let's not act like Phil has ALWAYS been there. He wasn't there for their commercial peak from 1983 to 1994 Wasn't most of the time Phil was away their commercial low point? Between the peak of HTH-BIB-FTATR and the revival with Razors Edge (which he wasn't on but still?) But yes, legal issues plus ...

I give the nod to 1980 as the greatest year in popular music, and I was 16 years old. The greatest year in popular music is always the year when you were 16... That would be 1999 for me. Definitely not! Lol Ok, it may be a generational thing then. If your 16th year was between say 1962 and 1992, it...

Dyslexicheart wrote: ↑Sat May 18, 2024 2:51 am
I give the nod to 1980 as the greatest year in popular music, and I was 16 years old.

The greatest year in popular music is always the year when you were 16...

The 80s weren't all that great. Instead of ludes and free love, we got the War on Drugs and AIDS. Fuck Reagan. Add to that the Cold War in full swing and the post- Harrisburg/ Chornobyl nuclear panic. Not that great a decade but at least the economy was better than in the 70s. That said, those were...

Jason Jennifer Leigh wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2024 12:21 pm Brian sounds great!

Thanks.

Wait, what? Is that what goes for great sounding Brian these days? Maybe it's the recording but it sounds like he lost most of his power. Not comparing to 80s Brian, big difference even from 2010.

Rocker4Real wrote: ↑Fri May 17, 2024 10:22 am The year Van Halen added keyboards.

That would be 1980, sir.

"And the Cradle will Rock" had Eddie playing a Wurlitzer piano through his Marshalls.

She’s Catholic and eats squid, octopus and lamb every week … she also likes custard … but no bacon. She also hates Ukraine. There is a love/hate thing with Ukraine in Poland. In general, Ukrainians are rednecks who come to take our jobs and women and should just sod off back to the USSR, but now wh...

Jason Jennifer Leigh wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 2024 1:07 pm My girlfriend in Poland hates the Jews but she refuses to eat bacon. WTF?

Sounds like she is Muslim. There's a native minority in Poland. Or she just doesn't like smoked, salty meat.

Jason Jennifer Leigh wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 2024 1:14 pm They eat a lot of seafood and lamb in Poland.

Not really. Seafood is not a Polish thing. Pork and beef it is. Only Jews and Muslims don't eat pork in Poland.

Also, Polish food is really bland. Like German food without spices.

Yeah, in my experience Zeppelin was never that big here in Europe (as compared to how they were received in the US). Deep Purple and Black Sabbath seemed a lot more popular than Zeppelin. I think that is the case here even today... I think Zep was huge in Europe too in the 70s, too young to remembe...

I've seen most of the bands/artists i want to. And they are not getting any better live! This. But if I have to list some that are still active/touring, I would pay to see Iron Maiden, Judas Priest and Def Leppard. Depending on setlist and recent performances of course. The ones I would travel for....

Around 700 and counting. Had a few years where I almost didn't buy cds due to streaming and downloads and got rid of some cds but noticed I listened a lot less to music using Deezer and Spotify so I went back to buying cds. Had almost the same amount of vinyl but there I never really started buying ...

GoodJudge wrote: ↑Tue May 14, 2024 10:23 pm
Their biggest song before Alone, Barracuda, couldn't be more Zeppelin if it tried.

Umm.....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9uvpr_gm64

Yeah I know, it's a cover. So Barracuda probably sounds like Joni Mitchell.

My wife is asian from the Philippines. Funny thing, she didnt believe when I told her India is part of Asia. She said she does not consider them asians. Do people from India consider themselves Asian? I know many from there, but I have never asked. Geographically, they may be, but I doubt they do. ...

All I know is I saw them open for metallica and they got pelted with toilet rolls. Dutch Metallica fans couldn't give a fuck about Bonhams kid. Yeah, for European metalheads in 1989 Zeppelin was a half forgotten dinosaur band like Uriah Heep or Bad Company. Zeppelin didn't tour or release new mater...

Asian is a race, Oriental refers to a fucking rug 😀 Asian means from Asia, Oriental means from the Orient, European means from Europe. Neither is a race. Despite what I wrote earlier, Asia and the Orient are the same, the Orient apparently also includes the Middle East and the subcontinent. At leas...

Dave Muffstaine wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2024 5:18 pm

Bono Nettencourt wrote: ↑Mon May 13, 2024 1:47 pm Maybe the reason that Asian women won't date you is because you call them "Orientals".

Asian is a race, Oriental refers to a fucking rug

On the other hand, Indian and Middle Eastern women are technically Asian too but it sounds like that's not what he meant.

Looking at some locations, seems you can live like a king in some places for a small portion of the cost it takes to retire in the US. Anyone else looked into this and if so, what are your thoughts? From those you listed, Malaysia may be a good option, and also India and Sri Lanka are affordable an...

By far the most stupid bandname in music history. I never could get past the name. Songs are meh, although they are considered to be the second coming of the Beatles by some on here. Cinderella has to be the worst name ever. Nailed it. WTF were they thinking? The label should have asked them to cha...

1 album per artist ... and no bands that had a career before the 80s... sorry VH, Heart etc Dokken - Under Lock and Key Queensryche - Rage for Order Icon - Night of the Crime Pretty Maids - Future World Electric Angels - s/t GnR - AFD Def Leppard - High'N Dry House of Lords - Demons Down Heavens Ed...

No love for Metallica's Mama Said?

This ain’t even Heart. This new version is the two sisters plus Ann’s recent solo band plus one other new guy who I think is a Nancy ally. It’s funny Gene and Paul always got shit all the time for going out with half a band but Heart have been doing it for years too. They just seem to get “survivor...

wildside1969 wrote: ↑Sun May 12, 2024 12:51 pm
Iron Maiden - Mother of Mercy

Also Mother Russia.

has anyone mentioned eric carr, eric singer, vinnie, bruce and tommy? Eric Singer had a career before KISS. To a lesser extent, Bruce did, too and Bruce had some success after KISS. how many arenas and stadiums did badlands play? a couple of small tours with lita a sabbath didn't "make his car...

has anyone mentioned eric carr, eric singer, vinnie, bruce and tommy? Eric Singer had a career before KISS. To a lesser extent, Bruce did, too and Bruce had some success after KISS. Did Bruce really have a "career" or "success" though? I mean, the same way a guy who delivers Pap...

To be clear, Revenge got a proper Vinyl release in Europe and South America, and then the US release you're referring to. Alive III looks like got a South American release and didn't hit Europe. Either way, pre-internet, you weren't seeing them in the US, more than likely. Yes, I'm in the US and th...

Seems like Paula REALLY wanted to produce at the time...did he ever get to do anything significant? All I can think of are nobodies like New England, Voodoo X and War Babies. Gene at least did House of Lords, BnB and Keel that we still talk about here. As for the LA Guns and Gene story, seems he tr...

DORO - He produced her first solo album and was the main reason I even bought it . One might think Doro's career peaked way before her SECOND solo album with Gene and MELONHEAD as producers. It certainly didn't peak with her first, it was a bit of a bomb and that's probably why Mercury called in $i...

On LP, the first two Boss Hog albums and the picture discs of Seventh Son (with banner), Master of Puppets and Leprosy can get reasonable coin but (here's one for Ham Stroker) I was shocked to find my Bolt Thrower - Realm of Chaos gatefold with a comic insert is worth +£100. I guess the Warhammer c...

He's tried to distance himself from that as if it was a phase he went through in his 20s. Notice he doesn't have any of those bands open for him or play on Hair Band packaged tours. Now, he's a serious adult contemporary artist... I think it was a phase. Or chasing trends to become successful. Don'...