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by **conversationpc** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 3:46 am

NP: Honestly
Stryper
To Hell With the Devil (1986)

by **conversationpc** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 3:55 am

NP: Russia
Shadow King
Shadow King (1991)

Too bad this album came out in '91 which was during the downfall of real rock 'n' roll. Otherwise, it probably would've done at least as well as Gramm's "Long Hard Look", which generated a couple of top 40 hits.

Anyway, this is one of my favorite ballads.

by **conversationpc** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 4:03 am

NP: Wizard
Al Di Meola
Land of the Midnight Sun (1976)

This guy's picking technique is unsurpassed. Incredible player.

by **Maro** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 4:08 am

artist: Steelhouse Lane
album: ... Slaves of the new World ...
song: Find What We're Lookin' For

by **conversationpc** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 4:13 am

NP: Speed Metal Symphony
Cacophony
Speed Metal Symphony (1987)

Here's a cool interview with Marty Friedman talking about his band mate and co-lead guitarist Jason Becker, who is now paralyzed by Lou Gehrig's Disease. Considering how amazing Friedman is as a guitarist, it's scary to think how good Becker was and might've gotten if he hadn't been stricken with that terrible disease... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72kvNgdUBi4

by **conversationpc** » Tue Aug 14, 2007 5:12 am

NP: Lost Behind the Wall
Dokken
Back for the Attack (1987)

by **Matthew** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 5:45 am

Boyz Are Gonna Rock - Vinnie Vincent Invasion

Unfortunately there isn't a video for the utterly briiliant Shoot You Full Of Love - which was the stand-out track on the album featuring a great over-the-top performance by Robert Fleischman too - but this is the next best thing. Mark Slaughter is miming to Fleischman's vocals here.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4w0YbJPdubk

by **Matthew** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 5:51 am

Call To The Heart - Guiffria

One of the better tracks off their so-so debut album....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niC_gfaeb4I

by **Matthew** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 6:06 am

conversationpc wrote:NP: Lost Behind the Wall
Dokken
Back for the Attack (1987)

I just downloaded "Kiss of Death"...what a tune that is......

by **conversationpc** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 7:01 am

Matthew wrote:
conversationpc wrote:NP: Lost Behind the Wall
Dokken
Back for the Attack (1987)

I just downloaded "Kiss of Death"...what a tune that is......

Just about every song on that album is killer. That and "Under Lock and Key" are neck and neck for my favorite Dokken albums. Don Dokken's solo album is also very good and actually sounds more like a Dokken album than either "Dysfunctional" or "Shadowlife", the latter of which is just utterly horrible.

by **conversationpc** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 7:05 am

NP: Highway Star
Deep Purple
Machine Head (1972)

This is a great video from previous to "Machine Head" being released. Gillan had an awesome set of pipes back then. The dude could scream with the best.

by **Matthew** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 7:27 am

Fool's Game - Michael Bolton

This guy's music is usually from hell as we all know - but someone here was recently raving about his first album - which Bolton seems to pretending doesn't exist for fear of alienating or confusing his fanbase - and I have to say it's a really strong early 80s AOR record. Very underrated, I reckon - and with some excellent tracks worth checking out such as "She Did The Same Thing" and especially "Fighting For My Life". Anyway - this was the single off it and one of the lighter, poppier numbers on the album:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L72uh4u5WCw

by **conversationpc** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 7:32 am

Matthew wrote:Fool's Game - Michael Bolton

This guy's music is usually from hell as we all know - but someone here was recently raving about his first album - which Bolton seems to pretending doesn't exist for fear of alienating or confusing his fanbase - and I have to say it's a really strong early 80s AOR record. Very underrated, I reckon - and with some excellent tracks worth checking out such as "She Did The Same Thing" and especially "Fighting For My Life". Anyway - this was the single off it and one of the lighter, poppier numbers on the album:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L72uh4u5WCw

His voice is much better suited to AOR than adult contemporary, in my never-so-humble opinion.

by **Matthew** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 7:37 am

conversationpc wrote:NP: Highway Star
Deep Purple
Machine Head (1972)

This is a great video from previous to "Machine Head" being released. Gillan had an awesome set of pipes back then. The dude could scream with the best.

I think Black Sabbath's "Born Again" album from 1983 was the last over-the-top screaming performance by Gillan. He started to calm down after that. Might be wrong about that though....

Crap production on this record but all part of its charm somehow. Apparently Gillan threw the tape of it out of the car window when he heard the final mix of this....

Trashed - Black Sabbath

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBi7XvJKlMo

by **Indyjoe** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 1:52 pm

Matthew wrote:
conversationpc wrote:NP: Highway Star
Deep Purple
Machine Head (1972)

This is a great video from previous to "Machine Head" being released. Gillan had an awesome set of pipes back then. The dude could scream with the best.

I think Black Sabbath's "Born Again" album from 1983 was the last over-the-top screaming performance by Gillan. He started to calm down after that. Might be wrong about that though....

Crap production on this record but all part of its charm somehow. Apparently Gillan threw the tape of it out of the car window when he heard the final mix of this....

Trashed - Black Sabbath

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBi7XvJKlMo

Hi!

I saw Deep Purple August 12th in concert - Ian Gillan was outstanding (as were the rest)! He hasn't lost it at all - what a killer show!! Just had to throw that in. They did "Hush" as their encore - outstanding! Carry on...

Oh... Listening to a cover of .38 Special "Hold on Loosely" on Guitar Hero II playing in the other room

This one's better:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMxqPRdR36I

by **Deb** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 2:15 pm

Tesla ~ Little Suzi

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2pYCz6hI-I

by **conversationpc** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 10:10 pm

Matthew wrote:I think Black Sabbath's "Born Again" album from 1983 was the last over-the-top screaming performance by Gillan. He started to calm down after that. Might be wrong about that though....

Crap production on this record but all part of its charm somehow. Apparently Gillan threw the tape of it out of the car window when he heard the final mix of this....

Trashed - Black Sabbath

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBi7XvJKlMo

Terrible song...Good idea to throw it out the window. :lol:

by **Matthew** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 10:15 pm

conversationpc wrote:
Matthew wrote:I think Black Sabbath's "Born Again" album from 1983 was the last over-the-top screaming performance by Gillan. He started to calm down after that. Might be wrong about that though....

Crap production on this record but all part of its charm somehow. Apparently Gillan threw the tape of it out of the car window when he heard the final mix of this....

Trashed - Black Sabbath

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jBi7XvJKlMo

Terrible song...Good idea to throw it out the window.

Yes - maybe nostalgia is affecting my judgement here. By the way, I love this one off that album too. Classic Sabbath? Or total crap?

Zero The Hero - Black Sabbath

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL_svZmi ... ed&search=

by **conversationpc** » Fri Aug 24, 2007 10:21 pm

Matthew wrote:By the way, I love this one off that album too. Classic Sabbath? Or total crap?

Zero The Hero - Black Sabbath

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL_svZmi ... ed&search=

Almost total crap. :lol:

by **Matthew** » Mon Aug 27, 2007 12:54 am

conversationpc wrote:
Matthew wrote:By the way, I love this one off that album too. Classic Sabbath? Or total crap?

Zero The Hero - Black Sabbath

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WL_svZmi ... ed&search=

Almost total crap.

Oh well....

By the way....do you have "Perfect Stranger" which is the first Robert Fleischman solo album? It's from 1979 and features Neal Schon. I'm listening to four tracks off it here....

http://forgotten80s.podomatic.com/entry ... 5_11-08_00

....and it's pretty good, I reckon.

by **conversationpc** » Sat Sep 01, 2007 3:45 am

NP: Narnia
Steve Hackett
Please Don't Touch (1978)

This song has some of Steve Walsh's best vocals. Good tune.

by **Matthew** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 4:44 am

Fear of a Blank Planet - Porcupine Tree

http://youtube.com/watch?v=sUnAxegUJu0& ... ed&search=

by **larryfromnextdoor** » Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:32 am

Matthew wrote:By the way....do you have "Perfect Stranger" which is the first Robert Fleischman solo album? It's from 1979 and features Neal Schon. I'm listening to four tracks off it here....

http://forgotten80s.podomatic.com/entry ... 5_11-08_00

....and it's pretty good, I reckon.

matty!!!! i missed this one all these years.. thanks tons man... great stuff.... just wow....

by **Matthew** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 11:05 pm

larryfromnextdoor wrote:
Matthew wrote:By the way....do you have "Perfect Stranger" which is the first Robert Fleischman solo album? It's from 1979 and features Neal Schon. I'm listening to four tracks off it here....

http://forgotten80s.podomatic.com/entry ... 5_11-08_00

....and it's pretty good, I reckon.

matty!!!! i missed this one all these years.. thanks tons man... great stuff.... just wow....

Cheers Larry! Glad you liked it. I'm trying to track down the rest of the album but it really has become a forgotten gem. Will keep trying...

by **Matthew** » Thu Sep 06, 2007 11:08 pm

Hold Out Your Hand - Chris Squire

Very rare live performance of the best track from Squire's 1975 solo album. Rough sound - and occasionally off-key as well - but always good to see the old dog in action. This is from a Rickenbacker 75th Anniversary celebration...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbSJfpSE ... ed&search=

by **Just Mindy** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 9:57 am

Lost and Gone ~ Masterplan

http://youtube.com/watch?v=_kulzHdbvJY

by **Kate** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 10:07 am

Jackson Browne Solo Acoustic

by **Matthew** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 10:12 am

Halo - Porcupine Tree

http://youtube.com/watch?v=5SClz7PvLyw

by **Matthew** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 10:18 am

Who's Behind The Door - Zebra

http://youtube.com/watch?v=qeCfgcHO5Xs

by **Just Mindy** » Tue Sep 11, 2007 10:22 am

Bridge to Better Days ~ Joe Bonamassa

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Rla3FTJh3xk

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