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Post by kds on May 16, 2019 16:37:48 GMT
Ronnie James Dio passed nine years ago today
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on May 16, 2019 16:52:31 GMT
Ronnie James Dio passed nine years ago today And his hologram turns three in August.
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Post by kds on May 16, 2019 17:35:15 GMT
Ronnie James Dio passed nine years ago today And his hologram turns three in August. "It's sad that Brian Wilson is out there touring Pet Sounds again and again and again. I can't think of anything sadder on a concert stage" Wendy Dio "Hold my beer."
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on May 17, 2019 13:08:17 GMT
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Post by Kapitan on May 17, 2019 13:17:56 GMT
I really get a kick out of those. (The Mariah Carey Christmas song one was the best ever, though it certainly doesn't fit in hard rock and heavy metal.)
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Jun 1, 2019 14:14:45 GMT
A great version of "You're Gonna Miss Me" by Roky Erickson with a guest appearance from Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top:
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Jun 3, 2019 13:20:42 GMT
In keeping with Ian Hunter's 80th birthday today, here's a Mott The Hoople classic with an All Star band:
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Post by kds on Jun 3, 2019 13:29:24 GMT
A great version of "You're Gonna Miss Me" by Roky Erickson with a guest appearance from Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top:
A few years ago, Ghost covered Roky Erickson
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Post by Kapitan on Jun 7, 2019 13:09:52 GMT
Inara [Lowell's daughter] George's kitschy synth-pop project The Bird and the Bee released a cover of a great Van Halen song, "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love."
The cover is not great. Or good. (They had some acclaim doing a Hall & Oates cover record several years back.)
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Post by kds on Jun 8, 2019 0:56:59 GMT
Inara [Lowell's daughter] George's kitschy synth-pop project The Bird and the Bee released a cover of a great Van Halen song, "Ain't Talkin' 'bout Love."
The cover is not great. Or good. (They had some acclaim doing a Hall & Oates cover record several years back.)
I tried. I made it 45 seconds.
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Post by Kapitan on Jun 16, 2019 18:16:18 GMT
The Dio hologram tour hit Minnesota last night. The review isn't especially good (and it's not for the reviewer not liking Dio or metal in general).
"Hearing a prerecorded Dio sing “Rainbow in the Dark” and “Last in Line” with a solid live band was still a more banging headbanger experience than witnessing a weakly croaking Vince Neil front Mötley Crüe" is unfortunately more a comment on Vince Neil than this show, as he later says "Minnesota’s inaugural hologram rock show was far from a success. Despite a decent buzz for the tour, the 3,500-capacity venue was about three-quarters empty" and "Also odd in this case, three of the best-known songs helmed by Hologram Ronnie — “Holy Diver,” “Heaven and Hell” and his Rainbow classic “Man on the Silver Mountain” — were delivered as mash-ups and all cut short. Not getting to hear the crescendoing finale of “Heaven and Hell” was like having the Who end “Baba O’Reilly” at the synthesizer solo."
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Post by kds on Jun 17, 2019 12:11:53 GMT
The Dio hologram tour hit Minnesota last night. The review isn't especially good (and it's not for the reviewer not liking Dio or metal in general).
"Hearing a prerecorded Dio sing “Rainbow in the Dark” and “Last in Line” with a solid live band was still a more banging headbanger experience than witnessing a weakly croaking Vince Neil front Mötley Crüe" is unfortunately more a comment on Vince Neil than this show, as he later says "Minnesota’s inaugural hologram rock show was far from a success. Despite a decent buzz for the tour, the 3,500-capacity venue was about three-quarters empty" and "Also odd in this case, three of the best-known songs helmed by Hologram Ronnie — “Holy Diver,” “Heaven and Hell” and his Rainbow classic “Man on the Silver Mountain” — were delivered as mash-ups and all cut short. Not getting to hear the crescendoing finale of “Heaven and Hell” was like having the Who end “Baba O’Reilly” at the synthesizer solo."
I'd actually take Vince in poor voice than a hologram any day of the week.
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Post by Kapitan on Jun 17, 2019 12:47:06 GMT
Yesterday for its weekly classic album review series, pitchfork did Back in Black. It’s a pretty good review, actually. And it not only mentions, but by its very existence shows, how broad AC/DC’s scope is: everyone who likes any kind of rock and roll is going to have some room in their heart (or gut, or groin) for AC/DC. pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/acdc-back-in-black/
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Post by Kapitan on Jun 17, 2019 12:48:33 GMT
The Dio hologram tour hit Minnesota last night. The review isn't especially good (and it's not for the reviewer not liking Dio or metal in general).
"Hearing a prerecorded Dio sing “Rainbow in the Dark” and “Last in Line” with a solid live band was still a more banging headbanger experience than witnessing a weakly croaking Vince Neil front Mötley Crüe" is unfortunately more a comment on Vince Neil than this show, as he later says "Minnesota’s inaugural hologram rock show was far from a success. Despite a decent buzz for the tour, the 3,500-capacity venue was about three-quarters empty" and "Also odd in this case, three of the best-known songs helmed by Hologram Ronnie — “Holy Diver,” “Heaven and Hell” and his Rainbow classic “Man on the Silver Mountain” — were delivered as mash-ups and all cut short. Not getting to hear the crescendoing finale of “Heaven and Hell” was like having the Who end “Baba O’Reilly” at the synthesizer solo."
I'd actually take Vince in poor voice than a hologram any day of the week. Not a fun choice for me to make! I’m not interested in the hologram tours, but Vince was the musical weak link for Crue even in their heyday.
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Post by kds on Jun 17, 2019 13:03:33 GMT
I'd actually take Vince in poor voice than a hologram any day of the week. Not a fun choice for me to make! I’m not interested in the hologram tours, but Vince was the musical weak link for Crue even in their heyday. I've seen Vince live six or seven times (solo and Crue) over the last 15 years or so, and I've seen him range from very good to borderline embarrassing. From my experience, it seemed to depend on how much fun Vince had prior to the show.
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