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Post by wrax on Jan 16, 2022 15:58:48 GMT
Judas Priest's British Steel, Point of Entry, and Screaming for Vengeance Funny, Point of Entry was the first JP album I really didn't like. Their earlier albums up to British Steel (not so much Rocka Roller) were all killer then Point of Entry by comparison sounded soft. The other two records you mention are excellent. My JP perfect three sequence would be Sad Wings of Destiny, Sin After Sin and Stained Class. |
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Post by The Ocean on Jan 16, 2022 22:38:26 GMT
Judas Priest's British Steel, Point of Entry, and Screaming for Vengeance Funny, Point of Entry was the first JP album I really didn't like. Their earlier albums up to British Steel (not so much Rocka Roller) were all killer then Point of Entry by comparison sounded soft. The other two records you mention are excellent. My JP perfect three sequence would be Sad Wings of Destiny, Sin After Sin and Stained Class. There was something more epic sounding about Point of Entry to me. Heading Out to the Highway, Desert Plains, and Solar Angels are standout tracks for me. I'm not good at explaining why, I suppose, but it felt grand to me. I mean, honestly in their entire discography there are only three albums I don't listen to regularly (I do also love Rocka Rolla), and that's the Ripper Owens records and Nostdadamus. And you can't even blame Ripper Owens entirely for how bad those albums are, because even the music itself was just kind of lame. Blood Stained and Burn in Hell were okay. |
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Post by Buck on Jan 17, 2022 4:34:04 GMT
There are lots of (IMO) perfect three consecutive albums. Genesis - Trespass, Foxtrot, Selling England By The Pound Big Big Train - The Underfall Yard, English Electric Vol 1, English Electric Vol 2 Dream Theater - Images and Words, Awake, Falling Into Infinity Pat Metheny Group - First Circle, Still Life (Talking), Letter From Home (I don't include the soundtrack The Falcon and the Snowman) Porcupine Tree - In Absentia, Deadwing, Fear of a Blank Planet Al Di Meola - Land of the Midnight Sun, Elegant Gypsy, Casino (Splendido Hotel has its moments too) Idles - Brutalism, Joy As An Act Of Resistance, Ultra Mono 10cc - Sheet Music, The Original Soundtrack, How Dare You Alice Cooper - Killer, School's Out. Billion Dollar Babies UFO - Lights Out, Obsession, Strangers in the Night Great artists wrax. Reminds me how grateful to have been and be alive in this window of time. |
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Post by sirrastus on Jan 17, 2022 4:42:53 GMT
Saw Pat Methany and Weather Report as Joni Mitchell's backup band at Forest Hills Aug, 1978.The Persuasions classic acappella soul group opened and did Why Do Fools Fall In Love with Joni.
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Post by marty on Jan 18, 2022 1:54:29 GMT
Outlaws, Lady In Waiting, Hurry Sundown
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Post by marty on Jan 18, 2022 2:00:10 GMT
Green River, Willy and the Poor Boys, Cosmo’s Factory
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Post by edog40 on Jan 18, 2022 4:35:55 GMT
Saw Pat Methany and Weather Report as Joni Mitchell's backup band at Forest Hills Aug, 1978.The Persuasions classic acappella soul group opened and did Why Do Fools Fall In Love with Joni. You wouldn’t add Love it to death? |
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Post by duckbarman on Jan 18, 2022 13:49:04 GMT
Alice Cooper - Killer, School's Out. Billion Dollar Babies Just noticed - you'd take School's Out over Love it to Death...? |
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Post by wrax on Jan 18, 2022 14:11:08 GMT
Alice Cooper - Killer, School's Out. Billion Dollar Babies Just noticed - you'd take School's Out over Love it to Death...? Every time Ralph. Probably because School's Out was the first album I'd heard and like better. If I had to make it a perfect trio of albums and started with Love It To Death then I would have had to drop Billion Dollar Babies and that was never going to happen. |
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Post by wrax on Jan 18, 2022 14:13:59 GMT
There are lots of (IMO) perfect three consecutive albums. Genesis - Trespass, Foxtrot, Selling England By The Pound Big Big Train - The Underfall Yard, English Electric Vol 1, English Electric Vol 2 Dream Theater - Images and Words, Awake, Falling Into Infinity Pat Metheny Group - First Circle, Still Life (Talking), Letter From Home (I don't include the soundtrack The Falcon and the Snowman) Porcupine Tree - In Absentia, Deadwing, Fear of a Blank Planet Al Di Meola - Land of the Midnight Sun, Elegant Gypsy, Casino (Splendido Hotel has its moments too) Idles - Brutalism, Joy As An Act Of Resistance, Ultra Mono 10cc - Sheet Music, The Original Soundtrack, How Dare You Alice Cooper - Killer, School's Out. Billion Dollar Babies UFO - Lights Out, Obsession, Strangers in the Night Great artists wrax. Reminds me how grateful to have been and be alive in this window of time. I couldn't agree more Buck. I feel so lucky that I grew up listening to these (and your) band. Albums today are not as significant as they were and concepts like a perfect trio of albums wouldn't resonate nowadays with most music lovers in their teens or 20s. That said, I really like the last three Taylor Swift records. Tony |
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Post by The Ocean on Jan 18, 2022 17:22:13 GMT
Great artists wrax. Reminds me how grateful to have been and be alive in this window of time. I couldn't agree more Buck. I feel so lucky that I grew up listening to these (and your) band. Albums today are not as significant as they were and concepts like a perfect trio of albums wouldn't resonate nowadays with most music lovers in their teens or 20s. That said, I really like the last three Taylor Swift records. Tony The greatest thing about music is getting to have everything from today and yesterday. Nothing about it is transitory. Yes, some stuff does get lost when new tech is adopted and old records aren't ported over, but for the most part, we all get to experience the evolution of it up to our present moment, and it's amazing to experience. |
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Post by bloyster on Feb 11, 2022 2:32:22 GMT
There are lots of (IMO) perfect three consecutive albums. Genesis - Trespass, Foxtrot, Selling England By The Pound Big Big Train - The Underfall Yard, English Electric Vol 1, English Electric Vol 2 Dream Theater - Images and Words, Awake, Falling Into Infinity Pat Metheny Group - First Circle, Still Life (Talking), Letter From Home (I don't include the soundtrack The Falcon and the Snowman) Porcupine Tree - In Absentia, Deadwing, Fear of a Blank Planet Al Di Meola - Land of the Midnight Sun, Elegant Gypsy, Casino (Splendido Hotel has its moments too) Idles - Brutalism, Joy As An Act Of Resistance, Ultra Mono 10cc - Sheet Music, The Original Soundtrack, How Dare You Alice Cooper - Killer, School's Out. Billion Dollar Babies UFO - Lights Out, Obsession, Strangers in the Night Great artists wrax. Reminds me how grateful to have been and be alive in this window of time. I saw BOC in Kalamazoo, MI with UFO as the opener back in 1979 (approx). At the end of UFO’s set they came back out for an encore which was the song, Shoot shoot. To my surprise Buck was included in this encore. It was a great thrill to see 2 of my favorite guitarists, Buck Dharma and Michael Schenker on the same stage together. I have a, not very good, picture that I took of that event. |
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Post by James on Feb 11, 2022 12:19:04 GMT
Bloyster, I’d love to see the pic if it’s convenient. I think that would’ve been pretty cool to see.
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Post by duckbarman on Feb 11, 2022 12:27:37 GMT
Great artists wrax. Reminds me how grateful to have been and be alive in this window of time. I saw BOC in Kalamazoo, MI with UFO as the opener back in 1979 (approx). At the end of UFO’s set they came back out for an encore which was the song, Shoot shoot. To my surprise Buck was included in this encore. It was a great thrill to see 2 of my favorite guitarists, Buck Dharma and Michael Schenker on the same stage together. I have a, not very good, picture that I took of that event. Do you recall if British Lions opened that show (10 Sep 1978) before UFO...? A guy told me it said they were listed as being on the bill in the Kalamazoo Gazette along with UFO, but I couldn't find a copy online to confirm - the "Battle Creek Enquirer" said it was just UFO, as did flyers for the show, and the tickets just said BOC, so I dunno... |
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Post by pacnw on Feb 11, 2022 13:23:13 GMT
I always liked the first three Dire Straits records. A combo of the first two (Dire Straits & Communique') which were just the 4-piece band and the third record (Making Movies)that incorporated piano on the tracks, before they fell prey to the whole "more is better" 80's thing where they added keys, sax, percussion, etc.
Also dug the first three Crowded House records. I was lucky to see them in Seattle at Bumbershoot on what I think was their first USA tour in 1986. The Finns are a New Zealand/Aussie treasure.
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