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Conference napalm::heavy_metal

Title:	HEAVY_METAL - Talent Round-Up DayDay
Notice:	Rules-2.,Directory-7.,Roster-3.,Garbage-99.
Moderator:	BUSY::SLABB

Created:	Wed May 04 1988
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1238
Total number of notes:	65616

48.0. "Krokus" by TIGER::SLABOUNTY (A Momentary Lapse of Reason) Thu May 19 1988 11:09

        Discography:
    
                     Pay It In Metal
                     Metal Rendez-Vous
                     Hardware
                     One Vice at a Time
                     Headhunter
                     The Blitz
                     Change of Address
                     Alive and Screamin'
    
        These guys are towards the top of my 'favorite' list.  I love
        Marc Storace's voice, and Fernando Von Arb can play with the
        best of them.  The drums are good, and the bass is OK.
    
        They are one of the most under-rated bands around right now,
        although I don't know why.  They have a good sound, and can
        definitely hold their own in concert (saw them open for JP
        in Springfield Mass.).
    
        Marc has been there since Metal Rendez-Vous (don't remember
        the original lead singer), and I believe Fernando has been
        there for the whole ride.  He wrote most of the stuff for
        the first album, and still handles alot of the writing for
        the band.
    
        They've got their share of cover tunes as well:
    
        School's Out (Alice Cooper)
        American Woman (The Guess Who)
        Ballroom Blitz (Sweet)
    
        I believe someone said that 'Stayed Awake All Night' is a
        cover, but don't know if that's the case or not.
    
        Any other Krokus fans out there?  Let's hear from ya.
    
                                                          GTI

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
48.1	Krokus is far from a flower	5394::GALLANT	An angel's face, a devil's grin...	`Thu May 19 1988 11:23`	15
	C'est moi!!! (Geez shawn we better be careful, we're agreeing too much!!) I love Midnight Maniac! It's off The Blitz; My girlfriend and I were cruisin' in her little yellow Subaru a couple summers ago to that particular tune. She would swerve to the beat. Good thing no one was coming the other way!!! /kim
48.2	I said it	57533::RANDERSON		`Thu May 19 1988 16:24`	10
	If you look at the credits for Stayed Awake All Night (if my memory is working) it lists Randy Bachman (of Bachman-Turner-Overdrive and the Guess Who) as the writer of this great tune. I've never heard any other version except Krokus' but since they have recorded other groups songs I am assuming that this is the case. Don't forget Screamin' in the Night on a list of their best songs. the Bomb
48.3	Please tell me what I need to know - how much time B4 she blows	TIGER::SLABOUNTY	A Momentary Lapse of Reason	`Thu May 19 1988 17:57`	27
	Some of my favorite Krokus songs: The Blitz - Ballroom Blitz Out of Control Midnight Maniac Headhunter - Screaming in the Night Ready to Burn Eat the Rich (I have this shirt - incredible!!) Night Wolf One Vice at a Time - American Woman Long Stick Goes Boom Change of Address - Long Way from Home Hot Shot City School's Out The other stuff is OK, but these are the best. The shirt I have shows a wolf with a severed hand in its mouth. The hand is covered with rings and bracelets, and the caption is 'Eat the Rich'. ($1.99 at Spencer Gifts about 2 years ago). GTI
48.4	I like 'em anyway !!	RAVEN1::JERRYWHITE		`Thu May 19 1988 22:57`	8
	I like Krokus too, but sorry to say, they kinda fall into the same category as Autograph. Both are great bands with good players and good tunes but they just don't get the credit they deserve. "Midnight Maniac" even though down here the radio stations wore it out, still gets the volume knob to 10+ when it comes on. Mr Scary II
48.8	...	TIGER::SLABOUNTY	Nuke the whales!!	`Mon Jun 20 1988 11:11`	9
	I heard 'Let It Go' on the HBB Saturday night ... do they have a new album out or what? Not their best song, but pretty good ... Fernando toned down the solo a bit (compared to other Krokus stuff). Shawn GTI
48.9	Wait and see, I guess, eh?	56860::GALLANT	Pink satin banana split....	`Tue Dec 13 1988 08:39`	7
	I heard they have a new album out. Supposed to be (at least according to my best friend) pretty good. Tig~~
48.10		RDGENG::GREID	In My D�rk�st H�r....	`Tue Dec 13 1988 11:36`	9
	Yo Tig~, I think you must be refering to Heart Attack which has been out some time (it is an OK album, nothing special). If there is one later than this then it will be minus Fernando Von Arb and Marc Storace, cos' they have left and it is now the Chris Von Rohr group (all the sacrasm intended). Prince Of The Dawn.
48.11		56860::GALLANT	Pink satin banana split....	`Tue Dec 13 1988 11:44`	10
	I think it is called Heart Attack. I, myself, like The Blitz, but...can't put down what I have yet to hear. (^8 Tig~~
48.12		RDGENG::GREID	In My D�rk�st H�r....	`Tue Dec 13 1988 16:27`	13
	The Blitz is the business, definitely my favourite Krokus album. The Headhunter comes second with Change of Address a close third. Change Of Address is well underated, Heart Attack is as i said OK but really isn't gaining any new ground , guess things had gotten to a stage where things were stale. Favourite tracks of Heart Attack, are Wild Love and Everybody Rocks. I suggest you give it a listen. The album is a mixture of the last three albums as far as style goes, Axx Attack is very much a Headhunter era track. Hope this isn't boring you Tig~, i'm sure you didn't really want to know all that. Prince Of The Dawn.
48.13		56860::GALLANT	Pink satin banana split....	`Wed Dec 14 1988 13:34`	13
	It's not boring me. When I like a band, I want to hear what else they have to offer and the opinions of others, also. Up until now, I thought the only other lover of Krokus was Shawn (GTI)!! Glad to hear there's more!! Tig~~
48.15	Basically they suck....but there was one ..	BUSY::KELLY	An Angel to some.. a devil to others..	`Wed Dec 14 1988 13:54`	6
	The only tune I EVER liked by them was.. I think... SCREAMING IN THE NIGHT... what album is that on?? BK
48.16	...	ANT::SLABOUNTY	Form Feed = <ctrl>v <ctrl>l	`Wed Dec 14 1988 13:57`	5
	'Headhunter' GTI
48.17		RDGENG::GREID	In My D�rk�st H�r....	`Wed Dec 14 1988 18:29`	9
	I guess as my vaxstation 2000 is registered as 42.27 Krokus, then yeh i like 'em. You shouldn't have told me that tig~ as i may write some more. Favourite tracks on the whole are 'Hot Stuff','Boys Nite Out' and 'Rock The Nations' off of da Blitz and funnily enough all of Change Of Address, also most of Headhunter, he says not having played it for a while and deciding he had better cos' he cannot remember half of the track names. Prince Of The Dawn.
48.18	Oops, forgot a couple albums!!	ANT::SLABOUNTY	Form Feed = <ctrl>v <ctrl>l	`Wed Dec 14 1988 18:36`	11
	If I hadda pick 1 song off of every album, my favorites would be: The Blitz - Out of Control (the guitar solo is INCREDIBLE!!) Headhunter - Eat the Rich (I have this shirt - incredible!!) One Vice at a Time - Long Stick Goes Boom Change of Address - Hot Shot City GTI
48.19		BUSY::KELLY	Hellbound...Hellraiser II	`Thu Dec 15 1988 09:53`	7
	re Shawn... Isnt EAT THE RICH a MOTORHEAD tune???? BK
48.20	yup	CAINE::MINARDI		`Thu Dec 15 1988 10:01`	5
	RE:19 Yes it is, it's also a Krokus tune though. /Motorbreath-head
48.21	...	ANT::SLABOUNTY	Form Feed = <ctrl>v <ctrl>l	`Thu Dec 15 1988 10:19`	5
	They're different songs though. GTI
48.22		RDGENG::GREID	In My D�rk�st H�r....	`Sun Dec 18 1988 07:00`	4
	Also Motorhead did their version about four years after Krokus did theirs. Prince Of The Dawn.
48.23	yep, another Krokus fan!	CLOSUS::HOOVER		`Fri May 12 1989 16:11`	9
	I have liked Krokus since I heard them in high school. Their "Screaming in the Night" really gets to ya. "Our Love" can be a tear jerker.... Nice to see other Krokus fans! S.
48.24	The Blitz anyone..?	KROKUS::GREID	Come on girl !, see for yourself !	`Thu Mar 15 1990 08:39`	8
	If there are any Krokus fans still out there ?, can anyone get hold of a copy of their "Blitz" video. I have been trying to get it for a few years now but to noavail. It has been deleted, but i am sure there must be someone who still sells it or can get a copy?? Prince Of The Dawn
48.25		POWDML::BUCKLEY	sometimes all i want to do is wait	`Tue Jan 19 1993 13:14`	1
	I still listen to HEADHUNTER often -- it's LEGENDARY!!
48.26	New CD out...	RDGENG::GREID	All that is, was and will be...	`Mon Aug 07 1995 10:30`	7
	Just for a laugh I thought I might mention that there is a new KROKUS album out called "To Rock Or Not To Be".... I didn't even think they were still around, so I guess it will be a real stunner, NOT! Giles.
48.27		BUSY::SLABOUNTY	Holy rusted metal, Batman!	`Mon Aug 07 1995 10:54`	5
	New Krokus?? Alright!!
48.28	;')	POWDML::BUCKLEY	give em the boot!	`Mon Aug 07 1995 11:43`	1
	Surely this is the final sign...
48.29		YUPPY::OHAGANB		`Tue Aug 08 1995 07:03`	6
	The most unoriginal band in the world. Having said that I still like tracks like "Bedside Radio" and "Streamer" from the first album. When they released the second and had a song called "Smelly Nelly" I decided to keep my distance. Barry.
48.30		FABSIX::I_GOLDIE	resident alien	`Tue Aug 08 1995 17:27`	5
	the new album must be in the "top ten of stupid names for an album of all time". ian