Welcome to the last Friday of February for new releases. There isn’t a whole lot of new ones that are peaking my interest. There are a few I will listen to and as usual, they are highlighted in Blue. Let me know if there is something that tickles your fancy or if there was anything that I don’t have on my list. Thanks and have a great weekend.
Alice Cooper – The Sound of A E.P. – (Edel Germany): Alice Cooper’s latest album ‘Paranormal’ is absolutely stellar. This is really just a single release of “The Sound of A” from that album, but what makes it special is the 4 B-Sides you get as well including Live versions of “The Black Widow”, “Public Animal #9”, “Is It My Body” and “Cold Ethyl”. That makes it worth it!!
CoreLeoni – The Greatest Hits Part 1 – (Frontiers Records): Leo Leoni, guitarist from the band Gotthard, releases this on the 25th Anniversary of Gotthard to celebrate rock and bring back some songs that Gotthard has left behind. With singer Ronnie Romero taking on the vocals this could be a very interesting project. Worth at least a listen.
Michael Schenker Fest – A Decade of the Mad Axeman Michael Schenker – (INAUKUSTIC): – A greatest hits compilation from the last ten years and actually features a crap load of great talent… Don Airey, Gary Barden, Francis Buchholz, Wayne Findlay, Chris Glen, Steve Mann, Robin McAuley,Ted McKenna, Neil Murray, Simon Phillips, Herman Rarebell, Elliott ‘Dean’ Rubinson, Chris Slade, Brian Tichy, Michael Voss, Pete Way, Doogie White and Special Guests: Michael Amott, Graham Bonnet, Rudolf Schenker, Jeff Scott Soto, Leslie Wes
Shiraz Lane – Carnival Days – (Frontiers Records)
The Doors – Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970 – (Eagle Rock Ent.)
Tony Banks – Five – (BMG)
Vance Joy – Nation of Two – (Atlantic Records)
Michael W. Smith – Surrounded – (Rocketown)
2 Loud 2 Old Music 
The recent Alice Cooper record is completely superb. The best thing he’s done since the early 90’s. I’m obsessed with it
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It is quite exceptional. It is the first album of his I have listened to this much since about that time.
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Slim pickings this week, just send me double next Friday.
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Next week I believe has some good stuff so might not be a problem. (or maybe it is the 9th – there is a good one coming up I know that).
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Didn’t know about The Doors one, that looks interesting.
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I can’t believe there is still stuff out there that hasn’t seen the light of day.
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I totally forgot The Sound of A and failed to pre-order. I’ll see if I can do it now.
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Ordered from Amazon.com….whew.
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Wow! I was surprised you hadn’t ordered that one until now. I am glad I could remind you!!
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Thanks for that! Yeah it was just a release I forgot about. It happens! So much stuff coming and going.
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I had to come here to scrub my brain after watching Pitch Perfect 3.
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That bad huh?? My daughter saw and said it was not that good and she liked the other two.
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‘The Sound of A’ sounds like a fantastic collaboration between Alice Cooper and Pink Floyd. Listen to ‘Have a Cigar’ by Pink Floyd, it is very reminiscent of ‘The Sound of A’ If the rest of the album is anything like this I might just have to give it a go.
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The album is really great. Best thing he has done in years. Well worth it. I will listen to the Floyd song and compare. Thanks for the idea.
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Think I will will wait around for the Live Dokken on April 19th…I preordered it on iTunes…
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That is a heck of a long wait. Hopefully something will come sooner for you. I have two albums on order for March and it can’t get here quick enough.
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what two albums John?
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STP’s new one and the Kip Winger Solo Box Set
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Ah STP the two songs I hear on out local crap radio are quite good….I will check that one out for sure!
Kip Winger Box Set??!
Man…please tell me he has a dance mix of Madaline!
Is it Winger stuff or his solo?
Winger I just watched some stuff from this month on you tube …they sound real good Kip has aged well..sounds good
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It is mostly solo stuff. Some acoustic Winger. I think it is his 3 solo albums, an acoustic set of songs and a 5th cd of unreleased solo stuff. I really think his solo stuff is amazing.
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Thats awesome. I watched a documentary how he became a huge classical composer…its pretty impressive to say the least
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I want to see that. What was it called? kip is what you would call talented!!!
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It was on youtube…some dude showed up to Kips house in Nashville I believe …
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That’s good to hear Alice is still going strong!
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Doh!
I forgot Myles Kennedy’s solo album is out March 9th…thats the next one!
How could I forget!
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I have no idea!! That should be a good one.
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Year of the Tiger its called…more acoustic driven I believe and deals with the death of his father at a young age….
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Nothing I’m particularly excited about, but I’ll check out the Cooper EP, Schenker, and spend some time mulling over whether to drop money on The Doors release.
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The biggest one for me this week was Dessa’s new album, Chime. It’s the one I’ve probably been looking forward to most all year (pretty much since the first single came out back in October).
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Awesome. It familiar with Dessa, will have to look it up.
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The live stuff on the Alice is a nice bonus, and I’m with HMO – there’s more Doors stuff? Interesting…
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I haven’t listened to the Door one yet, but yes so hard to imagine there is anything left that hasn’t been released.
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