Your top 10 METAL albums of all time(including Dream Theater)!

[TAC]

At least someone mentioned Winger, so this thread is kinda legit. 

 

[Heavy Metal Hippie]

At least someone mentioned Winger, so this thread is kinda legit. 

You're welcome.

[Samsara]

So, looking back at The TAC Top 50 Thread from 6 years ago, I don't think anything has changed. Since we're talking Metal, I'm going to remove bands like Dream Theater, Rush, MSG, Thin Lizzy, and Alice Cooper.


2. Helloween-Keeper Of The Seven Keys Pts 1&2

I can't separate these two either. They belong together. I think it was meant as a double album but they weren't allowed to release it that way, wasn't that right?

[The Walrus]

So, looking back at The TAC Top 50 Thread from 6 years ago, I don't think anything has changed. Since we're talking Metal, I'm going to remove bands like Dream Theater, Rush, MSG, Thin Lizzy, and Alice Cooper.


2. Helloween-Keeper Of The Seven Keys Pts 1&2

I can't separate these two either. They belong together. I think it was meant as a double album but they weren't allowed to release it that way, wasn't that right?

Yup, record label didn't want them to do it. I believe it was 1993 when they were re-released as a double album package though.

[TAC]

I honestly don't remember the narrative that it was supposed to be a double album.

I do have the reissue double CD.

My issue with it is that they (and I'm totally pulling a Samsara here) but the fucked with the original track order for Part 2.


It is still amazing that Kiske was only 18 when he recorded Pt 1 and just 20 when he recorded Pt 2.

[pg1067]

So, looking back at The TAC Top 50 Thread from 6 years ago, I don't think anything has changed. Since we're talking Metal, I'm going to remove bands like Dream Theater, Rush, MSG, Thin Lizzy, and Alice Cooper.


2. Helloween-Keeper Of The Seven Keys Pts 1&2

I can't separate these two either. They belong together. I think it was meant as a double album but they weren't allowed to release it that way, wasn't that right?

The Wikipedia entry for Pt. 1 says, "The band originally planned to release Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I and Part II as a double album, but their record label refused, insisting that the albums be released separately. Much later in 2010, both albums were released together with bonus tracks."  But that statement is unsourced, and I didn't dig any deeper than Wikipedia.  Hard to imagine a relatively new band with a brand new singer would have reasonably expected to release a double album at that time.  If they had done that, it would have blown my head clean off, and I might regard it as the best album ever!

[TAC]

I was on that band when both albums came out, and read a lot of interviews with them at the time. Half of Pt. 2 isn't related to the Keepers narrative anyway.

I just don't remember anything said on the matter.