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Title:HEAVY_METAL - Talent Round-Up DayDay
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Created:Thu May 05 1988
Last Modified:Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1238
Total number of notes:65616

555.0. "Tora Tora" by HAZEL::STARR (What do ya do when you get lonely...?) Thu Jun 08 1989 20:11

Heard a new band on WHJY last night called Tora Tora. Don't really know
anything about them. The song was called "Walking Shoes" and sounded OK.
In the same vein as Bullet Boys/Warrant/Skid Row/etc., with maybe a little
more intelligence (slightly reminded me of Tesla with their use of acoustic
guitars mixed in with the electrics).

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555.1So that's who sings it!DELNI::BISHOPFri Jun 23 1989 16:268
    Hey!  I heard that song "Walking Shoes" the other night and loved it!
    For the life of me I couldn't place the voice....no wonder....I have
    never heard of Tora Tora before.  
    
    Have you heard anything else by them?
    
    SHA
    
555.2I wanna check out the rest!HAZEL::STARRWhat do ya do when you get lonely...?Mon Jun 26 1989 02:4414
>    Hey!  I heard that song "Walking Shoes" the other night and loved it!

Yeah, its pretty cool, isn't it? I heard it again on WHEB-FM (100.3, 
Portsmouth, NH), and liked it even more the second time through! BTW - the 
guitar solo sounds like its straight off a Pat Travers album! Really!

>    Have you heard anything else by them?

Not yet, although I may get ambitious enough to by the album or CD, if the 
price is right. I did find out, however, that the band is from Nashville, of 
all places! Wow - HM right in the heart of country-music-land! I bet that woke 
a few of them up!  8^)

cat
555.3USCTR1::KGALLANTRock'n'roll is my religion...Mon Jun 26 1989 12:3310
    
    
    	Yea....I heard the same thing.  The song even starts off
    	sounding like a C&W song, but turns out to be REALLY good!!!
    	I was impressed!
    
    	Does anyone else think the singer sounds a little like early
    	Vince Neil??
    
    	Tigga~~~
555.4I'm getting to really LOVE this song!HAZEL::STARRWhat do ya do when you get lonely...?Mon Jul 10 1989 14:598
I've now heard "Walking Shoes" on WHEB, WGIR, and WHJY. Also, Tora Tora were 
the guest DJs on the Headbangers Ball this past weekend, but I didn't get to 
see it - how was it?

Has anyone heard the album yet?

cat
555.5USCTR1::KGALLANTWhat's he like anyway...Mon Jul 10 1989 15:0215
    
    
    	Cat -
    
    	They weren't the guest DJ's, but they did come on the show
    	and talk for awhile with Adam Curry.
    
    	Basically they talked about how they got their name, some of
    	the gigs they'll be playing and the general 20 questions type
    	interview.
    
    	I LOVE the song, too and I'm really thinking about getting the
    	album, too.  
    
    	tigga~~
555.6ANT::SLABOUNTYIt's 7 o'clock and I wanna mosh ...Mon Jul 10 1989 15:026
    
    	I have it taped, and I saw some of it ... but I haven't
    	watched the whole thing yet.
    
    							GTI
    
555.8RIGEL4::JBONNOMon Jul 10 1989 15:227
    
    I saw it this weekend also.  I thought it was O.K.  The thing that
    I liked about it was that it was different.  It had a real bluesy
    sound, something you don't hear very much.  I'll rate the record
    and 80!
    
    jab
555.10USCTR1::KGALLANTWhat's he like anyway...Mon Jul 10 1989 17:308
    
    
    	Whaddya expect?!  After all, they'se from Nashville,  y'know!
    	Complete with Southern accents and everything!  (8
    
    	Tigga~~
    
    
555.11DNEAST::EASTMAN_JAMEMon Aug 07 1989 11:1313
    
    
         Way up here in the vast expanse of territory known as Maine,
    the days are long and life is slow.  Thus explaining why I heard
    "Walkin Shoes" by Tora Tora a month after everyone else.  But I
    still will give my .02$ worth.  I think the song rocked!  At first
    I thought it was the new Crue.  But the lead singers voice lacks
    something that Vince Neils' has.  Anyways, the song was good.  Does
    anyone have the album yet?  If so can you give it a review? 
    Thanks in advance.
    
    Jim who is currently suffering from alcohol dehydration.
    
555.12USCTR1::KGALLANTBUT!! ...do you love me?!Mon Aug 07 1989 11:4512
    
    
    	RE: At first I thought it was the new Crue.
    
    	Y'know?!  I've heard the same thing from a few different
    	folks who also thought the lead singer sounded like the
    	new Crue.
    
    	I don't know if that's good or bad, but I'm pickin' up
    	the tape this week!
    
    	Tigga~~~
555.15familiar riffHAZEL::STARRKids flash guitars just like switchbladesMon Aug 07 1989 20:078
It took me a while to pinpoint it, but I finally figured it out why "Walking 
Shoes" sounds so familiar - it is real close to a Fastway song called 
"Non-Stop Lover" from 'All Fired Up'! Well, maybe not *real* close, but the 
riff is sorta that same...

But I still love it!

cat
555.16Sounds goodCSC32::G_HOUSEI guess I'm just a spud boyTue Aug 08 1989 19:184
    I've just recently heard that song and really enjoyed it.  What's the
    rest of the album sound like?
    
    gh
555.17I'm in a buying moodBUSY::JMINVILLECuz I said so!Wed Aug 09 1989 15:455
    I also just recently heard the tune.  I like it, I like it.  What
    Greg said...I'd like to hear some reviews of the album so I can
    decide whether, or not, to go out and buy it.
    
    joe (who just might go out and get Skid Row too).
555.18I ain't your fool....SSDEVO::GALLUPcatching halos on the moonWed Aug 09 1989 16:1111

	 Isn't it a re-make?  Seems like I've heard it somewhere
	 before....


	 I think the tune is great, but I hear it every five minutes
	 on the radio and am getting tired of it....

	 /wildkat
	 
555.19USCTR1::KGALLANTYou're anti, you're anti-social...Mon Oct 02 1989 11:3011
    
    
    	...This is the other tape I picked up this weekend.  Like it
    	MUCH better than Bang Tango.  
    
    	Be forewarned all you Crue haters...they sound ALOT like the
    	Crue.
    
    	...but that's okay by me.  (8
    
    	tigga~~~
555.20 - Love's a Bitch CHIPS::PERTAGWed Oct 18 1989 12:297
    Yah, I like this tape too, I love side one.  28 Days is a cool song
    actually, the whole tape in general is pretty good.
    
    re. -19 I totally agree, much better than Bang Tango.  Has anyone seen
    these guys live yet?
    
      - Kim
555.21TORA TORAUSCTR1::EDEGAGNEMr. Ed the Talking BassistWed Oct 18 1989 13:3414
    
    If you want to check Tora Tora out, go to the Orpheum in Boston
    on Saturday, November 4th for a triple bill with:
    
                         L.A. Guns
                         Dangerous Toy's
                         Tora Tora
    
    Should be a pretty good show.  I havn't seen D.T. or T.T., but I
    have seen L.A. Guns at the Channel and they rock!
    
    
    Mr. Ed
    
555.22will be a good showRICKS::MINARDIand let Mr. Huckleberry take over!Wed Oct 18 1989 13:406
	I'm pumped for that show!!
    I'll be there... I remember seeing Guns 'n' Roses there right
    before they really got big, with Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love
    Reaction dirtbags, awesome place to see this show.
    
    /No Mercy Motorbreath
555.23I like it muchly!BINKLY::MINARDIBlessed in contemptWed Nov 08 1989 13:5411
    
    	Tora Tora's album is great!
    I like it a lot, it is kinda bluesy, but not in the same vein as
    LA Guns, Junkyard I don't think. Someone mentioned "more intelligent"
    and although that's kinda a tough way to describe a band's sound,
    I'd have to agree, compared to the aforementioned bands.
    
    	This band would be GREAT to see in a small club!! Definitely 
    bluesy kick-ass beer sucking music!!
    
    /Motorbreath
555.24VHMCIS2::AKINSYet another pen-name.Thu Nov 09 1989 00:585
I don't know if it has been said....but did everyone know that 
they got their name from the Van Halen tune off of Women and Children First.

Wildman

555.25Tour to begin right after that!COMET::FRISBYAChaos is what killed the dinosaurs,darlingTue Jan 28 1992 11:514
    Tora Tora will release their second LP in late February.
    
                       Frizkid
    
555.26VCSESU::MOSHER::COOKo-> != <-oTue Jan 28 1992 12:532
    
    They've waited too long. It had better be good.
555.27USOPS::GALLANTDangerous, but worth the risk...Tue Jan 28 1992 14:1010
    
    
    	RE: Pete
    
    	That's what I'm hoping too.  I really liked the first
    	release and was wondering what had happened to them..
    
    	Cross your fingers!
    
    	tigg~~~~
555.28RAVEN1::B_ADAMSSix-Hundred pack Coke!Wed May 20 1992 23:085
    
    Tora Tora's new Cd is out...anyone got it yet..review?
    
    B.A.
    
555.29SCARGO::GRENIERWed May 20 1992 23:246
    
    
    It's out?  Psyche!   Their first one was great!
    
    
    Steve
555.30JUPITR::BJUBINVILLEThu May 21 1992 05:124
      They were on WAAF Rock Wars the other night but I didn't hear
    the tune.....
    
    BJ
555.31I have the demo...I just haven't listened to it.COMET::FRISBYABody DoubleThu May 21 1992 14:184
       I like the first single....It's quite good.
    
              Frizkid
    
555.32AD::FLATTERYThu Feb 11 1993 14:173
    Danielle and i went to see these guys last night......they did  a
    really good job except whoever was doing their mix ought to have his
    ears checked.................fun show.............../k
555.33Cryyyyyyyy Baaaabaayyyyy.....BINKLY::DEMARSEAlison's starting to happen...Thu Feb 11 1993 15:213
    The singer looks like Janis Joplin...
    
    :), danielle
555.34ShriekkkkkkKKK!BOVES::FENNELLCold gin time againThu Feb 11 1993 16:0311
>>    really good job except whoever was doing their mix ought to have his
>>    ears checked

Typical I'm afraid of lots of soundpeople.  They get it so it sounds right
to their burned out ears.  High frequencies go first...

I usually need some earplugs to "normalize" the high end emphasis...  I hate
wearing them though.  But, if I still want to hear by the time I hit 50...

Tim

555.35:)COMET::MARTINNI'll hate you better!Thu Feb 11 1993 23:302
    huh?... what dija say...speak up! 
                                      Rat
555.36jmhoPOWDML::BUCKLEYsometimes salvationFri Feb 12 1993 01:111
    I hate this band...  They're about as worthless as XYZ!
555.37GOES11::G_HOUSEIt's NOT a TOOMAH!Fri Feb 12 1993 15:102
    Funny, I remember seeing XYZ in your "What's hot" list not long ago
    Buck!
555.38BUSY::SLABOUNTYPeter Horton Hears a WhoFri Feb 12 1993 15:237
    
    	One of the lines from "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" seems approp-
    	riate here:
    
    	"That's so 'five minutes ago'".
    
    							GTI
555.39POWDML::BUCKLEYsometimes salvationFri Feb 12 1993 16:324
    RE: Glh
    
    Just say NO to drugs, dood!!  XYZ has NEVER been in my WHAT'S HOT
    list -- I don't even own the tape, so thair!  8^P
555.40You had Ollie North at your house lately?GOES11::G_HOUSEIt's NOT a TOOMAH!Fri Feb 12 1993 19:174
    You probably gave it to Escopose or something to get rid of the
    evidence, I *distinctly* remember it!
    
    gh