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TageRyche wrote:The Cassette Chronicles #95 - Bad English - Backlash
Memorex wrote:TageRyche wrote:The Cassette Chronicles #95 - Bad English - Backlash
I prefer this album to the debut. Particularly Neal's work.
TageRyche wrote:The Cassette Chronicles #96 - Queensryche - Operation: mindcrime
verslibre wrote:TageRyche wrote:The Cassette Chronicles #96 - Queensryche - Operation: mindcrime
The album that gave metal a much-needed shot in the arm in the late '80s. O:M bridged the gap between Rush and Maiden just like Fates Warning did with No Exit, but with a much higher profile. Thankfully, O:M kept QR from veering into early retirement, too.
TageRyche wrote:verslibre wrote:TageRyche wrote:The Cassette Chronicles #96 - Queensryche - Operation: mindcrime
The album that gave metal a much-needed shot in the arm in the late '80s. O:M bridged the gap between Rush and Maiden just like Fates Warning did with No Exit, but with a much higher profile. Thankfully, O:M kept QR from veering into early retirement, too.
I liked everything they did through Hear In The Now Frontier. Then came a lot of bad albums until Operation: mindcrime II. Then came more bad, the breakup and then finally a couple pretty good albums in Condition Human and The Verdict.
verslibre wrote:
I dropped off after the spotty Promised Land. Everything through Empire is essential, IMO. I saw them at the Long Beach Arena on the Empire tour and they were incredible. Unbelievably good. Warrior Soul opened and they were good, too.
Yes to the recent Tate-free albums.
TageRyche wrote:The first Queensryche album with La Torre (released around the same time that Tate released an album under the QR banner due to the judge's ruling in the lawsuit) was mediocre at best.
TageRyche wrote:I saw Warrior Soul on that same tour. They got booed off the stage in Boston because the singer was a total dick. He yelled at the crowd and that was a bad move in Boston.
verslibre wrote:TageRyche wrote:I saw Warrior Soul on that same tour. They got booed off the stage in Boston because the singer was a total dick. He yelled at the crowd and that was a bad move in Boston.
Kory didn't even talk to us, from what I recall. I saw them two nights in the same venue. The drummer was really on, too.
verslibre wrote:Too bad Damn the Machine was too new at the time (no album yet) to have opened for QR. But then Chris Poland might have made Wilton and DeGarmo uncomfortable.
TageRyche wrote:verslibre wrote:Too bad Damn the Machine was too new at the time (no album yet) to have opened for QR. But then Chris Poland might have made Wilton and DeGarmo uncomfortable.
I saw Geoff Tate in concert on Sunday night and he put on a really great show. That surprised me.
verslibre wrote:
Who does the band consist of now? Is it still the Sarzo bros with Kelly and Simon?
TageRyche wrote:The Cassette Chronicles #98 - Def Leppard - Pyromania
TageRyche wrote:The Cassette Chronicles #98 - Def Leppard - Pyromania
TageRyche wrote:The Cassette Chronicles hits the Big 100 articles benchmark this week!
The Cassette Chronicles #100 - Savatage - Gutter Ballet
verslibre wrote:TageRyche wrote:The Cassette Chronicles hits the Big 100 articles benchmark this week!
The Cassette Chronicles #100 - Savatage - Gutter Ballet
A truly spectactular heavy metal album. Not counting thrash, it seemed like only Sabbath, Blue Murder, Badlands and Savatage still had any interest in making truly great original heavy music at the end of the decade. The Olivas are freaks of nature: Jon with the voice that was the envy of most other metal vocalists, and Criss (R.I.P.), who I'd put on par with just about any other lead guitarist of the time — great tone, great chops, and a great soloist. He was taken far, far too soon. And you got to meet him...nice!!
Savatage is such a killer band. The next one, Streets, is another ripper. And likewise with A Handful of Rain, and Edge of Thorns. They blow away most of their peers with relative ease.
I had no idea Jon had had a stroke!! Glad he's okay.
TageRyche wrote:The Cassette Chronicles #102 - Badlands - S/T
verslibre wrote:TageRyche wrote:The Cassette Chronicles #102 - Badlands - S/T
Bitchin' album, my man. Rock Candy needs to reissue this.
Was (very) disappointed by Red Dragon Cartel.
TageRyche wrote:There's a long story about why it is nearly impossible to find the Badlands album on CD. It has to do with Ray Gillen and his actions after he found out he had AIDS. I can't remember all the details but you can probably find the story online.
TageRyche wrote:I liked the first Red Dragon Cartel album but was disappointed with the 2nd one.
TageRyche wrote:There's a long story about why it is nearly impossible to find the Badlands album on CD. It has to do with Ray Gillen and his actions after he found out he had AIDS. I can't remember all the details but you can probably find the story online.
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