Hardcore Superstar - No Regrets...have we talked about this one???

[Carl I.]

I think there was a thread here for this album. I still don't see a review of it, so Lycan or somebody may have one in the works. But people such as Jay might wish to grab a copy of this thing! I swear to God this is the most 70's Glam I have heard in years. To me it sounds as if Hanoi had chosen to make a pure 70's Glam tribute before they did "Back To Mystery City". Yeah, another comparison, but that is what I am getting out of this thing. VERY 70's, yet VERY mid-period Hanoi.

I was a little wary after the first song, but here I am on no. 5, and it keeps getting better and better! I love it so far.

[MARKYGLAM]

I'M NOT A BIG FAN OF THE BAND (OR WASN'T) BUT I LIKED THEIR PREVIOUS ALBUMS!!! I GOT THIS ALBUM WITH THE PRECONCEPT OF BILL OPINION ABOUT BEING NOT A GOOD ALBUM, AND USUALLY I'M AGREE WITH ALL BILL'S OPINIONS!!! BUT THIS TIME SOMETHING DIFFERENT HAPPENED CUZ I REALLY LOVED IT AND MAY BE ONE OF THE BEST 3 ALBUMS OF THE YEAR AND I DON'T REMEMBER SO MANY ALBUMS IN THE LAST YEARS BEING SO CATCHIES!!!!

[Carl I.]

For crying out loud Marky!!! What the heck is happening that I am agreeing with people on this site all of a sudden!!! Next thing you know, Dan and I will be buying the same dang albums!!!

Yeah, song 11, "The Last Great Day" gets my vote for THE song of the past 10 years!!!

And has the vocalist always sounded like the Tesla guys cooler brother?

[creeper2]

no no no *covering ears* i won't listen to this blasphemy. hardcore superstar being compared to hanoi rocks. carl, you better double check to make sure your doors and windows are locked tonight. but seriously, i still don't like no regrets. i've tried but it just doesn't excite me the way bad sneakers did or even its only rock N roll. have you been around and someone special are killer tunes. energy energy energy.

[Carl I.]

I won't be in town tonight, so do your best!!! LOL!!!

Nah, there are certain areas that remind me of something off of "Self Destruction", which is in all honesty the least Hanoi sounding of all the Hanoi's. But it is there in the writing. Shit, it's closer to Hanoi than fucking "12 Shots" is!

I haven't heard the others, something about them constantly being priced in the $30+ range that keeps me away from them. So my opinion of them may have been diffirent had I heard those first. But I do love this thing. Certain songs are actually songs that they should have turned over to Suzi Quatro, which is why I think Jay needs to check this thing out. The Song "Sould Of Sweetness" and "No Regrets" are PURE Suzi Q.

I don't know man, this is the first CD in a LOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNGGGGGG time that I hit the end on, and hit "Play" again, and am still going back and listening to songs again and again, and not skipping anything.

Easily the album to beat by years end for me.

[Carl I.]

And Bill, relisten to "Honey Tongue" and tell me that ain't Hanoi!!!

[creeper2]

damnit, i forgot you were nor going to be around. well, you are lucky then. let that be a lesson to you.

i'll listen to that song when i get home today. i love self destruction, second fav right behind back to mystery city which is gem.

[Carl I.]

See, we agree there with Hanoi. [img]biggrin.gif[/img] [img]cool.gif[/img]

[creeper2]

alright! what did you do with the real Carl? he never agrees with anyone let alone everyone.

[JayStarr]

Carl, how does it remind you of '70s glam? The production, song structure, choruses, what exactly?

Funny, I'd thought HCSS was leaning more towards punk these days.

As for Hanoi, SDB was mainly b-sides of singles and unreleased tracks. I like Oriental Beat and Mystery City the best. I do like SDB, especially Love's an Injection and Self-Destruction Blues. The two live albums, Live in Poland and Wasted Years, were good. I still can't get over how much Hanoi's Train Kept A Rollin' sounds like ASmith's version.

Back to HCSS again, how does one get a copy of said disc?