The "Welcome Back Omni" Thread

[H.P. Lovecraft]

I bought his 1984 debut years ago and I just couldn't get into it.

It's by no means masterful, but for cheesy pop metal? By far the best in my view with the exception of Europe. Glam is way better for a reason. He recorded 3 good pop metal albums and then went soft country rock. Not a note worth listening to for 30 years now.

 

[CiG]

New Jersey seems to at least have some karaoke hits, for getting drunk.

 

[CiG]

Never mind, Slippery When Wet is bursting with hits lmao.

 

[H.P. Lovecraft]

New Jersey seems to at least have some karaoke hits, for getting drunk.

Eh, nah. Anything after Slippery When Wet is shit.

 

[CiG]

It's all shit though, "Bad Medicine" is as shit and cheesy as any previous hits, "I'll Be There For You" is as cringy a ballad as any previous ballads. You might be much more familiar with the deep cuts of course, I only know the hits and what I heard on the debut.

 

[H.P. Lovecraft]

It's all shit though, "Bad Medicine" is as shit and cheesy as any previous hits, "I'll Be There For You" is as cringy a ballad as any previous ballads. You might be much more familiar with the deep cuts of course, I only know the hits and what I heard on the debut.

There's a more pristine melodic edge on the first 3. By New Jersry, he abandons any and all originality of melody.

 

[CiG]

Fair enough, I just don't hear a chasm of quality between Slippery When Wet and New Jersey especially not to the point of complete and utter dismissal.

 

[The Butt]

Bon Jovi. True middle-age aunt metal.

 

[CiG]

The soundtrack to every aging barwhore's life.

 

[EspaDa]

Yeah, every father that finds himself to be into 'heavy music' loves Jon Bovi.

 

[Dak]

The soundtrack to every aging barwhore's life.

Karaoke night isn't complete without someone playing "Wanted", with some aging woogirls wooing it up.

 

[The Ozzman]

Karaoke night isn't complete without someone playing "Wanted", with some aging woogirls wooing it up.

Living on a Prayer tbh

Anyway, at least Priest will get in at some point merely due to attrition.

 

[The Butt]

Actually in my experience nobody has ever done Living on a Prayer. Off-key renditions of Wanted are THE soundtrack to drunk girls slamming Coors Light at the bars here.

 

[The Ozzman]

Actually in my experience nobody has ever done Living on a Prayer. Off-key renditions of Wanted are THE soundtrack to drunk girls slamming Coors Light at the bars here.

Must be a regional thing because the two songs I always heard at the college bars when I was in school were Don't Stop Believing and Living on a Prayer

 

[CiG]

I like how in Japan going to karaoke is just pure wholesome fun but in the west it's the pastime of the absolute dregs of society.

 

[Dak]

I like how in Japan going to karaoke is just pure wholesome fun but in the west it's the pastime of the absolute dregs of society.

More like white collar workers drunk off their ass singing before they go fall asleep on the sidewalk.

 

[CiG]

In Japan? I don't think you can really stereotype it in that way, have you seen their karaoke businesses? They're massive, some are multiple stories high and yeah you do get white collar workers but it's also popular as a dating activity or for family gatherings.

I wouldn't take a date or my family anywhere near a western karaoke by contrast.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

You could say that about most things comparing the West vs Japan.

 

[The Ozzman]

What if your date likes karaoke? I think it's a great idea for a wedding reception. Hell, we have live band karaoke in my neck of the woods. Real shit.

 

[Dak]

I had a brief stint while still in the Marines where I had a cool crew to karaoke with on Saturday nights at a local hole in the wall where we knew the person running the machine who gave us more preference as opposed to the random other Marines and guidos each weekend. Was good fun but eventually the person running it couldn't anymore and the owner renovated enough to attract more woogirls and soyboys and it all went to shit.