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Originally Posted by The Batlord
I defer to you on the timeline, but from what little I've heard of him he just doesn't really excite me all that much. Jess Cox had some good energy to him though.
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See I like John Deverill's style of vocals, so that's always going to grab me.
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Originally Posted by Trollheart
The poor Tygers! I ran an article a year or more about them, in which I deplored the fact that their record company basically forced them into becoming an AOR band (damn you, MCA!) and thus lost them their fanbase. Tygers could have been brilliant, and I don't care what any of you say (how surprising!) --- "Killers" is a great powerpunch on that album, as is "Money" and "Don't touch me there".
Interesting point I made, and it stands up to examination, so check it out if you don't believe me:
Wild Cat --- debut album --- Tygers rockin' --- Tiger on cover bitchin and a badass. Ain't nobody gonna mess with that cat!
Spellbound --- Second album --- Tygers still rockin but headin towards AORville --- Tiger on cover looking still badass but a little unsure, sort of lost and unsure as he pauses, about to cross a gao (Hard rock to AOR?)
Crazy nights --- Third album --- Tygers much more AOR. Give us a single guys! Give us a hit! --- Tyger battling for his life, fighting off the annoying biplanes that might represent MCA execs
The Cage --- Final (real) album --- Tygers totally AOR, even doing a cover of Love Potion Number ****ing Nine for God's sake! --- The tiger is caged, and not happy.
I rest my case.
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A good observation there and worth noting at this time that MCA was known as the graveyard by a lot of bands around this time, due to their ability to screw things up for the band. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were a prime example.