[Heeplist] [NHC] Some Great New Music

[Shawn Mctopy]

Dave,

*John Elefante/KANSAS?*

I saw *John Elefante* fronting *KANSAS* back in the mid-1980's [*'Vinyl
Confessions'* Tour], at the old Municipal Auditorium in *New Orleans,
Louisiana*. Very good concert, with an amazing Light-Show.

Hopefully, *URIAH HEEP* will record another Album. I really like both *'WAKE
THE SLEEPER'* and *'INTO THE WILD' *Albums! I hope they continue on using *
Producer* - *Mike Paxman* as well.

Uh ... the latest Album from *KISS* - *'MONSTER'* is quite good. It's a *
No-frills* 1970's sound & vibe type sonic affair.

Saw *KISS* at a *FREE* Show in New Orleans *(Woldenberg Park)* last year.
It was a great Rock & Roll time in the *Big City!*

Looking forward to hearing the latest albums from both *DEEP PURPLE* and *BLACK
SABBATH*.

Now, if only *URIAH HEEP* Tour The States *(?)*. I'm hoping that they do so
in the near future.

Take Care, Dave.

Keep A *HEEP'n!*

Shawn -

*(Louisiana)*


On Sun, Jun 9, 2013 at 11:28 PM, Dave Crookham <crookham at peoplepc.com>wrote:

> It's been a boring year for my music-wise so far. I'm much like Dave S. in
> that I primarily listen to stuff I haven't heard before. Not really any
> keepers except the new Purple CD, and that doesn't even compare to their
> glory days, it's just so much better than most of the post Blackmore
> material. I was anticipating some new CD's from bands I've liked in the
> past, but band like Blood Ceremony (is this even the same band?) have let
> me down greatly.
>
> Now in the last week or 2 I've gotten 2 great CD's that will stay in my
> collection.
>
> The first is The Black Star Riders _All Hell Breaks Loose_ CD. I got into
> Thin Lizzy late. For some reason when their material came out in my teens I
> just didn't get it. Some time in my 40's, I finally gave it another shot
> (mostly because of the Gary Moore connection) and fell in love with it.
> When Scott Gorham announced they were doing new material I kept an open
> mind but wondered what they could come up with. Now with my 50th birthday
> looming in a couple of weeks (hard to believe I met a lot of you guys in my
> early 30's!), Gorham's Black Star Riders deliver an absolute gem. This CD
> shows if nothing at all that Gorham was a huge part of the Lizzy sound.
> This actually sounds like one of the best Thin Lizzy records period. Ricky
> Warwick's vocals are perfect for the group, and there is no filler here at
> all. Next to Jailbreak, it's as good as any Lizzy record first track to
> last.
>
> The second is John Elefante's _On My Way To The Sun_.  The former Kansas
> singer works under his own name this time rather than Mastodon which he
> released the excellent 3 CD under 2 or 3 years ago.  If you didn't know
> better, at times you would think this was an Elefante fronted Kansas CD.
> Much of it sounds tempo wise like his Kansas work, but some of the musical
> interludes would fit right in with Leftoverture or earlier era Kansas. In
> fact Rich Williams and David Ragsdale of Kansas do make appearances. As a
> long time Kansas fan, this is like manna from heaven. It is far superior to
> Kansas offshoots like Native Window or Steve Walsh's solo stuff. Highly
> recommended for any Kansas fan. One warning: Elefante is primarily a
> Christian artist, and his lyrics are a bit more overtly Christian than
> Kerry Livgren's typical Kansas lyrics. Still a must buy.
>
> Dave
>
>
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