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Dream Theater - Live At Budakon - 2004 show/2011 release



Great show, and even the extras aren't bad, although "The Camel" is totally gross. Hopefully there's more DT blurays to come.

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High Voltage 2011



Saw this on Palladia, but can't seem to find an actual release of it anywhere. Highlights for me are Rival Sons, Saint Jude, Ricky Warwick from The Almighty fronting Thin Lizzy and John Petrucci's lack of need of a spit shield for his amps.

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Toto - Mindfields - 1999


Since they've reformed and are going to tour this year (looks like Europe only) and Steve Lukather has a new album out next week, thought I'd pull this one out. There isn't really a bad Toto album, but this is one of my favorites, as it was the first one with Bobby back. Hope they write a new record.

[Jeven]

Neutral Milk Hotel In The Aeroplane Over The Sea Best album of the 90s, and one of the best period.

[McDougal]

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Greg Kihn Band - Greg Kihn Again (1977)

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Thin Lizzy - Bad Reputation (1977)



From allmusic.com

If Thin Lizzy got a bit too grand and florid on Johnny the Fox, they quickly corrected themselves on its 1977 follow-up, Bad Reputation. Teaming up with legendary producer Tony Visconti, Thin Lizzy managed to pull off a nifty trick of sounding leaner and tougher than they did on Johnny, yet they also had a broader sonic palette. Much of this is due, of course, to Visconti, who always had a flair for subtle dramatics that never called attention to themselves, and he puts this to use in dramatic effect here, to the extent that Lizzy sound stripped down to their bare bones, even when they have horns pushing them forward on "Dancing in the Moonlight" or when overdubbed vocals pile up on the title track. Of course, they were stripped down to a trio for most of this record: guitarist Brian Robertson (who'd injured his hand) had to sit out on most of the recording, but Scott Gorham's double duty makes his absence unnoticeable. Plus, this is pure visceral rock & roll, the hardest and heaviest that Thin Lizzy ever made, living up to the promise of the title track. And, as always, a lot of this has to do with Phil Lynott's writing, which is in top form whether he's romanticizing "Soldiers of Fortune" or heading down the "Opium Trail." It adds up to an album that rivals Jailbreak as their best studio album.

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Ari Koivunen - Becoming - 2008



Finally got a hold of this at a reasonable price. Glad to finally pick it up, as it's only a little different from the first Amoral cd he was on, that I really enjoyed. Material seems a little more diverse. Only the debut to go.

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Sade - Bring Me Home Live - 2011 - 2012 release



Caught a Palladia packaged snippet (about 1/3 of the 122 minute running time) essentially promoing the discs. The problem is they used all the hits (I know), so the buying the blu-ray isn't all that compelling. She and the band groove it out nicely though. If it's uber-cheap I'll pick it up.

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Holy Grail - Ride The Void - 2013



Sophomore effort for these guys. Lots of comparisons to Avenged Sevenfold & Trad Metal in generale. Production is better than the debut, and lots of harmony in the vocal and guitar departments which I love. Only downside is some brief cookie monster vocal stuff which I don't remember from the debut.

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[McDougal]

Used to think his new songs were great until I heard his old music. What happened to B.o.B .

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