These stories make me laugh and also want to cry. Its such a shame that all the clubs, bands, fun and vibes are gone. Great memories though,.. cheers Jizzo!
These stories are so important! Don't ever stop telling them. I live vicariously through you as you tell them since I was a young person at the time who's life revolved around hard rock music! Your perspective and insight is pure gold.
Love the stories of you guys at that time! And I loved those albums! I never got the great divide that happened when it was suddenly decreed that you had to like either The Rock or The Grunge. It’s all the same, really. I loved both and bought everything. One regret: never seeing l/h then.
yeah we were waiting in nz outside record store for alice in chains facelift to arrive, such a different time, there never was many venues to play in new zealand but now there is pretty much zero. And no fans would turn up to support local bands these days ... i still think music media has not discovered its key or connection to fans of today but i guess thats the problem in reverse, and the new generation put things like pranks, gaming, tv, ahead of music and following bands like we used to when we looked forward to album releases like JA Ritual
@@JPearlTV Haha well that's exactly what I mean, we all need someone to say this shit. Every home needs one. I've said it before in a previous comment that the band I was in opened for you guys at the Astoria way back when and I was a huge fan of Blackout in particular but just didn't want to bother you with my Geordie blabber. My point is that it's great to connect with you Jizzy albeit very briefly and remotely but I may be 55 and the lyrics that bit harder to drag from the memory banks but hearing the songs, listening to your tales of woe and triumph don't half give me a lift when it's needed. It's great that you're still plugging away and more importantly getting over to the U.K. whenever you can. I will see you at Trllians on your return..
Back in the day I had a couple Tattoo Rodeo cassettes from the bargain bin. They deserved the monologue as payback. Yeesh. I remember good players hitting every rock cliche they could.
Happy Hour was always a terrible choice for a single. Literally, every other song is more ready for rock radio, especially Wasted in America - and the title track of a cd is always a no-brainer when it comes to single choice if you wanted someone to pick up your album in a store later. Classic album though!
