Stone Fury-- Break down the Walls!!! :metal :metal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U1g5bfu7-0
Stone Fury-- Break down the Walls!!! :metal :metal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2U1g5bfu7-0
Absolutely!
I almost listed this but I figured it'd be too obscure. I had this on tape. Unfortunately it's long gone.
I remember this being a great album. I gotta find it!
Great job King!!
Now we shall archive this thread, and it shall be renamed to "the bible according to Cozmo", and we will spread the good word to the humble townsfolk.
I quite like Back for the Attack, although Under Lock and Key isn't anywhere near as good.Back For The Attack is really all you need for Dokken.
Mr. Big Live in San Francisco (1992). Covering "Shy Boy" a song written by Billy Sheehan in his old band (prior to Roth), Talas. Great guitar and bass acrobatics going on. Pay attention to the unison parts in the 2nd verse. Awesome.
https://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8359079621747116950&hl=en
Mr. Big Live in San Francisco (1992). Covering "Shy Boy" a song written by Billy Sheehan in his old band (prior to Roth), Talas. Great guitar and bass acrobatics going on. Pay attention to the unison parts in the 2nd verse. Awesome.
https://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8359079621747116950&hl=en
One of my all-time favorite songs....
Mr. Big Live in San Francisco (1992). Covering "Shy Boy" a song written by Billy Sheehan in his old band (prior to Roth), Talas. Great guitar and bass acrobatics going on. Pay attention to the unison parts in the 2nd verse. Awesome.
https://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-8359079621747116950&hl=en
One of my all-time favorite songs....
That song is the aural (not oral) equivalent of an ass kicking. But a good ass kicking, if there is such a thing. How did you like the DLR version from Eat 'em and Smile?
We'll go with a two-fer of Stryper this week. Here's "Always There For You". Michael Sweet hits some awesome notes in this one, especially at 3:26. Damn.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysCx-rjMIXk
Cozmo another good 80's song that rings christian is Kansas when they got Elefante as their singer. Fight Fire with Fire.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IM1rB1rGS44
My other favorite with JLT is "Hold On". JLT's voice is stratospheric on that one. Also, YJM's tone on the "Hold On" solo is one of the awesomest and scariest guitar tones I've ever heard. It's very abrasive and has this ungodly reverb. Wicked.
Today's pick is Yngwie Malmsteen's "Heaven Tonight". Yngwie Malmsteen has an ego the size of Sweden, but nobody can deny that the dude f*ckin owns. This is probably the single most pop-oriented song he ever put out. I think it's damn good. Great harmonies, off the charts guitar solo, and a chorus that sticks in your head. Bonus for the fact that it's Joe Lynn Turner on vocals. One of my all time favorite singers. Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCrROerBxpk#t=0m15s
What year was that King? I saw him open for AC/DC twice in 85, and for Dio in 1990. I also saw him at The Campus Club in Providence the night after the LA Rodney King Riots.
Good God, it's been too long. I'll try to get a few in today. To start off, the Deep Purple thread reminded me about Black Sabbath's "Trashed" with Ian Gillan on vocals. Absolutely terrifyingly awesome vocals and equally good guitar work. If this song doesn't make you want to break the speed limit, nothing will.
Two links for it. This one is the audio and a pic of the album cover:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItNANLI6vQE
The actual video, which is fairly NSFW. A lot of the video has nothing to do with the song, oddly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEawt270iGI
Good God, it's been too long. I'll try to get a few in today. To start off, the Deep Purple thread reminded me about Black Sabbath's "Trashed" with Ian Gillan on vocals. Absolutely terrifyingly awesome vocals and equally good guitar work. If this song doesn't make you want to break the speed limit, nothing will.
Two links for it. This one is the audio and a pic of the album cover:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItNANLI6vQE
The actual video, which is fairly NSFW. A lot of the video has nothing to do with the song, oddly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEawt270iGI
I was once in a band called "Chucklehead". The greatest musicians I'd EVER been in a band with. Our singer suggested a song from Kim Mitchell, called "Go For Soda". We were like "WTF song is that? Sounds like a pretty (insert unsavory/offensive/derogatory adjective here) name for a song." Then he played it for us.
We were like "Damn, that's a kick ass song."
I would post the link to the original video, but you would spend too much time being like "This is ridiculously (insert unsavory/offensive/derogatory adjective here)" and wouldn't be paying attention to the song. So here it is with just a title screen. Enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn2TChegK9U
Good God, it's been too long. I'll try to get a few in today. To start off, the Deep Purple thread reminded me about Black Sabbath's "Trashed" with Ian Gillan on vocals. Absolutely terrifyingly awesome vocals and equally good guitar work. If this song doesn't make you want to break the speed limit, nothing will.
Two links for it. This one is the audio and a pic of the album cover:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItNANLI6vQE
The actual video, which is fairly NSFW. A lot of the video has nothing to do with the song, oddly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sEawt270iGI
Agreed. I know the Dio-Sabbath albums get loads of attention, but that whole Gillan-Sabbath album Born Again is pretty dang good too. I remember watching the video for Zero The Hero way back when and thinking how f&cking creepy and doomy-heavy that song was. Iommi's riff and solo was unlike anything he'd done before.
No, that's actually a great riff. I never thought about covering that song, but it would probably be pretty fun to play.It is lots of fun!!! add roll off's and a little more muff near the end of the riff makes it even more fun better heh
It is a pretty killer riff. I used to do this in an old band and it seemed to go well. We used to love to play this as part of a trio of tunes - Lay It Down, Lick it Up (Kiss), and Slide it In (Whitesnake). :rollinThats a great 3some of songs lol very clever
Also, the double bass in this song is very cool. Kinda intermittent, not like a constant double bass. One of the primary things about this song that gives it a real "feel".
Rat - Lay it Down
I still love playing that on guitar
I know i know WTF
A two-fer from Rainbow this week, each featuring one of my faves on vocals:
First up is "Stone Cold" with Joe Lynn Turner on vocals. This dude has such a sweet voice. So mellow, but he can totally own. See the Malmsteen "Heaven Tonight" clip I posted previously. Should come as no surprise, since the band was half Deep Purple, but this song kinda has Deep Purple written all over it. The big huge organ chords in the pre-chorus and the big vocals sounds VERY DP-ish.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t62zOXvSrh0
I remember hearing Warrent doing Uncle Toms Cabin and thinking, why don't they write more songs like this.
Steelheart??
Well 2 out of 3 ain't bad...
Well Cosmo, I figured I'd post a vid of a long lost band today. I always loved this song.
It's Helix---Deep Cuts The Knife
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa6xumk3lSE
youtube Scatterbrains - Don't Call Me Dude.
lots of fun that one.
Dude, I love 80's hair metal. Motley Crue and Poison FTMFW!
Well Cosmo, I figured I'd post a vid of a long lost band today. I always loved this song.
It's Helix---Deep Cuts The Night
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa6xumk3lSE
I was watching That Metal Show the other night and they had Stephen Pearcy and Warren DiMartini on as guests. I realize that it was a repeat as they were pimping Def Lep's Pyro reissue (which was released the same day as BC&SL), but it really brought back some memories. Pearcy looked horrible..as always!Well Cosmo, I figured I'd post a vid of a long lost band today. I always loved this song.
It's Helix---Deep Cuts The Night
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa6xumk3lSE
King...one of the 10 best hard rock songs of the 80's!
Not a band I'm familiar with. What's a song I should check out?Their song Generator is just pure awesome, you can also check out their classic songs like Infected or I Want to Conquer the World
Not a band I'm familiar with. What's a song I should check out?Their song Generator is just pure awesome, you can also check out their classic songs like Infected or I Want to Conquer the World
House of Lords
Some sources list the show where Gene discovered the band (Van Halen) as being the Starwood in Hollywood, however the story does not begin there. Another contemporary band playing the Los Angeles rock scene was the "Boyz" which included future Dokken members George Lynch and Mick Brown.
The band's vocalist, Michael White recalled, "in 1976 we played a Halloween show at Gazzarris on the Sunset Strip. The club was packed and most of the kids who came to the show that night were dressed up in KISS makeup. We played mostly our own tunes, but in order to get gigs we played some ZZ Top, KISS, etc. We ended our first set with 'Firehouse', a KISS song. As we were walking off the stage, I noticed an extremely tall guy approaching me. To make a long story short, the man was Gene Simmons. He was at the club partying with Paul Stanley. They weren't wearing any makeup and really enjoyed seeing all these kids dressed up like them. They really liked our version of their song. Gene said that their label Casablanca was looking to sign some new bands. He asked where we were playing next so he could bring the record company out to see us. I told him that we were playing the following week at the Starwood, another infamous club in Hollywood. Van Halen had the good fortune to be on the bill with us (we shared billing with Van Halen at several shows in the mid 70's).
Gene showed up with the record company, but our show was really off that night. On the other hand, Van Halen had a great set. They impressed Gene so much that he flew them to NY to record some demos. Casablanca didn't sign Van Halen, but after returning to LA with those tapes, Van Halen shopped them to WB and the rest is history"
Burning Heart by Vandenburg. Adrian Vandenburg went on to further obscurity with Whitesnake. The "Whitesnake" s/t album had John Sykes on guitar. Vandenburg was brought in to replace him after Coverdale went nuts and fored everyone. He appears in all the videos, but played the music for none of them (save the solo on Here I Go Again). Prior to recording Slip of the Tongue, he injured his wrist and Steve Vai came in to record everything.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fY3L-QR2Jb4
Bump! I figured I'd bring a classic artist video. Good ol' Alice Cooper Teenage Frankenstein! :metal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdXGkrUgMHI&feature=PlayList&p=4BA006EA454D65E2&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=9
Bump! I figured I'd bring a classic artist video. Good ol' Alice Cooper Teenage Frankenstein! :metal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdXGkrUgMHI&feature=PlayList&p=4BA006EA454D65E2&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=9
I saw this tour twice. One of the best ever..The Nightmare Returns!! Good call King!
Vinnie Vincent opened in Worcester and was very sick but still managed to come out and play 3 songs.
Oh..and for GuitarCozmo:
https://www.bravewords.com/news/129169
:lol
Oh..and for GuitarCozmo:
https://www.bravewords.com/news/129169
:lol
did someone say Paul Gilbert........
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lopEivpvqek
TAC, I saw Alice at the Worcester Aud with Moterhead opening! I made a promise never to see Motorhead just as a joke to spite my friend. I didn't know Motorhead was opening and as I walked in they were playing the Ace of Spade and I went screaming down the hall, NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The next day as I was working, my friend was let into my house by my parents and he hung Lemmy pictures over 10 Geddy Lee pictures and it took me a week to figure out what he did. DOH!
My revenge was to put a bumper sticker on his car reading, "Bigger than John Holmes". He was getting beeped at for 2 weeks & couldn't figure out why. When he saw it, he knew right away it was me. He loved it(who wouldn't :D) Two weeks later somebody stole the bumper sticker off his car! :D Go figure.
I loved Ace and I've seen him a few times.(The old Narrcicus club in Kenmore Square in Boston for one!) Faster Pussycat wasn'y my thing though.
I loved Ace and I've seen him a few times.(The old Narrcicus club in Kenmore Square in Boston for one!) Faster Pussycat wasn'y my thing though.
I saw him at Narcissus!! A killer show. If I get a chance I'll post some pics!
I loved Ace and I've seen him a few times.(The old Narrcicus club in Kenmore Square in Boston for one!) Faster Pussycat wasn'y my thing though.
I saw him at Narcissus!! A killer show. If I get a chance I'll post some pics!
If
I remember TAC he was late getting on stage. Is that correct?
Trouble Walkin' is a great album! Did you get his new one? It's awesome!
Bumped from the grave, it would appear.
Here's "Anytime" by McAuley Schenker group. This is one of those songs that you can just totally get lost in and after it's over with, be like "Damn, why couldn't I have written that song?" Killer. Admittedly, I'm not very well versed in their work, but Robin McAuley has an awesome voice and we all know Michael Schenker can bring it. Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sg-PTOxR_pQ
It really is. Power ballads are a dime a dozen, but this one really has a chorus that grabs you and stays with you.
Nothing I'm HUGELY familiar with:
https://www.robinmcauley.com/discography.html
Of note, he is now the singer for Survivor.
Yes, the same guy. He had much smaller hair previously, especially like on the live versions of "I'll See the Light Tonight". He does sound a little different, but still, really great voice, whether then or now.I saw Yngwie from the 5th row opening for AC/DC. Soto walked out and I thought..who's this midget? :lol
I think the timing is right to recommend Mean Streak, by Y&T. A classic in every sense of the world. (and Jeff Scott Soto can't sing it)
It's almost like you were able to take Cinderella a little more seriously then Poison.
Whitesnake also comes to mind as a true blues-rock and hair metal band. Tons of others were blues-influenced, but as far as really having blues at the core of their sound, Whitesnake should jump right to the forefront.
Agreed. Another thing I like about Great White is when I heard them doing the cover of "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You". I heard it on the radio and thought "Wow, this must be some old Zeppelin live performance I hadn't heard before." No, it was Great White. I was blown away at his ability to cop Plant's vocals.Great White certainly had their moments. Save Your Love was a great song.
Agreed. Another thing I like about Great White is when I heard them doing the cover of "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You". I heard it on the radio and thought "Wow, this must be some old Zeppelin live performance I hadn't heard before." No, it was Great White. I was blown away at his ability to cop Plant's vocals.
Whitesnake also comes to mind as a true blues-rock and hair metal band. Tons of others were blues-influenced, but as far as really having blues at the core of their sound, Whitesnake should jump right to the forefront.
I forgot about Whitesnake. :facepalm: Though less so when Vai came in the band. Blue Murder, Jelly Roll comes to mind.
You know, Vivian was so great with Dio...
Bosk, I decided to youtube some Badlands. I remember being very unimpressed with their album (I've told you that before), but I'm willing to go back and give it a shot, so I may pick it up if the opportunity arises.
Anyway, I found this online. It's pretty good. I don't recognize the bassist, I see Tommy Aldridge on drums, but look who's playing keys!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzmCHAFSyjo
You raise a good point. with that:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_W0iCAa361o
I always pick out the little things about a song that give it that extra oomph. One of the things I love about this song is that little "Meeeeean Streeeeeak" harmony in the chorus background.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQaEmAQS4fE
And, BTW, this is double appropriate for this thread, since I am recommending a band Cozmo would approve of, and the drummer in the video (and on that album) was also the singer in Racer X with Paul Gilbert. Double Cozmo points FTW!
Whitesnake also comes to mind as a true blues-rock and hair metal band. Tons of others were blues-influenced, but as far as really having blues at the core of their sound, Whitesnake should jump right to the forefront.
Whitesnake also comes to mind as a true blues-rock and hair metal band. Tons of others were blues-influenced, but as far as really having blues at the core of their sound, Whitesnake should jump right to the forefront.
I always found the Crue to be very bluesy at their core...only it was filtered through glam, sleaze, strippers and cocaine.
Whitesnake also comes to mind as a true blues-rock and hair metal band. Tons of others were blues-influenced, but as far as really having blues at the core of their sound, Whitesnake should jump right to the forefront.
I always found the Crue to be very bluesy at their core...only it was filtered through glam, sleaze, strippers and cocaine.
I always found the Crue to be very bluesy at their core...only it was filtered through glam, sleaze, strippers and cocaine.
The big four? :biggrin:
Because of this thread, I am doing a Badlands marathon this morning.
Outstanding. An old buddy of mine that knows me well enough to know my taste in music suggested the following "must-haves" when I asked him for hair metal suggestions:
Bulletboys -- Bulletboys
Def Leppard -- High n Dry and Pyromania
Dokken -- Back for the Attack
LA Guns -- L.A. Guns
Skid Row -- Skid Row
Tora Tora -- Surprise! Attack
Whitesnake -- Whitesnake
Yeah, I know, Def Leppard and Whitesnake aren't necessarily "hair metal" but they're within reach. I do have Whitesnake, Skid Row and Back for the Attack. I'm familiar with the Def Lep albums also, so I'm left a little unfamiliar with the Bulletboys, L.A. Guns, and Tora Tora albums. Anyone familiar?
Because of this thread, I am doing a Badlands marathon this morning.
"when I'm down.........and feeling low......and confusions touch my soul...how I need......a place where I can hide away"
(the Bo~american idol version)
I always liked Saigon Kick. saw them open up twice for Extreme.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4pM7OP86Ks
Can't believe I never actually saw this video before: Warlock - All We Are (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmnVNxEmBn4). Classic '80s. Too bad they were kinda overlooked here in the states. I remember trading away my copy of Appetite For Destruction for this Warlock album--yes, it's that good.
Another semi-obscure one: Kick Axe - On The Road To Rock (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdEQa1Q983I). Just... :metalol:
Lastly: House Of Lords - Can't Find My Way Home (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOpvjeTVMGk)
Enjoy, me little glammies. Enjoy.
oh and bosk...I'll see your obsurity.....and raise you some Giuffria.
I am mr.obscure music finder after all I shant be one'upped.
^^what a tour that would have been to see^^ Thunder Seven was a massive musical stepping stone in my listening life.Mine was Allied Forces, but yeah, the show was totally fucking :metal.
It was on the Thunder Seven tour, when Triumph was about as big as they were gonna get. All through Black&Blue's set, there were guys parading huge Triumph banners around the arena. It was quite likeley the most 80's moment I had in the 80's. Many years later, I felt a little bad for them, but at the time(I was 17 or 18), I was loaded with beer and teenage angst and didn't give a shit.
oh and bosk...I'll see your obsurity.....and raise you some Giuffria.
I am mr.obscure music finder after all I shant be one'upped.
https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=7842.msg267680#msg267680
Actually, let me go even more obscure than that and see if I can stump even Cozmo with these guys: Die Happy - Perpetual Motion (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTV7ZONkWs8&feature=PlayList&p=B6ABFFCA7D6C462F&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=43)
Without looking it up, do you know the Badlands tie-in?
Another one from them that is probably even better: Temple of Soul (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J0_Mm_f3fLg&feature=related)
I redeem myself thusly.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COYRxf13tIg
There is simply no answer for this song.
As suggested by lonestar, some April Wine - Roller
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12WzAeKZ4aA
Another, that's a fave of mine, Sign of the Gypsy Queen
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l38CIbuOPHw
Not a song recommendation, but in other news, I finally moved my gig directory to my online Google Maps.
https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&gl=us&ie=UTF8&oe=UTF8&msa=0&msid=115871855234909793954.000482146cef673eecc8c&z=3
I basically went through and pinpointed every place I've ever played. IF I have forgotten any, it's no more than 2-3, if even that. There were a few I couldn't remember the names of, but I marked them anyway. One, we didn't actually PLAY there, I just marked it for coolness, as it was an interesting part of our travels. Probably 90% of these gigs were with the Kiss tribute, Cold Gin.
Unfortunately, I think those days are over now. Looks like the closest I played to you was Manchester. That would've been in '97.
Nothing wrong with that. Archie Bunker was a cool guy!
Slaughter, with special guest Vinnie Vincent. :lol
Excellent song. Mark Slaughter's voice is in awesome form there. Holy crap!
EDIT: Also, I didn't realize that Mark Slaughter didn't always have dark hair.
Slaughter, with special guest Vinnie Vincent. :lol
Excellent song. Mark Slaughter's voice is in awesome form there. Holy crap!
EDIT: Also, I didn't realize that Mark Slaughter didn't always have dark hair.
Just saw the new Ratt tune "Best of Me". Not a bad song at all. It's kinda catchy. Also, I hadn't realized that Carlos Cavazo is with the band now. Killer.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BL1k6c5UDw0
The only real problem with Ratt back in the day was the suck ass singing. Their first two albums had plenty of nice licks.
Well if the studio can't help him, he must be atrocious live. I still can't believe that Bon Jovi opened for them in 1985. I didn't go to that show. Do you remember that tour?
I saw the Scorps/BJ tour in Providence. I assume you went to Worcester?
June 9th , 1984 Providence
I bought one of those Bon Jovi sleeveless sweatshirts. :loser:
June 9th , 1984 Providence
I bought one of those Bon Jovi sleeveless sweatshirts. :loser:
Happy belated birthday! :DJune 9th , 1984 Providence
I bought one of those Bon Jovi sleeveless sweatshirts. :loser:
June 14th ( my 20th birthday) I can remember MSG being empty during the entire Bon Jovi set, the lights went out for the Scorpions and when they came back on, not an empty seat in the house.
Only Warrant album I could stomach...Dog Eat Dog
hey operator.....
Only Warrant album I could stomach...Dog Eat Dog
Hadn't heard the first one, but not bad. I do like Machine Gun. Excellent.hey operator.....
Pretty cool! This sounds familiar to me, like it sounds like another band or something. I cannot put my finger on it for the life of me.
No new videos to add, but I just want to say that I am halfway thought the new Slash solo album that came out today, and I would highly recommend it.
"I keep a one track mind, when I see you from behind!..."
Yeah... The solo from 2:30 to 4:00 or so is :omg:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFfMZpoatpE&feature=related
Same solo, but improvised a bit differently from 2:40 to 4:30 or so:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xm8CoyET29I&feature=related
Together, I give these solos :omg: :omg: :omg: :omg: :omg: out of :omg: :omg: :omg: :omg: :omg:
Is that the Bonnie Raitt Strat he's playing on those?
Thirsty Thursday is here again! Much drinking shall be undertaken tonight.
Here is my all-time favorite Joe Satriani song. "Crushing Day" from Surfing with the Alien. Ass-kicking rhythm, very memorable melody, and absolutely unbelievable soloing. Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbTYs-ajHUk
While I'm at it here's another excellent tune - "Drinking Again", by the band Neverland. This song was on one of the all-time awesome soundtracks, "Bill and Ted's Bogus Journey". The band recorded one (mediocre) album and disappeared, but this song is the standout on the album. Even on the soundtrack, amid the likes of Kiss, Megadeth, King's X, and others, this song held its own quite well. Enjoy:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPA-mIBbjfg
Anybody into John butcher or when it was John butcher Axis? Here's Goodbye Gaving Grace.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKPfsRmPmuE&feature=related
Anybody into John butcher or when it was John butcher Axis? Here's Goodbye Gaving Grace.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKPfsRmPmuE&feature=related
I saw The John Butcher Axis at The Living Room in Providence around 1989. Might be the drunkest I ever was at a concert! :lol
More Y&T from a festival show in Europe where they unleashed on of the more rockin' tunes off the new album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g30SqnU4ALc&feature=related
Terrific performance, and the solo at 2:24 is just... :eek
Excellent find - Talas on a Buffalo Entertainment TV show, from 1979. Amazing footage.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSvnamksy48
Excellent find - Talas on a Buffalo Entertainment TV show, from 1979. Amazing footage.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSvnamksy48
Thirsty Thursday is here again! Much drinking shall be undertaken tonight.
Here is my all-time favorite Joe Satriani song. "Crushing Day" from Surfing with the Alien. Ass-kicking rhythm, very memorable melody, and absolutely unbelievable soloing. Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbTYs-ajHUk
Thirsty Thursday is here again! Much drinking shall be undertaken tonight.
Here is my all-time favorite Joe Satriani song. "Crushing Day" from Surfing with the Alien. Ass-kicking rhythm, very memorable melody, and absolutely unbelievable soloing. Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AbTYs-ajHUk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xs4v-zexx8M
Also, you shouldn't trade Appetite for anything. That album, no matter how many times you hear it, is a timeless classic. Also:
1) It's an audio textbook on how to play rock drums.
...
Not knowing what tonight has in store, I will post up a video prior to Thirsty Thursday Evening:
Alcatrazz - God Blessed Video.
Cheesy assed video, but Graham Bonnet can sing like nobody's business. This song makes me wanna jump in a Cheetah or on a PCJ-600 and cruise the strip on Ocean Beach, stopping off at my room at the Ocean View motel before going around the corner to the Pole Position club for a little R&R. Surely this isn't an insanely obscure reference, right? Either way, it also has Steve Vai and that's always a good thing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N19Pu1KM3b4
That guy's voice is ridiculously good. "Since You Been Gone" is another favorite, which I believe is somewhere in this thread also.
Graham videos led me to MSG..which I absolutely love..Gary Barden was a great vocalist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCm3bZTv8qg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jxQCqIGyWg&feature=related
Graham videos led me to MSG..which I absolutely love..Gary Barden was a great vocalist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCm3bZTv8qg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jxQCqIGyWg&feature=related
Werd!!
I saw MSG a few times with Gary.. amazing!! a great time in metal!
Feels Like a Good Thing!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jxQCqIGyWg&feature=related
Graham videos led me to MSG..which I absolutely love..Gary Barden was a great vocalist
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCm3bZTv8qg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jxQCqIGyWg&feature=related
Werd!!
I saw MSG a few times with Gary.. amazing!! a great time in metal!
Feels Like a Good Thing!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jxQCqIGyWg&feature=related
The second MSG album is one of my favorite of all time, probably Top 5! On And On was one of the most influential rock tracks of my life. Love Looking For Love, Secondary Motion, and But I Want More!!
Feels Like A Good Thing rocks. Such a great solo. Any love for Built To Destroy?
So much to say on the Schenker thing..but I can't right now. Will have to pick it up when I come back from vacation.
Walking out the door, will check it later. I did get to check out the Angel and MSG tunes above. All very cool stuff.
One of my favorite early 80's album was Heavy Pettin's Lettin' Loose from 1983. Musically they sit right between Def Leppard's High n Dry and Pyromania, with a little Saxon as well. I wore this casette out in high school!
Here are a few tracks:
Hell Is Beautiful
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gt5_ekvYyp0
Victims Of The Night
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlJyZag9C-M
..and for Coz: Love On The Run
(has a wicked High n Dry vibe)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wvNJD4bbQQ
One of my favorite early 80's album was Heavy Pettin's Lettin' Loose from 1983. Musically they sit right between Def Leppard's High n Dry and Pyromania, with a little Saxon as well. I wore this casette out in high school!
Here are a few tracks:
Hell Is Beautiful
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gt5_ekvYyp0
Victims Of The Night
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UlJyZag9C-M
..and for Coz: Love On The Run
(has a wicked High n Dry vibe)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wvNJD4bbQQ
awesome picks TAC!!
I'm so cool, I steal others props.That you are, my friend!
I'm so cool, I steal others props.That you are, my friend!
Got it. YBS said he really didn't like it much. On the other hand, I quite enjoyed it. All of the tracks are available to listen to on YouTube now. For example:
https://www.youtube.com/user/chrkube#p/u
OK after 2 Mr. Big tracks down, I can't listen to anymore. My complaint is the same as it was the first time around. Gilbert and Sheehan are playing DOWN to the songs. Sure, their playing is impeccable and perfectly executed, but c'mon..let's push some limits here. Way too much talent to be playing shit like this! >:(
I had the first 3 Heaven casettes. Loved them.
I recently downloaded the CDs.
Don't go where angels fear to tread. :metal
Wasn't Alan Fryer supposedly the runner up to Brian Johnson for the AC/DC gig?
Warrior Soul
We Cry out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT-DBDhEBCE
EPICVIEW, the Xenon vids were pretty good (and very 80's :lol)
Definitely cool though. :tup
Warrior Soul
We Cry out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zT-DBDhEBCE
I love love love Warrior Soul
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e5_rqVYvgZo
:metal Legends!
TT QUICK
Frontburner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWXzmcGZGfE
:metal Legends!
TT QUICK
Frontburner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWXzmcGZGfE
wow flashbacks
Mark is singing with Accept now, seeing them next month cant wait
The latest Accept album rules! :metal
Here's Malice's Breathing Down Your Neck:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFR3W_aj3WA
Blood of the Nations was an absolute stellar album. Great songs all the way through, Mark makes you forget about UDO in a second, great stuff.
Victims is a great track. I must admit that I never got into TT Quick. I remember the name, but I guess I never gave them a shot. What is their best album?
Victims is a great track. I must admit that I never got into TT Quick. I remember the name, but I guess I never gave them a shot. What is their best album?
Why is it that tsunamis seem so damn frequent of late. I don't remember them in the 80's.
I heard Rainbow's "Death Alley Driver" last night, for the first time. After I picked my jaw up off the floor, I said "Ho. Lee. Shit." F*cking amazing. I :heart Joe Lynn Turner.Saw them do that live in 83. What a great song. I believe Aldo Nova opened for them and played these 2 songs.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Vvn_rxdOwQ
I heard Rainbow's "Death Alley Driver" last night, for the first time. After I picked my jaw up off the floor, I said "Ho. Lee. Shit." F*cking amazing. I :heart Joe Lynn Turner.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Vvn_rxdOwQ
Yeah, no kidding! C'mon Coz!I heard Rainbow's "Death Alley Driver" last night, for the first time. After I picked my jaw up off the floor, I said "Ho. Lee. Shit." F*cking amazing. I :heart Joe Lynn Turner.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Vvn_rxdOwQ
For the first time ????
I heard Rainbow's "Death Alley Driver" last night, for the first time. After I picked my jaw up off the floor, I said "Ho. Lee. Shit." F*cking amazing. I :heart Joe Lynn Turner.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Vvn_rxdOwQ
GCoz, it may be worth it to check into the one Deep Purple album that JLT made, Slaves and Masters. I think you'd like at least a couple of the tunes off of it. This is the tracklisting:
"King of Dreams" (Blackmore, Turner, Glover) 5:28
"The Cut Runs Deep" (Blackmore, Turner, Glover, Lord, Paice) 5:42
"Fire in the Basement" (Blackmore, Turner, Glover, Lord, Paice) 4:43
"Truth Hurts" (Blackmore, Turner, Glover) 5:14
"Breakfast in Bed" (Blackmore, Turner, Glover) 5:17
"Love Conquers All" (Blackmore, Turner, Glover) 3:47
"Fortuneteller" (Blackmore, Turner, Glover, Lord, Paice) 5:49
"Too Much Is Not Enough" (Turner, Held, Greenwood) 4:17
"Wicked Ways" (Blackmore, Turner, Glover) 6:33
Absolutely. I LOVE it when you hear something you haven't heard in a long time and it makes you feel that good inside.
I see..
How many of their studio albums have you heard?
I'd say their first 3 are some of my favorite from the late 60s-very early 70s, with their first being one of my favorite albums period. Highly recommended
Unless you've already heard them.
Seems lately when I'm in the car with The Lovely Mrs. TAC, she always puts the radio on that damn shuffle, and Boston is always playing on at least two stations every trip up the dial.
Yes, 9 sold out shows at The Centrum. WTF! I saw the 9th! That was a great concert event t shirt too. I remember the buzz around the Centrum that night was that there was going to be a special guest. We had heard it could be Joe Perry or Sammy Hagar.Seems lately when I'm in the car with The Lovely Mrs. TAC, she always puts the radio on that damn shuffle, and Boston is always playing on at least two stations every trip up the dial.
TAC, remember the 3rd Stage tour and they played I think 9 nights? I saw them on the 4th night.
I see..
How many of their studio albums have you heard?
I'd say their first 3 are some of my favorite from the late 60s-very early 70s, with their first being one of my favorite albums period. Highly recommended
Unless you've already heard them.
So I had my I-Pod on shuffle driving home today and Breaking The Chain by Dokken came on and there I go singing away in my car. What a great tune.A great tune!
So I had my I-Pod on shuffle driving home today and Breaking The Chain by Dokken came on and there I go singing away in my car. What a great tune.A great tune!
I remember when Breaking The Chain came out. I got their first album on cassette and I was so disappointed. Only that and the great Paris Is Burning was even listenable.
Great pick TAC!! I also saw Dokken with Areosmith. I'm guessing it was the Permanent Vacation tour. I also saw Dokken on the Monsters Of Rock Tour in Oxford Me.Saw the Monsters Of Rock at Giants Stadium 6/26/88. :metal
Great pick TAC!! I also saw Dokken with Areosmith. I'm guessing it was the Permanent Vacation tour. I also saw Dokken on the Monsters Of Rock Tour in Oxford Me.Saw the Monsters Of Rock at Giants Stadium 6/26/88. :metal
Have to post this video. It has become a tradition for Y&T to play two shows at the Mystic Theater in Petaluma, California, every November. The shows have become somewhat legendary among the Y&T fanbase, and the weekend usually includes large groups of fans getting together for parties, dinners, and other stuff the entire weekend. Anyhow, if you are a fan of guitar-driven, blues-based rock, here is an awesome rendition of a Dave Meniketti solo tune from his blues album he released about 10 years ago: Until The Next Time (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_cVepIHez0)
Indeed. Some of the best rock to come out since 2000.
Pound for pound, one of the best hair metal albums in the late 80s. Coverdale was in his vocal prime.I still cannot refer to this album as a hair metal album. I mean, John Sykes, Ainsley Dunbar, and Neil Murray couldn't be further from hair metal musicians.
Did you ever see his live solo from Crying in the Rain at Rock in Rio, 1985? If not, set aside 10 minutes and watch it. Seriously. It's unbelievable.Incredible..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnzfE8war2w
Pound for pound, one of the best hair metal albums in the late 80s. Coverdale was in his vocal prime.I still cannot refer to this album as a hair metal album. I mean, John Sykes, Ainsley Dunbar, and Neil Murray couldn't be further from hair metal musicians.
Even the touring band of Sarzo, Campbell, Aldridge, and Vandenburg weren't even close to a hair band.
Although I'll give you that their hair was very teased in the videos.
Similarly, I've heard Tesla referred to as a hair metal band, which they clearly were not.
The remake of Crying In The Rain is a Sykes tour de force!
Vixen - Edge Of A Broken Heart
that is all
That was awesome. I have a smile in my pants now. Might have to watch that 16 more times, so they pass the million mark. And deserving of two bull horns! :2metal:
Not quite as metal, but definitely great chick-rock - Chrissy Steele - Love You 'til it Hurts (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JaH2WD9Rws)
Wow, she has a killer voice. Never heard that band before.
Here is a pair from some of our Canadian friends (thanks for making me take a trip down memory lane, lonestar!):
Heavy Metal Shuffle (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dis39LcsbCU)
Alive and Kickin' (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXjbttfgYqM)
EDIT: And for all those '80s metal fans who are also Transformers fans (i.e., Blob), I have to submit one under their "fake" name of Spectre General: Hunger (from the 1986 Transformers movie) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGwEiiVyPwA)
:mtmte:
I have Vices
I have Vices
I don't. :( It's pretty high up on my "out of print obscure '80s metal albums to eventually acquire if I can someday find them" list (along with Stairway To Heaven/Highway To Hell (Make A Difference Foundation) and Sahara (House Of Lords)).
For those of you who may not have seen it in my M3 review, here's a newer track from Night Ranger, called Growin' up in California, from 2011's "Somewhere in California" album. This is the kinda thing you'd want to crank in the convertible, while doing 80 down the highway. Preferably the PCH. Awesome. Enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6CfEKIubSY
I thought for sure you were going to say they DID do War Pigs this time. :lol
House of Lords - Someday When (new official video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Va6gk6GYgfs
I'm looking forward to hearing some proper recordings of Todd, as all I've heard are live videos. But, since I haven't been paying much attention, maybe there are already some studio recordings of the new QR that I missed? I don't know.
Thanks. That whole first Talisman album is amazing. JSS is a ridiculous singer. Listen to the solo in "Just Between Us" and tell me it doesn't remind you of Whitesnake's "Is This Love".
Actually, I've thought about it, but man would I ever have a hard time with it. I really should sit down and try to figure one out. It would take a long time for me to really be honest with myself and map it out, but in the end, I think it would be worth it.
Now I think Tony Harnell is working with Bumblefoot.
Now I think Tony Harnell is working with Bumblefoot.
........and back with TNT
I mean, there are way more songs that mean something to me than there are albums. That said, I could muster up a top 50 albums, if I really sat and thought about it.
I would go crazy trying to do one of those. Not sure what criteria I would use. If I were strictly going by what albums I think are "best" and that I like the most, it would be a boring list because there would be a TON of Dream Theater, Neal Morse, and Transatlantic dominating too many spots. But then there are older albums that are hard to fit in where I feel like they are influential, and I loved them awhile back, but they haven't stood the test of time with me and I don't like them much anymore. And then there are also some where I wouldn't normally consider them as good as anything else in my top 50, but just feel like a top 50 list doesn't feel right without including something by certain bands. So, yeah, I have no idea how I would go about that either.
I would go crazy trying to do one of those. Not sure what criteria I would use. If I were strictly going by what albums I think are "best" and that I like the most, it would be a boring list because there would be a TON of Dream Theater, Neal Morse, and Transatlantic dominating too many spots. But then there are older albums that are hard to fit in where I feel like they are influential, and I loved them awhile back, but they haven't stood the test of time with me and I don't like them much anymore. And then there are also some where I wouldn't normally consider them as good as anything else in my top 50, but just feel like a top 50 list doesn't feel right without including something by certain bands. So, yeah, I have no idea how I would go about that either.
that sounds like a plan to me :biggrin: Just limit each band to 2 entries. That's what I did- makes it easier but also harder too.
I want to see that top 50, Sir Guitar Cozmos' too.
Oh, and those first 2 Tyketto albums are awesome. Danny Vaughan is a great singer.
That Valentine album is great.
Didn't really like the Morning Wood but it was fine for what it was. TNT's Tell No Tales is up there but after that not much of their stuff did it for me. Harnell was excellent with Starbreaker and Westworld.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWPEuGDGw74
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiZndRpe7J0
I would go crazy trying to do one of those. Not sure what criteria I would use. If I were strictly going by what albums I think are "best" and that I like the most, it would be a boring list because there would be a TON of Dream Theater, Neal Morse, and Transatlantic dominating too many spots. But then there are older albums that are hard to fit in where I feel like they are influential, and I loved them awhile back, but they haven't stood the test of time with me and I don't like them much anymore. And then there are also some where I wouldn't normally consider them as good as anything else in my top 50, but just feel like a top 50 list doesn't feel right without including something by certain bands. So, yeah, I have no idea how I would go about that either.
that sounds like a plan to me :biggrin: Just limit each band to 2 entries. That's what I did- makes it easier but also harder too.
So are you telling me *I* need to do one now? :lol
And that 2 entries per band rule makes it REALLY tough. That means a BUNCH of Poison albums I'm going to have to leave off...
I would go crazy trying to do one of those. Not sure what criteria I would use. If I were strictly going by what albums I think are "best" and that I like the most, it would be a boring list because there would be a TON of Dream Theater, Neal Morse, and Transatlantic dominating too many spots. But then there are older albums that are hard to fit in where I feel like they are influential, and I loved them awhile back, but they haven't stood the test of time with me and I don't like them much anymore. And then there are also some where I wouldn't normally consider them as good as anything else in my top 50, but just feel like a top 50 list doesn't feel right without including something by certain bands. So, yeah, I have no idea how I would go about that either.
that sounds like a plan to me :biggrin: Just limit each band to 2 entries. That's what I did- makes it easier but also harder too.
So are you telling me *I* need to do one now? :lol
And that 2 entries per band rule makes it REALLY tough. That means a BUNCH of Poison albums I'm going to have to leave off...
I'd have a much harder time coming up with my 50 favorite albums, I think.
Not sure what criteria I would use.
Outstanding. That's a lot of excellent information. I'll get right on with some listening, ASAP. Thanks!
And hell yeah! Good for you. Yuengling is still my favorite. However, if you ever manage to visit Rochester - You absolutely have to hit up Rohrbach Brewery. Try their Scotch Ale. You won't be sorry.
OK, Bozo reporting!The Wacken DVD is awesome. It pleases me greatly that Saxon is so highly regarded in Europe; those guys deserve it. They're essentially headliners emeritus at Wacken nowadays (2 weeks will be their 9th). It's too bad they have such a small fanbase here, but that's not altogether bad for those of us that are among the few. We saw them late last year at HOB and it was a fantastic show. The 800 or so that were there were all diehards and unbelievably enthusiastic. The band actually seemed pretty surprised by the reaction, particularly when Nigel Glockler was introduced (his first show back in Dallas). That always makes me happy.
Coz, Saxon is a great band. I'll make the same recs for you as I did for J-Boy.
The first would a box set of their first 6 albums called Saxon: The Carrere Years (Carrere was their label in those days)
https://www.amazon.com/Carrere-Years-1979-1984-Saxon/dp/B0079043T8/ref=sr_1_1_title_1_aud?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1392407459&sr=1-1&keywords=saxon+the+carrere+years
It contains their first 6 albums plus a Live Album
Saxon
Wheels Of Steel
Denim & Leather
Strong Arm Of The Law
Power And The Glory
Crusader
The first four have a fairly raw production. I liken the jump from Strong Arm to Power And The Glory like going from Highway To Hell to Back In Black, if you follow.
If you can swing the Box set, I'd get that. If not, the two to get would be P&G and Wheels Of Steel.
After Crusader (released in 84), they struggled through the rest of the 80's and I lost touch with them. It wouldn't be until Lionheart was released in the early 00's that I would reconnect with them. In fact their last half dozen albums have been excellent, including Sacrifice, which may be the best of the bunch.
I would also recommend :
Heavy Metal Thunder:Eagles Over Wacken
https://www.amazon.com/Heavy-Metal-Thunder-Eagles-Wacken/dp/B007G8SET8/ref=sr_1_7?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1392407302&sr=1-7&keywords=Saxon
It is their Wacken performance of a couple years ago, and has a great cross section of their entire career.
I think Saxon would be a great find for you. They are a legendary metal band.
Enjoy, brother!
Oh and BTW, Yuengling will start being distributed up here in March!! :metal
I believe Britney Fox may be up next. :metal
That said, I've decided I want to kinda go through the alphabet of bands I want to check out more of and really commit to hearing more good music. The other day, I listened to Anthrax's Spreading the Disease album. Holy shit was that a fantastic album! No sure who I'll check out for each letter, but I'll figure it out as I go along.As I've mentioned in the past, Spreading the Disease was a seminal album for me. One of the 10 or so that were the most important in setting my interests, right up there with Back in Black, Women and Children First and Stained Class.
I believe Britney Fox may be up next. :metal
Highway Song is just a poor man's Free Bird.
Spreading The Disease is an awesome album, as is Power & The Glory! :metal :metal
Coz, for the B's have you ever checked out any Blackfoot?
Spreading The Disease is an awesome album, as is Power & The Glory! :metal :metal
Coz, for the B's have you ever checked out any Blackfoot?
Love STD and TP&TG. Don't mind Blackfoot either.
And Pornograffitti is :hefdaddy
Firehouse>Hold Your Fire.
They did a couple of decent albums in the 90s too.
And Pornograffitti is :hefdaddy
I was lucky enough to see Extreme on the Pornograffitti, III Sides & WFTP tours. All ass kicking shows! :metalI just could not get into Extreme.
Did you see them live Tim? Whole different ball game.
Also, I'll readily admit that I'm probably the one and only fan of Enuff Z'Nuff on this board, and I'm okay with that. :lol
Also, I'll readily admit that I'm probably the one and only fan of Enuff Z'Nuff on this board, and I'm okay with that. :lol
Also, I'll readily admit that I'm probably the one and only fan of Enuff Z'Nuff on this board, and I'm okay with that. :lol
Also, I'll readily admit that I'm probably the one and only fan of Enuff Z'Nuff on this board, and I'm okay with that. :lol
Shouldn't surprise anyone that there's two fans of that band here. I don't have much - I think Strength and Paraphernalia - but I'm a sucker for that Cheap Trick pop-metal stuff, and Fly High Michelle just fits that bill perfectly. And I too love Vie's singing.
Did you ever actually give them a listen?
Just like Winger.
You're making it much more difficult for me to take your opinions on 80's music seriously, you know that, right? :lol
no talent wagon jumpers
no talent wagon jumpers
I would say the same about most of the bands that are celebrated with regularity around these parts, but that wouldn't necessarily be any more accurate than you feeling that way back then. To-may-to, to-mah-to, I guess.
The thing about Enuff Z'nuff (the bass player's name is Chip Z'nuff, though that's not his real name) was they were a second-tier band, but they weren't one of a thousand bands that all looked the same. Those LA Guns/Faster Pussycat/SleezBeez/ clones all had the same black jeans, ripped t-shirt, bracelet-into-the-full-tat-sleeve, moussed hair, and nose ring thing and for me, I couldn't tell them apart. Enuff Z'nuff stood out because they were basically Day-glo clowns without the fem angle from Poison. Plus, I liked the Chicago angle, that Midwestern sensibility ala one of my favorite bands (and one of their favorite bands as well) Cheap Trick.
Plus, there's supposedly a story about Chip and Madonna that is... well... with all the drinking I did in college, I am glad that never happened to me.