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Post by alpha128 on Sept 6, 2021 1:14:41 GMT
Here is the final thread showcasing my fifteen favorite songs. These last three selections are all from heavy metal's commercial peak, so I wouldn't be surprised if you've heard them before. 3. Iron Maiden - "The Trooper"Artist: Iron Maiden, Album: Piece of Mind, Origin: United Kingdom, Year: 1983
2. Accept - "Restless and Wild"Artist: Accept, Album: Restless and Wild, Origin: Germany, Year: 1983
1. Judas Priest - "The Hellion/Electric Eye"Artist: Judas Priest, Album: Screaming for Vengeance, Origin: United Kingdom, Year: 1982
P.S. Here are my favorite songs # 15-13, # 12-10, # 9-7 and # 6-4. P.P.S. Honorable mentions to the following bands who are important to me but got left off this list: Manowar, Slayer, and Iron Savior. |
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Post by Fox in the Snow on Sept 6, 2021 1:45:40 GMT
Have heard of and no doubt heard a few songs from all three of them.
Definitely more traditional sounding. Think I liked the Priest song the best of those three.
Thanks for posting your picks, an interesting and educational journey.
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Post by alpha128 on Sept 6, 2021 1:51:35 GMT
Have heard of and no doubt heard a few songs from all three of them. Definitely more traditional sounding. Think I liked the Priest song the best of those three. Thanks for posting your picks, an interesting and educational journey. Thank you for listening and commenting!
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Post by Nicko's Nose on Sept 6, 2021 1:57:01 GMT
Don’t need to listen, know all 3 songs by heart. All 3 are excellent.
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Post by alpha128 on Sept 6, 2021 2:08:47 GMT
Don’t need to listen, know all 3 songs by heart. All 3 are excellent. I'm not at all surprised to see you write this. Hopefully you'll discover something you'll enjoy among the less well known songs in the # 15-13, # 12-10, # 9-7 and # 6-4 threads.
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Post by sjg on Sept 7, 2021 18:26:39 GMT
Solid choices Alpha. All three bands feature in my favs playlist but only The Trooper out of the three above tracks
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Post by alpha128 on Sept 7, 2021 22:39:44 GMT
Solid choices Alpha. All three bands feature in my favs playlist but only The Trooper out of the three above tracks Thanks! I think that's the second time you've mentioned you favs playlist. Is that list small enough that you could post it on this board? If so, I would like to see it.
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Post by sjg on Sept 8, 2021 7:25:45 GMT
Solid choices Alpha. All three bands feature in my favs playlist but only The Trooper out of the three above tracks Thanks! I think that's the second time you've mentioned you favs playlist. Is that list small enough that you could post it on this board? If so, I would like to see it. No worries I think it may be a bit too big. It has 1336 tracks in it 
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Post by alpha128 on Sept 8, 2021 12:09:52 GMT
I think that's the second time you've mentioned you favs playlist. Is that list small enough that you could post it on this board? If so, I would like to see it. I think it may be a bit too big. It has 1336 tracks in it Yeah that's too big. If it was 13 tracks instead of 1,300, I'd ask you to post it. Thanks anyway.
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Post by Sarge on Sept 9, 2021 2:49:48 GMT
Love those picks, I'll check out the other threads.
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Post by alpha128 on Sept 9, 2021 2:56:21 GMT
Love those picks, I'll check out the other threads. Thanks for the positive feedback. I hope you enjoy other songs on my list as well.
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Post by alpha128 on Sept 10, 2021 12:28:31 GMT
Any comments, petrolino ? Hopefully you'll get a chance to review these this weekend.  |
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Post by petrolino on Sept 11, 2021 23:56:05 GMT
I've mentioned here before that I saw Iron Maiden at a rock festival and it made me a fan. At the time, I knew a handful of songs, but had never listened to one of their albums. I was kind of neutral. Seeing them perform changed all that. They put on a great show. This track, 'The Trooper', has some features I'd now readily associate with Iron Maiden's music. It's melodic. It has some blistering bass runs. It has a frenetic, galloping rhythm that's played out on different instruments and increases both tension and excitement. You like some great metal music and this is a great tune. Proof for me is that I've listened to it three times today.
If you like horror moves, I recommend Julian Doyle's 'Chemical Wedding' (2008) which was inspired by the work of Aleister Crowley. It was co-written by Doyle and Bruce Dickinson.
Lady Gaga is a huge Iron Maiden fan, she even joined them on tour for a bit to hang out. I'm a huge Lady Gaga fan.
'Restless and Wild' by Accept also has an incessant, galloping rhythm. Love the key change (1:08) accompanied by a descending scale, really takes the song up a notch. I love music like this as it's the kind of song I enjoy hearing on a 1980s horror movie soundtrack.
So, it's crunch time! Time to hear your favourite (I'll be back) ... thanks for all the work you put in and thanks for the music, it's been a blast to listen to.
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Post by petrolino on Sept 12, 2021 0:09:44 GMT
I'm actually glad your number 1 song was a Judas Priest number for several reasons. There's been different topics here concerning the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and I've seen different IMDB2 users saying it's a black mark against the hall that they don't have Judas Priest in it (they might one day). I know they are metal titans but I'm not too familiar with their music.
This is a really good rock song. It's a bit mellower than I expected, the opening reminded me of Status Quo, the quintessential British rock band. It's just a really strong composition that takes you along. Here, I really like the change (3:02) towards the end of the song that strips it back down to a driving rhythm. What a rush. It's not always easy to know how to end a song (I think some fade-outs do songs no favours at all). They nailed it.
I love Black Sabbath and other bands from Birmingham, England. Led Zeppelin were partially rooted in the midlands scene that produced English heavy metal. Clearly, I need to hear more music by Judas Priest. Not least, because Lady Gaga is a fan!
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Post by alpha128 on Sept 12, 2021 0:16:50 GMT
This track, 'The Trooper', has some features I'd now readily associate with Iron Maiden's music. It's melodic. It has some blistering bass runs. It has a frenetic, galloping rhythm that's played out on different instruments and increases both tension and excitement. You like some great metal music and this is a great tune. Proof for me is that I've listened to it three times today. 'Restless and Wild' by Accept also has an incessant, galloping rhythm. Love the key change (1:08) accompanied by a descending scale, really takes the song up a notch. I love music like this as it's the kind of song I enjoy hearing on a 1980s horror movie soundtrack. So, it's crunch time! Time to hear your favourite (I'll be back) ... thanks for all the work you put in and thanks for the music, it's been a blast to listen to.
Thank you for listening and commenting. Yes, it was a lot work. At this writing, I've got 3,255 songs on my computer. To narrow it down to 15 was quite a challenge. Looking forward to your comments on my #1!
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Post by alpha128 on Sept 12, 2021 0:36:08 GMT
I'm actually glad your number 1 song was a Judas Priest number for several reasons. There's been different topics here concerning the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and I've seen different IMDB2 users saying it's a black mark against the hall that they don't have Judas Priest in it (they might one day). I know they are metal titans but I'm not too familiar with their music. This is a really good rock song. It's a bit mellower than I expected, the opening reminded me of Status Quo, the quintessential British rock band. It's just a really strong composition that takes you along. Here, I really like the change (3:02) towards the end of the song that strips it back down to a driving rhythm. What a rush. It's not always easy to know how to end a song (I think some fade-outs do songs no favours at all). They nailed it. I love Black Sabbath and other bands from Birmingham, England. Led Zeppelin were partially rooted in the midlands scene that produced English heavy metal. Clearly, I need to hear more music by Judas Priest. Not least, because Lady Gaga is a fan! I think it's a travesty that Priest and Maiden were both nominated, but neither have yet to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Since you wrote "I need to hear more music by Judas Priest", and because you were so impressed with Nightmare's "The Winds of Sin", here are the title tracks from two more Priest albums that I think you'll enjoy. Judas Priest - "Painkiller" (1990)Judas Priest - "Firepower" (2018)
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Post by petrolino on Sept 12, 2021 1:02:27 GMT
I'm actually glad your number 1 song was a Judas Priest number for several reasons. There's been different topics here concerning the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and I've seen different IMDB2 users saying it's a black mark against the hall that they don't have Judas Priest in it (they might one day). I know they are metal titans but I'm not too familiar with their music. This is a really good rock song. It's a bit mellower than I expected, the opening reminded me of Status Quo, the quintessential British rock band. It's just a really strong composition that takes you along. Here, I really like the change (3:02) towards the end of the song that strips it back down to a driving rhythm. What a rush. It's not always easy to know how to end a song (I think some fade-outs do songs no favours at all). They nailed it. I love Black Sabbath and other bands from Birmingham, England. Led Zeppelin were partially rooted in the midlands scene that produced English heavy metal. Clearly, I need to hear more music by Judas Priest. Not least, because Lady Gaga is a fan! I think it's a travesty that Priest and Maiden were both nominated, but neither have yet to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Since you wrote "I need to hear more music by Judas Priest", and because you were so impressed with Nightmare's "The Winds of Sin", here are the title tracks from two more Priest albums that I think you'll enjoy. Judas Priest - "Painkiller" (1990)Judas Priest - "Firepower" (2018)
They're still inducting great bands from the 1960s so I do think there's plenty of time for bands to be selected.
I like 'Painkiller', that's more what I was expecting from Judas Priest. The guitar work has real venom.
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Post by alpha128 on Sept 12, 2021 1:24:15 GMT
They're still inducting great bands from the 1960s so I do think there's plenty of time for bands to be selected. I like 'Painkiller', that's more what I was expecting from Judas Priest. The guitar work has real venom.
"Firepower" (2018) was widely viewed as both Priest's comeback album and their best since "Painkiller" (1990). So, it would have been highly appropriate if Priest had been inducted to the Rock Hall in 2018. "Painkiller" (1990) was apparently composed and recorded while Priest was awaiting their subliminal message trial, and their anger found its way into the music. Eleven years later the band would document the legal action in the song "Bloodsuckers", with vocals by Tim "Ripper" Owens. Judas Priest - "Bloodsuckers" (2001)
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