15. One More For the Rodeo (Obsession)
I'm sure it wouldn't be rocket science to figure out that this song is my type of song. Pure hard rock, melodic, energetic and just a great song. Simple riff here but the whole thing has a wonderful driving groove that gets you tapping. This one is brilliant with Schenker and Mogg playing call and answer pretty much for the whole song. Schenker is simply all over this one. You know the one fill that gets me, 1:18, the 'I wish I was invisible,' and then Schenkers note choice actually sounds like he's trying to hide away, fucking amazing.
The solo rips as you'd expect and there's nothing fancy here, vintage Schenker and he throws a few different notes in there for good measure but the whole solo plays along with everything nicely. Lots of extra melodic phrasing in this one. And then his note choices at 2:52, I love that. Wonderful tune.
14. Serenity (Sharks)
As soon as I was running through this album for the first time this song knocked me over. This is exactly the type of song I was kind of waiting for. Something dark and really heavy. That Phrygian riff is so damn coo, simplel and different for the band. The hero of this song is the chorus. That chorus is fucking incredible to me. Schenker's phaser effect along with his arpeggios is so damn cool. I love Phil's transition in his vocals from the verse to the chorus too, perfect.
The middle section is different, but I love that riffing, I don't know what it reminds me of, kind of Beatles-esque but modern radio rock also, I don't know. Changes up again for Schenkers solo but I hear so much Bridge to the Gap in this solo. Same tones and stylings to songs like Temple, King, Bridges etc. Goes back to that cool ass riff and that chorus comes through to make me happy again. Great Schenker solo at the end too, of course. Not sure how this one rates among the masses but I love it.
13. Too Much of Nothing (Force It)
This is another one I liked right away, again another song right up my alley. Musically this one is damn simple, but Pete's bass here sounds like it came from the depths of hell. So detuned and fucking heavy. Almost doom metal the intro here. E minor this one, three chords perfect. Love the contrast between the verse and chorus. The lyrics aren't that clear but seems maybe a man who's addicted to drugs and can't get off or won't change letting his woman down and resulting in a relationship breakup? I love the lyrics in the chorus too, we all can relate no matter what mood we're in or what we're going through. Just gotta roll on.
I will shoutout to Andy Parker, his drums on this are fucking incredible. Reminds me of early Bill Ward style and Bonham too I guess even though I don't know that much Zep. The middle section is original. At first I was hoping after the big buildup it would explode and keep going Rock Bottom style, but now I love it as it is, it doesn't need that and I can see why the band structured it like this. It's perfect as it is. Schenker is so restrained but yet what he's doing is so fucking emotional and brilliant. That lick at 2:54 gets me everytime. Just a wonderful deep cut this song that seems underappreciated.
30. The Writer
29. Long Gone
28. Wonderland
27. Diesel in the Dust
26. I'm A Loser
25. Hunger in the Night
24. Darker Days
23. Can't Buy A Thrill
22. Meanstreets
21. This Kids/Between the Walls
20. Cherry
19. Born to Lose
18. Stop Breaking Down
17. A Self Made Man
16. Profession of Violence
15. One More For the Rodeo
14. Serenity
13. Too Much of Nothing
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