I’m very bummed to hear that Ronnie James DIO died. I really loved his vox. Saw him live with Black Sabbath twice. He had one of the coolest voices in early metal.
He brought Vinney Appice’s cool, solid drumming style to my attention as well.
RIP DIO
Important Message to our Fans
It was always our pleasure, our purpose in life, our passion and we were fortunate enough to make music for you – whether it was live on stage or in the studio, creating new songs.
While we were working on our album these past few months, we could literally feel how powerful and creative our work was – and how much fun we were still having, in the process. But there was also something else: We want to end the Scorpion’s extraordinary career on a high note. We are extremely grateful for the fact that we still have the same passion for music we’ve always had since the beginning. This is why, especially now, we agree we have reached the end of the road. We finish our career with an album we consider to be one of the best we have ever recorded and with a tour that will start in our home country Germany and take us to five different continents over the next few years.
We want you, our fans, to be the first to know about this. Thank you for your never-ending support throughout the years!
We uploaded the very first snippets from our new album for you.
And now… let’s get the party started and get ready for a “Sting in the Tail”!
See you on the world tour,
Yours
Scorpions
My posting here is dwindling yes. So are gigs in the audio engineering world, partly due to the economy and partly because I’m retired from that world.
I’m playing some gigs, recording some albums and still around the music biz so check back occasionally. You just might hear about some nut job musician doing something boneheaded.
I just heard that a bass player for a band I used to record died. He was sick, like the flu. He was probably in his late 30’s or early 40’s. Not sure if that was a H1N1 death or what. I also suspect drugs were involved.
Either way, too bad for him.
Played a strange gig tonight. It was a fundraiser for a guy who is close to dying. He’s on oxygen, 20% lung capacity. He’s broke and the show was intended to raise money for this guy’s funeral. Brutal.
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This guy is only 56 and he looks baaaaad. He really does look like he’s about to die. He’s damn near white as a ghost. No skin color. Then I realized why while loading my gear. Here’s this guy with 20% lung capacity, on oxygen, coughing his guts out… while having a cigarette. Amazing.
I never saw the light with Michael Jackson and his whiny little girl voice. I also don’t see the fascination losers people have about him.
The big news today on the front page of CNN.com is that Michael Jackson had lethal levels of some sort of drugs in his system.
Gee really? Ya think that’s why he died?
I’ve not just gotten a THIRD email from a third local studio going out of business. They’re all emailing their gear lists and liquidating.
If you need cheap gear now is the time. Lots o’ gear out there on ebay right now from lots of desperate former studio owners trying to get some quick cash.
I really didn’t like Michael Jackson or his music. I left town for a camping trip and came back to find he’d died. Maybe I should go camping more often.
I felt sorry for the guy really. He never had the chance to be a kid when he grew up. He was thrown right into the spotlight and had to perform and tour at a very young age. Later in life he tried to be a kid, but had the hormones of an adult. Not a good combination.
He owned the rights to the Beatles and married Elvis’ daughter. He really tried to be the King of Pop and whatever else he could. Then he died, apparently just like Elvis, via a prescription drug overdose. You have to wonder if that was actually his plan.
I for one am glad that chapter of the freak show is over.