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Post by duojett71 on Apr 16, 2019 11:34:58 GMT -5
I am a fan of classic country music. My favorite all time country artist is Waylon Jennings. Great guitarist, great songs, great voice. All around badass. Also loved when he would team up with Willie Nelson. I also love Johnny Cash and Dwight Yoakam. Dwight always remained true to his roots and never sold out. Great songwriter, singer and artist. I detest modern pop country. It's pure crap and the artists(I use that term loosely) are only in it for the cash grab at potential hits. Toby Keith being one of the worst offenders.
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Post by duojett71 on Apr 1, 2019 2:16:25 GMT -5
The 'Instant Clarity' album is a little all over the place...but I like it. it has about 4 metal songs on it....and some rock stuff and then some more singer/songwriter stuff. I think it really is kind of where he was at around the 'Chameleon' era and where he was going. I recently got a copy of 'Chameleon' and found I liked it more than I thought I would....there really is some great songs where they are writing outside their comfort zone. Much better album than critics and fanes gave it credit for and I would say it is very good.
...same can be said for 'Eat The Heat' by Accept. I remember liking it for what it was. It was Accept trying to do something a little more accessible to a broader fanbase. I remember being hopeful when they were searching for a new singer that they would put out a breakout album....but it probably came out too late....and the production of the album did not help at all. Guitars should have been heavier and more in the mix. According to Wolf and Stefan....Dieter Dirks insisted on using an electronic Simmons drum kit instead of an acoustic kit and basically micro managed everything Stefan played. I like the songs and I actually think David Reece did a great job on that one. Looking back it probably falls way short of 'Balls To The Wall' , 'Metal Heart' and 'Russian Roulette'......but I do enjoy listening to it every so often. Still some great guitar work from Wolf.
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Post by duojett71 on Apr 1, 2019 2:00:29 GMT -5
As if I wasn't already convinced.....you bring up some great points Jesse. Many things you were talking about with the 49er's Defense during the Montana years I didn't even think about and didn't really remember. Brady has led his team to victory with mediocre to bad defenses....more so in the second half of his career.
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Post by duojett71 on Mar 31, 2019 11:28:08 GMT -5
Chris Hicks is a great guitar player. I saw The Chris Hicks band play in a small bar in Macon, Georgia back around '98. Hardly anyone in the bar. Great band. Hicks is also a really good singer so I am sure he could handle much of the vocals....especially "Can't You See"....as that was Toy Caldwell anyway. Hicks was the lead singer for his band so I would think that would be a good solution. Not sure if Gray plays guitar but if so he could play some acoustic live, do some backing vocals and sing selected lead vocals in parts of certain songs...or maybe co-lead along with another singer.
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Post by duojett71 on Mar 27, 2019 13:18:11 GMT -5
The Deris era Helloween I want to like and I had that album 'The Dark Ride'....it was ok but not great....just made me miss the Kiske and Hansen era even more. I am hoping the reunion with those two produces something I am interested in....but from what I understand Kiske is not involved in the songwriting....which is a shame because...two of the best songs on Keeper Prt. 2 were written by him and he writes the best stuff on 'Pink Bubbles...'. His 'Instant Clarity' album is very good as well.
I have been listening to a lot of Accept lately....'Balls To The Wall', 'Breaker', 'Restless And Wild' and 'Eat The Heat'. Love the classic era and some of the modern era with Mark Tornillo. The modern era has great riffs but the songs are less memorable. The String of albums from 'Breaker' through 'Russian Roulette' is killer....
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Post by duojett71 on Mar 25, 2019 12:43:45 GMT -5
Jesus....we need to get Rikki back here to do something about these spam posts....ultimately the joke is on the spammers being that it is just two members that actively post on this forum....
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Post by duojett71 on Mar 25, 2019 12:42:22 GMT -5
Of the Classic era Testament, 'Souls Of Black' is the weakest album....although I still like it. The two best are probably 'Practice What You Preach' and 'THe Ritual'...followed very closely by 'The New Order'(that used to be my favorite Testament album for years). I never listened to the albums that Alex Skolnick is not on. He was too big a part of that band. Amazing guitarist who added a lot to the sound.
Give 'Hardwired To Self Destruct' a chance. It's much better than 'Death Magnetic'. I can't even listen to the Load era albums. It's like bad Motorhead meets bad indy rock. I am not a huge fan of the Black album either but I like about half of it....to me 'Hardwired...' is the best album since '...And Justice For All'. I still think Kirk needs to go back and get a refresher course from Satriani though. He suffers from very bad vibrato and lame blues licks that he can't seem to break out of. He needs to go back and listen to his solos on songs like "Disposable Heroes" and "Ride The Lightning" and try to get inspired again. He still has good melodic ideas but can't seem to properly execute them.
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Post by duojett71 on Mar 25, 2019 12:32:58 GMT -5
I don't think I have heard any of this stuff....although I am interested in hearing Mark Morton's solo album. So Mark went mainstream hard rock for his solo album? That has me very curious. Incredible guitar player.
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Post by duojett71 on Mar 16, 2019 8:31:45 GMT -5
The new Tora Tora album..'The Bastards of Beale'. This band picked right up where 'Wild America' left off. It sounds like old school Tora Tora. Great new album from a great band. Always loved these guys.
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Post by duojett71 on Mar 13, 2019 1:37:30 GMT -5
Great friggin' song is right!!! The Wall is phenomenal! I like a lot of Kansas... Check out youtube for Stay out of Trouble off of Monolith...Not that it's like the Wall but I do like the tune I always liked "Monolith" as well. Thought it was a very underrated album. Haven't heard it in a while though, can't recall "Stay Out Of Trouble" offhand. My favorites from that one were "People Of The South Wind" and "Angels Have Fallen". I have 'Monolith' on vinyl. I need to break it out and play it again. I remember it being more mellow and proggy than 'Leftoverture' and 'Point Of Know Return'.....I mean those two albums were very prog oriented as well but the songs on 'Monolith' seemed less memorable.....but i have not listened to it in many years. I know at the time it was released the critics panned it.....for whatever thats worth. I do remember thinking it was a good album....it just never blew me away.
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Post by duojett71 on Mar 13, 2019 1:31:21 GMT -5
Great I will check those out for sure. One thing I don't like about European power metal is how it progressed in the 90's and early 2000's where it sounded overly triumphant and symphonic. Too many layered choruses and too much symphonic sounding keyboards. I hate it. Basically power metal lost its power. I like great riffs and songs that really hit you and I hope the early Gamma Ray stuff can do that. That's why I didn't like Helloween after Kiske left. Andi Deris took them in that direction that I hate and I didn't like him stylistically as a singer....it wasn't so much the sound of his voice....but how he sang.
Last few days for me:
Testament-The Ritual....crushing and underrated Testament album. Skolnik's playing is off the hook and its a very consistent album from start to finish Lynch Mob-Brotherhood. Their final album and it ranks up there with there best including 'Wicked Sensation'. Metallica-Hardwired to Self Destruct.....excellent album. Probably their best since 'And Justice For All'. Not really a bad song on the album. Kirk's playing is hit and miss on this one though. There are some good solos on several songs and there are some bad ones. Even the good ones are more for the melodic content and less for the execution. I get the feeling he just stopped practicing after 'Master Of Puppets'.....and I want to break his hands with that wah pedal right after knocking Lars upside the head with it...
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Post by duojett71 on Mar 13, 2019 0:28:58 GMT -5
ehh...the Black Crowes sounded more like The Faces to me, but I get what you are saying... I also think the Crowes had enough of their own sound. There was a little bit of glam rock thrown in. They also progressed and sounded more like themselves with each album. Chris Robinson never sounded that much like Rod Stewart or even remotely like Mick Jagger. He had his own voice. Jeff Cease and Marc Ford had their own guitar styles and were not Mick Taylor rip offs. Rich Robinson was influenced by Keith Richards for sure but I don't think he played in open G every song like Keith does. The singer in Greta Van Fleet tries to sound exactly like Plant and even has his stage moves down....the guitarist is the same way. He plays an SG but plays, sounds and moves just like Jimmy Page. I would actually say the London Quireboys were more of a direct ripoff of The Faces and Stones than the Crowes were.
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Post by duojett71 on Mar 9, 2019 4:04:23 GMT -5
I need to check out some of the Gamma Ray stuff....especially the early stuff with Ralph Scheppers on vocals. Always liked Kai Hansen.
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Post by duojett71 on Mar 4, 2019 3:42:15 GMT -5
Kansas not Pink Floyd. What a great friggin' song! Working on learning to play it. It's complicated, but not impossible. Lotta chord changes and some incredible vocals! I'm never gonna sound like Steve Walsh, but I like to push myself, I find that it helps me sing songs within my range a lot better and easier. Anyhow, just wanted to say what a great song this is and by learning to play it, one can really appreciate what Kansas were doing. Don't know why "The Wall" isn't played on Classic Rock radio at least as much as "Point Of No Return" or "Dust In The Wind". That's is an incredible song. My favorite off that album is "Magnum Opus" which is made up of several movements and has this killer sounding bass solo in the first section. Some great guitar work as well. 'Leftoverture' is such a great album. "What's On My Mind" is another great track.....but the whole album is amazing. By far my favorite Kansas record.
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Post by duojett71 on Mar 4, 2019 3:35:34 GMT -5
Backstreet Boys BSB are an American rock boy band. The band was founded on April 20, 1993 in Orlando, Florida, by Lou Pearlman. Now this is the most successful band with more than 130 million records sold worldwide. The group was named after a flea market in Orlando, the "backstreet flea market". In 2019 BB has more than 50 concerts in the US with their DNA World Tour. Check them at <a href=https://backstreetboystourdates.com>Backstreet Boys tour Sacramento</a> page. Full list of tour dates & concerts! Fuck off....
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Post by duojett71 on Mar 4, 2019 3:34:08 GMT -5
Jesus....these spam posts are getting pretty annoying.....and not I don't want to see Lauren Hutton naked at 61 either. Let's just hope she doesn't decide to do it again.....
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Post by duojett71 on Feb 23, 2019 0:25:33 GMT -5
I finally watched 'Bird Box' a few nights ago. It was good and an interesting concept.....although much of the concept seems to be lifted from M. Night Shyamaian movie 'The Happening'. While I thought most of the movie was good, I thought the end was a little anti-climactic. There really was no explanation for what was going on and not really a resolve....which is why many did not like 'The Happening'.
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Post by duojett71 on Feb 23, 2019 0:17:47 GMT -5
Yeah its good but not as good as the first one. Still worth watching and very entertaining. I love all the Mission Impossible movies as well.
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Post by duojett71 on Feb 23, 2019 0:16:13 GMT -5
I still look for new music but usually I am looking for new bands to play old school retro hard rock.....but if a new band excites me I am certainly interested. I have to admit....I still buy CD's and vinyl but it is usually and older band releasing new music or CD's of albums I used to have, vinyl I currently have, or older albums I wanted but never had.
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Post by duojett71 on Feb 23, 2019 0:11:08 GMT -5
Hootie&Blowfish.....all band members has came together....
I can just hear the Russian accent....
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