We are to another Friday New Release and we have another handful of releases for you. Ok, that handful is about 40 so it is a pretty good handful. I want to apologize right away for no videos. It takes a lot to do these posts and I’m a little burnt. I don’t want to leave you high and dry, but I need some sanity back so I am stripping out the videos to save me some time. I hope you understand. Now, let me know what you want to hear this week. There is nothing for me, but hopefully you find something. As always, thanks for stopping by and have a great weeknd.
Jerry Cantrell – I Want Blood – (Jerry Cantrell)
Shawn Mendes – Shawn – (Island Records / UMG) – SORRY THE ALBUM RELEASE WAS MOVED AFTER I DID THIS POST – NEW DATE IS NOVEMBER 15TH
Asking Alexandria – Where Do We Go From Here: The Remixes E.P. – (Better Noise Music)
Bishop Briggs – Tell My Therapist I’m Fine – (Terry Eighteen, Inc.)
Susanna Hoffs – The Lost Record – (Baroque Folk Records)
David Garrett – Millennium Symphony – (Polydor / Universal Music)
For My Sunday Song #317, we are going to talk “Long Time Coming” by Cheap Trick. The song is off their 2017 album ‘We’re All Alright’ which I think is one of their best. It was the only single from the album and only hit #36 on the Mainstream Rock Chart but it is way better than that. A band that has been around for over 40 years comes along and delivers a song and album like this shows they still have a ton of gas in the tank. The song was written by Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander, Tom Petersson and producer Julian Raymond and it was released as a single on April 27, 2017.
“Long Time Coming,” a crunchy hard rocker driven by a Kinks-flavored riff, is a bit of a one-song tribute to Cheap Trick’s influential forebears. “It’s our interpretation of Slade and MC5 and AC/DC and Aerosmith — a lot of riffs that are reminiscent of the Move, but they’re not steals,” Nielsen says. “It’s just, like, all the bands we like.” The song also features a synthesizer underbelly that was a signature in “Surrender,” “Dream Police” and other Cheap Trick songs.
There is nothing I can say that will summarize better than Rick Nielsen does. It is full of that classic angst of early Cheap Trick with their influences laid out on their sleeves. It rocks out and is about as heavy as these guys get. And though they are 40 years in, you don’t know that based on this song. They sound, hungry and fresh as ever! And if you want to sound like The Kinks and AC/DC and mix the two together, sign me up.
Give the song a listen and let me know what you think. These guys are still going strong and seem to be getting better and better. Not too many old bands still excite me like these guys do!! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful and Happy Sunday!!
“Long Time Coming”
I’m in the middle of something And it sure feels good It makes me feel better Do I look like a should?
Get me on the tour bus Then put me on a plane Take me to the city Before I go insane
I can feel, I can think, I can show ya What you want, what you need, get to know ya I don’t care what they say all the time Believe me, you’re gonna feel fine
It’s been a long time coming (long time coming) It’s been a long time coming down (long time coming) It’s been a long time coming (long time coming) It’s been a long time coming down (long time coming)
Shake it, shake it, shake it About to blow my mind A real pole grinder I leave my troubles behind
I can feel, I can think, I can show ya What you want, what you need, get to know ya I don’t care waht they say, I can tell all the time Believe me, you’re gonna feel fine
It’s been a long time coming (long time coming) It’s been a long time coming down (long time coming) It’s been a long time coming (long time coming) It’s been a long time coming down (long time coming)
I can feel, I can think, I can show ya What you want, what you need, get to know ya I don’t care what they tell all the time Yeah, believe me, you’re gonna feel fine
It’s been a long time coming (long time coming) It’s been a long time coming down (long time coming) It’s been a long time coming (long time coming) It’s been a long time coming down (long time coming)
Long time coming (long time coming) Long time coming down (long time coming) It’s been a long time coming (long time coming) It’s been a long time coming down (long time coming)
It’s a long time!
Written by Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander, Tom Petersson and producer Julian Raymond
You, my reader, are going to pick an album for me to review each month. It is really simple…first, I will give you 5 albums to choose from and second, you will tell me which one of those you would like to see reviewed on the site. See…simple!
There are a few simple rules I have put in to place in my selections. They are…
One has to be a new release (within the last month)
One has to be one I have never heard before (new releases don’t count for this one)
One has to be from a genre I don’t normally listen to at all or very often
And the last two are choices from my collection that I haven’t reviewed before
What are the 5 albums you ask? Funny you should ask because I have those right here…
New Release – Candlebox – ‘Wolves’
Never Heard Before – MC5 – ‘Kick Out the Jams’
Not My Normal Genre – Issac Hayes – ‘Hot Buttered Soul’
From My Collection – Guns ‘N Roses – ‘Chinese Democracy’
From My Collection – Mother’s Finest – ‘Another Mother Further’
Let me know which one you would like to see and sometime in October, I will post a review of the album that gets the most votes. You have one week to decide and from there I will start listening to the album and do a review.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame announced the nominations for the 2017 induction ceremony today. There are a lot of great artists on this list and all deservedly so; however, only 5 will make it through. The nominees are as follows:
Jerry Cantrell – I Want Blood – (Jerry Cantrell)
Shawn Mendes – Shawn – (Island Records / UMG) – SORRY THE ALBUM RELEASE WAS MOVED AFTER I DID THIS POST – NEW DATE IS NOVEMBER 15TH
Asking Alexandria – Where Do We Go From Here: The Remixes E.P. – (Better Noise Music)
Bishop Briggs – Tell My Therapist I’m Fine – (Terry Eighteen, Inc.)
Susanna Hoffs – The Lost Record – (Baroque Folk Records)
David Garrett – Millennium Symphony – (Polydor / Universal Music)
Kylie Minogue – Tension II – (BMG Rights Mgmt)
New Release – Candlebox – ‘Wolves’
Never Heard Before – MC5 – ‘Kick Out the Jams’
Not My Normal Genre – Issac Hayes – ‘Hot Buttered Soul’
From My Collection – Guns ‘N Roses – ‘Chinese Democracy’
From My Collection – Mother’s Finest – ‘Another Mother Further’
2 Loud 2 Old Music 