Maybe this will unite us?

I prefer him plus an acoustic guitar over him plus a piano -- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M69LdDFbY0c

(This was on one of those VH1 compilation CDs that came out 20 years ago. Not sure if it's been used anywhere else)

I can't recall a band falling so far down the totem pole so quickly without some sort of external driver. Granted, Motley weren't anywhere near a stadium-level act on their own going into the Stadium Tour, but they were doing solid business before they did their farewell tour. You'd think they'd be ...

HottKarl777 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 02, 2025 9:22 pm The Frankie Bello reference was for my pleasure.

Mine too. Thanks for the chuckle.

I'm cheating this time around, as I stumbled across some stuff in August that was released earlier this year, but that I didn't hear until recently. Tiberius - Singing For Company (favorite song: Mosaic, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEHHkC8o9d0) I'm not very well-versed in modern prog-metal, so t...

Four albums is definitely easier than six. Savatage - if you count Dungeons as an album, conventional wisdom is that #5 (Hall of the Mountain King) is the pinnacle (or at least the kickoff of their golden era) Hardcore Superstar - the self-titled (album #5) is the one they usually play the most song...

Hellsinkey wrote: ↑Wed Aug 27, 2025 8:55 pm New stuff from older artists, but rarely new artists.

This describes me as well. I’d love to find “new” acts that I enjoy, but it’s rare when it happens.

That said, there are lots of great bands out there who are actively releasing new music. It just takes more effort nowadays to find them.

Damn, I was hoping that was going to be a link to Bret getting decapitated at the Tonys. That gets my vote.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIJsRORFqSs

ijwthstd wrote: ↑Fri Aug 22, 2025 12:03 pm I know there are freebies around but unable to snag one.

Where?

I can't believe we've made it this far without someone calling out Peter Criss '78.

Interesting, as I was just there for another show. Really like the theater, although the drive out there sucks and the local traffic once you get off the freeway can be tricky due to street closures. Thanks for posting. I don't know the first thing about licenses, liquor laws, etc., but I'd think th...

Thank you for re-listening so I didn’t have to. After he croaked, I checked out some Ozzmosis stuff for the first time in 30 years. I should have waited even longer. Man, what a disappointing record that was. Looking forward to reading your thoughts on the two recent records. For extra credit, maybe...

Live Nation usually likes brands more than individuals, so I'm not sure they'd go for Tom Keifer or Pearcy/DeMartini over Night Ranger or Tesla, even if they'd be a better fit for a glam/hair package (which I'd think would be the obvious direction here, but maybe '80s rock is broad enough at this po...

Christ, I hope there’s eventually a Fasterpussy Cat and Skidrow show

They were trying to land Lzzy Hale while they still had that very momentum. So it was like when Portnoy quit DT and threw himself at A7X, only to have them say, "Uh, no thanks, boomer"? They really thought she'd be willing to commit to Skid Row on a full-time basis? I agree it would have ...

As the guitar sites posted every Ozzy-related story from their archives in recent weeks, I read an old interview with Brad where he talked about not staying with Ozzy and choosing NR instead (which admittedly sounds bat-shit crazy, no pun intended). Who knows how much revisionist history is going on...

I have no idea why the band didn't bend over backwards to make it seem as if everything was still business as usual with Gronwall even if they knew they'd never play another show together. Seemed so unnecessary to announce his departure right before the release of the live album. They could have sti...

I'm guessing they'll play some C-market minor league stadium somewhere along the way, so it will be a stadium tour in the sense that they went on tour and played a show at a stadium. I recently had a conversation with a musician whose band played an instrumental that didn't thrill me as a fan, but h...

Not gonna lie -- been spinning lots of Ozzy lately, but a few new tunes managed to catch my attention as well. Jani Lane Re-Imagined - all six songs released so far (https://www.youtube.com/@chrislaney72/videos) It's been really cool to hear producer/multi-instrumentalist Chris Laney's "reimagi...

Ha, I just read that NIN hired Freese

Reminds me of when Metallica hired Trujillo from Ozzy's band, and Ozzy replaced him with Newsted

There was also the time when Sebastian Bach hired Paul Crook from Anthrax, who then reached out to Snake Sabo to fill in

Damn, I was hoping to get a review of Drop Kickmurphys

I can recall 23/40. My personal top three:

Win - Heart
Place - Marx
Show - Hagar (although I prefer the live acoustic version)

Hard to pass on ranking Motley, but I'm at the point now where if I never hear that song again, it'll still be too soon.

Meanwhile, Chris Laney (Pretty Maids guitarist/keyboardist, but also a producer who's worked with Crazy Lixx, H.e.a.t, Candlemass and more) is currently "reimagining" some of Jani's old demos, where he's combining polished-up old vocal tracks with newly recorded music. It sounds kinda Fran...

There were nights where Jani was great. There were nights where he wasn't. To imply that he was always only one or the other is inaccurate.

Has nothing to do with today's rebranding, but I wonder why they didn't do this at the Rio, where Kiss Mini-Golf is located. I know it's not on the Strip, but neither is the Virgin/Hard Rock.

I either didn't know or didn't remember about Kotzen. (Here's a story with more -- https://bravewords.com/news/richie-kotzen-on-almost-joining-ozzy-osbournes-band-there-was-this-huge-blow-back-on-an-aol-thread/) He's one of my favorite guitarists, but he's not the kind of guy who plays others' solos...

Jake E Lee posted that he’s playing “The Ultimate Sin” with Nuno, Ellefson and Lzzy Hale, then “Shot In The Dark” with the Disturbed guy

Pretty slim pickings this month. Here's what stuck: Volbeat - God Of Angels Trust (favorite song: "By A Monster's Hand," https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTUPgEse6_A) Surprise of the year for me, as I used to HATE this band. This album has riffs for miles. Great workout record. Buckcherry -...

Normally, I don't like it when people who type up interview transcriptions leave in conversational fillers, but whoever transcribed these Joe Perry quotes deserves a gold fucking star (you know): https://bravewords.com/news/joe-perry-opens-up-about-steven-tyler-and-the-possibility-of-a-final-aerosmi...

Gee, I wonder why?

https://www.teamwass.com/music/twisted-sister/