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On Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:18:48 -0700 (PDT), audiophile <...@gmail.com
Yeah, Pantera's glam stuff is the only music of theirs I can tolerate.
e.
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i am the night!
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On Sat, 20 Jun 2009 06:40:54 -0700 (PDT), "tom...@juno.com" <...@gmail.com
From your list, I am surprised to not see Kamelot listed. Heard
them?
Tom
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Anonymous Wrote:
Kamelot, nope. I'll give 'em a listen! Thanks!
-- Jim
"When the Big Sleep ends, the Nightmares begin!" -- HARDBOILED CTHULHU:
TWO-FISTED TALES OF TENTACLED TERROR, edited by James Ambuehl and out
now from Elder Signs Press! Available from Clarkesworld Books,
Shocklines, Amazon, and Elder Signs Press itself!
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On Sun, 21 Jun 2009 08:43:01 -0700 (PDT), "tom...@juno.com" <...@gmail.com
One only needs to go to You Tube and they've posted their promo
videos, and there's a great deal of their other songs posted as audio
only type videos (no real video part)
Tom
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On Fri, 19 Jun 2009 07:40:07 -0700 (PDT), kevin saunders <...@gmail.com
One recent release you might like is Lion's Share "Dark Hours." Have
you heard Demon's and Wizards it is a collaboration between the singer
in Blind Guardian and Iced Earth's guitarist they have two cd's out.
You mention Maiden, but do you have the Bruce Dickinson solo
records? Tyranny of souls, Chemical Wedding and Skunkworks are my
three favorites, accident at birth is also good. I'm sure others
will have more "frilly shirt" recommendations (especially Ian).
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Anonymous Wrote:
Hi Kevin,
Thanks for the recommendations! All new to me, and I'll definitely give
them a try! ;-)
-- Jim
"When the Big Sleep ends, the Nightmares begin!" -- HARDBOILED CTHULHU:
TWO-FISTED TALES OF TENTACLED TERROR, edited by James Ambuehl and out
now from Elder Signs Press! Available from Clarkesworld Books,
Shocklines, Amazon, and Elder Signs Press itself!
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On Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:22:49 -0700 (PDT), kevin saunders <...@gmail.com
no problem it's nice to see some new posters in the group even if you
have been quietly sneaking around in the shadows for years. I was
just wondering if you have the cd Framing Armageddon from Iced
Earth? It has some good vocals from our own Tim Ripper Owens (his
best overall IMHO). Another cd you might want to download (but I
wouldnt buy it only because I grew tired of it after a while) is the
last Trapaze release. Matt Barlow does a good job, better than he did
on Iced Earth's disappointing reunion cd last year. I know it's far
from metal or any of the cd's we've mentioned but as a vocalist you
might appreciate anyway is Journey. The new singer for that band
Arnel Pineda is really good.
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Anonymous Wrote:
< no problem it's nice to see some new posters in the group even if you
have been quietly sneaking around in the shadows for years. I was just
wondering if you have the cd Framing Armageddon from Iced Earth? It
has some good vocals from our own Tim Ripper Owens (his best overall
IMHO). Another cd you might want to download (but I wouldnt buy it only
because I grew tired of it after a while) is the last Trapaze release.
Matt Barlow does a good job, better than he did on Iced Earth's
disappointing reunion cd last year. I know it's far from metal or any of
the cd's we've mentioned but as a vocalist you might appreciate anyway
is Journey. The new singer for that band Arnel Pineda is really good.
Me: Hey, Kevin! Nice to make your acquaintance! Yep, got all the ICED
EARTHs but really haven't had a chance to listen to them all yet. And
as for TRAPAZE I think you meant, PYRAMAZE, right? Trapeze was Dave
Holland's old band, I believe, though I really have no idea what a
'pyramaze' is. ;-) Anyway, I'll have to look for the Pyramaze CD too.
As for Journey, yes, love them since the 70's and my first exposure to
"Wheel in the Sky" on THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL and INFINITY and EVOLUTION
and yes, Arnel is wonderful, nearly a dead ringer for Steve Perry. The
Steve Alighieri albums are good stuff too. Actually, my love of great
vocalists goes all the way back to my first favorite band when I was a
teenager in the 70's, Angel, and carries on up through Head East,
Kansas, Uriah Heep, Yes, Starcastle, Triumph, Rainbow, Journey, Boston,
Styx, April Wine, Rush, Trooper and so on. Recently I re-discovered the
Hair Metal bands too, and am most impressed with, at least vocally and
often musically as well: Slaughter, Steelheart, Firehouse, Saigon Kick,
Europe, Tyketto, Valentine, even Stryper, and just now as of a matter of
days ago I've discovered the music of Vain -- sort of a Skid Row (whom I
also love) crossed with Firehouse. I really need to find their two CDs,
NO RESPECT and ON THE LINE. Amazing stuff!
But, yes, if the singers can sing, it is a definite plus for me --
probably why I can't stand stuff like later Pantera, Godsmack, System of
a Down, Killswitch Engage, Lamb of God, and almost all Metalcore,
period!
-- Jim
"When the Big Sleep ends, the Nightmares begin!" -- HARDBOILED CTHULHU:
TWO-FISTED TALES OF TENTACLED TERROR, edited by James Ambuehl and out
now from Elder Signs Press! Available from Clarkesworld Books,
Shocklines, Amazon, and Elder Signs Press itself!
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On Sat, 20 Jun 2009 11:23:27 -0700 (PDT), kev twofourtwo <...@gmail.com
Yes I did mean Pyramaze... and yes Dave Holland was in a band called
Trapaze, maybe my brain is starting to get filled with too much
trivial metal info and is regurgitating stuff randomly. If you are
looking for the latest Pyramaze with barlow on vocals it's in
alt.binaries.heavy-metal.mp3 right now.
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On Sat, 20 Jun 2009 06:36:40 -0700 (PDT), "tom...@juno.com" <...@gmail.com
Do you have any like of bands with female singers?
Where did it start? I'd guess with Heart for me. I liked their 70's
stuff a lot. And from there, there is a lot of other bands I liked
over the years.
Tom
And no, e. it's not because of what the singers looked like.
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On Sat, 20 Jun 2009 11:20:12 -0700 (PDT), kev twofourtwo <...@gmail.com
On Jun 20, 9:36 am, "tom...@juno.com" <...@gmail.com
I've always liked Heart too, but they are one of those bands that at
least to me there is no definitive Heart release. I have a greatest
hits collection called... I just checked and it's called "greatest
hits" lol anyway it's pretty good although they have a live version of
barracuda instead of the studio version.
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On Sat, 20 Jun 2009 14:19:54 -0700 (PDT), "tom...@juno.com" <...@gmail.com
On Jun 20, 12:20 pm, kev twofourtwo <...@gmail.com
Perhaps there isn't a definitive Heart release. They now have so
many radio hits it's probably impossible for them to make a set list
that makes everyone happy. I have the Greatest Hits thing and a few
other random CD's of theirs.
Tom
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Anonymous Wrote:
Hmm . . . best Heart songs (at least of the ones I've heard)(In no
certain order):
Dreamboat Annie
Love Alive
Kick It Out
Crazy On You
Sing, Child, Sing
Magic Man
Barracuda
Dog and Butterfly
Little Queenie
Time to go make a mix CD, methinks. I'll stick Lovemongers' "Battle of
Evermore" cover on there too.
Which reminds me: Anyone here ever heard the Great White Led Zep
tribute album GREAT ZEPPELIN? I'm tempted to check that one out too.
-- Jim
"When the Big Sleep ends, the Nightmares begin!" -- HARDBOILED CTHULHU:
TWO-FISTED TALES OF TENTACLED TERROR, edited by James Ambuehl and out
now from Elder Signs Press! Available from Clarkesworld Books,
Shocklines, Amazon, and Elder Signs Press itself!
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On Sun, 21 Jun 2009 08:40:04 -0700 (PDT), "tom...@juno.com" <...@gmail.com
I did not know they did a full album, but I did know they had done
some cover songs, and done some songs live (LZ)
Tom
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Anonymous Wrote:
Tom wrote, re: Great White's Led Zep stuff:
< I did not know they did a full album, but I did know they had done
some cover songs, and done some songs live (LZ)
Me: Yep, I was surprised at that as well. I went looking for their
cover of "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You" 'cuz I remembered them doing that
live on MTV way back when, and found the album details for GREAT
ZEPPELIN. I'll probably have to get that one. LZ is of course the
best, but it would be nice to see what kind of a spin GW might put on
the songs, maybe modernize them a bit, at least as far as acoustic
guitars go. I did also find a Black Crowes with Jimmy Page CD but
honestly it jusy didn't cut it. Chris Robinson is no Plant-clone! ;-)
-- Jim
"When the Big Sleep ends, the Nightmares begin!" -- HARDBOILED CTHULHU:
TWO-FISTED TALES OF TENTACLED TERROR, edited by James Ambuehl and out
now from Elder Signs Press! Available from Clarkesworld Books,
Shocklines, Amazon, and Elder Signs Press itself!
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On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:47:12 -0700 (PDT), "tom...@juno.com" <...@gmail.com
I remember the Black Crowes Jimmy Page thing, but I don't think I
ever listened to it, for the reasons you mention and that I never
liked the Black Crowes.
Tom
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Anonymous Wrote:
Hi Tom,
You asked if I liked any bands with female singers. Yep, I always loved
the first two Runaways albums, and I've got a good CD from an English
all-girl punk band called Fluffy (BLACK EYE). Just last month or so I
got one by a new all-girl punk band, Civet's HELL HATH NO FURY. The
first cut, "Alibis" will melt your stereo! In This Moment's BEAUTIFUL
TRAGEDY is quite nice, love Luscious Jackson's stuff, and much of the
earlier Kate Bush stuff. Lastly, the one I'm really taken with -- have
all their CDs and spin them quite regularly -- Shoegazer band Lush,
whose retrospective CD CIAO! THE BEST OF LUSH I can very highly
recommend!
-- Jim
"When the Big Sleep ends, the Nightmares begin!" -- HARDBOILED CTHULHU:
TWO-FISTED TALES OF TENTACLED TERROR, edited by James Ambuehl and out
now from Elder Signs Press! Available from Clarkesworld Books,
Shocklines, Amazon, and Elder Signs Press itself!
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On Sun, 21 Jun 2009 08:37:00 -0700 (PDT), "tom...@juno.com" <...@gmail.com
I tend to listen to Goth metal/rock bands like Lacuna Coil, The
Gathering, Beseech and such. I don't know that you like them as you
didn't mention them straight away. Along with Symphonic metal bands
like Nightwish, Epica, and Doom Metal bands like Draconian and such.
As it is, I don't really recall the performers you mention. Heard
the names, but not so much can I remember ever hearing music by them.
Tom
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Anonymous Wrote:
Oh, yeah, Heart's great too! I sing Karaoke as much as I can, and
lately my peer group's we've been doing a lot of Heart -- I even got up
on a dare to do "Crazy On You." We're very into Fleetwood Mac's "The
Chain" now too. And just because I wanted to, I have been singing both
Pat Benatar's "Hell is For Children" (Machoed up a bit, with a few
well-placed Halfordesque growls, but some lovely high-pitched screams on
the "Hell, hell is for hell . . .") and Kate Bush's "Wuthering Heights"
with the piercing vocals she exhibited when the song first debuted on
THE KICK INSIDE. Very fun. About the only song I still haven't
completely mastered -- can do it now and then but sometimes crack on the
very, very high parts -- Steelheart's "I'll Never Let You Go (Angel
Eyes)."
Other than that one song, I've got a CD-G burner and my hand-chosen and
hand-made discs of Karaoke songs (42 discs worth) and on them I also
have and often do tons of Journey, 7 Judas Priest songs, 7 Firehouse
songs, a handful of Dokken, Stryper, "More Than a Feeling," "The Final
Countdown," The Outfield's "Your Love," Sheriff's "When I'm With You,"
lots of Styx, Kansas, Speedwagon, Rush, Led Zep -- it's all a total
blast! I get lots of requests, especially for Boston, and I think I
might even get more of a kick from the Karaoke than singing with my
band! ;-)
Um, you didn't ask about the Karaoke, of course, but, hey, I love it and
am very proud of it!
-- Jim
"When the Big Sleep ends, the Nightmares begin!" -- HARDBOILED CTHULHU:
TWO-FISTED TALES OF TENTACLED TERROR, edited by James Ambuehl and out
now from Elder Signs Press! Available from Clarkesworld Books,
Shocklines, Amazon, and Elder Signs Press itself!
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On Sun, 21 Jun 2009 08:38:53 -0700 (PDT), "tom...@juno.com" <...@gmail.com
If you have fun doing that, then more power to you. any singing I
would do would not have any high notes. I just can't make that happen.
Tom
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On Sat, 20 Jun 2009 06:33:36 -0700 (PDT), "tom...@juno.com" <...@gmail.com
On Jun 19, 8:40 am, kevin saunders <...@gmail.com
It's not shirt, it's blouse.
Tom
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On Sat, 20 Jun 2009 11:17:54 -0700 (PDT), kev twofourtwo <...@gmail.com
On Jun 20, 9:33 am, "tom...@juno.com" <...@gmail.com
blouse, check! I will make a note of it.
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On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 21:42:12 +0100, "Soze" <...@salsbury42.freeserve.co.uk
"james ambuehl" <...@storefull-3113.bay.webtv.net...
Gamma Ray spring to mind...heavily influenced by Painkiller era Priest and
singer / songwriter was on the first 3 Helloween albums. Some in here don`t
like his vocals but if you can handle Wolf then Kai Hansen shouldn`t be a
problem ( I`m guessing you have heard of them looking at your list though ).
Hammerfall would be worth a shot too...as well as bands like Stratovarious,
Sonata Arctica, Kamelot and Angra ( although I`m not keen personally they`re
generally very highly regarded by power metal fans ).
How about Symphony X? Prog power metal, great vocalist. Sabaton are good
fun, Blind Guardian`s early stuff is essential ( I like the later stuff but
it does fall into that `operatic`category ). I adore Wuthering Heights,
might be a bit OTT for your tastes but look out for Far from the Madding
Crowd or The Shadow Cabinet.
Going back to the progressive stuff, Commuic perhaps? Sound a bit like a mid
paced power metal Nevermore. Pharaoh are another I`ve just thought
of...excellent band, really good vocals, typical old school heavy metal
sound. Manticora are another that straddle the heavy and power metal lines
but probably sit more in the heavy category.
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On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:49:21 -0700 (PDT), "tom...@juno.com" <...@gmail.com
On Jun 22, 2:42 pm, "Soze" <...@salsbury42.freeserve.co.uk
I'll second this. I didn't expect to end up liking the latest album
after a couple listens, but it grew on me.
I like Communic's last couple albums.
Tom
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On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:01:57 -0700 (PDT), "tom...@juno.com" <...@gmail.com
On Jun 22, 2:42 pm, "Soze" <...@salsbury42.freeserve.co.uk
I have one Hammerfall album. (Legacy of Kings, I think is the
title.) Been looking at the 2CD best of thing for a possible purchase.
Even though I did say one HF CD may have been enough.
I remember you talking about this band long ago. I believe I sort of
liked it on listening, but didn't get past their myspace page.
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