LOVEWAR

Subject: LOVEWAR Mon Oct 01, 2018 11:45 am

Saw this on Facebook today:

Rick Armstrong wrote:: Just informing everyone that Tim Bushong, Greg Purlee and I have gone back into the studio to record the follow up to “Soak Your Brain”. That was 25 years ago so we thought we’d get right on it😎
Should be released in 2019. Updates to follow…

Subject: Re: LOVEWAR Mon Oct 01, 2018 3:06 pm

Cool.

Subject: Re: LOVEWAR Mon Oct 01, 2018 9:55 pm

Now that is an album I definitely want to hear!!!

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Subject: Re: LOVEWAR Mon Oct 01, 2018 10:40 pm

They've got drums tracked for 11 songs and Rick is taking them to lay down the bass tracks and then they'll be sent back to Tim Bushong for guitars and vocals.

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Never heard of them. Looking for an introduction. If I were to start with one song, what should it be?

Subject: Re: LOVEWAR Tue Oct 02, 2018 6:27 am

The title track "Soak Your Brain" would be a great song. It would also be the easiest to find I would guess.

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Subject: Re: LOVEWAR Tue Oct 02, 2018 7:21 am

Have never heard of them either will look for something.....

Subject: Re: LOVEWAR Tue Oct 02, 2018 10:21 am

Another good one:

Subject: Re: LOVEWAR Tue Oct 02, 2018 3:01 pm

I had the "Soak Your Brain" album on cassette and just couldn't seem to get into it for some reason. Maybe I should give it another try.

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Subject: Re: LOVEWAR Tue Oct 02, 2018 3:09 pm

I've had my CD for many moons and still give it a spin now and again.

It's got style and groove which is what I like.

Subject: Re: LOVEWAR Tue Oct 02, 2018 4:51 pm

The album was killer!

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Subject: Re: LOVEWAR Wed Oct 03, 2018 7:13 am

I love Atomic Opera, King's X, Galactic Cowboys, Mustard Seeds...and Lovewar is in this same genre, but I never understood the love for this album. To me it's all rather generic, nothing memorable.

Subject: Re: LOVEWAR Wed Oct 03, 2018 10:51 am

Candlemass wrote:: I love Atomic Opera, King's X, Galactic Cowboys, Mustard Seeds...and Lovewar is in this same genre, but I never understood the love for this album. To me it's all rather generic, nothing memorable.

It's got style and groove which is what I like.

Subject: Re: LOVEWAR Wed Oct 03, 2018 5:27 pm

Candlemass wrote:: I love Atomic Opera, King's X, Galactic Cowboys, Mustard Seeds...and Lovewar is in this same genre, but I never understood the love for this album. To me it's all rather generic, nothing memorable.

That might explain why I'm not a fan. I don't dig any of those bands.

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Finally got to listen to them. I think I'm in love with the bassist. Love the bass line and the way it weaves around the rhythm. Unfortunately, the rest of it, while good, is not really my thing. But that bass!! Groo-vay! Smile

Subject: Re: LOVEWAR Wed Oct 03, 2018 10:34 pm

Jen5 wrote:: Finally got to listen to them. I think I'm in love with the bassist. Love the bass line and the way it weaves around the rhythm. Unfortunately, the rest of it, while good, is not really my thing. But that bass!! Groo-vay!

That would be Rick Armstrong, who was also the bassist on Whitecross' Triumphant Return album.

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Would never have picked to link the two because Whitecross often have a more steady bass. Still, what's a sample of two Lovewar tracks to judge that eh. Smile

Subject: Re: LOVEWAR Thu Oct 04, 2018 3:06 pm

Listening to the two songs of Lovewar make that I am very interested in a new CD of this band.
This really rocks.

Subject: Re: LOVEWAR Fri Oct 05, 2018 5:37 pm

Does anyone have the SECOND Lovewar CD? It was a limited run of just demos they had put together and it wasn't professionally mixed or mastered. I used to have it but must have traded or sold it. I wish I had a copy so that I could do a master of those songs now.

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Subject: Re: LOVEWAR Fri Oct 05, 2018 5:47 pm

Didn't even know there was one of those.

Subject: Re: LOVEWAR Sat Oct 06, 2018 4:58 pm

Xid wrote:

Candlemass wrote:: I love Atomic Opera, King's X, Galactic Cowboys, Mustard Seeds...and Lovewar is in this same genre, but I never understood the love for this album. To me it's all rather generic, nothing memorable.

It's got style and groove which is what I like.

I think this album has a bit more pop sensibility with it. The big hooks help to make this album in my opinion. King's X did that some in the early years but I don't know about later in their career. I couldn't get into Atomic Opera for some reason but like Lovewar.

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Subject: Re: LOVEWAR Sat Oct 06, 2018 4:59 pm

Oh, I ran "Soak Your Brain" through a little remaster of my own. It brought the low end up without destroying the size and sound of the guitars. There was a lot of groove before, but this remaster of mine brings out the snarl of the bass and the power of the kick drum. Now it really grooves!

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Cool. Would you be willing to post a sample song?

Subject: Re: LOVEWAR Sun Oct 07, 2018 7:43 am

I would, but I had a couple of members take me to task for sharing even out of print remasters with the community so I stopped.

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Ah. I was thinking that as a closed forum, it would be like coming over to your house to listen to music that we wouldn't be taking away with us. My bad.

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