Just some general observations as of late...
Phil Spector = guilty. About time.
Whew, did that last Snow Patrol CD tank, or what? Little did I know how much clout my rather lukewarm review would have. ;P Sad to see them reduced to opening for Coldplay this summer, although I'm sure the money's good. I mean, it's a high profile tour, no doubt - such an opening slot would be a great coup for an up-and-coming band - but it just seems a little "oh crap, what do we do now that our record has been certified aluminum". My advice: get back into the studio ASAP, even if just to record an EP or something, so as to erase the taste of "a hundred million suns" in time for their opening slot at U2's Chicago show in September '09.
Anybody take this whole Chickenfoot thing seriously? Didn't think so. Sammy Hager is rock & roll kryptonite and will go back to trying to be Jimmy Buffet by next summer.
Why is the Cheap Trick camp keeping so mum regarding the details of their new album? My hunch/fear is that releasing such details might let all the air out of the balloon, so to speak. Perhaps they're finally releasing that long-shelved re-recording of the In Color album.
Pal Adam Schmitt is currently trying to prevent some apparently thick-headed kid in Minneapolis, MN from continuing to record under the name Adam Schmitt. Apparently the kid either didn't do a proper (and easy) net search, or is just another one of these young schmucks who think the rules don't apply to them. The REAL Adam Schmitt, of course, has a couple new albums in the works. Stay tuned.
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That Adam Schmitt site may be the worst I've ever seen. What's the point? There's no info, no link to sample or buy. Why bother?
Phil Spector - Agreed, geez I guess every California jury isn't stupid.
Cheap Trick - In Color re-recorded. The Albini recordings have been out there for a while (wink). To me there's nothing too special about those recordings, they sound almost like sound checks to me. New material would be nice, "Lights Out" which was on their site was supposed to be a new recording for the next album...hmmmm we'll see.
Sammy Hagar, talk about love 'em or hate 'em. His new CD has a couple "different" songs from him. More of a classic rock feel...even a (shudder now) Zep kinda feel swing. The result of working with other musicians. You might be surprised, worth a casual listen (Psycho Vertigo & Peephole).
Good to have ya back Darren.
Re: Adam's site being a little bare-bones, my hunch is he just wanted to secure the domain before the other guy did and put up some basic info until he's ready to flesh it out a bit more. Those who know Adam know he moves at his own pace (a pace others might consider glacial, but hey, that's just the way it goes).
And to the other dude ... thanks, glad to have my return noticed. :)
Will be ramping up for some more constant activity, stay tuned.
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