made every heavy metal record sound as if the amps were placed in cardboard boxes? He did it with Motley, with Twisted Sister and with Dokken. Maybe he was fine producing poppier acts, but he sucked ass at producing heavy metal records.

I thought this album title was a joke. Then it turned out it was real.

Mine in no specific order: Motley Crue - Too Fast for Love Def Leppard - Pyromania Whitesnake - 1987 RATT - Invasion of your Privacy Night Ranger - Dawn Patrol Riverdogs - s/t Harem Scarem - s/t Dokken - Under Lock and Key White Lion - Pride Gn'R - Appetite for Destruction I was doubting to include ...

Pretty average band. Without Love has two great songs. Not coincidentally, they were co-written by Jim Vallance. The rest ranges from good to pure filler.

Cool bit about Blue Murder. Didn't know Cozy was in that band.

Rocker4Real wrote: ↑Mon May 06, 2024 11:15 am Nitro seems WAY too high. Look at all the bands they beat out.

Nitro doesn't even belong in the top 1000.

https://digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/best_metal-hair-art.html I'd say it's not too bad. But some questionable rankings. Y&T top 30? With Europe only at 43? Also, there's a few glaring omissions. No Zebra? Zebra is better than most bands in the bottom 50. Where's XYZ? You're gonna leave out those ...

To me, their 1st 5 albums are all fantastic. I really like Ear Candy as well. Rest of albums are pretty hit an miss. Not sure why Dogman gets singled out as their best. The first 2 are "great'. They were original and fresh. Dogman always seemed forced to be more heavy, but that would be my onl...

"You know Steve, I think Nikki Sixx must be the worst bassist ever in hard rock."

"I disagree Ian, Bobby Dall makes Sixx look like Billy Sheehan."

I've heard plenty of people claim this is their favourite King's X album and I don't get it. To me, it sounds as if they stripped themselves of the elements that made them awesome. I wouldn't go as far as saying it's a bad album, there's a couple of good songs on it but also quite a few that sound l...

I'm calling BS. Nobody thinks Rough Cutt were a great band. Their best song was a cover.

I was hoping this would be about him taking some cheap shots at Poison.

daveg wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 8:02 am I'd put it second behind Love is for Suckers.

You seriously consider Love Is For Suckers their best album? Might have been the case if they had kept up the level of the first three tracks.

Is easily the best song on Reach for the Sky. This should've been a single.

After reading this thread I might be the only one who actually likes reach for the sky. 😆 Nah. As I said above, I think pretty much Ratt's whole '83-'90 run of EP and albums are great. I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say I dig the 1999 s/t. It's different but most of the songs are fairly good. ...

Good songs from start to finish and unlike Stay Hungry, it doesn't sound paper thin. This is what every TS album should've been like.

I'll throw in another one: Cannata - Images of Forever This is a hi-tech AOR masterpiece with a touch of prog. Dude used to have a band back in the 70s with James Christian from House of Lords. Christian did backing vocals on the album. Might as well mention the Arc Angel debut from 1983, which is n...

War_in_D wrote: ↑Tue Apr 30, 2024 1:39 pm Tim Karr - Rubbin' Me the Right Way

He might be an E lister.

I vaguely remember that album. Didn't Tracii Guns play on it?

I'm not hearing what's supposedly so good about this. Pretty average track. Solo was nice, that's about it.

Who's the old lady with her?

Which albums are essential listening?

Wild Obsession wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2024 2:31 pm Seems like most of the early "hair bands" (Quiet Riot, Keel, Rough Cutt, Stryper, Black N Blue, Y&T, Twisted Sister, etc,) the majority of their catalogs are forgettable filler.

Too bad Motley had blown their load after the first two albums.

https://youtu.be/8RgZYadSl1g?feature=shared four very rare song performances by fleshgodz, a deep cut & obscure covers. 1. WRONG! 2 What's Up? (4-Non Blondes) 1:30 3. Molly's Lips (Nirvana) 5:15 4. Science Fiction Double Feature (Rocky Horror) 7:00 It never ceases to amaze me what kind of garba...

Nobodyspecial wrote: ↑Mon Apr 29, 2024 4:02 am Harem Scarem - The greatest Canadian band that basically no one here in the US has ever Heard of.

I only have the s/t but that was a pretty brilliant album indeed.

I never bough any Rough Cutt, Steelheart, Vain, BabylonAD, Firehouse, Warrant, Winger or Love/Hate. But somehow I bought a Keel album, and, and you're not gonna believe this, actually used my spending money to buy a second Keel album. Yeah, I dont know how that happened either. Dude, you could've s...

These guys were as generic as it gets. They couldn't write a hook if their life depended on it.

windycitycane wrote: ↑Sun Apr 28, 2024 10:55 am What constitutes D-List?

Wildside - Under the Influence

I'd say any band that never went gold.

Child’s Play - shame there was really only that one release but it so solid top to bottom. Surprised more people don’t talk about them. GUN - never really get talked about on here but those first 3 albums are spectacular! The new stuff without Mark Rankin is also still really solid. Riverdogs - Lov...

Nah. Sound is great. Probably Warren's best tone. That intro to Shame Shame Shame is amazing. But a few too many generic tracks. Scratch That Itch, Heads I Win Tails You Lose, Can't Wait On Love, ... They're not terrible but they're not exactly essential listening. None of the album tracks really ma...

Now is the time to pimp those nobodies you've always loved. I'll start with Shortino/Northrup's Back On Track. Being released in 1993, this one was definitely late for the party. This is what LA metal should sound like though. Great kickass songs, fiery fretboard work and an excellent singer. If onl...