4000 Posted October 16, 2008 Posted October 16, 2008 [quote name='YouMa' post='307533' date='Oct 16 2008, 02:00 AM']People who slag off bands like these should try and play them as well.I would rather watch a bunch of proggers/stadium bands do decent lovey dovey songs in a rock bad shirt mellodrama than watch some awful "modern" 25 something pastiche punk/ska band who dont know get or barely play what the f*** they think they are on about.(Most of them seem to work for banks or recruitment really)[/quote] I'd actually be happy to watch either! I love prog and punk. Ska-Punk-Prog...now there's a genre waiting to be explored! Quote
tombboy Posted October 16, 2008 Posted October 16, 2008 What cetera said..... boost the mids. Very punchy sound on the Escape album. Can't hear any chorus, maybe a slight touch of overdrive but nothing else. Ross used to be clean then! Quote
steantval Posted October 17, 2008 Posted October 17, 2008 Journey are just awesome, quality players all round. I had the pleasure of seeing them live in June this year and was blown away by their performance. The new vocalist Arnett is every bit a match to Steve Perry's vocals. This band make the current crop i.e. Kaiser Chiefs, Artic Monkeys etc look very amateurish in their live performances and musical ability. The reason why a lot of the big live acts from way back (Toto, Foreigner, Tod Rundgren, Uriah Heep) are touring again is because people are becoming sick of the same old dross being played by the current crop of over hyped bands, and want to see seasoned musicians/vocalists who can actually play live. I'm not just into Rock, I'm also well into Soul,Funk, Jazz, Blues etc. Quote
molan Posted October 17, 2008 Author Posted October 17, 2008 [quote name='steantval' post='308853' date='Oct 17 2008, 06:59 PM']The reason why a lot of the big live acts from way back (Toto, Foreigner, Tod Rundgren, Uriah Heep) are touring again is because people are becoming sick of the same old dross being played by the current crop of over hyped bands, and want to see seasoned musicians/vocalists who can actually play live.[/quote] I hadn't spotted that Todd was over, thanks for that Last tour was great - didn't play a single one of his 'hits' from what I remember which upset a few people but we thought he was really good. Quote
steantval Posted October 17, 2008 Posted October 17, 2008 [quote name='molan' post='308861' date='Oct 17 2008, 07:18 PM']I hadn't spotted that Todd was over, thanks for that Last tour was great - didn't play a single one of his 'hits' from what I remember which upset a few people but we thought he was really good.[/quote] Todd is playing at - Norwich Waterfront Nov 22nd London Kentish Town Forum Nov 23rd Quote
franzbassist Posted October 17, 2008 Posted October 17, 2008 [quote name='cetera' post='307975' date='Oct 16 2008, 04:25 PM']there's not a drummer in the land that knows his chops[/quote] Drummers have chops? Quote
Sean Posted October 17, 2008 Posted October 17, 2008 [quote name='walbassist' post='308947' date='Oct 17 2008, 10:07 PM']Drummers have chops? [/quote] Ours has pork chops, every Tuesday when he gets in from work! Quote
Sean Posted October 17, 2008 Posted October 17, 2008 [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ip1zsUIosoA"]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ip1zsUIosoA[/url] - try this one, it's stunning. Live from 1981 in Houston. Perry's voice is killer and so passionate. I learned it for our band (girl singer) and hadn't heard it since I was a kid. I love the way they end it. Quote
Steve Lawson Posted October 19, 2008 Posted October 19, 2008 My fave version of the song is Petra Haden's - [url="http://www.myspace.com/petrahaden"]http://www.myspace.com/petrahaden[/url] - it's fab. Seth Horan covered it when he was in the UK recently, just bass and voice. Good stuff. Steve Quote
cetera Posted October 21, 2008 Posted October 21, 2008 [quote name='steantval' post='308853' date='Oct 17 2008, 06:59 PM']Journey are just awesome, quality players all round. I had the pleasure of seeing them live in June this year and was blown away by their performance. The new vocalist Arnett is every bit a match to Steve Perry's vocals. This band make the current crop i.e. Kaiser Chiefs, Artic Monkeys etc look very amateurish in their live performances and musical ability. The reason why a lot of the big live acts from way back (Toto, Foreigner, Tod Rundgren, Uriah Heep) are touring again is because people are becoming sick of the same old dross being played by the current crop of over hyped bands, and want to see seasoned musicians/vocalists who can actually play live. I'm not just into Rock, I'm also well into Soul,Funk, Jazz, Blues etc.[/quote] +1,000,000 to ALL of that.... Quote
SJA Posted November 16, 2008 Posted November 16, 2008 [url="http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/nov/11/journey-itunes-download"]http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2008/nov/1...itunes-download[/url] apparently Don't stop believing has become the biggest selling back catalogue download of all time! Quote
bluesparky Posted November 17, 2008 Posted November 17, 2008 They love it in [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4Mv4AUtzNM"]scrubs[/url] too! and [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23vyRRBJo9k&feature=related"]here[/url] too Quote
thisnameistaken Posted November 17, 2008 Posted November 17, 2008 [quote name='YouMa' post='307533' date='Oct 16 2008, 01:00 AM']People who slag off bands like these should try and play them as well.[/quote] But there are lots of bands with talented musicians that sound bad. Equally - thankfully - there are lots of bands made up of mediocre musicians with terrible voices who sound [url="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Z6xsKsJqVyg"]awesome[/url]. And he's got a pretty stonking bass sound too. Quote
geilerbass Posted November 17, 2008 Posted November 17, 2008 [quote name='bluesparky' post='330788' date='Nov 17 2008, 04:51 PM']They love it in [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4Mv4AUtzNM"]scrubs[/url] too! and [url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23vyRRBJo9k&feature=related"]here[/url] too[/quote] Let's just face it: Everybody loves it. Those who don't are in denial. Quote
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