NMC #11 (JON OLIVA'S PAIN, STEVE MILLER BAND, VAN CANTO)

Week #11 (9/19/10) from Jonboy

Jon Oliva's Pain - Festival (April 2010)

1. Death Rides A Black Horse

2. Afterglow

3. Living On The Edge

4. Looking For Nothing

5. I Fear You

Seems like every year we get a new Pain album, but it's been a couple years since the last one. Effectively filling in for the absence of any new Savatage output, Jon keeps putting out fine albums and I keep buying them.

Steve Miller Band - Bingo! (June 2010)

1. Hey Yeah

2. Don't Cha Know

3. Rock Me Baby

4. Tramp

5. Come On (Let The Good Times Roll)

His first studio album in 17 years, I kind of wish it was original material, but this is pretty darn good. A cover album of old blues songs, I never really paid attention to how good a geetarist Steve is. Also have a cameo from Joe Satriani on "Rock Me Baby".

Van Canto - Tribe Of Force (March 2010)

1. Lost Forever

2. I Am Human

3. My Voice

4. Water Fire Heaven Earth

5. Master Of Puppets

You'll either like this or hate it. I liked it when I first listened to it, now am not too sure. It's a cappella power metal (with a drummer), so listen at your own risk. Interesting cover of Metallica's "Master Of Puppets", makes me crack up for some reason.