The official Frontiers Softcock Shit thread

[wolfking]

It's really no surprise though is it?  I didn't even raise an eyebrow.  Couldn't see bugger all people going let alone knowing who they both were.

[BlobVanDam]

It's not a shock at all, but I figured they were aiming so low here that they might just manage it. Oh well.

[wolfking]

Would have been interesting to know exactly how many tickets were sold.

[BlobVanDam]

I'm also interested to know how much money the artists would have made from something like this at best.

[bl5150]

I'm also interested to know how much money the artists would have made from something like this at best.

an all expenses paid holiday would be about it I would reckon

[wolfking]

 

Probably lucky if that included a meal thrown in at the venue too.

[BlobVanDam]

I'm also interested to know how much money the artists would have made from something like this at best.

an all expenses paid holiday would be about it I would reckon

Plus whatever you can make hocking whatever merch you could fit in your carry-on luggage at the show.

[wolfking]

So sad but would be so true.

[BlobVanDam]

Ted Poley song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6-2WHMB0Us

The vocals have no balls, and it's the usual cookie cutter songwriting, but I like the bassy production and the song isn't too bad for that kind of thing. If the whole album sounds like this, it might make some pleasant enough background music.

[wolfking]

Meh, I didn't really dig it, it's alright though I guess.

[Lowdz]

This genre is dying on its arse.

[wolfking]

This genre is dying on its arse.

Yeah, it kinda is.  I'm hopeful for this new Sunstorm though.  The Defiants should be good too.

[jjrock88]

I turned that Ted Poley song off one minute in

[BlobVanDam]

This genre is dying on its arse.

Yeah, it kinda is.  I'm hopeful for this new Sunstorm though.  The Defiants should be good too.

I dig the Sunstorm song and I'm looking forward to that album, but the Defiants ones to me sounded even weaker than the Ted Poley one (not by a whole lot). The Ted Poley song has grown on me. It's very standard stuff of course, but I had the chorus stuck in my head last night, and I think I'll enjoy the album, as long as they don't have too many ballads. It's always the damn ballads that ruin them.

[wolfking]

It's like it's a mandatory thing in the contract to have 2 or 3 really sappy ballads.  They are still decent half the time, but pussy as hell.

I'll check the Ted Poley, but not expecting anything at all really.

[bl5150]

2 or 3 ballads has been par for the course with melodic rock/hair metal since forever - I'm fine with it as long as they're not dialled in.  Anyway , The Astonishing has more ballads on it than the entire Frontiers catalogue

[Kwyjibo]

I'm a sucker for good ballads, even if they are cheesy as fuck. Problem is that nowadays most of the ballads are only cheesy and not good.

And yeah, the rocker/ballads ratio is important too.

[Prog Snob]

I figured this is the best place to ask this question. Anything new from Tony Harnell or Hugo lately?

[bl5150]

Hugo has been MIA for ages afaik aside from some cover band stuff.........will see if I can find anything else out.

Harnell spent recent times touring with Skid Row , before being given the ass just recently.  There is a new Starbreaker on the way though     He also does plenty of acoustic gigs and has been producing/promoting a chick called Rachel Lorin.

[Prog Snob]

Huge has been MIA for ages afaik aside from some cover band stuff.........will see if I can find anything else out.

Harnell spent recent times touring with Skid Row , before being given the ass just recently.  There is a new Starbreaker on the way though     He also does plenty of acoustic gigs and has been producing/promoting a chick called Rachel Lorin.

Skid Row? Really? I had no idea. How was it? Did you hear any of live material? Starbreaker was a great listen, so I'd love to hear more of that. I still listen to the Morning Wood album all of the time. At one point I had everything he ever did on CD, but lost track after that Morning Wood CD came out.

I couldn't find much on Hugo. I still crank that Valentine CD. There's something about those songs that make them forever embedded in my mind. After that, it was Open Skyz and then his two solo albums. I lost track of him after that.

[TAC]

2 or 3 ballads has been par for the course with melodic rock/hair metal since forever - I'm fine with it as long as they're not dialled in.  Anyway , The Astonishing has more ballads on it than the entire Frontiers catalogue

[bl5150]

There's live footage all over Blabbermouth/Youtube if you search for it - he got canned pretty hard by the fans though.  I think he may have done okay on new material but he didn't really fit the Bach material.   Was it you I got the Morning Wood for John?  - I remember sending it along to someone on DTF.

Hugo hasn't done much outside what you listed.  There are a few releases you may want to track down though:

1) there was a 3rd Hugo solo release
2) there was a Valentine reunion album in 2008 (Soul Salvation)
3) There was a Hugo/Ramos album (Ramos being the guitarist from The Storm) which wasn't too bad

[bl5150]

2 or 3 ballads has been par for the course with melodic rock/hair metal since forever - I'm fine with it as long as they're not dialled in.  Anyway , The Astonishing has more ballads on it than the entire Frontiers catalogue

Haha

[Prog Snob]

There's live footage all over Blabbermouth/Youtube if you search for it - he got canned pretty hard by the fans though.  I think he may have done okay on new material but he didn't really fit the Bach material.   Was it you I got the Morning Wood for John?  - I remember sending it along to someone on DTF.

Hugo hasn't done much outside what you listed.  There are a few releases you may want to track down though:

1) there was a 3rd Hugo solo release
2) there was a Valentine reunion album in 2008 (Soul Salvation)
3) There was a Hugo/Ramos album (Ramos being the guitarist from The Storm) which wasn't too bad

Yes, that was you who sent me the Morning Wood. That doesn't sound good, but it'll get a good laugh.

I remember hearing about Soul Salvation. Now that you mentioned the name, it rings a bell. I'm not sure if I checked it out though. I'll look for it. Thanks for the other Hugo heads ups though. I'll look for those, too.

[bl5150]

Yes it is hard to talk about Morning Wood without getting yourself into trouble 

[BlobVanDam]

Yes it is hard to talk about Morning Wood without getting yourself into trouble 

That's nothing. Try discussing the band Big Cock.

[bl5150]

I was just listening to Fucked Up by Big Cock the other day 

[BlobVanDam]

Motherload was the main album I listened to. I actually heard Bump and Grind on a TV show. Never thought I'd see the day!

[bl5150]

And the guy fronting Big Cock was within a bee's cock of being in Dream Theater 

[BlobVanDam]

Really? I'd Google it myself, but they did not name their band to be search-safe.

[bl5150]

Serious.

Google Robert Mason and DT  -  if memory serves their manager wanted Mason before they went for JLB (or something like that)

[BlobVanDam]

Well ain't that something! Dream Theater almost ended up with some Big Cock in them.

[bl5150]

There would probably be less complaints about DT's singer not having any balls anyway 

Seriously though - Mason has always been a fave of mine and hasn't lost much over the years.  It's a shame he has such a tiny dis-cock-graphy  .

[BlobVanDam]

I think I've only heard Big Cock. Anything else I should check out?

[bl5150]

Have you heard the second (s/t) Lynch Mob album?   That'd be the obvious one to go for.