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Post by B.E. on Sept 24, 2020 15:09:57 GMT
Nice. Consistent in sound with "Letter To You". I'm looking forward to this. This could end up being my favorite Bruce album since The Rising or the '92 albums! I favor these production values.
Edit: The song went on a bit too long. Didn't care much for the "la la la's" at the end. We've heard that enough from Bruce, I think. Still looking forward to the album. "Ghosts" is fine, nothing special as a song.
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Post by Kapitan on Sept 24, 2020 15:25:53 GMT
I loved Western Stars, so I won't be looking back as far for a "favorite Bruce album since..." most likely. But I have enjoyed both of these songs and look forward to this album.
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Post by kds on Oct 6, 2020 12:43:27 GMT
Not to be outdone by his former band releasing their first new album in nearly 20 years, Blue Oyster Cult founding member Albert Bouchard is set to release a new album, which is a new version of the album Imaginos, a proposed solo project of his, which was eventually released as a BOC album (with an assortment of other musicians) in 1988. www.loudersound.com/news/albert-bouchard-releases-video-for-black-telescope
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Post by Kapitan on Oct 7, 2020 14:37:34 GMT
AC/DC's first single from their upcoming album, here is "Shot in the Dark." It sounds like, well, AC/DC!
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Post by kds on Oct 7, 2020 15:24:29 GMT
There's something very comforting about new AC/DC music. You know what you're getting, good old meat and potatoes rock and roll. It's most welcome.
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Post by Kapitan on Oct 16, 2020 19:20:04 GMT
Thanks to a story in today's local paper, I learned that ex-Badfinger singer/guitarist (and longtime Twin Cities resident) Joey Molland released a new solo album, Be True To Yourself. Produced by Mark Hudson (the Hudson Bros., longtime friend and producer for Ringo Starr, laundry list of writing and production credits), it also features contributions from Mickey Dolenz, Julian Lennon, and ex-Wings member Steve Holley.
I'm just giving it a first listen now, and it's pretty good-sounding, late-60s sounding music.
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Post by Kapitan on Oct 22, 2020 13:15:47 GMT
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Post by kds on Oct 22, 2020 13:33:17 GMT
I'm loving this new song from Blue Oyster Cult, from the album they released on 10/9
It's sung by Richie Castellano, who joined BOC as a touring member in 2004 as a bassist. He took a slightly bigger role in the band once Allan Lanier retired, and would often sing Hot Rails to Hell in concert (the original sung by former bassist Joe Bouchard.). Richie's vocals are somewhat similar to Joe's, and I like the fact that Eric and Buck give Richie a few songs on the new album.
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Post by Kapitan on Oct 22, 2020 13:44:57 GMT
I love the guitar solo tone! The tune is OK, doesn't really leap out at me, but it's not bad either. That solo, though, very enjoyable.
Also funny (or unexpected anyway) to see someone playing a Steinberger guitar: those are the headless guitars you saw more often, but still pretty rarely, in the late 80s. I think the most prominent example I can recall was Vito Bratta of White Lion on occasion, as in the solo of "When the Children Cry." (I've cued that moment up here.)
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Post by kds on Oct 22, 2020 13:58:44 GMT
I love the guitar solo tone! The tune is OK, doesn't really leap out at me, but it's not bad either. That solo, though, very enjoyable.
Also funny (or unexpected anyway) to see someone playing a Steinberger guitar: those are the headless guitars you saw more often, but still pretty rarely, in the late 80s. I think the most prominent example I can recall was Vito Bratta of White Lion on occasion, as in the solo of "When the Children Cry." (I've cued that moment up here.)
Eddie used to play one of those, and I think it was captured on the Live Without a Net concert film. Buck Dharma is probably the only guitarist I've ever seen play one of those in person.
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Post by Kapitan on Oct 23, 2020 11:52:47 GMT
Two new albums (at least) for me today! Bruce Springsteen's Letter to You and the Mountain Goats' (wonderfully titled) Getting Into Knives. Maybe more, we'll see if my nosing around other new releases turns up anything interesting.
I saw McCartney III is now listed in the pre-orders of iTunes too, but no tracks available yet--which is odd: usually they don't place them for pre-order until the first singles are available. Dec. 11 on that one.
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Post by kds on Oct 23, 2020 12:09:31 GMT
I'm going to give the new Springsteen a listen today (about two minutes in), as a couple of blurbs I've read say the almost obligatory "best album in years" thing. Although, I feel like I've been seeing that about every Bruce album since The Rising.
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Post by Kapitan on Oct 23, 2020 12:31:22 GMT
Although, I feel like I've been seeing that about every Bruce album since The Rising. They sure have... That's the curse of legacy artists, it's almost ALWAYS a "best album since..." bit of reporting.
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Post by kds on Oct 23, 2020 12:40:47 GMT
Although, I feel like I've been seeing that about every Bruce album since The Rising. They sure have... That's the curse of legacy artists, it's almost ALWAYS a "best album since..." bit of reporting. I've been listening to a lot of Alice Cooper's albums lately, and I know every album he's done since Trash has been a "best album since Welcome to My Nightmare." Halfway through the new Bruce. It's pretty good, nothing really jumping out yet, but I like the sound. Bruce's voice is holding up well.
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Post by Sheriff John Stone on Oct 23, 2020 13:51:51 GMT
I'm loving this new song from Blue Oyster Cult, from the album they released on 10/9 It's sung by Richie Castellano, who joined BOC as a touring member in 2004 as a bassist. He took a slightly bigger role in the band once Allan Lanier retired, and would often sing Hot Rails to Hell in concert (the original sung by former bassist Joe Bouchard.). Richie's vocals are somewhat similar to Joe's, and I like the fact that Eric and Buck give Richie a few songs on the new album. Honestly? I wouldn't even recognize it as a Blue Oyster Cult song without knowing ahead of time. I guess Buck's guitar in there is recognizable, and it does slightly resemble their power ballads/songs circa Spectres and Mirrors. Time moves on, doesn't it...It has been almost 50 years for the group.
Do you have the album kds?
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