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Post by Digi on Sept 19, 2020 2:00:24 GMT
Been on a heavy Radiohead kick for the last few days, all eras, though I guess with a bit more emphasis on Kid A/Amnesiac and In Rainbows.
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Sept 19, 2020 4:32:02 GMT
Smashed some old skool Venom last night and today : "Black Metal" , "Welcome To Hell", "At War With Satan", "Possessed". A solid 4 album foundation from the 3 lads from Newcastle, England. Their influence is ridiculously far and wide., Unfortunately Venom have never toured Australia but we did get "Venom Inc" last year- 2 originals on guitar and drums, and the original replacement on bass/vocals for Cronos when they split up. They are rebooked to come back again next year, so I will be fair dinkum front and centre again.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2020 22:00:36 GMT
Zakk Sabbath - Vertigo
I've always liked Zakk Wylde but found it baffling that he'd set up a side project to cover the first Sabbath record in full when he's played the tracks while in Ozzy's band hundreds of times since the 80s. I thought there might be a spin on it, something that made the project appealing to Zakk. No...not really. It's more or less faithful re-creations of the songs with inferior vocals and shredding in place of Iommi riffing. The concept is undercooked while the playing is overcooked, worst of both worlds. Not even fun as a curio.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2020 22:02:53 GMT
Toe Fat from 1970 The first album from the band, who would only go on to do one more. Lee Kerslake and Ken Hensley went on to join Uriah Heep and John Glascock joined Jethro Tull so splitting up worked out well enough for them! Their singer was Cliff Bennett who had previously been a pop star with his Rebel Rousers band but who sounds totally different here a few years later. The incredibly odd album cover was from Hipgnosis who of course did many, many album covers of the era with Dark Side Of The Moon and Wish You Were Here probably the most famous. This...not so much! Very solid bluesy rock in the vein of Free. I think if they'd come along a few years later they'd have had more of a chance of making it on their own. In the more proggy or Purple/Sabbath scene of 1970 they're not quite as easy a sell. Lee died today after a long batter with cancer. Sad news. I'd recommend Toe Fat as a great tribute, or some of his work with peak Uriah Heap like Demons And Wizards or any from the mid 70s. Don't listen to the first two Ozzy albums though. As big of a deal as it was that Lee and Bob Daisley played on the legendary Blizzard Of Ozz and Diary Of A Madman alongside Randy Rhoads, Ozzy removed their parts from CD remasters and replaced them with members of his current band...petty. So get online for Toe Fat, Uriah Heap or some even more obscure bands he was in like The Gods or Head Machine (Orgasm is TERRIFIC) RIP Lee.
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Sept 19, 2020 22:09:12 GMT
Zakk Sabbath - Vertigo I've always liked Zakk Wylde but found it baffling that he'd set up a side project to cover the first Sabbath record in full when he's played the tracks while in Ozzy's band hundreds of times since the 80s. I thought there might be a spin on it, something that made the project appealing to Zakk. No...not really. It's more or less faithful re-creations of the songs with inferior vocals and shredding in place of Iommi riffing. The concept is undercooked while the playing is overcooked, worst of both worlds. Not even fun as a curio. The master of the pinch harmonics .
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2020 22:26:38 GMT
Zakk Sabbath - Vertigo I've always liked Zakk Wylde but found it baffling that he'd set up a side project to cover the first Sabbath record in full when he's played the tracks while in Ozzy's band hundreds of times since the 80s. I thought there might be a spin on it, something that made the project appealing to Zakk. No...not really. It's more or less faithful re-creations of the songs with inferior vocals and shredding in place of Iommi riffing. The concept is undercooked while the playing is overcooked, worst of both worlds. Not even fun as a curio. The master of the pinch harmonics .
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Yeah, but he's the classic sideman who thought he could step up and it seems being the front-man is not his thing. Wildly talented but with no creativity in terms of creating a new sound, forming a new project or leaving his comfort zone. Doing a covers album of songs he's been playing live for decades is creatively bankrupt. Even if he just did covers of other classic heavy rock or metal it'd be a bit more interesting. I'd have Dimebag as my pinch innovator though. Even Billy Gibbons.
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Sept 19, 2020 23:16:39 GMT
The master of the pinch harmonics .
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Yeah, but he's the classic sideman who thought he could step up and it seems being the front-man is not his thing. Wildly talented but with no creativity in terms of creating a new sound, forming a new project or leaving his comfort zone. Doing a covers album of songs he's been playing live for decades is creatively bankrupt. Even if he just did covers of other classic heavy rock or metal it'd be a bit more interesting. I'd have Dimebag as my pinch innovator though. Even Billy Gibbons. totally agree.. ;-)
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Sept 23, 2020 1:22:09 GMT
I have finally setup my work issued Ipad to listen to my music all day (volume is on the lowest setting). I am averaging 4-5 albums a day the last 3 days.. Smashing through various albums from AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Dark Angel, Exodus, Fear Factory, Gorguts, Judas Priest, Motorhead, Van Halen, W.A.S.P. etc etc etc. I have sent some pics of my work desk to a couple ppl on here too for the lulz. When the Manager that sits in our secluded area leaves, the volume goes up 1 notch
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Post by whiskeybrewer on Sept 23, 2020 13:45:21 GMT
What do you think of Magica? To me it's one of Ronnie's dullest solo albums but it was apparently his favourite - he was even working on a sequel before he passed. It reminds me a lot of Judas Priest's Nostradamus in that Ronnie and Rob Halford respectively are much, much more in love with their creations than their fanbase. I really enjoyed it. Sure its a bit slow in places but otherwise its a fantastic album. Fever Dreams is my favourite song
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Post by whiskeybrewer on Sept 23, 2020 13:49:25 GMT
White Lion - The Prdie
The Script - S/T
The Script - Science and Faith
Peter Gabriel - UP
Great White - Stick It
Charlotte Jaconelli - Solitaire
Great White - Twice Shy
Iron Maiden - Somewhere in Time
Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell 3: The Monster is Loose
Dio - Sacred Heart
Dio - Dream Evil
Dio - Master of the Moon
Pandora's Box - Original Sin
Ozzy Osbourne - Ozzmosis
Kick Axe - Vices
Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell 2: Back into Hell
David Coverdale - Into the Light
Sex Pistols - Never Mind the B*****ks
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2020 14:58:28 GMT
Lucifer - III
Their album from earlier this year and probably their best yet. One of the best bands of the last decade for my money. Was reading an article on them though and their name stopped them getting bookings all over the US over the past few years (just like Satan's did back in the NWOBHM days). Their loss as Lucifer have three great albums and are fantastic live.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 23, 2020 15:32:41 GMT
Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) by David Bowie (1980).
I mention the year of this album's release because in 1980, 'New Romantics' - said to be particularly inspired by Bowie's previous work - had blitzed the charts. You'd got your Gary Numan, Human League, Visage, Japan, Ultravox, and most important to me, John Foxx. So, having helped usher in these very electronic sounding moodscapes, Bowie returns with a screaming, thrashing, guitar based collection. Well, of course he does.
I read recently, that compared to albums like Diamond Dogs and Ziggy Stardust, Scary Monsters - despite becoming known as his last great album for some years - was never given the attention it deserves. Well, it was in in my house!
From the throat-searing wails and screams of It's No Game, to the contemplative melancholy of, well, It's No Game 2, this is an all-time favourite album of mine. Ashes to Ashes is about four songs condensed into one, and Up The Hill Backwards remains one of his most underrated pieces - in my view, of course.
We are the goon squad and we're coming to town, indeed.
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Sept 23, 2020 19:59:43 GMT
Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps) by David Bowie (1980).
I mention the year of this album's release because in 1980, 'New Romantics' - said to be particularly inspired by Bowie's previous work - had blitzed the charts. You'd got your Gary Numan, Human League, Visage, Japan, Ultravox, and most important to me, John Foxx. So, having helped usher in these very electronic sounding moodscapes, Bowie returns with a screaming, thrashing, guitar based collection. Well, of course he does.
I read recently, that compared to albums like Diamond Dogs and Ziggy Stardust, Scary Monsters - despite becoming known as his last great album for some years - was never given the attention it deserves. Well, it was in in my house!
From the throat-searing wails and screams of It's No Game, to the contemplative melancholy of, well, It's No Game 2, this is an all-time favourite album of mine. Ashes to Ashes is about four songs condensed into one, and Up The Hill Backwards remains one of his most underrated pieces - in my view, of course.
We are the goon squad and we're coming to town, indeed.
Ashes to Ashes was a mammoth here in Oz back then. Still gets played pretty much daily on the radio here.
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It's tangerine....not orange
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Post by ljwilson on Sept 29, 2020 18:42:00 GMT
Chill Out (KLF) - many a hazy memory of this around 1991, usually as the sun was coming up.
Tin Machine (Tin Machine) - I dipped back in to this out of curiosity, very rocky and not half bad!
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Post by johnhurtdoctor on Oct 2, 2020 12:02:19 GMT
Paula Temple's Guest Mix on today's Mary Anne Hobbs show.
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Oct 2, 2020 21:10:16 GMT
As I use my work ipad for music related stuff rather than work related, I listened to the 1st 4 Danzig albums yesterday . Glen is a legend, was a main influence on Metallica and a tonne of other bands. Was lucky enough to see Danzig live about 15-20 years ago. Was 1 of the loudest shows ever, and I have seen Motorhead 5 times !
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Post by whiskeybrewer on Oct 4, 2020 11:55:44 GMT
Casanova - S/T
Whitesnake - Forevermore
Marillion - Radiation (2013)
Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell
Black Sabbath - Dehumanizer
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Live in New York City
Leather - Shock Waves
Aldo Nova - Blood on the Bricks
Brighton Rock - Young, Wild and Free
Brighton Rock - Take a Deep Breath
Queensryche - Empire
Queensryche - The Art of Live
David Bowie - The Man Who Sold the World
Iron Maiden - No Prayer for the Dying
David Bowie - Hunky Dory
Iron Maiden - The X Factor
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Oct 4, 2020 12:05:07 GMT
Casanova - S/T Whitesnake - Forevermore Marillion - Radiation (2013) Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell Black Sabbath - Dehumanizer Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band - Live in New York City Leather - Shock Waves Aldo Nova - Blood on the Bricks Brighton Rock - Young, Wild and Free Brighton Rock - Take a Deep Breath Queensryche - Empire Queensryche - The Art of Live David Bowie - The Man Who Sold the World Iron Maiden - No Prayer for the Dying David Bowie - Hunky Dory Iron Maiden - The X Factor Iron Maiden... that is all..
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Post by aussiedoctorwhofan on Oct 7, 2020 4:57:30 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Oct 9, 2020 12:44:48 GMT
Ultravox - Vienna (Fortieth Anniversary Deluxe Edition).
Steve Wilson, formerly of the Porcupine Tree, has made a bit of a name for himself as a remixer of vintage music. With Ultravox's Vienna album, he's done just that - subtly, and keeping the spirit of the original songs intact. The result is like listening to this forty year-old work with fresh ears, with little electronic bits and pieces you always knew were there being brought more to the fore. I love it!
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