Author Topic: Bundles Battle - Volume 3: 1984 (Read 957 times)

KevShmev · « **on:** March 21, 2021, 07:05:02 PM »

Let's jump ahead a few years for Volume 3.

If you could only listen to one of those bundles for the rest of your life, which one are you taking?

Option 1 for me here, since Option 2 has the only album here that I don't care much about (Powerslave). I included it of course cause I know it is pretty well liked among fans.

HOF · « **Reply #1 on:** March 21, 2021, 07:13:06 PM »

Have yet to own more than one album in any of these polls. But give me Rush/QR any day.

425 · « **Reply #2 on:** March 21, 2021, 07:48:36 PM »

This is the first one where I know enough to really get involved. I really like Ride the Lightning, and the Priest album is solid, but Grace Under Pressure is a Rush album I like a lot and while I have problems with the middle part of Powerslave, the four bookending tracks are undeniable. So the second one takes it for me.

TAC · « **Reply #3 on:** March 21, 2021, 07:52:12 PM »

My favorite album in the bundles is Warning. It is so strong that any bundle with it will win.

As big of an Iron Maiden fan as I am, I'm not a huge Powerslave guy, although it's aged pretty well.

Ride the Lightning is my #4 out of the first 4 Metallica albums.

Grace Under Pressure and 1984 are both glorified 5 or 6 song EPs as far as I'm concerned.

The Realm · « **Reply #4 on:** March 21, 2021, 08:14:51 PM »

This is a really tough one for me! I went for Option 2 but only just!

King Puppies and the Acid Guppies · « **Reply #5 on:** March 21, 2021, 08:18:36 PM »

Quote from: TAC on March 21, 2021, 07:52:12 PM

Ride the Lightning is my #4 out of the first 4 Metallica albums.

This feels like a hot take to me. However, Ride the Lightning is my favorite of the first 4 Metallica albums, so I'm probably biased.

TAC · « **Reply #6 on:** March 21, 2021, 08:23:34 PM »

Quote from: Puppies_On_Acid on March 21, 2021, 08:18:36 PM

Quote from: TAC on March 21, 2021, 07:52:12 PM
Ride the Lightning is my #4 out of the first 4 Metallica albums.
This feels like a hot take to me. However, Ride the Lightning is my favorite of the first 4 Metallica albums, so I'm probably biased.

It's not meant to be a hot take. Their first four albums are great, but I have a soft spot for Kill 'Em All. That's a TOP 10 album of all time for me.

KevShmev · « **Reply #7 on:** March 21, 2021, 08:24:46 PM »

Tim is the king of hot takes, although the judges have ruled that "bad takes" is a better descriptor.

Nekov · « **Reply #8 on:** March 21, 2021, 08:26:33 PM »

I really like ride the lightning and 1984, but both grace under pressure and powerslave are excellent. I don't care for the other 2 albums. Group 2 gets my vote

TAC · « **Reply #9 on:** March 21, 2021, 08:30:35 PM »

Quote from: KevRanger on March 21, 2021, 08:24:46 PM

Tim is the king of hot takes, although the judges have ruled that "bad takes" is a better descriptor.

Cool Chris · « **Reply #10 on:** March 21, 2021, 08:37:30 PM »

Huge IM fan, though Powerslave is somewhere in the middle of my rankings. Warning holds up well for me. Only a moderate fan of Priest, and a hits fan of VH. Don't care for Metallica or much of 80s Rush. That easily puts #2 over the top for me.

425 · « **Reply #11 on:** March 21, 2021, 09:39:23 PM »

Quote from: Puppies_On_Acid on March 21, 2021, 08:18:36 PM

Quote from: TAC on March 21, 2021, 07:52:12 PM
Ride the Lightning is my #4 out of the first 4 Metallica albums.
This feels like a hot take to me. However, Ride the Lightning is my favorite of the first 4 Metallica albums, so I'm probably biased.

RTL is my favorite of the first four, as well, and competing with The Black Album for my favorite overall. Ranking that first four:

1. Ride the Lightning
2. ...And Justice for All
3. Master of Puppets
4. Kill 'Em All

jammindude · « **Reply #12 on:** March 21, 2021, 09:41:06 PM »

This one hurts more than all the others so far. I *REALLY* love every album on both lists. I’ll have to think about it.

ariich · « **Reply #13 on:** March 22, 2021, 12:35:28 AM »

Well, I like Ride the Lightning but have no interest at all in Priest or Van Halen, so this is a really easy one for me.

WildRanger · « **Reply #14 on:** March 22, 2021, 03:17:28 AM »

Second group easily.
I like but don't love DOF, RTL is probably my favorite Metallica album but I'm not a big Metallica guy and I'm not a fan of 1984.
Powerslave is undoubtedly my favorite Maiden album and maybe my favorite metal album in general, I love The Warning (my second fav QR album after O:M) and GUP is my favorite synth-era Rush album.

MirrorMask · « **Reply #15 on:** March 22, 2021, 03:49:18 AM »

As much as generally Iron Maiden would win a poll alone no matter the pairing, the lethal combo of Ride the Lightning (favorite Metallica album) and Defenders of the Faith (top 3 Priest album, possibly number 2) wins. I don't know the Rush and Van Halen albums and The Warning is good but it's no Mindcrime to help its group win.

jingle.boy · « **Reply #16 on:** March 22, 2021, 04:48:41 AM »

Pretty easy choice. #2. I was never in to Priest, or early Metallica until later in life. Still not terribly important albums for me.

bl5150 · « **Reply #17 on:** March 22, 2021, 05:05:05 AM »

I was never big into Maiden or Rush so pretty easy #1

wolfking · « **Reply #18 on:** March 22, 2021, 05:13:18 AM »

It pains me to vote against Defenders but it's easily option 2.

romdrums · « **Reply #19 on:** March 22, 2021, 07:02:47 AM »

Option 2 for me, by a fair margin.

Stadler · « **Reply #20 on:** March 22, 2021, 07:55:01 AM »

This is the first grouping that I'm like "who gives a shit?" Most of these albums do nothing for me.

Powerslave (Iron Maiden)
Defenders of the Faith (Judas Priest)
1984 (Van Halen)
Grace Under Pressure (Rush)
The Warning (Queensryche)
Ride the Lightning (Metallica)

The first two are basically a tie; I gave it to Maiden because I like the band better, and Side Two is almost perfect. But "The Sentinel"!

There's a big drop off after 1984; you all know by now what I think of p/g, so for that to be FOURTH out of sixth says something. I guess I'm going with Option 2, though, by default.

EDIT: Now that I saw Option 2 crushing Option 1, I want to change my vote!

pg1067 · « **Reply #21 on:** March 22, 2021, 10:14:34 AM »

This is pretty easy: Group 2.

My opinions about GUP have been well articulated, but it's still miles better than 1984, and I'd probably rank both Powerslave and The Warning ahead of Defenders and Ride (even though Defenders might be my favorite Priest album and Ride features two of my top five Metallica songs).

ProfessorPeart · « **Reply #22 on:** March 22, 2021, 10:53:12 AM »

*Laughs at TAC's KevRanger quote alteration*

Anyway, 2 for me. The only album I would miss in group 1 is Metallica. Grace Under Pressure alone wins 2 for me. Powerslave and Warning are just bonuses.

hefdaddy42 · « **Reply #23 on:** March 22, 2021, 11:57:06 AM »

Option # 1, because I like 2 of those 3.

kirksnosehair · « **Reply #24 on:** March 22, 2021, 02:34:21 PM »

I voted for #2 because Iron Maiden, even though I have less than no interest in post-Moving Pictures Rush

bosk1 · « **Reply #25 on:** March 22, 2021, 02:46:32 PM »

This is tough. Ride the Lightning is my favorite out of the whole batch. But while I consider Powerslave to be the second weakest of the "classic" Maiden albums, I'll take the three good songs (Two Minutes, the title song, and Rime). The Warning isn't bad either, although probably the weakest "classic" Queensryche album. So I guess I'll take group #2. And assuming I am stuck with these on a desert island, I can always use the Rush album for kindling, so group 2 is a win.

KevShmev · « **Reply #26 on:** March 22, 2021, 03:27:47 PM »

Wow, I did not expect this one to be such a rout. I will have to work on making the next one a much tougher decision.

WildRanger · « **Reply #27 on:** March 23, 2021, 02:47:23 AM »

Quote from: KevShmev on March 22, 2021, 03:27:47 PM

Wow, I did not expect this one to be such a rout. I will have to work on making the next one a much tougher decision.

This poll is no surprise to me, since the second option contains Rush and Iron Maiden, two most beloved bands on this board after DT.

MirrorMask · « **Reply #28 on:** March 23, 2021, 02:56:13 AM »

Quote from: KevShmev on March 22, 2021, 03:27:47 PM

Wow, I did not expect this one to be such a rout. I will have to work on making the next one a much tougher decision.

I'm surprised too. heck, I'm one of the most fanatical Iron Maiden fans you'll ever see, but as I said you picked two of my very favorite Metallica and Priest records, for me it was a difficult choice

Mladen · « **Reply #29 on:** March 23, 2021, 03:13:16 PM »

As much as I love Defenders and Lightning, I am not a fan of 1984.

However, the worst album in the second option is at least really good. Option 2 gets my vote.

pg1067 · « **Reply #30 on:** March 23, 2021, 05:28:21 PM »

Quote from: Mladen on March 23, 2021, 03:13:16 PM

As much as I love Defenders and Lightning, I am not a fan of 1984.

However, the worst album in the second option is at least really good. Option 2 gets my vote.

I think "really good" might be pushing it for GUP, but it's better than 1984 for sure.

King Puppies and the Acid Guppies · « **Reply #31 on:** March 23, 2021, 06:13:22 PM »

Quote from: Mladen on March 23, 2021, 03:13:16 PM

As much as I love Defenders and Lightning, I am not a fan of 1984.

However, the worst album in the second option is at least really good. Option 2 gets my vote.

This was pretty much my line of reasoning.

EPICVIEW · « **Reply #32 on:** March 23, 2021, 07:28:45 PM »

Quote from: KevShmev on March 21, 2021, 07:05:02 PM

Let's jump ahead a few years for Volume 3.

If you could only listen to one of those bundles for the rest of your life, which one are you taking?

Option 1 for me here, since Option 2 has the only album here that I don't care much about (Powerslave). I included it of course cause I know it is pretty well liked among fans.

This is a brutal one,... I have to actually think...... I may need to pause and think again ,,, and think,,,,,,,,,, damn it

Warning for the win

EPICVIEW · « **Reply #33 on:** March 23, 2021, 07:33:51 PM »

Quote from: TAC on March 21, 2021, 07:52:12 PM

My favorite album in the bundles is Warning. It is so strong that any bundle with it will win.

As big of an Iron Maiden fan as I am, I'm not a huge Powerslave guy, although it's aged pretty well.

Ride the Lightning is my #4 out of the first 4 Metallica albums.

Grace Under Pressure and 1984 are both glorified 5 or 6 song EPs as far as I'm concerned.

exactly,, BUT RTL is my fav Metallica but it was WARNING that carried the bundle to a win

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Author Topic: Bundles Battle - Volume 3: 1984 (Read 957 times)