@westside-steve said:

I think they decided to go the rap route instead......you weren't changing your style that much no?

But right after you interviewed with them, Philly International I believe got bought out by CBS records.

(We were planning on tailoring our style a bit )

WSS

@axe said:

Nice list of influences....thumbsup.gif

Probably the first live album that got my attention was RUSH's "Exit Stage Left"... I'd like to say Rare Earth's "Gettin Ready" but it wasn't really a live album.. It just featured the DJ friendly lengthy "gotta take a dump" 20+ minute version of "Gettin Ready".. I still have it on vinyl around here somewhere... Anyhow, My mom was a professional guitarist in the 60s which was unusual for that day and age. I vividly remember her band's rehearsals and performances thruout Michigan,Ohio, Penn, NY and pretty much the NE corridor in the 60s.. But their style didn't grab me... I remember playing "Little Black Egg and "Wipe Out" as a kid at the school talent thing..

Hendrix got my attention... But for some reason RUSH really rang my bell when WMMS ran them up the flag pole back when...... Been a fan ever since..

Jimi got the ball rolling for Me.. I was 11 years old..and riding in My mothers car on the freeway. She had Woodstock on 8 track cassette. I heard Hendrix at Woostock for the very first time. I had a religious awakening and it changed My life...I knew right then,what I wanted to do..

Probably the first live album that got my attention was RUSH's "Exit Stage Left"... I'd like to say Rare Earth's "Gettin Ready" but it wasn't really a live album.. It just featured the DJ friendly lengthy "gotta take a dump" 20+ minute version of "Gettin Ready".. I still have it on vinyl around here somewhere... Anyhow, My mom was a professional guitarist in the 60s which was unusual for that day and age. I vividly remember her band's rehearsals and performances thruout Michigan,Ohio, Penn, NY and pretty much the NE corridor in the 60s.. But their style didn't grab me... I remember playing "Little Black Egg and "Wipe Out" as a kid at the school talent thing..

Hendrix got my attention... But for some reason RUSH really rang my bell when WMMS ran them up the flag pole back when...... Been a fan ever since..

@miktoxic said:

toto (before they became the band and released albums) were known as the best studio musicians in the cali area.

lukather is a fave of mine. not enough respect. neil schonn as well.

schonn and perry were the shizapp!

(greg rowland of course even less appreciated)

Neal Schon,Luke, And Michael Schenker were all huge influences on Me along with Al Dimeola,SRV and Michael Landau along with Jeff Beck. They all had one common theme. They were very melodic and had a great guitar sound.. Id be remised if I left out Brad Gillis from Night Ranger. He was every bit a influence as anybody.. He really put Mesa boogie (amplification) on the map with Lukather and Santana. Greg Rollie.. His real name is actually Greg Erico. Another under appreciated artist as well.

@nickers said:

toto (before they became the band and released albums) were known as the best studio musicians in the cali area.

lukather is a fave of mine. not enough respect. neil schonn as well.

schonn and perry were the shizapp!

(greg rowland of course even less appreciated)

@miktoxic said:

mine too.. bought it the moment it hit the record store... (whats that?)

@the-cysko-kid said:

Why's that? I've never seen them live.

@vaportrail said:

Again, the studio version of this song is pedestrian, minimizing the role of the guitar, and instead relying on an unsettling emptiness accompanying the industrial synth. In the live version, they crank up the distortion on the guitars, creating a driving force as a lead-in to a much more emotional performance from vocalist Trent Reznor. The anger and emotion that he's able to channel through his voice through this song regularly sends shivers down my spine. The cheers from the crowd at the opening of the song get the adrenaline flowing, and this song is a staple of my lifting playlist.

hey God

why are you doing this to me?

am i not living up to what i'm supposed to be?

why am i seething with this animosity?

hey God

i think you owe me a great big apology.

terrible lie

terrible lie

terrible lie

terrible lie

hey God

i really don't know what you mean.

seems like salvation come only in our dreams.

i feel my hatred grow all the more extreme.

hey God

can this world really be as sad as it seems?

terrible lie

terrible lie

terrible lie

terrible lie

don't take it away from me.

i need someone to hold on to.

don't take it away from me.

i need someone to hold on to.

hey God

there's nothing left for me to hide.

i lost my ignorance, security and pride.

i'm all alone in a world you must despise.

hey God

i believed your promises, your promises and lies.

terrible lie

terrible lie

terrible lie

terrible lie

you made me throw it all away.

my morals left to decay.

how many you betray.

you've taken everything.

terrible lie.

my head is filled with disease.

my skin is begging you please.

i'm on my hands and knees.

i want so much to believe.

i need someone to hold on to.

i need someone to hold on to.

i need someone i need someone.

i need someone to hold on to.

i give you everything.

my sweet everything.

hey God

i really don't know who i am.

in this world of piss

Nine inch nails easily makes my top five concerts that should have been awesome but we're totally ruined for me.

@westside-steve said:

True and I've heard a few I like. Just mostly it seems to meander and go nowhere. I especially can't stand crash.

On first listen to him in general I thought it would be somebody I would be on board for but couldn't close it.

still I like him better than Jack Johnson!

WSS

There's some songs on the crash album that I really like. Two step, #41, and drive in drive out come to mind.

hey God
why are you doing this to me?
am i not living up to what i'm supposed to be?
why am i seething with this animosity?
hey God
i think you owe me a great big apology.

terrible lie
terrible lie
terrible lie
terrible lie

hey God
i really don't know what you mean.
seems like salvation come only in our dreams.
i feel my hatred grow all the more extreme.
hey God
can this world really be as sad as it seems?

terrible lie
terrible lie
terrible lie
terrible lie

don't take it away from me.
i need someone to hold on to.
don't take it away from me.
i need someone to hold on to.

hey God
there's nothing left for me to hide.
i lost my ignorance, security and pride.
i'm all alone in a world you must despise.
hey God
i believed your promises, your promises and lies.

terrible lie
terrible lie
terrible lie
terrible lie

you made me throw it all away.
my morals left to decay.
how many you betray.
you've taken everything.

terrible lie.
my head is filled with disease.
my skin is begging you please.
i'm on my hands and knees.
i want so much to believe.

i need someone to hold on to.
i need someone to hold on to.
i need someone i need someone.
i need someone to hold on to.
i give you everything.
my sweet everything.
hey God
i really don't know who i am.
in this world of piss

Into the distance, a ribbon of black
Stretched to the point of no turning back
A flight of fancy on a windswept field
Standing alone my senses reeled
A fatal attraction is holding me fast,
How can I escape this irresistible grasp?

Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies
Tongue-tied and twisted, just an earth-bound misfit, I

Ice is forming on the tips of my wings
Unheeded warnings, I thought, I thought of everything
No navigator to find my way home
Unladened, empty and turned to stone
A soul in tension -- that's learning to fly
Condition grounded but determined to try

Can't keep my eyes from the circling skies
Tongue-tied and twisted just an earth-bound misfit, I

Above the planet on a wing and a prayer,
My grubby halo, a vapour trail in the empty air,
Across the clouds I see my shadow fly
Out of the corner of my watering eye
A dream unthreatened by the morning light
Could blow this soul right through the roof of the night

There's no sensation to compare with this
Suspended animation, a state of bliss

Can't keep my mind from the circling skies
Tongue-tied and twisted just an earth-bound misfit, I

@the-cysko-kid said:

It's not for everyone. I don't like a lot of his hits but underneath those he has a lot of worthy songs

On first listen to him in general I thought it would be somebody I would be on board for but couldn't close it.

still I like him better than Jack Johnson!

WSS

@the-cysko-kid said:

Actually DMB has a number of good live albums.

Well I don't hate him but for some reason I just can't get next to Dave Matthews.

WSS