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

[TAC]

Frankie Banali RIP

http://bravewords.com/news/quiet-riot-drummer-frankie-banali-dead-at-68


Feel so bad for the guy.

[jjrock88]

Quiet Riot is a great band. Metal Health I believe was the first metal album to go to number one and Slave to the Grind was the first to debut at number 1.

I remember watching Behind the Music on QR; they definitely rubbed a lot of people the wrong way. Still can’t deny that awesomeness of the Metal Health album 

[jjrock88]

Sad news about Frankie

[wolfking]

Frankie Banali RIP

http://bravewords.com/news/quiet-riot-drummer-frankie-banali-dead-at-68


Feel so bad for the guy.

Awful.  I don't think it's a big shock after his run of illness.  Still very young.

[TAC]

It's been a bad week and a half.

[wolfking]

I like it , although I hear a LOT of very familiar sounds.   Hansen is a deadringer for someone I can't put my finger on at the moment - perhaps the dude from Saint Daemon-  and I also reckon their current sound is heavily influenced by a band called Divided Multitude (who yes....were around before Pyramaze).   The other thing I struggle with is the production - as soon as it started I was a bit put off.  Just such a wall of muddy sound.

All that said , I found it a pleasant listen 

Are you talking vocals?  Because the vocalist is Terje Haroy.  But yeah I can hear the Saint Deamon sound actually.  I only have Pandemonium but it's a pretty good album.  Will have to check Divide Multitude.

[jingle.boy]

I like it , although I hear a LOT of very familiar sounds.   Hansen is a deadringer for someone I can't put my finger on at the moment - perhaps the dude from Saint Daemon-  and I also reckon their current sound is heavily influenced by a band called Divided Multitude (who yes....were around before Pyramaze).   The other thing I struggle with is the production - as soon as it started I was a bit put off.  Just such a wall of muddy sound.

All that said , I found it a pleasant listen 

Are you talking vocals?  Because the vocalist is Terje Haroy.  But yeah I can hear the Saint Deamon sound actually.  I only have Pandemonium but it's a pretty good album.  Will have to check Divide Multitude.

Check 2019's Faceless Aggressor.  Most excellent album

[bl5150]

I like it , although I hear a LOT of very familiar sounds.   Hansen is a deadringer for someone I can't put my finger on at the moment - perhaps the dude from Saint Daemon-  and I also reckon their current sound is heavily influenced by a band called Divided Multitude (who yes....were around before Pyramaze).   The other thing I struggle with is the production - as soon as it started I was a bit put off.  Just such a wall of muddy sound.

All that said , I found it a pleasant listen 

Are you talking vocals?  Because the vocalist is Terje Haroy.

Yeah ........had guitarists on the mind while typing and prepping lessons

RIP Frankie    Not a great fan of what he did to Quiet Riot post-Dubrow (on and off the stage) - his work on WASP's The Headless Children was huge and what I mostly remember him for. 

[Grappler]

That sucks about Frankie Banali.  I always respected him for keeping Quiet Riot going, even though I never cared for the tunes, aside from the classics - Metal Health is such an amazing song.

This is my favorite performance of his...the drums on Chainsaw Charlie from WASP's The Crimson Idol are fucking amazing.   

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tz5ax83Yzb0

[wolfking]

I like it , although I hear a LOT of very familiar sounds.   Hansen is a deadringer for someone I can't put my finger on at the moment - perhaps the dude from Saint Daemon-  and I also reckon their current sound is heavily influenced by a band called Divided Multitude (who yes....were around before Pyramaze).   The other thing I struggle with is the production - as soon as it started I was a bit put off.  Just such a wall of muddy sound.

All that said , I found it a pleasant listen 

Are you talking vocals?  Because the vocalist is Terje Haroy.

Yeah ........had guitarists on the mind while typing and prepping lessons

RIP Frankie    Not a great fan of what he did to Quiet Riot post-Dubrow (on and off the stage) - his work on WASP's The Headless Children was huge and what I mostly remember him for. 

Same.  Especially the few tracks on TCI too plus Still Not Black Enough which I always found very underrated.

[jjrock88]

Brent, what do you have for a rating for the Quiet Riot album with Paul Shortino? I’ve only heard a few songs from that one, but thought they were pretty good.

[bl5150]

The guitars/writing were often so basic with QR my ear just drifted..........I actually listened more to the album with Shortino that everyone else hates     

Everyone else except JJ 

[jjrock88]

The guitars/writing were often so basic with QR my ear just drifted..........I actually listened more to the album with Shortino that everyone else hates     

Everyone else except JJ 

😂

[El Barto]

I like it , although I hear a LOT of very familiar sounds.   Hansen is a deadringer for someone I can't put my finger on at the moment - perhaps the dude from Saint Daemon-  and I also reckon their current sound is heavily influenced by a band called Divided Multitude (who yes....were around before Pyramaze).   The other thing I struggle with is the production - as soon as it started I was a bit put off.  Just such a wall of muddy sound.

All that said , I found it a pleasant listen 

Are you talking vocals?  Because the vocalist is Terje Haroy.

Yeah ........had guitarists on the mind while typing and prepping lessons

RIP Frankie    Not a great fan of what he did to Quiet Riot post-Dubrow (on and off the stage) - his work on WASP's The Headless Children was huge and what I mostly remember him for. 

Same.  Especially the few tracks on TCI too plus Still Not Black Enough which I always found very underrated.

I always thought TCI was overrated, but the first half of SNBE is a monster. A while back I did some reading on Banali's influences, and never once did he mention anything about Keith Moon. Yet his drumming on those WASP albums seemed to be him essentially channeling Moon. At times he's not even using the hi hat. I know Blackie was a big fan, so he might have steered Frankie in that direction, but he did a great job at it.

[ozzy554]

Crimson Idol and Dying for the World are my top 2 favorite WASP albums. Never realized that he played with Blackie for that long

[TAC]

Huh. I was out on WASP after The Electric Circus. I did buy the tape of THC, but I never really gave it a lot.

I've heard TCI, but I don't remember being all that blown away by that either.

[Lowdz]

Huh. I was out on WASP after The Electric Circus. I did buy the tape of THC, but I never really gave it a lot.

I've heard TCI, but I don't remember being all that blown away by that either.

I didn’t bother with them for a long time after a Crimson Idol (not sure why because I love that album) but al their albums have plenty of great songs.

[bl5150]

Huh. I was out on WASP after The Electric Circus. I did buy the tape of THC, but I never really gave it a lot.

I've heard TCI, but I don't remember being all that blown away by that either.

I didn’t bother with them for a long time after a Crimson Idol (not sure why because I love that album) but al their albums have plenty of great songs.

Ditto - I was really underwhelmed by Still Not Black Enough when it came out ........couldn't believe how "unheavy" it was and just stuck to the classics.  All the samples I heard were very samey and I never checked out much again until Dying For The World.   Still much prefer the classics (and keep hearing recycled riffs etc....) but he has done some good stuff in the back end of his career.

Blackie comes across pretty poor sometimes but his tribute to Frankie is quite beautiful

https://www.facebook.com/W.A.S.P.Nation/posts/3201195733299145

[bl5150]

And a tribute to Yngwie by one of the greats

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgmN14-qnuk





Better synced than most music videos 

[TAC]

Live the shot from the rear of the 4 dudes swaying back and forth.

[wolfking]

Hmmm......I pretty much know every WASP album front to back, especially the later ones.  Maybe after Tim does his UFO one I should look at doing one of these listening parties.  Would love to give my views on all these albums and share my WASP journey.

[jingle.boy]

Hmmm......I pretty much know every WASP album front to back, especially the later ones.  Maybe after Tim does his UFO one I should look at doing one of these listening parties.  Would love to give my views on all these albums and share my WASP journey.

Would most definitely follow. I’ve got albums - THC, TCI, Babylon and Golgotha. I think I may have spun s/t and Dominator once.

[wolfking]

Hmmm......I pretty much know every WASP album front to back, especially the later ones.  Maybe after Tim does his UFO one I should look at doing one of these listening parties.  Would love to give my views on all these albums and share my WASP journey.

Would most definitely follow. I’ve got albums - THC, TCI, Babylon and Golgotha. I think I may have spun s/t and Dominator once.

There's so many more albums too.

[wolfking]

Crimson Idol and Dying for the World are my top 2 favorite WASP albums. Never realized that he played with Blackie for that long

Dying For The World is an absolute ripper.

[wolfking]

And a tribute to Yngwie by one of the greats

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgmN14-qnuk





Better synced than most music videos 

Lol.  That was fucking awesome.

[jingle.boy]

New Black Fate.   

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPLtmcqVtDM

Didn't know they were working on an album.  Lots of nice releases coming in the next couple of months that I'm looking forward to.

[TAC]

Hmmm......I pretty much know every WASP album front to back, especially the later ones.  Maybe after Tim does his UFO one I should look at doing one of these listening parties.  Would love to give my views on all these albums and share my WASP journey.

Hell fucking yes. 

[jjrock88]

Hmmm......I pretty much know every WASP album front to back, especially the later ones.  Maybe after Tim does his UFO one I should look at doing one of these listening parties.  Would love to give my views on all these albums and share my WASP journey.

That would be awesome! For me, nothing tops the first album but I definitely haven’t heard everything from them.

[El Barto]

And a tribute to Yngwie by one of the greats

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgmN14-qnuk





Better synced than most music videos 

I like how he added the piped in Japanese crowd noise, just like the '85 show. 

[Lowdz]

Hmmm......I pretty much know every WASP album front to back, especially the later ones.  Maybe after Tim does his UFO one I should look at doing one of these listening parties.  Would love to give my views on all these albums and share my WASP journey.

DO IT!

[wolfking]

Time will be an issue by the time it rolls around but I'll start thinking about it.

[TAC]

You have plenty of time. Orbert started the Jethro Tull on on May 19....three months ago!

The UFO one could be easily as long. I'm not settled on the pacing just yet.

Just plan on right after Christmas.

[jjrock88]

You have plenty of time. Orbert started the Jethro Tull on on May 19....three months ago!

The UFO one could be easily as long. I'm not settled on the pacing just yet.

Just plan on right after Christmas.

Nothing says Christmas more than W.A.S.P 

[TAC]

 

[wolfking]

Still not great timing wise but plenty of time til then.

You have plenty of time. Orbert started the Jethro Tull on on May 19....three months ago!

The UFO one could be easily as long. I'm not settled on the pacing just yet.

Just plan on right after Christmas.

Nothing says Christmas more than W.A.S.P 

Solid argument.