      
Don't Take Me For A Loser   Gary Moore   
Over The Hills And Far Away   Gary Moore   
Burn   Glenn Hughes            
Carry On Wayward Son   Kansas   
Detroit Rock City   Kiss   
Stairway To Heaven   Led Zeppelin      
Shot In The Dark   Ozzy Osbourne
Paradise   Tesla   

Here's my faves of the list.

Welcome to the 40's!!

Wild Is The Wind is such an awesome song.

Thanks TAC - and yeah , Wild Is The Wind is everything I like about BJ in one song and possibly my favourite of theirs.  New Jersey was about the end of the road for me though as far as they're concerned.

[TAC]

Yeah, New Jersey is a really solid album. Love Stick To Your Guns as well. Saw them a couple of times on this tour. A great live show back then. But yes, the line on Bon Jovi is clearly drawn with New Jersey.

Also Paradise is easily my favorite Tesla track.

[King Postwhore]

Blood on Blood is my favorite non hit from NJ.  Born To Be My Baby is my favorite from it.

[bl5150]

Blood on Blood is my favorite non hit from NJ.  Born To Be My Baby is my favorite from it.

Good choices too - anything but Bad Medicine.   Everyone bar me seems to love it but I just find it a bit on the cringe worthy side.

[King Postwhore]

I always felt the same with that song myself.  It's like that with Def Lep too.  The big anthem. "HEY HEY" stuff doesn't do it for me.  no thank you to Rock of Ages but a big hell yeah to , Too Late ect...

[TAC]

Blood On Blood 

Forgot to mention that. It's only my favorite Bon Jovi song.

You know what song it always reminded me of? Thin Lizzy's It's Getting Dangerous.

And they were big Thin Lizzy fans. They did a great version of The Boys Are Back In Town around this time for the Stairway To Heaven/Highway To Hell Compilation.