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Satriani made the following comment about Michael Anthony when they were playing together in Chickenfoot - "Why in VAN HALEN was Mike Anthony not allowed to play more... he's a fantastic musician and an enormous force on that bass guitar. Every day we would record I would go, 'This is amazing!' I never knew he could fill up this void so much, because I'd be used to hearing him on VAN HALEN tracks where he basically just followed Eddie. It was great to hear the real Michael Anthony just come alive on the record and take up all that space." https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/joe-satriani-says-michael-anthony-was-underutilized-in-van-halen/

Our new album, On Target, is out now. Can be streamed on the digital platform of your choice, or can be bought on CD from our Bandcamp page. Bandcamp - https://vantagepointrocks.bandcamp.com/music

Released another tune to all those digital platforms again, Bandcamp - https://vantagepointrocks.bandcamp.com/album/end-of-the-line Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/75HMtIuD6GAvrr1b5rJaey?si=26d3d58977dc480e Apple - https://music.apple.com/gb/album/end-of-the-line-single/1592358155

We've put out the title track to our forthcoming album, On Target, to al the usual digital platforms.

When one of my strings break I take that as my que to change them.

Released a new tune today, on all the usual digital platforms, except for some reason hasn't appeared on YouTube music ... Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/3JkSzSq7UYKsyxNGcpNztP?si=6f19d06146b745cb Apple - https://music.apple.com/gb/album/unlike-any-woman-single/1582952126

I’ve given the album a couple of spins now, think it is a very enjoyable listen. Some amazing playing throughout and the production is one of their best, all the instruments come through clearly. There is nothing on it that I don’t like, well probably a few noodly intros that could quite easily be edited out. Though I don’t think that is as a big a problem here as on the last few albums. But on the other hand, don’t find anything particularly exciting, making me want to raise my fist in the air. Or particularly memorable. Enjoyable listen when I have it on, but nothing sticks out, no hooks or choruses that are replaying in my head after. Maybe this will come with some repeated listens. All in all, pretty happy with it, overall a good listen, but no real exceptional moments that stand out and demand to be played again immediately. I mean if Wasted Years, for example, comes on my MP3 player, there is a good chance once the song is over that I’ll give it a second listen before moving on to the next track. At the moment I don’t find anything like that on this album.

Our latest single, Leave It, is now available to stream on the digital platform of your choice. https://youtu.be/v1mQZcIMg7I Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/7vPa87M2PDOw9Yny6RCI54?si=020043df69a6409c Apple - https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/vantage-point/1347332450

We did a video for the track, Demonic Dinner Dance, back in 2014. At the weekend just past I revisited the footage we filmed for that, and put together an alternative version of the video with footage that didn't get used first time around.

We have released a new single today, it features a guest solo from Black Country Communion keys man, Derek Sherinian. Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/0FJcuC8pOd05Q2TDjcEIbS?si=5be4fc3abdc044d8 Apple - https://music.apple.com/gb/album/24-hour-breakdown-single/1565111566

Have released a new tune to the digital streaming world, and unusually for us, is a piano led ballad! https://open.spotify.com/track/42j9fHPDj4j2QqcJ2rbDqS?si=a8362081657a4b2c

Have started doing a video blog on our YouTube channel, not sure I am particularly good at it, but if keeps me amused while spending so much time at home.

We've released another couple of tunes, as always available wherever you stream your music, https://open.spotify.com/album/3xpUKhWSZaDiSTHHqFJZt5?si=LzE7br7HSIC4HMQvLqVDFA For the second track, Pop-up Reality, the guest singer, Jeanice Lee, has put together a video,

Blaze Bayley handles the lead vocal on our latest single, 24 Hours of Freedom, as always you can hear it on the digital platform of your choice. Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album/7orJllPwaDl3nzMwILVhGP?si=a5azfiRCSt2LT_LJOvSv0w Apple - https://music.apple.com/gb/album/24-hours-of-freedom-single/1551596445

Released a new tune to all the major digital platforms today. Is a remix, of the title track of our fourth album, Work Work Work. The main difference to the original version being that it now contains a guitar solo as opposed to a sax solo on the album. Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/track/3p1NdUY9BN3zheRxDAM1tv Apple - ‎‎https://music.apple.com/gb/album/work-work-work-remix-single/1549639256 Deezer - https://www.deezer.com/en/album/201004622

Latest issue of Powerplay Magazine includes a nice review of our album.

Thought it a bit ironic, considering what people say regarding classic Whitesnake and the US version of the band, that Bernie owned some Steve Vai signature amps!

Released our latest album, Demonic Dinner Dance 2: The Demon Stomp today. Is available on all the usual digital platforms. Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/album/0pPfVPjWs9Pb2OrgZXHzJE?si=GGHfbZmZTp6EiNA-YotBIA Apple - https://music.apple.com/gb/album/demonic-dinner-dance-ii-the-demon-stomp/1530333291 Google - https://play.google.com/store/music/album?id=Bfrnmn5hmfux3vqfcbwbdrsaigy&tid=song-Tueaycizcvfg7o5y4jbsaif2jgu&hl=en_GB Tidl - https://tidal.com/browse/album/154150057 Deezer - https://www.deezer.com/en/album/171075372

Halford has admitted that he re-recorded all the vocals on Unleashed due to having flu at the time of that tour. https://www.loudersound.com/features/judas-priest-eastern-facts-unleashed

Put out another couple of tracks today, Sept 4th, ahead of new album in October. As always, available on the digital streaming platform of your choice. https://open.spotify.com/album/5xkT4nvmDn8klnkLgWI54d?si=oT-5AINXQimXjEmH7MZ2Fw

Review of our latest EP in the current issue of Powerplay Magazine.

Another new release, only one track this month. The song is called Pay As You Go, and for anyone that listened to our Just Want You EP last month, might recognise the music. As it is exactly the same as the track, Shine Your Light. The lyrics and vocalist are, however, completely different. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjxSPhSH7WE https://open.spotify.com/album/67qpvsFvFk7Z8cFf2UII6l?si=tEpMQSGiQBqZomzVs-oYTQ

Put music on when I get up and have it playing all day while I'm working. Depending on how focused I am with work it can either be background music, or listened to attentively.

The first one I thought of when seeing the thread title was Separate Ways by Journey. But think that has been posted over the internet quite a lot in recent years with the number of spoof versions of it. While this other classic from the band seems rather overlooked.