Although it's hard because there ares so many, what are the best 80's metal albums in your opinion? I think mine are:
1. Metallica-Master of Puppets 2. Def Leppard-Hysteria 3. Iron Maiden-Number of the Beast 4. Quuensryche-Operation Mindcrime 5. Ozzy Osbourne-Diary of a Madman 6. Motley Crue-Shout at the Devil 7. Megadeth-Rust in Peace 8. Ratt-Out of the Cellar 9. Skid Row-18 and Life 10. Slayer-Reign in Blood 11. Def Leppard-Pyromania 12. Scorpions-Love at First Sting 13. Black Sabbath-Heaven and Hell 14. AC/DC-Back in Black 15. Judas Priest-Screaming for Vengeance
Posted by MotleyRulz (Member # 3598) on :
1. Motley Crue--Shout at the Devil 2. Metallica--Master of Puppets 3. Ratt--Out of the Cellar 4. Slayer--Reign in Blood 5. Megadeth--Rust in Peace
Posted by rocksteadyflamethrower (Member # 1065) on :
"Powerslave" by Iron Maiden
My favorite songs from that album are "Aces High" and "Rime Of The Ancient Mariner".
I'm surprised that they haven't covered Iron Maiden on an "I Love The 80s" program yet...Maybe they're just too serious to be joked around about.
For that matter, that probably explains why they didn't cover "To Live And Die In L.A" or "The Accused" on there either.
Sincerely,
John Kilduff
Posted by MotleyRulz (Member # 3598) on :
To Live and Die In LA was a very underrated 80s movie in my opinion. I love the song Wang Chung did for the movie. They still play it regularly here on the all 80s radio station...
Posted by Duckie Dale Winton (Member # 3419) on :
Some good choices so far - and "Master of Puppets", "Powerslave" and "Operation Mindcrime" would certainly make my list too.
I'll add a few more (in no particular order)
King's X - "Out of The Silent Planet" Rush - "Grace Under Pressure" Demon - "The Plague" Mercyful Fate - "Don't Break The Oath" Celtic Frost - "To Mega Therion" Blue Oyster Cult - "The Revolution By Night" Dio - "Holy Diver"
Posted by mamamiasweetpeaches (Member # 1715) on :
OhmyGod, thats a hard one.
OZZY OSBOURNE...BLIZZARD OF OZ AC-DC............BACK IN BLACK AC-DC............HIGHWAY TO HELL METALLICA.........KILL 'EM ALL GUNS N ROSES......APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION IRON MAIDEN.......(pick one! they're all great!) JUDAS PRIEST.......(same thing...too hard to pick a favorite!) VAN HALEN......(First album) DEF LEPPARD...HIGH & DRY DEF LEPPARD...PYROMANIA SCORPIONS......LOVE AT FIRST STING
Really, too many to mention. I could go on and on.
Posted by Riptide (Member # 457) on :
Some good picks Duckie, nice to see that you have some extreme euro-metal like Mercyful Fate and Celtic Frost. And I can't believe I forgot GnR's Appetite of Destruction. Also:
Diamondhead-In the beginning Exodus-Bonded by Blood
Posted by Duckie Dale Winton (Member # 3419) on :
quote:Originally posted by Riptide: Some good picks Duckie, nice to see that you have some extreme euro-metal like Mercyful Fate and Celtic Frost. And I can't believe I forgot GnR's Appetite of Destruction. Also:
Diamondhead-In the beginning Exodus-Bonded by Blood
Likewise Riptide - Diamond Head and Exodus.....LOVE 'EM!!!
PIRAAAAAAAANAH!!!!!!!!! Posted by Baseball_Fury06 (Member # 4514) on :
Quiet Riot - Metal Health Whitesnake - Whitesnake 87 KISS - Lick It Up Def Leppard - Pyromania OZZY- Ultimate Sin Scorpions - World Wide Live Ratt - Out Of The Cellar
Posted by Hordak (Member # 1772) on :
Speaking as someone who's fave band of all time happens to be Iron Maiden, I can honestly say I've never heard a more consistantly excellent - or heavy - album from them than their Somewhere In Time from '86. Truly awesome songwriting and production (tracks like Wasted Years, Sea Of Madness, and Stranger In A Strange Land just take the breath away they're so good). Killers is without doubt an exceptional album also, but that has more of a late 70's feel to it IMO; S.I.T. is truly EIGHTIES-sounding with its 'metallic' guitars and ultra-slick production. It was only ever really going to go downhill for them (very gradually) from here.
Others worthy of mention:
Slayer - South Of Heaven: Prefer this to Reign In Blood as it goes (not that there's much to choose). Truly the trash metal Gods at their peak; especially like the songs Mandatory Suicide and Spill The Blood, amazing riffing.
Nirvana - Bleach: Far, far superior to their 90's albums IMO. Heavier, dirtier sound to it than likes of Nevermind, but with no lack of songwriting merit. About A Girl and Love Buzz being standouts.
Ditto Appetite For Destruction btw (despite the fact I think Use Your Illusion II kicks its a*ss).
Posted by Nacho NOMSre (Member # 2688) on :
quote:Originally posted by Hordak: Speaking as someone who's fave band of all time happens to be Iron Maiden, I can honestly say I've never heard a more consistantly excellent - or heavy - album from them than their Somewhere In Time from '86. Truly awesome songwriting and production (tracks like Wasted Years, Sea Of Madness, and Stranger In A Strange Land just take the breath away they're so good). Killers is without doubt an exceptional album also, but that has more of a late 70's feel to it IMO; S.I.T. is truly EIGHTIES-sounding with its 'metallic' guitars and ultra-slick production.
NO! NO! NO!
Number of The Beast and Seventh Son both totally **** all over Somewhere In Time. This was one of Maiden's worst during the classic lineup period...
Noms Posted by Nacho NOMSre (Member # 2688) on :
Here are my choices:
Metallica - Ride The Lightning (best songs of their careers)
Slayer - Reign In Blood
Testament - The New Order
W.A.S.P. - Inside The Electric Circus
Anthrax - Among The Living
Hell, I could go on all day, but these are the 80's albums I can listen to over and over again...
Noms Posted by Hordak (Member # 1772) on :
Hear what you're saying Noms, and I agree that Number.. and Seventh.. are the 2 everyone cites as Maiden at their best, whilst ignoring Somewhere.., but, sorry... I just don't buy it.
Let me clarify, I love both those albums, bona-fide classics (hell, they're ALL classics, come on!! ), but it's just that I hear something in Somewhere.. I'm not hearing in the other 2, difficult putting my finger on what exactly, an extra dimension whatever it might be. Perhaps the added length/complexity of songwriting?? But it's something special IMO.
Not the only one who thinks this; my best mate, another lifelong Maiden fan, also cites SIT as a big fave, behind only NOTB in his estimation. Competent guitarist, the most oft-jammed riffs I hear from him being Caught Somewhere In Time, Loneliness Of The Long Distance Runner and Deja Vu (along with Trooper & Afraid To Shoot Strangers, God he worships those!).
Seriously, if I were to compile a desert island Top 10 with only one album per artist/group, it would be extremely close between Somewhere.. and Killers for the cut. Fair enough m8e we disagree on this, but one thing I'm sure we'd both agree on is that, this band was truly a one-off. Very much doubt we'll see their likes again in our lifetimes. Ever.
(And that's an extremely depressing thought :-((
Posted by Nice Guy Sammy Hain (Member # 3150) on :
man where to begin?
AC/DC--Back In Black Metallica--Kill 'Em All Metallica--Master of Puppets Metallica--Ride the Lightning Def Leppard--High n Dry Def Leppard--On Through the Night Iron Maiden--Number of the Beast Iron Maiden--Piece of Mind Scorpions--Blackout Scorpions--Love at First Sting Motley Crue--Too Fast For Love Motley Crue--Shout at the Devil Guns N Roses--Appetite For Destruction Ozzy Osbourne--Blizzard of Oz Judas Priest--Screaming For Vengance Queensryche--Rage For Order Queensryche--Operation Mindcrime Megadeth--Peace Sells...But Who's Buying? Slayer--Reign In Blood Dio--Holy Diver Tesla--Mechanical Resonance Sword--Metalized Dokken--Tooth and Nail Accept--Balls to the Wall Metal Church--The Dark
Posted by Riptide (Member # 457) on :
Swell picks Samhain.
I have some other additions, but these might be called crossover records, being as they are halfpunk/half metal thrash.
S.O.D-Speak English or Die Charged GBH -City Baby attacked by Rats Discharge-Hear nothing, see nothing, say nothing Exploited-Troops of Tomorrow and how could I forget DRI?
Posted by Louden Swain [formerly The Pixies] (Member # 3671) on :
quote:Originally posted by Duckie Dale Winton: Some good choices so far - and "Master of Puppets", "Powerslave" and "Operation Mindcrime" would certainly make my list too.
I'll add a few more (in no particular order)
King's X - "Out of The Silent Planet" Rush - "Grace Under Pressure" Demon - "The Plague" Mercyful Fate - "Don't Break The Oath" Celtic Frost - "To Mega Therion" Blue Oyster Cult - "The Revolution By Night" Dio - "Holy Diver"
Great List Duckie but I must respectfully disagree on one. Being a HUGE RUSH fan, Grace Under Pressure is not a metal album. From the 80s, Permanent Waves and Moving Pictures were hard, progressive rock with Signals, Grace Under Pressure, Power Windows and Hold Your Fire being more synthesized but still with great guitars and drums (of course).
Posted by Nice Guy Sammy_Hain (Member # 3150) on :
My favourite Rush albums are from Moving Pictures and earlier. After Moving Pictures they became less rock and more synthesized. But boy they sure could rock for a three piece.
Posted by Louden Swain [formerly The Pixies] (Member # 3671) on :
They still do....give Counterparts and Vapor Trails a try!
Posted by Riptide (Member # 457) on :
Rush are still an incredible live act. A huge Rush fan friend of mine saw them on the current tour and said they sound as good as ever and give real value for the money by playing for three hours. They did have some cringeworthy music at times in the 90's like Roll the Bones, but they always had the instrumental chops bar none.
Posted by Duckie Dale Winton (Member # 3419) on :
[/QUOTE]Great List Duckie but I must respectfully disagree on one. Being a HUGE RUSH fan, Grace Under Pressure is not a metal album. From the 80s, Permanent Waves and Moving Pictures were hard, progressive rock with Signals, Grace Under Pressure, Power Windows and Hold Your Fire being more synthesized but still with great guitars and drums (of course). [/QUOTE]
Hi Sammy
Yeah - I accept that, as I guess it could be argued that Rush have not been strictly a 'metal' band since maybe the late 70's. However, I stand by the fact that "Grace...." is still a fantastic, sophisticated ROCK album!
And yes, they DO still rock out! I saw them twice on the R30 tour and they just blew me away!!! Posted by Louden Swain [formerly The Pixies] (Member # 3671) on :
Hello Duckie,
That was I who wrote the quote above. I will agree with you on it being a fantastic, sophisticated ROCK album! I've seen them 4 times, twice on the Vapor Trails tour. They were beyond awesome! I just purchased the R30 DVD. They are working on a new album perhaps out by this fall put probably out in 2007. Can't wait!
Posted by 80s hair (Member # 4602) on :
So many great hard rock/metal albums in the 80s! I will keep my list at say a top 10...
01. Van Halen - 1984 02. Guns N Roses - Appetite For Destruction 03. Sammy Hagar - Standing Hampton 04. Motley Crue - Girls, Girls, Girls 05. Van Halen - 5150 06. Metallica - Master of Pupets 07. Def Leppard - Pyromania 08. Cinderella - Night Songs 09. AC/DC - Back In Black 10. Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet
Posted by imawalkingcorpse (Member # 1675) on :
Metallica- Ride the Lightning Motley Crue- Shout At The Devil Cinderella- Night Songs Cinderella- Long Cold Winter Metallica- Master Of Puppets G'NR- Appetite For Destruction WASP- The Last Command Ratt- Out of the Cellar
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), but it's just that I hear something in Somewhere.. I'm not hearing in the other 2, difficult putting my finger on what exactly, an extra dimension whatever it might be. Perhaps the added length/complexity of songwriting?? But it's something special IMO.