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Post by MrWaistcoat on May 26, 2024 9:54:07 GMT
Quite a quiet year for decent new releases so far
I'm loving the new Black Crowes "Happiness Bastards" album, it's up there with the debut two albums. I wasn't expecting anything so it's been a really good surprise
The one album I'd eagerly anticipated is Slash "orgy of the damned", promoted by the spot on killing floor single with Brian Johnson
I'm underwhelmed with it. Promoted as a blues album, it actually sounds much like all his other albums. With a different singer on each track, it sounds disjointed. Most of the blues covers are too obvious (crossroads, hoochie coochie man..).
Surprise highlight is an acoustic number with Iggy Pop
Not a bad listen, but not something I'll play much
The other good surprise for me is "Finyl Vinyl", the farewell album by Canned Heat. Really good!
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Post by asthequoflies on May 29, 2024 11:55:09 GMT
Some big names had albums out in the last few months I've given a listen to - Black Crowes, Green Day, Slash, Bruce Dickinson, Ace Frehley, Pearl Jam.
My favourite so far may be Judas Priest's 'Invincible Shield'. I think it's the best album they've made in a long time. 'Firepower' from 2018 is highly thought of in fan and critics circles, but for me anyway the new one is pretty much top-shelf Priest for the most part.
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Post by Victor on May 29, 2024 12:16:29 GMT
Some big names had albums out in the last few months I've given a listen to - Black Crowes, Green Day, Slash, Bruce Dickinson, Ace Frehley, Pearl Jam. My favourite so far may be Judas Priest's 'Invincible Shield'. I think it's the best album they've made in a long time. 'Firepower' from 2018 is highly thought of in fan and critics circles, but for me anyway the new one is pretty much top-shelf Priest for the most part. Yea, love the new priest album !
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Post by mortified on May 29, 2024 13:00:22 GMT
Best album of the year so far for me is Sheryl Crow's Evolution. By far, in fact. And I don't know if anyone knows Collective Soul but they've just released a new one called Here To Eternity. It's an under the radar cracker. Some of Hombres by Gun is very good but it's too inconsistent. Their albums usually are I agree about the Slash album. I was expecting more and the inclusion of songs like Papa Was A Rolling Stone and Living For The City are odd choices. The former is more of a Superfly 70's job than the blues. And still sounds it. I tend to disagree about the Priest album but it's probably just me. I thought it sounded a bit one-paced and lacking dynamic. Fast from start of finish in other words ![:D](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/grin.png) and reminded me of Painkiller from back in the day. Very possibly my least favourite Priest album.
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Post by dennis on May 29, 2024 14:40:43 GMT
I've not actually bought many albums this year that are actual new albums that have been released this year:
The Dead South - Chains & Stakes ; Blackberry Smoke - Be Right Here ; Michael Head & the Red Elastic Band - Loophole
All good albums. Some of Mick Head's work is reminiscent of his Shack days.
However, I'm really looking forward to getting the new Richard Thompson album, Ship To Shore, in a couple of days.
Also looking forward to new albums later in the year from Pat Metheny & The The, respectively
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Post by mortified on May 31, 2024 4:29:18 GMT
Also looking forward to new albums later in the year from....The The.... Me too 👍 I heard a track from it last week called Cognitive Dissident and it sounds very promising.
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Post by gerh on May 31, 2024 15:28:53 GMT
Some big names had albums out in the last few months I've given a listen to - Black Crowes, Green Day, Slash, Bruce Dickinson, Ace Frehley, Pearl Jam. My favourite so far may be Judas Priest's 'Invincible Shield'. I think it's the best album they've made in a long time. 'Firepower' from 2018 is highly thought of in fan and critics circles, but for me anyway the new one is pretty much top-shelf Priest for the most part. Yea, love the new priest album ! The 'new' Saxon ain't too shabby either! 👍
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Post by powerage on Jun 1, 2024 19:30:36 GMT
The new Black Crowes album is incredible, saw them at Hammersmith in May and it was incredible. One of the loudest gigs I've been too in years as well.
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Post by Victor on Jun 2, 2024 7:59:50 GMT
Yea, love the new priest album ! The 'new' Saxon ain't too shabby either! 👍 Yep, agreed ! ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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Post by MrWaistcoat on Jun 4, 2024 11:30:23 GMT
The new Black Crowes album is incredible, saw them at Hammersmith in May and it was incredible. One of the loudest gigs I've been too in years as well. I thought "happiness bastards" was a strange album title. Then you hear the music.....
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Post by MrWaistcoat on Jun 7, 2024 13:50:17 GMT
Joanne Shaw Taylor has a new album "Heavy Soul"
Far less bluesy and rocky than previous albums, and definitely not heavy! Soulful pop I guess. Had one listen, plenty of good songs
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Post by dennis on Jun 7, 2024 14:25:24 GMT
Joanne Shaw Taylor has a new album "Heavy Soul" Far less bluesy and rocky than previous albums, and definitely not heavy! Soulful pop I guess. Had one listen, plenty of good songs Haven't got it yet, but really looking forward to it
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Post by theprogfather on Jun 8, 2024 11:08:32 GMT
Best albums for me so far are Whom Gods Destroy - Insanium, Turbulence - Binary Dream, Vicinity - VIII, Bruce Dickinson - The Mandrake Project, Judas Priest - Invincible Shield, Kerry King - From Hell I Rise and Pet Shop Boys - Nonetheless.
Talk about Eclectic, from Prog to Metal to Thrash to Electronic.
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Post by MrWaistcoat on Jun 12, 2024 11:32:03 GMT
Snowy White has a new album out in a few weeks. Nobody does eccentric English blues better! mortified you are right about the new Sheryl Crow album, very very good👍
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