Classic Rock Update Thread!

[Chiasm]

At least it's not another shitty Diane Warren power ballad. And that's about all it's got going for it.

The production sounds almost like a Shania Twain record in places.

I do not think this is a very good song, and have no desire to hear it again.

Those weren't bad. First time I ever heard of Heart was their What About Love video. Funny thing was that I'd avoided that video up til then. Some MTV VJ had been trumpeting "the return of Heart" and I was completely who the **** is Heart and would always change the channel. Then one day I turned on in the middle of the video and loved it. Heart then became my favorite band of the 80's along with Duran Duran. I eventually discovered their older stuff which I also love.

Even funnier thing about Heart for me was discovering just last month thanks to the Song Pop app that their biggest 80's hit and too often covered on American Idol song, Alone, was actually a cover song by Heart. Can't find a link to the original by a group called I-ten but in the original its sung by a guy, isn't near as bombastic, and has slightly different lyrics in the chorus than the Heart version. Even funnier is that the first person to actually cover it was John Stamos the actor and some other actress: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyCRDvvLQB0

[Deathstroke]

British hard rock legends DEEP PURPLE will release their 19th studio album, "Now What?!", via earMUSIC, the Hamburg, Germany-based international rock label which is part of Edel Group, on the following dates:

Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Finland, Spain: April 26
UK, France, Benelux, Poland, Czech Republic, Norway, Denmark: April 29
North America, Italy: April 30
Sweden: May 1

After various songwriting sessions in Europe, the band recorded and mixed the album in Nashville, Tennessee with producer Bob Ezrin (KISS, PINK FLOYD, PETER GABRIEL, ALICE COOPER, KANSAS). The CD contain 11 tracks, including "Out Of Hand", "Hell To Pay", "Weirdistan", "Uncommon Man" and "Above And Beyond". The latter song references the band's late keyboard player, Jon Lord, in the lyric "Souls having touched are forever entwined."

According to a press release, "Now What?!" was recorded with no musical rules… and it shows a modern and fresh production… to the point that DEEP PURPLE have never sounded so close to the spirit of the '70s in the last 20 years as they do now. The CD has the excellence and elegance of "Perfect Strangers" and the wild freedom of "Made In Japan".

"Now What?!" will also be released as a limited edition with a bonus DVD featuring DEEP PURPLE discussing the new album and one bonus studio cover version. It will also be made available as a double vinyl LP.

Here's the track listing and cover art:

01. A Simple Song
02. Weirdistan
03. Out Of Hand
04. Hell To Pay
05. Body Line
06. Above And Beyond
07. Blood From A Stone
08. Uncommon Man
09. Après Vous
10. All The Time In The World
11. Vincent Price

[Deathstroke]

The upcoming Heart and Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience tour will feature an encore set of both bands teaming up to perform Led Zeppelin classics.

Each band will be performing their own sets before they team up for a 30-minute encore Led Zeppelin tribute set, according to USA Today.

The tour will be kicking off on June 17th in West Palm Beach, Florida and is set to conclude on August 30th in Portland, Oregon.

June 17 West Palm Beach, Fla., Cruzan Amphitheater
June 18 Tampa, Fla, Live Nation Amphitheater
June 20 Atlanta, Chastain Park Amphitheater
June 21 Charlotte, N.C., Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
June 22 Raleigh, N.C., Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion
June 24 Virginia Beach, VA Farm Bureau Live
June 25 Washington, D.C., Jiffy Lube Live
June 27 Wantagh, N.Y., Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
June 28 Boston, Comcast Center â?? Mansfield
June 29 Bethel, N.Y., Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
July 2 Holmdel, N.J., PNC Bank Arts Center
July 3 Philadelphia, Susquehanna Bank Center – Camden
July 4 Uncasville, Conn., Mohegan Sun Arena
July 19 Detroit, DTE Energy Music Theater
July 21 Pittsburgh, First Niagara Pavilion – Burgettstown
July 22 Cleveland, Blossom Music Center
July 27 Cincinnati, Riverbend Music Center
July 29 Chicago, Ravinia Festival
July 30 Indianapolis, Klipsch Music Center
Aug. 1 West Allis, Wisc., Wisconsin State Fair
Aug. 14 Houston, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
Aug. 15 Dallas, Gexa Energy Pavilion
Aug. 17 St. Louis, Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
Aug. 18 Kansas City, Mo.,Starlight Theater
Aug. 20 Denver, Fiddler's Green Amphitheater
Aug. 22-23 Los Angeles, Greek Theater
Aug. 24 Indio, Calif., Fantasy Springs Resort Casino
Aug. 26 San Diego, Open Air Theater
Aug. 28 San Francisco, America's Cup Pavilion
Aug. 30 Portland, Ore., Sleep Country Amphitheater

[Deathstroke]

Here's an interview with guitarist Todd Rundgren.

[Deathstroke]

Here's an interview with REO Speedwagon keyboardist Neal Doughty.

[Deathstroke]

Here's an interview with Ann and Nancy Wilson of Heart.

Here's an interview with Original Heart bassist Steve Fossen.

[Deathstroke]

Here's a couple of interviews:

Ex-Foreigner singer Lou Gramm

Deep Purple keyboardist Don Airey

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Here's an interview with Styx bassist Ricky Phillips.