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| 541.1 | reposted for your interest | HAZEL::STARR | Like a fool, fell in love with you... | Fri May 12 1989 14:36 | 26 |
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HAZEL::STARR "You ain't nothin' but fine, fine, fin" 18 lines 5-OCT-1988 11:37
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WGIR (Mike Jones - great HM DJ!) had Carmine Appice on last night for
a lengthy interview, and they talked about Blue Murder, his new
group. The lineup is Carmine on drums, Tony Franklin (of the Firm)
on bass, and John Sykes (Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy) on guitar and vocals.
Sykes wrote all the songs. The album is produced by Bob Rock (Bon
Jovi, Aerosmith, Kingdom Come, etc.).
According to Carmine, the album sounds a lot like a followup to
the last Whitesnake album, with very similiar songs. He also said
that he feels this is the best band he's *ever* been in - and he's
been in a lot (Rod Stewart, Ozzy Osbourne, Vanilla Fudge, King
Kobra, etc., etc.).
The first song is due January, 1989. Keep an eye out for it!
BTW, he also said that he played drums on some of the last Floyd LP!
cat
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| 541.2 | Yeah I heard it | NEEPS::IRVINE | Ask & Ye Shall Learn! | Fri May 12 1989 15:34 | 12 |
| I too have gotten this Album. I don't really like it but yes it
is very much in the "Whitesnake" genere. The overall production
on the CD that is sounded a bit too "Muddy" for my tastes but WTF.
I seem to remember that the Album/Cassette/CD were all mastered
by different people so this could account for varying reviews.
(Depending on the Media Reviewed)
I suppose the album will grow on me but it hasn't had the same impact
on me that the 1987 Whitesnake Album had.
Bonzo (in truely critical mode)
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| 541.3 | Growing pains.. | 17736::BRONSON | | Fri May 12 1989 17:24 | 10 |
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RE:-1
I grew into the '87 Whitesnake album as I am finding out I'm
doing with the Blue Murder album.I think that is what keeps any album
in the charts for over 50 weeks is that is has to grow on you.ie..
Whitesnake,Def L,and now Blue Murder.I played the album twice last
night and found each time that a different song would grab me....Sykes
plays a pretty good guitar and definitely has his own style..
R.B.
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| 541.4 | | RAVEN1::WHITBY | Life without the Ozone.,...Boring! | Fri May 12 1989 20:02 | 7 |
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I saw a Blue Murder vid the other night on Mtv, can't remember
the name of it though. My first thought was, it's gonna be one
of those "it grows on kinda song's".
Hollywood...........I don't remember much at all from that night
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| 541.5 | Tasteful, YES ... glow in the dark, nope ... | RAVEN1::JERRYWHITE | IF VOLUME .LT. 9 GOTO 10 | Sat May 13 1989 04:03 | 11 |
| The thing that really grabbed me the first time I heard the album
was the bizzare sounds coming from using s fretless bass ! Even
though it's not listed in my "head bangin" section, I think it's
a very tasteful piece of work. Back to the bass ... can anybody
tell me if the bass player for Blue Murder is the same guy that
played for The Firm ? Sure sounds like him, but I can't remember
what he looked like.
Scary ...
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| 541.6 | yup! | HAZEL::STARR | Like a fool, fell in love with you... | Sat May 13 1989 06:37 | 8 |
| > Back to the bass ... can anybody
> tell me if the bass player for Blue Murder is the same guy that
> played for The Firm ? Sure sounds like him, but I can't remember
> what he looked like.
Same guy.....
cat
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| 541.7 | Same Guy.... | TELALL::KUCZYNSKI | | Fri Jun 02 1989 12:33 | 6 |
| Yes he is the same guy from the Firm, it was mentioned earlier but
you may not have read the prvious replies.
Same guy!
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| 541.8 | Wasting My Time? | RAVEN1::B_ADAMS | | Tue Jun 06 1989 01:04 | 11 |
| I just heard this song called "Just wasting my time!" Sounds like
the guys from Blue Murder!
Am I correct?
Neat song!
B.A.
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| 541.9 | Blue Murder or James Patrick Page? | HAZEL::STARR | What do ya do when you get lonely...? | Tue Jun 06 1989 01:23 | 8 |
| > I just heard this song called "Just wasting my time!" Sounds like
> the guys from Blue Murder!
I haven't heard anything from Blue Murder, so it could be. But there was a
song released by Jimmy Page last year off his solo album that was called
"Wasting My Time", which may be what you're talking about. Not sure, though.
cat
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| 541.10 | | CHEFS::DALLISON | Thats some catch that Katch 22 | Tue Jun 06 1989 07:47 | 4 |
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"Wasting my Time" isn't on the Blue Murder album.
Maybe Badlands ??
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| 541.11 | | USCTR1::KGALLANT | Evil thoughts and evil doin'... | Tue Jun 06 1989 12:50 | 8 |
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Isn't the Badlands newly released song called "Dream"
something or other?!?
I tend to agree with Cat about the Jimmy Page song.
Tigga~~
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| 541.12 | thumbs down on the single | HAZEL::STARR | What do ya do when you get lonely...? | Wed Jun 07 1989 04:29 | 16 |
| I saw the Blue Murder video ("Valley of the Kings"?) on MTV tonight. Wow,
was I disappointed!!! I thought the song bit the big one, and was really
just trash!
I was soooo psyched to hear this album, now I'm not so sure. The only slightly
redeeming part was Sykes soloing, which was decent. But the rest was just a
mush of weak songwriting, poor production, and way-too-bombastic builds.
Reminded me of a heavier version of Asia or GTR, whom I also hated. I hope
the rest of the album is an improvement over that song....
Oh - one other good thing to say - Carmine's drums sounded pretty good,
when I could hear them thru the muck (although I think he overplayed on the
record....).
a disappointed cat
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| 541.13 | FM madness.. | 17736::BRONSON | | Wed Jun 07 1989 12:10 | 8 |
|
One tune off the album I find pretty good is "Jellyroll"..The album
grows on you the more you play it.I called our local FM album station
and they said that they'd only play Blue Murder at night because it's
too hard for daytime ears....That strikes me as funny..they must be the
same people that voted 'Tull as the Heavy Metal Band Of the Millenium!
R.B.
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| 541.14 | | USCTR1::KGALLANT | So DON'T! ya get fresh with me... | Wed Jun 07 1989 13:30 | 17 |
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Question for all you name-associated-with-the-face folks..
There are three guys in the band and I know that Carmine
Appice is on drums, but the other two I'm confused about.
In one of the earlier replies, I thought someone had said
that John Norum (formerly of Europe??) was the lead singer.
I thought he was the other guitar player (bass?? rhythm??
lead?? ..i can never remember)
Once and for all...which one is Sykes and which one is
Norum??
Tigga~~~
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| 541.15 | | NEEPS::IRVINE | The Answer: 42 or The Beatles | Wed Jun 07 1989 14:02 | 13 |
| Tigga~~
John Sykes is the Guitarist and Vocalist..... the Bass player used
to be with the FIRM but I can never remember his name.
The only track I liked on the album was :"Black Hearted Woman":
the problem is it sound a bit like an old Rainbow song!
BonzoZ
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| 541.16 | | HAZEL::STARR | What do ya do when you get lonely...? | Wed Jun 07 1989 14:08 | 7 |
| > John Sykes is the Guitarist and Vocalist..... the Bass player used
> to be with the FIRM but I can never remember his name.
Tony Franklin is the bass player. John Norum is not involved with the group at
all....
cat
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| 541.17 | | USCTR1::KGALLANT | So DON'T! ya get fresh with me... | Wed Jun 07 1989 14:23 | 10 |
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Oops...sorry about that. I meant Sykes and Franklin.
Don't ask me where I got Norum from!!!! Egad..thinking
about (gulp) Europe?!?! Ewwwwwwwwww..... (8
I guess the cute one that doesn't play drums and doesn't
sing lead. Who's he??
Franklin, right??
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| 541.18 | White Murder? | SIGME::KARRFALT | I'm a junky for you | Wed Jun 07 1989 17:01 | 11 |
| Sorry folks, but I have to agree with .12 about the single. I saw
the video last week sometime and after hearing the VJ really hype it up for
about 2 minutes, I was really looking forward to hearing it. Needless to say,
I was greatly disappointed. It just seemed so deliberatly commercial and mass
produced and didn't seem to have any real personality.
I like Carmen Appice and Tony Franklin, but the singer/guitarist
doesn't do anything for me. Did someone mention Whitesnake? That was the
first thing that popped into my head while I was watching it.
Brad_who_dispises_Whitesnake
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| 541.19 | Jelly Roll | RIGEL4::JBONNO | | Mon Jul 10 1989 15:26 | 12 |
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Has anyone seen the new Blue Murder video, for the song "Jellyroll"?
The song is really good, and the video is pretty good too. Not
a lot of band shots, but there are a lot of Sykes and some girl.
I was reading an article about Sykes in "Guitar". He is a pretty
cool dude. He was telling how he was fired from Whitesnake. He
said he never knew he was fired until he stopped getting a paycheck.
He called Geffen and they told him he had been fired. Coverdale
is a real jerk.
jab
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| 541.20 | | USCTR1::KGALLANT | What's he like anyway... | Mon Jul 10 1989 17:33 | 8 |
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Could possibly be his wife. I know he's married and has
a little boy.
Hmmm....
Tigga~~
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| 541.21 | | RIGEL4::JBONNO | | Mon Jul 10 1989 20:21 | 9 |
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Something to think about as (in the words of your other note) the
day drags on..............and on..........and on..
jab (who_got_used_to_four_day_weekends!)
p.s. The thing that got a little old in the video was looking at
him standing in the rain. Maybe it was nice for you women out there,
though!.
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| 541.22 | | USCTR1::KGALLANT | What's he like anyway... | Mon Jul 10 1989 20:24 | 6 |
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Guess I'll have to go back and watch it again. I Fast
forwarded through it the first time.
Tigga~~ (who happened to be in a rush the morning the watched
it!)
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| 541.23 | | RIGEL4::JBONNO | | Mon Jul 10 1989 20:42 | 6 |
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re:.22
Yes, please watch again. I will expect a report first thing tomorrow
morning.
jab (only 15 more minutes left in a very long day)
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| 541.24 | Blue Murder opening for Bon Jovi | RIGEL4::JBONNO | | Mon Jul 17 1989 18:19 | 12 |
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Oh, I am so p*ssed off!!!!!! Bon Jovi and his boys are playing a
gig in Atlanta this Thursday. I have already seen them and I really
didn't want to go again, especially when I found out that Bad English
was opening up.
So what happens now, Bad English cancels and Blue Murder is touring
with Bon Jovi. I would love to see Sykes, Franklin, and Appice.
But the concert is just about sold out. Oh well, I guess I will
just see them another time.
jab
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| 541.25 | the license is on the bomper occifer... | SCOBIE::BHASTY | | Tue Jan 08 1991 16:27 | 9 |
| I happened to catch B.M. in Balt. And I have to say they were quite
impressive!!! The band was tight as sh*t and sound incredible!!!
Mr.Sykes also put on one hell of a guitar clinic that truely made me
wonder why the hell did Whitesnake ever get rid of this guy in the
first place but thank God they did!!! Definetly one of my all time
favorite shows!!!!
The "B."
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| 541.26 | HOW MANY BANDS CAN CARMINE PLAY IN? | COMET::FRISBYA | | Wed Mar 13 1991 15:56 | 10 |
| ATTENTION *****************************ATTENTIION
Carmine Appice has left BLUE MURDER!
But SYKES & FRANKLIN will continue with another drummer!
His name is unknown so far but I will try and find out!
R A G M A N N
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| 541.27 | I'm so blue.... | SCOBIE::BHASTY | | Tue Jun 25 1991 16:29 | 8 |
| has there been any new news on the Sykes-Def L. deal besides just
rumors?? It been kinda of a dead subject for awhile, and was hoping
they would put together another lp. or something... Iz tink it would be
a total waste of a great band for just one outing...
The "B."
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| 541.28 | No thanks, I'd rather LIVE! | GOES11::G_HOUSE | and I might be too far down | Tue Jun 25 1991 16:57 | 6 |
| Personally, I'd be scared to death to join Def Leppard! Sheesh, seems
like everyone in the band is dying off or getting maimed or something!
It's almost like the drummers for Spinal Tap...
gh
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| 541.29 | awesome colors dude!!! | SCOBIE::BHASTY | | Wed Jul 17 1991 18:44 | 8 |
| Atleast it would make a better stage show if they kept blowing up...
Boo... how bad can ya get?!!!
The"B."
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