OK, here is today's update. Next one will be Tuesday morning.
37-Dream Theater- When Day And Dream REunite (2004)I love Dream Theater's first album, except I cannot listen to it. So I was so glad they basically rerecorded it live with James' vocals. I've heard his vocals weren't that strong that night, but they do not take away anything for me. The Killing Hand is a Top 5 (#4) DT song for me. I find the music on this first album more interesting than a lot of their latter day catalog. And the companion DVD is outstanding, especially the encores.
Fave tracks- The Killing Hand, Ytse Jam, Only A Matter Of Time
36. Kiss- Hotter Than Hell (1974)Easily my favorite studio Kiss album. Their second album has a raw feel, yet seems a little tighter than their debut. Not much to say really. I love Peter Criss singing Ace Frehley's Strange Ways, which is possibly one of my favorite Kiss songs of all time. But having classics like the title track, Let Me Go Rock n Roll, along side some deep tracks like Coming Home and All The Way, just make this a real endrearing listen from start to finish.
Fave tracks- I just named them!
35. Megadeth- So Far So Good So What (1988)Ok Ok, with apologies to Rust In Peace, which I may admit is the better all around album, my all time favorite, and that's what we're discussing here, is still SFSGSW. It contains easily my two favorite Megadeth songs, In My Darkest Hour and Mary Jane.
I saw Megadeth open for Dio on 12-28-87, about two weeks before this album came out. Their live set was blistering. They were so much tighter and exciting than when I had seen them open for Alice Cooper 10 months earler with Poland and Samuelson in the band. So I ought SFSGSW upon return from my winter break during my sophomore year at college, and we played the shit out of this thing. I can live without Anarchy In The UK, but I absolutely love every other track on this.
Fave tracks- In My Darkest Hour, Mary Jane, Set The World On Fire