BernieTaupson wrote: ↑Sat Jun 01, 2024 5:17 am Well, they are. But yes some form of the band formed in the 80s, I think it was three childhood friends. They hadn’t released an album until 2021.

They had an EP out on CD in 1993 though and another one in 1996. Both rare and expensive now, fetching upwards of $ 100 on Discogs.

Never heard of this band Saw them live at a free festival last summer. Pretty good even if not very original - a lot of riffs very close to Jake E Lee's on Ozzy albums and the first two Dio discs. Thought first they were a retro band but they formed in 1989 and had an ep or two in the 1990s, then r...

That-guy wrote: ↑Fri May 31, 2024 5:46 am

That-guy wrote: ↑Thu Jun 08, 2023 4:30 pm Ok…how about now?

Anybody go from 0% to 100%?

Funny, I’ve been saying he’s going to jail since page one and some stupid prick called me a liberal idiot.

What about some community service? Those NYC subway stations ain't sweeping themselves...

I remember some hawt blonde girl that I literally banged in a bathroom off of a hotel bar in...I wanna say Sweden? I threw down a trench coat so we didn't have to touch the icky floor. At some point, some dude walked in and was like: "Oh sorry " and bailed :lol: It was actually sorta isol...

I would have been at the gig working while the band was lollygagging about doing a signing. That whole run through northern Europe/Scandanavia is a blur. I remember we took some GIANT ferry overnight from one town to another , but not sure which (maybe Copenhagen to Oslo?). It had hundreds of truck...

Kid-Wicked wrote: ↑Wed May 29, 2024 6:49 pm share/janet.

Janet is not involved. She posted that she isn't on her Facebook yesterday.

Ozzy's frog jumping and hand clapping

King Diamond playing air guitar on his cross bones mic stand.

kwf wrote: ↑Wed May 29, 2024 11:38 am They hate each other, so this is probably a power move. 6-8 weeks for a hernia

They also seem to hate playing in Europe. Fear of flying?

LAglamrocker wrote: ↑Wed May 29, 2024 11:00 am Vixen is back this is what people want
Heart gets “fired” ..everyone wins

Vixen also posted that they have a new singer and shows already lined up.
Can it be... Ann Wilson in Vixen???

thechefs2003 wrote: ↑Wed May 29, 2024 10:00 am

xtine wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 2024 7:57 pm Gary Cherone when he was in Van Halen.

Yep, especially when he started fingering his ass on stage in the Australia video.....

Was he less dorky in Extreme?

All Heart shows in June and July are now cancelled, including the Stockholm show I planned to see on the 24th. The next date liste on their web site is July 30th in Cleveland. https://www.heart-music.com/ https://www.ovohydro.com/events/detail/heart This is the message from the organizer: "We r...

Summer. I could as well skip June and July, and the way May has been the last couple of years. Or just go to New Zealand for three months.

If I liked hot, sunny (and sweaty) weather I wouldn't live in Sweden, right?

Right. Patently ridiculous, but owning a CD player somehow still makes sense :roll: It doesn’t. Makes perfect sense. CD’s sound best. I love cds, but I am afraid hi-res files are the best soundwise. Both because of the resolution and because there are no mechanical parts involved in playing them. F...

Motley sounded like absolute shiite and piss at the US Festival. They made Van Halen look and sound like total pros instead of the amateur hour VH turned in that night, It’s amazing Motley ever made it. That gig should’ve killed their career before it ever started. Doc and Doug really were miracle ...

How the Scorpions never had Crue’s kind of sales in the 80s, especially with albums like Lovedrive, Blackout, LAFS, Savage Amusement and Crazy World is mind blowing. A much, much better band than Motley and many of the hair metal clown show brethren. Motley Crue are like Poison by comparison. Scorp...

Yah, L.A. Guns. We just did that November-December European run with Skids headlining in arenas. They were at their cusp. We had Sebastian on the bus at least once for a drive. Everybody just hung out in the upstairs lounge (Euro bus was double decker) drinking and smoking hash and listening to mus...

To your point, Alex WAS always on point on stage, there's no question about that, and I don't think he gets the credit he deserves because his brother was EVH. But offstage? I think there's a strong possibility that's not necessarily the case. I just remember a New York 1981 show where Alex missed ...

Oh, I remember. That's what makes the 5 million in sales such a shock. Most of those 5 mil were after their 1990 Razors Edge comeback though. It was only Platinum until that very year. Still better than the previous stuudio albums that only went platinum with the remasters 2001. AC/DC were tanking ...

Yeah, I like the Coop but let’s be honest he’s never had a great album. Even Nightmare and the OG band albums like School’s Out have a load of shit on them. Great stagecraft, great gimmick, good bands over the years, I respect the hell out of the guy for shaking it up every tour and bringing back s...

I really enjoy this album! I like every track on here except This Means War and That's the Way I Wanna Rock n Roll. Two's Up is awesome and there's a lot of mid-tempo numbers that just seems to groove nicely. I'd give it 8/10. I never understood all the love for Fly on here. I felt Video and Razor’...

The Priest at their peak of greatness. Probably the last and best tour they ever did. It was all downhill after that. Johnny B. Goode :lol: Agree with most of this. They were ok on the Ram It Down tour, especially Halford's voice was on top but they played some songs way too fast. Then came Travis ...

Bono Nettencourt wrote: ↑Sun May 26, 2024 9:54 am Mean Street would have to go then. Uh-uh.

Mean Street was Voodoo Queen in the club days. Good tune but not as good as Mean Street.

You have to remember that Flick of the Switch and Fly on the Wall were considered duds (compared to BiB and to a lesser degree FTATRWSY) and AC/DC were just coasting on fumes. Oh, I remember. That's what makes the 5 million in sales such a shock. Most of those 5 mil were after their 1990 Razors Edg...

AlexVonHaig wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 2024 4:13 am Alex doesn't get enough credit for being the biggest douche in VH

True. Roth gets all the douche credit but both brothers were probably worse at least over time.

Only Mikey saves OG VH from being another "all asshole band" (think Kiss, Mötley...).

Anthrax442 wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 2024 5:28 am

Gibsonite wrote: ↑Sun May 26, 2024 2:29 pm Dark Side of the Moon
Wish You Were Here
Animals
The Wall

I don't think it'll be popular here, but this is probably the correct answer.

Yes it's an amazing run. Took me a while to get Animals but it's almost as good as the others.

Some descendent will sell off the demos "as is" long after most Van Halen nerds who'd care about 'em are dead. Just wait for Wolf to pilfer them for songs that can be credited "Van Halen - Van Halen - Van Halen" because he will change some words in them. Change a word, get a thi...

jens wrote: ↑Mon May 27, 2024 1:09 am Still not as bad as the old pairs of jeans of the fat Pantera dude.

Old Dutch bibles and children's books? Used copies of Britannica?
If not as bad then at least not much better.

Does he own all the tapes in the studio? Some descendent will sell off the demos "as is" long after most Van Halen nerds who'd care about 'em are dead. Just wait for Wolf to pilfer them for songs that can be credited "Van Halen - Van Halen - Van Halen" because he will change som...

skeptic555 wrote: ↑Sun May 26, 2024 2:57 pm Power Windows
Hold Your Fire
Roll the Bones
Presto

I stand by it.

I never liked Power Windows, but replace it with Counterparts and you have a solid run.
I'd also add the underrated Test For Echo, better than HYF if you ask me.

Metallica, Sabbath, VH and Cooper are all great choices.

Not mentioned yet: Queensryche: Warning to Empire.

A different choice of Depeche Mode: MFTM, Violator, Songs of Faith and Devotion, Ultra.