Posted on 09/27/2011 5:32:43 PM PDT by InvisibleChurch
10) Kiss - Music From "The Elder": There comes a time in every young man's life where he must confront the fact that some bands aren't meant to evolve, because when they do, they're worse. New drummer Eric Carr showed up just in time to be part of the worst album in the KISS catalog. It's a concept album, based on an idea from the man who would put his name on anything if it generated a buck, Gene Simmons. Before Loutallica, Lou Reed co-wrote three of the songs here. I guess, even crappiness takes practice!
Purchase instead: Kiss, Hotter Than Hell, Dressed to Kill, Alive!, Alive II, and a KISS pinball machine and/or coffin.
9) Def Leppard - Slang: The 1980s were over. Just as big hair looked kinda dumb and dated while everyone was flyin' the flannel, so, too, did big super-precise productions sound ill-fitted for the new decade when everyone whined. So, after Adrenalize sounded tired, Def Leppard went back to basics. Even drummer Rick Allen used an acoustic kit. But no one buys Def Leppard albums for their natural tone. Metal dudes buy them because their girlfriends like them. And their girlfriends miss the grand productions like they secretly miss their big hair! Be who you are!
Purchase instead: High ‘n' Dry and a case of Aqua-Net hairspray.
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That is true 99% of the time...but there are a few that have a “second wind” if you will.
It’s a fine line between clever and stupid!
I love Queensryche musically speaking, but it pisses me off what leftists they are.
What’s really bad is the things they sing about in their songs, if they had half a brain, they’d realize are more accurately attributed to the LEFT as opposed to the right.
I guess it depends on if they were looking at bands that were considered Heavy Metal bands and albums that was supposed to chart and didn't or looking just at record sales alone as a guide line. Hopefully they had actually bought the album went home and put it on gave it a listen and said never again. Which the last is my criteria for a bad album.
I disagree with Black Sabbath's “Never Say Die” being on the list. It has some good tunes on it. I know Ozzy was flaking out on them at the time but the album over all is pretty good. Aa far as Iron Maiden's “Fear Of The Dark” I thought from a song writer's POV it has some great hooks on several of the songs. Is it their strongest album no but some good tunes on it.
Without sitting down and going through a ton of material it would be very hard for me to come up with a worst top 10 of metal albums. I guess one would need a guide line of did it ever make the top 100 and work from there up of metal bands that had made the top 100 then start sorting them out. Then there is 4 decades of material to look it. It would be a daunting task.
Iron Maiden is definitely worth checking out, I believe.
Iron Maiden has never sucked heh.
More of the Doomsday Clock.
There’s also Aces High, Powerslave and Rime of the Ancient Mariner.
Progressive metal came about, and that’s pretty complex.
There’s a great Brazilian power metal band by the name of Aquaria.
>Lately they’ve improved though. But I’ve moved on to ‘Disturbed’ as my band of choice.<
Their first and 2nd albums were wicked. Deified’ the song however, starts off with a Bush saying “our commitment strong, our mission just” (something like that). Then again, they performed for the USO in 2009.
And yet, Kiss followed up “Elder” with one of their best albums, “Creatures of the Night”. I play that CD regularly to this day.
And yet, Kiss followed up “Elder” with one of their best albums, “Creatures of the Night”. I play that CD regularly to this day.
Lemmy has more song writing ability in his liquor filled warts than 99% of the music industry. He would be up there amongst the best in my book, some of those lyrics never cease to kick ass. I would love to hear an album of ballads, and no, I don’t think that would suck at all from Lemmy.
Freegards
This was actually a great album. They just should not have called the band Motley Crue at this point. Thats what ruined it. Generation Swine? Now there's a piece of crappola.
I am a mega metal head. The list was stupid, but I agree load and reload sucked!
I did not hate St Anger that much to be honest.
I just saw the Big 4 at Yankee Stadium and I have to say - it was one of the best days of my entire life so far of 36 years.
I am a mega metal head. The list was stupid, but I agree load and reload sucked!
I did not hate St Anger that much to be honest.
I just saw the Big 4 at Yankee Stadium and I have to say - it was one of the best days of my entire life so far of 36 years.
rocking roll rebel is one of my fav songs. I agree with you.
Break Like The Wind by Spinal Tap.
disagree. slayer has been releasing amazing albums
iron Maiden has so many classics it’s not funny. phantom of the Opera , run to the hills, aces high, the trooper, Rime of the ancient Mariner, ANYONE?
Purchase instead: High ‘n' Dry and a case of Aqua-Net hairspray.
That statement makes me question the author's cred. "High n dry" was released in 1981. Pre - aqua net. It is perhaps one of the greatest rock records of all time.
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