I'll give them credit in that the people at Rhino seem to be knowing what they are doing by simply loving all genres of music and bringing out tunes that have not been heard in decades. They did this 70's "funk anthem" 4-disc set that I almost bought. Bonus tracks material can be all right if it's not too superfluous or embarrassing to listen to. I'm still waiting on The Smith's remasters that Rhino claimed that had a right to but I think there are some unresolved internal legal issues with that band to see it as a possibility any time soon.
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Well, his voice is an acquired taste I'd say. I think he was merely singing in a style he thought fit the Angus Bros music. I can certainly think of other singers who I like less than his voice though.Comment
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I mostly agree with you except I kinda like Theatre Of Pain. Definitely not their best by a long shot, but it came out at the perfect age for me when I was just getting into music and Motley Crue. That tour was my first concert ever. I musta played that tape 1,000 times in my Walkman. Shout At The Devil 5,000 times. So I have a soft sentimental spot for Theatre Of Pain mainly due to the timing.“Great losses often bring only a numb shock. To truly plunge a victim into misery, you must overwhelm him with many small sufferings.”Comment
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Yeah, what happened with that? There was supposed to be a British series of reissues with at least a couple of the studio albums on vinyl, and then the rest of the catalogue would follow on CD. This was something like two or three years ago, and nothing ever showed up in the U.S. Hell, at least they should reissue the Hatful of Hollow and Louder Than Bombs compilations, which for many Americans was their first taste of the band on imports.Last edited by chefcraig; 03-03-2011, 03:41 PM.
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So I can agree with you that a record may be good in theory so to say but if the production is bad or over the top (see: Steely Dan) then all the effort thrown into it becomes meaningless.Comment
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Yeah, what happened with that? There was supposed to be a British series of reissues with at least a couple of the studio albums on vinyl, and then the rest of the catalogue would follow on CD. This was something like two or three years ago, and nothing ever showed up in the U.S. Hell, at least they should reissue the Hatful of Hollow and Louder Than Bombs compilations, which for many Americans was their first taste of the band on imports.Eat Us And Smile
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The first Van Halen album was great because it brought rock and roll back and it was fresh and new at the same time. Everything and I mean everything was disco then. You had to live through that to appreciate the painful experience it was and how relieving it was to hear that Van Halen for the first time. We were stuck in disco and K-Tel grade pop music. It was a horrible time.No! You can't have the keys to the wine cellar!Comment
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Yeah, what happened with that? There was supposed to be a British series of reissues with at least a couple of the studio albums on vinyl, and then the rest of the catalogue would follow on CD. This was something like two or three years ago, and nothing ever showed up in the U.S. Hell, at least they should reissue the Hatful of Hollow and Louder Than Bombs compilations, which for many Americans was their first taste of the band on imports.
Marr said there are no bonus tracks and pretty much what they recorded it what's out there. Some remastering process can be great or it can suck (like those Ozzy scab albums and Billy Idol's catalog) but I would personally like to hear a cleaner version of 'The Queen Is Dead' and so would Marr saying he doesn't remember much of the recording process of that album because he was stoned out of his mind most of the way through it where he would go into a tiny room in the house where it was recorded, toke for hours, write a guitar riff, 4-track it, bring it to the band, play it and write another. Almost like a Bob Dylan way of doing things.Last edited by Kristy; 03-03-2011, 04:01 PM.Comment
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Europe '72: The Complete Recordings
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Get ready for the 60+ disc set covering the 1972 European tour. No, I'm not kidding, it will come out later this year.
Europe '72: The Complete Recordings
The shows from that tour are fantastic, but that may be a bit much even for me!Eat Us And Smile
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The first Van Halen album was great because it brought rock and roll back and it was fresh and new at the same time. Everything and I mean everything was disco then. You had to live through that to appreciate the painful experience it was and how relieving it was to hear that Van Halen for the first time. We were stuck in disco and K-Tel grade pop music. It was a horrible time.Comment
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The first Van Halen album was great because it brought rock and roll back and it was fresh and new at the same time. Everything and I mean everything was disco then. You had to live through that to appreciate the painful experience it was and how relieving it was to hear that Van Halen for the first time. We were stuck in disco and K-Tel grade pop music. It was a horrible time.Comment
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Van Halen was like getting punched in the face hard by a left hook you didn't see coming. All those awful late 80 bands like Poison that were just bad copies of Van Halen didn't exist. It was disco or The Captain & Tennille singing Muskrat Love. It was just awful. Even KISS degraded to the disco thing. All the bands like Led Zeppelin had broken up or were so high they sucked. The Ramones weren't given the time of day and nobody knew who they were.
I think 1978 was when what exploded in the 80's was starting to hatch. The punk, the new wave, the return of rock. It all was percolating then and then it exploded and we all went holy shit and lapped it all up like thirsty dogs. The 70's wee gone. That whole hippie/Vietnam/Watergate/Nixon/Jimmy Carter shit was gone and AIDS hadn't reared it's ugly head yet.No! You can't have the keys to the wine cellar!Comment
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It was just all those shitty songs you heard on the K-Tel commercials. Honestly, who bought those records or 8 track tapes anyways but they were selling the shit hard. Those commercial were always on.No! You can't have the keys to the wine cellar!Comment
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