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by lordcatfish
Tue Feb 20, 2024 7:30 pm
Forum: Alice Cooper - On Tour
Topic: UK Dates 2024
Replies: 31
Views: 2089

Re: UK Dates 2024

Great news, I’ve been hoping for some dates to look forward to. Does anyone remember how much the front row / 2-5 row meet’n’greet tix went for last time round? Looking at the ticket options, they are all seated gigs. Quite unfortunate but there is some sort of luxury of not having to stand in a qu...
by lordcatfish
Mon Nov 27, 2023 7:05 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Lace and Whiskey Era
Replies: 40
Views: 9498

Re: The Lace and Whiskey Era

One of my least favourite albums, but still, there's something about it that always draws me in. That early solo era, with the Cooper / Ezrin / Wagner writing team, Wagner / Hunter guitar team, Ezrin producing... I can't put my finger on it, but even when it's bad, I keep coming back. The first half...
by lordcatfish
Tue Nov 14, 2023 5:34 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What is 1 Original Band Song and 1 Solo Song You Would Like Added
Replies: 24
Views: 6267

Re: What is 1 Original Band Song and 1 Solo Song You Would Like Added

I think Caught in a Dream would be my vote for group song also. Hard Hearted Alice would run it close, but the guitar work in CIAD is too good to pass up.

Solo wise, it'd be Six Hours.
by lordcatfish
Sat Nov 11, 2023 9:14 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Favourite opening line
Replies: 12
Views: 2665

Re: Favourite opening line

I'd have to have a think, but for some reason the below always comes to mind first when I see this sort of topic

"You look like you'd fit in the trunk of my car" (The One That Got Away)

Not a great album lyrically, but always found this mildly amusing.
by lordcatfish
Sat Nov 11, 2023 9:11 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: More stats anyone?
Replies: 12
Views: 2761

Re: More stats anyone?

I haven't used the platform in a while, but back when I did, iTunes was used to buy songs and play local files. Is this still the case, or has it been integrated into other Apple platforms? I notice there's a different list of stats for Apple, which I assumed was for their streaming platform (Apple ...
by lordcatfish
Tue Nov 07, 2023 7:03 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: More stats anyone?
Replies: 12
Views: 2761

Re: More stats anyone?

Looks like iTunes users in Peru had a sudden burst of great taste on May 28. Good stuff.
by lordcatfish
Thu Nov 02, 2023 11:31 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Best and Weakest releases by decade
Replies: 8
Views: 2329

Re: Best and Weakest releases by decade

70s Best - School's Out The four album run starting with Love It to Death was phenomenal of course. School's Out is my favourite - a very diverse yet cohesive album. Worst - Easy Action It was between this and Lace and Whiskey. Lace has some duds, but also some great songs such as It's Hot Tonight,...
by lordcatfish
Fri Oct 27, 2023 3:24 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hellfest 2022
Replies: 46
Views: 7945

Re: Hellfest 2022

C'mon man. Do you need to start with these sarcastic Nita comments again?
by lordcatfish
Fri Oct 13, 2023 4:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Alice's Band Mates: An Appreciation
Replies: 118
Views: 70328

Re: Alice's Band Mates: An Appreciation

Big fan of Ryan Roxie. Love his playing style, his writing, his on stage demeanour etc. On a related note, the band on Brutally Live was fantastic. Roxie and Pete Friesen were a great guitar duo, Greg Smith and Eric Singer a tight rhythm section, and Teddy Zig Zag adding depth and nuance on the keys...
by lordcatfish
Wed Oct 11, 2023 8:26 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Alice's Band Mates: An Appreciation
Replies: 118
Views: 70328

Re: Alice's Band Mates: An Appreciation

Yes, I'm a fan of Orianthi. She's a great player, and her last few albums have been pretty good (especially the one last year). I would've liked to have seen what she could have brought to the table writing wise. I sometimes think, had they pushed What Baby Wants when W2MN was released, whether they...
by lordcatfish
Fri Oct 06, 2023 7:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "Road" - Reviews
Replies: 294
Views: 80473

Re: "Road" - Reviews

Yeah, I feel like I've missed something here. There's been a few weird posts about Nita in the past few days.
by lordcatfish
Sun Oct 01, 2023 1:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "Road" - Reviews
Replies: 294
Views: 80473

Re: "Road" - Reviews

I'm guessing she's good for one or two more legs of touring and she'll once again leave. She should...she's on the verge of being huge! What's your definition of huge? She does have some sort of profile of course, playing with Alice, Demi, and doing events with WWE and American sports teams (sorry,...
by lordcatfish
Sat Sep 30, 2023 7:18 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: If You Could Interview Alice...
Replies: 19
Views: 9289

Re: If You Could Interview Alice...

One thing I'd ask about is The Night Shift - how far they got writing wise (think I once read it was 10 demos?), if he'd ever revisit the concept, what the twist in the story was if not, if any of the music was repurposed elsewhere.
by lordcatfish
Thu Sep 28, 2023 4:10 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Hypothetical Question-Would You Be Okay With Another Heavy Alice Album
Replies: 19
Views: 6896

Re: Hypothetical Question-Would You Be Okay With Another Heavy Alice Album

I'd be more than happy with a heavy album. Not one like Nita's though. I don't think that's a particularly good album. The solos and melodies are good but the songs fall flat.
by lordcatfish
Wed Sep 27, 2023 1:20 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: How many times have you seen an Alice concert?
Replies: 41
Views: 13895

Re: How many times have you seen an Alice concert?

I think I'm on 12 shows since 2004.
by lordcatfish
Tue Sep 26, 2023 5:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What's the farthest you've ever traveled to see Alice?
Replies: 28
Views: 10963

Re: What's the farthest you've ever traveled to see Alice?

Liverpool to London for Stone Free Festival in 2016 I think it was.
by lordcatfish
Sat Sep 09, 2023 8:20 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Road in the charts
Replies: 100
Views: 33632

Re: Road in the charts

UK charts for the second week

#5 - rock albums
#6 - independent albums
#12 - album sales
#12 - physical album sales
#15 - Scottish albums chart
#61 - album downloads

Fallen out of the top 100 of the official chart. Coming up short on the streaming side, as we all know.
by lordcatfish
Sat Aug 26, 2023 3:44 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "Road" - Reviews
Replies: 294
Views: 80473

Re: "Road" - Reviews

I like Dead Don't Dance - I agree with whoever mentioned the riff sounding quite similar to Metallica's 2x4, although the pinch harmonics in the chorus also remind me a bit of Black Label Society. However, the transition from second chorus to the guitar solo doesn't work for me - the shredding sound...
by lordcatfish
Fri Aug 25, 2023 3:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: "Road" - Reviews
Replies: 294
Views: 80473

Re: "Road" - Reviews

I've given it 5-6 listens. I'm enjoying it - a fairly good rock album that's fun to listen to. There's definitely some naff lyrics, but they weren't as bad as I was expecting given some of the comments here. Baby Please Don't Go is my favourite track so far - I find Alice rarely goes wrong with the ...
by lordcatfish
Wed Aug 23, 2023 9:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: DaDa as a Concept Album?
Replies: 16
Views: 6256

Re: DaDa as a Concept Album?

I think Fresh Blood could sound good with the three guitar line up