A crappy year for melodic rock...

[7 Wishes]

* Brad Delp's suicide and the end of Boston
* John Spinks of the Outfield battling for his life against cancer
* The Journey/JSS debacle
* Talisman disbands
* Eddie ruining yet another reunion tour with Diamond Dave
* Jeff Watson out of Night Ranger
* Jimi Jamison out of Survivor
* Tapegate
* Joe Elliott's treatment of Andrew
* Elliott ruining his voice due to smoking, booze and NO vocal training
* Glenn Frey being a dick and not finishing the new Eagles album
* Tom Petty retiring from major touring
* Operation Mindcrime II - awful

Those are just a few of the things that have happened in the past 12 months...[/b]

[Rick]

* Brad Delp's suicide and the end of Boston
* John Spinks of the Outfield battling for his life against cancer
* The Journey/JSS debacle
* Talisman disbands
* Eddie ruining yet another reunion tour with Diamond Dave
* Jeff Watson out of Night Ranger
* Jimi Jamison out of Survivor
* Tapegate
* Joe Elliott's treatment of Andrew
* Elliott ruining his voice due to smoking, booze and NO vocal training
* Glenn Frey being a dick and not finishing the new Eagles album
* Tom Petty retiring from major touring
* Operation Mindcrime II - awful

Those are just a few of the things that have happened in the past 12 months...[/b]

Damn, it was a fucked up year.

A couple of questions regarding the list.

Didn't you give us some good news about Spinks last week?

Never heard anything about Joe Elliots treatment of Andrew. What happened?

[larryfromnextdoor]

wow...

[Saint John]

* Brad Delp's suicide and the end of Boston
* John Spinks of the Outfield battling for his life against cancer
* The Journey/JSS debacle
* Talisman disbands
* Eddie ruining yet another reunion tour with Diamond Dave
* Jeff Watson out of Night Ranger
* Jimi Jamison out of Survivor
* Tapegate
* Joe Elliott's treatment of Andrew
* Elliott ruining his voice due to smoking, booze and NO vocal training
* Glenn Frey being a dick and not finishing the new Eagles album
* Tom Petty retiring from major touring
* Operation Mindcrime II - awful

Those are just a few of the things that have happened in the past 12 months...[/b]

Thanks dude. I'm going to cry myself to sleep now.


PS Fuck Tom Petty. Dude is a bum.

[larryfromnextdoor]

this might be pretty good....

HEAVEN AND HELL
The openers for these dates will be Queensryche & Alice Cooper.

Official US Tour Dates Announced


September 5 Binghampton, NY Broom County Arena
September 7 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun Arena
September 8 Long Island, NY Jones Beach Amphitheatre
September 9 Mansfield, CT Tweeter Center
September 14 Tampa, FL St. Petersburg Times Forum
September 15 Sunrise, FL Bank Atlantic Center
September 16 Orlando, FL Amway Arena
September 25 Denver, CO Coors Amphitheatre
September 28 Reno, NV Reno Events Center
September 29 Kelseyville, CA Konocti Harbor
September 30 Concord, CA Sleep Train Amphitheatre
October 2 Fresno, CA Selland Arena

[Blueskies]

Three dates for me there and none for Texas.

[larryfromnextdoor]

Three dates for me there and none for Texas.

aint that the truth ,, if there were some tx dates,, wouldnt be out here with the tumble weeds..

[SteveForever]

Is Alice Cooper any good? or is he still just singing Schools Out? I haven't kept up with him other than I heard he has a successful radio gig...

[larryfromnextdoor]

Is Alice Cooper any good? or is he still just singing Schools Out? I haven't kept up with him other than I heard he has a successful radio gig...

you missed the Hey Stoopid days??

[Blueskies]

Three dates for me there and none for Texas.

aint that the truth ,, if there were some tx dates,, wouldnt be out here with the tumble weeds..

Time to get out of Dodge yet?

[jrnysc]

* Brad Delp's suicide and the end of Boston
* John Spinks of the Outfield battling for his life against cancer
* The Journey/JSS debacle
* Talisman disbands
* Eddie ruining yet another reunion tour with Diamond Dave
* Jeff Watson out of Night Ranger
* Jimi Jamison out of Survivor
* Tapegate
* Joe Elliott's treatment of Andrew
* Elliott ruining his voice due to smoking, booze and NO vocal training
* Glenn Frey being a dick and not finishing the new Eagles album
* Tom Petty retiring from major touring
* Operation Mindcrime II - awful

Those are just a few of the things that have happened in the past 12 months...[/b]

Wow. That is a lot of rotten news for one year!!

[Matthew]

* Brad Delp's suicide and the end of Boston
* John Spinks of the Outfield battling for his life against cancer
* The Journey/JSS debacle
* Talisman disbands
* Eddie ruining yet another reunion tour with Diamond Dave
* Jeff Watson out of Night Ranger
* Jimi Jamison out of Survivor
* Tapegate
* Joe Elliott's treatment of Andrew
* Elliott ruining his voice due to smoking, booze and NO vocal training
* Glenn Frey being a dick and not finishing the new Eagles album
* Tom Petty retiring from major touring
* Operation Mindcrime II - awful

Those are just a few of the things that have happened in the past 12 months...[/b]

All true 7 wishes...but Journey's show in London was the best melodic rock show I've seen since the 1980s. It was a real highlight of the year for me and even though it's all gone tits up at least I got to see Journey on fire for the very first time. Especially after the disappointment of the Journey show I saw the year before.

Anyway... it's been a crap time for melodic rock ever since all the Jovi hair bands took over the scene back in the day, don't you think?

[conversationpc]

* Operation Mindcrime II - awful

Most Queensryche fans seem to think it's much better than the last several albums they've done, though it's certainly true that it doesn't even approach the greatness of O:M 1.

[Sassie]

A rotten year and it's only June.

[AR]

Is Alice Cooper any good? or is he still just singing Schools Out? I haven't kept up with him other than I heard he has a successful radio gig...

He still puts out CD's very regularly. The last one "Dirty Diamonds" is great! I saw Alice w/Cheap Trick in Vienna, VA a little less than 2 years ago and it was a great show!

[Fire99]

* Operation Mindcrime II - awful

Most Queensryche fans seem to think it's much better than the last several albums they've done, though it's certainly true that it doesn't even approach the greatness of O:M 1.

Obviously discussed on the Q.R. forum. After many listens im quite a fan. Just the production isnt quite my cup of tea and OM1 has lots of instantaneous hits..


Anyway Heaven n Hell is good, We had some great shows with JSS fronting Journey which is a huge plus.. just sadly over now. And a few great M.R. releases like Allen n Lande and stuff from Joe Lynn Turner have been pretty groovy so it not all bad!!

[SteveForever]

Is Alice Cooper any good? or is he still just singing Schools Out? I haven't kept up with him other than I heard he has a successful radio gig...

He still puts out CD's very regularly. The last one "Dirty Diamonds" is great! I saw Alice w/Cheap Trick in Vienna, VA a little less than 2 years ago and it was a great show!

you mama's alright.....thanks...

[Ratgirl]

* Operation Mindcrime II - awful

Most Queensryche fans seem to think it's much better than the last several albums they've done, though it's certainly true that it doesn't even approach the greatness of O:M 1.

Im a Ryche fan and I thought OM II was pretty good.

[The Fly]

* Glenn Frey being a dick and not finishing the new Eagles album
[/b]

I had not heard this... If true that just sucks! Where did you read this?

[Henley]

* Glenn Frey being a dick and not finishing the new Eagles album
[/b]

I had not heard this... If true that just sucks! Where did you read this?

Is this a recent revelation? Does it stem from a relevant source?

[Pelata]

BUT - a few good things:

Allen Lande - The Revenge
Bon Jovi - Lost Highway
Night Ranger - Hole In The Sun
Pink Cream 69 - In10sity
new Lifehouse album
the Freidreksen/Denander album
AND new King's X on the way!!

[X factor]

* Brad Delp's suicide and the end of Boston
* John Spinks of the Outfield battling for his life against cancer
* The Journey/JSS debacle
* Talisman disbands
* Eddie ruining yet another reunion tour with Diamond Dave
* Jeff Watson out of Night Ranger
* Jimi Jamison out of Survivor
* Tapegate
* Joe Elliott's treatment of Andrew
* Elliott ruining his voice due to smoking, booze and NO vocal training
* Glenn Frey being a dick and not finishing the new Eagles album
* Tom Petty retiring from major touring
* Operation Mindcrime II - awful

Those are just a few of the things that have happened in the past 12 months...[/b]

Thanks dude. I'm going to cry myself to sleep now.


PS Fuck Tom Petty. Dude is a bum.

It's the EAGLES I could give a shit less about. Heard any their post-comeback material? What little their is is absolute crap.

MINDCRIME II is a piece of shit. Almost unlistenable, except for one or two songs.

[KCfla]

Hey- I hate to be picky....

But the shit between Joe Elliott and Andrew happened like- 2 years ago?
So while it sucks big time- it doesn't belong on the list ( IF the list is for only this past year)

Just an fyi....

[Rick]

Hey- I hate to be picky....

But the shit between Joe Elliott and Andrew happened like- 2 years ago?
So while it sucks big time- it doesn't belong on the list ( IF the list is for only this past year)

Just an fyi....

Fuck Joe Elliott, that album sucked. They only played two tracks off of it at the concert last year. I wonder why. Piece of shit cover album. That means they are all dried up creatively.

[KCfla]

Hey- I hate to be picky....

But the shit between Joe Elliott and Andrew happened like- 2 years ago?
So while it sucks big time- it doesn't belong on the list ( IF the list is for only this past year)

Just an fyi....

Fuck Joe Elliott, that album sucked. They only played two tracks off of it at the concert last year. I wonder why. Piece of shit cover album. That means they are all dried up creatively.

Did I mention anything about "YEAH"? Did I give a critique? Praise? Slander? No- I was merely commenting on the TIME-LINE of the matter. Nothing more.

BTW- Someone piss in your Wheaties this morning????

[larryfromnextdoor]

Hey- I hate to be picky....

But the shit between Joe Elliott and Andrew happened like- 2 years ago?
So while it sucks big time- it doesn't belong on the list ( IF the list is for only this past year)

Just an fyi....

it all came back again, when andrew came to the states last summer.. he wrote a long article trying to bury the hatchet,, joe twisted it..

[SueinFlorida]

Just got tickets for Heaven and Hell in Orlando during the presale. Really good floor seats at a reasonable price.
.

[Rick]

Did I mention anything about "YEAH"? Did I give a critique? Praise? Slander? No- I was merely commenting on the TIME-LINE of the matter. Nothing more.

BTW- Someone piss in your Wheaties this morning????

I'm just being pissy about Joe's treatment of Andrew. I only found out about it this morning.

I'm feeling pretty good today after a few days of being under the weather, so that's where the orneriness is coming from.

Sorry if it came across harshly toward you, it certainly wasn't meant to.

[ohsosoto]

* Brad Delp's suicide and the end of Boston
* John Spinks of the Outfield battling for his life against cancer
* The Journey/JSS debacle
* Talisman disbands
* Eddie ruining yet another reunion tour with Diamond Dave
* Jeff Watson out of Night Ranger
* Jimi Jamison out of Survivor
* Tapegate
* Joe Elliott's treatment of Andrew
* Elliott ruining his voice due to smoking, booze and NO vocal training
* Glenn Frey being a dick and not finishing the new Eagles album
* Tom Petty retiring from major touring
* Operation Mindcrime II - awful no you didn't... tom is one of the few singers that hasn't changed their style of music to accomodate the generations. his music is timeless. peeps of all ages like his music. he does'nt change his style. doens't matter how old you are, it's just plain good.

Those are just a few of the things that have happened in the past 12 months...[/b]

Thanks dude. I'm going to cry myself to sleep now.


PS Fuck Tom Petty. Dude is a bum.

[whocares]

Gee what a surprise that ego's in a band that's managed by Azoff, would be a problem. (if it's true)