The Official Hard Rock / Classic Metal Music Discussion and Memorabilia Thread!

[jingle.boy]

Will listen tomorrow morning.  I'm sure there's gonna be lots more played that I don't know.

[bl5150]

Your voice is only deep for an Aussie. Your air must have a high helium content   

My youngest banned me from doing the bedtime story because of my deep, boring voice. I think the phrase was "give it some expression, man ". Cheeky little sod. Yeah, I won't be broadcasting anytime soon.

Yeah............I thought long and hard about releasing anything with my voice on it - especially something thrown together like it was .  Back when I was in bands my backing vocals were in the Gary Hughes (Ten) range as I just can't do "high." Ben actually said that the podcast sounds nothing like me , so perhaps the shitty microphone is making it sound a little higher pitched - probably a good thing. Oh well......and better work on my elocution for Tim too.     

[TAC]

And that whole Europe album is most excellent. Made my top 50. You seem surprised Tim. There is more to Europe than TFC.

Which album is it?

I never paid them any attention to them after TFC. No reason I guess.

Didn't they do a cool acoustic cover of Love To Love?



Brent, I know I heard Danny Vaughn. Was that Tyketto? Never listened to them either. Next time my request for him should come from Waysted's Save Your Prayers. Chad liked How The West Was Won when I sent it in his roulette.


And I'll check, but I don't think I heard you announce that string of tunes. The Destination's Calling was cool. I have the podcast on my iPod and we have a looooooong drive for Thanksgiving, so I'll listen again.

[wolfking]

I'll try and have a listen tonight too.

Oh, and next time "KadefromBrisbaine" calls, HANG UP!

I'll just keep calling. 

[wolfking]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=C7JMDqizeZE&feature=youtu.be

Samples from the Ronnie Adkins / Erick Martensson Nordic Union.

Sounds good, pretty much what you would expect from the Martensson school, Eclipe, WET like classy rock.

Sounds like WET with Ronnie singing.  Suits me fine.

[TAC]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=C7JMDqizeZE&feature=youtu.be

Samples from the Ronnie Adkins / Erick Martensson Nordic Union.

Sounds good, pretty much what you would expect from the Martensson school, Eclipe, WET like classy rock.

Sounds like WET with Ronnie singing.  Suits me fine.

Ronnie's singing always makes you wet, doesn't it?

[Lowdz]

First Tyketto album was pretty good, 2nd was a bit of a letdown but has some great tunes on it.
I love Forever Young from the 1st album. Danny is a great singer. Had the odd drunken chat (well I was drunk!) with him when I used to frequent maximes in Wigan.

[wolfking]

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=C7JMDqizeZE&feature=youtu.be

Samples from the Ronnie Adkins / Erick Martensson Nordic Union.

Sounds good, pretty much what you would expect from the Martensson school, Eclipe, WET like classy rock.

Sounds like WET with Ronnie singing.  Suits me fine.

Ronnie's singing always makes you wet, doesn't it?

You know it baby.

[bl5150]

I think Ronnie is quite unique in the way that he morphs from the smoothest AOR style to damn heavy metal voice.............two voices for the price of one.   The only guy I can think of who has done it so well is Mark Free.

[Lowdz]

I think Ronnie is quite unique in the way that he morphs from the smoothest AOR style to damn heavy metal voice.............two voices for the price of one.   The only guy I can think of who has done it so well is Mark Free.

Don't think I can remember hearing mark free do a metal voice.

[bl5150]

I think Ronnie is quite unique in the way that he morphs from the smoothest AOR style to damn heavy metal voice.............two voices for the price of one.   The only guy I can think of who has done it so well is Mark Free.

Don't think I can remember hearing mark free do a metal voice.

Ok................next show    Having said that the gap between soft and heavy for him isn't as great as it is for Ronnie.   Ronnie is pretty amazing .

[wolfking]

I think Ronnie is quite unique in the way that he morphs from the smoothest AOR style to damn heavy metal voice.............two voices for the price of one.   The only guy I can think of who has done it so well is Mark Free.

Great, versatile voice.  Hopefully a new Pretty Maids album soon too.

I like Mark Free, but haven't got any albums, but the songs I've heard have been great.

[Lowdz]

Those u rule child and the signal album are pretty special.

[bl5150]

u rule

Thank you Paul (kingshmeglowdz) .........you rule too 

And yeah.....both those albums are great.  Signal - Loud and Clear was the first thing I ever bought on Ebay 

[TAC]

Brent, a request/feedback. Any chance that you could name the tracks like every 3 songs or so? That way I remember what I heard when you put a name to it.

[bl5150]

Brent, a request/feedback. Any chance that you could name the tracks like every 3 songs or so? That way I remember what I heard when you put a name to it.

Thanks for the feedback .  What I was doing was playing in groups of 4 and naming the first track coming up and then naming the other three afterward...................so I was naming everything after no more than 3 tracks if you think of it like that.   

I could change it to groupings of 3 (introduce one and catch up two) but then you would get more of my weird voice     I will try that and see if that improves things for you.

[TAC]

I must've missed it. I thought you were going like 5 or 6 songs between intros. I'll listen to it again tomorrow.

Your voice was fine. It's that accent!  Wow!

[bl5150]

No worries...............let me know after your 2nd listen if you want the groupings cut to three.

And I don't have an accent.............you do.     Kade will back me up.

[TAC]

I'm not sure about that "KadefromBrisbaine".

[wolfking]

And I don't have an accent.............you do.     Kade will back me up.

What this guy said.

I'm not sure about that "KadefromBrisbaine".

Where's Brisbaine?

[bl5150]

What the fuck is a Christopher Cross song doing at Track One on a Saxon album     - just listening to Destiny for the first time.

[TAC]

They did a great job with Ride Like The Wind.

[bl5150]

They did a great job with Ride Like The Wind.

It's a good version but something I would expect to see at the end of an album or as a bonus track.  Personally I would never open a new studio album with someone else's song - maybe that's just me.   I didn't like VH doing it with You're No Good/Where Have All The Good Times Gone either..............less annoying with them though as VH tend to make the songs their own a bit more.   Saxon's was more just a straight cover.

[BlobVanDam]

They did a great job with Ride Like The Wind.

It's a good version but something I would expect to see at the end of an album or as a bonus track.  Personally I would never open a new studio album with someone else's song - maybe that's just me.   I didn't like VH doing it with You're No Good either.

While I don't mind it in the case of VH (largely because I didn't know the original first, and because it's done in a completely different style), generally I agree with the sentiment. First impressions are important for an album, and putting someone else's song first doesn't send a good message. Put it later on in the album once the listener has settled in a bit. Even VH1 was ok with You Really Got Me, despite only coming after one real song and a short instrumental.

[bl5150]

I am going to have to try and forget this is Saxon...........up to track 3 and this album makes Journey sound like Norwegian black metal 

[TAC]

This is part of a major lull in Saxon's discography.

[wolfking]

That's a great cover.  I should revisit that one.  I didn't mind it.

[BlobVanDam]

I am going to have to try and forget this is Saxon...........up to track 3 and this album makes Journey sound like Norwegian black metal 

Unless it's performed on a music box and sung by a children's choir, is this even possible to do?

[TAC]

On one of their many live releases over the last half dozen years, Ride Like The Wind translates very well.

[jingle.boy]

This is part of a major lull in Saxon's discography.

How can you tell when it's all a lull?

[wolfking]

This is part of a major lull in Saxon's discography.

How can you tell when it's all a lull?

What the fuck?

[Lowdz]

This is part of a major lull in Saxon's discography.

They lost me around this time with the obvious drive to get a hit in America. It just didn't suit a meat and potatoes British metal band. They were great on that tour though.

[wolfking]

I think Kingdom of Rock is a really brilliant cd.  Lots of old school Magnus type of songwriting on a lot of these songs.  Every song fits the singer really well.  I could do without the chick song, but it's still good.  Sounds like Avantasia.

I think my favs might actually be the David Readman song, the Tony Harnell and the brilliant Harry Hess track.  The Tony Martin track is a winner too.  Interesting that he wrote this with Magnus too, good stuff.  Such a Sabbath vibe, and I love the Anno Mundi style vocals at the end, brilliant.

[jingle.boy]

Yeah, When The Sky Falls sounds very much like a Sabbath song.  The same could be said of most of the songs, that they could be interchangeable with the singers 'home' band (Poodles, PC69, TNT etc...).

[jjrock88]

Yeah the Tony Martin track is fantastic; big Sabbath vibe

And what's all this horseshit talk about Saxon?? Destiny should be right up your alley Brent. I'm surprised you didn't really like that one

And Ride Like the Wind is a great song. I've never actually heard the original