For those who often find themselves victims of mail theft, having parcels sent from Japan is a risky and anxiety-inducing activity. You cannot have parcels shipped by regular mail, only courier, and dealing with DHL is a nightmare. Fortunately, Jen happened to be home when DHL delivered the parcel on the wrong day when I was not.
I unboxed these Japanese import CDs on Friday February 3’s episode with my good friend MarriedAndHeels. I didn’t spend a heck of a lot of time going through them, so here is a closer look at each!
D-A-D – Osaka After Dark (1990 live EP)
EXTREME – Extragraffitti (1990 EP)
EXTREME – Waiting For the Punchline (1995 Japanese version with “Fair Weather Faith”)
AEROSMITH – Vacation Club (1988 EP)
LOUDNESS – Slap In the Face (1991 EP)
BON JOVI – I Believe – Live At Milton Keynes – September 93 (1993 EP)
BON JOVI – Hey God (2 CD Japanese singles)
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I’ve sent valuable vinyl to the US with DHL. The experience has not been either easy or stress free. Glad this lot arrived safely.
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That Punchline album was a great rock record. Cynical Fuck is a killer track. Thats good you got your stuff.
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Don’t even get me started on DHL! I ordered copies of “Rock and Roll Children” and when no one was home when they were delivered, the driver forged a signature and dropped them on my front porch. Because it was close to Christmas, they were stolen. When I went to DHL, they hid behind officialdom. The publisher did send me more books at no more cost and this time, they didn’t use DHL.
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I was at the Milton Keynes gig. Skid Row opened.
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I knew you were there because it says so in the liner notes. Says “Joe 1537 attended this gig” on the inner sleeve.
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Yup! I was able to apply for a U.S. purple heart medal as a veteran survivor of a lengthy bass solo during Vixen’s set.
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Ouch. Share Pedersen not the greatest bassist?
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Nope and to be totally fair to her, it just isn’t the greatest solo instrument full stop. Vixen were … not as bad as I feared they might be.
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I’ve never plunged onto Vixen. I did have a crush on Jan, due to her multi coloured hair style.
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The kindest thing I can say was that they were very much of their time. There was a LOT of hair going on, it must have required Henry Rollins style neck muscles to have gone about your daily business under that, let alone to rock out every so often.
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It was an interesting time. I’m very nostalgic for the music video era. They were basically too light for me.
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I get that but like a lot of bands then they were essentially pop bands cosplaying as rockers, which is fine; some great pop music was made back then by them and similar. That’s why rock mags like Kerrrang! were so interesting back then, you’d have Vixen, next to a Slayer article, next to Deep Purple, next to Nelson, next to Deicide. Such an interesting conglomerate of ideas/motivations/world views.
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Ah Kerrang was imported here and only available at specialty shops.
We had…Hit Parader. And they loved Vixen.
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I’ve just been looking at Vixen on Youtube, there’s a bands Reunited programme on there and they all look so much younger and better now than they did in ’89.
I still say that blonde chap in Cinderella had the best rock hair in the whole universe on the cover of Night Songs.
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Yeah Eric Brittingham. Looks very different today. My buddy Bob wanted his hair but in red.
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He won hair in the 80’s.
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I always liked Nikki Sixx
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Absolutely, but he’s a distant second in the hair stakes.
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Distant…hmmm…no, CC Deville is distant.
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PS: What is Jon Bon Jovi’s message?
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Have not played yet but will let you know!!!
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I’m hoping it will just be him pleasuring himself, snorting angel dust and shouting ‘Hail Satan! Vote Republican!’ Rather than some guff about how much he and the guys can’t wait to come back to Japan where the fans make them feel so welcome.
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Oh it says “Jon’s personal message to his biggest fan 1537” on the inside. I guess you never got it. Could have been your invite to replace Alec John Such.
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Those two extreme ones and Jovi look fantastic. Great grand and glad they made it.
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I’ll be sure you know all about the rare tracks when I play them!
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Man Jovi did singles well back in the day. Always made em a reason to buy.
And i like how the labels always did a something special for the Japanese market. ExtraGraffiti from Extreme reminds me of Raw Tracks 1 and Raw Tracks 2 that Crue did.
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