HamerHokie Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Is he making money? Does anyone know his arrangement with the business end of things? Most of their royalties come from the albums he didn't play on, with songs he didn't write. The Stones didn't make Ron Wood a 'full member,' money-wise, for 17 years.I guess Viv is just a plain idiot and should walk away from playing in front of 50K live audiences...Damn fool. What kind of life is that?He probably wasn't getting the cut he well deserved with Dio. That is probably why he is so disrespectful to Dio. I'm sure he is very well compensated. He is laughing all the way to the bank and can care less what people think he should or should not do. When the Touring is done, or band breaks up, he'll have plenty of options to consider, one would be his bank account.Viv considers himself to be a success. I do to. 999.99% of guitarists never reach his level. He isn't concerned what pundits think.Where did you get that I thought he was an idiot? It was a simple question, not a value judgment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCChris Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 wtf?????? last i checked def leppard is hard rock So, the last time you checked was around 1982? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry65 Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 wtf?????? last i checked def leppard is hard rock So, the last time you checked was around 1982?exactly how would you classify them???????????????? in my book they are hard rock , pour some sugar is certainly hard rock, are they doing james taylor covers now??????????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BubbaVO Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 wtf?????? last i checked def leppard is hard rock So, the last time you checked was around 1982?exactly how would you classify them???????????????? in my book they are hard rock , pour some sugar is certainly hard rock, are they doing james taylor covers now???????????Didn't they cover "Release Me," by Engelbert Humperdink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryT Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 67 and still able to Tour. Thats something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgar_allan_poe Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Is he making money? Does anyone know his arrangement with the business end of things? Most of their royalties come from the albums he didn't play on, with songs he didn't write. The Stones didn't make Ron Wood a 'full member,' money-wise, for 17 years.I guess Viv is just a plain idiot and should walk away from playing in front of 50K live audiences...Damn fool. What kind of life is that?He probably wasn't getting the cut he well deserved with Dio. That is probably why he is so disrespectful to Dio. I'm sure he is very well compensated. He is laughing all the way to the bank and can care less what people think he should or should not do. When the Touring is done, or band breaks up, he'll have plenty of options to consider, one would be his bank account.Viv considers himself to be a success. I do to. 999.99% of guitarists never reach his level. He isn't concerned what pundits think.Sensitive? I thought it was a good question. He would have to be making decent money, but obviously he isn't getting the royalties from the previous line-up which would be a *huge* amount of money. I would also be interested to know, I'll bet it isn't as much a people think.Either way, Viv is a great player and if he is doing what he loves and making decent cash...god bless him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Haynie Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Dio was one of those 25 year overnight sensations. Ritchie Blackmore is known as being hard to get along with for some people. It could be that by the time Ronnie James Dio had his own band and a record deal he had learned some lessons along the way about how to do business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCChris Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 exactly how would you classify them???????????????? in my book they are hard rock , pour some sugar is certainly hard rock, are they doing james taylor covers now???????????I'd classify everything they've done since "High N Dry" as pop rock, along the same lines as the Outfield or Mister Mister. Their rock ain't hard, just like their hair metal ain't metal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTM105 Posted September 17, 2009 Author Share Posted September 17, 2009 Def Leppard is Glam Rock. When was the last time anyone on this forum felt compelled to purchase one of their new releases??Dio is Hard Rock.My guess is the DL has VC on board to put a set of cahones into their line-up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custom53 Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Def Leppard is Glam Rock. When was the last time anyone on this forum felt compelled to purchase one of their new releases??Dio is Hard Rock.My guess is the DL has VC on board to put a set of cahones into their line-up.I wouldn't classify them as "Glam Rock" I like Glam rock... (Cooper, Bowie, Dolls, Sweet, even Kiss) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgar_allan_poe Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Pop rock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harry65 Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 dio is metal imo , def leppard is hard rock , pop rock to me is pink or maroon 5 , in the end who really gives a shit i guess.................................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgar_allan_poe Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 pop rock to me is pink or maroon 5Maroon 5 but not Pink. Pink would be pop IMHO. Maroon 5 actually reminded me a lot of DL when they first came out. Obviously, early Dl was much harder stuff, but after Pyromania...and with the exception of a few songs...they were clearly a pop rock band. I don't think that is a bad thig, I happen to really like a lot of DL stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zorrow Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Well, I guarantee you that playing hard rock, metal, glam rock, punk, pop rock or pop is more fun than playing gothic --Seriously! Because players in those genres still have blood running through their veins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feynman Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Well, I guarantee you that playing hard rock, metal, glam rock, punk, pop rock or pop is more fun than playing gothic --Seriously! Because players in those genres still have blood running through their veins.Spooky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
velorush Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Spooky Okay, I clicked the link expecting THE Zombies (SLGLY), not actual zombies! Listen to the keyboard lick in the first several seconds - I defy you to convince me that it's not the organ riff from the theme to the Munster's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamerHokie Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Well, I guarantee you that playing hard rock, metal, glam rock, punk, pop rock or pop is more fun than playing gothic --Seriously! Because players in those genres still have blood running through their veins.SpookyCreepy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Haynie Posted September 17, 2009 Share Posted September 17, 2009 Well, I guarantee you that playing hard rock, metal, glam rock, punk, pop rock or pop is more fun than playing gothic --Seriously! Because players in those genres still have blood running through their veins.SpookyCreepyEerie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custom53 Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Well, I guarantee you that playing hard rock, metal, glam rock, punk, pop rock or pop is more fun than playing gothic --Seriously! Because players in those genres still have blood running through their veins. Spooky Creepy Eerie too cool.... and Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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