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Re: Best Blue Oyster Cult Album? BOC have got a new box set coming out, which I will buy. I have the following Remastered CDs which will be duplicated: BOC Tyranny & Mutation Secret Treaties Agents of Fortune Some Enchanted Evening (Expanded+DVD) If you want them, drop me a PM with your address and you can have them.

Re: Hog Justice Room - Who Would You Lock In? Pass on my regards to that poor squirrel...

Re: Metal Forum Top 10 Heavy/Traditional Metal Bands The whole 'heavy metal' debate is one which is similar to arguing about 'how long is a piece of string'. What constitutes 'metal' nowadays has changed drastically compared to the '70s and early '80s. The big names which always spark debate are Motorhead and AC/DC. But in the '70s they were metal: end of debate. Nowadays the very same journos and fans who called them metal back then refer to them as rock 'n' roll. Keeping this in mind, and in keeping with the spirit of the OP, here's my top 10: 1-AC/DC 2-Blue Oyster Cult 3-Thin Lizzy 4-Motorhead 5-Twisted Sister 6-Judas Priest 7-Saxon 8-UFO 9-Ozzy 10-Rose Tattoo Others never referred to as metal, ever, but fall in to the 'fairly heavy rock' bracket and whom I love: Rory Gallagher The Who

Re: Deep Purple!!! They've had more line-ups than a world record-holding pornstar, but most of those line ups have been class. An often overlooked gem is the Purpendicular album. Cannot stop playing that CD. And, of course, Gillan (with John McCoy/Colin Towns/Mick Underwood) was also a great band. Great fun. Just cannot stick Coverdale, though Burn is a great album.

Re: Best Blue Oyster Cult Album? I'm maybe biased, but they have strong songs on all their albums. Best ones, with comments are: Secret Treaties (brilliant songs, though '70s production may not be to everyone's taste) On Your Feet...Or On Your Knees (Live-worth buying for Last Days Of May alone. Great guitar work, but may seem to go on a little bit) Agents of Fortune (more poppy than previous albums, but includes class songs) Some Enchanted Evening (Live-get the expanded version if you can) Cultasaurus Erectus (Very Underrated-great production by Martin Birch) Fire Of Unknown Origin (Again, very underrated. Contains the best song they've never played live: Vengeance) Imaginos (Was supposedly an Albert Bouchard solo album that the record label would only issue if it was a BOC album. Don't let that put you off-it's stunning.) Dave-are you from the UK?

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Re: \m/ JUDAS PRIEST! \m/ Probably an age/generation perspective I'm taking, but the guys I knew who loved Priest in the '70s shunned that album as 'thrash'. Plus the press didn't go totally over the top about it at the time. They would if it came out tomorrow (one guy who did was Tommy Vance, playing 2 tracks on his Radio 1 show and generally raving about it.) I think it's recognised by today's generation of metal fans as the classic it is and it's grown gradually to be accepted by the older fans as a classic, but it's taken time. And when you compare some of the tracks like the title track, Leather Rebel, All Guns Blazing etc. it certainly is a step up in pace and delivery from previous efforts. I remember when Halford left that KK Downing said in an interview that Rob wanted to take them in a heavier direction and he said that, basically, Painkiller was a one-off and 'as heavy as we'll get'. Unfortunately, my generation of metal fans (and the one before mine) did not like change or anything radical, and Painkiller was radical for Priest. But some of the same generation now see that album as the gem it is, but many still don't. Sorry for sounding preachy, guys, but just trying to explain where I'm coming from!

Re: Hog Justice Room - Who Would You Lock In? That's not rough justice mate-that's sweet revenge. That frog-faced wanker needs the hog justice! A fuckin pretty boy poser, singing those bed-wetting ballads-jeezus! If the hog doesn't sort him out, shoot him with bullets of his own shite!

Re: \m/ JUDAS PRIEST! \m/ That's your prerogative, mate-nobody can make you like something (I've never like Metallica). But I think your wrong about them being weak. Certainly the '70s album can sound a bit over-produced, but listen to Unleashed or Painkiller and you'll maybe get a better feel for the band. Painkiller is, IMO, the most underrated metal album ever.

Re: WHO DID YOU HATE, BUT ENDED UP LIKING?

Re: First ever gig. Def Leppard, supported by Witchfynde, Ayr Pavilion 1980. In fairness, Leppard were a NWOBHM band, before they became an utter embarrassment.

Re: Hog Justice Room - Who Would You Lock In? Monkey's are either funny or vicious. And their public masturbation displays are legendary. Please keep us informed, metal, with your quest for the most aggressive simian on the planet.

Re: Hog Justice Room - Who Would You Lock In? Sorry guys, that don't tickle my pickle. Especially the vocals, the always seem to tail away as if the singer can't think of a melody to finish with. I knew I'd get slaughtered for diss-ing them!

Re: WHO DID YOU HATE, BUT ENDED UP LIKING? First time I heard Crowbar (Broken Glass) I thought it was pish. But I kept playing it and they're one of my all-time favourites now. Wouldn't ever say I really hated them, though.

Re: Who do you really, really hate...

I'm nothing if not contrite. I hated Motley Crue when I saw them at Donnington 1984, but after listening to them on record, I ended up liking them. Also: Slayer- (saw Machine Head's 1st tour supporting them, then saw 4 Slayer songs and went home) Ozzy-Have to admit his constant bumming in the press about how crazy he was (never blow your own trumpet) put me off. Then I heard Over The Mountain Queen-Thought they were a pop group, but a mate played me the Greatest Hits lp and, yes, they're a pop group (in the '70s sense) but good. Not a fan as such. Rob Zombie-Didn't go a bundle on White Zombie, but saw them live and, whilst it didn't change my mind on the music, Rob Zombie became someone i really liked. he's got presence.

Re: WHO HAVE YOU MET? I'm sure you do, but what you mean is a true opinion, based on what he was like when you met him? I'd really like to meet him, coz he sends out so many contradictory messages. I wonder if it's all for controversy's sake, and I'm sure it pretty much is. As far as other celebs go, I've not met many, but most have been football players, and nearly all of them fancy themselves something rotten! My mate's a painter and he regularly does some famous clients in Ayrshire. One of them is a genuine legend-Steve Chalmers, scorer of the winning goal when Celtic became the first British club to win the European Cup (and, actually, the first Notheren Europe team to win it, and the first winners of the actual trophy as we know it now). Dave say's he's an absolute gent. Another gent is former Scotland boss and Dundee player Craig Brown-he gave my mate a huge commemorative plaque given to him by Dundee fans to mark the 50th anniversary of Dundee winning the league-what a gesture (my mate's a Dundee fan)! Come on, folks-I need to know who's a good-guy and who's a wank!

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Re: Who do you really, really hate... Bullshit! There's nothing more boring on this earth (not even U2), than excercise for the sake of it! I can play football, walk for miles etc and its fine-but ask me to go to the gym and I can feel my very soul start to drip out my arsehole.

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Re: WHO HAVE YOU MET? What's dear ol' Johnny Rotten like then? Dying to know what he's really like...

Re: ROB ZOMBIE/MANSON TOUR Agree-but I do feel that Manson is one of those who you could go and see and he might surprise you. But I don't like his stuff, and his fans (by and large) are a load of bed-wetters. Rob Zombie last year was one of the greatest shows I've ever seen. Stunning.

Does anyone know who's going to be closing the shows in Europe? Don't like Manson, so don't want to fork out if Rob Zombie is only going to get an hour/not a full stage show.