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If there be one of them who does not follow the way of the Snitzil, let that one go and do not throw bowling balls at them.
" I think it's time we go to plan B". "What's plan B?" "That's the one where we don't do something stupid".
Uncle Joe: I'll never marry you, Selma Plout! You may as well take off that wedding dress and put it back in your Hopeless Chest!
--Petticoat Junction--
" I think it's time we go to plan B". "What's plan B?" "That's the one where we don't do something stupid".
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Originally Posted by Eric Peterson
Motley Crue - For pure fun rock & roll, it's hard to beat the Crue. "Wildside", "Girls Girls Girls", & "Dr. Feelgood" are legendary. |
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"How wonderful it will be to have a leader unburdened by the twin horrors of knowledge and experience." -- Mr. Wick
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Originally Posted by troy evans
Malcolm, Europe is another great band that I should have included in my list and there are others. On the Prisoners in Paradise album "Halfway to Heaven" came out of nowhere on me and to this day I think that song is a jammin' tune. I own Start from the Dark and wasn't as impressed with that album.
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Uncle Joe: I'll never marry you, Selma Plout! You may as well take off that wedding dress and put it back in your Hopeless Chest!
--Petticoat Junction--
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Originally Posted by Greg_S_H
Get him Creatures of the Night. That leads in with some seriously heavy drums that any boy would love. The MTV Unplugged disc should make him a fan, too.
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Originally Posted by Jim_C
Ockegham, the first concert I ever went to was Iron Maiden's Powerslave tour. Accept opened for them. Awesome show. I saw them again on the Somewhere in Time tour but it wasn't the same. Powerslave is a truly excellent album.
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" I think it's time we go to plan B". "What's plan B?" "That's the one where we don't do something stupid".
" I think it's time we go to plan B". "What's plan B?" "That's the one where we don't do something stupid".
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Originally Posted by Malcolm R
I'll have to make an effort to pick up the new Def Leppard. I've kind of avoided them in recent years as they moved away from the sound that made me a fan in the first place.
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" I think it's time we go to plan B". "What's plan B?" "That's the one where we don't do something stupid".
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Originally Posted by Greg_S_H
Oh, hell yeah. Love at First Sting is great back to front, just to mention their biggie from the '80s. Love Blackout, too.
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" I think it's time we go to plan B". "What's plan B?" "That's the one where we don't do something stupid".
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Originally Posted by troy evans
Greg, I remember from another thread that you're a Tesla fan too. How far back? Mechanical.. or Great Radio..?
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" I think it's time we go to plan B". "What's plan B?" "That's the one where we don't do something stupid".
" I think it's time we go to plan B". "What's plan B?" "That's the one where we don't do something stupid".
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"How wonderful it will be to have a leader unburdened by the twin horrors of knowledge and experience." -- Mr. Wick
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Originally Posted by troy evans
Greg, Little America reminds me of the Honeymoon Suite and Blue Tears type of bands. Now, Triumph on the other hand...Awesome. Again, My brothers used to play "lay it on the line" to no end. I've always liked "tears in the rain" off "The Game of Kings" cd by them.
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If there be one of them who does not follow the way of the Snitzil, let that one go and do not throw bowling balls at them.
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Originally Posted by JohnRice
I'm a pretty big Metal fan, but I have never gotten into what I consider to be "Hair Bands" which is how I would classify most of the bands being mentioned. Leppard has done some good stuff, and their last album seemed pretty decent. Aside form them, Scorpions and Queensryche would be my main "80s" metal bands. I actually like some of the current stuff better. It's hard to beat Tool or Lacuna Coil.
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Queensryche's Empire album, to this day is IMO a masterpiece. I actually listened to TOOL when I was younger. Lacuna Coil I've heard briefly. I'll give them more attention. Wow, John Rice, executive rocker!
" I think it's time we go to plan B". "What's plan B?" "That's the one where we don't do something stupid".
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Originally Posted by Paul_Medenwaldt
Wow not many people know of Blue Tears. They are a hair band that came on right at the end of the whole metal years right before grunge took over. Their second album had been bootlegged for many years on ebay, but was recently released a few years ago by a place out of Australia.
I really loved Mr. Big's first album, just a raw guitar album with great emotional vocals at times by Eric Martin. Second album was more melodic but had a great tune on it which is still fav of mine, Green Tinted Sixties Mind. For you Extreme fans, they are currently rapping production on their new album which should be released this fall! Here is a band I like to pull out for the Prog listeners, Crimson Glory. Transcendence is a great album, I feel bad I haven't listened to that album in about 15 years since I stopped listening to tapes, I need to find this CD. Their 3rd album Strange and Beautiful really took a right turn with their sound, more radio friendly material and melodic. Good lord I could go on! Paul |
" I think it's time we go to plan B". "What's plan B?" "That's the one where we don't do something stupid".
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Originally Posted by Aaron Silverman
Powerslave was the album that got me into music, period, let alone metal. It really blew my mind.
You can't lump Extreme in with Mr. Big or other hair bands. Extreme's first album was the only one that could remotely be classified as hair metal. The 2nd had some radio-friendly hits though, I suppose. Their 3rd and 4th discs were closer to prog metal than hair metal. In the '80s I hated hair metal, but in recent years I've come to appreciate its sense of fun. On top of the fact that most pop has gotten so vapid it makes the top 40 hair metal of the '80s sound as sophisticated as Led Zeppelin. ![]() |
" I think it's time we go to plan B". "What's plan B?" "That's the one where we don't do something stupid".
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Originally Posted by Eric Peterson
Kix - Another solid band that never really got their due. They were pioneers in this genre, but Poison and several others stole it from underneath them. I recently re-purchased "Blow Your Fuse" and it's a solid album with several anthemic songs. Very AC/DC!!!
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" I think it's time we go to plan B". "What's plan B?" "That's the one where we don't do something stupid".