Roger´s new track: "Gangsters Are Running This World"

The track currently has 15000 likes and 150 dislikes. Not a bad ratio that.

Bo Bap won some Oscars. You do the math.

Very reminiscent melody lines in places to (the also Roger penned) track ‘The Also Rans’ from ‘Blue Rock by The Cross.

As spoted above reminds me too of The Key ,mixed with Old Friends orchestration, from the Happiness? album. Its fine but nothing special.

I prefer Roger's earlier solo outings more than his later ones. I just don't like a lot of his lyric writing these days. But, it is great to see he is still putting out music and still enjoys it.

[QUOTE] [b]Holly2003 wrote:[/b]

There's nothing to raise the song above the average, despite it reusing the percussion from Days of Our Lives and the piano from Journey's End. [/QUOTE]

And the melody of Old Friends.

Like it or not - Roger has a sound. It's his sound. And in his ripe old age he's like 99% of the old rock stars who are derivative of themselves.

Most of these guys aren't reinventing the wheel anymore. They're just making music because they can't do much else. Not everyone is Zappa or David Byrne.

I like the song. The middle 8 is actually pretty marvellous. But I'm not in a big rush to hear it again.

Roger's "too many mutherfuckers fucking with my shit" hip hop message does not fit with his (only) AOR song.

It's musically good but the lyrics don't make sense, not that they have to.

The song is available for download, with an additional rock version (called "Purple Version").

Not downloaded yet, but the preview I heard for this "Purple Version" sounds interesting and like it was a completely different song.

[QUOTE] [b]Jeremy wrote:[/b]

It's musically good but the lyrics don't make sense, not that they have to.

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The fact that you don't "get" the lyrics doesn't mean they "don't make sense". I think they make perfect sense.

The Purple Version is basically a chunker different song with the same title. First real rocker type Rog has done in awhile. I'll need a few listens... But I liked it on first listen!

I'd probably be more interested in this rockier version tbh

Downloaded both tracks and must say I like the Purple Version a lot. It’s a completely different song. Short, it runs two minutes and a half, but very original. Great guitars & keys

Good old Roger rocking Taylor!!!

I finally listened yesterday.
It's not so great but is pretty good. It sounds to me a little bit like songs Heaven For Everyone and These Are The Days Of Our Lives.