Album Of The Week #2

by **Kenny** » Fri Mar 02, 2007 7:21 pm

Led Zeppelin - 'Presence'.

Primal. Natural. Lunar. Powerful.

by **Jonny B** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 12:13 am

My AOTW completely blows me away. Brother Firetribe "False Metal."

I've listened to a ton of melodic rock bands since discovering the melrock site in '98. While there've been a few good bands, there was also a lot of clutter. Average stuff...horrible comeback tries...experimentations gone wrong.

That said, Brother Firetribe is probably THE best old-style hard rock album I've heard in about 6 years. The guitars are crunchy, the vocals are over-the-top, and more importantly, they're not afraid to use a keyboard. (Are you listening Joey Tempest and Europe?) If long-established artists need a little inspiration, look no further than Brother Firetribe.

by **doggy** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 7:12 am

"Attention Shoppers" by the mighty STARZ is my ATOW.

by **Ghost Rider** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 8:34 am

In memory of Brad Delp, my AOTW: Boston, the first album.

The first song off the album, More Than A Feeling, sums it all up.

by **Kenny** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 10:19 am

Well said Ghosty. RIP Brad Delp. :cry:

AOTW in honor of Mr.Delp is 'Don't look back' by Boston.

by **Serendipity** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 1:26 am

Very sad news... I'll add Third Stage as AOTW.

by **VH101** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 1:53 am

I'll make 'The Spirit of Radio' by Rush my AOTW for the week ahead. :wink:

by **Taliwakker** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 7:57 am

My AOW is Blackfield II

by **Jonny B** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 12:31 am

My AOTW: Delain "Lucidity"

In an alternate reality where Evanescence fails miserably and commercial goth never breaks through, Delain might've been the follow-up to Within Temptation's "Mother Earth" A mixed affair of goth, melodic rock, grunts, keyboards, and female vocals. Possibly one of the better releases of 2006 and I regret waiting this long to acquire a copy.

A world without WT 'The Silent Force?' Makes me shudder thinking about it. But Delain is still a solid effort.

by **doggy** » Thu Mar 15, 2007 7:11 am

ATOW is SPAN's "Mass Distraction"

by **Serendipity** » Fri Mar 16, 2007 10:36 pm

The Snakes - Once Bitten. It would have been a great Whitesnake record, one of their best actually. It's a great album anyway, Micky Moody and Bernie Marsden can be very proud of this one.

by **Kenny** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 12:24 pm

Serendipity wrote:The Snakes - Once Bitten. It would have been a great Whitesnake record, one of their best actually. It's a great album anyway, Micky Moody and Bernie Marsden can be very proud of this one.

Bah humbug!! Muddy guitars, shite vocals.... :lol:

AOTW - 'Slip of the Tongue' - (The Real) Whitesnake!

by **Serendipity** » Sat Mar 17, 2007 10:21 pm

Kenny wrote:Bah humbug!! Muddy guitars, shite vocals....

AOTW - 'Slip of the Tongue' - (The Real) Whitesnake!

Hrmpf... well, SOTT does have Sailing Ships on it, but that guitarist... he could learn a thing or two from Moody and Marsden... :lol:

*hides*

by **Ghost Rider** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 12:30 pm

I can't exactly call "Snakes and Arrows" by Rush my AOTW because it hasn't been released yet, and the single, "Far Cry", isn't an album even though it's the ONLY thing I've been listening to on the ol' iPod.

So, I've got to go with "Far Cry" as my SOTW (Single of the Week) :wink:

by **Kenny** » Mon Mar 19, 2007 2:28 pm

Serendipity wrote:
Kenny wrote:Bah humbug!! Muddy guitars, shite vocals....

AOTW - 'Slip of the Tongue' - (The Real) Whitesnake!

Hrmpf... well, SOTT does have Sailing Ships on it, but that guitarist... he could learn a thing or two from Moody and Marsden...

*hides*

Oh, no need to hide my pretty....**evil laughter**

I'm only winding you up....seeing as how you are the sort of person who knows how to take things!!
:lol:

I suppose Vai does have some things to learn from M&M - like, how to look like a chubby factory worker?? :lol:

*runs and hides*

by **Jonny B** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 12:19 am

Ghost Rider wrote::roll: I can't exactly call "Snakes and Arrows" by Rush my AOTW because it hasn't been released yet, and the single, "Far Cry", isn't an album even though it's the ONLY thing I've been listening to on the ol' iPod.

So, I've got to go with "Far Cry" as my SOTW (Single of the Week)

Hopefully the production of the new one doesn't have the ability to burn out subwoofers, leaving only a vapor trail in its wake... :wink:

by **Taliwakker** » Tue Mar 20, 2007 7:41 am

My AOW is Porcupine Tree-The Sky Moves Sideways

as for The Snakes....Once Bitten is probably my least favourite Jorn Lande cd.

by **Serendipity** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 2:45 am

Kenny wrote:I suppose Vai does have some things to learn from M&M - like, how to look like a chubby factory worker??

*runs and hides*

Yeah, you run! :lol:

At least unlike Vai, they don't feel the need to dress up in spandex to be a rock star!!!
On second thought... I am very, very grateful they don't do that! :shock:

Now look what I said!

by **All Nights Reserved** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 6:38 pm

Van Halen - Fair Warning

by **Kenny** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 9:35 pm

by **All Nights Reserved** » Wed Mar 21, 2007 10:35 pm

Kenny wrote:Interesting location there Ms.'All rights reserved'.....

Thanks... Mr. All Nights Reserved anyway...

by **doggy** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 7:02 am

"Hungry For Game" by Skagarack is my ATOW.

by **Kenny** » Thu Mar 22, 2007 10:16 pm

All Nights Reserved wrote:
Kenny wrote:Interesting location there Ms.'All rights reserved'.....

Thanks... Mr. All Nights Reserved anyway...

Fair enough....sorry!

by **Serendipity** » Fri Mar 23, 2007 10:28 pm

Silent Force - Walk The Earth. The first three songs are awesome, and I'm getting to like the other songs better. Not that they are bad or anything; first time I played the CD they just sounded somewhat pale after songs 1-3.

I should say, the acoustic guitar with keys part on Walk The Earth sounded very familiar... have been looking where Michael Schenker and Phil Mogg got credited for inspiration, but haven't found any reference yet.

by **Jonny B** » Mon Mar 26, 2007 11:42 pm

I have two AOTWs, one to make up for last week, and one for this coming week.

Last weeks: Slamer 'Nowhere Land.' I wasn't a big fan of Seventh Key, and so it was real nice to finally hear a worthy follow-up to Steelhouse Lane.

This weeks: Sirenia 'Nine Destinies and a Downfall.' Great female vocals. Very commercial. Grunts in moderation...fits perfectly between Lacuna Coil and After Forever.

by **VH101** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 10:46 am

David Lee Roth - 'Diamond Dave'

by **Kenny** » Tue Mar 27, 2007 10:01 pm

Yeah this week I'm gonna go with Genesis - 'Turn it on again' the best of....I put it on the other day with 2 or 3 other discs on shuffle and I was surprised at how many tunes I really liked.

by **doggy** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 7:56 am

"The Traveller" by Danny Vaughn is my ATOW.

by **Taliwakker** » Wed Mar 28, 2007 10:34 am

Chimaira-Ressurection

Its got some great chunky riffs.

by **Jonny B** » Tue Apr 03, 2007 11:12 pm

This week's AOTW (and a bit of a surprise for me...) ...Masterplan "MKII." I had always felt Uli Kursch and Jorn Lande were the engines behind Masterplan, and I thought for sure that their departure would result in disaster. But surprisingly, the band held their own, and Mike Dimeo came pretty damn close to filling Jorn's shoes at the vox.

Awful album cover though. Too generic. What happened to the artist who did the first two album covers?

MR

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