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haveyoulistenedtothisalbum-poll · 27 days

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Tracklist:

Sonic Heroes: Main Theme of Sonic Heroes • We Can: Theme of Team Sonic • Stage 01: Seaside Hill • Stage 02: Ocean Palace • Follow Me: Theme of Team Rose • System Screen: Select • Stage 03: Grand Metropolis • Stage 04: Power Plant • Special Stage: Bonus Challenge • Stage 05: Casino Park • Stage 06: Bingo Highway • Battle: Casino Area • This Machine: Theme of Team Dark • Boss: Robot Carnival / Robot Storm • Stage 07: Rail Canyon • Stage 08: Bullet Station • Team Chaotix: Theme of Team Chaotix • Boss: Egg Albatross • Event: Disquieting Shadow • Stage 09: Frog Forest • Stage 10: Lost Jungle • Special Stage: Emerald Challenge • Stage 11: Hang Castle • Stage 12: Mystic Mansion • Stage 13: Egg Fleet • Stage 14: Final Fortress • Event: Metal Sonic... the Ultimate Overlord • Last Boss ver.1: Metal Madness • What I'm Made of...: Last Boss - ver.2 / Metal Overlord • Event: Finale... Adventure Must Go On

Spotify ♪ Youtube

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hedgehoghavoc · 6 months

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The three artists who show up multiple times on my Sonic muse playlist are Crush 40, Tony Harnell, and... Kenny Loggins. Not sure what to make of this.

#{ooc}「sandcat speaks」

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strawberrycamel · 2 years

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You can usually tell a lot about a person by the type of music they listen to. put your favorite playlist on shuffle and list the first ten songs then tag others. No skipping!

@redead-red, thanks for the tag <3

kjaghkfg okay, ive been listening to my MB playlist a lot, but spoilers so i'll just use my leg bounce playlist instead:

Mambo No. 5 by Lou Bega (happy, boppy, good times song <3)

The Sky is Falling by Jeff Williams (i love RWBY songs holy SHIT. Most RWBY songs end up being total bops and tbh, a couple years ago RWBY songs were basically the only english songs I listened to lmao)

Cut To The Feeling by Carly Rae Jepsen (pretty sure i added this bc it was the ending song to the most recent MLP movie. Is nice pop song)

Freaking Out by Mystery Skulls (MYSTERY SKULLS MY BELOVED)

Escape from the City by Ted Poley and Tony Harnell (god i miss SA2)

Pandas Unite / Nobody Like U (Reprise) by 4*Town (Turning Red my beloved)

FLAGをはためかせろ! by Franchouchou (Flag Wo Hatamekasero / Let the Flag Fly in the Wind; i love zombieland saga all the songs are SO GOOD. also I couldn't find a way to copy and paste the spotify artist's name qwq)

American Idiot by Green Day

佐賀事変 by Franchouchou (Saga Jihen / Saga incident; again couldn't copy/paste artist name.)

Blood // Water by grandson

i'm gonna tag uhhh, @kawaiijohn, @princessfanonanona, @ajitated, @echoghost1, @bubblegumbeech, @cleanlenins and @ln-ofx

#tag game #thanks for the tag red <3333

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canoncompanions · 5 months

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UPDATE: New Playlist: Life on Repeat

Ever since the HD Remix was released in 2013, The Stanley Parable has been one of my favorite video games. But I wasn't inspired to create a Canon Companion for it... until I played through the expanded remake, The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe, and here it is:

The Stanley Parable

Mad World by Gary Jules [Trading Snake Oil for Wolf Tickets]

Unwritten by Natasha Bedingfield [Unwritten]

Grinding Halt by the Cure [Boys Don't Cry]

Don't Leave Home by Dido [Life for Rent]

Window by They Might Be Giants [John Henry]

Stop! by Against Me! [New Wave]

Don't Make Me Wait by Locksley [Don't Make Me Wait]

My Dream's But a Drop of Fuel for a Nightmare by Sonata Arctica [Unia]

Escape by Hoobastank [The Reason]

Hotel California by the Eagles [Hotel California]

Wasted State of Mind by ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead [Monitor This! Dec 06/Jan 07]

Through the Fire and Flames by DragonForce [Inhuman Rampage]

Countdown to Extinction by Megadeth [Countdown to Extinction]

Galvanize by the Chemical Brothers [Push the Button]

Everything You Know Is Wrong by Weird Al Yankovic [Bad Hair Day]

Jump by Simple Plan [Still Not Getting Any...]

The Spoken Wheel by Flogging Molly [Within a Mile of Home]

I've Done Everything for You by Rick Springfield [Platinum and Gold Collection]

It Was Beautiful by Five Iron Frenzy [The End Is Near Here]

Suffer by Staind [Break the Cycle]

I Should Be Allowed to Think by They Might Be Giants [John Henry]

You Don't Own Me by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts [Bad Reputation]

Just What I Needed by the Cars [The Cars]

5000 Ways to Die by Nerf Herder [How to Meet Girls]

Ultra Deluxe

Technical Difficulties by Julien-K [Death to Analog]

Where to Begin by Bowling for Soup [Drunk Enough to Dance]

I Can Hear You by They Might Be Giants [Factory Showroom]

Handbook for the Sellout by Five Iron Frenzy [Our Newest Album Ever]

Memory from Cats (Original Broadway Recording)

Nobody's Listening by Linkin Park [Meteora]

Never There by Hoobastank [The Reason]

I Want More by Chumbawamba [Tubthumper]

Low by R.E.M. [Out of Time]

Holy Mountains by System of a Down [Hypnotize]

The Girl Is Mine by Michael Jackson [Thriller]

Harlow's Song (Can't Dream without You) by Good Charlotte [Cardiology]

Island Fever by Stagehands [The Silent City]

Worship You by Vampire Weekend [Modern Vampires of the City]

Underground by Men at Work [Business as Usual]

Never Leave by Seether [Karma and Effect]

Three Little Birds by Bob Marley [Legend]

Just to Get High by Nickelback [Dark Horse]

Done with You by Papa Roach [Getting Away with Murder]

Uninvited by Tony Harnell and the Mercury Train [Round Trip]

Split Personality by P!nk [Can't Take Me Home]

The Joker by Steve Miller Band [Greatest Hits 1974-78]

Creepy Doll by Jonathan Coulton [Thing a Week For]

Back 2 Good by Matchbox Twenty [Yourself or Someone Like You]

Help, I'm Alive by Metric [Fantasies]

Hello Again by Hoobastank [Hoobastank]

Immortals by Fall Out Boy [American Beauty/American Psycho]

New artists: Gary Jules, Locksley, ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Cars, Cats, Bob Marley, Steve Miller Band, Metric

Formerly unique artists: Chemical Brothers

Artists who passed a ten: Coming soon

New duplicates: Coming soon

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Isn't there supposed to be a picture of my favorite character in the work here or something? Oh, he's invisible. Well, that's new. Umm...

Welcome to the club?

#cc playlists #the stanley parable

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andstuffsketches · 4 years

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[image description: semi-realistic self portrait of the artist, a white person with teal hair and blue glasses, from the shoulders up. They are wearing a gray-indigo shirt and are smiling with their eyes closed and face tilted up, lit from the right side. The background is sky blue with words in slightly darker blue— next to their face it says “Skater Blues” in all caps and with an 8 in skater. In smaller letters it says

“I Wanna Get Better— The Bleachers

Cut to the Feeling— Carly Rae Jepsen

Lets See How Far We’ve Come— Matchbox 20

Touch-Tone Telephone— Niel Cicierega

Live and Learn— Crush 40

It Doesn’t Matter (Passion and Pride Remix)— Jun Senoue and Tony Harnell” end id]

Sk8r Blues

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dj-popcultcha · 3 years

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The Sonic Dreem Teem

To start off the blog is probably one of the series Wave Master is best known for - Sonic. We’ll be profiling the 5 people who have been most instrumental in developing and enriching the music of the series from the Dreamcast onward.

PART 1: Jun Senoue

Probably the most famous musician working for Sega and the one most people think of when they think of Sonic music. Jun joined Sega in 1993 and is one of their longest-running inhouse musicians. He has a self-admitted reputation as a rockstar thanks to his side work as the guitarist of Crush 40, his prominent status within Sega, and the solo albums he’s released that collect his work (aptly named “The Works”).

Jun’s specialty is as a guitarist. His distinct style of modernized classic rock was codified by his work on Sonic Adventure 2, and is instantly recognizable. He plays with a variety of different subgenres of rock, including industrial, heavy metal, ska punk, thrash, fusion, acoustic, and symphonic. However, thanks to his joining Sega during the Genesis era, Jun also has an apt skill in synthesized music more inline with the traditional Sega sound.

Contrary to popular belief, his role in Sonic 3 and Knuckles was relatively minimal, only composing bonus stage themes and jingles (most notably, one any fan of the series should know), but he first got to really show his stuff in the Mega Drive version of Sonic 3D: Flickies’ Island, before securing his status as sound director for the hedgehog’s 3D debut, Sonic Adventure; working together with Kenichi Tokoi and Fumie Kumatani to bring the series to a new age and a new sound.

Jun moved to San Francisco to join Sega Studio USA in 2000, where he served as lead composer for Sonic Heroes, Shadow the Hedgehog, and Sonic Adventure 2. After Sonic Team Japan took back the reigns in Sonic 2006, the geographical distance and general desire for a reboot in the series’s sound resulted in Jun stepping away as lead composer. During this time, he climbed the Sega ladder into more of a supervisory position, providing occasional new tracks, coordinating and recruiting the singers for vocal songs, and producing many of Sega’s album releases.

Following a restructure in 2008 which saw the closure of Sega Studio USA, Jun returned to Japan and since then has been much more actively in the compositional trenches. He’s returned to his duties as Sonic’s lead composer on special occasions, including Sonic and the Black Knight, Sonic 4, Sonic Generations, and Team Sonic Racing, provided guest contributions to games like Puyo Puyo Champions and Super Smash Bros. Brawl+Ultimate (where he sealed Sonic’s epic entrance with a terrific performance of S3′s Angel Island Zone), and played live at several concerts both with Sega and with Crush 40. He assisted Tomoya Ohtani in recruiting singers around the world for Super Monkey Ball: Step and Roll, and played guitar on his aptly-titled track with Skye Sweetnam, Lava Rock.

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Jun’s soundtracks are marked heavily by his frequent collaborations with outside artists. A huge fan of a wide variety of rock and music artists, Senoue is surprisingly well-connected to the music industry. Thanks to this and his fluent English, he is usually the one to contact and recruit the Sonic series’s wide variety of guest singers and composers, along with generally representing Sega. Senoue’s frequent collaborators include Tony Harnell, Ted Poley, Julien-K (and their side project Circuit Freq), Tee Lopes, Cash Cash, Bentley Jones/Lee Brotherton, TORIENA, Hyper Potions, and of course, Johnny Gioeli. He almost always plays guitar with his trusty bassist Takeshi Taneda by his side. Likewise, he often returns the favour by playing guitars on tracks by his fellow Sega composers. In 2005, Senoue released an album called “JxJ: READY!” featuring voice actress Junko Noda, and in 1998 made a very rare non-Sega album appearance as a guitarist on Super Robot Wars Vocal Collection 2, further showing his willingness to collaborate outside the box.

Notable quote:

I started playing piano and keyboard when I was 3-years-old. I kept playing them 'til 12, then stopped when I moved to Panama, and started playing bass under the influence of the band Duran Duran... I thought the bass player, John Taylor, looked cool.

Then I started playing guitar when I was in high school. The reason I changed from bass to guitar was simple -- I wanted to be the kid in the spotlight! [laughs] During that time, MTV was airing many rock band videos and that made me want to be a rock star. I played in many bands when I was in high school and during my college days. Then... I don't remember the exact reason, but I started writing songs for console games at Sega in 1993. I just wanted to find some work where I could use my music talents, so I joined Sega and now making music is my full-time job!

Notable games worked on:

Main/Lead composer: Sonic 3D: Flickies’ Island, NASCAR ARCADE, Sonic Adventure series, Pro Yakyuu Baseball series, Shadow the Hedgehog, Sonic and the Black Knight, Sonic Generations, Sonic the Hedgehog 4 (Episode 1 and 2), Team Sonic Racing

Additional composer: Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Dark Wizard, Metal Head, Daytona USA Circuit Edition, Sega Rally 2, Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Angel Island Zone), Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax, Puyo Puyo Champions, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Mega Man 4 Medley)

Guest musician: Burning Rangers (guitar on Burning Ship), Super Robot Wars: Vocal Collection 2 (guitarist), NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams (guitarist), OutRun: 20th Anniversary Album, Sonic Unleashed (guitarist on Super Sonic VS Perfect Dark Gaia), Super Monkey Ball: Step and Roll (guitar on Lava Rock), Chain Chronicle (guitarist for Chain Band), Sonic Forces (guitar on Infinite’s Theme and Eggman’s Facility), Sonic Mania Plus (guitar on Time Trials Plus)

Personal Thoughts:

Hard rock isn’t actually my favourite genre of music, but Senoue is someone I personally admire for his attitude, his knowledge and respect for his own inpirations, and love of teamwork and collaboration. Although he’s often easily pigeonholed, his music is a lot more diverse than he’s often given credit for, and the deep, rich grooves of his music are simply phenomenal. That being said, like most great guitarists, Senoue is at his best when he works together with other musicians, something he seems happy to agree with when you consider he basically thinks of composing for Sega as being in a band. SA1, for example, is one of his most diverse outings when it comes to the range of genres and influences he covers, and you can tell it’s because he was playing off and working more closely with Tokoi and Kumatani than in SA2 and Heroes (where he was more isolated from them due to working in San Fran). His soundtracks for Generations and TSR are triumphant love letters to the series that made him famous, with excellent remixes of classic tracks, all-star lineups of carefully chosen collaborators (and Richard Jacques), and a sense of freshness and energy that really come from Senoue knowing how to choose people he plays off of and contrasts well.

Favourite tracks:

Pleasure Castle, Windy and Ripply, GUN Fortress, After the Adventure, Keys the Ruin, Bingo Party: Lap Music, Mega Man 4 Medley, Sand Road: Lap Music, Casino Park, Sea Gate, Chemical Plant (Modern)

#Jun Senoue #Sega #Sonic Team #Sega Sound Team #Sonic Adventure #Sonic Heroes #Sonic Generations #Team Sonic Racing

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lilbluespeedster · 4 years

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(Sonic Questions Meme) Favourite vocal theme(s)?

SANIC!!!!! (Accepting)

7. Favourite vocal theme(s)?

GONNA ASSUME THIS MEANS WRITTEN SONGS BY MUSIC ARTISTS BECAUSE THIS ONE IS VAGUE AF!

Escape from the City, specifically the version from Ted Poley and Tony Harnell from Sonic Generations. I’m not a fan of the constant auto-tuning done to all of Cash Cash’s versions...Although I still do like Sonic Boom 20th Anniversary remix so *shrugs*

#OOC #Ask Meme #dale-the-chipmunk-wonder

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heroquills-a · 5 years

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( so here’s a headcanon i’ve been sitting on for a while and idk if i ever really mentioned it but ?? after Sonic drifted away from his old bandmates and bounced around from place to place doing small guitar gigs i like to think that when his heroic reputation had started proceeding him, he was approached by some “official artists” (aka the Sonic World equivalent Jun Senoue--- aka Sonic’s favorite guitarist of all time !! (because crush 40 !!!!!!), who had heard of Sonic, was a big fan and also heard his sound with the guitar, so he wanted to do a collaboration with the blue blur.

they ultimately decided they wanted to write a song about Sonic and his lifestyle, and they worked together to develop the lyrics and arrangement for it. Thus, his theme song- It Doesn’t Matter, was created. Sonic preformed as lead guitarist in the official release as well as some background vocals--- along with Jun Senoue on base & helping with arrangements while Tony Harnell was on front vocals. While he doesn’t actually preform in the second version of the song, he did write the melody for it himself as his own more upbeat, faster pace take on the song. It was probably the fondest memory Sonic could take away from those days, and to this day he still shares profits from the song.

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how cool is that !! being a world renown hero and having your own theme song you got to write with your favorite musical artist !! it was a 15 year old’s dream come true. )

#🌀 — later guys! i’m outta here! ❪ ooc. ❫#🌀 — i just only have a steadfast heart of gold. ❪ headcanons. ❫#🌀 — he’s got the dope sounds pumpin’ in a stero! ❪ music. ❫#hello here's some musical headcanons nobody asked for

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werewolf-cuddles · 6 years

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I wasn’t tagged to do this, but I saw @segasister reblog this so I thought I’d give it a go anyway. Top 15 Songs, here we go. I’m gonna do two lists, but it’s not mandatory.

Movie/TV/Video Game OSTs (alphabetical by source)

Live to Rise - Soundgarden (from Avengers Assemble)

Remember - Robbyn Kirmsse (from Danny Phantom)

Ashes - Celine Dion (from Deadpool 2)

Your Reality - Dan Salvato & Jillian Ashcraft (from Doki Doki Literature Club)

Under Our Spell - Kazumi Evans, Madeline Merlo & Shylo Sharity (from Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks)

A Stranger I Remain - Jamie Christopherson & Free Dominguez (from Metal Gear Rising: Revengance)

The Friend You Need - Taye Diggs (from My Little Pony: The Movie)

Garbage Truck - Sex Bob-omb (from Scott Pilgrim vs The World)

Accidentally in Love - Counting Crows (from Shrek 2)

Escape From The City - Tony Harnell & Ted Poley (from Sonic Adventure 2)

Fist Bump - Hoobastank (from Sonic Forces)

Calamari Inkantation - Squid Sisters (from Splatoon)

Wreak Havoc - Skylar Grey (from Suicide Squad)

In The Pines - Janel Drewis (from The Walking Dead: Season 2)

When Can I See You Again? - Owl City (from Wreck-It Ralph)

Other Music (alphabetical by artist)

Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger - Daft Punk

Land of Confusion - Disturbed

Not Afraid - Eminem

Feel Good, Inc - Gorillaz

Longview - Green Day

Encore/Numb - Jay-Z/Linkin Park

Hurt - Johnny Cash

The Edge of Glory - Lady Gaga

Master of Puppets - Metallica

The Sharpest Lives - My Chemical Romance

The Kids Aren’t Alright - The Offspring

Kick In The Teeth - Papa Roach

I Want It All - Queen

Rock and Roll (Will Take You To The Mountain) - Skrillex

We’re Not Gonna Take It - Twisted Sister

Tagging: @pipermccloud, @takashi0, @mxlanky, @ranty9000, @not-semi-perfect, @rainbowloliofjustice, @skip-is-tired

#tag meme

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byakuyanya-purinsesu · 6 years

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Get to know the mun better : Tagged by N/A. Just felt like doing it.

Name: Jacques

Nicknames: “Fiend”, “Sonic”

Gender: Male

Height: 5′9″¾

Star sign: Pisces

Birthday: February 27

Time: 8:52 PM

Fav Bands: Crush 40, NSP/Starbomb, Hyper Potions

Fav solo artists: Thornbrain

Song stuck in my head: [Lose It] by Oh Wonder

Last Movie I saw: Thor: Ragnarok

When I made my blog: March 29th, 2016

Other blogs:@fiend-vocals (Dedicated VA blog, Semi-Active), @dualfools00 (Persona RP, The Dual Fools: Minato Arisato & Yu Narukami, This blog is technically a continuation of that one. @scions-of-hope (Danganronpa RP, The Dual Scions: Makoto Naegi and Byakuya Togami. Inactive.)

Last thing I googled: ‘IAD’

Do I get asks: Every now and again?

URL origin: This blog’s url lit. translates to: “white and black princesses”. You read that right..

Following: 254

Followers: 475

Fav song: [It Doesn’t Matter] (SA1) by Tony Harnell

Dream job: Game Designer/Programmer, Voice Actor

Dream Trip: Anywhere my favorite online friends are.

Nationality: African-American

Fav food: Pizza

Tagging: Anyone who feels like it.

#A little bit about me #for all the nobody who asked #ohoho~

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theheadbangers · 4 years

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WINGER - Better Days Comin' (All-Star)

Winger invites artists, friends and fans to sing along to Better Days Comin' Guest Artists in order of appearance: Chip Znuff - Enuff Znuff Mark Farner - Grand Funk Railroad Jeff Scott Soto - Sons of Apollo / Queen Tony Harnell - TNT George Gakis Mark Hudson Miljenko Matijevic - Steelheart Alice Cooper Klaus Meine - Scorpions Robert Mason - Warrant Richie Kotzen - Winery Dogs Terry Ilous - XYZ Don Crash - H.E.A.T. Alan Parsons - Alan Parsons Project Danny Vaughn - Tyketto Michael Starr - Steel Panther Fiona Flanagan Steve Postell - Immediate Family Eddie Trunk Cenk Eroglu Steve Whiteman - KIX Howie Simon - Nelson / Scrap Metal / Winger / Stryper PJ Griffith - Rock Of Ages (Broadway) Kenny Leckremo - H.E.A.T. Here is the Official Song Video of Better Days Comin' Read the full article

#HEADBANGERS #headbangers.gr #Rock #VIDEO #WINGER

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wallstnwhiskey-blog · 7 years

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My obsession with Hard Rock and Heavy Metal...

Being born in the 90′s is not fun for a hair metal girl, but I’ve learned to make the best out of it by inspiring others to find the true beauty and mystery in Rock n Roll that I have found.

Growing up as an only child I was either drawing, writing, or playing the piano. I always enjoyed music and constantly played my baby keyboard I got when I was 4. I started playing the piano fully when I reached the age of 9. I played for a few years and was classically trained.

My european parents grew stricter as I got older. I never really indulged in fun activities and spent the majority of my time with my best friend who lived across the street. At the age of 10, I discovered a few of the “emo” bands that emerged in the early 2000′s, but quickly fell in love with Lady Gaga, Blondie, and Cindi Lauper. I was intrigued by their interesting styles and drag like influences. I was dabbling with different mainstream metal-core artists and also goth/industrial/black metal artists from the nordic countries. I was always into the 80′s, the high pitched screams, and of course the fast riffs. I just did not now where to find it.

One day I was sitting in front of my TV and I discovered a song on a car commercial called “Piece of your Action.” I was automatically hooked and typed the lyrics into google to find out who it was. Now... the first thing that popped up was US FEST 1983 Motley Crue. My life took a complete 360. I had finally found everything I had been looking for.

I started watching That Metal Show, Metal Mania, and Metal Evolution. Those 3 shows taught me literally everything I needed to know. I became obsessed with the evolution of heavy metal. That is ALL I did with my life in high school. I was so in love with the changing economical and societal environments and how the music was impacted by it. My background before my crue incident was heavily influenced by punk music. The fast sound “Too Fast for Love” emulated my love for punk but also emphasized the signature 80′s look which I was in love with.

Either way, ever since the crue incident happened I became obsessed. My whole life was dedicated to watching, learning, listening, and LIVING hard rock and heavy metal. I began watching interviews in school, at home, at night, in the morning... 24/7!! I was pretty lonely growing up. I had barely any friends and I found refuge in music.

Now in my college years I find it harder and harder to fit in. Most think it gets easier but for me it hasn’t. The majority of my friends are males who are in their 20′s and 40′s. I love them. I have made friends with a lot of bands and I’m forever grateful for that. When I’m not studying law or business, I spend the majority of my time studying heavy metal. There is something about it that gives me comfort. No matter how lonely it gets I can pop a cd in my vintage stereo, I can spin a vinyl on my turquoise Victrola, or even sync my Spotfiy to my purple Webster speaker.

I worship the ground that musicians walk on. To me, hard rock and heavy metal is a lifestyle and my first love. I can’t imagine my life without it. It still is and always has been my my only refuge in tough times.

Biggest Influences/Icons (solo, specific members, and band as a whole):

Mark Slaughter/Slaughter, Van Halen (Roth Era), Robert Plant/Led Zeppelin, Eddie Van Halen, Motley Crue, Dokken, Eddie Trunk, Jim Florentine, and DOOONNNNNNN Jamieson, George Lynch, David Lee Roth, Michael Sweet/Stryper, Kiss, Judas Priest, Axl Rose, Ralph Saenz, David Bowie, The Velvet Underground, Arthur Brown, Screamin Jay Hawkins, Ronnie James Dio, Michael Tramp, Great White (Jack Russell Era), Rainbow, Joe Lynn Turner, Sam Dunn, Britny Fox, Steve Stevens, Michael Angel Batio, Deep Purple (Gillan and Coverdale era), Humble Pie, Eagles, Taime Downe, The Beach Boys, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Rush, Johnny Winter, Hanoi Rocks, Tim Kelly, Motorhead, Buddy Rich, Ritchie Blackmore, David Coverdale, Doug Aldrich, Cinderella, K.K Downing, Steven Adler, Bon Scott, Randy Rhoads, Glenn Frey, Lizzy Borden, Tony Harnell, Kix, Helloween (Kai Hansen), Glenn Hughes, Venom, Frankie Bello, Dave Ellefson, King Diamond/Mercyful Fate, Bobby Blitz/Overkill and MANY MORE.

I from the bottom of my heart want to thank all of you for putting love back into my heart. In my loneliest times I have always had your melodies serenading my every move. I do NOT know what I would do without all of you. Rock n Roll has impacted me so deeply. I have been truly blessed to have discovered such an amazing genre of people/artists/performers who have paved the road to happiness for me. I love, appreciate, and will continue to support you until my dying day because in my worst days YOU were there whether you know it or not.

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jdrespling · 4 years

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Former TNT Singer TONY HARNELL Defends His Right To Speak Out On Political Issues

Former TNT and SKID ROW singer Tony Harnell has defended his right to speak out on political issues. He told Tom Leu of the Sound Matters Show: “A lot of people feel that artists should not get involved and say anything— or actors or anybody. But I don’t really understand that, because if you have a platform and you have an audience, a lot of people listen to you, I almost feel like everybody…

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maryseward666 · 7 years

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METALLICA's 'Enter Sandman' Gets 'Jazz' Treatment By ROBERT HAGLUND With Help From BRUCE KULICK

RARE BLACK METAL COLLECTIBLES

Bruce Kulick (KISS), Rudy Sarzo (QUIET RIOT, OZZY OSBOURNE, WHITESNAKE), Kee Marcello (EUROPE) and Tony Harnell (TNT) are among the guest musicians who appear on Robert Haglund's new album, "I Wanna Be Somebody". Famous Swedish singers like Svante Thuresson and Jan Johansen also contribute duet vocals. Haglund has been a professional musician for 20 years now."At the age of 15, I already knew that I wanted to become a musician," he says. However, as a teenager a lot revolved around the rock star myth. Robert was realistic and talented enough to actually become a trained musical artist, going on the become hired for both shows and musicals. When he saw the DRIFTERS live, he got the idea to form a vocal group. Thus, the FANTASTIC FOUR were born, combining Motown soul with crooner aesthetics. All along, Robert kept enjoying his old favorite rock bands, like KISS and VAN HALEN — rockers with a strong image and great songs with a groove. Soon the idea was born to revisit the world of rock, but from a jazz angle. It wasn't as far-fetched as it may seem. VAN HALEN always had influences from swing jazz — the father of the Van Halen brothers was a jazz clarinetist, and even played on some of the band's albums. "It was also through their lead singer, David Lee Roth, that I discovered Frank Sinatra," says Robert, who once was a contestant in the Swedish version of "Stars In Their Eyes", sucessfully taking on the role of Roth. The idea of an album took shape. Having guest artist seemed obvious, but Robert wanted to whip the material into shape first, in order to be able to present the concept clearly. He took his ideas to multi-instrumentalist Erik Mjörnell, together with whom he created most of the arrangements. A lot of songs were tried out, since not all had the natural swing it took for them to work in this setting. "Arrangements of this type aren't put together in 15 minutes," Robert explains. It had to sound alive, natural and not like the new instrumentations were forced upon the songs. When the track listing was decided on, and arrangements finalized, he started contacting a number of musicians and vocalists. To make sure their hearts were in it, he let them decide which songs to contribute to. The first one to show interest was Kulick, solo guitarist of KISS between 1984 and 1996. "He got back to me the very day after I had contacted him," Robert says. Bruce only works with projects that he genuinely likes, and he found this project to be cool, and well put together. The fact that Kulick ended up appearing on three different tracks was the seal of approval needed to get others on board. Sarzo joins Kulick on the KISS classic "Love Gun". "Sarzo turned out to be another humble star with a big heart," Robert says. "He spends a lot of his time taking care of homeless dogs." The album also features a few Scandinavian musicians and vocalists of note. Marcello gets to showcase his jazz rock and fusion chops in "The Price" by TWISTED SISTER. "Kee is a super musician whose versitality not eveyone is aware of," Robert enthuses. He really made the song shine. If you listen carefully, you can even find a litte tribute to THE BEATLES' "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" in there. Robert was also very pleased with THIN LIZZY's "Don't Believe A Word", a duet with Harnell. "Tony loves LIZZY, and his voice has a bluesy tone that suits the song perfectly," Robert says. The Swedish stars singing duets with Robert on the album aren't half bad, either. Jan Johansen has his roots in melodic rock, while Svante Thuresson is the only one guesting the album who originally comes from the jazz and swing world. "Svante turns 80 next year, but is still curious about new things," says Robert. The legendary singer chose to lend his smooth voice to "Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City", a Bobby Bland classic that WHITESNAKE took to another level. The title track, "I Wanna be Somebody", was originally written and recorded by W.A.S.P. Another visual, highly image-driven band that Robert grew up listening to. "Some may think that the title referes to me, but it's mainly about the fact that a lot of people today want to become celebrities at any cost," Robert says. "Our whole society seems to be consumed by this dream of becoming famous." All in all, there are ten brilliantly re-arranged rock classics on the album. Needless to say, Robert is pleased that it will finally see the light of day. "It's easy to lose heart at times, when the jigsaw is spread out, you have kids and everything seems to take more time than it should," Robert says. "But, just like my childhood heroes, I refused to let others decide on my destiny. If one door closes, another one usually opens, and now the album is finished!" It is Robert's hope, and belief, that listeners will find these versions worthwhile. "A lot of rockers probably feels that they have heard a song like 'Enter Sandman' enough times. Here they may find new sides to the song, and others on the album." "I Wanna Be Somebody" will be released August 19 on MMS Records, and distributed by Universal Music. The release will be followed by live gigs in a slightly smaller format. "I Wanna Be Somebody" track listing: 01. Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City (4:29) (WHITESNAKE cover) 02. Enter Sandman (4:13) (METALLICA cover) 03. Don't Believe A Word (3:15) (THIN LIZZY cover) 04. The Price (4:27) (TWISTED SISTER cover) 05. Holy Diver (4:12) (DIO cover) 06. Ace Of Spades (2:47) (MOTÖRHEAD cover) 07. You Give Love A Bad Name (3:39) (BON JOVI cover) 08. I Wanna Be Somebody (2:57) (W.A.S.P. cover) 09. Love Gun (4:17) (KISS cover) 10. Ice Cream Man (3:22) (VAN HALEN cover) Robert Haglund's version of METALLICA's "Enter Sandman" can now be streamed below.

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Former TNT Singer TONY MILLS Diagnosed With Cancer, Says His Latest Album Will Be His 'Last Written Work As An Artist'

Former TNT Singer TONY MILLS Diagnosed With Cancer, Says His Latest Album Will Be His ‘Last Written Work As An Artist’ Former TNT vocalist Tony Mills has been diagnosed with cancer.

The British-born singer appeared on three studio albums from TNT — 2007’s “The New Territory”, 2008’s “Atlantis” and 2010’s “A Farewell To Arms” — before exiting and being replaced by a returning Tony Harnell.

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