Author Topic: KirksNoseHair's Top 50 v. And the #1 album is........ (Read 35728 times)

senecadawg2 · « **Reply #280 on:** July 24, 2012, 12:14:29 PM »

A.C.T, Ayreon, Avantasia, Circus Maximus, and Myrath are all wonderful!

Great list, and now for number 1...

TAC · « **Reply #281 on:** July 24, 2012, 12:33:02 PM »

Good recommendations, Kirk!

jingle.boy · « **Reply #282 on:** July 24, 2012, 12:38:49 PM »

Quite a few gems in your HM list. I'd have different choices than some of the albums you call out, but great stuff anyway.

My only beef ... there is NOTHING holding back Elinoire.

kirksnosehair · « **Reply #283 on:** July 24, 2012, 12:56:36 PM »

OK, man, it's cool bro

kirksnosehair · « **Reply #284 on:** July 24, 2012, 01:02:21 PM »

OK, so here we have reached the final album in my current "Top 50 Albums of All Time" list.

I have enjoyed doing this list and I would like to thank all of you who participated and all of you lurkers who took the time to read it, even if you did not post here.

So, a little bit about why I am choosing this album as my #1 album......this is an album that, if I look back on everything objectively and think about how obsessed I was with the music in my life, and how many times I've been to see my favorite bands, the band that did this album is BY FAR, my favorite band of all time.

I've seen them live at least 8 or 9 times (I've lost count!)

So.....

Without further delay.........

I give you..................................

KirksNoseHair's #1 album of all time...........

Just kidding

My #1 album of all time is.......................

Coming up in my next post

theseoafs · « **Reply #285 on:** July 24, 2012, 01:04:13 PM »

Should've gone with the actual album cover,

Zydar · « **Reply #286 on:** July 24, 2012, 01:05:51 PM »

I bet it's Omerta.

kirksnosehair · « **Reply #287 on:** July 24, 2012, 01:07:27 PM »

01. Iron Maiden - "Powerslave"

Tracklist

01 - Aces High
02 - 2 Minutes to Midnight
03 - Losfer Words (Big 'Orra)
04 - Flash of the Blade
05 - The Duellists
06 - Back in the Village
07 - Powerslave
08 - Rime of the Ancient Mariner

Iron Maiden released "Powerslave" in 1984 after their huge "World Piece Tour" ended in December of 1983. I didn't think it was possible for Iron Maiden to top "Number of the Beast" or "Piece of Mind" which were both really brilliant albums, but I was utterly and completely blown away by "Powerslave" and probably listened to it every single day for the first year after it came out. This was the last "pure" Iron Maiden album. What I mean by that is, it was the last album of theirs to be straight up guitars, bass guitar and drums. After this one, they would introduce synths and eventually keyboads, which are not a bad thing per se, but it just gives this album a sort of "end of an era" feel to it. This one is packed with that signature galloping style and dual harmony guitar attack. It also features the longest song to date "Rime of the Ancient Mariner" @ 13:42. The world tour in support of this album featured one of the most elaborate and grand stage sets of any heavy metal band in history and Iron Maiden played at the first ever "Rock In Rio" event to an estimated 300,000 audience members. That was also the tour that produced the famed "Scream for me Long Beach!" line on the "Live After Death" live album release. UP THE IRONS!!!

Scorpion · « **Reply #288 on:** July 24, 2012, 01:12:24 PM »

Fucking great album, and a great list!

Thanks for sharing it with us, Barry.

Nekov · « **Reply #289 on:** July 24, 2012, 01:12:30 PM »

Zydar · « **Reply #290 on:** July 24, 2012, 01:13:24 PM »

kirksnosehair · « **Reply #291 on:** July 24, 2012, 01:15:24 PM »

kirksnosehair · « **Reply #292 on:** July 24, 2012, 01:17:02 PM »

I went back and added Dream Theater - "Images and Words" to the honorable mentions list. I thought it was best to leave it off until I posted the top album.

I'm sneaky like that

DebraKadabra · « **Reply #293 on:** July 24, 2012, 01:23:27 PM »

Quote from: Nekov on July 24, 2012, 01:12:30 PM

HELL YEAH, POWERSLAVE!!!!!

I love me some Maiden, but Powerslave is my favorite Maiden album hands down. Excellent choice!

jingle.boy · « **Reply #294 on:** July 24, 2012, 01:25:03 PM »

Excellent album. Best song (Rime) and best scream in the Iron Maiden catalog.

Great list Barry. Thoroughly enjoyed following it.

BTW, in case anyone else wants do it, you should check out ariich's 'Rick-roll'. That's how it's done ladies and gentlemen.

Mladen · « **Reply #295 on:** July 24, 2012, 01:25:37 PM »

Nice finish, Powerslave truly is great.

Cool Chris · « **Reply #296 on:** July 24, 2012, 01:27:50 PM »

IM (debut), NotB, PoM, AMoLaD > Powerslave, SiT, SSoaSS

Thanks for sharing, I don't normally follow these but am glad I did on this one I've been meaning to get more in to Kamelot, as I have liked what little I have heard. Nice to see Presto Ballet. They were a great opener for DT back on one of their club shows.

senecadawg2 · « **Reply #297 on:** July 24, 2012, 01:28:54 PM »

Iron Maiden is a great way to finish this list off! I enjoyed following!

kirksnosehair · « **Reply #298 on:** July 24, 2012, 01:30:18 PM »

So, anyway, just to have the entire list on one place, here's the whole thing:

50. Judas Priest - Stained Class
49. Foreigner - Foreigner
48. Led Zeppelin - II
47. The Edgar Winter Group - They Only Come Out at Night
46. Stevie Ray Vaughn - Texas Flood
45. Megadeth - Peace Sells but Who's Buying
44. Yes - Fragile
43. Black Sabbath - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
42. Kansas - Leftoverture
41. Mercyful Fate - Into The Unknown
40. Triumph - Allied Forces
39. Savatage - Poets and Madmen
38. Dokken - Tooth and Nail
37. Iron Maiden - Killers
36. Skid Row - Skid Row
35. Thin Lizzy - Jailbreak
34. Foreigner - Double Vision
33. Def Leppard - High -n- Dry
32. Styx - The Grand Illusion
31. Judas Priest - Sad Wings of Destiny
30. Iron Maiden - The Number of The Beast
29. Saxon - The Power and The Glory
28. Tesla - The Great Radio Controversy
27. AC/DC - Back In Black
26. Mötley Crüe - Shout At The Devil
25. Van Halen - Van Halen
24. The Cars - The Cars
23. Boston - Boston
22. Guns -n- Roses - Appetite for Destruction
21. Metallica - Ride The Lightening
20. Rush - 2112
19. Megadeth - Rust in Peace
18. Dream Theater - Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
17. Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
16. Spock's Beard - The Light
15. Pain of Salvation - Remedy Lane
14. Metal Church - The Human Factor
13. Redemption - The Fullness of Time
12. Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard of Oz
11. The Flower Kings - Flower Power
10. Spock's Beard - V
09. Transatlantic - Bridge Across Forever
08. Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time
07. Opeth - Watershed
06. Symphony X - V:The New Mythology Suite
05. Queensryche - Operation: Mindcrime
04. Fates Warning - No Exit
03. Beyond The Bridge - The Old Man & The Spirit
02. Kamelot - The Black Halo
01. Iron Maiden - Powerslave

kirksnosehair · « **Reply #299 on:** July 24, 2012, 01:32:10 PM »

Quote from: jingle.boy on July 24, 2012, 01:25:03 PM

Excellent album. Best song (Rime) and best scream in the Iron Maiden catalog.

Great list Barry. Thoroughly enjoyed following it.

BTW, in case anyone else wants do it, you should check out ariich's 'Rick-roll'. That's how it's done ladies and gentlemen.

Thank you sir

And you are correct, that was a top notch troll there

kirksnosehair · « **Reply #300 on:** July 24, 2012, 01:34:50 PM »

Quote from: Cool Chris on July 24, 2012, 01:27:50 PM

IM (debut), NotB, PoM, AMoLaD > Powerslave, SiT, SSoaSS

Thanks for sharing, I don't normally follow these but am glad I did on this one I've been meaning to get more in to Kamelot, as I have liked what little I have heard. Nice to see Presto Ballet. They were a great opener for DT back on one of their club shows.

I go back and forth with Iron Maiden on what album I think is their best, usually a toss-up between NotB and Powerslave.......but putting these albums into historical perspective helped. I listened to Powerslave more often, played more of the songs in bands, etc. Such a great band. Remarkable that they can still attract 14,000 people to a concert at this stage in their careers.

TAC · « **Reply #301 on:** July 24, 2012, 01:36:48 PM »

Wow, Powerslave. Didn't see that one coming at all. It's a middle of the pack Maiden album for me. I actualy didn't care for it when it came out and almost blew off the tour!

I must say that The Duellists is a hidden gem. Love the long instrumental break.

Great list and lots in common with mine minus the prog. Lots of classic metal surprises.

kirksnosehair · « **Reply #302 on:** July 24, 2012, 01:43:53 PM »

Like I mentioned earlier, if I look back on my music consumption in a historical perspective, I spent about 30 years or so listening to rock and metal and have really only gotten into progressive rock and metal in the last 10 years or so. I thought I should approach the list from that perspective - considering ALL of my musical enjoyment since I was a kid.

lonestar · « **Reply #303 on:** July 24, 2012, 01:44:56 PM »

Solid album, and one of the best concert tours ever. No one will ever match the World Slavery tour in scope and size, just fucking epic.

kirksnosehair · « **Reply #304 on:** July 24, 2012, 01:51:23 PM »

Quote from: lonestar on July 24, 2012, 01:44:56 PM

Solid album, and one of the best concert tours ever. No one will ever match the World Slavery tour in scope and size, just fucking epic.

They were really at the top of their game then too. Not that they aren't good now, but Bruce's voice is a shadow of what it was then. Musically, they're still in top form, though.

I hope for their next album that they write some songs that are in lower keys so Bruce can comfortably sing them live, sort of how Dream Theater did with ADTOE

lonestar · « **Reply #305 on:** July 24, 2012, 01:53:11 PM »

That was when I was at the peak of my rebellious metal kid days too, scraggly hair, pimples, and the three quarter sleeve concert shirt. Oh the memories.....

Dr. DTVT · « **Reply #306 on:** July 24, 2012, 01:53:44 PM »

I was definitely more familiar with your list than anyone else's. I probably should give Kamelot another chance, I have "Karma", thought it was OK but decided I would be better off looking at other bands. V, Bridge Across Forever, Mindcrime, and Powerslave would all be contenders for my top 10 as well, and lots of other great picks. I've been relistening to my Ozzy lately because of this list. Sometimes I forget my metal roots.

kirksnosehair · « **Reply #307 on:** July 24, 2012, 02:19:17 PM »

Quote from: Dr. DTVT on July 24, 2012, 01:53:44 PM

I was definitely more familiar with your list than anyone else's. I probably should give Kamelot another chance, I have "Karma", thought it was OK but decided I would be better off looking at other bands. V, Bridge Across Forever, Mindcrime, and Powerslave would all be contenders for my top 10 as well, and lots of other great picks. I've been relistening to my Ozzy lately because of this list. Sometimes I forget my metal roots.

"Karma" is decent, but I think "Epica" and "The Black Halo" are their best. They started going downhill with "Ghost Opera" That was when Roy Khan started having panic attacks and then "Poetry For The Poisoned" is worse. Their earlier material is hit/miss

The ones I actually listen to, I like in this order:

04. Karma
03. The Fourth Legacy

02. Epica
01. The Black Halo

^these two stand head and shoulders above the rest of the catalog, imho

jjrock88 · « **Reply #308 on:** July 24, 2012, 02:53:46 PM »

Great job with the list and a great #1 pick.

Lowdz · « **Reply #309 on:** July 24, 2012, 02:55:11 PM »

Didn't see that coming but it is a great album, no question.
I enjoyed the list, agreed with a whole load of it and own a fair proportion of it.
Cheers Kirks.

FlyingBIZKIT · « **Reply #310 on:** July 24, 2012, 03:01:52 PM »

Powerslave is awesome!

johnnysuperfan · « **Reply #311 on:** July 24, 2012, 03:41:18 PM »

so much for my prediction thinking Anabasis would be #1, lol.

Great list Barry, I really enjoyed following this.

kirksnosehair · « **Reply #312 on:** July 24, 2012, 04:13:53 PM »

Thank you very much to all of you who actively participated in this thread and to everyone who read it. I had a lot of fun doing the list and talking with you guys (and gals!) about my picks.

Jaq · « **Reply #313 on:** July 24, 2012, 04:42:07 PM »

As Iron Maiden was my favorite band in my rebellious, teen youth metal days, I'm pleased to see Powerslave top the list. I've always maintained that Maiden's 82-86 run (I'm a bit more ambivalent than most about Seventh Son) might just be the best run of metal albums ever, and Powerslave was the band at their best. Great list, but the main problem I have with it is about half of it would be on MY top 50, so I'd be kind of redundant

Elite · « **Reply #314 on:** July 24, 2012, 06:51:23 PM »

Holy shit, I didn't expect that at all. Powerslave is my second favourite Maiden album, so it's a fine closer, but still.. I don't know, I was expecting Images & Words at #1, but it might be my own preference was taking over

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