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greatest 3 albums ever!!??

Reading what Ferry and Phil are posting brings back some great memories. loudest concert ever was Motorhead at Cardis in Houston, my ears rang for weeks afterwards.

Best concert experience, Iron Maiden/Wasp/Metallica/Armored Saint in Houston. I DJed for college radio and my partner and I scored 3rd row for the Powerslave tour at the Summit. Same night was Metallica/AS at Cardis and the local rock station was giving out seats/bus passes to head to the Maiden show from the club and back again. I scored 7th row and bus passes from them, sold the 7th row seats for $100 each, saw the show, came back, saw and met Metallica (Cliff) and even got hooked up with a waitress, what a night!!

yep, prefer early Metallica over the new stuff as well. Last time I saw them was master of Puppets with Ozzy, great show.

AC/DC is still my fav, but with Bon Scott, would have loved to have seen him play. new CD blows :banghead:
 
some good stuff there
- iron maiden , nothing that they did tops their "live after death" live album to me . i don't care much for what they have done after that .
- metallica , the cliff burton era was their best by far
- trivium , saw them live a bit over a year ago during the family values tour and they definitely impressed me a lot
- megadeth , "peace sells" and "rust in peace" are my favorite albums of theirs
- slayer , love that band . i have yet to hear a bad album by them ... and i can say the same for motorhead
- and also am crazy for some of the bands mentioned like pantera , nightwish , machine head , sepultura ( i still prefer roots to chaos AD ) , early fear factory , life of agony , ramones , sisters of mercy .
other bands not mentioned that to me also deserve a special mention include , among many others , the misfits , switchblade symphony , the exploited , genitorturers , ministry , wumpscut , older theater of tragedy albums and christian death ( the rozz williams era ) .

and my best concert experience was between gwar ( they really have an incredible onstage show and their moshpit is the best ) and alice cooper ( saw him 5 years ago and he played over two hours of requests , that was amazing ).
 
many of you here have awesome taste! there was one post i won't say who, that made me think... ewww

that said, it really is hard to pick just 3 all arounders.
if you look in my collection you'll see metal, for sure, but also you'll see punk, classic rock, southern rock, oldies, country, blues, swing/big band, some jazz, and even classical performed by the LSO. there are also a few who don't fit in a category, for example, primus/claypool
 
strega13 said:
- slayer , love that band . i have yet to hear a bad album by them ... and i can say the same for motorhead
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I don't have anything with those two bands to be honest; Imho Slayer's old stuff sounds dated, and so does there new work. They headlined a major festival a couple of years ago here, but I left even before their show started. I was more interested in the other bands playing that day; LoA, Nightwish, Soulfly, Ill Nino, Dimmu Borgir and Children of Bodom.
Same thing goes for Motorhead; too simple and I can't stand Lemmy's voice.

I lovew Ministry too! Saw them for the first time when they performed on their farewell tour this summer and was completely blown away! One of the loudest and most aggressive shows I've ever seen.
 
My tastes are all over the place....

Studio Albums...

#1 Rush, Moving Pictures. (Got me hooked on Rush)
#2 Boston, Boston (I had this on 8-track people!!!)
#3 Journey, Escape (I wore out this one out on my turntable in Jr. High)

Live Albums...

#1 Little Feat, Live at Neon Park (Just plain good foot stompin music)
#2 Rush, Exit Stage Left (I've been to see Rush in concert three times... Nothin better Live. Neil Pert is the Lord of the Drumkit)
#3 Kansas, Two for the show (Great stuff)


Honorable mentions....


Anything live by Jimmy Buffett, Journey, Rush, Kansas, Alman Brothers, Van Halen (Sammy) etc...

Throw in some Joe Satriani and I'm set.

Brian
 
Looks like Heavy Metal/Rock rules here.:friday:
My 3 that i listen to the most are:

1. Operation Mindcrime - Queensryche (Best concept album)
2. Piece of Mind and Aces High - Iron Maiden
3. Pornograffitti - Extreme (Nuno Bettencourt awesome guitar player)

Some others are anything from Black Flag, S.O.D (Stormtroopers of Death), C.O.C and some hair bands like Motley Crue, Ratt, Quite Riot and Dokken. And depending on my mood old Country (Hank Sr, Patsy Cline) just to name a few.

Joe
 
Hi all,
If your talking concept albums here's my 3,
Fish - Vigil in a wilderness or mirrors
Hawkwind - Space Ritual
Nektar - A tab in the ocean.
As for loudest band,I was at the Motorhead concert at the Apollo theater Manchester when they went for the record.My ears rang for days.If I remeber rightly they were supported by Bill Bruford.

Buddha13
 
Peter Frampton _ Frampton Comes Alive

ZZ Top _ Tres Hombres

Def Leppard _ Pyromania

Of course, my answer is dependent on my mood. I listen to all types of music....from 16th Century Gregorian Monastic Chants to Rap and everything in between.

OBIO
 
Hey All,

Looks like Heavy Metal/Rock rules here.
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Not in the real world...

Country/Bluegrass RULES! Heavy Metal/Rock DROOLS! as my kids used to say before their minds got corrupted by the radio and their peers. :costumes:

Top 3

1) Alan Jackson - Drive - (this one has everything on it - Alans' best ever)
2) Ricky Skaggs - Brand New Strings (bluegrass meets celtic meets country - sheer genius - best Ricky has ever done)
3) Lynyrd Skynyrd - Lynyrd Skynyrd (great groundbreaking country music - I define country broadly to include Southern Rock - besides how often did you see Ronnie Vanzant perform without a cowboy hat? :costumes:)

If there were a top 4 I'd be adding a blues album.

-Ed-
 
So, what are the criteria for selecting these top three albums??

Is it just what we like, or is it something that was groundbreaking?

Dave Brubek -- Time Out (defined modern Jazz -- my opinion obviously)

Stan Getz and Joad Gilberto -- Getz/Gilberto (at the height of the Beatles euphoria, Stan Getz and Joad Gilberto started a whole seperate movement)

The Mavericks -- What a Crying Shame (back to rockabilly during the height of grunge -- take that Nirvana!!)

The Clash -- London Calling (do I really need to say anything?)

Hootie and the Blowfish -- cracked rear view (C'mon, you know you liked it...everyone likes Hootie... it's like bacon)

Santana -- Supernatural (for odd reasons I always think of Kenya when I hear any of this...it was the only music we had in our rental car)

Matchbox 20 -- Yourself or Someone Just like You ( I really wanted to hate this group...but I couldn't)

Warren Zevon -- Excitable Boy ('nuff said -- check out the Wallflowers version of Lawyers, Guns and Money -- you can google the David Letterman performance on Youtube)

The Black Crowes -- Shake Your Money Maker (This and The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion really showed what Southern Rock could be after Skynard and the Allman Bros were gone...unfortunately these guys couldn't handle the pressure)

Miles Davis -- Kind of Blue (actually my favorite work of his is "My Funny Valentine" which isn't on this album, but this is my favorite album from him)

Start the movie thread now.....
 
TeaSea said:
Warren Zevon -- Excitable Boy ('nuff said -- check out the Wallflowers version of Lawyers, Guns and Money -- you can google the David Letterman performance on Youtube)

The Black Crowes -- Shake Your Money Maker (This and The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion really showed what Southern Rock could be after Skynard and the Allman Bros were gone...unfortunately these guys couldn't handle the pressure)


Start the movie thread now.....
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warren zevon... now there was a cool performer!!!

as for what you were saying about southern rock after the allman bros, what about gov't mule? (check 'em out if you don't know them)

movie thread? pshew!!!! that one would easily be as tough as this one!!!
 
I find it amazing that people don't know how to count to 3 ... LOL!!! :costumes:

I can't think of 3 albums I like the most ... everything I own is good I can't pick favorites.
 
Kinda Blue....Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Bill Evans, Cannonball Adderly and I am sorry, I can't remember the Bassist and Drummer. Yeowzers!!! really good stuff!

Caravanserai...Carlos Santana

Birds of Fire...Mahavishnu Orchestra, John McLaughlin, Ian Hammer, Billy Cobham, Jerry Goodman and Rick Laird

Aqualung...Jethro Tull

yeah, I know it's 4, I had trouble stopping.
 
Tough to choose......
In no particular order....

1) Maze Featuring Frankie Beverly: "Live In New Orleans"

2) The Isley Brothers: "Go For Your Guns"

3) Chic: "Risque"

And since I can't count like others...

4) Earth, Wind, & Fire "I Am"
 
Snuffy said:
I can't think of 3 albums I like the most ... everything I own is good I can't pick favorites.
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That's the problem with my collection. I said Dark Side of the Moon earlier, but other than that, it's all a toss up and depends on what I'm in the mood for at the time. It's like asking to pick which of your kids are your favorite.
 
If I was to be dropped on a tropical island for a year, with only a stereo and 3 albums for musical entertainment, which 3 would I choose? HMMMM.

In no order:

1] Big Brother And The Holding Company - "Cheap Thrills" : Joplin at her best.

2] Jimi Hendrix Experience - "Electric Ladyland" : Just lay back and groove.

3] The Beatles - "The White Album" : A timeless classic.

I would probably try to sneak in a few more : honorable mention, if you will:

4] Led Zeppelin - Their first album : Gawd Almighty!

5] Santana - "Moonflower" : Carlos shows us how it's done.

6] The Stones - "Let It Bleed" : You can't always get what you want...

AND... some rare ones, just cuz I like 'em:

7] Buddy Miles - "Electric Church" : Produced by J. Hendrix, and it sounds like it.

8] Grand Funk - "Live Album" : Atlanta 1970.. old school, big amp R&R.

9] Walter Carlos - "Clockwork Orange" : Bach, Beethoven at their electronic best.

Lol... I've probably dated myself with this selection, but as a wise man once said:

"Just 'cause there's snow on the roof, it don't mean the pilot light's out!"

AER_DaddyO :icon_lol:
 
MCDesigns said:
Last time I saw them was master of Puppets with Ozzy, great show.
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i have the entire Uniondale NY show on video, from that same tour if you want it :woot:

im jealous of the huge show you got to seee ! hahaha and Motorhead?! waaaaa unreal!

Hey everybody, since ther's so many Metalheads here i thought is hould tell you

i am starting to host a radioshow for my school's station, and if you like it heavy you might like this... show airs TONIGHT 7pm EST and you can catch it online at http://xitsnothere.blogspot.com/ the broadcast schedule is there as well :wavey: (I've set up some reruns that air during the day across the pond too, so dont be discouraged!)
 
Overshoe said:
1. The Live Adventures of Mike Bloomfield and Al Kooper

2. The Allman Brothers Band at Fillmore East

3. Rockin' The Fillmore - Humble Pie

"Nothing beats GREAT music, LIVE!":ernae:
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Add to that:
Neal Youngs " Crazy Horse"
 
They have to be mentionned in a thread like this: the one and only, the groundbreaking rock band of its generation - The Velvet Underground!
Of course, Nico and the Velvet Underground is my favourite.

too tough to name two others.
 
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