Author Topic: 80s Classic Albums (Featuring: King Crimson) (Read 117552 times)

Quote from: TAC on June 09, 2015, 07:00:57 PM
Quote from: bl5150 on June 09, 2015, 06:50:05 PM
For the same reason the guys in Winger weren't Seventeen
Nor did they have wings .

I am glad to see you removed the second bit

I figured it'd be redundant.

Mladen · « **Reply #883 on:** June 10, 2015, 04:18:44 AM »

I like this band quite a bit although I rarely return to them. It's hard for me to remember the deeper cuts on Eliminator as well, but the hits are really good. Got me under pressure has always been a favorite of mine.

T-ski · « **Reply #884 on:** June 10, 2015, 09:12:34 AM »

While they did tap into the 80's sound, they did maintain their core sound. Love all the hits from this one and surprised no one has given any lovin' to "Thug".

7deg_inner_happiness · « **Reply #885 on:** June 10, 2015, 01:15:17 PM »

My preference:
'70's ZZ Top

>>>>>>>> '80's ZZ Top
I love everything they did up to and including Deguello, then for me it went downhill fast.

Kwyjibo · « **Reply #886 on:** June 10, 2015, 02:17:31 PM »

Classic album for sure. I'm not that big of a fan of ZZ Top but I like the blusier stuff before this, I really like this album and I like some of the stuff after this album. I've seen them once on a festival in 94 as headliners and they were really cool and rockin'.

Calvin6s · « **Reply #887 on:** June 10, 2015, 04:59:33 PM »

Petrucci was really good in ZZ Top.

Kotowboy · « **Reply #888 on:** June 10, 2015, 05:01:25 PM »

Pincushion is probably my favourite ZZ song.

Mladen · « **Reply #889 on:** June 11, 2015, 03:19:41 AM »

Speaking of 80s, a while ago for whatever reason I decided to return to Afterburner. It's quite a catchy record, although strikingly different from their other stuff. It's an example of an all-80s ZZ Top, since Eliminator has more bits that sound like classic ZZ Top.

KevShmev · « **Reply #890 on:** June 12, 2015, 03:43:53 PM »

It's always nice when something lives up to enormous hype. When I got into 'Ryche in the early 90s, thanks to the Empire singles, Operation: Mindcrime was hyped up to me as being this totally awesome piece of music that I just had to hear, and when I checked it out, I was like, yep, it is that good. Pretty daring album for its time, too, considering it was 1988, when hair metal reigned, so a metal band with progressive tendencies releasing a full-fledged concept album could have been career suicide, but instead it vaulted them even further up the ladder of success. I love the fact that this isn't a concept album that doesn't beat you over the head with reprises, yet it still sounds very cohesively conceptually, and the story itself is told well. Trying to pick favorite songs from this is always impossible, but it almost always an album that if I randomly pick any song from it to listen to, I usually leave the rest of it on. It has aged extremely well, and is a true classic record.

TAC · « **Reply #891 on:** June 12, 2015, 04:11:47 PM »

Fantastic album. I was thrilled when this came out. After loving the EP and Warning, and not quite "getting" RFO, O:M was a refreshing return to form.
What's amazing is that once the album starts, it doesn't let you up for air until you're halfway through. My only gripe is that I feel it dips a little after The Needle Lies, but ends extremely strong with Eyes.

I rank Tate's performance as one of my all time Top 3 Vocal performances (the other two are Kiske/Keepers Pt.2 and Labrie/I&W).
This line in The Mission still gives me goosebumps.
"It turned my liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiife around"

Saw them a number of times on this tour. First time was opening for Def Leppard in 9/88 "in the round", and I thought they were great.
Unfortunately, they seemed to lose all charisma though on the End Stage opening for Metallica in 89, where Tate wearing sunglasses was a complete turn off for me.

I distinctly remember reading an interview at the time with someone in Iron Maiden talking about how they thought they had a good concept album (7th Son) but that the QR album blew theirs away.

Lowdz · « **Reply #892 on:** June 12, 2015, 05:09:00 PM »

Joint best album of all time for me. Says it all.just about perfect and the segues add to the atmosphere.
Interesting that you mention seventh son as I remember kerrang magazines review ranked OM behind it as the story wasn't as clear. Fucking idiots.

jammindude · « **Reply #893 on:** June 12, 2015, 05:18:54 PM »

Still not QUITE as good as Rage for Order (their masterpiece) but I was so happy to see them finally getting some recognition. I had been in love with Rage for Order for over a year, and when I heard they were going to do a concept album, I was completely blown away.

Act I blows Act II out of the water by miles. I was always a bit disappointed with the second half of the album. Breaking the Silence feels like pop fluff, and I never much cared for the verses of Eyes of a Stranger either....the verses just don't feel like they go with the rest of the song. It's almost like You Not Me in reverse. You know how YNM is all dark and brooding in the verses, and then just suddenly gets all light and fluffy on the chorus? Eyes of a Stranger feels like that to me at the beginning. The intro is all dark and moody, and they we get this light, happy bright soft guitar piece....IDK, it just never fit to me.

The rest is stellar....and the section from Speak thru Suite Sister Mary could be the most stunning section of prog metal ever written. That is the cornerstone of the album to me, and SSM is the greatest single song QR ever recorded. All in all, an absolutely fantastic album. It deserves all the praise it gets....even if it's for the wrong tracks.

King Postwhore · « **Reply #894 on:** June 12, 2015, 05:25:23 PM »

I still remember being at a party rocking my glorious mullet and hearing this album over the speakers. I stopped a kid freaking out. "IS THIS THE NEW RYCHE"? (So cool wasn't I?

) He told me yes. I went out the next day and bought it and played it a thousand times pissing off my parents.

TAC · « **Reply #895 on:** June 12, 2015, 06:21:59 PM »

Quote from: Lowdz on June 12, 2015, 05:09:00 PM

Joint best album of all time for me. Says it all.just about perfect and the segues add to the atmosphere.
Interesting that you mention seventh son as I remember kerrang magazines review ranked OM behind it as the story wasn't as clear. Fucking idiots.

Kerrang at that point was basically an Iron Maiden newsletter.

jjrock88 · « **Reply #896 on:** June 12, 2015, 06:29:02 PM »

Best album ever!

Calvin6s · « **Reply #897 on:** June 12, 2015, 06:31:41 PM »

This was the album that had all my music friends and I in unilateral agreement that Queensryche was really good. Before this album, there was a debate. But it was a secret band for musicians. Empire was the album where everybody at the high school knew their name. That was a strange day.

Mosh · « **Reply #898 on:** June 12, 2015, 09:29:47 PM »

Quote from: Lowdz on June 12, 2015, 05:09:00 PM

Joint best album of all time for me. Says it all.just about perfect and the segues add to the atmosphere.
Interesting that you mention seventh son as I remember kerrang magazines review ranked OM behind it as the story wasn't as clear. Fucking idiots.

That's so stupid. The story in SSOASS falls apart multiple times while OM stays consistent and clear throughout.

Bolsters · « **Reply #899 on:** June 12, 2015, 09:41:26 PM »

T-ski · « **Reply #900 on:** June 12, 2015, 11:04:03 PM »

my introduction to QR...I played the hell out of that cassette.

remains top 5 all time.

bl5150 · « **Reply #901 on:** June 12, 2015, 11:31:43 PM »

Quote from: T-ski on June 12, 2015, 11:04:03 PM

my introduction to QR...I played the hell out of that cassette.

remains top 5 all time.

hefdaddy42 · « **Reply #902 on:** June 13, 2015, 05:37:38 AM »

I knew I would be in the minority on this one.

Don't care for it, never did.

I thought QR was a talented band, but most of their music never really resonated with me (although I think that Empire is a fantastic album).

Zydar · « **Reply #903 on:** June 13, 2015, 05:46:34 AM »

Fantastic album, probably their best one.

King Postwhore · « **Reply #904 on:** June 13, 2015, 06:08:25 AM »

Quote from: hefdaddy42 on June 13, 2015, 05:37:38 AM

I knew I would be in the minority on this one.

Don't care for it, never did.

I thought QR was a talented band, but most of their music never really resonated with me (although I think that Empire is a fantastic album).

Empire is my favorite QR album.

Mladen · « **Reply #905 on:** June 13, 2015, 06:11:14 AM »

Yeah, this is a terrific album, one of my all time favorites. Too bad not a single one of their other albums is nearly as good.

It's interesting to hear that back in the day there were comparisons between O:M and SSOASS, I just hope people gave up arguing which one is better and decided to love them both.

KevShmev · « **Reply #906 on:** June 13, 2015, 06:50:48 AM »

Quote from: jammindude on June 12, 2015, 05:18:54 PM

The rest is stellar....and the section from Speak thru Suite Sister Mary could be the most stunning section of prog metal ever written.

I agree that that is the best section of the record. The Mission and Suite Sister Mary are my two favorite songs from this record, which sort of contradicts me saying yesterday that it is impossible to pick my favorite songs from this

, but when I read your post, I was like, yep, that is pretty much right.

The cool thing about this record, too, is that it has more universal appeal than you might think. I used to work with a couple guys who weren't really big fans of metal or prog, but loved this record nonetheless.

mrrct · « **Reply #907 on:** June 13, 2015, 07:40:23 AM »

It is an excellent record. I had it on cassette initially and completely wore out side A, at least until Suite Sister Mary, which I only listened to if I was listening to the entire tape. Spreading the Disease was probably my favorite, although I liked everything else except SSM (I think it was Pamela Moore's voice that turned me off). At the time, I mostly only listened to I Don't Believe in Love and Eyes of A Stranger on side B, but the deep cuts grew on me as I got older.

It's interesting that the guys in Maiden said they thought that Seventh Son was good, but that Mindcrime blew it away. I didn't get into Maiden yet for another few years, because No Fear for the Dying was out at the time, which wasn't the most representative introduction to them. I did get into Seventh Son (and all of Maiden's discography) by the late nineties, and would have to say that Seventh Son is close. Scenes From A Memory is still the best concept album, in my opinion.

TAC · « **Reply #908 on:** June 13, 2015, 10:11:40 AM »

Quote from: Mladen on June 13, 2015, 06:11:14 AM

It's interesting to hear that back in the day there were comparisons between O:M and SSOASS, I just hope people gave up arguing which one is better and decided to love them both.

They came out relatively close to each other and were both huge releases. I was basically alternating between the two. I wish I could cite the passage/ source of the quote.

Lolzeez · « **Reply #909 on:** June 13, 2015, 12:52:33 PM »

Pretty good album!

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Author Topic: 80s Classic Albums (Featuring: King Crimson) (Read 117552 times)

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