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State of the Music address

With the State of the Union address and the Grammy's all happening this past week, I thought it would be good to take a look at the state of our music today!  Our music being of the Classic Rock variety.  So if I was to give a speech, here’s some of the observations from the past year in Classic Rock that I would mention...

  • First, there wasn’t a barrage of releases so the trend of classic artists trying to fit into mainstream music seemed to have subsided fully this past year.
  • Artists who recorded and released new music focused on being who they really are. Net result was some great releases.
  • We've seen some great bands come back.  Amongst the more notables were Van Halen, The Beach Boys, ZZ Top, UFO, and yes even Aerosmith.
  • Solo projects were also of note this year, Joe Walsh released a killer album while Jack Blades rock and rolled us with a very cool release. Other notables were, Don Felder and Donald Fagen.
  • And let's not forget some the great repackaging and remastering treatments that some of our classic favorites got this past year.  McCartney's "Ram" and Rush's "2112" were simply awesome!

 

I'd like to predict that the trend continues throughout 2013 and although the releases are slow coming into the New Year we should expect to hear great things as the year progresses.

 

So what did it sound like? I know that for the most part all of these albums were addressed in various New Music Corner postings, but it’s always good to go back and listen again. Check out these 3 tracks and then chime in on what you think the state of classic rock music is!  Is there still hope for a full recovery?

 

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Accept - Stalingrad

1 - Twist of Fate

My favorite Accept album is easily "Metal Heart", so when I listen to this band I hear bits and pieces of that album constantly and so goes this album and the bands resurgence! They've really done a great job replacing UDO without losing their identity. Allmusic published a review giving the album three-and-a-half stars out of five. Reviewer James Christopher Monger also noted that current vocalist Tornillo does an "awfully convincing Udo Dirkschneider impression."[3] Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles and Thrash Hits also gave the album positive reviews

UFO - Seven Deadly

2 - Angel Station

This album got huge praise on this site. I think it even converted RJ to check out the bands catalog to some degree. Since its release, this album has been met with mostly positive reviews. Rebecca Miller of Metal Temple wrote, "Not contented to sit back on their laurels, the band continues to produce high quality rock albums and Seven Deadly is certainly no exception".

Flying Colors - Flying Colors

3 - Blue Ocean

Pretty much a side project (which is another cool topic for a later hidden treasures). But the band members read like a who's who of prog, until you get to the singer who was relatively unknown. So it has this cool expectation and X-Factor aspect to it, and there is no let down! Modern Rock Review states; "Flying Colors has created an album that is at once fresh and nostalgic, with songs full of energy and new musical ideas. Yes, it appears that the “supergroup” is alive and well."

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I don't think the overall state of music is that good. There aren't that many releases I care about and you can't seem to make young people pay for music anymore.  I would agree on the Accept album, it is good but their Blood of the Nations one was even better.

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