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Title: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on October 03, 2014, 08:09:29 AM
Stick down any album that is blowing (or may be not) your hi fi speakers at home!!!!

Currently I have spinning this week

Steeler - Steeler
Steeler - Rulin' the world (Axel Rudi Pell)
Steeler - Strike Back
Iron Maiden - Somewhere in Time
Grave Digger - Heart of Darkness
Blitzkrieg - Theatre of the damned
Hell - Human Remains

come on guys get your albums listed!!!
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: Systematic Chaos on October 03, 2014, 08:17:10 AM
Alter Bridge - Fortress
Motörhead - Everything Louder Than Everything Else (Live in Hamburg 1999)
Dream Theater - Breaking The Fourth Wall (Live from Boston Opera House)
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rnolan on October 03, 2014, 08:41:15 AM
I've been listening to Billy Thorpe and the Aztecs, live at Sunburry Time to live..
We've been rehearsing and pretty much nailed Iron Man (fun song BTW)
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: kawai2g4b on October 03, 2014, 09:05:13 AM
Intronaut-Habitual Levitations
Fishbone-Crazy Glue EP
Big Chief-Mack Avenue Skullgame

Fishbone is still good all these years later.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: Peter H. Boer on October 03, 2014, 12:10:31 PM
As ProgPower Europe started today I've been listening all week to
Old (first 4 albums) Pain Of Salvation
Chimpspanner
Disperse
Tenebris
Agent Fresco
Voyager
Prospekt

And of course the new Opeth  8)
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on October 03, 2014, 01:36:10 PM
Testament Live in London
Testament Dark roots
Ostrogoth Full moon's eyes
Nevermore The obsidian conspiracy
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: Systematic Chaos on October 03, 2014, 01:48:27 PM
...
Testament Dark roots
...

Now that is one Kick-A$$ album!!!!
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on October 04, 2014, 03:34:17 AM
Motörhead - Everything Louder Than Everything Else (Live in Hamburg 1999)

I never liked the sound of this album despite still enjoying it.  I'm a big Motorhead fan  :thumb-up:

Phil Campbell had better guitar tones in the late 80's, Gallien Kruegar and Marshalls I believe he was using around then.  Quite fancy one of those  G&K 2000 Cpl or the 2000SEL
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: RobbHell on October 04, 2014, 10:49:37 AM
Always Testament ! Always cool and heavy tones.. was listening a lot to Dimension Zeros " This is Hell" very saturates 5150ll/6505 sound. Exodus "Tempo of the Damned" very catchy and cool easy riffs.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: jsims on October 06, 2014, 10:30:43 AM
Redemption - Snowfall on Judgement Day
Dream Theater - Illumination Theory ... the song's as long as some albums  ;D
Andy James - Andy James  ... BTW, this guy needs to be stopped before his playing hurts somebody  :crazy:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on November 03, 2014, 01:00:52 PM
Just got the new Exodus in,another example of a band that knows how to trash  :metal:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: McLeanAB on November 08, 2014, 08:35:08 AM
Nili Brosh!
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on November 27, 2014, 01:50:25 AM
This week:

Gravestone - Back to Attack   (Mathias Dieth is a legend!!!!!!)
Saint's Anger - Danger Metal
Powerlord - The Awakening    (Check this out MarshallJMP)
Stainless Steel - Molten Metal in Your Back
Ruler - Rise to Power  (nice new young proper Italian heavy metal band)

mostly metal  >:D
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rnolan on November 27, 2014, 02:51:12 AM
Just got the new Exodus in,another example of a band that knows how to trash  :metal:
Hey MJMP do you mean trash or thrash LOL
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on November 27, 2014, 12:25:35 PM
Just got the new Exodus in,another example of a band that knows how to trash  :metal:
Hey MJMP do you mean trash or thrash LOL

Sorry  :facepalm:  ;D
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on November 27, 2014, 12:29:17 PM
Checking out powerlord,like it alot so far,strange i never heard if this band before  :facepalm:

Also listening to blotted science,if you like spastic ink you should check these guys out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvy0skCDQbA

Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on November 27, 2014, 02:01:44 PM
Yeah Powerlord aren't a well known group.  I think with a lot of metal I am getting into these days that is generally the case.  Once you get past the big name bands there is endless amounts of undiscovered fantastic heavy metal out there.

Checking out your link now

I discovered these guys a few weeks ago, again one album to their name but I think this is excellent

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NynvZ-jIyEw

Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on November 27, 2014, 02:06:49 PM
Checking out powerlord,like it alot so far,strange i never heard if this band before  :facepalm:

Also listening to blotted science,if you like spastic ink you should check these guys out.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvy0skCDQbA

this song is crazy!!!  I like parts but some of the extreme drumming is so fast it becomes thin sounding to me, their are limits I think with speed and heaviness, a trade off occurs once you go too fast, plus the production has  a part to play with this.  Haha the song and video are crazy!!!  :lol:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rnolan on November 28, 2014, 03:46:45 AM
Hey rabidgerry, this kind of playing changes the production paradigm quite a bit. The notion of it's more important what you don't play (all at the same time preferably LOL) to leave those minute spaces you brain needs to stay sane and really enjoy music is being turned on its head (not that I agree or disagree, each to their own).
Anecdote: A friend rented out his PA/lights etc for a Thrash/Hardcore Screamo gig and asked me to mix (the first of 4 bands). I didn't know what sort of music it was, just said sure... So I mixed the first band, you could at least hear everything but I wasn't sure I'd done a decent mix (until later). My mates son usually mixes but had to bugger off, before he left, when I was doing drum sounds, he said turn kick eq +16db @ 4k, (normally I'd add a "little" 2k for kick), I asked why, he said otherwise you wont here it (so as you say extreme). The next 3 bands another guy mixed. I hadn't bothered with the drum noise gates, first thing he did was insert them and set them really aggressively (I now know why). But even with all that it was just noise. The last band were Red Shore (big here in that scene apparently), someone said the guitarist were really good in this band, well went down to the stage and watched their fingers, looked good, could'nt hear it though...
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on November 29, 2014, 02:31:26 PM
Interesting rnolan, but I understand completely.  You need to make the production for that style of drumming sound a certain way or you will never hear it.  I actually was thinking perhaps that was a sequencer providing those drums?

For me, the extreme element defeats the purpose of the heaviness factor.  I personally detest anything resembling blast beat drumming and most yuck modern heavy music production.  I'm a snob, sure, but I don't care.  If a kick drum doesn't carry "weight" in the sound then to me it just sounds like a tight piece of plastic being slapped.  I didn't mean to get into this on this thread lol so apologies.

I would have went for 2khz also by the way :)  not 4khz???????
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rnolan on November 29, 2014, 09:38:46 PM
Hey each to their own, it wouldn't exist if no one liked it and as a sound engineer, you adapt as required. My other bug bare is young sound guys seem to have no idea where to set the crossover point for subs (and you gotta have subs these days it seems  :crazy: ), so you get a doof doof dirge and the bass disappears in the mud they create, particularly the bottom E.

Anyway back to the thread, I've been revisiting Led Zep Houses of the Holey, in my younger days I pretty much just liked the rocky track The Ocean (made even more famous by the Beasty Boys), what an amazing album.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on November 30, 2014, 05:51:49 AM
Yes each to their own as you say, I'm still a snob though  :whoohoo!:

I never got into Zepplin, some people find that weird because they come across as a "must like band" within rock, but I seem to find that a lot.  Like I'm not a Metallica or Slayer fan.

I always preferred Deep Purple between Zepplin and them but even then it wasn't enough to secure my interest really, just like the odd track from both bands mainly.  It amazes me how many Robert Plant clones there, even today.  I think younger bands forget that there was a man already who sang like that and people still remember him.  Anyways they are a great band, proper rock!
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rnolan on December 01, 2014, 04:23:07 AM
Hey RG, One of my best friends and I were doing the DP/LZ comparison, (40 years ago LOL so I was 15(ish)), he liked Led Zep, I was a Deep Purple/blackmore nut. He'd say Plant was better than Gillan, I'd say Blackmore is better than Page... Those bands along with Slade, Statud Quo, Sabbath, Uriah Heap etc were my early experiences).
So I like quite a few of all their songs naturally  :wave: However, like you I'm not a big Metalica fan except I do a hybrid version of Pete Seagers Turn the page (partly based on their version i.e. rock it up a fair bit).
I hadn't noticed the Plant clones, but I have noticed that every female vocal sounds like Avril Lavien (and I assume he wasn't the first), lots of oral exciter and (I presume) pitch correction ?.
So what are your "liked" purple and zep tracks ? and why ?

The reason I got into playing rock guitar at all was down to Slade "Take Me Back Home", it came on the little transistor radio and I HAD to tun it up (hooked), later I worked out how to play smoke on the water on the bottom E of the guitar my older sister got for xmas, gone forever.  :facepalm: :whoohoo!:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on December 01, 2014, 11:15:58 AM
I like some of the well known tracks I guess.  I like Speedking, Blacknight, Highway Star to name a few.  I usually know them (pardon my ignorance) or have gotten familiar with them because bands I like have covered them on one of their albums.  Metal Church did Highway Star and Venom did Speedking :)  I just like "Blacknight" cause I know it.  I guess "Smoke on the Water"  is cool, the first riff I learnt to play with gain, boy was that a great feeling.  I thought that was the best feeling in the world back then.  Probably about 1997 lol

Zepplin I like "Heart Breaker", "Whole Lotta Love"

The reason I like em is riff's, I am a riff whore!!!  It's how I write my own music.  I build everything on it.  I am by no means fans of those bands that's just a few tracks I like.

Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rnolan on December 02, 2014, 05:05:06 AM
Hey RG me to I'm a riff "whore" tragic from way back also LOL,  if you can, have a listen to No No No / purple off Fireball, mmmm works for me ..
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: Nomes-Electronic on December 05, 2014, 01:22:54 PM
Buckethead:  pike 71 Celery and pike 65 Hold Me Forever.  It's an addiction.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: Peter H. Boer on December 06, 2014, 12:52:49 AM
Witherscape - The New Tomorrow  :thumb-up:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on December 06, 2014, 09:32:31 AM
Both Bucket head and Witherscape  are nice bands,thanks for sharing.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on December 06, 2014, 03:00:04 PM
U.D.O Animal House

Metal Church - The Dark

Stainless Steel - Metal Machine
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rnolan on December 07, 2014, 01:34:18 AM
Rabid Bitch of the North, well drum and guitar tracks...
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: Systematic Chaos on December 07, 2014, 02:22:24 AM
Metallica - Live Shit, Binge & Purge
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: Peter H. Boer on December 07, 2014, 04:37:28 AM
NP: Words of Farewell - The black wild yonder  :thumb-up:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO1U6rMuK_M (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO1U6rMuK_M)
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on December 07, 2014, 05:03:31 AM
Rabid Bitch of the North, well drum and guitar tracks...

hahaha don't tell anyone!!
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rnolan on December 08, 2014, 05:30:05 AM
Hey I like it  :thumb-up: , wouldn't mind a cassette (happy to pay for it BTW), I'm one of the few people in the world it seems that still has a decent cassette player and still likes tape, albit 1 & 7/8 ips 4 x 1/32" tracks, not alot of real estate compared to 30 ips 1/4" (1/8" per track) or mmm 30 ips 1/2 " (1/4" per track), but I reminisce on a bygone time... But hey you guys are doing vinyl,  :whoohoo!:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on December 08, 2014, 10:29:07 AM
Hey I like it  :thumb-up: , wouldn't mind a cassette (happy to pay for it BTW), I'm one of the few people in the world it seems that still has a decent cassette player and still likes tape, albit 1 & 7/8 ips 4 x 1/32" tracks, not alot of real estate compared to 30 ips 1/4" (1/8" per track) or mmm 30 ips 1/2 " (1/4" per track), but I reminisce on a bygone time... But hey you guys are doing vinyl,  :whoohoo!:

How did you find out the name of my band by the way?  I don't remember saying  :lol:

So have you heard our band camp or something?  Yeah we're doing a 7" single next year for a greek label we're on.  The drums I let you hear are going to be part of it hence asking for tips.  I have a cassette player, actually 2 double decks.  However most of tapes are dropping out and this annoys the piss out of me.  I can't hear music I like unless it sounds how it was meant to.  I can't listen to old vinyl either.  If it crackles too much it does my head in.  I have stuff on tap that is the only format I have it on so I need to hang onto them.  Our tapes sold really well.  I was surprised.  It's a cheap means for releasing something.  Seems popular with metal bands over here and I know it's big in the underground hip hop scene as well.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rnolan on December 09, 2014, 04:17:18 AM
Ahh, simple really, I wanted to post who I'd been listening to (i.e. the tracks you sent) and I remembered in one of your posts there was a shot of you with the backdrop, I noticed the Rabid at the time (username) I first checked it out. So I went back through the posts and found it, took a little while  :facepalm: So the Rabid was easy, of the North I kind of implied (I could see enough to get that), the Bitch had me looking looking to work out (I had beast on the brain from what I could make out (and had a few wines..)). Then I got it (well I hoped I got it LOL)
It's worth Sampling any cassette you want to keep, it's a pain as it's all real time but worth digitising at at least 48k 24bit. Nice thing with tape is it warms the sound, and also a much better way to dither digital BTW (record to tape analogue from digital PC etc, then re sample at desired rate (e.g. 44.1k 16bit for CD)). Again takes more time but sounds better.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on December 09, 2014, 08:30:42 AM

It's worth Sampling any cassette you want to keep, it's a pain as it's all real time but worth digitising at at least 48k 24bit. Nice thing with tape is it warms the sound, and also a much better way to dither digital BTW (record to tape analogue from digital PC etc, then re sample at desired rate (e.g. 44.1k 16bit for CD)). Again takes more time but sounds better.
No way I'm going to try this

Good detective work my man  :thumb-up: I thought I hadn't mentioned the band name, but I had started to question myself and I thought possibly I had tried to drop names somewhere along the lines.  I'm glad I didn't cause I don't want a BIG HEAD O0
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: Explorer84 on December 09, 2014, 09:20:48 AM
currently listening to Within Temptation  'The Unforgiving' album

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lNNYrlCeDI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lNNYrlCeDI)
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: Soloist on December 10, 2014, 10:13:24 PM
Judas Priest - Painkiller Lp
Suicidal Tendencies - Deep Cuts Lp
Iron Maiden - Somewhere in Time Lp
Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime Lp
Dokken - Under Lock and Key Lp

Can you tell I love 80's Metal? :metal:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: Explorer84 on December 10, 2014, 10:49:25 PM

Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime Lp


one of the best albums ever made, Empire is a big favorite of mine too
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MikeB on December 14, 2014, 03:31:33 AM
Good detective work my man  :thumb-up: I thought I hadn't mentioned the band name, but I had started to question myself and I thought possibly I had tried to drop names somewhere along the lines.  I'm glad I didn't cause I don't want a BIG HEAD O0

Actually, i recall this from one of your first posts (because it made me laugh).  MJMP originally called you Rabbit Gerry and you corrected him saying that you didn't think "Rabbit Bitch of the North" was such a good band name. I kind of like it. Mind if i use it?
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: Systematic Chaos on December 14, 2014, 03:48:30 AM
Periphery - Borthelcash (Teaser for upcoming album Juggernaut)
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rnolan on December 14, 2014, 04:45:41 AM
Deep Purple, Who Do We Think We Are, haven't listened to it in years, and today I started remembering, working out Rat Bat Blue. BTW My Woman From Tokyo is a great song to jam to...

Hey Mike, Rabbit Bitch of The North is kind of appropriate for Australia LOL I like it  :thumb-up: Do we make it an off shoot of 1st World Problems ? And I think MJMP has to be in the band, maybe we could do an internet thing ?
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on December 15, 2014, 03:45:43 AM
Good detective work my man  :thumb-up: I thought I hadn't mentioned the band name, but I had started to question myself and I thought possibly I had tried to drop names somewhere along the lines.  I'm glad I didn't cause I don't want a BIG HEAD O0

Actually, i recall this from one of your first posts (because it made me laugh).  MJMP originally called you Rabbit Gerry and you corrected him saying that you didn't think "Rabbit Bitch of the North" was such a good band name. I kind of like it. Mind if i use it?

Ahh I didn't mention it directly though. Oh well, still good work on Richard's behalf since he didn't realise.

No our label would get pissed about the name  :facepalm:

This week it's

Judas Priest - Screamin' for Vengeance

Judas Priest - Sad Wings os Destiny

Mercyful Fate - Melissa

Stainless Steel - Metal Machine

Satan - Into the Future/Suspended Sentence

Satan - Life Sentence

Pariah - The Kindred

Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rnolan on December 15, 2014, 04:09:22 AM
I try to pay attention LOL  :wave: good shot of you BTW, that's the first thing I noticed. You look like you are really getting into it (or was it a pose ? for the camera? ).
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on December 15, 2014, 01:49:26 PM
I never look off the stage that much if I am honest.  I was told on Saturday I do angry faces and a few others  >:(. 

It depends how well the gig is going.  On Saturday, I used those ear plugs that only reduce the volume by half of the regular ones.  WOW!!  I COULD HEAR!!  Totally worked!  f**king drums were still too loud but I was fairly comfortable!  When I'm comfortable onstage I will look off more frequent and the odd time even at a photographer and try something comical.  I can't do too much though as I make mistakes!  Really weird how the slightest we thing can throw me, perhaps not very good lol  :lol:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rnolan on December 16, 2014, 05:17:26 AM
Not weird at all my friend, when I first started playing gigs, a mistake would ruin the whole night, later a mistake would ruin the set, later again, it would ruin the song, and anytime I over think something it makes it worse LOL. These days I tend to smile and move on, but also I'm not doing those kind of gigs anymore so less presure, but I still always get nervous (after 44 years...).
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on December 16, 2014, 05:23:58 AM
Yeah I used to be more like that.  I had to learn how to forget it quickly.  I enjoy gigs better now, even if I am forcing mistakes because I'm trying to be more animated on stage.  People seem to dig more energy never mind the mistakes.  As a musician though, I take a lot of pride, so I still want to always get it perfect.  When I record I do 100's of takes sometimes.  I shouldn't but I'm just like that for some reason.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rnolan on December 16, 2014, 06:14:47 AM
Here's an anecdote, We were doing a gig in Bathurst (NSW Aust) and my Anderson strap let oose and it hit the stage (with associated bang guitar into stage noises) and the crowd went off... The Anderson/lead jack was badly bent, so I put on my spare (extensively modified Jap Anson strat) and banged it around for them, they loved it... Part of performing is "performing" although like you my focus is the musical component. If I've learned nothing else over the years, it's all about the energy (from the universe to your soul to your fingers.. well that's my take on it).
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on December 16, 2014, 07:02:41 AM
Here's an anecdote, We were doing a gig in Bathurst (NSW Aust) and my Anderson strap let oose and it hit the stage (with associated bang guitar into stage noises) and the crowd went off... The Anderson/lead jack was badly bent, so I put on my spare (extensively modified Jap Anson strat) and banged it around for them, they loved it... Part of performing is "performing" although like you my focus is the musical component. If I've learned nothing else over the years, it's all about the energy (from the universe to your soul to your fingers.. well that's my take on it).

You are right, but like Rush fans, I like perfection, or at least to strive for it.  I'm about 90% off that then most of the time lol.  The more mistakes I make the more the crowd seem to like it.  I mean I like the sex pistols n all but I'd like to be considered good at what I did rather than "we like them cause they're rubbish".  That's harsh on the pistols actually cause only Sid Vicious was unable to play.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rnolan on December 16, 2014, 07:08:24 AM
The main thing is to have fun and enjoy it, and play the best!!! you can IMHO
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on December 16, 2014, 07:11:15 AM
I know lol  I do.  I didn't use to thought when I first started out.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rnolan on December 16, 2014, 07:20:12 AM
I know exactly what you mean, these days if it's not fun, I'm not interested....
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on December 19, 2014, 03:48:29 AM
Another one for MJMP  :???:
you may not like it though


Gravestone - Victim of Chains
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: Explorer84 on December 24, 2014, 01:10:19 AM
Recently discovered Circus Maximus, cool band

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjgskpEkmUA
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on March 30, 2015, 01:38:05 AM
Agent Steel - Skeptics Apocalypse

Kruiz - Iron Rock

ADX - Execution
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on April 10, 2015, 02:03:00 PM
I'm the only one who likes this thread lol

listening to

Attacker - Battle at Healms Deep 

f**king good shit#   :poop:   :lol:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rnolan on April 12, 2015, 06:54:36 AM
Well we were getting ready for the 50th B'day party gig (which we did last night), so various tracks:
Down Down
Sweet Home (do I have to...)
Daddy Wasn't there (fun)
Bohemian Like You
Smoke
Whole Lotta Rosie
etc
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on April 19, 2015, 01:14:14 PM
ACDC - FLY ON THE WALL (so underated)
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: Systematic Chaos on April 20, 2015, 02:43:58 AM
Megadeth - Rust In Peace, Countdown To Extinction and Cryptic Writings
...while on the plane travelling the last couple of days...

This also brings me to "What are you practicing this week"
>> Hirajoshi Scale and Bending from Outside Notes ... gotta love Marty Friedman  8)
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rnolan on April 20, 2015, 04:38:03 AM
ACDC - FLY ON THE WALL (so underated)
+1  :thumb-up: one of my favs
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rnolan on April 20, 2015, 04:42:20 AM
hataraku otoko, kuchibiru motion, Asia no junshin (Puffy)
hybrid rainbow (Pillows)
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rnolan on April 27, 2015, 06:04:27 AM
Santa Monica, Everclear
Can't Find My Way Home, Ellen Mcllwaine (such a good version of a classic)
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on April 27, 2015, 01:53:46 PM
ACDC - FLY ON THE WALL (so underated)
+1  :thumb-up: one of my favs

you have now been elevated to "GOD" status now Richard for liking this album.  I'm always getting into arguments with people about it.  They either hate the production or hate that there is loadsa reverb on the vocals or that Phil Rudd is not playing.  To me it's AC/DC for me.  This was the stuff I first heard of theirs.  That era, and then the movie Maximum Overdrive!!  f**king love it!!
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on April 27, 2015, 01:55:19 PM
this week, still listening to ACDC fly on the wall.

and well nothing else today ahahahahhaha
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rnolan on April 28, 2015, 09:06:25 AM
What a great album, just listened to it cranked  :thumb-up: Love it...
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on April 28, 2015, 11:18:51 AM
What a great album, just listened to it cranked  :thumb-up: Love it...

what about "Blow up your video"  I used to not like it that much but I think it's good as well.  I just love the sound of FOW though.  It's "wet" sounding  :thumb-up:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rnolan on April 29, 2015, 07:38:27 AM
Hey RG, Heat Seeker.... pumping right now.... My neighbors are gonna hate me LOL. My family bought me a box set of AC/DC a while ago (they asked me what I wanted ...), I haven't played this one before (big box LOL). Though I'm familiar with some of the tracks... Kicks arse, like Fly on the Wall  :thumb-up:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rnolan on April 29, 2015, 07:48:22 AM
Fu%ck this is a good album, great energy  :thumb-up:
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Post by: rabidgerry on April 30, 2015, 02:14:53 AM
Fu%ck this is a good album, great energy  :thumb-up:

I listened to Blow up your Video a few times now since I have been bindging on FOW, and you know what, it's a f**king good album!!  "Heatseeker"  "Blow up your Video" "Feel like kissing Dynamite" man lots of good tracks on there.  Why people hate those albums I'll never know.  BUYV is better than Razors Edge.  Brian Johnson is losing his voice by Razors Edge.  It deteriorates throughout the 90's also and it's not until Black Ice that suddenly he's back to like at least the level of Blow Up Your Video.  Not as aggresive as Fly on the Wall but his singing on the new stuff is f**king brilliant.  How he got back some of that ability to do the high stuff is amazing!!  Super nice guy as well is Brian Johnson, can't believe he still smokes!!!
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Post by: rnolan on April 30, 2015, 04:16:55 AM
Well at 1 am I had it pumping, one of my ESL63s kept tripping its protection circuit, so I had to turn it down a bit  :facepalm: . I agree, this is one of their best albums, and I get what your saying re Brian J, maybe he just needed a rest LOL. Ahh smoking, that's a hard one to give up.
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Post by: rabidgerry on May 01, 2015, 01:06:16 AM
Well at 1 am I had it pumping, one of my ESL63s kept tripping its protection circuit, so I had to turn it down a bit  :facepalm: . I agree, this is one of their best albums, and I get what your saying re Brian J, maybe he just needed a rest LOL. Ahh smoking, that's a hard one to give up.

so rare to find anyone of this opinion.  A lot of people don't like flick of a switch either, again another one I love.  I'm sick to death of "Back in Black" to be honest.

hmmm what else have I been listening to this week..................

Witchfynde - Cloak and Dagger
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: Systematic Chaos on May 01, 2015, 01:53:09 AM
Still some Megadeth, R.I.P.; Countdown, Cryptic Writings, Endgame.....also still working on that Friedman'ish scales and bends...

Angra - Rebirth (love the intro riffings of Acid Rain)
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MikeB on May 01, 2015, 02:37:14 PM
In the car it seems to be a mix of:
Tool - alternating between Lateralus and 10,000 Days
Tremonti
Children Collide - Theories of everything
Band of Skulls

And my gym playlist has
Alice in chains
Audioslave
AC/DC
Dallas Crane
Baby Animals
David Lee Roth
and Faith No More...

To name just a few
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on May 01, 2015, 03:23:54 PM
Well at 1 am I had it pumping, one of my ESL63s kept tripping its protection circuit, so I had to turn it down a bit  :facepalm: . I agree, this is one of their best albums, and I get what your saying re Brian J, maybe he just needed a rest LOL. Ahh smoking, that's a hard one to give up.

so rare to find anyone of this opinion.  A lot of people don't like flick of a switch either, again another one I love.  I'm sick to death of "Back in Black" to be honest.

hmmm what else have I been listening to this week..................

Witchfynde - Cloak and Dagger


Aaaah the devil's playground  !!!

One of my favorite bands,Lords of sin is one hell of an album :thumb-up:
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Post by: rabidgerry on May 05, 2015, 03:52:06 AM
Well at 1 am I had it pumping, one of my ESL63s kept tripping its protection circuit, so I had to turn it down a bit  :facepalm: . I agree, this is one of their best albums, and I get what your saying re Brian J, maybe he just needed a rest LOL. Ahh smoking, that's a hard one to give up.

so rare to find anyone of this opinion.  A lot of people don't like flick of a switch either, again another one I love.  I'm sick to death of "Back in Black" to be honest.

hmmm what else have I been listening to this week..................

Witchfynde - Cloak and Dagger


Aaaah the devil's playground  !!!

One of my favorite bands,Lords of sin is one hell of an album :thumb-up:


I never ownded Lords of Sin.  I listened to it last week as well.  I will buy it now because I liked it.  I have the first album Give em Hell and Cloak and Dagger.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on May 05, 2015, 11:57:13 AM
Lords of sin is their best album IMHO.Your also missing Stagefright,released in the same year as Give'm hell.
Have all their 80's stuff on LP (even have cloak and dagger and lords of sin as picture disk),all their singles on 7" and everything on cd.
Also check out "The witching hour" (2001) with all rerecorded songs from their 80's albums.Also on the CD of the lords sins are a few live bonus tracks (very good recorded for being live).
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Post by: rabidgerry on May 06, 2015, 02:39:42 AM
Lords of sin is their best album IMHO.Your also missing Stagefright,released in the same year as Give'm hell.
Have all their 80's stuff on LP (even have cloak and dagger and lords of sin as picture disk),all their singles on 7" and everything on cd.
Also check out "The witching hour" (2001) with all rerecorded songs from their 80's albums.Also on the CD of the lords sins are a few live bonus tracks (very good recorded for being live).

I listened to the Witching hour the other day.  I didn't like the singer as much but the old stuff he records sounded well.  I really enjoyed how the guitar sounded just like it did back in the 80's but with the more modern "ambience" or lack off.  I have heard Stage Fright also but I never bought it either.  I usually go through bands back catalogues when I get into them but I never did with Witchfynde!!  I shall remedy this  :thumb-up:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on May 06, 2015, 02:53:15 AM
yeah the new singer isn't as good as the old one,and yes the guitar sounds really good,i like that sound.Old school marshall sound.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on May 06, 2015, 06:35:38 AM
yeah the new singer isn't as good as the old one,and yes the guitar sounds really good,i like that sound.Old school marshall sound.

he's not bad but I love Luther Beltz alot!!  Sound like he is actually singing for Satan  >:D

Yes proper guitar sound unlike the bullshit sounds I hear on some albums today!!
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on May 06, 2015, 06:44:56 AM
Couldn't agree more  :thumb-up:
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Post by: rabidgerry on May 08, 2015, 02:21:21 AM
I discovered these guys and have ordered their albums already

Living Dead - Vengeance of Hell              (crazy vocals but I like)

Hallows Eve -Tales of Terror
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Post by: Systematic Chaos on May 31, 2015, 02:49:02 AM
Whitesnake - The Purple Album.......... one word: EPIC!!!!

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2ob0v6_whitesnake-stormbringer-official-video-the-purple-album-new-studio-album-2015_music (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2ob0v6_whitesnake-stormbringer-official-video-the-purple-album-new-studio-album-2015_music)

My favs and recommendations on that album to listen in:
- Gypsy
- Mistreated
- Stormbringer (Über-Track on the album!!!)
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rnolan on May 31, 2015, 04:37:01 AM
Hey SC, nice combination  :thumb-up: , I haven't heard Stormbringer in a very long time. I regularly play bits of Mistreated (just for fun). I'd highly recommend No No No from Fireball, probably my favourite DP track, such a great solo...

We've been working on Iron Man (Sabath).
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on May 31, 2015, 07:50:56 AM
I discovered these guys and have ordered their albums already

Living Dead - Vengeance of Hell              (crazy vocals but I like)

Hallows Eve -Tales of Terror

2 GREAT bands,both from the '80s,strange you didn't know them before?

Yes the singer of Living Dead is something special. >:D  One of the good 80's German trash bands.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on June 05, 2015, 03:15:09 AM
I discovered these guys and have ordered their albums already

Living Dead - Vengeance of Hell              (crazy vocals but I like)

Hallows Eve -Tales of Terror

2 GREAT bands,both from the '80s,strange you didn't know them before?

Yes the singer of Living Dead is something special. >:D  One of the good 80's German trash bands.

Sure, I had been recommended Living Death by my Swedish pals but Hallows Eve I discovered by accident myself.

Well I wouldn't have said either were very well known bands, and only now there is so many lesser known bands for all to discover on the internet am I finding so many I never heard before.  You're also a few years older than I am and have had longer to discover all these bands.  I'm 32, what age are you?  ;D  :bow:  :amaze:  I'm not being cheeky just curious  ;)

My friends knew living Death but they only went as far as the first album.  I discovered them a few weeks ago and I bought all their albums :)  I really love them.


Today I am listening to:

(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/themetalmartyr/Mactep%20-%20With%20noose%20around%20neck.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/themetalmartyr/media/Mactep%20-%20With%20noose%20around%20neck.jpg.html)



(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/themetalmartyr/Living%20Death%20-%20Killing%20in%20Action.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/themetalmartyr/media/Living%20Death%20-%20Killing%20in%20Action.jpg.html)

Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rnolan on June 06, 2015, 03:14:33 AM
Well on his profile MJMP is 7 years younger than me LoL, you can search members or just click on their username and check their profile info, no everyone lists their age, MJMP and I do though.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on June 06, 2015, 09:07:46 AM
Only girls don't list their age or they lie about it  :lol:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on June 06, 2015, 09:46:13 AM
Well both Hallows eve and living death where popular here in Belgium.Hallows Eve did a song on Metal Massacre 6,most bands that came on MM albums became popular later.Do you know the MM albums?Also good are the US Metal vol 1-4 albums.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Massacre


Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on June 06, 2015, 09:46:36 AM
Only girls don't list their age or they lie about it  :lol:

ok ok I'll admit I'm the oldest lol   :lol:

32's not bad.  Age doesn't really matter anyways.  I'd hate to be "down with the kids" right now anyways, the youth in the UK are pure trash!  They're a joke to the rest of the world.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on June 06, 2015, 09:51:32 AM
Well both Hallows eve and living death where popular here in Belgium.Hallows Eve did a song on Metal Massacre 6,most bands that came on MM albums became popular later.Do you know the MM albums?Also good are the US Metal vol 1-4 albums.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metal_Massacre
Where I'm from people were too busy fighting each other back then so all the heavy metal groups would not have reached people the same way they would have other parts of the world.  Punk was bigger over here in the 80's and the usual chart stuff.

Megadeth played here here in '88 and Dave Mustaine came off with something to do with supporting the IRA.  This caused a riot and the audience split into two factions, pro Ireland and pro Britain camps if you will!  Mustaine had to be airlifted out of the venue along with the rest of the band.
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Post by: rabidgerry on September 04, 2015, 03:34:02 AM
this this week amongst others

(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/themetalmartyr/Witchfinder_General_Friends_of_Hell.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/themetalmartyr/media/Witchfinder_General_Friends_of_Hell.jpg.html)

tits!!
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Post by: MarshallJMP on September 04, 2015, 04:05:08 AM
this this week amongst others

(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/themetalmartyr/Witchfinder_General_Friends_of_Hell.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/themetalmartyr/media/Witchfinder_General_Friends_of_Hell.jpg.html)

tits!!

Great band!
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Post by: rabidgerry on September 04, 2015, 05:25:36 AM
FACT!
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Post by: MarshallJMP on September 04, 2015, 12:26:09 PM
More tits  :lol:
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Post by: rabidgerry on September 04, 2015, 02:59:50 PM
and even more!!  Their really nice ones as well!!!  :banana-upsidedown:

(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/themetalmartyr/Witchfinder%20General%20-%20Friends%20of%20Hell%20-%20Back.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/themetalmartyr/media/Witchfinder%20General%20-%20Friends%20of%20Hell%20-%20Back.jpg.html)
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on September 05, 2015, 08:36:16 AM
ok you win  :lol:
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Post by: rabidgerry on September 05, 2015, 02:00:57 PM
awwww I was enjoying this game :(  I'm partial to them!!
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rnolan on September 06, 2015, 02:00:44 AM
Mmm, thanks for the mamories LoL. I've had Deep Purple in Rock going through my head for the past few days, must put it on for a listen.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on September 06, 2015, 03:04:37 AM
Mmm, thanks for the mamories LoL. I've had Deep Purple in Rock going through my head for the past few days, must put it on for a listen.

now I do like some Purple but I'm not really a fan, not the way I am other bands for example, but my friend from Sweden f**king loves Deep Purple.  He's always trying to get me into more Purple and always saying "how can you not be a Deep Purple fan".  He's younger than me you see so I say to him, "if they haven't enticed me in by this stage given how long I have been aware of them then I can't see it in the future", he just doesn't get it hahahahaha  but it's cause he's younger and at that stage where he wants everyone to like what he likes same way I did when I was 25.

But anyways, in Rock is a great album as you know Richard.  I think the cover is awesome.  My cousin had an attic room when he wa younger and he painted this whole album cover along one of his walls!!  I will never forget it  :)

(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/themetalmartyr/Deep%20Purple%20-%20In%20Rock.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/themetalmartyr/media/Deep%20Purple%20-%20In%20Rock.jpg.html)

Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rnolan on September 07, 2015, 01:46:44 AM
I've been a big DP fan for years, but some songs more than others. Don't know why but some of the tunes (riffs) off In Rock have been floating around my head for the past few days. Interestingly Blackmore was using an ES335 with a bigsby mostly on that album.
The attic room sounds like fun, and it is a great cover.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on September 07, 2015, 09:47:09 AM
Great band,my fav album is Burn.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rnolan on September 07, 2015, 11:35:20 PM
Burn is also one of my favourites. I've been collecting the 25th anniversary editions as they come out over the years. Only disappointment so far is Rodger Glover used the alternate solo on the Smoke/Machine Head remix, the remix is awesome BTW if you haven't heard it.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on September 09, 2015, 12:17:22 AM
Avenger - Bloodsports
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Post by: MarshallJMP on September 09, 2015, 01:27:20 AM
Aaaaah another great album!
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Post by: rabidgerry on September 09, 2015, 08:15:05 AM
Aaaaah another great album!

you know what to expect from me by know  :metal:

Yeah it's great! NWOBHM!!  My Fav!!
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on September 11, 2015, 05:17:09 AM
The Doors - The Doors and L.A Woman got a listen today :)
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: Soloist on September 11, 2015, 10:21:11 PM
This week some Ozzy Osbourne: Diary of a madman and Skid Row: Slave to the grind
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on September 13, 2015, 03:03:56 AM
Is Jake E Lee on Diary of a Mad Man?
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: Soloist on September 13, 2015, 09:30:56 AM
No, that's the last lp with Randy Rhodes. Jake started on Bark at the moon.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on September 13, 2015, 10:18:02 AM
Again very good albums but for me the first Skid Row albam was much better.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: Soloist on September 13, 2015, 10:45:43 AM
As a whole, yes the first is way better. However, Monkey Business is pinch harmonic filled masterpiece!
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rnolan on September 14, 2015, 12:39:07 AM
I used to play Monkey Business in one of the bands... Fun song to play IIRC
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Post by: rabidgerry on September 14, 2015, 03:26:14 AM
As a whole, yes the first is way better. However, Monkey Business is pinch harmonic filled masterpiece!

I like pinch harmonics and I do them all the time as some of you have heard. 

But when Zak Wyld does them I want to stop doing them as I hate his guitar playing tone and everything about him   >:(
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Post by: Soloist on September 14, 2015, 11:15:08 AM
I'm with you on the pinch harmonics!! As much of metal guitar as palm muting.
As for Zak, his harmonics would sound better I'd he didn't use such off the wall tunings. Just my opinion.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on September 14, 2015, 12:23:44 PM
I'm with you on the pinch harmonics!! As much of metal guitar as palm muting.
As for Zak, his harmonics would sound better I'd he didn't use such off the wall tunings. Just my opinion.

I'm not a full on "dun dun dun dun" constant chugger or a palm muter type but it's scattered all over the place in my playing, just not for ten bars at a time sorta thing if you get me.

Yeah I agree on Wyld, he's using f**king crazy tuning that for me is way too stoner!!!! 

I think I'm the only person these days still playing concert pitch.  I've never f*cked about with alternate tunings, ever.  Not even dropped D.  Some people are horrified at this but I don't need a tuning to make my sound heavy.  Highway to hell riff for example.  Heavy as f*ck in my opinion!!  And that's ACDC!!!  Enough of my ranting!
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Post by: Soloist on September 14, 2015, 12:59:41 PM
I hear ya on the tunings.  I only use standard 440 and I also use a half step down. Back in high school I used a whole step down but haven't done that is years lol!
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on September 14, 2015, 02:16:10 PM
Well standard tuning for me also,never liked that whole down tuning thing,we are guitar players not bass players.And i makes your sound bad.Not my cup of tea,but again who am I  ::)
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on September 14, 2015, 03:20:42 PM
Well standard tuning for me also,never liked that whole down tuning thing,we are guitar players not bass players.And i makes your sound bad.Not my cup of tea,but again who am I  ::)

who are you?  You're you man, and you know we all pay attention to what you say :)

I'm surprised you guys are using standard same as myself.  I thought all the cool kids was drop tuning to B and shit like that.  f*ck that!  I'd say 80% of what I listen to is standard.

Mind you a lot of Priest is half a step, and Motorhead!!  god dammit!!
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: Soloist on September 15, 2015, 10:13:49 PM
Roxx Gang-No Easy Way Out from the LP Things You Never Done Before

Great White-Mista Bone from the LP Twice Shy

Working on learning them, both have a nice groove! :banana-rock:
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Post by: rabidgerry on September 16, 2015, 12:41:45 AM
do you do covers man?

I been listening to these guys because they one of my top most fav bands and I will be backing them up in a month or so when they come to Belfast!!  Cannot wait!!  Two Power Trios of Metal!!!!  Us and them!!!

Their new album - which is a masterpiece

(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/themetalmartyr/1000x1000.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/themetalmartyr/media/1000x1000.jpg.html)


and then this other masterpiece
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/themetalmartyr/Raven-All_For_One-Front-.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/themetalmartyr/media/Raven-All_For_One-Front-.jpg.html)


and then a bit of TW thrown in - awesome album

(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/themetalmartyr/Twisted-Sister-Under-The-Blade-422767.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/themetalmartyr/media/Twisted-Sister-Under-The-Blade-422767.jpg.html)
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on September 16, 2015, 03:42:42 AM
Wauw does Raven still exist?
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on September 16, 2015, 03:55:07 AM
Wauw does Raven still exist?

yes of course they do!!  Where have you been?  Stuck under an amp somewhere??   :lol:

check this out!!!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5Ns7J2r55k (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5Ns7J2r55k) Doesn't sound as good on Youtube though.  Who can still sing the way the used too back in the day?  Raven's singer clinches the title.  Rob Halford for example is past it and has been for years.  Raven's John Gallagher has still has got all the range!!!!

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Post by: rnolan on September 16, 2015, 05:48:18 AM
I'm also a standard A440 aficionado (is Europe still A445 ?, used to be), although I don't mind a bit of dropped D (we are currently having fun with Shine (Collective Soul, but they also drop a semitone, I/we don't) and Spoonman (Soundgarden, which I used to play in standard tuning, so harder but doable, easier and more fun in dropped D). And if you want to play Rolling Stones (or a bit of slide), open G is your friend, Keith Richards had 5 string teles' made because so many of their songs are in open G (e.g. honky tonk woman, brown sugar etc (I'm showing my age LoL).
Sometimes people tune down a bit to assist vocals, I've considered it from time to time (to assist my vocals LoL), but nuh...
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Post by: MarshallJMP on September 16, 2015, 06:18:19 AM
Rabid,good thing i have got you to keep me updated hahahaha  :lol:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rnolan on September 16, 2015, 06:37:45 AM
Rabid,good thing i have got you to keep me updated hahahaha  :lol:
+1  :thumb-up:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on September 16, 2015, 10:44:37 AM
I'm also a standard A440 aficionado (is Europe still A445 ?, used to be),
What?  I have never heard of this, may be the pitch on your record player was f*cked Richard?  I want you to google this and find out if you didn't just make that up  :crazy:


Sometimes people tune down a bit to assist vocals, I've considered it from time to time (to assist my vocals LoL), but nuh...
  Yes a lot of bands I like in their later years have started to do this.  It's called cheating!!  They should retire if they can't do it as good anymore.



Thankfully Raven do not have to do this shit!!!

ACDC are another one!!!  IN fact Brian Johnson lost his vocals a bit from about 1990 till like Black Ice 2010.  He is now awesome again and can hit the notes!!!  Funny both Brian Johnson and Raven are from the same part of England!!!!!!!  I wonder is it something in the water in Newcastle England keeps singers voices good??



Rabid,good thing i have got you to keep me updated hahahaha  :lol:
+1  :thumb-up:

Of course!  I detect slight sarcasm there though!!  Just listen to that album man, I think you should be impressed!!
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Post by: Soloist on September 16, 2015, 11:02:04 AM
do you do covers man?
Normally, not really. Except for maybe open jam night or for shits and giggles. However I took a side gig filling in rhythm guitar for an 80's pop metal cover band while he recovers from rotator cuff surgery. I only need to learn a handful of tunes (the rest I knew at one time but need to refresh myself). I have a month so plenty of time and I get to jam some of my hero's! :bow:
Lynch, DeMartinni, Jabs, Shenker :whoohoo!:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: Soloist on September 16, 2015, 11:05:53 AM
I'm also a standard A440 aficionado (is Europe still A445 ?, used to be),
What?  I have never heard of this, may be the pitch on your record player was f*cked Richard?  I want you to google this and find out if you didn't just make that up  :crazy:
From what I understand Europe is still A445. I know the London Symphony Orchestra still uses it, just read that in an article recently.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on September 16, 2015, 02:12:55 PM
I'm also a standard A440 aficionado (is Europe still A445 ?, used to be),
What?  I have never heard of this, may be the pitch on your record player was f*cked Richard?  I want you to google this and find out if you didn't just make that up  :crazy:
From what I understand Europe is still A445. I know the London Symphony Orchestra still uses it, just read that in an article recently.

perhaps they do, but as far as guitarists go I will tell you that most if not every tuner you get comes defaulted to 440.  So over here every guitarist whos tuning up to standard is tuning to 440 whether they are aware that the orchestra is 445 or not.  I will tell you something else.  I know no one else who knows anything about tuner calibration.  There is so much ignorance in the world of guitars as you guys know I'm sure.

I dunno where I learnt it but concert pitch to me  (in the UK) has always been 440.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on September 17, 2015, 11:05:58 AM
My son just told me his marimba uses A=442
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on September 17, 2015, 11:23:20 AM
what are you guitar tuners set as mjmp?

Perhaps because I get most equipment from other countries it all comes set default to their standard so for instance my boss tuner would be set to 440.  I have a zoom recording unit, it has it's tuner defaulted to 440.  I bought a new strobe tuner last week, a snark, from London.  It was set to 440.

Richard had to come along and open this can of worm didn't he  ;)   :lol:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on September 17, 2015, 12:57:21 PM
I always used 440.

BTW listening to loudness,law of devils land  :thumb-up:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on September 17, 2015, 01:10:47 PM
I only have "Devil Soldier".

I keep meaning to check out more Loudness, but since I heard they went grunge in the 90's I kinda pass up on it.

I bet you haven't listened to that dam Raven album yet!!!  :facepalm:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on September 18, 2015, 03:22:09 AM
Aaah what do you think,i listened to the Raven album and then i got back in time and listenend to Rock unitl you drop,now that was one hell of an album!!!!!

Loudness,grunge ???? Don't think so :crazy:  great band altough there music styles shifted over the years but they never played grunge IMHO.My fav albums are the 4 first ones,The birthday eve,Devil solder,Law of devils land and Dissillusion (it came out in a Japanese and English version).We play a cover of this album with the band (Crazy doctor).
Akira Tagasaki is a great guitar player,so check them out!!!!
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on September 19, 2015, 11:26:50 AM
Aaah what do you think,i listened to the Raven album and then i got back in time and listenend to Rock unitl you drop,now that was one hell of an album!!!!!

Loudness,grunge ???? Don't think so :crazy:  great band altough there music styles shifted over the years but they never played grunge IMHO.My fav albums are the 4 first ones,The birthday eve,Devil solder,Law of devils land and Dissillusion (it came out in a Japanese and English version).We play a cover of this album with the band (Crazy doctor).
Akira Tagasaki is a great guitar player,so check them out!!!!

What!!  I can't believe you didn't think the new Raven album was great!! it's a triumph for guys that age to be still be able to lay that way let alone play better than people half their age, oh and John Gallaghers singing!!  Destroys anyones!!!  I look forward to meeting them in November when we support them on their current tour.

Yeah I like the Loudness album I have, it's great.  I read they went grundge lol  actually no I just checked what I read and it said "Groove metal" which is utter balls in my opinion.  The early stuff sounds f**king great though, everything before Mike Vescera I have heard sounds good!!

Tagasaki  is great player agreed.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on September 20, 2015, 03:04:43 PM
I didn't say it was a bad album but it sounded different from what i was used to hear from raven,that's why i listened to rock until you drop.You have to admit that was one hell of an album.I think it's an age problem as well,when you're young you're full of aggression and you can hear that on their first album.This applies to a lot of bands.For instance take iron maiden,take their first albums and compare it with the new one,far less aggressive.But on the other hand i think it's a normal evolution when you grow older you calm down.Just my 2 cents.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on September 21, 2015, 03:04:11 AM
Of course it sounds different from Rock until you drop.  Less agressive, totally disagree with that.  Actually surprised you said that.  It's as intense and heavier than Rock until you Drop. It's also more mature and 35 years later.  The difference for me is mainly production.  It's totally Raven in every way.

I'm only saying this next sentence to highlight something, not being a d*ck  :thumb-up:.  But I have every album they have ever done, and the train of progression from Rock until you Drop can be heard all they way through the back calalogue right up until the latest album.  You can't expect the exact same sound on an album 35 years apart, although to me and anyone else I know who has heard the album it's totally Raven.  The new album sounds like the sound Raven have had from like 1983 onward.  Of course there are always refinements along the way.  The new one sounds more like All for One than Rock until you drop, but mostly due to production and guitar tones.  Michael Wagner produced that Raven album.  He counts them as one of the best he has ever worked with.  He's actually thanked on the new album.


As for Iron Maiden, I left Iron Maiden a long time ago.  I can't stand them now.  I like the 1st two albums best, then Somewhere in Time, Seventh Son and perhaps Piece of Mind and Power Slave.  I heard their new album sounds shit.  I can't be bothered to check it out as the band does not interest me at all anymore.  Is it different from their first album?  Of course it is.  Less aggressive?  I dunno haven't heard it.   It will never sound like the Dianno days because they moved away from that because they got Bruce Dickenson and he sings in a completely different style.

I do kinda know what you mean though, but I wouldn't say it happenes everyone.

I have a saying, "bands sounded better when they were poor".

Now I exagerate with that a little bit but it gets a point across that I think relates to what you are saying.  Perhaps bands are hungrier and more raw before they make it big and lots of money?  Raven thankfully never had the commercial success of and Iron Maiden for example, so they remain undiluted for me.  In saying that they play all round the world and have a huge following STILL!  I know I would be happy with that in the current climate of the music industry.  No one makes any real money anymore so no chance of me becoming diluted  :lol:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on September 21, 2015, 10:51:14 AM
Well i really like the new maiden album,best cd they put out in years.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on September 22, 2015, 03:25:29 AM
Really?  I've heard different.  The last time I heard modern Iron Maiden was in a music store and I thought it was Gamma Ray until the guy on the radio said it was Iron Maiden.

So is it as aggressive as the first two albums?

The last time they played Ireland everyone I spoke to thought they were rubbish, apart from the drunk people.

The last album I enjoyed, was X Factor.  And that is very very different which is why most people hate it.  I find more people these days appreciate it though.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on September 22, 2015, 03:46:47 AM
No it will never be again like the first 2 albums i guess,but it's kinda progressive stuff,which i really like.I would say have a listen and judge for yourself.You may like or... not  8)
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rnolan on September 24, 2015, 07:17:50 AM
Richard had to come along and open this can of worm didn't he  ;)   :lol:
  >:D Hey RG from our perspective it's mostly an academic discussion. The majority of rock music is in A440 but sometimes tuned down a semitone or further (but generally from A440) . The more recent diatribe is around stretch tunings' like Buzz featon etc. These tunings aren't new, just Buzz managed to patent one (there are lots of them BTW), it all goes back to when Bach developed Weston tempered tuning, so now the only "perfect intervals" are octaves, all the 3rds and 4th etc are slightly stretched. But if you do it from A445 as your base,  it's just relative.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: Rusty on September 24, 2015, 06:52:30 PM
I'm kinda blown away by a guy called Amir john Haddad at the moment. I went to see this guy few weeks ago at a classical guitar festival where he played amazing flamenco guitar, He also plays heavy metal guitar and the oud
You can check him out on youtube or at his web site,  http://amirjohnhaddad.com/?lang=en

or here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6NVCnwaFmg


or this:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_QMxGbMgMo

 






Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: Soloist on September 28, 2015, 10:21:29 AM
This week a throw back to metal, Metal Church and Testament :metal:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on September 28, 2015, 01:02:33 PM
This week a throw back to metal, Metal Church and Testament :metal:

Both are great bands !!!!!!!!

been listening to Viva (great German metal band of early 80's) and Heavy Metal Army (Japanese metal band from early 80's)
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on September 29, 2015, 06:31:05 AM
All Raven this week!

Raven - All For One
Raven - Stay Hard
Raven - Life's a Bitch
Raven - Nothing Exceeds like Excess
Raven - Walk through Fire
Raven - Extermination
Raven - MAD ep
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: GuitarBuilder on September 29, 2015, 12:13:56 PM
Found a fairly new band from Texas called Polyphia.  Very young, but with serious talent and potential.

https://youtu.be/qNYfM0ovwug (https://youtu.be/qNYfM0ovwug)
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on September 29, 2015, 02:02:40 PM
All Raven this week!

Raven - All For One
Raven - Stay Hard
Raven - Life's a Bitch
Raven - Nothing Exceeds like Excess
Raven - Walk through Fire
Raven - Extermination
Raven - MAD ep

What no rock until you drop  8)
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: DorsetRatt on September 29, 2015, 03:05:09 PM
Hey All, recently joined the forum  :)

This weeks playlist consists of a couple of oldies, one from each side of the pond ...

Diamond Head: Living On Borrowed Time
Shotgun Messiah: Second Coming
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: Soloist on September 29, 2015, 03:21:05 PM

Diamond Head: Living On Borrowed Time
Shotgun Messiah: Second Coming

Shotgun Messiah.....hell ya! :thumb-up:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on September 30, 2015, 02:12:49 AM
All Raven this week!

Raven - All For One
Raven - Stay Hard
Raven - Life's a Bitch
Raven - Nothing Exceeds like Excess
Raven - Walk through Fire
Raven - Extermination
Raven - MAD ep

What no rock until you drop  8)

No I've burnt Rock until you Drop and Wiped out out.

Listened to them a lot more in recent times so time for the other albums to get a go :)  Getting loaded up before we play with them!!  Must get them all signed as well  :thumb-up:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rnolan on September 30, 2015, 05:44:58 AM
Hey All, recently joined the forum  :)

This weeks playlist consists of a couple of oldies, one from each side of the pond ...

Diamond Head: Living On Borrowed Time
Shotgun Messiah: Second Coming
Hey DR, how about some shots of your guitar in the guitar section ? I just checked out your list and am keen to check them out  :thumb-up:

Back to topic, Had lots of Deep Purple tracks in my head lately (Rat Bat Blue, No No No, Mistreated, You Fool No One, You Keep on Moving), and a bit of Uriah Heap. And as always (it's my alarm) For Those About to Rock (AC/DC)
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: DorsetRatt on September 30, 2015, 02:05:06 PM
This week a throw back to metal, Metal Church and Testament :metal:

Both are great bands !!!!!!!!

been listening to Viva (great German metal band of early 80's) and Heavy Metal Army (Japanese metal band from early 80's)

Viva ??? I must have missed this one, I had to look them up ... I never new there was a third Schenker  :)
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: DorsetRatt on September 30, 2015, 02:21:31 PM
Hey All, recently joined the forum  :)

This weeks playlist consists of a couple of oldies, one from each side of the pond ...

Diamond Head: Living On Borrowed Time
Shotgun Messiah: Second Coming
Hey DR, how about some shots of your guitar in the guitar section ? I just checked out your list and am keen to check them out  :thumb-up:

Back to topic, Had lots of Deep Purple tracks in my head lately (Rat Bat Blue, No No No, Mistreated, You Fool No One, You Keep on Moving), and a bit of Uriah Heap. And as always (it's my alarm) For Those About to Rock (AC/DC)

The Sutch one ??

"You Keep On Moving" ... with Tommy Bolin on guitar, what a great talent he was. His work with the James Gang and Zephyr is also worth a listen.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on October 01, 2015, 12:19:25 AM
Hey All, recently joined the forum  :)

This weeks playlist consists of a couple of oldies, one from each side of the pond ...

Diamond Head: Living On Borrowed Time
Shotgun Messiah: Second Coming

Played with Diamond Head this year.  Nice enough guys compared to some.  Wouldn't say they blew anyone away though.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on October 01, 2015, 02:24:37 AM
This week a throw back to metal, Metal Church and Testament :metal:

Both are great bands !!!!!!!!

been listening to Viva (great German metal band of early 80's) and Heavy Metal Army (Japanese metal band from early 80's)



Viva ??? I must have missed this one, I had to look them up ... I never new there was a third Schenker  :)

Yep Michael Schenker's sister plays keyboard with Viva. ;D
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on October 01, 2015, 02:29:48 AM
Hey All, recently joined the forum  :)

This weeks playlist consists of a couple of oldies, one from each side of the pond ...

Diamond Head: Living On Borrowed Time
Shotgun Messiah: Second Coming

Played with Diamond Head this year.  Nice enough guys compared to some.  Wouldn't say they blew anyone away though.

Diamond heads first album Lightning to the nations was one hell of an album,best thing that came out in 1980 but too bad they lost it in the albums to follow.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on October 01, 2015, 07:43:09 AM
No way man we had British Steel, Wheels of Steel, Ace of Spades and Back in Black that year!!!

Diamond Head could go crawl under a stone and die compared to those albums  :thumb-up:

I'm biased as I never got into them and I'm just pretending to hate them  :lol:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: Rusty on October 01, 2015, 08:53:36 AM
hey
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: DorsetRatt on October 01, 2015, 02:54:37 PM
Nice one Rusty ... top bloke  :thumb-up:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on October 02, 2015, 02:24:08 AM
No way man we had British Steel, Wheels of Steel, Ace of Spades and Back in Black that year!!!

Diamond Head could go crawl under a stone and die compared to those albums  :thumb-up:

I'm biased as I never got into them and I'm just pretending to hate them  :lol:

Haha not a Diamond head fan,that's okay.I really love their first album,it's really something special.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: Soloist on October 02, 2015, 11:29:14 PM
Well since this week I have a lot of time on my hands heres the list:

Pink Floyd - The Wall
Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime
Leatherwolf - Street Ready
Whitesnake - Still of the Night
Iron Maiden - Somewhere in Time
Rush - Moving Pictures
Kiss - Creatures of the Night
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rnolan on October 02, 2015, 11:54:40 PM
Been working out Veruca Salt Seether last night, it's trickier than it sounds...
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on October 03, 2015, 04:39:04 AM
Scorpions,these are all great albums,too bad it went really down hill after blackout which was a master piece!

Lonesome crow
Fly to the rainbow   
In trance 
Virgin killer 
Taken by force   
Tokyo tapes
Lovedrive   
Animal magnetism
Blackout
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rnolan on October 03, 2015, 04:51:05 AM
Deep Purple Rat Bat Blue, taught to the bass player last night (I think, I'd had a few drinks LoL)
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: DorsetRatt on October 03, 2015, 10:43:51 AM
Scorpions,these are all great albums,too bad it went really down hill after blackout which was a master piece!

Lonesome crow
Fly to the rainbow   
In trance 
Virgin killer 
Taken by force   
Tokyo tapes
Lovedrive   
Animal magnetism
Blackout

Bit spooky ... I've only just finished going through that exact same list, after the name "schenker" was mentioned not too long ago. I'll throw in a Michael Schenker one as well (cos it seems an often overlooked album)

Michael Schenker: Be Aware Of Scorpions
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on October 03, 2015, 04:48:33 PM
Schenker only played on lonesome crow and lovedrive and wrote a few songs on the fly to the rainbow album.For me personaly the albums with uli roth were the best scorpion albums.He was and still is one hell of a guitar player.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: DorsetRatt on October 03, 2015, 07:37:56 PM
But Rudolph Schenker played on all of them ...

Uli Roth has recently released "Scorpions Revisited", definitely worth a listen  :thumb-up:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on October 05, 2015, 03:47:19 AM
That is true, anyway going to check that album.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on October 06, 2015, 02:45:27 AM
this week

(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/themetalmartyr/tokyo-blade.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/themetalmartyr/media/tokyo-blade.jpg.html)
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: DorsetRatt on October 06, 2015, 09:51:13 AM
A mature and responsible approach from me this week ...

     Paganini: Violin Concertos No1 and No2

Then again, having problems with my concentration, lets try ...

     XYZ: Hungry
     Pole Position: Pole Position
     Cry Wolf: Crunch
     Valentine: Valentine
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on October 06, 2015, 12:11:43 PM
Aaaah tokyo blade.I modded Andy Boultons MP-1 years ago just before they recorded Thousand man strong and he used it to record the album.Great guy!!!Send me the cd,some t-shirt and whole bunch of tokyo blade pics.He also metioned me on the booklet inside the cd.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: Soloist on October 06, 2015, 09:42:05 PM
Aaaah tokyo blade.I modded Andy Boultons MP-1 years ago just before they recorded Thousand man strong and he used it to record the album.Great guy!!!Send me the cd,some t-shirt and whole bunch of tokyo blade pics.He also metioned me on the booklet inside the cd.

Always nice to receive props for a job well done!
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on October 07, 2015, 01:30:44 AM
Aaaah tokyo blade.I modded Andy Boultons MP-1 years ago just before they recorded Thousand man strong and he used it to record the album.Great guy!!!Send me the cd,some t-shirt and whole bunch of tokyo blade pics.He also metioned me on the booklet inside the cd.

No way man that's cool!  I Never iked Tokyo Blade until I heard this album.  I heard Night of the Blade years ago and boy does it suck shit!!!  :poop:

Great music but the shittest girliest vocals ever.  However then I heard the first album and the EP Midnight Rendezvous  right after!!  f**king awesome.  The guys guitar tone reminds me of early Grave Digger from Heavy Metal Breakdown!!  f**king love that tone.  No idea how to get that sound.  Some kinda strange fuzz boost in front of a marshall or some shit probably.

I see Andy Boulton is still in them.................................wonder has he still got an MP1?

Not heard thousand man stong, I must check it out.  That was only 2011 according to wikipedia?  Not long ago MJMP

Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on October 07, 2015, 02:45:51 PM
Well i like Night of the Blade best,okay it's more refined and less raw but i really like the singing on that album.But midnight rendevous and tokyo blade are also kick ass albums.Have them all on LP and also 2 EP's,Midnight Rendezvous and Lightning Strikes (Straight Through the Heart).

Take a MXR distortion+ (gain at max)and throw it in front of a JCM800 master volume (low input) and you'll get that sound without a problem.Or a boss SD-1 on the high input with gain and level at 12 o clock.This way you can get a lot of these NWOBHM sounds.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on October 08, 2015, 01:57:29 AM
Well i like Night of the Blade best,okay it's more refined and less raw but i really like the singing on that album.But midnight rendevous and tokyo blade are also kick ass albums.Have them all on LP and also 2 EP's,Midnight Rendezvous and Lightning Strikes (Straight Through the Heart).

Take a MXR distortion+ (gain at max)and throw it in front of a JCM800 master volume (low input) and you'll get that sound without a problem.Or a boss SD-1 on the high input with gain and level at 12 o clock.This way you can get a lot of these NWOBHM sounds.


Totally man, if you like em you like em, respect that  :)  I couldn't enjoy the singing or lyrics myself of Night of the Blade.  However as I said, I discovered the first two releases and f**king hell, totally blown away.  That's really my taste right there.

I don't own a JCM800 and never will.  I do find it really interesting how people get certain sounds though  :) but I usually do my own thing for my own sound if you get me.  Too many people copy one another and don't search for their own thing which is boring.  Take influence yes, but don't try and mimic.  Unless you are in a covers band.  In that case, mimic as best as you can  :thumb-up:

Ok MJMP, what is Wolf Hoffman using to get his sound in the breakdown section of Neon Nights?  To me I almost hear like an octave thing going on there, but so subtle that it's actually just something inherent in his tone I think    :???: :???: :???:
Go to 3.52 on this youtube video of the song and tell me what you think?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_pBRAaymUQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_pBRAaymUQ)

 I hope you hear what I'm talking about, he probably isn't using anything but I can definitely hear that "octavish" overtone in there and always wondered how he got it.  I hear something like this in the tokyo blade first album and early Grave Digger for sure.  Sounds f**king awesome.

Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rnolan on October 08, 2015, 05:37:43 AM
Hey RG, just sounds like a harmoniser, as you say octave down. Then the harmoniser is mixed down in the solo (but still there) and turned up for the whammy stuff at then end), well that's what I'm hearing on first listen. Great sound & playing, pretty ordinary song though  :crazy: (although I say that without any context i.e. when ?, but very derivative comes to mind (hey not meaning to poo poo something you like  :facepalm: ), e.g. Deep Purple is much more exiting, to me anyway).
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on October 08, 2015, 06:14:31 AM
Well he's using a marshall amp  :lol: and he's using an old 70's mutron octave divider.If you want to get that sound don't use digital octavers,you need analog ones.But to nail Wolf Hoffmann sound you need the mutron.Been searching for one for years but they freaking expensive, going from 600 to 1000$!!!!!

In the beginning he's using the same effect but with different settings and a wah in front of it.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rnolan on October 08, 2015, 06:31:50 AM
Hey MJMP, good call, it has a similar sound (audio space ?) to my old Memory Man analogue delay (albeit it's doing pitch shift).
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on October 08, 2015, 08:05:03 AM
Well he's using a marshall amp  :lol: and he's using an old 70's mutron octave divider.If you want to get that sound don't use digital octavers,you need analog ones.But to nail Wolf Hoffmann sound you need the mutron.Been searching for one for years but they freaking expensive, going from 600 to 1000$!!!!!

In the beginning he's using the same effect but with different settings and a wah in front of it.

Yes I knew he was using a marshall I just could not tell if he was using an effect or not.  However I am pleased to report that you validated my thoughts that he is using some kinda device to give that octavish sort of sound through his tone.  Can I ask, if it was a normal thing for guys to play with one of those things on the hole time for their tone?

Again I have no intention of replicating, I'm just curious.  That's for copycats :)  I'll never buy a Marshall head, I don't need one.

Do you think the song is ordinary MJMP?

Hahaha I wouldn't expect Richard to get one of the finest Heavy Metal Bands of all time, (produced by Michael Wagener  on that album also  :thumb-up:) but it's ok he's forgiven.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on October 08, 2015, 01:59:51 PM
No don't think this is an effect you can use all the time.

Neon Nights is in my top 5 Accept songs,so no not ordinary at all.And they have a kickass sound!!!! i always loved it.

Well you like it or you don't i guess.You can't argue taste.It's not if someone doesn't like it it ain't no good.Also R comes from another time area,if you know what i mean.We're from the same generation.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on October 08, 2015, 02:31:37 PM
No don't think this is an effect you can use all the time.

Neon Nights is in my top 5 Accept songs,so no not ordinary at all.And they have a kickass sound!!!! i always loved it.

Well you like it or you don't i guess.You can't argue taste.It's not if someone doesn't like it it ain't no good.Also R comes from another time area,if you know what i mean.We're from the same generation.

hahhaha well actually I'm 16 years younger than you, I just like the real metal from the proper period as do all the kids who come to my bands shows.  They're even younger than me, 16 to early 20's.  They know about the Tokyo Blades, Accepts, and Ravens of this world........they keep it all alive.  They buy the music.  They buy my bands merch.  This is why proper heavy metal never dies.  Nu Metal Came and went, same with grundge.  f*ck me that shit seems so dated now, and in the 90's when I was getting into proper metal people told me my Accept and Motorhead, Venom and Judas Priest and Saxon records were out of date!!  Well f*ck them hahaha!!   >:D

As for taste................yeah everyones different.  It's all about respect at the end of the day....unless it's x factor bullshit!!! 

As for Accept fav songs, I can't give a fav, I love too many.  I have days we're I'm in a Metal Hear Mood, days where I'm in Russian Roulette mood and so on.  I just love them and U.D.O. solo.  Big inspiration on my life.

What about "TV Wars" man??  Or "Breaker"?  or "That's Rock n Roll"!!  I love Accept.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on October 09, 2015, 05:24:24 AM
Really so you're like 32 years old?Ooops my bad!!!

As for accept,breaker and restless and wild are my fav accept albums.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on October 09, 2015, 06:48:00 AM
I like all their albums.  Even grew to like Eat the Heat!!!!!

Yeah I'm 32.  33 in January.

If I was your age I would hope to be better at guitar by now :lol:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on October 09, 2015, 09:38:50 AM
Well after 45 everything goes downhill again  :lol: so make the most out of it. ::)
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: Rusty on October 09, 2015, 10:14:56 AM
A mature and responsible approach from me this week ...

     Paganini: Violin Concertos No1 and No2

Then again, having problems with my concentration, lets try ...

     XYZ: Hungry
     Pole Position: Pole Position
     Cry Wolf: Crunch
     Valentine: Valentine

I like Paganini's music too, there are also so much good story's about him and his life. I'll quote one. He practiced for months along with his guitar player/violin player friend for a concert, but two weeks before the first show he said to his guitar player, "You will be playing the violin and I will be playing the guitar!  :o
That would have been so much pressure on the guitar player considering the level of playing that Paganini's compositions demand.

Hey DorsetRatt, I like XYZ too, Brilliant guitar player.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rnolan on October 10, 2015, 01:42:50 AM
Yeah I'm 32.  33 in January.
If I was your age I would hope to be better at guitar by now :lol:
So I turned 56 a week ago (24(ish) years older than RG and 11(ish) than MJMP (splits the difference LoL)). I still feel 18 in the head  :facepalm: . I'm probably playing better than ever after 43 years, though my appetite for lugging gear is close to non-existent these days. I tend to like most things that are full of passion/feel. Also the sound engineer in me is interested in good playing and recording (both of which the Accept song has in spades).
I've been teaching our bass player DP Rat Bat Blue (off Who Do We Think We Are), not so much to do it in the band, just coz the riffs are great and good to learn (I think he's been playing 2 1/2 years now). The bass line that really floats his boat is Powderfinger Bless My Soul. He's also doing well with Led Zep Immigrant Song, John P Jones is a pretty amazing bassist, and good octave popping practice  >:D .
So Rat Bat Blue is relatively straight forward 12 bar(ish), but the verse riff fills are very interesting (D E G C(oct) Eb D C DC A C D C D Eb D C A) all in open position (in case any one wants to have a crack at it), and it's very quick. I still remember the first electronic guitar tuners (was a Sico (or something like that) and quite large with red LEDs), I was using tuning forks and pitch pipes, you had to learn how to tune a guitar in those days.
Next one to teach the bass player is DP You Fool No One off Burn (MJMP, one you like ?). Nice 9th vox harmonies, and really give your fingers a workout  :thumb-up:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on October 10, 2015, 04:36:16 AM
You're 8 years older then me , i'm 48, 49 in january.
Yep i like you fool no one, it's from the burn album isn't it? That my fav deep purple album!!!
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rnolan on October 11, 2015, 04:01:14 AM
 :whoohoo!: I'm not too old after all LoL. Yes it's off Burn, great album, one of my favourites also. It's the first album with Coverdale and Hughes.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on October 11, 2015, 04:52:38 AM
Hey man well happy f**king birthday  :whoohoo!:

You know what?  If you are a better player than back when you were younger then it's obviously worth it getting older right?

Och what the hell, age means nothing, I've always hung out with older guys anyways  :thumb-up:  I've no faith in the younger generations of today anyways  :lol:  see I sound like an old man  :lol: :lol: :lol:

Might be ok else where but the UK is f*cked in my opinion!

Anyways my buddy and fellow band member Joe loves Glenn Hughes.  I found it really interesting dynamic Huges and Coverdale shared duties!!  I like that.

Can Coverdale still kick it Richard?  From what I heard he still can.  Glenn Hughes on the other hand is a cert!!  He still wails like a banshee!!!  Full power to him!
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: DorsetRatt on October 11, 2015, 09:27:11 AM
A mature and responsible approach from me this week ...

     Paganini: Violin Concertos No1 and No2

Then again, having problems with my concentration, lets try ...

     XYZ: Hungry
     Pole Position: Pole Position
     Cry Wolf: Crunch
     Valentine: Valentine

I like Paganini's music too, there are also so much good story's about him and his life. I'll quote one. He practiced for months along with his guitar player/violin player friend for a concert, but two weeks before the first show he said to his guitar player, "You will be playing the violin and I will be playing the guitar!  :o
That would have been so much pressure on the guitar player considering the level of playing that Paganini's compositions demand.

Hey DorsetRatt, I like XYZ too, Brilliant guitar player.

I never knew that ... lucky he didn't ask the guy playing the cymbal :D
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: DorsetRatt on October 11, 2015, 03:19:51 PM
Happy 18th Richard :thumb-up:

Hold on a minute ... by my maths that makes MJMP 10 years old and we've gotta wait another 6 years for the birth of RG :))
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on October 11, 2015, 03:55:54 PM
Hahahahahaha  :lol: nice one  8)
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on October 12, 2015, 03:03:45 AM
Happy 18th Richard :thumb-up:

Hold on a minute ... by my maths that makes MJMP 10 years old and we've gotta wait another 6 years for the birth of RG :))

I'm not born yet........................gimme a few years I'll be back!!!   :lol:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rnolan on October 12, 2015, 04:19:14 AM
Hey Thanks Guys  :bow: :whoohoo!: I agree RG, age means nothing, as we all prove here every day  :thumb-up: and yeah you sound like a grumpy old dude (which I am a bit these days). Hey every now and then the younguns surprise you (in amongst the crap). Although I've become much more cynical over the years... I love this place though, gives me hope (not a trivial thing)  :whoohoo!: .
Mmm getting older, guitar playing continues to improve (happy with that), but eyes, ears etc....

Hey don't know about Coverdale, Glenn Hughes did a solo Oz tour a while ago, I like him, very talented, but he's got an ego... For DP that combination was the first time there were any vox harmonies, hence the gorgeous 9th harmony's Hughes does on You Fool No One, and he goes off in Mistreated with all that hi stuff (falsetto) (both off Burn).
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on October 12, 2015, 05:45:21 AM
Hey Thanks Guys  :bow: :whoohoo!: I agree RG, age means nothing, as we all prove here every day  :thumb-up: and yeah you sound like a grumpy old dude (which I am a bit these days). Hey every now and then the younguns surprise you (in amongst the crap). Although I've become much more cynical over the years... I love this place though, gives me hope (not a trivial thing)  :whoohoo!: .
Mmm getting older, guitar playing continues to improve (happy with that), but eyes, ears etc....

Hey don't know about Coverdale, Glenn Hughes did a solo Oz tour a while ago, I like him, very talented, but he's got an ego... For DP that combination was the first time there were any vox harmonies, hence the gorgeous 9th harmony's Hughes does on You Fool No One, and he goes off in Mistreated with all that hi stuff (falsetto) (both off Burn).

you better mean I sound like a grumpy old dude in a good way!!   :nono:

Not my fault other stuff is shit these days  :lol:  We have a show over here called "grumpy old men"  and it's got celebs on there who are getting near middle age and they basically are venting their disdain over things, like Faceb**k and shit like that.  I can't help but agree with them on a lot of things hahahahaha
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rnolan on October 12, 2015, 06:38:24 AM
Well while you're much younger than me, that's what I meant, I'm a grumpy old dude (and I don't mind), you seem to be becoming one (welcome LoL even though your not that old). I even use it as a band name (though the guys say hey, we're not old... and I got some push back on the acronym GODs just how it worked out really. Describes me to a tee BTW. So now we are One Mike Stand (down the coast) and 1st World Problems here in Canberra. Hay whats in a name.. Oh and yes I mean you sound like a GOD in a good way (if it wasn't already clear/apparent)  ;)
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: DorsetRatt on October 14, 2015, 03:24:48 PM
Blues on steroids ...

    Meniketti: On The Blue Side

And I'm throwing in a curve ball ...

    Narnia: Awakening

(great guitar playing from Grimmark, probably been said too many times ... but reminds me of early Malmsteen)
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on October 15, 2015, 01:46:08 AM
Well while you're much younger than me, that's what I meant, I'm a grumpy old dude (and I don't mind), you seem to be becoming one (welcome LoL even though your not that old). I even use it as a band name (though the guys say hey, we're not old... and I got some push back on the acronym GODs just how it worked out really. Describes me to a tee BTW. So now we are One Mike Stand (down the coast) and 1st World Problems here in Canberra. Hay whats in a name.. Oh and yes I mean you sound like a GOD in a good way (if it wasn't already clear/apparent)  ;)

hahahah love it GOD - GRUMPEY OLD DUDE!!!  Aye f*ck it, someone needs to be grumpey.  In reality it's just being pissed of at stupid shit though.  Lets face it..............it is  :thumb-up:  You just get to a point were you can't tolerate BS anymore and will be vocal about it.  The UK is well known for this.  Even though I'm Irish, we're the same.



ok off the topic as usual

Listened to

Grave Digger - Heavy Metal Breakdown
Grave Digger - Witchhunter
Grave Digger - War Games
EVO/ ALGY - Damned Unto Death
Raven - Mad EP
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rnolan on October 15, 2015, 04:00:07 AM
Hence 1st World Problems, I think MikeB came up with that for a name.  When we get together (generally every Fri night) for a play, we often have a good moan  ::)
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on October 15, 2015, 01:49:41 PM
Some dutch metal today.Picture,one of the best Dutch metal bands going strong since 1980 and they still exist !!

Rabid check them out i think you also gonna like them.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on October 16, 2015, 01:02:19 AM
Some dutch metal today.Picture,one of the best Dutch metal bands going strong since 1980 and they still exist !!

Rabid check them out i think you also gonna like them.

Ahh Picture, I never knew they were dutch.  I listened to Eternal Dark before and I thought it was ok.  It didn't blow me away though.  Fanatastic cover I have to say.  I will check them out again MJMP.  I thought it sounded a little too soft if I remember correctly.

I'll give them a go again.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on October 16, 2015, 03:39:08 AM
Their best albums are Picture,Diamond Dreamer and Heavy Metal Ears.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on October 22, 2015, 03:40:02 AM
it may not be appropriate to post this here but since I was talking about them the other week why not.

Not everyday I get to play with idols of mine!  Huge influences on my musical background and continual inspiration to play music.

Tomorrow night - let's hope I do a good show!!


(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/themetalmartyr/12080181_10153200189250949_7690852681215241638_o.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/themetalmartyr/media/12080181_10153200189250949_7690852681215241638_o.jpg.html)
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on October 22, 2015, 05:00:47 AM
NICE!!!!!!  :thumb-up:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rnolan on October 23, 2015, 12:45:01 AM
Go RG, I'm sure you'll be awesome, and hopefully a good crowd to feed energy off  :thumb-up:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: Soloist on October 23, 2015, 10:11:57 PM
I hope all went well RG!
That's is one sweet ass promo poster :thumb-up:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on October 26, 2015, 02:57:35 AM
cheers guys.  It went ok.  Not my best show to be honest.  Played some stuff great played some stuff great but with some fuckups!!  :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm: :facepalm:

Basically no food and a shit night sleep the night before didn't help.  I now know not to do this again.  Basically I got no food that day because I went to work in the morning, then when I came home I had to get ready then, off I went again to get the gear, then once I got to the venue I had to set up, then once I did that I had to sound check.  Then it wasn't long after that that I was playing so it's easy to miss your meals!!!  And for me concentration seems to go when I'm running on empty!!

As for Raven!!  Holy shit!!  They were incredible.  1 and a half hours pure quality  entertainment from incredible musicians!!  So much fun. They're delivery was flawless.  They said we played well also but I never believe any band that tells me this for some reason as it always seems false to me.  Although I later heard Ravens drummer came up to our singer and said he only caught the last song and he went "holy shit" in a good way so I'm hoping we did make an impression on them.

After the show!!  I never even got to chat with them because the venue wanted us out of there pronto so they can re open as a night club for students to listen to shit music played by a DJ.  So Once we loaded the gear out there was no way of bumping into Raven again.

Some day I might see them again.  Who knows???
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rnolan on October 27, 2015, 03:15:30 AM
Hey RG, well not all doom and gloom LoL, reminds me of mixing a band (Trader) at Woolongong RSL (rissole club), gig was 10pm to 2am, after lugging up the narrow stair case, set up sound check they play, I mix, lug out, and the only food is potato straws (1 mm x 1mm x30mm chip like things) from a vending machine (and that's breakfast for the day before).
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on October 27, 2015, 03:31:51 AM
sounds silly and that I am making excuses but I was f*cked for sure from not having at least one meal that day.  When I left work I had to walk up a stupidly long steep ass hill for 3/4s of a mile.  Then I  got home, rushed over to our practice room.  Started carrying shit to load up.  Then had to load it out again and set up on stage.  Then play and put on an energetic performance.  Then take al the shit down again and load out.  It's easy to see how you can burn out.  Sleep is something I never thought much about either and only now do I realise you are not yourself unless you are rested.  On tour I slept a lot on the bus, so I was always super rested before each show!  I played f**king awesome on the tour!!!  I was also fed well :)  So I swear things like this can make a difference!   :banana-trip:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rnolan on October 27, 2015, 04:04:47 AM
Hey RG, absolutely, one of the down sides of trying to combine a 9 to 5 with a band. But hey you have to pay the bills... :crazy: . In many ways I miss it (but then I didn't do a 9 to 5 when I was gigging lots), though managed to get a uni degree in IT toward the end of that era... I'm definitely over the lugging, but I'd go loopy if I didn't play..
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on October 27, 2015, 05:20:09 AM
yes it's a pain in the balls trying to work and play in a band.  Finding time to make a record is actually the most difficult.  I come home from work and start mixing and mastering, it's very time consuming.  Working on new tracks at the moment.  The original single is still not out yet because there is issues with money transferaL Greece to the factory who pressed the 7".  f**king ruined our year all those issues with the single.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rnolan on October 28, 2015, 07:20:00 AM
Hey RG absolutely, music and recording (can and often do) consume soooo much time, if you haven't done it you wouldn't understand.. Mmmm Greeks, my ex is Greek, there's lots to like about them but they have interesting ways  :dunno:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: Kim on November 05, 2015, 10:38:43 AM
Really REALLY digging Jex Thoth.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mTak9030lU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4mTak9030lU)

My band used to rehearse next door to them, so meeting and becoming friends with them was a real treat.  They tour the heck out of Europe, and I really encourage my European friends to go see them.  Here's a pic I took of their recent show in their hometown of Madison WI USA, and an autographed vinyl of their latest album.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on November 11, 2015, 12:59:51 PM
Judas Priest - Killing Machine
Judas Priest - Point of Entry
Judas Priest - Live In New York 1991
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on November 11, 2015, 01:58:32 PM
Racer X live extreme volume II
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: Peter H. Boer on November 11, 2015, 11:51:18 PM
Pain of Salvation - Falling Home  8)

Next up; Kristoffer Gildenlow - Rust  :thumb-up:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on November 12, 2015, 03:03:55 AM
Judas Priest - Sin after Sin
Judas Priest - Stained Class

yes I have addiction issues.

Uh what else did I listen to

Grave Digger - Tunes of War
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: El Chiguete on November 12, 2015, 04:53:52 AM
In a bit of change of paste... check what I´m listening today:

http://www.superstarmagazine.com/how-under-pressure-sounds-without-music-freddie-mercury-and-david-bowie-a-cappella/ (http://www.superstarmagazine.com/how-under-pressure-sounds-without-music-freddie-mercury-and-david-bowie-a-cappella/)
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: Kim on November 12, 2015, 02:40:19 PM
Windhand - Grief's Infernal Flower

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqEQiRZ0shs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqEQiRZ0shs)
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on November 13, 2015, 07:01:24 AM
Black Fate - Commander of Fate
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on November 13, 2015, 09:54:18 AM
Scatterbrain Here Comes Trouble

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NbLhHtaVIO4

Great and funny band with good guitar players!!!
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: Systematic Chaos on November 13, 2015, 10:05:03 AM
Racer X live extreme volume II
Classic!!!! Heart of a Lion kicks some major a$$ and Moonage Daydream has an awesome solo!

Queensrÿche - Condition Hüman
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on November 15, 2015, 03:40:01 AM
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/themetalmartyr/42411.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/themetalmartyr/media/42411.jpg.html)
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Post by: Systematic Chaos on November 15, 2015, 03:47:21 AM
(http://www.metal-archives.com/images/3/3/2/0/33206.jpg?5527)
...massive, epic!
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on November 15, 2015, 05:00:52 PM
Ah yes 2 great bands!!!
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rnolan on November 17, 2015, 12:32:11 AM
Showing my age here just bought these recently.
Deep Purple:
Who Do We Think We Are - Remastered Edition (working on Rat Bat Blue with the band (1st world problems, just for fun)
Come Taste The Band - 35th anniversary edition (working on You Keep on Moving with 1WP, again just for fun)
Stormbringer - 35th anniversary edition
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on November 17, 2015, 05:09:57 AM
King Diamond - Spiders Lullaby
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on November 17, 2015, 12:12:13 PM
Napalm Death    Utilitarian
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on November 17, 2015, 01:10:10 PM
Napalm Death    Utilitarian

I met one of the members of Napalms Deaths son in Glasgow when we played there last this year.  He said we stole something from Napalm Death but then we changed it a little.

I told him he was deaf if he thought we sounded anything like them  :crazy:

He bought all our stuff though and said other ego inflating things to us so I guess he thought we were good despite his accusation.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: DorsetRatt on November 17, 2015, 02:48:33 PM
Showing my age here just bought these recently.
Deep Purple:
Who Do We Think We Are - Remastered Edition (working on Rat Bat Blue with the band (1st world problems, just for fun)
Come Taste The Band - 35th anniversary edition (working on You Keep on Moving with 1WP, again just for fun)
Stormbringer - 35th anniversary edition

Hey Richard, you're one track ahead of me with "You Keep On Moving" ... rewind to the previous track "Owed To G", I've been on this for a couple of weeks :thumb-up:

Also been listening to:

Deep Purple: Days May Come And Days May Go
Tommy Bolin: Whips And Roses 1 + 2, Whirlwind
Peter Green: In The Skies
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rnolan on November 18, 2015, 03:02:07 AM
Hey DR, good choice  :thumb-up: , if you tab out the solo (great solo), would love a copy  :wave:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on November 18, 2015, 08:07:13 AM
Tyson Dog - Beware of the Dog

Stainless Steel - Molten Metal in your Back
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: Systematic Chaos on November 28, 2015, 07:44:20 AM
Running Wild  :thumb-up: :thumb-up:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7S3bLKTZhk
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: Rusty on November 29, 2015, 07:51:29 PM
yes!
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on November 30, 2015, 12:26:31 PM
+1 :thumb-up:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: dazzyB on December 01, 2015, 08:52:56 AM
Found these on an old USB stick....

Sweet Cheater
Miss Crazy
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on December 09, 2015, 07:30:49 AM
these

(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/themetalmartyr/Tyrant-FFYL.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/themetalmartyr/media/Tyrant-FFYL.jpg.html)

(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/themetalmartyr/Hell-Human-Remains-300x300.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/themetalmartyr/media/Hell-Human-Remains-300x300.jpg.html)


(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/themetalmartyr/R-1460078-1297359837.jpeg.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/themetalmartyr/media/R-1460078-1297359837.jpeg.jpg.html)


(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/themetalmartyr/review_20101106141125.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/themetalmartyr/media/review_20101106141125.jpg.html)
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on December 15, 2015, 02:56:08 AM
undrated era of this band
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/themetalmartyr/331651.gif) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/themetalmartyr/media/331651.gif.html)

very original metal!

(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/themetalmartyr/115411.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/themetalmartyr/media/115411.jpg.html)
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on December 15, 2015, 08:58:48 AM
My fav Holocaust album is "The Nightcomers"
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on December 15, 2015, 10:14:31 AM
That is why I mentioned that the era because those albums are underrated.  Everyone knows "the nightcomers".  The later stuff is genius of a different kind.  Early era is a lot simpler and anthemic.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on December 15, 2015, 01:01:37 PM
Well i learned something new here,i didn't know about their later albums so thanks  :amaze:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on December 16, 2015, 04:04:52 AM
Well i learned something new here,i didn't know about their later albums so thanks  :amaze:

I don't know if you will like the later stuff.  It's quite removed from the orginal style which is that pure NWOBHM sorta of metal.  The later stuff is described as more prog/thrashy style.  Some say like Voivod although to me it sounds nothing like Voivod.

You can see perhaps elements of this direction in songs such as the "The Small Hours" and "The Nightcomers".  The singing is also done by the guitarist and he sounds completely different.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on December 16, 2015, 09:48:45 AM
Well you know where to send it,so i can have a listen?

For now listening to Canada's finest,Anvil Forged In Fire
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on December 21, 2015, 04:05:11 AM
Well you know where to send it,so i can have a listen?

For now listening to Canada's finest,Anvil Forged In Fire

I'll send you them MJMP but try and listen to them and forget the original sound they had otherwise you'll bias your opinion toward the classic first album.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on December 28, 2015, 11:16:22 AM
Mercyful fate Don't Break The Oath + Mellisa
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Post by: rabidgerry on December 29, 2015, 02:55:47 AM
Motorhead

lots of Motorhead
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rnolan on December 29, 2015, 03:38:50 AM
Just read Lemmy has died (http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-29/motorhead-singer-lemmy-kilmister-dead/7058042) RIP Lemmy...  :facepalm:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on December 29, 2015, 06:38:03 AM
Motorhead

lots of Motorhead

+1 :thumb-up:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: kawai2g4b on January 04, 2016, 01:44:23 AM
RIP Lemmy. That voice will never be duplicated again.

But as for new music, just got Baroness' Purple Album and the first 5 songs made my Christmas week.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on January 04, 2016, 07:06:14 AM
Satan - Atom By Atom
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Post by: MarshallJMP on January 04, 2016, 01:27:36 PM
More Motorhead,so sad Lemmy is gone  :(
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: Kim on January 04, 2016, 04:45:00 PM
YOB -  Atma       :banana-upsidedown:
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Post by: rabidgerry on January 05, 2016, 01:46:49 AM
Motorhead - Another Perfect Day

it just so happens that my bands single launch has also turned into a Motorhead tribute show as well which means I'm currently learning "Die you Bastard".  We wanted to chose a non obvious Motorhead song.

We might also play "Poison" as that is one we used to play in our early days before we had a lot of songs.
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Post by: DorsetRatt on January 21, 2016, 03:32:36 PM
Completely random ...

Alcatrazz - Live 83
Electric Sun - Earthquake (Uli Jon Roth)
UFO - Force It/No Heavy Petting
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: tomy on January 21, 2016, 04:08:36 PM
this week I have experienced that:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kvJ1aceD6s

And.... well it's hard to explain
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: Harley Hexxe on January 22, 2016, 03:21:11 PM
KXM
The Winery Dogs/ The Winery Dogs - Hot Streak
Lynch Mob - Rebel

Harley 8)
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: DorsetRatt on January 22, 2016, 03:44:29 PM
Nice one Harley ... Mr Lynch finally makes an appearance on this thread :thumb-up:

Another recent one ... Sweet/Lynch - Only To Rise
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on January 25, 2016, 02:33:46 AM
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/themetalmartyr/1000x10001.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/themetalmartyr/media/1000x10001.jpg.html)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/themetalmartyr/pcsud5q31.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/themetalmartyr/media/pcsud5q31.jpg.html)
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/themetalmartyr/R-881924-1168779866.jpeg1.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/themetalmartyr/media/R-881924-1168779866.jpeg1.jpg.html)

(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/themetalmartyr/KkXFWvX1.png) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/themetalmartyr/media/KkXFWvX1.png.html)
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on January 25, 2016, 11:05:34 AM
The new Megadeth cd Dystopia,sounds great !
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: tomy on January 25, 2016, 11:09:07 AM
good shot MJMP !
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Post by: rabidgerry on January 25, 2016, 11:17:59 AM
Never cared much for Megadeth.  Watched Judas Priest and Testament blow them to hell in 09. 

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Post by: MarshallJMP on January 25, 2016, 12:57:08 PM
Well i love Megadeth,they have so many classics!!!
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on January 25, 2016, 01:03:44 PM
all power to them man, I just never dug them as much.  I was not knocking your taste  :thumb-up:.

I flirted with Count Down to Extinction and Euthanasia and I do still like those albums, but the earlier stuff just was not for me and later stuff, well I thought they went downhill?  If the new album is good then I'm glad to see them return to form.
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Post by: Soloist on January 25, 2016, 01:10:23 PM
I too love Megadeth some real technical shit. Rust in Peace is my favorite lp by them. Although I have been known to play My Darkest Hour and Wake up Dead on the Jackson from time to time :metal:
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Post by: MarshallJMP on January 25, 2016, 01:20:59 PM
My band covers Symphony of Destruction,it's an awsome song to play.So agressive yeah,love it  >:D

Well listen to United abnominations and Endgame, really heavy albums, very technical.

From United abnominations

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE0KQDTBYVs

From Endgame

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-5aPBPDS34

Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: tomy on January 25, 2016, 01:27:49 PM
I have to admit I'm a huge fan of D.Mustaine
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on January 25, 2016, 01:30:27 PM
Hey T is that a KV-2? I also have one!!!

Are those EMG's 81 or 85?
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Post by: rabidgerry on January 25, 2016, 01:35:19 PM
I'll check them out man.

When I hear technical, I think of this

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bukYWvJMUKo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bukYWvJMUKo)

I like technical but it can be too much sometimes though not sure if you guys agree or not.  Has to be balanced in my opinion.  Some stuff is not even musical at times.

I have to admit I'm a huge fan of D.Mustaine

So I see.  I guess we all like what our heroes played.  Mind you I do not own any exact guitar of any of my heroes.  I prefer customising my own models I guess.  But when it comes down to it these are just two
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: tomy on January 25, 2016, 01:36:07 PM
emg 81-85 kv2  blue ghost flame (usa).... i love it
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on January 25, 2016, 01:43:43 PM
@ T love mine too,it's my favorite Jackson.I have 2 81's in mine.

@ RG it's amazing how we like the same bands  :metal:
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Post by: rabidgerry on January 25, 2016, 01:49:52 PM
@ T love mine too,it's my favorite Jackson.I have 2 81's in mine.

@ RG it's amazing how we like the same bands  :metal:

Good you like Artillery then!

I shall check out Megadeth albums tomorrow my man, and also Trouble.  I got record something in a moment.

and yes men and you  :metal:    :banana-upsidedown:
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Post by: MarshallJMP on January 25, 2016, 01:52:01 PM
Love Artillery  :thumb-up:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: tomy on January 25, 2016, 01:53:51 PM
actually i'm working on "washington is next" singing+rythm guitar :metal:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on January 25, 2016, 01:57:34 PM
Great song but i guess not so easy to play.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: tomy on January 25, 2016, 01:59:51 PM
hard to play but with lyrics ....  uuuuhuhhhuu!  :crazy:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on January 27, 2016, 07:11:55 AM
At the moment this
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/themetalmartyr/R-2107001-1388857419-7407.jpeg1.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/themetalmartyr/media/R-2107001-1388857419-7407.jpeg1.jpg.html)
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on January 27, 2016, 08:58:27 AM
Aha La terreur,good album.Do you understand what he's singing? ::)

So what is your favorite French metal band?
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on January 27, 2016, 11:36:41 AM
no I understand nothing, but it doesn't matter to me.  I'm sure non English speaking people don't understand a lot of English singing Metal bands.

I like Kruiz also and a Mactep and they sing in Russian (well some English also) but it does not matter to me that I cannot understand them they music is fantastic.  And the foreign flavour really adds to the character.

ADX I got into a year ago and I really love them.  However I do not know what they say.  I have never got into any other French bands, so they are my fav French band.  Trust are also very good but I would not say I have got  "into them" as I haven't went out and bought their music like I have ADX.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: tomy on January 27, 2016, 12:12:20 PM
One of favorite band !   awesome bassplayer, singer, songwritter.... whatever and many many other
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Post by: MarshallJMP on January 27, 2016, 01:41:21 PM
Ah Thin lizzy live,one of my fav live albums !

Ok RG,some tips about French Metal bands;

- Trust;my fav album Marche ou Creve  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tWC55juzz0U 
           Same album but in English https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqtGVyw5cdE
   Personally i like the French singing better.But i understand French so...

-H b*mb;my fav album,altough actually an EP,Coup du Metal  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xb9MIdd-Afk

-Satan Jokers;fav album Les Fils Du Metal  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OzjmfjZ5404&list=PLL5b6MSRfGjkKiPxKHzPYK320JArqTLzA&index=2

-Sortilège;fav album Métamorphose  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYl08Fs4l-o&list=PLDBE7A7B7681C02E6

-Warning;fav album Warning II  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJzYhmFyWgI
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Post by: rabidgerry on January 27, 2016, 01:48:03 PM
I know Sortilege also because my friend listens to them.  I'll check those albums you recommended.

Do you like Belgium band Acid MJMP?
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on January 27, 2016, 02:31:31 PM
OOooooooooooooh yes ,like Acid a lot,saw them many times,awesome live band.Got everything on vinyl and cd.They are in my top 4 of Belgium metal bands besides Killer,Ostrogoth and Cyclone.

I think you will like those bands.But Cyclone came later and is more speed/trash metal while the others are more classic metal bands.Killer is the Belgium motorhead and Ostrogoth is more technical.Acid is just right in your face metal.Saw all those bands many times.The drummer of Ostrogoth is a good friend of mine.Both killer and ostrogoth still exist today.


Cyclone https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUHhntV03pc
Ostrogoth https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vTL59TXXfeY&index=2&list=PLPJ2oj66QgX_zQFhWXFqg9Qe7G11VcZQt
Killer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9B6mpM-d58Y
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: tomy on January 28, 2016, 11:30:51 AM
it' not an album but Still good to Watch !
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on January 28, 2016, 11:58:37 AM
An amazing movie,i think every musician should have seen it at least once  :lol:

The "sustain" and "this one goes to eleven" scenes are hilarious  :bow:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: tomy on January 28, 2016, 12:56:40 PM
if anyone talk about "Wayne world" i'll leave that forum forever ! :nono:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on January 28, 2016, 01:08:39 PM
+1  ;D
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: Harley Hexxe on January 28, 2016, 04:52:48 PM
Nice one Harley ... Mr Lynch finally makes an appearance on this thread :thumb-up:

Another recent one ... Sweet/Lynch - Only To Rise

+1 :thumb-up:

Dying Rose is a killer 80's melody all the way! I've always been a huge fan of George Lynch, and one of my favorite songs has always been "All I Want," from the Wicked Sensation album. That's the all time best power blues tune I've ever heard IMHO, and the guitar solo in that songs still ranks up there with the best of the metal heads.

Harley 8)
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Post by: DorsetRatt on January 29, 2016, 11:40:57 AM
Wicked Sensation ... top album, just played it again recently (as well as Under Lock and Key). It got me interested in his playing style again so I dug out his first instructional video, I'd forgotten that there was some footage on there of George doing some Wicked Sensation overdubs :thumb-up:
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Post by: MarshallJMP on January 29, 2016, 02:45:30 PM
Yep top album,great guitar player,has really his own style of playing.

Here is the footage  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbCB5xxIUUI
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: Harley Hexxe on January 30, 2016, 11:33:09 AM
Yep top album,great guitar player,has really his own style of playing.

Here is the footage  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbCB5xxIUUI

  Yep! :thumb-up:  Before the "Lynch Bizkit" days!
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: DorsetRatt on January 30, 2016, 03:04:02 PM

  Yep! :thumb-up:  Before the "Lynch Bizkit" days!

 :lol: Hilarious, "Lynch Bizkit" ... I had to look that up!
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on January 30, 2016, 04:00:53 PM
Nice  :lol:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: Systematic Chaos on January 31, 2016, 06:03:11 AM
Dream Theater - The Astonishing
...felt/sounded a tad bit *awkward* during the first spin...song-arragement and style wise. But it definitely grows on you!
Some of the best JP moments, both playing and especially sound-wise (...Mesa Boogie JP-2C+... put in a pre-order!!)

Megadeth - Dystopia
Solid Mega-Dave from start to finish, real good and fat/pleasing sounding production. Kiko does a good job, but I still prefer Broderick and Friedman (Tornado Of Souls solo....unrivalled.... Hirajōshi scale FTW!!!)
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: tomy on January 31, 2016, 06:14:26 AM
I agree with you SC, but the New line up has done a good job anyway .That's pretty much the case for each album
Pitrelli, Drover, Broderick...I've never seen an average guitar player
With MEGADAVE
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on January 31, 2016, 10:31:50 AM
Also waiting on the new dream theater album.I hope it's better then the last one.I feel since Portnoy left ,DT has gone down hill.Altough Mangini is a better drummer in a technical sense,he just can't seem to put the same feel into DT as Portnoy did.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: tomy on January 31, 2016, 11:17:30 AM
Hey Mjmp,did Mangini  use a hello  kitty drum ???
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on January 31, 2016, 11:48:31 AM
Mmm don't think so  :lol:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: Harley Hexxe on January 31, 2016, 01:57:32 PM
Hey Mjmp,did Mangini  use a hello  kitty drum ???

Nope...he did "Name That Tune" on the Pokemon drum kit that Mike Portnoy requested.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-aL2I--TCHM

Oh yes, MJMP: I don't believe Mike Mangini is a better drummer than Portnoy, he's just different. What really has changed about DT these days is that the remaining band members have to push and promote themselves now, since that was something Portnoy did on his own for the whole 25 years he was with DT. He put a lot of pressure on himself in that respect, and after all that time, it was understandable why he needed to get a break and get out from under that weight. He's starting to do the same thing thing with the Winery Dogs now, but you can tell he's trying to hold himself back at the same time. He's trying to just focus on being a contributing member of a band instead of pushing the musical direction as he did in DT, but his nature is trying to push it's way through! Isn't it funny how we all seem to want to change aspects of our personalities that define who we are?  :lol:


Harley 8)
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: tomy on January 31, 2016, 02:32:43 PM
Winery dogs, really good band. Billy Sheehan is really good to create new project. At the time MrBig, later Niacin...Now,  winery dogs. He reproduce what he did before with Talas(power trio), but WD sounds less late 70's.
Really good project !

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Post by: Harley Hexxe on February 01, 2016, 04:01:47 PM
Winery dogs, really good band. Billy Sheehan is really good to create new project. At the time MrBig, later Niacin...Now,  winery dogs. He reproduce what he did before with Talas(power trio), but WD sounds less late 70's.
Really good project !

Hey Tomy,

  Actually, their music is the music of the 70's, but with modern sounds of today. All three of them admit they are just playing in the styles of the music they grew up with. They play a variety of cover tunes in their shows, and these are some old songs, but they seem to make them sound fresh. "Fooled Around And Fell In Love" (Elvin Bishop) is never a song I would have considered covering, but they do it really well.

    Harley 8)
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Post by: tomy on February 01, 2016, 04:25:05 PM
It was just my opinion but you confirmer what I thought, Harvey

GOOD CHOICE ANYWAY :metal:
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Post by: rabidgerry on February 03, 2016, 02:57:08 AM
More French metal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svVYWJ_gXEk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=svVYWJ_gXEk)

These guy's are awesome!
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Post by: MarshallJMP on February 03, 2016, 08:11:59 AM
Ah yes High Power forgot about those.  :facepalm:  I like the first album better,more raw and heavy.Listen to Offrande Charnelle,really love that song,very doomy,great lyrics.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URX1k_rGvt0

BTW do you know Trance,a German metal band,also very good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU2BDdiL2x8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0sjQ5rF9LU

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Post by: MarshallJMP on February 03, 2016, 08:31:42 AM
Another great NWOBHM band, Demon - Night of the demon.Good mix of that 70's rock and 80's metal.Good guitarists too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D1KdcjB0Nw

One Helluva Night is one helluva song !!! Love it!!!

It was also on the friday rock show album. http://www.discogs.com/Various-The-Friday-Rock-Show/release/1722530

Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: Soloist on February 05, 2016, 11:26:57 PM
This week some Sevendust, Y&T and Amored Saint!
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on February 06, 2016, 09:06:07 AM
Didn't know sevendust so just did some research on it and that's not my cup of tea.But i do love Y&T and Amored Saint!
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: Soloist on February 06, 2016, 11:43:13 AM
For Sevendust check out "Black", "Denial" and "Praise". I would say that's the top 3 by them.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: tomy on February 07, 2016, 02:45:22 PM
Ah yes High Power forgot about those.  :facepalm:  I like the first album better,more raw and heavy.Listen to Offrande Charnelle,really love that song,very doomy,great lyrics.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URX1k_rGvt0

BTW do you know Trance,a German metal band,also very good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU2BDdiL2x8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0sjQ5rF9LU

Cool !!! the last drummer is a friend of mine, Stéphane DESPLAT, great guy great drummer too !
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Post by: rabidgerry on February 08, 2016, 10:53:23 AM
Ah yes High Power forgot about those.  :facepalm:  I like the first album better,more raw and heavy.Listen to Offrande Charnelle,really love that song,very doomy,great lyrics.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URX1k_rGvt0

BTW do you know Trance,a German metal band,also very good.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GU2BDdiL2x8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0sjQ5rF9LU

Cool !!! the last drummer is a friend of mine, Stéphane DESPLAT, great guy great drummer too !

no way man, I literally only bought their albums a while back!!  I really enjoy both albums.  Both them and ADX are spinning on my stereo at the moment.  That's cool you know the drummer!  Tell him he was being talked about on ADA depot!
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: DorsetRatt on February 08, 2016, 03:40:56 PM
This week some Sevendust, Y&T and Amored Saint!

Y&T ... good shout Soloist, excellent live shows as well :thumb-up:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: DorsetRatt on February 08, 2016, 03:56:55 PM
For this week ...

Furyon:         Gravitas
White Lion:    Fight To Survive
Vandenberg:  Vandenberg + Heading For A Storm + Alibi

PS - Can somebody give Vito Bratta a nod to come out of retirement :banana-rasta:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MikeB on February 09, 2016, 10:55:42 AM
As i have a ticket to see Black Sabbath in April, i have been listening to 13 in the car for the last week to start getting in the mood.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on February 12, 2016, 12:33:18 PM
@mjmp

been listening to High Power a lot since I got the albums.  Personally like both equally. I like where the second album went.  Some stunning guitar on both if you ask me discovering them pretty much around the same time I guess has allowed me to love them equally as opposed to having waited for a few years for the 2nd album release and then saying "shit this isn't as good as the first..........f*ck this" as can happen with music somtimes.

Sad the singer and drummer are dead R.I.P. because they were very f**king talented.

The song "Comme un Damme" is a blatant rip off of "Beyond the Realms of Death" by you know who.  However it is so well done and has enough of their own influence in it that I can't help but think by itself it is fantastic.  The break downs are similar, the lead work is at times very similar, and the main riff is almost like a bastard child of Beyond the Realms.  Again I'm taking nothing away from High Power because I love their song as much as I love Judas Priest's.  An Irish drummer of Priest's in the late 70's is responsible for the main riff in BTROD, which is pretty cool. 
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on February 12, 2016, 12:45:01 PM
"Beyond the Realms of Death" don't think i know that song  ::)   ;D

Yeah now you say it,it has some pieces of it,but it's not a straight rip off.

did you got a chance to listen to Trance?
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on February 13, 2016, 05:27:21 AM
yeah who wrote that song again MJMP?  I can't remember dammit! :facepalm:

Hey I agree, it's not a straight rip off, but it is very similar in all the good ways.  And as I mentioned, it's a fantastic song, lots of emotion which is good.  If wrote something like that I'd be proud, it does stand up on it's own right but with a tip of the hat to uh that band I can't remember!!  Dam what are they called??????   :???:

I am checking out Trance right now!
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on February 13, 2016, 05:57:08 PM
It's something priest like. :lol:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on February 14, 2016, 05:17:14 AM
It's something priest like. :lol:

yeah that's right like a priest but not a priest..................jeeez what is it???
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on February 14, 2016, 08:42:52 AM
Goh i don't know,it also has something to do with a judas  :amaze:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on February 18, 2016, 01:55:52 AM
Can't stop listening to this

(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/themetalmartyr/8671.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/themetalmartyr/media/8671.jpg.html)

I'm pretty sure they used a drum machine on this album!  It sounds great, really suits the music!
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on February 18, 2016, 10:39:06 AM
Don't know that band,who are they?
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: Peter H. Boer on February 18, 2016, 11:03:56 PM
A lot of this
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on February 19, 2016, 12:52:24 PM
Don't know that band,who are they?

the formed out of Aria, the Russian band.

They are a Russian Thrash band from the 80's.  I am very fond of the first two albums.  The second album is above in the picture, the first is here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpiUjIqs2WU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CpiUjIqs2WU)

I listened to their other stuff which is good also but the singer suddenly is trying to be more Phil Anselmo, and ti think that was a bad move since he had a more unique voice himself as opposed to copying Pantera.  The music also gets a little Pantera in places in the 90's albums which I don't like.

1st two albums are genius for me though.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: Zilthy on February 19, 2016, 07:23:50 PM
Jefferson Airplane. Been going old school.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: Soloist on February 19, 2016, 10:12:57 PM
Jefferson Airplane. Been going old school.
+1 :thumb-up:   I'm more of a Jefferson Starship fan 1974-1983 (Craig Chaquico era) Jane, Stranger, Find your way back, Winds of change....ahhhh the good ole days!
Only 2 other rock women besides Grace Slick have that vocal range or more, Lita Ford.... :amaze:.drool...... or the queen of rock Pat Benatar.
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Post by: tomy on February 20, 2016, 03:04:05 AM
Jefferson Airplane. Been going old school.

Good choice !

this week I'm here !
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Post by: rnolan on February 20, 2016, 04:07:57 AM
Now there's a good album (from one of my all time fav bands), we used to use burn as a good warm up song at rehearsals. We also did you fool no one in the set back in the days. It's hard enough at the album speed, then the drummer bought along a live version which was heaps faster... I still can't go past can't just take your life, great song.
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Post by: tomy on February 20, 2016, 05:10:39 AM
I really like the former band (Paice/Glover/Lord/Blackmore/Gillian), but I really like what Glenn Hughes & David Coverdale brought !
here is a good example https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4fDCwDiWJQ
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Post by: MarshallJMP on February 20, 2016, 09:06:05 AM
Jefferson Airplane. Been going old school.

Good choice !

this week I'm here !

Great album,my fav deep purple album.
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Post by: DorsetRatt on February 20, 2016, 03:05:16 PM
There's been a couple of new releases recently ...

Last in Line: Heavy Crown (with Jimmy Bain)
Inglorious: Self Titled Debut


I've been particularly impressed with the Inglorious debut, Nathan James performs the vocal duties very well ... I wouldn't usually comment on vocals, but this is impressive, I think I can hear a Deep Purple influence :thumb-up:

@MJMP did you get a chance to listen to the Scorpions Revisited album by Uli Jon Roth? I think Nathan James does the vocals on most of these tracks as well.
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Post by: MarshallJMP on February 20, 2016, 03:20:46 PM
No i really need to check it out.
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Post by: tomy on February 21, 2016, 01:18:29 PM
I know that you, metalheads think about Scorpions : "they sing girl's ballad... they wear streched leather trousers" like RabidGerry will one day
Anyway, Rudolph & Mathias sound like german panzer during the Blitzkrieg Polland campaign !

And I tell you, guys .... I'M STILL LOVING THEMMMMMMMMMM !
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Post by: Soloist on February 21, 2016, 02:10:45 PM
I love the Scorpions!  :metal: Live they sound fantastic. If you can find the video World Wide Live check it out. That's how to put on a show! If not you can listen to the lp of the same name.
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Post by: DorsetRatt on February 21, 2016, 03:02:32 PM
World Wide Live is a great show :thumb-up:

I like the earlier Scorpions work as well, from the 1970's, I guess Tokyo Tapes would represent that era as a live album.

Recently watched the Live at Wacken DVD, recorded in 2006, very good set list, and some special guest appearances.
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Post by: MarshallJMP on February 21, 2016, 05:57:36 PM
Love the scorpions from the debut album Lonesome Crow up to Blackout,after that it became too mellow IMO.Too bad because they were an awsome band in the 70's.
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Post by: Peter H. Boer on February 21, 2016, 11:09:22 PM
Love the scorpions from the debut album Lonesome Crow up to Blackout,after that it became too mellow IMO.Too bad because they were an awsome band in the 70's.
+1

Love Animal Magnetism & Tokyo Tapes  8)
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Post by: Soloist on February 24, 2016, 10:20:23 AM
Well not so much listening as watching. Check out this vid on Triumph.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws6grljiK84

Rik Emmett is the most under rated guitarist, the man is phenomenal! :bow:
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Post by: rabidgerry on February 25, 2016, 10:27:26 AM
I know that you, metalheads think about Scorpions : "they sing girl's ballad... they wear streched leather trousers" like RabidGerry will one day
Anyway, Rudolph & Mathias sound like german panzer during the Blitzkrieg Polland campaign !

And I tell you, guys .... I'M STILL LOVING THEMMMMMMMMMM !

No I would never wear leather trousers, I'm not rich enough, but I'm sure you wear them when you go up tiling roves   :lol:

I'm not really into the Scorpions, however I saw them in 2006 and f*ck they put on one of the best most entertaining live shows I have ever been to.  For that they get my most maximum respect.  I went to see Judas Priest that night, all time fav band of mine and I will say Scorpions blew them away that night.  I think Priest were nervous being back in Belfast that night as they had not played there since 1990!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Respect to the Scorpions.
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Post by: tomy on February 25, 2016, 11:07:41 AM
Quote from: tomy link=topic=666.msg12624#msg12624 [/quote

No I would never wear leather trousers, I'm not rich enough, but I'm sure you wear them when you go up tiling roves   :lol:



How do you know ?  :???:
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Post by: rabidgerry on February 25, 2016, 02:45:34 PM
psychic!
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Post by: MarshallJMP on February 25, 2016, 03:05:07 PM
psychic!

Oh great can you give me the lottery numbers for next Saturday  >:D
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Post by: tomy on February 25, 2016, 10:49:04 PM
psychic!

Oh great can you give me the lottery numbers for next Saturday  >:D

Ok, MJ so if you win... You 'll wear stretched leather trousers.

Beside  that, one of my friend  recently get 250 000€ with lottery.  :banana:
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Post by: rabidgerry on February 26, 2016, 01:30:43 AM
well since we're your friend and he is your your friend, it's only fair he shares that cash out  :thumb-up:

So me and MJMP can get some leather trouser Jim Morrison style!

On another note, Scorpions, awesome Live!
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Post by: MarshallJMP on February 26, 2016, 03:56:13 AM
Well for 250.000 euro's i 'll wear stretched leather trousers  8)
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Post by: tomy on February 26, 2016, 01:37:12 PM
Hey RG and MJ, did I mentioned I play  with a country band, so here is what on my feet.

 :-XBut, hey guys... I'm trusting you : don't tell anybody on that forum. I still have good réputation !
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Post by: MarshallJMP on February 26, 2016, 02:12:32 PM
Wow snakeskin boots  :o nice!

Checked out the scorpions revisited and he played it al perfectly,just didn't like the guitar sound.That used to be a lot better.
The singer is also very good but on some songs his voice doesn't fit the music.He sings too good sometimes.But good cd overall.A keeper.
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Post by: tomy on February 26, 2016, 02:42:14 PM
To me Klaus Meine  is still one of the very high level technical singer in Rock/hard rock music
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Post by: DorsetRatt on February 26, 2016, 02:54:34 PM
Checked out the scorpions revisited and he played it al perfectly,just didn't like the guitar sound.That used to be a lot better.
The singer is also very good but on some songs his voice doesn't fit the music.He sings too good sometimes.But good cd overall.A keeper.

Good news, I'm pleased you gave it a listen. I guess there's some 40 years between the original versions and the revisited versions ...
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Post by: MarshallJMP on February 26, 2016, 03:09:36 PM
Hey RG,you should really check out the early scorpions,very good pre metal music.
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Post by: rabidgerry on February 28, 2016, 05:22:09 AM
Tomy, those boots are cool.  We need more of that sort of thing these days if I am honest.  I mean currently we have f**king assholes like Justin Beiber and Jay Z'd (see what I did there?) setting trends.

If some guy came up to me and said which is cooler, snake skin boots wins by 3 miles! Not just one :)

I will check out early Scorpions.  Pre metal music?  Oh shit, that sort of comment can stir up an awwwwful lot of shit talk about "when did metal start? who started it?" and we don't wanna go down that route  :thumb-up:

Well I'll check them out if you check out Mactep from my earlier posts!  Brush up on your Russian though before you do!
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Post by: MarshallJMP on February 28, 2016, 08:31:09 AM
Well i checked mactep out,very good old school trash metal,me like!
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Post by: rabidgerry on February 29, 2016, 02:11:11 AM
Proper thrash :)

Well I have a few bands you recommend to me so I have to get back with a verdict.

 :thumb-up:
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Post by: MarshallJMP on February 29, 2016, 11:12:32 AM
Some other good bands

Exhumer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjGykuYkiOc
Angel Dust
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg-17oBxCIU
Dark Angel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=18lPKkOaU40
Hallows eve
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygurB6pMals
Blessed Death
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTiC0j3fyYY
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Post by: Kim on February 29, 2016, 12:37:06 PM
Hallows Eve,  hell yes!   \m/ (><) \m/
I have the Terror boxset, but my fave album is always Death and Insanity.
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Post by: MarshallJMP on February 29, 2016, 01:23:17 PM
Well i D&I comes second place,Tales is a bit better,more raw.But a very original band,and an unusual guitar sound for a trash band.

Hey Kim do you know Blessed Death?Also a real good band.
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Post by: rabidgerry on March 01, 2016, 02:01:02 AM
Ah Hallows Eve,

we've discussed them on this thread before, newish to me but I'm into them, have the first two albums.

Exhumer, they are ok, didn't blow me away enough to buy their stuff, but I have checked out their first two albums.

I nearly went on tour in Germany with them last year but they pulled out or something and it got canceled.

Blessed Death and Angel Dust I think I happened upon them before but I can't remember them.  I shall check out again.
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Post by: DorsetRatt on March 01, 2016, 03:24:38 PM
I've been tidying up the attic space today, came across a box full of my old LPs and cassette tapes from when I was much younger. Lots of Sabbath, Purple, Zeppelin, Rush, UFO, Floyd, and even some Hawkwind. I've brought a few of them downstairs to listen to for nostalgia ...

Sabbath: Technical Ecstacy
Gillan: Double Trouble
Krokus: Metal Rendezvous
Priest: Sin After Sin
Rush: All The World's A Stage
Rainbow: Rising
Ozzy: Diary Of A Madman
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Post by: Kim on March 01, 2016, 03:36:33 PM
Rainbow - Rising  was the first vinyl I ever owned!  Definitely one of my "Top 10" albums to have, absolutely love it front to back.

Stargazer:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6CjO0H2j0s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6CjO0H2j0s)
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Post by: MarshallJMP on March 02, 2016, 12:09:09 AM
@DR,impressive list,all very good albums.

Rising was one hell of an album,they don't make em like this anymore.All top musicians.
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Post by: DorsetRatt on March 02, 2016, 02:50:13 PM
I must admit Rainbow Rising is one of my favourite albums, it was a pleasure to listen to it again ... I've always liked the intro part that leads into Tarot Woman at the start of the album, gets me every time :thumb-up:


Note To Myself - there was definitely some odd stuff in the box of nostalgia that I'd completely forgotten about ... Dillinger - Marijuana in My Brain ... what was going on there? I don't remember buying it, perhaps I borrowed it? :amaze: :facepalm: :lol:
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Post by: tomy on March 02, 2016, 03:31:24 PM
I must admit Rainbow Rising is one of my favourite albums, it was a pleasure to listen to it again ... I've always liked the intro part that leads into Tarot Woman at the start of the album, gets me every time :thumb-up:


Note To Myself - there was definitely some odd stuff in the box of nostalgia that I'd completely forgotten about ... Dillinger - Marijuana in My Brain ... what was going on there? I don't remember buying it, perhaps I borrowed it? :amaze: :facepalm: :lol:

Now it's your !
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: Soloist on March 03, 2016, 11:47:28 AM
This week some new stuff:
 
Anthrax - For All Kings, great cd! reminds me of old Anthrax 1986 era  :whoohoo!:. 15 tracks, the last 2 are live tracks caught in a mosh and madhouse.

Megadeth - Dystopia, blistering riffs!!!! :bow: Possibly their second best cd of all time. This one also has 15 tracks.
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Post by: MarshallJMP on March 03, 2016, 12:53:45 PM
Yes the new Megadeth is awsome,some good guitar playing going on.

Anthrax is not bad but i heard better stuff from Anthrax.
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Post by: Kim on March 03, 2016, 03:52:34 PM
(http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj118/casey71us/motorhead_zpsq9vbm6es.jpg) (http://s270.photobucket.com/user/casey71us/media/motorhead_zpsq9vbm6es.jpg.html)
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Post by: Systematic Chaos on March 04, 2016, 12:11:23 AM
Today:

(http://i992.photobucket.com/albums/af41/MagnusBausW/DT%20Ticket_zpsyeq8ptwr.jpeg)
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Post by: Peter H. Boer on March 04, 2016, 04:03:57 AM
Today:

(http://i992.photobucket.com/albums/af41/MagnusBausW/DT%20Ticket_zpsyeq8ptwr.jpeg)

Very Cool  8)
I saw them in Carre, Amsterdam on 22 & 23 Feb (Yup, 2 nights)  :thumb-up: :thumb-up:
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Post by: tomy on March 04, 2016, 05:21:58 AM
(http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj118/casey71us/motorhead_zpsq9vbm6es.jpg) (http://s270.photobucket.com/user/casey71us/media/motorhead_zpsq9vbm6es.jpg.html)

Ha ha  :thumb-up:
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Post by: MarshallJMP on March 04, 2016, 08:45:58 AM
Great one Kim!
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Post by: DorsetRatt on March 04, 2016, 09:05:31 AM
I didn't get it ... who's the bloke in the picture?
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Post by: rnolan on March 04, 2016, 11:08:45 AM
Just to change the subject.. Drifter from DP come taste the band, how to make a strat hail... by Tommy Bolin RIP kicks a$$ IMHO. You Keep on Moving melts me even more....
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Post by: tomy on March 06, 2016, 03:08:48 PM
I use to love this band  but since 25 years they stop writing good music.

Anyway, this album is a masterpiece and they were mp1 users.
 :whoohoo!:
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Post by: DorsetRatt on March 08, 2016, 03:05:47 PM
Just to change the subject.. Drifter from DP come taste the band, how to make a strat hail... by Tommy Bolin RIP kicks a$$ IMHO. You Keep on Moving melts me even more....

A couple of interesting Tommy Bolin tracks on youtube for you Richard:

Ian Paice/Tommy Bolin Jam
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvUdujsATJc (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvUdujsATJc)

Tommy Bolin: Flying Fingers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUUnDeNjv28 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUUnDeNjv28)
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Post by: Harley Hexxe on March 20, 2016, 04:59:19 AM
Shockwave Supernova - Joe Satriani

   He's playing with some HUGE guitar textures on this album  :thumb-up:

    Harley 8)
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Post by: tomy on March 27, 2016, 12:07:04 AM
Hey everybody, I know that most of you, and Myself,  are metal guitar listener, but I think this thread is the greatest place for sharing others music experiment. Since I'm playing in a country band, I've discovered a lot of great artist, good playing,  great singing  too. Just check that album, specialy the intrumental tune
"Clutterbilly" and you will understand there is no need distortion for shredding
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: DorsetRatt on March 27, 2016, 09:21:06 AM
Are you going through a Dolly Parton phase, this would explain the cowboy boots :amaze:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: tomy on March 27, 2016, 12:26:44 PM
Are you going through a Dolly Parton phase, this would explain the cowboy boots :amaze:

You're right and I'm Ok with that. that's why I love music, there is always to learn that make you evolve. And Dolly parton is still a great singer,song written... and manymore
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Post by: rnolan on March 28, 2016, 11:19:47 PM
Hey tg, if it was all the same it would be boring  :thumb-up: .  It's a testimony to the ADA preamps how versatile they are.  I've noticed that Country has gotten a bit more rocky as the younger players come through, I actually like quite a bit of it (never thought I'd say that)
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: tomy on March 29, 2016, 12:14:29 AM
You know what ? I have the proof that country is getting more rock, Check that ! I think Mustaine is on the... ri... left... the redhead one ! (ouch, they are both !)
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: DorsetRatt on March 29, 2016, 03:36:08 AM
Closest I've got is the Hellecasters ... does that count?
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rnolan on March 29, 2016, 07:40:18 AM
Hey DR, everything counts  :thumb-up:
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Post by: Harley Hexxe on March 29, 2016, 02:50:09 PM
He's not a shredder, or a Metal player, but he writes some of the best lyrics I've ever heard.

   Joe Walsh - Analog Man

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=il1Byvn_vMA

   (I might be the only Joe Walsh fan on this forum)

    Harley 8)
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: tomy on March 29, 2016, 03:23:55 PM
He's not a shredder, or a Metal player, but he writes some of the best lyrics I've ever heard.

   Joe Walsh - Analog Man

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=il1Byvn_vMA

   (I might be the only Joe Walsh fan on this forum)

    Harley 8)


Life' been good,in the city... No Harley, You're not alone
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: Kim on March 29, 2016, 03:49:09 PM
Closest I've got is the Hellecasters ... does that count?

It doesn't matter what genre of music you have.  Good music is good music.  You guys would probably freak if you could see all the different music I have stored in my iTunes.  :thumb-up:   

I love songs that take me away somewhere when I listen to them.  It's what I strive to do with my own writing; to take the listener somewhere.
JEX THOTH - The Places You Walk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdSXWEs_23U&list=PLhFYAf5sf5TPkyv5cCQNsYNha_lJnfSXa)
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: Harley Hexxe on March 29, 2016, 05:48:03 PM
He's not a shredder, or a Metal player, but he writes some of the best lyrics I've ever heard.

   Joe Walsh - Analog Man

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=il1Byvn_vMA

   (I might be the only Joe Walsh fan on this forum)

    Harley 8)


Life' been good,in the city... No Harley, You're not alone

You should check out the spoken version of Life's Been Good... Joe is hilarious :thumb-up:

Harley 8)
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Post by: DorsetRatt on March 29, 2016, 07:21:56 PM
I love songs that take me away somewhere when I listen to them.  It's what I strive to do with my own writing; to take the listener somewhere.
JEX THOTH - The Places You Walk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdSXWEs_23U&list=PLhFYAf5sf5TPkyv5cCQNsYNha_lJnfSXa)

I just listened to this, first time I've heard of Jex Thoth, sounds good to me :thumb-up: Is the rest of the album similar?

I've got a blues thing going on this week ... Joanne Shaw Taylor - White Sugar
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Post by: Kim on March 29, 2016, 08:04:01 PM
I just listened to this, first time I've heard of Jex Thoth, sounds good to me :thumb-up: Is the rest of the album similar?

IMO, "Blood Moon Rise" is a GREAT album.  Definitely one of my favorites, and every song "takes me somewhere" everytime I listen.
 Cool story:
My band shared a rehearsal studio with Jex and her band, and even though I saw them almost every weekend coming in as we were leaving I really didn't know who they were but they were always nice.  Then one day we were all there together outside taking a fresh air break, making small talk, etc.  Found out who she is, and that they tour Europe like twice a year.  :o  So I did a Youtube search for their songs and I was hooked.  I eventually bought her entire album catalog and she graciously signed everything.  I'm very happy and proud to know them; such down-to-earth and humble people.  Such a refreshing change from the normal "rockstar" and "diva" attitudes I usually encounter meeting other musicians. And I'll tell you, that goes a very long way with me. 
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Post by: rabidgerry on March 31, 2016, 03:11:42 AM
the best things Di Anno ever did?  Well I'm a big fan of these albums

(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/themetalmartyr/MI0001609822.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/themetalmartyr/media/MI0001609822.jpg.html)

(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/themetalmartyr/battlezone-children-2862_2.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/themetalmartyr/media/battlezone-children-2862_2.jpg.html)
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rnolan on March 31, 2016, 05:43:43 AM
:thumb-up:   I love songs that take me away somewhere when I listen to them.  It's what I strive to do with my own writing; to take the listener somewhere.
JEX THOTH - The Places You Walk (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdSXWEs_23U&list=PLhFYAf5sf5TPkyv5cCQNsYNha_lJnfSXa)
Hey Kim enjoyed this track, I get what you are saying  :thumb-up:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: DorsetRatt on April 02, 2016, 02:52:21 PM
The box of nostalgia has been opened again ...

Hendrix - Band Of Gypsys
(with "Machine Gun") https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvv--UkFfV8 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvv--UkFfV8)

Coven, Pitrelli, Reilly - CPR
(with a rather good cover version of "Back In Black") https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnUmMVO8rW0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnUmMVO8rW0)
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: Systematic Chaos on April 05, 2016, 11:06:38 AM
...some more Marty Friedman...triggered by this recent YT vid where he´s demoing the Bias FX App...
Not cuz of the app, but check out his A W E S O M E playing!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxNAz3Hn5W8
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Post by: tomy on April 05, 2016, 12:02:41 PM

Coven, Pitrelli, Reilly - CPR
(with a rather good cover version of "Back In Black") https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnUmMVO8rW0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnUmMVO8rW0)

Hmmmm...Randy Coven....,sad he died in 2014
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on April 05, 2016, 02:19:30 PM
...some more Marty Friedman...triggered by this recent YT vid where he´s demoing the Bias FX App...
Not cuz of the app, but check out his A W E S O M E playing!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxNAz3Hn5W8

Wow some nice playing but he's always been a good player.I love his first solo album Dragon's kiss.

That bias stuff doesn't sound bad at all.Anyone using it?
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Post by: DorsetRatt on April 05, 2016, 03:41:18 PM

Coven, Pitrelli, Reilly - CPR
(with a rather good cover version of "Back In Black") https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnUmMVO8rW0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnUmMVO8rW0)

Hmmmm...Randy Coven....,sad he died in 2014

It is a shame, Randy Coven was a very talented player ... same with Marcel Jacob, who did some great work with Talisman.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on April 06, 2016, 01:50:26 AM
I've been listening to this song now for a couple of hours this morning, and also for about 4 hours yesterday!  That's f**king Overkill!  But hell this song is awesome!

It's by a little known Italian band who were rock generally but for the Dario Argento movie  "Opera" they did two songs different from their normal music style.  These songs are pure heavy metal!  Ther song in the link below is actually Archetypal, and I mean that in a good way!  I love how the guitars don't have shit load of distortion on them yet the whole mix is molten metal!  Love it! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BsOlzkPkKM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BsOlzkPkKM)
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on April 06, 2016, 05:11:27 AM
Mmmm reminds me a bit of grave digger.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on April 06, 2016, 06:25:16 AM
Yeah I guess it's the vocals more than anythin that sound Grave Digger like.  No German accent though.

Great song regardless. 
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Post by: MarshallJMP on April 06, 2016, 07:00:52 AM
Yes it's actually the vocals.
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Post by: rabidgerry on April 22, 2016, 04:42:46 AM
this new discovery!!!  Excellent

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7yATFsCN-I (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7yATFsCN-I)
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Post by: rnolan on April 22, 2016, 09:45:06 AM
Not sure why but reminds me of RB's Rainbow in some ways, while not necessarily my cup of tea, very well done (nice guitar  :thumb-up: )
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Post by: rabidgerry on April 22, 2016, 10:15:59 AM
Not sure why but reminds me of RB's Rainbow in some ways, while not necessarily my cup of tea, very well done (nice guitar  :thumb-up: )

I guess it's the Russian they're speaking eh Richard?   :lol:

I don't quite get Rainbow from them  but there you go.
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Post by: rnolan on April 22, 2016, 10:23:11 AM
Hey RG, it just reminded me of Rainbow a bit, maybe was an influence for them  :dunno:
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Post by: rabidgerry on April 22, 2016, 11:00:55 AM
Was just saying mate lol
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Post by: Harley Hexxe on April 30, 2016, 09:52:51 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJUyv-WBYdM

This is just a killer album, and I love all the textures in it!

Harley 8)
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Post by: rabidgerry on May 03, 2016, 02:46:07 AM
Playing like this inspires me a a lot!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2S0lS1ne7g (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2S0lS1ne7g)

I do hope someday I can be as good as this guy.  Val Gaina is an underated god of guitar in my opinion!  How can you get this good living in the USSR with no or little exposure to the shredders of that day (1986)?
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Post by: Harley Hexxe on May 03, 2016, 03:06:01 PM
Playing like this inspires me a a lot!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2S0lS1ne7g (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2S0lS1ne7g)

I do hope someday I can be as good as this guy.  Val Gaina is an underated god of guitar in my opinion!  How can you get this good living in the USSR with no or little exposure to the shredders of that day (1986)?

They got their exposure to shredders on the black market back in the day, just like they got everything else that was outside of the USSR. I don't know who this guy is, but I hear where he draws his compositional skills from, and that is from the Classical music that he probably heard growing up.

Harley 8)
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Post by: rabidgerry on May 04, 2016, 12:58:22 AM
Playing like this inspires me a a lot!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2S0lS1ne7g (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2S0lS1ne7g)

I do hope someday I can be as good as this guy.  Val Gaina is an underated god of guitar in my opinion!  How can you get this good living in the USSR with no or little exposure to the shredders of that day (1986)?

They got their exposure to shredders on the black market back in the day, just like they got everything else that was outside of the USSR. I don't know who this guy is, but I hear where he draws his compositional skills from, and that is from the Classical music that he probably heard growing up.

Harley 8)

I hear ya Harley.  When I say "little or no exposure" I kinda know the exposure they did get was probably black market stuff, the point I was making was that it was a lot tougher than you or I just walking into a shop and buying heavy metal records so full respect to him  :thumb-up:  I know they had to record albums outside USSR due to pressure from KGB to extort money from them (as they did with a lot of bands) so it was by no means easy to be a metal band back then in that era under that regime and I commend those soviet era metal bands as they've bags of character and weren't just copies of western bands.  I think the first incarnation of the band was shut down by the KGB also so good on em for managing to get it back together and put out what albums they did.
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Post by: rabidgerry on May 06, 2016, 05:15:22 AM
More Soviet f**king GOLD!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxBeggySnwA (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxBeggySnwA)
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Post by: MarshallJMP on May 06, 2016, 08:11:46 AM
I like this band,nice power metal.To bad you can't understand a word he's singing.Anybody understand Russian??
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Post by: rabidgerry on May 06, 2016, 10:55:50 AM
I like this band,nice power metal.To bad you can't understand a word he's singing.Anybody understand Russian??

You know them already?

August their name translates as. 

I like the sound of the language being sung, it doesn't matter to me that I don't understand them.  Is that bad?  I really enjoyed the keyboards in that album you know, sometimes they really work in heavy metal don't they?

I think some modern keyboards in metal these days sound week though.

I just noticed my swearing has stars in it which I did not do, has the anti swear detector switch been flicked guys?  I'll be good from now on if that is so.
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Post by: MarshallJMP on May 06, 2016, 12:33:52 PM
Well if you like keys in metal check this japanese band out,good musicians.(As with all older Japanese metal bans).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjiRJjfJhXA
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Post by: Kim on May 06, 2016, 12:48:01 PM


I just noticed my swearing has stars in it which I did not do, has the anti swear detector switch been flicked guys?  I'll be good from now on if that is so.

We did, but please don't feel like you need to censor yourself...only the words that invite the wrong crowd when searched have been "starred".  Wrong crowd as in people searching xrated subjects....
Do carry on; it's not meant to be a big deal or to keep us from talking the way we do.
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Post by: rabidgerry on May 06, 2016, 03:45:15 PM
Ok no sweat guys, I do swear a lot lol

Ok mjmp I will check them out.  I'm not mega into keys but when it works well it really does work!  You know what I mean.
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Post by: MarshallJMP on May 06, 2016, 03:48:07 PM
I know what you mean and BTW these are all analog keys  :lol:
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Post by: rnolan on May 07, 2016, 04:06:18 AM
Well Deep Purple, Uriah Heap etc case in point, not that I'd call them metal bands, a Hammond through a Marshall, great sound. And Jon Lord played all the rhythm parts, Blackmore is very sparse (depending on the song).
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Post by: tomy on May 10, 2016, 03:38:41 PM
I really like that shredder... Les paul, Marshall... here we go!
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Post by: rnolan on May 13, 2016, 07:34:56 AM
Superjesus; Sumo
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Post by: PrimalScream91 on June 28, 2016, 08:44:39 AM
The last week or so I've been revisiting some Iron Maiden, I forgot how much I liked them. It's nice to listen to an album all the way through sometimes, you really get the full experience. It's so much more interesting than cherrypicking personal favorites all the time.
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Post by: MarshallJMP on June 28, 2016, 09:11:15 AM
Being a big maiden fan myself,which erea do you like?
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Post by: PrimalScream91 on June 28, 2016, 09:49:40 AM
Being a big maiden fan myself,which erea do you like?

I really like the Di'Anno albums, after listening to Dickinson for a while it's nice to change it up. I was actually told to check out the Di'Anno albums back in high school when one of my teachers heard me listening to W.A.S.P.

The first Dickinson era albums are favorites, I've never fully committed to listening to Somewhere in Time or No Prayer for the Dying though, not sure why.

What about you?

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Post by: MarshallJMP on June 28, 2016, 10:19:22 AM
Well me too, my favorite albums are

Iron Maiden
Killers
Number Of The Beast
Piece Of Mind
Powerslave

So the old stuff actually. Also like the singles they put out that period.The B sides usually had something special that wasn't released on the albums.
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Post by: PrimalScream91 on June 28, 2016, 11:11:35 AM
I've not listened to many of their B-Sides, I should probably do that!
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Post by: MarshallJMP on June 28, 2016, 11:33:12 AM
There's a CD with all the B sides on it.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_of_the_%27B%27_Sides

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Post by: PrimalScream91 on June 28, 2016, 11:40:31 AM
Cheers man! Thanks!  :thumb-up:
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Post by: MarshallJMP on June 28, 2016, 12:34:43 PM
No problem ! :thumb-up:
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Post by: rnolan on June 29, 2016, 04:47:19 AM
Purple - Come Taste The Band, some nice bass lines I can practice to/with, and great record..
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Post by: Griphook on June 29, 2016, 05:15:11 AM
I'm so excited to see them in Wacken this year! This will be totally awesome :metal:

Besides the "usual old stuff", like Maiden, Whitesnake, Yngwie and so on I also love the modern music.

Atm I'm hearing a lot of "Avatar". I like the pretty freaky use of the guitars  :))
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Post by: Harley Hexxe on June 29, 2016, 05:35:47 AM
This past week, I've been breaking out my old Liquid Tension Experiment CD's, and I've been alternating between that and Lynch Mob REvolution, and Red Dragon Cartel, and KXM.

   I know, it's been a weird week.

             Harley 8)
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Post by: MarshallJMP on June 29, 2016, 05:48:48 AM
Liquid Tension,great band.Also checked out Red dragon cartel,that's also nice!
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Post by: rabidgerry on June 30, 2016, 01:55:34 AM
@ PrimalScream91

The first two albums are always my Fav's but I guess I've played them to death over the last 20 years so I'm not listened to them as much.

I love

Somewhere in Time
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son

those albums go into a new dimension for me.

and I'm only warming to Piece of mind now.  The lyrics put me off that album for a long, long time.  I also like No Prayer for the Dying, and even the X Factor album but that's it really.

Also Primal, if you like Di Anno be sure to check  out these three albums as they are the best work he ever did

Paul Di' Annos Battlezone:
Fighting Back
Children of Madness

Killers:
Murder One


Anything else he did after those albums are crimes against music!  Utterly awful shit lol  However those three albums and the first two Iron Maiden albums are enough to make me a Di Anno fan.

Met him once, he was a nice guy to me although he has a bad rep BIG TIME.

Listening to this album a lot this week before the mini tour begins for me over the weekend!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiHjvMKQ_mM (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZiHjvMKQ_mM)
the album is not up in it's entirety but here is a  song from it anyways.

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Post by: PrimalScream91 on June 30, 2016, 07:20:23 AM
@rabidgerry

Not sure why but I've never given Somewhere in Time a fair shake. Maybe I should go back and listen to it again. I'll definitely check out Battlezone and Killers though!
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Post by: rabidgerry on June 30, 2016, 12:18:03 PM
do it man, hopefully you enjoy it as much as I enjoy it!  I dig the production and the songs and all that!  Amazing artwork also!

Yes Battlezone, those albums only and Killers, that one album.  Anything else will make you wish you were deaf.
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Post by: rabidgerry on July 19, 2016, 04:14:51 AM
More metal as usual.  Getting boring now aren't i?  :lol:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzMf2NYv1Ls (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzMf2NYv1Ls)

I'd listen to modern music if I thought it was any good  :facepalm:
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Post by: Harley Hexxe on July 19, 2016, 05:10:06 AM
I'd listen to modern music if I thought it was any good  :facepalm:

   Isn't that one of the reasons we write and record our own music?
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Post by: rabidgerry on July 19, 2016, 05:32:55 AM
yes it is  :)

You know I formed my band back in the day because i felt disillusioned at my local music scene and I wanted to play the style of music I liked so you are dead right :thumb-up:
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Post by: Harley Hexxe on July 19, 2016, 06:08:19 AM
   Exactly the way I felt in the early 90's. I was never a fan of Nirvana, or any of the 'Grunge' bands that followed with the exception of Alice In Chains. I had written songs on and off since the 70's, but by that time, since I didn't care for what I was hearing on the airwaves, I decided to form Band of Heathens, which snubbed everyone else and played what ever we wanted to. Our style was a mixture of 70's and 80's style with an experimental flair, and a bit more grit.
   We had a lot of fun and had some great songs together which went over pretty damned good in the local scene at the time, (much to my surprise).
   It's the moments of disgust we feel at our peers that prompts us to be ourselves more outwardly :thumb-up:

     Harley 8)
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Post by: Samuraipanda on July 19, 2016, 06:42:30 AM
I'm listening to The Jelly Jam this week. Going to see them Saturday night in a bar I used to play in a lot called Havana.
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Post by: MikeB on July 19, 2016, 01:52:33 PM
My brother nagged me into getting Spotify a couple of weeks ago.   Now I can go back to the beginning of this thread and systematically check everything out.  :metal:  It's going to take a while.  At his recommendation I had a listen to Fates Warning yesterday. Not bad at all.
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Post by: Kim on July 19, 2016, 03:50:53 PM
Absolutely LOVE old Fates Warning!  And the original singer can still kill it live!   :banana-rock:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mnl2tNxbX30
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Post by: vansinn on July 19, 2016, 11:26:20 PM
Listening to Plumbers Banging Pipes and Drains.
They actually are. Lotsa noise..
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Post by: rnolan on July 20, 2016, 06:37:34 AM
Been working out the bass line to Bad Company feel like makin love, fun bass line to play...  and also (not sure why) lots of Deep Purple riffs which are fun to play on the bass eg fools, the mule, you fool no one, you keep on moving, space truckin..
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Post by: Orkun on July 24, 2016, 02:19:55 PM
Hard rock;
UFO - Name Of Love
Great White - Is Anybody There
Giant - I'll See You In My Dreams
Great White - Rock Me
UFO - This Time
Sheriff - When I'm With You
Scorpions - When The Smoke Is Going Down

Heavy metal;
Iron Maiden - 2 A.M.
Iron Maiden - Brave New World
Iron Maiden - Revelations
Iron Maiden - Rainmaker
Iron Maiden - Ghost Of The Navigator
W.A.S.P. - I Wanna Be Somebody
Rabid Bitch Of The North - Green Eyes ( Yes, I really love that band.)


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Post by: rabidgerry on July 25, 2016, 03:08:51 AM
Glad you like the song Orkun  :thumb-up:
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Post by: Harley Hexxe on September 07, 2016, 04:54:53 PM
It was time to bring this one out of the Archives:
 
   All the talk about recently about the kids playing guitar without any soul, and the current state of music in general, made my mind start thinking; What would Frank have written and published in reflection of the current times? I'll bet it would have been hilarious :lol:
       

   
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Post by: MikeB on September 08, 2016, 01:55:38 PM
I just had my first listen to Apostrophe yesterday. Zappa's stuff really pulls you in. I was listening in the car and i missed so much.   Need to try again when I can concentrate.
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Post by: Luke Gibson on September 08, 2016, 02:32:15 PM
The Jam - About The Young Idea
Queensryche - Operation Mind Crime & Empire
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Post by: Kim on September 08, 2016, 03:07:55 PM
Big fan of Karyn Crisis since her first album in '94 or so.  I'm really digging this, too.  :thumb-up:  But the bassist can stay off the mic, though. ::)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2piIXVm8Z5Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMZsN1Fwqi8
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Post by: rabidgerry on October 04, 2016, 02:28:53 AM

Classic that I aint listened to in a while.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLY51CQIrIM
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Post by: MarshallJMP on October 04, 2016, 02:38:22 AM
Frozen Rainbow is one of my top Saxon songs !!!
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Post by: Kim on October 04, 2016, 03:01:37 AM
(http://i270.photobucket.com/albums/jj118/casey71us/Ticket_zps2a3tkqyz.jpg)
 :metal:
Witch Mountain is scheduled to play too, but not printed on ticket for some reason.  I think I heard The Skull is the band Trouble with some new members, and Saint Vitus is legendary.  Gonna be a good night!  :metal:
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Post by: rabidgerry on October 04, 2016, 09:26:19 AM
Frozen Rainbow is an awesome song.

I was thinking that and Eagle has Landed are quite different for what Saxon normally play.  Mind you 21 albums and they have a big selection to choose from.

I love the song "Rock the Nations"
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Post by: rabidgerry on October 12, 2016, 03:31:25 AM
some overdriven Tele from 1980

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzVMyIzWm9Q
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Post by: MarshallJMP on October 12, 2016, 03:47:55 AM
Vardis, a great band and this is a great album ,love it!
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Post by: Kim on October 20, 2016, 05:05:46 PM
Witch Mountain opened the show for The Skull (Trouble) and Saint Vitus with this song.  And I was able to meet all four members and chat them up a bit afterwards.   :metal:  Super cool people.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tNUDMTRUyFI
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Post by: MarshallJMP on October 21, 2016, 04:33:44 AM
Great band  :thumb-up:
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Post by: vansinn on October 21, 2016, 12:05:11 PM
Friend of mine from ssorg in microtonals, AFAICT mostly 19 EDO :o :
https://bostjanzupancic.bandcamp.com/album/happy-halloween

Either interesting, or useful for torturing old aunties preferring Schlager Paraden :lol:
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Post by: Systematic Chaos on January 11, 2017, 09:13:22 PM
Throwback Thursday....
- Racer X - Extreme Volume I & II
- Judas Priest - Live in London (....Tim "Ripper" Owens is absolutely FANTASTIC)
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Post by: rabidgerry on January 13, 2017, 03:51:48 AM
- Judas Priest - Live in London (....Tim "Ripper" Owens is absolutely FANTASTIC)

I also own this album and I also enjoy Tim Ripper Owens.  I had the pleasure of playing with the man 2 years ago.  My only gripe with Priest then is the downtuned the songs.  I don't care what anyone say's, the older songs should be played in the same key as they are on the albums.  They still do it today but I think it's because Halford has lost his range (although still a good singer none the less).

Owens is a great singer and has went on to do some amazing work with Malmsteen and Iced Earth and his own band.

I'm listening to Judas Priest Painkiller this week.  An album I liked, but never loved.  Now I'm enjoying it a little more than I used to which is great!
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Post by: Orkun on January 13, 2017, 04:57:24 AM
UFO-Let It Rain... Missing the good old days when I started to playing guitar.
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Post by: Orkun on April 14, 2017, 10:31:01 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSphGoJsAjQ (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSphGoJsAjQ)

I listen this everyday  :thumb-up: . One of the best bands for me, but sadly they're underrated in my opinion.
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Post by: Peter H. Boer on April 17, 2017, 11:47:56 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_qZpLgvdOI (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_qZpLgvdOI)
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Post by: rabidgerry on April 26, 2017, 01:32:51 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hmZjvh-RXPA  Some Hungarian Heavy Metal.

Awesome!

Particularly this song

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrxmJ7RvXZw
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Post by: GonadiusPrime on April 26, 2017, 06:06:34 AM
For the last month been alternating between Pissing Razors' first album and Steel Panther's latest.
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Post by: rickeb1 on April 28, 2017, 09:36:44 AM
Going in a completely different direction...  When I first started playing lead guitar, the one guitarist that really spoke to me, the one that I wanted to play like more than anyone else, was Johnny Winter.  I haven't listened to any of his work in a while, so I pulled up a couple of tunes on YouTube, and reminded myself that I *still* wish I could play like him!  :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Q1o5uuw6ag (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Q1o5uuw6ag)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8dzp8SFF_k (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8dzp8SFF_k)
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Post by: Harley Hexxe on April 28, 2017, 04:28:34 PM
Johnny Winter was one of my earliest influences on the guitar, right there with Jimi Hendrix and Jeff Beck. My first dose of Winter that really made an impression on me at that young age, was "Johnny Winter And, LIVE!."
  I played that record so much learning the songs on there that really knocked me out, that I literally wore the grooves off the album! The power and the energy of that album showed me just how the guitar could hit you like an atom b*mb. So I have to give credit to Johnny for turning me on to Chuck Berry and the Rolling Stones. I never had any desire to play Johnny B Goode, or Jumping Jack Flash until I heard the way he did it.

Harley 8)
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Post by: Chip Roberts on April 28, 2017, 04:39:31 PM
Metroid Metal - Expansion Pack
Koto - Masterpieces
Roxx Gang - Things You've Never Done Before
Heaven's Edge - Heaven's Edge
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Post by: Chip Roberts on April 28, 2017, 04:48:30 PM
OH!  And of course Autograph - That's the Stuff.  Steve Lynch, monster player, great hooks and catchy tunes.
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Post by: Samuraipanda on May 01, 2017, 06:51:03 AM
Metroid Metal - Expansion Pack
Koto - Masterpieces
Roxx Gang - Things You've Never Done Before
Heaven's Edge - Heaven's Edge

Heaven's Edge!! Local boys for me. Saw them tons of times back in the day. I still see Mark Evans once in a while. Reggie Wu is a hell of a player.
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Post by: Orkun on May 03, 2017, 09:01:53 PM
OH!  And of course Autograph - That's the Stuff.  Steve Lynch, monster player, great hooks and catchy tunes.

Autograph  :thumb-up: . Steve Lynch is one of the best guitarists in my opinion. But sadly, he's so underrated...
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Post by: Orkun on May 03, 2017, 09:13:52 PM
Also I listen this week;
Bon Jovi - I'd Die For You
Van Halen - Dance The Night Away
Fallen - Sahte (Awesome band from my country)



Also I bought a turntable. I will make a vinyl and CD collection. But mine is not too expensive or audiophile turntable. But I will buy an audiophile turntable and lots of things too :thumb-up: .


I have already a little CD collection. I bought lots of albums which I love. But just what I found. Damn, I couldn't find some of  underrated hard rock/metal bands' albums here >:D .
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Post by: rnolan on May 04, 2017, 01:45:30 AM
Hey Orkun (But I will buy an audiophile turntable and lots of things too (http://adadepot.com/Smileys/default/thumb.gif)), now there's an expensive hobby LoL.  A point to be aware of (if you didn't know already) is the signal that comes from the cartridge in a turntable is eq'd (IEEE curve) and needs to be reversed prior to preamp (hence the phono inputs on HiFi gear ). Some of the newer cheap turntables include the eq stage within them so they can be plugged into Aux/cd/USB etc inputs.
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Post by: MarshallJMP on May 04, 2017, 08:03:40 AM
Isn't it RIAA ??

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RIAA_equalization
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Post by: rnolan on May 05, 2017, 02:01:29 AM
Hey MJMP, yes you're right, it's been a while since I thought about it much (too much computer shit in my head these days  :facepalm: ), all my vinyl is in a box in the shed, I'll get a turntable again one day... I have a QUAD 44 preamp, 606 poweramp and a pair of ESL 63s (such articulate speakers) which just need a nice Lin turntable (or similar) to create vinyl listening heaven... Actually my mate has a Stanton turntable to give me but it's ugly (and I have wooden floors, not great for turntables LoL).

Hey Orkun, mp3s are convenient but they suck if you want decent sound, but then it depends what you use to listen, when I play the wav files (or CD on my Nakamitchi CD player) through decent speakers and then compare with the mp3, then people get it, but through crappy ear buds  :facepalm: .  IMO "good" quality vinyl is still better than CD, but I'm an analogue die hard and the AD convertors are getting better.  Sony super audio uses 2Ghz sampling rate, goes flat to 100khz, that's getting as good as a 1" Studer mastering machine (tape) mmm tape...

And hey, no problem with your opinions, we respect them here.  If you spot any audio file gear you're interested in let me know, if I don't know about it I have a (mad) audiophile mate who probably will  :thumb-up: .  BTW QUAD is a very good brand and sometimes can be had for a bargain.. New QUAD stuff is now made in China (mostly electrostatic speakers), but they are quintessentially English with a strong tube heritage.
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Post by: rickeb1 on May 05, 2017, 08:55:26 AM
Johnny Winter was one of my earliest influences on the guitar, right there with Jimi Hendrix and Jeff Beck. My first dose of Winter that really made an impression on me at that young age, was "Johnny Winter And, LIVE!."
  I played that record so much learning the songs on there that really knocked me out, that I literally wore the grooves off the album! The power and the energy of that album showed me just how the guitar could hit you like an atom b*mb. So I have to give credit to Johnny for turning me on to Chuck Berry and the Rolling Stones. I never had any desire to play Johnny B Goode, or Jumping Jack Flash until I heard the way he did it.

Harley 8)

Totally loved that LP as well!  I played that version of Jumping Jack Flash for many years!
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Post by: Harley Hexxe on May 05, 2017, 05:17:47 PM
Johnny Winter was one of my earliest influences on the guitar, right there with Jimi Hendrix and Jeff Beck. My first dose of Winter that really made an impression on me at that young age, was "Johnny Winter And, LIVE!."
  I played that record so much learning the songs on there that really knocked me out, that I literally wore the grooves off the album! The power and the energy of that album showed me just how the guitar could hit you like an atom b*mb. So I have to give credit to Johnny for turning me on to Chuck Berry and the Rolling Stones. I never had any desire to play Johnny B Goode, or Jumping Jack Flash until I heard the way he did it.

Harley 8)

Totally loved that LP as well!  I played that version of Jumping Jack Flash for many years!

   You and me both! I still play his version of "Rock Me Baby" when I go play Jam nights or Open Mic Nights, from the Still Alive And Well LP. :thumb-up:
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Post by: Chip Roberts on May 15, 2017, 03:24:51 PM
Hey Orkun (But I will buy an audiophile turntable and lots of things too (http://adadepot.com/Smileys/default/thumb.gif)), now there's an expensive hobby LoL.  A point to be aware of (if you didn't know already) is the signal that comes from the cartridge in a turntable is eq'd (IEEE curve) and needs to be reversed prior to preamp (hence the phono inputs on HiFi gear ). Some of the newer cheap turntables include the eq stage within them so they can be plugged into Aux/cd/USB etc inputs.

Richie Sambora was the man for me when I was starting out!  He and Gene Simmons were the ones who made me want to pick up a guitar.  I had the Live at Wembly DVD and watched the Hell out of it!
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Post by: Kim on May 27, 2017, 10:13:06 AM
Been on a Uriah Heep kick lately.   My favorite album: The Magician's Birthday.  :thumb-up:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Q39Om8sC4k
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Post by: Orkun on May 28, 2017, 12:41:47 AM
Europe - Open Your Heart  :thumb-up:
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Post by: Kim on June 15, 2017, 05:50:51 PM
Digging through this huge box with all the CDs I own and I find.....

TANKARD - The Morning After    :beer:  :o       Wow, been many years since I've listened to this one!
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Post by: Systematic Chaos on June 15, 2017, 06:01:06 PM
In preparation for the "Pumpkins United Tour":
Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys Pt.I+II
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Post by: rabidgerry on June 21, 2017, 05:27:14 AM
Metal Church because I'm going to see them tomorrow night  :whoohoo!:
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Post by: MarshallJMP on June 21, 2017, 11:31:06 AM
Nice !!! Great band, saw them a bunch of times in the 80's.
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Post by: ADAddicted on June 21, 2017, 03:44:11 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UC5bhuY_eeQ
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Post by: rabidgerry on June 25, 2017, 02:36:14 PM
Metal Church were awesome btw.  It was like a religious experience.  It was the first time the band visited Ireland.  They played Belfast and Dublin.  The band were awesome, and Mike Howe...................well the guy still has it.  I am very disappointed that I could not meet them after the show.  They basically told everyone they would meet them at the merch and sing anything they wanted for free.  Then after they would mingle.  Truly awesome band.  Went right out the next day and bought their latest studio album.

Hail Metal Church!
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Post by: Chip Roberts on June 26, 2017, 12:23:51 PM
Just saw Lynch Mob in Seattle on Saturday.  His gear got ripped off in Portland, so he was playing through a late 70s JMP which I think he had cranked, bypassed the power amp section and into through a rack with 2 Roland SDEs and a 1U power amp of some sort all going through an EVH 5150III cab and Marshall 4X12.
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Post by: rADAr on June 27, 2017, 03:23:12 AM
Altura - "Mercy", 1st and last album from 1996! For all lovers of early Dream Theater :)
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Post by: Iperfungus on June 27, 2017, 01:36:19 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZKrwJzGg0k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNJed-_T_lY
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Post by: Chip Roberts on June 27, 2017, 02:23:35 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZKrwJzGg0k
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNJed-_T_lY

ACoS is the last Dream Theater work that's great all the way through.  I don't include the weird covers and stuff because those don't count.  Falling into Infinity has 3 good songs (New Millenium, Lines in the Sand, Trial of Tears) but everything after that album is just garbage.
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Post by: Iperfungus on June 27, 2017, 02:36:59 PM

ACoS is the last Dream Theater work that's great all the way through.  I don't include the weird covers and stuff because those don't count.  Falling into Infinity has 3 good songs (New Millenium, Lines in the Sand, Trial of Tears) but everything after that album is just garbage.

I 100% share your point of view.
Infact, since equation DT = Kevin Moore is always verified, DT are today just a bunch of technically (very) skilled circus guys and music is elsewhere.
I linked Chroma Key's Dead Air for Radios to give an idea of who Kevin Moore still is (also the OSI project is awesome) and what DT could have been and they are not (listen to Space Dye Vest from Awake...).
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Post by: Chip Roberts on June 27, 2017, 03:34:23 PM
True that.  "Awake" is a grower, for sure.  It gets better every time you listen to it.  "Lifting Shadows off a Dream" is criminally underrated.
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Post by: rabidgerry on June 28, 2017, 06:46:12 AM
Back in proper f**king form!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  Bought this album right after seeing the band last week! The opener is such a NWOBHM style riff!!

I am not surprised this album has been Metal Church's highest chart success ever!  :metal: :banana-rock: :headbanger:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrLR-LDvTrI?list=PLEC-I4RPZxZixVhbRUepsxFJcLBYyGyAx

(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/themetalmartyr/Metal%20Church%201.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/themetalmartyr/media/Metal%20Church%201.jpg.html)

awesome!

(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/themetalmartyr/Metal%20Church%202.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/themetalmartyr/media/Metal%20Church%202.jpg.html)
total legendary!

(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/themetalmartyr/Metal%20Church%205.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/themetalmartyr/media/Metal%20Church%205.jpg.html)

Nice trousers Mike  :o

(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/themetalmartyr/Metal%20Church%206.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/themetalmartyr/media/Metal%20Church%206.jpg.html)

woooo!!!!

(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/themetalmartyr/Metal%20Church%203.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/themetalmartyr/media/Metal%20Church%203.jpg.html)
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Post by: Iperfungus on June 28, 2017, 10:19:09 AM
True that.  "Awake" is a grower, for sure.  It gets better every time you listen to it.  "Lifting Shadows off a Dream" is criminally underrated.

AMEN, bro.  :bow:
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Post by: Iperfungus on June 28, 2017, 10:20:12 AM
Back in proper f**king form!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
(http://i86.photobucket.com/albums/k114/themetalmartyr/Metal%20Church%203.jpg) (http://s86.photobucket.com/user/themetalmartyr/media/Metal%20Church%203.jpg.html)

 :metal: :metal: :metal: :metal: :metal:
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Post by: Kim on June 28, 2017, 05:32:57 PM
Those are some GREAT pics brother!    :bow:
I tell you, I'll go see great not-as-famous bands in small clubs before I'll ever go see huge famous bands in stadiums all day any day.  My friends went to go see Metallica in Chicago (Soldier Field stadium, home of Da Bears) a week or two ago, and their pics sucked because their seating/view sucked!  Damn, they looked like ants on the stage.  And $11 for a shitty Miller Lite beer?  No thanks.  I'm glad I got to see them twice back when I did, 'cause I sure ain't interested in all that now!

These smaller venues rule, man.  There's a great venue near me that has some fairly heavy hitters come through now and then.  Best part?  When the show's over, there's a better than very good chance that you'll get to actually meet these artists afterwards, take pics, sign stuff, hang out and talk with them, etc.   I've got pics and memorabilia from Cannibal Corpse, Saint Vitus, YOB, Hour of Penance, Witch Mountain, Jex Thoth, The Skull, etc.  Absolutely priceless, man.  High On Fire was there a few years ago, (but I missed it) and it's on Youtube that someone interviewed Matt Pike before the show at soundcheck there at that venue.

Oh, what I'm listening to now?  The Skull.  Sound familiar?  Vocalist and bassist used to be in a band called....Trouble.   :metal: f*ck yes.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhN2Pul-DEo
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Post by: rabidgerry on June 29, 2017, 12:59:40 AM
Those are some GREAT pics brother!    :bow:
I tell you, I'll go see great not-as-famous bands in small clubs before I'll ever go see huge famous bands in stadiums all day any day.  My friends went to go see Metallica in Chicago (Soldier Field stadium, home of Da Bears) a week or two ago, and their pics sucked because their seating/view sucked!  Damn, they looked like ants on the stage.  And $11 for a shitty Miller Lite beer?  No thanks.  I'm glad I got to see them twice back when I did, 'cause I sure ain't interested in all that now!

Well sure its better, but then it was the perfect size for a band like Metal Church in a country like mine, with a smaller scene probably than the U.S.  Without a doubt Metal Church have the credibilty to be playing much larger audiences (check out their festival gigs last year - huge crowds and great reception) but when they come here, a club is best size for them.  So 200 were at that show.  Now squashed conditions, could still access the bar if I wanted, and when I went to the toilet I came back and my space was still there  :thumb-up:  could not ask for more.

Huge stadium gigs I have never attended before.  Only may be a ice hockey arena size venue where I saw priest from the back and at the seat s going up the sides.  I enjoyed it as it was like watching a dvd and no one was f**king with me  :thumb-up:  Plus good sound and I could see everything.

I shall check this band Skull out!  My friend loves Trouble (the band)!

As for meeting the band, yes you are right.  Metal Church went one futher by announcing before the end of the show they would be in the corner with the merch and would sign anything for anyone, and then after freely mingle about to chat to fans.

I aint never heard of a band doing that before.  I was so disappointed though as I had to leave other wise I would have been getting my dinner at midnight!!  I had work the next day so had to leave after the show, get a bus home and then get a shower and food so had I left it later i'd have been doing all that a lot later and been more screwed in work the next day!

The manager of my band put this show on, I told him he needs to bring them back so I can meet them  :thumb-up:  I missed Raven also after we supported them in the same club.  This wa sbecause their tour manager told us they would be going straight to their hotel room after the gig.  So when we loaded up our gear we left.  Next thing I get text messages saying "where are you?  we are in the bar sitting with Raven".

I was fuming and so disappointed as I had taken every album with me to have signed  >:(
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Post by: Harley Hexxe on July 04, 2017, 03:44:25 PM
This week, I've jumped into the way back machine and dug out some early prog-rock that I haven't heard in a long time. Very gratifying :thumb-up:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rH244IPXySE

Probably no one else even remembers these guys  :lol:
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Post by: Iperfungus on July 04, 2017, 04:11:29 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhKJgqxNDD8
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Post by: rabidgerry on July 06, 2017, 03:20:19 AM
what a f**king album

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=/XRikAw3zTZw
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Post by: MarshallJMP on July 06, 2017, 07:30:29 AM
Great band, also check out their EP "Torture Has No Boundary".They also had a song on one of the Metal Massacre albums.

Another great band from the Metal Massacre era was Warlord.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=/k0yHSdJKDnw

When you get a chance you should also check out the US Metal albums vol 1 to 4 ,all great bands with even greater guitar players.
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Post by: rabidgerry on July 06, 2017, 09:47:51 AM
Great band, also check out their EP "Torture Has No Boundary".They also had a song on one of the Metal Massacre albums.

Another great band from the Metal Massacre era was Warlord.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=/k0yHSdJKDnw

When you get a chance you should also check out the US Metal albums vol 1 to 4 ,all great bands with even greater guitar players.

I will do man.  We were on the same label as Warlord last year  :lol:  What a coincidence.  I had heard regardless of that that thy were good from my friends though.  I just hadn't checked them out yet.

Currently exploring Reverend And that Heretic album.  Can you tell I went to see Metal Church the other week?  :headbanger:
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Post by: MarshallJMP on July 06, 2017, 10:45:47 AM
Who is Metal Church?  ::)
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Post by: rabidgerry on July 06, 2017, 02:36:19 PM
oh nothing special...............just some band I like.  :lol:


Actually lyrically one of the best heavy metal bands of all time  :bow:

Anthem to the Estranged, nearly gets me crying that song.
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Post by: Iperfungus on July 07, 2017, 03:15:07 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvE3dYKHxwU

Adrian Belew...  :facepalm:
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Post by: Harley Hexxe on July 07, 2017, 04:36:39 AM
I've always liked King Crimson, great musicians, great band, fantastic compositions.
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Post by: Iperfungus on July 07, 2017, 05:00:57 AM
I've always liked King Crimson, great musicians, great band, fantastic compositions.

I've Starless guitar theme in my head since 3 weeks...
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Post by: Orkun on August 18, 2017, 12:47:29 AM
This week, I'm listening Vinnie Vincent demos, Kiss and Vinnie Vincent Invasion. Sadly, he disappeared. One of the biggest guitar influences of me.
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Post by: vansinn on August 18, 2017, 08:43:52 AM
I'm into Anouska Shankar - Traveler live in France, whole concert on the tube.
Amazing artist, amazing music.

And, though not music, listening to Teal Swan. Just finished "F*ck the law of attraction".
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Post by: rnolan on August 20, 2017, 07:33:23 AM
Deep Purple No One Came (Fireball, great record  :thumb-up: ) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luVXf9UpCiM)
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Post by: Soloist on August 20, 2017, 01:22:31 PM
In preparation for the solar eclipse here in the states.
Pink Floyd  Dark Side of the Moon. :bow:

Btw, seen Roger Waters last week, wow what a killer show.  :whoohoo!:
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Post by: MarshallJMP on August 21, 2017, 08:32:21 AM
This is also great music, Jardin de la Croix

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpfK7F5O614

Maybe something for you Harley??
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Post by: Harley Hexxe on August 21, 2017, 03:49:42 PM
That's very cool stuff, I never heard of them before. Where are they from?
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Post by: MarshallJMP on August 22, 2017, 08:47:19 AM
They are from Spain. Really good band.
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Post by: Harley Hexxe on August 22, 2017, 04:49:07 PM
I agree, very creative music :thumb-up:

I really like that sort of thing. It makes music more of an adventure, both for the musician and the listener.
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Post by: rabidgerry on September 04, 2017, 02:34:15 AM
In 1996 one of my all time fav bands got back together for a reunion which lasted a couple of years.  During that time they played a few huge meaningful shows and also made an album.  During the making of the album however the old tensions of the past resurfaced and it wasn't long before they fragmented again.  However during that reunion period they dropped upon us one of their best albums in my opinion.

here it is complete with the bonus disc featuring re-recorded versions of old classic material.  It came out for Christmas 1997 and I was for sure getting that album!!!  It was a good Christmas!!  Hell Yeahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LS33ZC_y_Oc
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Post by: Peter H. Boer on September 04, 2017, 10:43:08 PM
Ha Venom, nice.
I saw them once back in 84 on a festival (1984, 11 Feb, Zwolle, IJsselhallen: Metallica, Venom, Mercyful Fate, Horizon, Tokyo Blade, Savage) Metallica still with Burton >:D >:D >:D
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Post by: rabidgerry on September 05, 2017, 12:09:30 AM
Ha Venom, nice.
I saw them once back in 84 on a festival (1984, 11 Feb, Zwolle, IJsselhallen: Metallica, Venom, Mercyful Fate, Horizon, Tokyo Blade, Savage) Metallica still with Burton >:D >:D >:D

wow som bands I love appeared at that show!!  I would have loved to have seen that.
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Post by: rabidgerry on October 05, 2017, 07:16:47 AM
I have been listening to Laaz Rocket all week, all albums.

Here is just one I'm listening to right now!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RR2VA7tTeHs
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Post by: Peter H. Boer on October 05, 2017, 11:22:19 PM
In preparation for the ProgPower Europe Festival in Baarlo, NL this weekend, I've been listening to a lot of Tesseract  :metal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO_Cp-Qlg5E (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jO_Cp-Qlg5E)
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Post by: Systematic Chaos on October 20, 2017, 11:26:05 PM
Got asked by a band of one of my Japanese friends to fill in the guitar spot for one of their gigs....these are the songs from their setlist (cover band) that I gotta get on track:
- Holy Wars, Megadeth
- Tornado of Souls, Megadeth
- Aces High, Iron Maiden
- Princess of the Dawn, Accept/U.D.O.
- Eagle Fly Free, Helloween
- Still of the Night, Whitesnake
- Crying in the Rain, Whitesnake
- Youth Gone Wild, Skid Row

I have played all of them (plus the ones I haven't listed but still know in and out) at some point in the last 25 years...but hell, especially the Megadave riffing really has me sitting down
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Post by: Kim on October 21, 2017, 07:19:09 AM
This week, from a friend's recommendation: 

https://dool-nl.bandcamp.com/album/here-now-there-then (https://dool-nl.bandcamp.com/album/here-now-there-then)
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Post by: Soloist on October 21, 2017, 08:57:27 AM
@SC, those Megadeth riffs are tough as hell. Holy Wars I have played and man its hard. Love Tornado of Souls but never learned it. The Maiden, Skid Row and both Whitesnake tunes are a blast to play. Enjoy your gig!  :headbanger:
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Post by: Systematic Chaos on November 05, 2017, 03:26:55 AM
After a lot of practice I'm now comfy with the Megadeth tunes. That's some silly speed though.
Eagle Fly Free is still bit bumpy but I'm getting there.
As if it weren't enough, I´ve just been told they'd appreciate if I could do Cowboys From Hell as well.
Gig is this Thursday...sweating bullets ;-)
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Post by: MarshallJMP on November 05, 2017, 03:43:34 AM
I hope they pay you enough  ;D
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Post by: rnolan on November 07, 2017, 03:12:04 AM
Go SC, you'll be fine  :thumb-up:
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Post by: Chip Roberts on November 07, 2017, 12:22:23 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiaEQ7cnzT0&t=475s
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Post by: rabidgerry on November 10, 2017, 12:49:55 AM
Poland's finest

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2kqyOiWaFk
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Post by: Systematic Chaos on November 11, 2017, 06:42:04 PM
...that feeling of joyful relief when you pulled off and mastered “Holy Wars...The Punishment Due” and pedal into that final chord
(http://i992.photobucket.com/albums/af41/MagnusBausW/30CCEAFF-7D4C-4CA7-8EF8-992ABEEDFCBF_zpskkvfvokj.jpg)
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Post by: rnolan on November 12, 2017, 03:22:06 AM
 :whoohoo!: :thumb-up: You look very happy SC  :metal:
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Post by: Iperfungus on March 22, 2018, 04:48:45 PM
Necrodeath.  :headbanger:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=658QgPjqXpw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCnNsuwdYxk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqvM_jY5GwQ

These guys are f**king great and...Black as pitch!
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Post by: Iperfungus on March 22, 2018, 04:54:11 PM
Uncensored...  :lol:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZx3tO2ZjZY
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Post by: MarshallJMP on March 23, 2018, 10:23:45 AM
Mmmm they do remind me a bit of Kreator and Sodom ??
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Post by: Iperfungus on March 23, 2018, 10:56:28 AM
Mmmm they do remind me a bit of Kreator and Sodom ??

...and Venom....old school guys!  :metal:
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Post by: Orkun on April 11, 2018, 03:58:41 AM
https://youtu.be/kjhDs3zo36s (https://youtu.be/kjhDs3zo36s)

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Post by: MikeB on April 11, 2018, 01:46:45 PM
Wow!  I've never even heard of those guys,  and yet I feel like I already know all of their stuff.  :banana-rock:
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Post by: Iperfungus on April 12, 2018, 02:06:42 AM
https://youtu.be/kjhDs3zo36s (https://youtu.be/kjhDs3zo36s)

 :headbanger:

f**king good old school AOR!
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Post by: Iperfungus on April 12, 2018, 02:08:56 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R79enuqYGsc
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Post by: Orkun on April 23, 2018, 02:04:41 AM
https://youtu.be/kjhDs3zo36s (https://youtu.be/kjhDs3zo36s)

 :headbanger:

f**king good old school AOR!

For sure Bro  8) :thumb-up:
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Post by: Orkun on April 23, 2018, 02:05:42 AM
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFB7J94qIgw  (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFB7J94qIgw)
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Post by: bunkyloo on April 28, 2018, 12:59:22 PM
Very good song Orkun LA Guns when of my alltime favorite bands
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Post by: Orkun on April 29, 2018, 02:31:36 AM
Very good song Orkun LA Guns when of my alltime favorite bands

Yes Bro, LA Guns for life  8)
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Post by: Orkun on June 14, 2018, 09:33:01 AM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhSfwCMnWqE (ftp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhSfwCMnWqE)
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Post by: vansinn on June 14, 2018, 10:19:50 AM
Modern Mongolian Music - "Sandy Desert"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1P4BPeEo_Lg
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Post by: bunkyloo on June 22, 2018, 02:45:17 PM
Ratt Reach for the sky
Queensryche rage for order
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Post by: bunkyloo on June 22, 2018, 04:57:09 PM
And Winger IV
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Post by: rabidgerry on August 06, 2018, 11:41:09 AM
It's my opinion of course, but everything this band has done is a master piece whether it's under the Pariah or Satan band name!
This album below is just another example of that.  So inspirational to me and their latest albums continue to inspire me and give me a lot of listening pleasure.  Next album out on the 7th of September.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-Y0ZthpomE
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Post by: rabidgerry on September 14, 2018, 11:30:09 AM
German heavy metal

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Na944VM9UI

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Post by: Kim on September 20, 2018, 07:33:13 PM
What a coincidence!   

I've been jamming on TYRANT as well.....the U.S. one!   :lol:

I had their album Legions of the Dead back in school and played the  :poop: out of it.  Heck, I even learned all the songs on guitar and that was kind of rare for me to actually try to learn a whole album. 

So fast forward to the present day and I get a Friend Request from a Greg May on FB.  Hmm I thought.  Why does that name sound so familiar?  I thought for a minute or three, couldn't place it but dammit I knew that name from somewhere.  So I just accepted the request and check the info on the guy.   HOLY SHIT it's the founder and bassist from Tyrant!   :o  He sent ME a Friend Request!
 So I'm talking with him on Messenger and he said he found me because I posted a Tyrant Youtube vid on a FB Group page and wanted to say "thanks"   I'm still in shock, right?  He asks what I thought of the next 2 albums after the Legions debut album I had.  I confessed that I wasn't even aware of two more albums.  "Oh? Give me your address and I'll sign 'em and send them to you..."    EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

After talking with him some more, I find out that they are working on another album due sometime in 2019.  Same bassist (Greg), same guitarist, different drummer and different singer.  Ehh, singer is some guy named......Robert Lowe.  Yes that Robert Lowe.  The guy who sang in Solitude Aeturnus, and later for Candlemass.   :o   I can't wait!!!

So anyway, here's 3 Youboob links.  One from each album. 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c0Goex9ioJ0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0ssI-CbDic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmFPVKCmUQw
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Post by: rabidgerry on September 21, 2018, 05:34:47 AM
No way Kim, that's a cool story!

I have had similar encounters with hero's of mine on the internet as well.  I put an album on youtube many moons ago of the band Warfare.  Well I was reading the comments one day and noticed some guy said something like "I know because I played on the original".  So I contacted him and we chatting via email.  Still in touch via email like.  I actually shared an idea for a song with him and he give me a riff or two which I wrote into the song, so on our next album I have to give him a writing credit :)  That's pretty cool for me.  It's a shame though as the guy doesn't do anything musical anymore and doesn't have a lot of kit to record with or do much in that way, so I had to take his recording from his phone.  I'd love him to get a little multitrack or something, then he could actually record and put things together a bit easier and better quality.

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Post by: Systematic Chaos on December 08, 2018, 08:52:25 PM
Fates Warning - Live Over Europe
OMFG....varying degrees of awesomeness!!!
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Post by: Peter H. Boer on December 09, 2018, 07:02:31 AM
Fates Warning - Live Over Europe
OMFG....varying degrees of awesomeness!!!
Yes, that's a noce one  :D
Saw them on that tour a couple of days earlier  ;D
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Post by: vansinn on December 15, 2018, 12:17:23 PM
Well, I'm forced to listen to Pakistani pop music. Not that this is crap, just that my room mate plays virtually the same stuff all the time ;)

To compensate, I'm having a trip on Midnattsol, Leaves Eyes, Serenia, Tristania, Eluvetie, and a bunch of Samic/Celtic/Trans-Alp inspired folk metal.
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Post by: Peter H. Boer on December 16, 2018, 10:53:34 PM
Getting in the X-mass spirit properly

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PspiIAv7vZE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PspiIAv7vZE)
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Post by: rabidgerry on December 17, 2018, 11:15:10 AM
Some awesome thrash from Poland!  MJMP it's even sung in English so you might enjoy it  :headbanger:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnAv5ZmM2oU
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Post by: vansinn on December 17, 2018, 12:05:46 PM
Poland has a number of really great bands.
Like Coma:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqfEcl1Z9vc

and the almost one-man band Widek, here featuring Gru:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YE3VJh_Z0S8

I bought one of Widek's albums, and he also shopped the Coma CD for me, nice ;)
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Post by: vansinn on December 26, 2018, 09:04:49 AM
Russian Folk Metal Bank Arkona. Check their earlier works; some of it is more folklore'ish than this their latest.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AxXrp3zaXA


Full concert setup, complete with additional singers and strings.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrUNgv3YsNg
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Post by: rabidgerry on December 29, 2018, 07:12:18 AM
Satan return with another outstanding album

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuLTFfi-peM
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Post by: vansinn on December 29, 2018, 10:21:45 AM
I have a problem with direct advertisement for satan..
I hope this won't be a trend in here, or I'm gone.
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Post by: rabidgerry on December 30, 2018, 06:49:22 AM
That just happens to be a band I am a big fan off, who believe it or not aren't in the slightest Satanic.  And it's probably just me who is a fan of this band (and may be MJMP of their earlier work) so I wouldn't worry too much.

I have also posted their stuff on this thread a number of times, so you must have missed them before, since I don't recall that reaction to previous posts.

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Post by: bunkyloo on December 30, 2018, 06:16:03 PM
Wow That's a little awkward.  I have been playing  Ratt The Infestation Absolutely great album.
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Post by: rnolan on December 30, 2018, 08:33:40 PM
I'm not sure if Van means the band or the concept  :dunno: regardless, this thread is for what you are listening to which will always be many and varied, music being the subjective thing it is.  I don't take any of the posts here as an ad.  Moreover, no one has to read the post or listen to the link(s) if they don't want to.
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Post by: rabidgerry on December 31, 2018, 06:10:58 AM
I'm not sure if Van means the band or the concept  :dunno: regardless, this thread is for what you are listening to which will always be many and varied, music being the subjective thing it is.  I don't take any of the posts here as an ad.  Moreover, no one has to read the post or listen to the link(s) if they don't want to.

Thanks Richard you are 100% correct.

And yes it's probably more the concept but what does it matter in the context of this thread.
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Post by: rabidgerry on January 04, 2019, 02:07:55 PM
No sure if Satan is mentioned on this album or not as it's in Russian, but f++king excellent new album from Russia's Soviet era metal band "First Aid"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XhEWXzX1pU
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Post by: bunkyloo on January 04, 2019, 05:50:15 PM
 LOL Iron maiden first 2 albums with Paul Dianno great stuff a bit rough but great. I like Dickinson too just a different vibe and not like the original.
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Post by: rabidgerry on January 05, 2019, 04:10:33 PM
LOL Iron maiden first 2 albums with Paul Dianno great stuff a bit rough but great. I like Dickinson too just a different vibe and not like the original.

Personally their my favourite maiden albums.  Those two and Somewhere in Time and Seventh Son of a Seventh Son.  My interest in Maiden wanes at that point.  I'm more a Judas Priest nut.

BTW check out Paul Diannos Battlezone.  Best stuff he ever did in my opinion.  Not like Maiden at all and his singing is excellent.
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Post by: bunkyloo on January 05, 2019, 07:10:28 PM
@ RG That is funny my others are Somewhere in time and seventh as well . fear was ok but that was kinda my exit on them. I will checkout Battlezone for sure was that before his Di Anno Thing.
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Post by: rabidgerry on January 06, 2019, 06:03:40 AM
@bunky  I do enjoy some of the other albums, like No Prayer and Piece of Mind but for some reason the interest fades in them.  I'm funny when it comes to bands. 

Battlezone was after "Dianno" and "Gogmagog" although he later did something under the Dianno name later I think as he did with Battlezone in the late 90's but it was truly awful compared with the outstanding Battlezone albums of the 80's.  86 and 87 those albums where from.  Had he continued with that band and not f**ked everything up as usual (if you read his book you see a pattern emerge) he could have actually continued successfully and made a lot of money and had some longevity.  After Battlezone he did "Killers"  and it also has to be noted that their first album is outstanding.  The second, biggest pile of  :poop: :poop: :poop: I have ever heard.  Going from outstanding to absolute  :poop: is pretty exceptional by anyones standards.  Basically he turned Killers into a Pantera copycat band for the second album and it's similar to noises that can be heard from my bathroom from time to time  :lol:  The Battlezone stuff and that one Killers album though are really worth owning and playing a lot!
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Post by: bunkyloo on January 06, 2019, 06:23:56 PM
@RG Dang that's a whole lot of Paul Di Anno info I will have to check it out and his book as well. Thanks for the update.

btw I was able to bag that rocktron intellipitch :headbanger:
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Post by: rabidgerry on January 07, 2019, 04:13:18 AM
@RG Dang that's a whole lot of Paul Di Anno info I will have to check it out and his book as well. Thanks for the update.

btw I was able to bag that rocktron intellipitch :headbanger:

OOps didn't mean to go all encyclopaedic on your ass  :lol:  I only know because I liked his voice so pursued his other stuff and the first thing I got was Battlezone children of Madness and I was very impressed.  I did see him play in Belfast one time and I met him in the mid 2000's.  He was very nice and signed everything for me, but honestly, his book is full of things he should be ashamed off.  I might sell it actually, signed Dianno book.

That means you and I are the only two people on the planet with intellipitchs :) I think it's an awesome unit.  SC said it's made by the same guys who made the software for the Eventide stuff and worth having.  Glad you bagged it, hopefully you like it.
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Post by: bunkyloo on January 07, 2019, 07:30:03 PM
@RG  No problem my friend it was actually informative and thanks for that. As far as the Intellipitch I couldn't believe it came up on reverb. I pulled the trigger at like 275 USD. Its like new with original manual I am happy.   :banana-rock:
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Post by: vansinn on January 21, 2019, 01:43:04 PM
Decade-long BOC fan here. Always loved the Imaginos album; then recently found this interesting recording, a tape with the original demo recordings, before Sony made decisions about how they wanted the album.
Enjoy ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=soOHIaSyqtU
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Post by: bunkyloo on January 21, 2019, 01:59:33 PM
Nothing like old BOC I don't run into a lot of fans me and my dad are bigtime fans.
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Post by: rabidgerry on February 07, 2019, 02:20:17 PM
Massively underated band

this is there third album and their are riffs and guitar melodies to die for on this album (like at 2.25 into this album), stuff that really makes me cream my pants  :lol:  oh and the guitar tones are perfect in my opinion, it's like the 90's never ruined anything  :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zksQC5AAAQk
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Post by: Peter H. Boer on March 21, 2019, 11:53:11 PM
A lot of Graham Bonnet
Alcatraz, MSG, Rainbow.

I'm going to see him and his current band tonight  :headbanger:
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Post by: vansinn on March 22, 2019, 10:09:10 AM
Hitting random Celtic/Nordic/Folk stuff, Mean Mary came up.
Never herd of her, and banjo normally ain't my preferred, but wow, just wow.
And I just love her voice too. Matter of fact, everything about her. What a gal.. :-*

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CNB5OLUPM0
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Post by: vansinn on April 14, 2019, 12:47:17 PM
Alexandra Zerner | Opus 1880

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAOIY84v5_0


IMHO, she's breathtaking on 8-stringer, check her other vids, like "Memories of a Geicha" playthrough:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85V6F6w7JbE


Oh, and her first solo album "Aspects". I was a bit tired at first listen, had to pause it; it's so complex.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5KrMskJzkA
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Post by: MarshallJMP on April 16, 2019, 02:59:54 AM
That was GOOD!!
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Post by: vansinn on April 16, 2019, 09:10:56 AM
Yeah, she's really amazing. I've been over "Aspects" three times now, so complex. Just added it above.
She just convinced me to get an 8-stringer again and keep my TSR-24S for processing ;)
So.. I'll be on the lookout for a Jackson SLAT8FF Soloist.

She and Sarah Longfield ranks at the top of my list of female progressive players - fully on par with male dittos :bow:
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Post by: Kim on April 18, 2019, 03:43:00 PM
Lords of the Trident:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxkXDCSDx9s

Sarah Longfield:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UL5q_MEg3RQ
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Post by: rabidgerry on April 25, 2019, 02:06:33 PM
FRENCH fu_cking awesomeness!!  What a superb album!  Just bought it and added to my ADX collection  :headbanger:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=/0-hbf0pT8ts
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Post by: vansinn on May 02, 2019, 11:12:57 AM
Just browsing various less-known artists when I noticed this vid of Uli Jon Roth on acoustic.
I had no idea he'd be into this kindof stuff too. Wow wow:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UG1leWoVXOo
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Post by: vansinn on June 18, 2019, 06:07:54 AM
I've been on an Easter Europe / Russian music trip for a while.
Check these clips of Creia and Mike; she has a fantastic voice, capable of multiple styles, plus plays a range of instruments, and Mike is a pretty damn good bassist and drummer.
I'm so looking forward to when they release their own stuff.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIKFq0-lEiM


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei0fzYfmt3w


And not least, daring to entertain a 24 minute interpretation of Nightwish:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cm-TkN7FLzM
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Post by: vansinn on July 31, 2019, 01:00:27 PM
Well. you've probably noticed I've developed a great affection for Alexandra Zerner :P :-*
Here's a nice long one-piece part from when she opened up for Dream Theater:
What I like about this is that it shows what she, with supporting band, is capable of live.
I don't know the other musicians, but I find them all dang good.

The arrangement is variations over her studio recordings; og check those to see the differences.
I love it when artists can do such variations live with impunity.  Turn up the volume, folks :bow:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cAA1-ee4_o
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Post by: vansinn on October 06, 2019, 08:36:08 AM
Listening to

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=953o5iD688Q

While wathing this amazing artist drawing (sound off) - I'm learning croquis (self study)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=go1zpxe8ad4
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Post by: Kim on October 12, 2019, 09:56:51 AM
Such a great 80's Rock/Metal guitar tone.   Hey Hey Hey!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYcmW1jIM6E
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Post by: bunkyloo on October 12, 2019, 05:56:21 PM
Love these dudes Haha been a while
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Post by: MarshallJMP on October 12, 2019, 11:10:13 PM
Loudness, great band, love them!!
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Post by: Chip Roberts on October 18, 2019, 05:19:12 PM
Nah man, it's M-Z-A!
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Post by: vansinn on January 08, 2020, 01:44:36 PM
Once again, been searching for alternative drumming - I just might start drumming myself, love those noises.

Elise Trouw:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYu-anGelZM


And then this performance. May start a bit boring, but.. watch it all folks:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTxlFOPYdfw
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Post by: MarshallJMP on January 10, 2020, 10:30:45 AM
that drumsolo was great  :thumb-up:
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Post by: vansinn on January 31, 2020, 05:01:42 AM
Had forgotten just how good Savatage is/was..  :bow:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evsZalJjjJY


And, at times, this kinda reminds me of BOC Imaginos - again :bow:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=52vlyAsA8eQ
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Post by: MarshallJMP on January 31, 2020, 01:27:40 PM
How can you forget that ? ;D
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Post by: vansinn on February 01, 2020, 03:43:37 AM
How can you forget that ? ;D

Well, since my mishap in life three years ago, my CD's have been stored in a box, and no audio gear, so music has been youtube. Given my fight to restore a life, I just forgot a lot of bands et al..
Someone brought them up on Metalguitarist, so here we go ;)
Also, I initially didn't dig the new singer, but he's damn good.
R.I.P. Criss, you were an exceptionally talented guitarist.
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Post by: vansinn on February 27, 2020, 12:22:59 PM
Who these Germans are - keine ahnung..
It's simply a great performance :bow:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev3ZkXxf4QQ
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Post by: Peter H. Boer on February 28, 2020, 04:03:17 AM
Lots of this young Norwegian band
Rendezvous Point:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nrd7Bv99Tg (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nrd7Bv99Tg)
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Post by: Rusty on April 07, 2020, 11:43:41 PM
This, LOUD.

https://youtu.be/QgC1mkyjjJ8
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Post by: MarshallJMP on April 08, 2020, 03:59:32 AM
This, LOUD.

https://youtu.be/QgC1mkyjjJ8

Oh no, here it comes again  ;D  :thumb-up:
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Post by: rabidgerry on April 08, 2020, 07:01:44 AM
This week I've been listening to

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMJF37BVGTA

However in my day when I first bought the vhs (which I still own) the video was just called Judas Priest Live.  Not to be confused with the live album JP - Live which also has a video of the concert.  Changed my life watching this entire concert.  Sure I wasn't born till a year later but still changed my life!
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Post by: Rusty on April 09, 2020, 08:30:15 AM
This, LOUD.

https://youtu.be/QgC1mkyjjJ8

Oh no, here it comes again  ;D  :thumb-up:

 :thumb-up: MJMP,  >:D  LOL,,,   ;D
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Post by: Rusty on April 09, 2020, 09:02:18 AM
This week I've been listening to

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMJF37BVGTA

However in my day when I first bought the vhs (which I still own) the video was just called Judas Priest Live.  Not to be confused with the live album JP - Live which also has a video of the concert.  Changed my life watching this entire concert.  Sure I wasn't born till a year later but still changed my life!

I went to see them in your city one night, The Scorpions supported them, An Excellent night.
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Post by: rabidgerry on April 09, 2020, 09:07:35 AM
I saw them then as well.  It was my first time.  They came back about 4 years later and were even better.

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Post by: Rusty on April 09, 2020, 09:10:43 AM
I saw them then as well.  It was my first time.  They came back about 4 years later and were even better.

 :metal:
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Post by: MarshallJMP on April 09, 2020, 02:02:05 PM
4 bands Metallica, Metal Chuch, Anthrax and Cyclone for 530 Belgian francs (12.9 euro), those were the days. A lot cheaper than now.
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Post by: Peter H. Boer on April 10, 2020, 02:04:22 AM
WOW Priest, Scorpions  :bow: :bow: :bow:

Blast from the past, saw them all early 80's, just like Accept, Maiden, Nugent. All in Amsterdam  :metal: :metal:
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Post by: Rusty on April 11, 2020, 01:34:03 AM
4 bands Metallica, Metal Chuch, Anthrax and Cyclone for 530 Belgian francs (12.9 euro), those were the days. A lot cheaper than now.

Nice one MJMP,

yea, when concerts were cheaper in price,

Here's a couple more for you I was at,

1, Thin Lizzy, 1983,      £6 GBP about  9 Euros.   :)
2, Monsters of Rock, Castle Donnington, 1988,       £16.50 GBP, about 20 Euros.  :)
 
Iron Maiden   (Plus Guests,  LOL,   ;D )
Kiss
David Lee Roth
Megadeth
Guns N 'Roses
Helloween

I have more old tickets!

 :metal:
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Post by: Rusty on April 11, 2020, 02:39:04 AM
And one or two more,

First,

About 1997, I met John Entwhistle from the Who,  outside a bar in Manhatten, NYC called Tamps one night.

Got his autograph, the dollar I gave him was upside-down when he signed it.

Second,

The Stones, I have Always loved them guys, and in no better place to see them, Giants Stadium.  :)

 :thumb-up:

 
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Post by: Rusty on April 11, 2020, 05:02:23 AM
More good concerts I went to,

 :bow:
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Post by: rabidgerry on April 11, 2020, 10:09:12 AM
That's pretty impressive Rusty.  My gig attending years has been sparse.  Largely due to band I like being old and were either not going, or never came to Ireland or else I didn't think the band were much good in their current modern format.  The last one I went to was Metal Church and they were fantastic and I'm truly aware that I probably missed many of their great years, but any band who can still perform to a similar level than they did back in the day is ok in my book.  Metal Church were fantastic.  Judas Priest (I'm a huge fan btw) should have quit when K.K Downing left.  Halford cannot sing anymore, at least not in the correct Key the songs were supposed to be in.  Had Brian Johnston not come back to ACDC i would also have said they need to call it a day but they managed to get him back and I know since Black Ice album came out he has had a mega return to form.  Saw Angle Witch (am a fan off) I guess more recently and Diamond head (not a fan off) but we played those shows also and it's not the same as going to a gig and not having to worry about anything.
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Post by: vansinn on April 11, 2020, 11:54:02 AM
Geez, I never kept any tickets - not even parking ones.. ;)
But I do remember the Monsters of Rock show was only about some 400 dkk, for Georgia Satellites, QueensRyche, Metallica and AC/DC.
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Post by: MarshallJMP on April 11, 2020, 12:00:20 PM
Hey Gerry, too bad you were born 20 years too late. The 80's was a very good time for metal heads. Saw a lot of bands in their prime. Also gigs were cheaper,better and more fun. Also some good festivals like heavy sound in Belgium and dynamo open air in the Netherlands. If I remember correctly the first versions of dynamo were free, then you had pay a Gulden (0.5 euro) and it kept getting more expensive but still cheap to go. Saw some great bands there.Saw the 1986-1993 editions, then it became too big and I lost interest.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamo_Open_Air
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Post by: rabidgerry on April 12, 2020, 02:24:43 AM
Hey Gerry, too bad you were born 20 years too late. The 80's was a very good time for metal heads. Saw a lot of bands in their prime. Also gigs were cheaper,better and more fun. Also some good festivals like heavy sound in Belgium and dynamo open air in the Netherlands. If I remember correctly the first versions of dynamo were free, then you had pay a Gulden (0.5 euro) and it kept getting more expensive but still cheap to go. Saw some great bands there.Saw the 1986-1993 editions, then it became too big and I lost interest.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamo_Open_Air

Well I know what you mean, but being part of the heavy metal scene today I would say that I'm not the only one in that predicament.  The good thing is it lives on and true metal still has a big following and there are younger bands like my own band who still love it and believe in it.  It just will never be as big as it once was, but then lots of things are like that now.  There will probably never be any huge metal bands ever again, largely because bands do not make money from selling records any more.  It's from touring and merch.  Shame, but that is the era.  I'm still proud to be part of the modern scene today though.  We have kids a lot younger than us (early 20s) who come to our shows and love proper heavy metal.  They know and love all the old bands and the follow the younger current bands (of which there are a lot in different countries all over the world).  It's going to continue but on a grass roots level probably forever.

Ahh yes Dynamo.  When I was getting into metal it still existed so I remember Venom reforming for Dynamo 96, in fact I still have the VHS of the concert.  It came with a cd and booklet and had Venom interviews throughout.  Very rare and collectable and worth about £120 these days.  I also have an early Merciful Fate concert at Dynamo from like '83 on dvd (think it was indoors then???).  So I am familiar with that festival.  Too bad it's not the same today.  Even that year Venom reformed for it the rest of the bands were shit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9JtJ8GdNXLc
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Post by: rabidgerry on April 12, 2020, 07:08:02 AM
When U.S bands do heavy metal and get it right it's this good!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mGobLlWVaY
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on April 12, 2020, 01:31:35 PM
Really liked that band although I never heard of them.
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Post by: rabidgerry on April 13, 2020, 09:10:57 AM
They are excellent band MJMP.

Their second album is different, different singer and more speed orientated but still great.  I think they returned to this style later though when the original singer came back.  Great band check out what you can of theirs.
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Post by: MarshallJMP on April 14, 2020, 11:37:14 AM
Will do  :thumb-up:
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Post by: Kim on May 18, 2020, 02:27:40 PM
As inspired by their mention in another recent post:   CIRITH UNGOL   :metal:

"Frost and Fire"  from  Frost and Fire (1981)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rpVmUKFIwg

"Atom Smasher"  from  King of the Dead (1984)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wBBLSNWdTY

"Chaos Descends"  from  One Foot in Hell  (1986)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qc2bmyCgJO8

"Join the Legion"  from  Paradise Lost  (1991)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCbXVwB7UK0

"The Frost Monstreme"  from  Forever Black  (2020)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGghsNJdmQ8
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Post by: rabidgerry on May 19, 2020, 02:43:00 AM
The covers are amazing!

Gonna have to start playing the albums now as well.  I still aint checked the new abum.

Had to add I am listening to this today!

It's f**king bonkers!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7K1MEuqX_YI
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Post by: MarshallJMP on May 19, 2020, 03:47:02 PM
Another really great American metal band, Riot.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JruuMkV0gM
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on May 20, 2020, 01:19:28 AM
Good taste on this thread!  I only have Riot's first album I think.  My friends introduced me to them.  I have to buy some more albums!!

I think a lot of that band died tragically if I recall??
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Post by: MarshallJMP on May 20, 2020, 03:56:58 AM
Yes the original singer died in 2003 (pancreas cancer) and the original gitarist and founder of the band died in 2012 (Crohn). The best album IMO was fire down under, a real classic album, full of great songs. If you want I can send you all I have from them.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on May 21, 2020, 01:12:49 AM
Yes the original singer died in 2003 (pancreas cancer) and the original gitarist and founder of the band died in 2012 (Crohn). The best album IMO was fire down under, a real classic album, full of great songs. If you want I can send you all I have from them.

I have Rock City, so anything after that you can send me  :thumb-up:  Thanks again man  :bow:
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Post by: MarshallJMP on May 21, 2020, 09:34:13 AM
Done
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Post by: rabidgerry on June 17, 2020, 06:31:43 AM
Some NWOBHM.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5R_7AaRyZGA
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on June 17, 2020, 08:56:18 AM
More yes! Another great band from the 80's!
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Post by: Peter H. Boer on June 18, 2020, 10:53:49 PM
WOW, More :thumb-up:
That's a blast from the past.
I've seen them live in Leiden NL, opening up for Iron Maiden on the "Killers" Tour  :banana: :metal: :metal: :metal: :banana:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on June 19, 2020, 01:32:11 AM
WOW, More :thumb-up:
That's a blast from the past.
I've seen them live in Leiden NL, opening up for Iron Maiden on the "Killers" Tour  :banana: :metal: :metal: :metal: :banana:
Well I am very envious, that's pretty cool.  They only had two albums and they are both great.  The first album has former Iron Maiden singer singing on it.  Paul Mario Day.  He can also sing really good even today.

Here he is

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyO9pnVMxFQ

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Post by: Peter H. Boer on June 22, 2020, 04:53:36 AM
Hehehe, I have both More albums on vinyl  :headbanger:
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Post by: rabidgerry on June 23, 2020, 06:14:12 AM
Today it's Tyson Dog, no full album to post but here is a song anyways.  Love this bands two albums.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82igtDWTevg

Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on June 27, 2020, 11:55:34 AM
Again you have very good taste, their first album (beware of the dog) was REALLY good.
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on June 27, 2020, 11:56:19 AM
Hehehe, I have both More albums on vinyl  :headbanger:

Me too  :metal:
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: rabidgerry on June 28, 2020, 04:51:35 AM
Again you have very good taste, their first album (beware of the dog) was REALLY good.
  Well I knew you would like it!!  :headbanger:

Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: MarshallJMP on June 29, 2020, 10:35:00 AM
Yeah it seems we have a very similar taste  ;D
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: Dante on June 29, 2020, 12:46:54 PM
Believe it or not....we are supposed to be playing a gig this Friday night. We'll see. The Governor is closing counties left & right. If we play, we gonna play this song, it's what I'm listening to

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1MaDYbECSg
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Post by: Zilthy on July 25, 2020, 07:14:11 PM
AC/DC - Back in Black

I've loved this album for a long time, but never really tried to play much.  When I realized this week was it's 40th anniversary, I started really digging in to it, and jamming along with it every night.  I really need to and should take the time to get it all, I've just been turning it on and jamming a long with it.  It's so fun, and infectious that I'm finding it hard to want to do a 'clinical' study of it.  I should, it is worthy of it.  But it's just too damned fun to crank it up and play along with it.   But I've been cranking it up on the stereo, and trying my best to follow along on my guitar, bass and drums.

Here is to one of the greatest rock albums of all time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BkMj1qIUNQ

And just how in the frack does one embed a video?
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Post by: rnolan on July 25, 2020, 10:06:59 PM
Hey Zilthy, great choice  :thumb-up: , so I was 20 when it came out, the years fly by...  apparently the songs were written before Bon Scott died and he was really looking forward to recording them, RIP Bon  :facepalm: .  It certainly set them up in a new direction.  I don't think there's a bad song on that record.  Kim told me how to do the embedding thing ages ago (which I promptly forgot LoL), I think you use the Insert Hyperlink button (just under the Italicize Button)  :dunno:
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Post by: rabidgerry on July 26, 2020, 08:05:03 AM
Oh hell yeah it's amazing album for sure.

But do you know what?

It's so over played now I barely ever listen to this album.  That is a shame as I do like it a lot but I can't stick that on regularly. 

Last ACDC binge I had was the Bon Scott era and then I stopped.

The ACDC album I play the most and is also my favourite..........................the album virtually everyone I know hates except Richard and of few of my friends..........the much maligned FLY ON THE WALL!!

I was trapped!!  Like a Fly on the wall!!!  This album is good times captured on a record!!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJbHMbm31V0
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Post by: Kim on July 26, 2020, 09:06:51 AM

And just how in the frack does one embed a video?

I edited that for you Sasha.  :wave:   Now just click Quote on your post and then you'll see what the code looks like.   (If I simply type the code in this post, it won't show the code but run it instead)
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Post by: rabidgerry on October 14, 2020, 10:46:52 AM
For any NWOBHM fans out there who know off Neat Records and how significant there were for many great nwobhm bands.
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Post by: Damn-Danny on October 20, 2020, 03:52:46 AM
Listen to first whole album by Mercyful Fate - Melissa.
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Post by: rabidgerry on October 20, 2020, 12:48:26 PM
oops forgot the link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JSJOmEROS8
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Post by: MarshallJMP on October 21, 2020, 07:08:18 AM
Got a lot of Neat records bands in my collection  :thumb-up:
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Post by: rnolan on October 22, 2020, 01:11:32 AM
The ACDC album I play the most and is also my favourite..........................the album virtually everyone I know hates except Richard and of few of my friends..........the much maligned FLY ON THE WALL!!Cranked this up in my car the other day (it has some whoopy Harman Karden sound system), first time I'd ever cranked the car stereo, great record, sounded awesome.  We had a band jam a couple of weeks ago and I started playing the intro to FoTW (just came into my head), singer said what's that so maybe we'll learn it  :dunno: , Sink the Pink is my next fav song...
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Post by: rabidgerry on October 22, 2020, 05:54:01 AM
The ACDC album I play the most and is also my favourite..........................the album virtually everyone I know hates except Richard and of few of my friends..........the much maligned FLY ON THE WALL!!Cranked this up in my car the other day (it has some whoopy Harman Karden sound system), first time I'd ever cranked the car stereo, great record, sounded awesome.  We had a band jam a couple of weeks ago and I started playing the intro to FoTW (just came into my head), singer said what's that so maybe we'll learn it  :dunno: , Sink the Pink is my next fav song...

Yeah it's generally thought off as one of their not so good albums.  For me it's my fav.  The sound is defo their heaviest guitar tone on record.  Also if you are a fan of Maximum Overdrive the movie then you will be treated with most of that album played throughout he film on the sound track.  The movie is regarded as bad, but myself and my friends genuinely love it.  Also love Blow up Your Video!
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Post by: rabidgerry on October 25, 2020, 05:28:07 AM
So good, may be even better than back in the he 80s!  They put a lot of older bands still around to shame with their speed + energy and not only that, nailing the performance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XWrSToBqW0
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Post by: Peter H. Boer on October 29, 2020, 11:40:29 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2i9vvQKkD-A
Title: Re: what are you listening to this week?
Post by: Dante on December 04, 2020, 11:24:12 AM
Christmas carols...NONSTOP

'tis the season :dancingsanta:  :banana-santa:
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Post by: Peter H. Boer on December 07, 2020, 10:51:09 PM
Christmas carols...NONSTOP

'tis the season :dancingsanta:  :banana-santa:

Well then, you should do it in style with: Panzerballett's "X-mas Death Jazz", it's very addictive  :bow: :bow: :bow:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLlzX0DObCY (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLlzX0DObCY)
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Post by: Iperfungus on December 08, 2020, 07:33:57 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIWVyyj2JIU

Forget anything you know about guitar playing.
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Post by: MarshallJMP on December 08, 2020, 11:40:21 AM
Wauw that was some serious musicianship  :thumb-up:
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Post by: Iperfungus on December 08, 2020, 01:26:23 PM
Wauw that was some serious musicianship  :thumb-up:

Absolutely.
24 years old...
His father, Vincenzo Mancuso, is a well known session player in Italy.
Matteo can shred in a Jazz standard and he never goes out of context.

That trio is awesome and their first album is about to be released.

Now listen to this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QB-Xx8xjyQ
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Post by: Dante on December 08, 2020, 09:38:04 PM
Tasty stuff  :thumb-up: Thank you very much! Love the dude's Yamaha...reminds me of Triumph

Sheet...Jazz is about all I listen to, but I can't play a lick of it (hahaha) I keep telling myself that this is my next song to learn (it took me forever just to learn the solo) :facepalm:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r6ZuJX8R8uU
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Post by: Iperfungus on December 09, 2020, 01:59:28 PM
...reminds me of Triumph

Triumph, you said???

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=032W5-qn5wk

Rik Emmett deserves a public monument.
And Yamaha builds great instruments since very long time.

Sheet...Jazz is about all I listen to, but I can't play a lick of it (hahaha)

Me too, bro. Me too.  :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
But one of these days...
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Post by: Iperfungus on December 09, 2020, 02:59:28 PM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rKXv0_ckCp0

What a song ... and what the hell way to play the guitar ...
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Post by: Dante on December 10, 2020, 12:03:18 PM
The double neck in the 2nd vid is an IBANEZ. I have never seen him playing one
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Post by: Iperfungus on December 11, 2020, 03:29:02 AM
The double neck in the 2nd vid is an IBANEZ. I have never seen him playing one

Have a listen to that live...  :bow:
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Post by: Iperfungus on December 11, 2020, 03:30:08 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G5cQ0tRCfo
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Post by: rabidgerry on December 27, 2020, 05:27:14 AM
I wish there were official release live stuff from this era of Judas Priest

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_7sT38MZatA
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Post by: rabidgerry on January 18, 2021, 01:51:04 AM
Been listening to a lot of Tank whilst doing up my new house!  "Crazy horses" has never sounded so good!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVPD9HHwyhE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wra6wGCeXdY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OM6Ynm_8ls
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Post by: rabidgerry on June 25, 2021, 01:29:13 PM
one for MJMP, another awesome Belgian band!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tt1TG3b961c
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Post by: MarshallJMP on June 27, 2021, 11:25:05 AM
They were a good band, used to know the bass player very well.
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Post by: rabidgerry on June 28, 2021, 03:29:43 AM
The first album is more straight ahead thrash metal, but both are fantastic and I am trying to track the original cd releases down (remastered cds are always put through a limiter and dynamics smashed) and not have to pay stupid prices for them.
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Post by: rnolan on June 29, 2021, 05:10:29 AM
Hey RG (remastered cds are always put through a limiter and dynamics smashed), interesting, that's not been my experience but then that's been with older stuff I spose e.g. all the Deep Purple 50th anniversary re-masters (and sometimes re-mixes ala Machine Head where you get a remastered CD and a remixed CD, the remix is awesome but they should have kept the original smoke on the water solo :( ) have always been much better than the original (mostly vinyl  ::) ).  Maybe they get fixated on the "gotta make it the loudest out there" syndrome (which IIRC is a bug bear of yours as well as mine).
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Post by: rabidgerry on July 22, 2021, 09:22:35 AM
Hey RG (remastered cds are always put through a limiter and dynamics smashed), interesting, that's not been my experience but then that's been with older stuff I spose e.g. all the Deep Purple 50th anniversary re-masters (and sometimes re-mixes ala Machine Head where you get a remastered CD and a remixed CD, the remix is awesome but they should have kept the original smoke on the water solo :( ) have always been much better than the original (mostly vinyl  ::) ).  Maybe they get fixated on the "gotta make it the loudest out there" syndrome (which IIRC is a bug bear of yours as well as mine).

Strange, how old are these re-mastered versions?

Most albums these days never mind re-masters are producing almost square wav forms, certainly in the kind of music I listen too anyways.  It's all thanks to the loudness wars, it's totally bullshit.
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Post by: rnolan on July 23, 2021, 01:52:31 AM
Hey RG, they are pretty old, certainly mostly before the "loudness wars".  Most are CDs of LPs I have which I've picked up over the years as I no longer have a record player.  Most of them are just CDs made from the original master tapes so minus the jiggery pokery that gets applied when cutting to wax or whatever to make a vinyl record due to its limitations. Some of them have a couple of remixed tracks or previously unreleased songs that didn't fit the 10 song limit for a record, or alternate versions.  But when you check the wav forms they are (mostly) well within the dynamic range, as are all the mixes I've done of my own stuff.
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Post by: Harley Hexxe on November 20, 2021, 09:11:45 AM
Liquid Tension Experiment 3

         TOTALLY OVERDUE! COMPLETELY KILLER!

Harley 8)
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Post by: MarshallJMP on November 21, 2021, 12:25:10 AM
+1 :thumb-up:
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Post by: Harley Hexxe on December 01, 2021, 01:09:26 PM
Wagakki Band

    I just found this band yesterday. I was blown away by the beautiful fusion of Japanese/ Western instruments and music!

        These kids are completely off the hook :o

         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaC6ZY0KYVc
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Post by: Damn-Danny on December 05, 2021, 05:34:04 PM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0VX6uMeIqI

Exodus, these old dudes angry thrash metal Old men with too much energy and angrier than ever.
Why so f*ckin heavy ( Paul Balloff).
Better than the Justin Bieber metal  today like five finger death punch , Parkway drive etc. :headbanger: :headbanger: :headbanger:
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Post by: rnolan on January 11, 2022, 03:32:21 AM
So I'm teaching a friend bass, tonight we worked through:
Led Zeppelin, For Your Life (probably my favourite LZ song)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zuXUhOQzprA
And Slash, Ghost, ticks all my rock boxes this song  :headbanger:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBbyrqNhyNE
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Post by: Harley Hexxe on January 11, 2022, 12:56:34 PM
That Zep song brings back memories of me playing in night clubs in Athens Greece when I was a teenager. Those were some good times! :thumb-up:

Harley 8)
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Post by: Zilthy on February 01, 2022, 09:07:36 PM
Aerosmith.   After playing around recording part of an Aerosmith song, I was reminded of just how great the interplay between Perry and Whitford is.   I love Toys in the Attic, and I've played and recorded it before, but just doubling the main guitar part.   Digging in and hearing and feeling the interplay really opened my eyes.

I think I am going to take some time and dig into them some more, as well as some other bands that really do that interplay well.   Not so much a rhythm/lead thing, but looking in to the ones that really take that 2 guitar thing up a notch, where each part makes the other part better.
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Post by: Harley Hexxe on February 02, 2022, 12:53:14 PM
Aerosmith is always a good choice Zilthy,

   Brad and Joe made a lot of great rock and roll tracks over the years, and Toys is their best known album, but then again, Get Your Wings was also a great one too, but doesn't seem to get the same recognition as Toys. I have a lot of fun playing songs off both albums.

as for guitar interplay, or interplay between guitar and all the other instruments in a band, may I recommend the album in my next post?

Harley 8)
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Post by: Harley Hexxe on February 02, 2022, 01:02:31 PM
The Doobie Brothers - What Were Once Vices, Are Now Habits

   A killer album from 1974, and my favorite of all the Doobies albums, (Yes, that includes The Captain And Me).

   I've been having a blast playing a lot of the songs from this album for the last week or so. This album struck a chord with me when I first got it back in the day, and as far as I'm concerned, it still stands up to anything written today.
  The guitar talents of Tom Johnston, Patrick Simmons, and Jeff "Skunk" Baxter, only being a part of the equation, combined with Tiran Porter's "In-The-Pocket" bass, and the two drummers, John Hartman, and Keith Knudsed, along with the Memphis Horns, makes this album real ear candy.

Harley 8)
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Post by: Kevin_Abadie on April 25, 2022, 02:28:55 AM
I was listening to Winger's "Pull" album from 1993 this morning. I believe Reb used a Carvin preamp and power amp at the time and boy does it sound good ! (Well he is an outstanding player so it only makes sense ! )

 :headbanger:
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Post by: Harley Hexxe on April 25, 2022, 12:59:39 PM
Hey Gerry,

     I think he might have been using a Suhr amp for that, since he was just getting his signature Suhr guitar around that time. I could be mistaken about the timeline, but I believe that's a prototype for the PT100 amp that he uses currently.

Harley 8)
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Post by: Damn-Danny on May 20, 2022, 02:57:25 PM
Listening Crypta brazilian Death Metal, Nevermore, Cacophony and Witherfall (vocalist has taken vocal duties in Sanctuary to fill in for too young when left us  :'( the Great and late Warrel Dane) and lots of bay area stuff, and almost forgot Exodus (Gary Holt high underrated guitarist) thank god Hammett left for Metallica :banana: