Not real high on HV, so was on the fence about Dayton (4 hr drive), but with Highland Park now booked (2 hours), I guess I'll definitely see a show.

Agree that almost all Alice covers have been worthless, but I really like Wednesday 13's version of Levity Ball

I remember the line about Alice saying his guys couldn't play the Kane material. However, I belief it is being totally misrepresented. While I don't have the source handy, I do remember Alice simply trying to praise Kane's contributions and said the guitarist at the time "couldn't play like that". H...

Chuck once told me he would like to see Grim Facts included.
I will just be happy with no covers and any song that hasn't been done in the last 5 years.

Anybody know the fan club presale code for ticketmaster?

Wow, there have been a lot of silly, and petty, quarrels on here, and I have even been a part of some.
However, some of the comments in this thread are beyond the pale, and I think the site would be better served with them scrubbed.

Wow, really surprised that people want Alice to have some sort of moral litmus test for who he will play with or what songs he will play. Andy gave several examples how this does not add up. Alice doesn't even make these demands on his own traveling band, let alone other touring acts. I do realize t...

I agree with all of the disappointment with this announcement, but I think some of the criticism is unfair. Alice can't draw enough on his own to do a "large headlining tour." The Crue tour has also been very successful and I'm guessing it will continue to be lucrative. While people can complain abo...

I was watching live and was shocked to hear Alice was going to be on, so of course I sat through. Actually kind of disappointing, the hosts seemed somewhat hyped to have him, but he really gave drab picks. Not arguing with who he picked to win (although it was MSU that got embarrassed), but he shoul...

I am probably the only one, but I prefer MoL over WtMN, although I definitely feel like the production on WtMN was far superior and it is a much more epic lp. Of course, I also think SO is better than B$B in the same way. I view MoL very much like Battle Axe, in both of which I hear so much potentia...

I believe You & Me actually charted higher than Only Women. Although Only Women quickly gained greater currency through concert performances and plays on classic rock station.

The Who: "Lot of respect between these 2 bands as well."
Hmmm. . .I always thought that "put the money down" definitely included a dig at the orignal band.

One reason the record company may have kept it short is because they may have viewed it as just promoting Alice, whereas the other lps mentioned were a band, or in Frampton a musician with featured solos. For instance, they may have thought the extended jam on School's Out featuring all of the backi...

I don't think it is fair to say that HS is an anti-drug song per se, it is an anti-suicidal behavior song.

Obviously jsut a thread for fun, but not sure it is very legitimate to exclude PFY & EA. Plenty of the Alice hallmarks on both lps. I would rank EA over quite a few solo lps and enjoy PFY over a couple.

I am really surprised that some fans don't like to hear Alice talking about his faith. While you don't have to agree with any of his views on the subject it has clearly influenced much of his lyrical content. So in that sense it provides quite a bit of insight into his songwriting (and even his perf...

"Do tell. Could you please say when & where and also enlighten us about said recording?" He had a speaking engagement at Sweetwater's gearfest in Ft. Wayne, but I got to spend a bit of time privately with him and talked almost exclusively about MoL, although he was also highly touting Bones from the...

">I talked with Jack Richardson last summer,

He died in 2011 so that must have been an interesting conversation.


Sorry, I meant Jack Douglas





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I talked with Jack Richardson last summer, and while he didn't give a break down of every track, he did talk about working with Neal, Dennis, Mike, and Alice (of course)during the making of the lp as well as the difficulties with Glen at the time.

If they meant a "hellraiser" in that he outraged the general populace and many community/civic groups protested his act as going against cultural norms and standards of morality the original group should surely rate highly. However, seeing as almost nobody else (Ozzy excepted) in this list would be ...