The official Frontiers Softcock Shit thread

[jingle.boy]

Cool... didn't know First Signal had a release coming.  Will likely pick this up - got a soft spot for anything Harry's on the mic for.  This is on the soft end of my spectrum, but still good stuff.

[kirksnosehair]

Lately I've been buying some more AOR type music, not as much prog.  I recently discovered this band called Khymera.  Really great catchy songs.  Reminds me a bit of the band Survivor.


The album I picked up is called "The Grand Design"


Every track is a keeper.   

[Bolsters]

Don't mind the First Signal song.

[wolfking]

Cool... didn't know First Signal had a release coming.

Really?

https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=45231.msg2130543#msg2130543

[wolfking]

Lately I've been buying some more AOR type music, not as much prog.  I recently discovered this band called Khymera.  Really great catchy songs.  Reminds me a bit of the band Survivor.


The album I picked up is called "The Grand Design"


Every track is a keeper.   

That's a great album.  Make sure you pick up the one before it called A New Promise, just as quality when it comes to AOR.

[jingle.boy]

Cool... didn't know First Signal had a release coming.

Really?

https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=45231.msg2130543#msg2130543

Holy lol!!!  Wtf is wrong with me?   

[wolfking]

Cool... didn't know First Signal had a release coming.

Really?

https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=45231.msg2130543#msg2130543

Holy lol!!!  Wtf is wrong with me?   

Good to get one back on somebody else.  I do this all the fucking time. 

[jingle.boy]

Cool... didn't know First Signal had a release coming.

Really?

https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=45231.msg2130543#msg2130543

Holy lol!!!  Wtf is wrong with me?   

Good to get one back on somebody else.  I do this all the fucking time. 

AND IT WAS ONLY 3 FUCKING WEEKS AGO!?!?!? 

[wolfking]

Makes it even funnier. 

[bl5150]

Just got through The Defiants -  decent but disappointing.  Without the edge that they get from Laine's singing (and he's not quite as powerful as usual) and Rob's guitar (in places) it would be just another AOR disc.

It starts off strong but doesn't hold it and some of the melodies and lyrics in the back 2/3rds get cringeworthy at times.  Lil' Miss Rock'n'Roll is awful.

79% and I would need to be in the mood.    The first two or three tracks would be enough for me actually - best songs and best playing.   If I want a whole album of this stuff then Revolve and Marcello/Vestry are both clearly better.

[bl5150]

New Treat..........review in brief.

Coup De Grace after castration

79%

[wolfking]

Fuck, on both counts.

[bl5150]

Fuck, on both counts.

I agree. I didn't go in with a negative bias (quite the opposite) but The Defiants in particular was painfully sappy.

[wolfking]

Fuck, on both counts.

I agree. I didn't go in with a negative bias (quite the opposite) but The Defiants in particular was painfully sappy.

Uuggghh!  And I thought that it sounded promising.

Hopefully the new Sunstorm in May has a bit more balls.

[Lowdz]

Fuck, on both counts.

I agree. I didn't go in with a negative bias (quite the opposite) but The Defiants in particular was painfully sappy.

Not played it yet. Wasn't too impressed with the tracks that were released. AOR by numbers.
The Treat is as you described it. Maybe should have called it a day after all.

[bl5150]

98% for Defiants and 99% for Treat on mr.com     

[Lowdz]

98% for Defiants and 99% for Treat on mr.com 

There's a surprise. Bet he still eats cornflakes for breakfast

[wolfking]

mr.com use to be such a reliable classy little website.  It's now to me become a parody of itself.

[bl5150]

mr.com use to be such a reliable classy little website.  It's now to me become a parody of itself.

I agree.  I have known Andrew since the mid 90's - I used to buy CDs from him years before the website existed (he got me into Ten, Harem Scarem etc....back then) . But yeah............I think the him and most of the guys on that site have lost perspective on what is good and what is cookie cutter crap.

[Prog Snob]

I remember a friend of mine told me about that site and I thought it was a really well put together site at one point. I haven't checked it out much recently, though. I generally get my CDs from Amazon or sometimes Laser's Edge.

[wolfking]

mr.com use to be such a reliable classy little website.  It's now to me become a parody of itself.

I agree.  I have known Andrew since the mid 90's - I used to buy CDs from him years before the website existed (he got me into Ten, Harem Scarem etc....back then) . But yeah............I think the him and most of the guys on that site have lost perspective on what is good and what is cookie cutter crap.

It's just a damn shame.

[Lowdz]

I used to hang out there all the time and made some good friends but in the last few years I've hardly bothered. You know which bands will score huge no matter what crap they put out and some of the old regulars, whilst being an acquired taste, made for some good heated discussions. Then a bunch of people who got offended very easily moved in and no different opinion or criticism was allowed.
It became not fun.

[Lowdz]

According to Alessandro del Vecchio, a new Hardline album is being recorded.

[jjrock88]

According to Alessandro del Vecchio, a new Hardline album is being recorded.

Besides the birth of his children, this will be the greatest day ever for Chad

[wolfking]

According to Alessandro del Vecchio, a new Hardline album is being recorded.

Besides the birth of his children, this will be the greatest day ever for Chad

 


I'm pretty pumped for it too, hopefully.  Danger Zone was actually really solid.  With Johnny and hopefully Thorsten again, should be good.

[BlobVanDam]

I need to get a proper copy of the Hardline albums. I gave them a listen on Spotify and liked them, but I always forget about albums unless I have my own copy.

[wolfking]

The only one I don't own is II, and actually I still haven't heard it.  From what the fellas on here say though is that I'm not missing much.  The debut is great, and the last two were very good.

[jingle.boy]

The only one I don't own is II, and actually I still haven't heard it.  From what the fellas on here say though is that I'm not missing much.  The debut is great, and the last two were very good.

I just pretend II doesn't exist.  It's awful.  Don't listen to it.

Hardline > Leaving the End Open > Danger Zone.

Their s/t is a Top 10 album of all time for me, personally.

According to Alessandro del Vecchio, a new Hardline album is being recorded.

Besides the birth of his children, this will be the greatest day ever for Chad

Not too far from the truth - so long as Gioelli is still on the mic.

[Lowdz]

The only one I don't own is II, and actually I still haven't heard it.  From what the fellas on here say though is that I'm not missing much.  The debut is great, and the last two were very good.

I just pretend II doesn't exist.  It's awful.  Don't listen to it.

Hardline > Leaving the End Open > Danger Zone.

Their s/t is a Top 10 album of all time for me, personally.

According to Alessandro del Vecchio, a new Hardline album is being recorded.

Besides the birth of his children, this will be the greatest day ever for Chad

Not too far from the truth - so long as Gioelli is still on the mic.

Great vocalist. II was just Rubbish. LTEO was good and a bit progressive. dZ I haven't played much but I seem to remember it was cookie cutter frontiers stuff

[wolfking]

The dislike for II makes me want to listen to it, just out of curiosity.

LTEO is my fav, great melodic rock album.

[BlobVanDam]

If DTF dislikes it, I have a feeling it's going to be the best one.

[Bolsters]

Their s/t is a Top 10 album of all time for me, personally.

I was going to listen to the self-titled Hardline album but I found no evidence of its existence. So I listened to Leaving The End Open instead. Not bad.

[bl5150]

Their s/t is a Top 10 album of all time for me, personally.

I was going to listen to the self-titled Hardline album but I found no evidence of its existence. So I listened to Leaving The End Open instead. Not bad.

Interesting that an album can make Chad's top ten and he is unaware of its name      It's called "Double Eclipse",  David 

[FreezingPoint]

The dislike for II makes me want to listen to it, just out of curiosity.

Me too, I've heard the rest, but the general dislike for II has kept me away.

Danger Zone was okay. Some good tracks, a bunch of filler. Yes, some Frontiers cookie cutter too. But the thing that kinda kills it for me is that it has one of my least favorite guitar sounds ever recorded. So bad IMO. Maybe they were trying to go for that sound that was on Double Eclipse, but fell way flat.

[Bolsters]

Interesting that an album can make Chad's top ten and he is unaware of its name      It's called "Double Eclipse",  David 

Well I thought that might have been that one since he didn't mention it, but it very clearly has a name.