The official Frontiers Softcock Shit thread

[wolfking]

Heart Heeler is pretty good. The only thing I don't like about the album is the overuse of a certain melody (vocal phrasing), which being a concept album could be on purpose, but just sounds repetitive and uncreative.

It's a me thing, with the female vocals and all.

[jingle.boy]

Heart Heeler is pretty good. The only thing I don't like about the album is the overuse of a certain melody (vocal phrasing), which being a concept album could be on purpose, but just sounds repetitive and uncreative.

It's a me thing, with the female vocals and all.

It's definitely a you thing

[wolfking]

So I clicked on something randomly that come up in my YouTube feed from Frontiers after not checking anything of the style for a while.

Holy fuck I almost vomited with these lyrics. Holy shit. 

https://youtu.be/p5hVG52c0as?si=cHbWAKSVoBy8cvRm

[jingle.boy]

“Wrong” is absolutely correct. I could’ve wrote better lyrics when I was 11!

[ProfessorPeart]

Looks like a note you pass to your girlfriend in high school. I cringed just reading the lyrics. Didn't even bother to play the track.

[Evermind]

Wow. I'm genuinely surprised they didn't try to rhyme "fire" with "desire" (and "together" with "forever") so I've got a few more stanzas for them:

Can you feel the fire
Burning in my heart
I'm bursting with desire
No one can tear us apart

We should be together
Till the end of our days
United forever
Unless we somehow part our ways

The flame of love is burning
Scorching me from the inside
And the world keeps turning
But I can't find you in the night

I couldn't make myself listen to the actual song so the meter might be off.

[ProfessorPeart]

Your Frontiers contract offer is in the mail. Play nice with Del Vecchio or you might disappear on us.

[ozzy554]

1. I'm surprised the name of this thread hasn't been changed.

2. That sounds like a fake song. Like something you'd see in a movie with someone making the most cliche 80s love ballad they could think of.

[Anguyen92]

^^ I mean if nothing has changed and the title still holds true, why change it?

Anywho, based on the last few posts, I took a look at the lyric video and not listen to the music and I'm reading these lyrics and I go, "Yeah, buddy.  She's not going to want you.  Too bad.  Life happens."

[Stadler]

Ya know; I listen to Kiss and Van Halen, and Scorpions, so clearly lyrics don't ALWAYS carry a ton of weight with me.  But for AOR, lyrics matter and I listened to that, and all I could picture is a SNL skit.  I don't mind dumb lyrics, but when they patently make no sense - "Tonight there's gonna be a jailbreak... somewhere in this town!" - it's so hard for me to get past.   That song is a walking restraining order, FFS. 

[wolfking]

  Outstanding commentary lads, love it.  Thank fuck it wasn't just me thinking these lyrics were beyond a train wreck.

1. I'm surprised the name of this thread hasn't been changed

What do you think it needs to change to?

[TAC]

Wow. I'm genuinely surprised they didn't try to rhyme "fire" with "desire" (and "together" with "forever") so I've got a few more stanzas for them:

I've got a few more..

This song fucking blows
I guess that's how it goes
Maybe next time
I'll come up with better prose

And it even sucks as well
Honey you can go to hell
If I get to bang another chick
Time will only tell

I got everything you need
let's get down and do the deed
And then we'll clog up
some poor bastard's youtube feed

[ProfessorPeart]

New Forum Project: write and record the ultimate Frontiers record.

[wolfking]

Wow. I'm genuinely surprised they didn't try to rhyme "fire" with "desire" (and "together" with "forever") so I've got a few more stanzas for them:

I've got a few more..

This song fucking blows
I guess that's how it goes
Maybe next time
I'll come up with better prose

And it even sucks as well
Honey you can go to hell
If I get to bang another chick
Time will only tell

I got everything you need
let's get down and do the deed
And then we'll clog up
some poor bastard's youtube feed

That second half is fucking poetry mate.  Just beautiful.  I shouldn't have been drinking when reading that though. 

[goo-goo]

Not sre how I feel about this but Delvechio just joined Vanden Plas.

[wolfking]

Not sre how I feel about this but Delvechio just joined Vanden Plas.

The fuck!? 

[wolfking]

So, Gunter has left.  Could they not be bothered finding a proper keyboard player to replace him.  He does a bit of songwriting too so not very optimistic on VP moving forward with this joker, his crappy keys and generic songwriting influencing them.

[TAC]

Vanden Plas sucks enough on their own.

[wolfking]

Vanden Plas sucks enough on their own.

  I knew this post was coming.

[wolfking]

New VP is actually really nice.

https://youtu.be/RNiXdcgzCYE?si=919pcMnrys_wn2y3

[goo-goo]

Alessandro del Vecchio parts ways with Frontiers

From his FB

AS OF TODAY, I PART WAYS WITH FRONTIERS MUSIC SRL.
I know this might sound like a shock to some, but it’s been going on for a few months now and I’m ready and glad to move on.
I'm grateful for all we’ve done together in these 13 years full of music and success. The new conditions and changes created a situation that I didn’t want to be part of anymore. Still, Edge Of Forever and Vanden Plas Official are signed to Frontiers, so no worries about that. I just won't be an in-house producer/songwriter and A&R for them anymore.
With Frontiers I was able to produce, work, and chart with some incredible artists like Mr.Big, Journey, Blue Oyster Cult, Night Ranger (my first #1 on Billboard), JORN, and Hardline and build incredible projects like Revolution Saints, the new successful era of Sunstorm, Iconic, Cleanbreak, Resurrection Kings, The End machine, Black Swan Band and many others. As an A&R for the label, I brought amazing artists like Marc Storace, GOTUS Music (absolutely one of the best albums I've ever worked on), Demon, Lalu, Honeymoon Suite, The Big Deal, and Nitrate, among many others, and I was also able to pitch one of the biggest metal bands of all time, Manowar.
My musical future is now all for Edge Of Forever, Hardline, Jorn, and Vanden Plas, and I cannot wait to tour with ProgJect in America in June and sing with some of the best musicians on the planet!
I’ll keep producing bands, writing songs, and mixing records for artists, labels, and bands, cause that’s what I love to do.
2024 will also bring my first solo album, which is absolutely different from what I’ve always done. It’s instrumental, it’s prog, there’s no guitars but the songs are filled with Hammond, Mellotron, and Minimoog.
The drummer is probably the most iconic and recognizable drummer of all time, and I might be talking to a couple of guys for some guitar solos too:-) Let’s see!
As you can see, there are lots of exciting things ahead and I cannot wait to see what the future will bring.
I’ll see you all up the road for my next shows or in the studio to produce, write, or mix some new fantastic music!
Wishing the best of luck to Frontiers for their future!

[wolfking]

[jingle.boy]

Except he's still in 4 bands I really like!

[TAC]

Except he's still in 4 bands I really like!

Sounds like a YOU problem.

[wolfking]

Except he's still in 4 bands I really like!

But it's a start mate!

[Glasser]

Except he's still in 4 bands I really like!

Sounds like a YOU problem.

New Vanden Plas.. But he had nothing to do with the writing on it so his haters need not worry. 

[wolfking]

Except he's still in 4 bands I really like!

Sounds like a YOU problem.

New Vanden Plas.. But he had nothing to do with the writing on it so his haters need not worry. 

Pretty sure Tim's not too concerned with the specifics of VP. 

[Glasser]

Except he's still in 4 bands I really like!

Sounds like a YOU problem.

New Vanden Plas.. But he had nothing to do with the writing on it so his haters need not worry. 

Pretty sure Tim's not too concerned with the specifics of VP. 

A lot of instrumentals on the new VP. Its a departure from their other stuff but still VP. Tim will cream his 80's shorts! 

[wolfking]

Unless it's solely an instrumental album, I don't think he will. 

[ProfessorPeart]

Congrats to wolfking on being named new head of A&R for Frontiers!

[wolfking]

Congrats to wolfking on being named new head of A&R for Frontiers!

Forcing Del Vicchio out was my first piece of business.  My second.....

.....excuse me I need to find a certain someone's contract, it may accidentally find itself being needed in the bathroom.

[Glasser]

Congrats to wolfking on being named new head of A&R for Frontiers!

Forcing Del Vicchio out was my first piece of business.  My second.....

.....excuse me I need to find a certain someone's contract, it may accidentally find itself being needed in the bathroom.

Romero? 

[Glasser]

Unless it's solely an instrumental album, I don't think he will. 

[TAC]

Congrats to wolfking on being named new head of A&R for Frontiers!

He’s earned it.

[ProfessorPeart]

Congrats to wolfking on being named new head of A&R for Frontiers!

Forcing Del Vicchio out was my first piece of business.  My second.....

.....excuse me I need to find a certain someone's contract, it may accidentally find itself being needed in the bathroom.

Romero? 

Pretty sure it is his favorite artist, Issa.