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QUOTE (rushgoober @ May 28 2009, 06:06 PM)QUOTE (theworkingman @ May 27 2009, 10:47 PM) I just listened to Part 5 of the Bootleg Series (The Rolling Thunder Revenue) and it is STUNNING. By far my favorite of the entire Bootleg Series which is saying something because I LOVE the Royal Albert Hall concert. Probably my favorite version ever of Hurricane. nice! it's on my want list... Same.

QUOTE (Test 4 Gecko @ Jun 1 2009, 10:46 AM)Gary Moore is a rank bad blues player. He should go listen to Joe Bonamassa. Anyhoo, Rory G, was probably the best geetarist of all time, I had the pleasure of seeing him live a couple of times and he ROCKED (or should that be BLUESED) big time. He was also a true nice guy, he'd stop and talk with - and drink with - his fans any time. He was streets ahead of SRV too - and I love SRV - but could SRV have come up with "Blister on the Moon" from Taste's debut? Of course Mr Lerxst loves Rory G's playing. Just one question, what the f**k are you on? Thats the biggest steaming pile I've seen in a while.

QUOTE (RUSHHEAD666 @ May 31 2009, 05:13 PM)It seems I am on an Irish obsession this weekend, maybe you guys have already talked about the great Rory Gallagher. This guy was fanfokkingtastic. Even the TASTE shite is incredible and off the charts. I remember reading that Rory was considered the Irish SRV. Too bad Rory came out before SRV. RIP. I love Rory Gallagher. "Against The Grain" rules. I haven't heard much from him but will pursue. Speaking of which, I just heard a version of Red House from Gary Moore and nearly shat myself and I'm not the biggest blues fan either but geeeeeez...for now that cat is by far the best Irish guitar player I have ever heard. Attack, feel, tone, articulation, this dude has it ALL. And don't get me started on his metal years...man oh man

QUOTE (Natural Rush @ May 24 2009, 11:05 AM)No no no maybe its an brit thing lol but comon there must be somebody out there who know the quo Know em a little, not really my bag bud.

QUOTE (Mandalorian Hunter @ May 23 2009, 02:45 AM)QUOTE (Hatchetaxe&saw @ May 22 2009, 01:36 PM) QUOTE (Mandalorian Hunter @ May 22 2009, 12:11 PM) QUOTE (Steevo @ May 21 2009, 09:27 PM) QUOTE (Hatchetaxe&saw @ May 22 2009, 06:56 AM)Every album since The Holy Bible has disappointed me, so I'm not so sure about investing in it. Me too. I have lost the faith to spend out but cant wait to sample. I somehow doubt its near the class of THB though, Ritchie was a huge contribution after all. He's made a huge contribution to this record aswell. It's his lyrics? I read that somewhere. They seemed to lose their anger when he disappeared, and became preachy. Never a good thing. Oh yeah. He left a notebook full for them, and they believe that only now was the time write to release them. I haven't really picked up on the lyrics too much yet but the music is certainly a return to form, for me anyway. Shit, ok then. I'd practically given up on them and this happens!! Things are looking up

QUOTE (English Muffin @ May 22 2009, 07:01 AM)I once liked MCR but it was just a passing phase, one of my bad days. That line reminds me of a song...yes I do believe I have it now, thanks for the memory test

QUOTE (Hatchetaxe&saw @ May 22 2009, 06:56 AM)Every album since The Holy Bible has disappointed me, so I'm not so sure about investing in it. Me too. I have lost the faith to spend out but cant wait to sample. I somehow doubt its near the class of THB though, Ritchie was a huge contribution after all.

All the original main cast are in this but they will be thankfully just playing support. Hardly worth the effort really

QUOTE (naturalsciences101 @ May 21 2009, 11:52 AM)I'll show ya what kinda piece of stank 'Unmasked' is. If 'Unmasked' was delivered in 1974, instead of the KISS debut record, the band woulda been laughed straight outta the industry. There would have been no second album. That's how ya put an album like 'Unmasked' in perspective, son. C'mon NS, thats not fair. You could easily say that about a lot of good music that would be out of context with the times, of course the confused masses wouldn't dig on it. Don't pick on the commercial pop-rock side of Kiss, goddamn it man!! It's very easy to agree with you on the debut, its kicks like a fecking mule, a monster of an album which set their sights pretty high. Oh the torment of the dreaded second album...they didnt do too bad for my money

QUOTE (Presto-digitation @ May 21 2009, 01:38 AM)For the record, one ought judge the record without actually hearing it...(*cough*...Steevo). I'd love to give it a go, to ummm...confirm my suspicions You have me VERY intrigued now, you can actually rate it over Unmasked??? ...anyways, thanks for appreciating their glory days at least!!

QUOTE (naturalsciences101 @ May 20 2009, 02:00 PM)I want to hear about Psycho Circus, Prof. I heard it was only 'ok'. I want to know if they 'at all' re-captured any of that early KISS magic. You've GOT to be kidding NS I heard it was an abomination, a complete piss take. Its what I imagined as well. Wouldnt touch that shit with a 10 footer

QUOTE (Jack Aubrey @ May 19 2009, 05:11 AM)The Discovery Channel is OK for MythBusters but other than that it's turning into the "watch people work" channel. True, but OMG, I still can't give up American Chopper and Mega-Builders was utterly fascinating...HARD ROCK PARK, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina!! Shame they went bankrupt upon later research Reopening this very weekend as Freestyle Music Park Wonder if any from here will be going??

Couldn't we have just semi-hijacked Mara's thread on this? I'm sure she wouldn't have minded Anyways...regs on Discovery: Mega-Builders, Man Vs Wild and Amercian Chopper...not much more at this point

With you Mara, just as much as Discovery and Documentary...then a little of Nat Geo and Animal Planet. Thats all I pretty much watch on the box now.

QUOTE (naturalsciences101 @ May 15 2009, 12:42 PM)KISS are a bunch of mighty fat pengas. And, they reek of opportunism. In retrospect, it certainly seems obvious that once the tail-end of the 1970's rolled around, this bunch of opportunists were poised to hop from one musical style to the next, seeing which fad fit best and drew the biggest crowds. Thos six releases from 74 to 77 correspond to the output of a band who's got a decent degree of musical integrity. From the start, KISS was conjuring some accessible Hard Rock, aimed to please a certain demographic. They weren't interested in making music which was going to land them on the singles chart. I remember reading that Casablanca was prepared to sign the band anyways, and told the members that they didn't need to wear the make-up any more. KISS replied, telling the company, 'you'll sign us with the make-up or we'll walk'. They held onto their costumes because they had become a part of their musical identities. They wanted to do things their way and were willing to wait for the right record company who 'got it'. KISS were all about putting out the best, uncompromising Hard Rock and giving the fans the ultimate in Rock shows. But, after those four initial years and six albums, they were all about hopping on the newest bandwagon, the next fad and abadoning their hardcore following. They had lost their integrity. Disco came around, they danced a little jig with that scene for a while. The Pop Charts were a big lure on every artist and Kiss bought into that direction for a short stint. Pink Floyd had a large success doing a Prog Concept album with Bob Ezrin and Kiss wanted a piece of that. But, then they found girly-man Vinnie Vincent and the rewards of writing with outside help, professional songsmiths were enormous. They were right on time to embrace the new wave, which was the highly dispicable, Metal-Lite of Kokk Rokk. This was a pair of pants, or should I say, 'a set of spandex' that felt right to the boys, and they wore that particular get-up proudly for the remainder of the 1980's. It felt so comfortable to them because they had done more than their share in creating this new sub-genre. KISS were one of the biggest flag-wavers of the Kokk Rokk era. And, no one shook their ass more in multi-colored spandex pants than Jon Bon Jovi and Paul Stanley. Yes, KISS are a bunch of mighty fat pengas indeed....men that are greedy, opportunists who will latch onto and ride whatever wave is currently moving through music's ocean. What was it, either their 'Revenge' or 'Carnival of Souls' that they even sold out to, or at least made serious concessions to, the 'Grunge' era. These guys lost their own musical identity decades ago, and have been nothing more than a group of musical opportunists who will adapt to whatever surroundings are currently prevalent. Chameleons, that's what they is. Musical chameleons that much on massive man-meat. Nice one NS, you get a double for that one. But as commercial and banal as some of Dynasty and Unmasked is, I will not banish those to the pit of despair quite yet. Once the 80s hair metal scene truly kicked in, you're perfectly right, they were primed and ready to unleash their charade and ride the scenes forevermore. I guess I will concede to snagging a few from Lick it Up and Animalize, and thats a stretch. What happened to them since is a blur and a seemingly underlying nostalgic yearning for the 70s glory days when they actually meant something.

QUOTE (metaldad @ May 14 2009, 05:45 AM)i got it because like everything with KISS, i buy it. it blows chunks. the most over produced/ polished piece of crap to come down the pike . i really don't know what is worse, the music or that pic of PAUL with his thong hanging out , or the wig GENE is wearing. 0 out of 10 Yup, easy, pure vomit stinkin' up the place. Next?

Damn, not yet, on backburner. Its meant to be very good.

QUOTE (BeOhBe Bob @ May 13 2009, 05:34 PM)Just caught the season finale, and man whatta trip! even brought in Leonard Nimoy as the arch villain.... Just saw the man on The Late Show last night. What was up with him missing the Shattner roast though

QUOTE (GeddyRulz @ May 13 2009, 01:54 AM)I loved coin-op video games in the early 80s! "The Golden Age of Video Games." It was awesome! There's a "museum" in Saint Louis which still has a lot of the old coin-op games, and lets you play them. I'd love to go. Aye, me too GR, that muesum would be killer!! I'm kinda wrapped up in the nostalgia of it all at the moment. Thanks for that Kong movie alert, I will be definitely checking that out soon. Anyone care to offer their top 5 games? Here are mine ipo... 1. Defender 2. Galaga 3. Gyrus 4. Phoenix 5. Donkey Kong I still have to check out many other versions, tweaks, sequels etc but I usually always go back to the originals

QUOTE (rushgoober @ May 12 2009, 11:00 PM)These are the albums I still want: Bob Dylan (1962) The Times They Are-A Changin' (1964) Another Side of Bob Dylan (1964) The Bootleg Series Volume 2, 4, 5 & 6 I also need to get The Basement Tapes The ones I'm avoiding are: Nashville Skyline (1969) - from what I've heard of this, too country for my tastes, and Dylan doesn't really sound like himself on this one after giving up cigarettes - too clean sounding. Self-Portrait (1970) - the album he made supposedly to get people to hate his music so they'd stop bugging him. pretty universally panned. Dylan (1973) - demos released by the record company - panned even more than self-portrait Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973) - supposed to be more "slight" due to it being a soundtrack and not a full on album per se. i wouldn't say no to it used for a buck or two, but otherwise not one i'm seeking out. i've heard a couple of modern Dylan tracks and they were good. i'm sure i'll check one or two of them out eventually, but honestly they're not a high priority for me right now... Your next 5 are essential, get them at all costs. Out of the ones you're avoiding Id say Nashville is the only oversight. The country style is hard to take initially but there is some charm to it. Let us know when you get through those other choices

QUOTE (PuppetKing2112 @ May 12 2009, 03:57 PM)And as for his recent stuff, Time Out of Mind is a can't-miss. Might be a top 5 Dylan album for me. Staggering for so late, agreed, could make mine as well.

I just meant to go in with no expectations...if yous are a-likin arcade gaming from that era, party on, all you need...

Oh Jesus no, just when we thought it couldnt go any lower, Cherone makes an appearance

QUOTE (rushgoober @ May 12 2009, 01:04 PM)QUOTE (Steevo @ May 11 2009, 05:52 PM) QUOTE (rushgoober @ May 12 2009, 12:12 PM) Dare I say it, but his voice actually sounds better to my ears in the 70's than in the 60's. Right now I own 9 Dylan albums, plus a couple of the (official) bootleg series, and I gotta say, it's all pretty stellar. Admittedly, Dylan was an acquired taste for me, but he's grown on me more and more over time. A truly prolific outstanding genius. Even check out his latest few, especially Time out of Mind!! (Lanois is too f***ing cool for words). I still have not caught up with his latest though. I adore his voice through all the many incarnations it has offered up!! Enjoy the ride, you still have much more to discover no, but i knew it was only a short matter of time before people'd be trying to convince me to get the newer albums. like with most music for me, i may do so after i get all the 60's and 70's releases that are supposed to be good... Fair enough bud, but even in the 70s he had some patchy affairs. All I'm saying is dont dismiss the modern Dylan before giving it a good go or you're missing out.

QUOTE (rushgoober @ May 12 2009, 12:12 PM) Dare I say it, but his voice actually sounds better to my ears in the 70's than in the 60's. Right now I own 9 Dylan albums, plus a couple of the (official) bootleg series, and I gotta say, it's all pretty stellar. Admittedly, Dylan was an acquired taste for me, but he's grown on me more and more over time. A truly prolific outstanding genius. Even check out his latest few, especially Time out of Mind!! (Lanois is too f***ing cool for words). I still have not caught up with his latest though. I adore his voice through all the many incarnations it has offered up!! Enjoy the ride, you still have much more to discover