Some music news.

Red has released a new album "Recalibrated"
Retroactive Records released "Rock For The King" Barren Cross.
It's a digipack.

Very cool.
I need to pull out my Red albums and listen to them again, been a long time. They've definitely got some good stuff.

As for digipacks, I wish they'd do away with those - not a fan. Unless they have a good plastic casing on the inside that holds the cd... I recently bought a brand new Main Line Riders Worldshaker CD in the digipack and when I opened the cheap cardboard cover, the only thing holding the CD was a round piece of rubber glued to the cardboard ! I thought, gee, I wonder how many times it will take removing the CD from this case before the cheap piece of rubber pulls off the cardboard.... sheesh !

Glad to hear about the Barren Cross re-release, but forget those digipacks... weak !

Speaking of BC, got this for $3 on vinyl! Autographed! Came in the mail Monday!

Great find Mike.

Guilty/Forgiven wrote:

I recently bought a brand new Main Line Riders Worldshaker CD in the digipack and when I opened the cheap cardboard cover, the only thing holding the CD was a round piece of rubber glued to the cardboard ! I thought, gee, I wonder how many times it will take removing the CD from this case before the cheap piece of rubber pulls off the cardboard.... sheesh !

I have a few Retroactive releases with the rubber knob on the digi-pack. I don't dig digi-packs and I dislike the rubber knob thing even more.

My MLR CD was is in a regular jewel case. Maybe it is the first one, I dunno. Haven't played it very much so that shows you how familiar I am with it. Been trying to get Cliffy to remaster it because it sounds bad.

MikeInFla wrote:

My MLR CD was is in a regular jewel case. Maybe it is the first one, I dunno. Haven't played it very much so that shows you how familiar I am with it. Been trying to get Cliffy to remaster it because it sounds bad.

The first MLR disc was in a jewel case, it was the second one that was in the cheap digi-pack. Cliffy was actually vocal at the CMR about not being very happy about the digi-pack as well.

Digi packs are horrid.  It doesn't stop me buying the CD's but I always end up going         before I buy it.

No love for the digis?  I like 'em!  I think they look nice...

They're nice until you pick them up, or even just lay a finger on them... then they start scuffing and falling apart.  I think they are a bi-product of the curse.  

Fundy wrote:

...  I think they are a bi-product of the curse.  

  

Hahahaha alright well I guess I can't argue too much there!

On the FB page of Red you can listen to some songs of the new album.
I agree with Gary, digipacks are a disaster.

"Sinner", the new album of GX Project is available on CD next week.