The Official Hard Rock / Classic Metal Music Discussion and Memorabilia Thread!

[wolfking]

When it comes to Racer X (when I was young) I just listened to one song over and over -  Scarified.

That's an absolute classic.  When you think Racer X, I too think Scarified.

[wolfking]

That sounds like a subjective opinion to me Wolfster. But then again, it could be objective. I’ll go with objectively subjective.

Both opinions could be subjectively objective.  Or they could be objectively subjective, I'm not sure.

[max_security]

When it comes to Racer X (when I was young) I just listened to one song over and over -  Scarified.

That's an absolute classic.  When you think Racer X, I too think Scarified.

Or " Scit  Scat  Wah "

[TAC]

So I was watching abut a half hour of this show:
https://youtu.be/lWbMu0DUzXU?t=1308

It's Motley Crue in Ohio '87.

A couple thoughts:

I LOVE daytime outdoor shows.

Say what you want about about Motley Crue, but I saw them in '85, '87' & '89, and they were great and entertaining shows. So while I thought Theater Of Pain and Girls Girls Girls both blew, the tours were great.

It's linked up to start at Ten Seconds To Love, which might be my favorite Crue tune.

[wolfking]

Never heard a full MC album.  I should change that.  I just never cared for the songs I've heard.

[jjrock88]

Start with Shout at the Devil, that's their best album IMO.

[wolfking]

Start with Shout at the Devil, that's their best album IMO.

I may just do that J.

[max_security]

I like Too Fast For Love ( first album ). It's raw as F for a studio album but the performances and songs are great. Back in high school my band played most of the first two albums .

[jingle.boy]

I like Too Fast For Love ( first album ). It's raw as F for a studio album but the performances and songs are great.

This.  Dr. Feelgood sits in my Top 50 of all time.  I thought they did a masterful job of blending their original style with commercial accessibility.  Theatre of Pain and Girls³ were way too hard of an effort to be commercial.  And I agree with Tim ... they both blew as a result.  Nikki's near-death experience brought out some better writing from him - at least for one album.

[Podaar]

It's linked up to start at Ten Seconds To Love, which might be my favorite Crue tune.

I'll bet I could ruin that song for you forever with one word change of the lyrics.

[Lowdz]

I like Too Fast For Love ( first album ). It's raw as F for a studio album but the performances and songs are great.

This.  Dr. Feelgood sits in my Top 50 of all time.  I thought they did a masterful job of blending their original style with commercial accessibility.  Theatre of Pain and Girls³ were way too hard of an effort to be commercial.  And I agree with Tim ... they both blew as a result.  Nikki's near-death experience brought out some better writing from him - at least for one album.

As Chad says, Dr Feelgood is a classic 80s album. Shout At The Devil is great. The debut is great but raw and more glam. The rest can pretty much be forgotten about, though Primal Scream is a good song from their greatest hits album.

It’s weird. I consider myself a Crue fan but most of their discog is shit 🤔

[jjrock88]

I know what you are saying Paul.

The debut and SATD are heavier and harder edge.  Theatre, Girls and Feelgood are all great, but I found a bit too poppy/sugary.  If they would have just made the albums a bit more guitar heavy, I would like them even more.  But overall, the first five Crue albums are all classic rock/metal and I enjoy them all.

The self titled really has to be classified on it's own as it's a completely different sound and vibe.  I thought it was pretty good, but nothing I would go out of my way to listen to.

However, Generation Swine, New Tattoo and Saints, besides a handful of songs, are terrible.

[TAC]

The only post Dr Feelgood album from them that I have ever heard is Saints Of Los Angeles. I heard the song and bought the album right off. The song is one of their best tracks, but I literally don't remember a damn thing about the album, other than the fact that no song was nearly as good as the title track.

[jjrock88]

The only post Dr Feelgood album from them that I have ever heard is Saints Of Los Angeles. I heard the song and bought the album right off. The song is one of their best tracks, but I literally don't remember a damn thing about the album, other than the fact that no song was nearly as good as the title track.

I agree 100%.  Easily the best Crue song post Dr Feelgood and the best song on that album.  The rest of Saints was pure tripe.  I remember both Saints of Los Angeles and Priest's Nostradamus came out at the same time.  After listening to both and thinking both were basically garbage, I really thought why am I listening to these albums when I could just listen to Shout at the Devil and Screaming for Vengeance.

[Lowdz]

I was hugely disappointed in Theater of Pain. Haven’t played it in years. Girls is half great, half average. I didn’t like the self titled apart from Poison Apples. Generation Swine I never even bothered with.

I did get New Tattoo and I played it last week. It was ok. I liked Saints when it came out but haven’t played it in years.

I had tickets for the tour back in the 80s that was cancelled because Doc McGhee thought Nikki was going to die. They said it was because there was too much snow on the roof of the venue. There wasn’t any.

[bl5150]

They said it was because there was too much snow on the roof of the venue. There wasn’t any.

That sounds like code for something 

I pretty much mirror what you and Jay said re their albums.    Girls , Girls , Girls has a couple of my faves in Wildside and All In The Name Of...... but yeah - like much of their stuff , lotsa filla.

I also agree with the many comments about SOLA - good title track and then 

The Corabi album seems to be extremely well regarded but the couple of times i tried it , I didn't "get it."

[TAC]

I didn't try it because I "get it".

[jingle.boy]

I didn't try it because I "get it".

 

As Brent eludes to, I gotta think snow on the roof was more like blow up Nikki’s nose.

[wolfking]

Shit, look at all this Crue talk.  Looks like I have to check out an album now haha.

[MoraWintersoul]

So I was born long after their heyday and I generally don't give a crap about most Crue songs I've heard, but I watched The Dirt the other day and thought it was cute and funny, and the actors were great. I knew most of their bio facts but watching it all play out on screen was shocking at times. Had to laugh at how clean and choreographed the ~rock show~ scenes looked; I don't doubt they had a lot of model-gorgeous people on their shows being in LA and all but most of the extras don't look or act like the people who attended any of the shows I've seen  but that's how movies are made I guess.

[max_security]

Tonight , Live , in New York City , THIS IS TALAS !!!...

https://youtu.be/dPXfRuR-8tY

34:04 on that link if it's not qued.

My hero Billy Sheehan on Bass . He played some wild stuff back then , he used an Eventide H9  with Pierce pre-amps and racks full of gear. He has always made stuff way more complicated than it needed to be , in the name of creativity and entertainment. One of the GREATS for sure !!!

[max_security]

I'm going to try and stay in this thread , I get flustered if I go " out there ".

[jjrock88]

 

[Lowdz]

Bruce Kulick has just posted to Facebook that his brother Bob has passed away. Great player. Sad news.

[wolfking]

Bruce Kulick has just posted to Facebook that his brother Bob has passed away. Great player. Sad news.

Oh wow.  Loved his work on the Crimson Idol.  RIP.

[jjrock88]

Sad news

[Lowdz]

Anyone played the new Vandenberg album? Really enjoyed it on first listen today. Good old school stuff.

[jjrock88]

Anyone played the new Vandenberg album? Really enjoyed it on first listen today. Good old school stuff.

This is the first I’ve heard of a new Vandenberg. Just played the track Shitstorm. That shit rocks  , sounds a bit like Whitesnake.

[TAC]

Not really sure where to put this, so I'll put it here.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/music/celebrity/steve-priest-dies-bassist-who-co-founded-sweet-was-72/ar-BB153kjJ

[Bolsters]

So apparently this guy is still going. Who buys this though?

[bl5150]

So apparently this guy is still going. Who buys this though?

Great guitarist (often not a great writer) but everything I have heard from his latest material is about as convincing as his rug.  Sounds like he's trying to go "modern."

The YT comments are raving about it, so good for him

[wolfking]

Yeah I thought that song was really bad actually.

[Lowdz]

Saw that a couple of weeks ago. Awful.He can write some nice stuff but those stupidly fast runs all sound the same and are ever present. I do like watching his instructional stuff, he's a funny guy. The only album I really like by him is the Holland album, Little Monsters, from back in the day.

[bl5150]

R.I.P.  Paul Chapman.

I first heard him on Waysted's Save Your Prayers which is/was a real AOR/hard rock treasure .   I can't say I have ever listened to his UFO albums a great deal , but I am sure there are  a couple in here who rate TWTWATI very highly.  Sad news.

[TAC]

R.I.P.  Paul Chapman.

I first heard him on Waysted's Save Your Prayers which is/was a real AOR/hard rock treasure .   I can't say I have ever listened to his UFO albums a great deal , but I am sure there are  a couple in here who rate TWTWATI very highly.  Sad news.

OH shit!!!!!!!!!


For some reason I knew you were posting a death. I thought Alice Cooper.

God damn...


Thoughts later.