All Time Top 1100 Albums (Aerosmith - Big Ones) P265

BlueHammer85 said:
24/1100

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Vulgar Display of Power is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Pantera. Released on February 25, 1992 through Atco Records, it was the band's second collaboration with producer Terry Date, after having previously worked with him on their breakthrough album Cowboys from Hell (1990).

The album was well received by both critics and fans, and is Pantera's highest selling album to date and would eventually be certified double platinum. It is often considered one of the most influential heavy metal albums of the 1990s. In 2017, Rolling Stone ranked Vulgar Display of Power 10th on their list of 'The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time'. Several of its tracks have become among the band's best known, such as "Mouth for War", "A New Level", "Walk", "Fucking Hostile", and "This Love".


1. Mouth For War
2. A New Level
3. Walk
4. Fucking Hostile
5. This Love
6. Rise
7. No Good (Attack the Radical)
8. Live In a Hole
9. Regular People (Conceit)
10. By Demons Be Driven
11. Hollow


Here we go! Review No.24 - the Bluemoon detective team were unable to decipher the picture clue and to be fair - it was a tough one - although @RobMCFC did mention Pantera - here you go





This is an aggressive and hardcore Metal I think I've heard, looking back it made the 'Black Album' seem pretty soft! At first listen it sounded just shouty thrash nonsense - but as the week went on and after a few listen (like most Albums) it grew on me, It seemed after Metallica went down the commercial route - Pantera tried to stay close to the roots of Heavy thrash Metal, although there is one or two tracks here that can be considered metal ballads - 'This Love' probably the stand out with a great intro, riffs and solo - also nice to hear lead singer Anselmo showcase his voice rather than just screaming - 'Hollow' another ballad and another breakdown track, similar feel with deep meaningful lyrics, riffs and quality solo from guitarist Dimebag who steals the show all through out this Album - as I mentioned before - I love it when Heavy Metal bands do ballads.
But let's get to the meat and bones here! Mouth For War', 'A New Level', ' F*^*ing hostile' and their biggest hit 'Walk' are all heavy ballsy tracks, full of massive riffs and screaming vocals.

This isn't my cup of tea but I did appreciate it after more listens and for the Metal genre no doubt this was one of the most influential albums from the 90's.

Now all you TH fans walking for the Exit door, stick around! be good to keep the voting numbers up.

This placed number 737 out of the Top 1000

5/10



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Excellent clue in hindsight Bluehammer.
 
Pantera are not a band I have ever bought anything by. Thrash is not usually my kind of metal. I don't like what I see as mad axe-man serial killer vocals and this album did nothing to change that view; although these aren't the worst example of that kind of "singing".

Musically, it's ok and Dimebag can play. On both plays, one solo around about 25 mins in (not sure which track that is) caught my attention; probably because it sounds Van Halen inspird; talking of which, pretty sure they knicked the opening riff on "A New Level" from VH's "Loss of Control".

I'm going to give it 6/10 because it does what it aims to do well enough and I wouldn't be unhappy to play it again but I won't be buying it.
 
Citizen of Legoland said:
I gave up half way through as it's nails down a blackboard to my ears. I had a look at some Youtube clips for Pantera guitar riffs and it sounds much better without the vocalist. Still, some people like the anger element I suppose but music isn't that for me.

2 / 10
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I had a quick "preview" listen earlier. The skip button has never seen such action.
First impressions are it's fucking dreadful.
Awful voice and pretty much stock thrash metal guitar and drums.
Will give it another go but I'm not looking forward to it, at all.
 
FogBlueInSanFran said:
Agreed and shame on me for not getting it; I pride myself on quoting movie lines and song lyrics!
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I emailed my nephew a few minutes ago gave him the link of BH's and he got it in 5 seconds.

Dimebag and Vinnie freak he is , even knew the track list in order off the top of his head (LOL), when it comes to metal , song titles and band history he would eat me up before he got out of bed.

In truth I only have him covered on Aussie 60-80's music and 70's prog rock and maybe American Breed.

I only know Linda Blair dated Glenn Hughes so went off on another one of my tangents for my guess not even realising that "Slaves and Masters" ( Turner is no Gillan IMO however ) doesn't get a gig in the top 1100.

Shame on you , you say I go to the very bottom of the class and by a long way.
 
Well, I listened to all of it. No fast-forwards, no skips. And I have a question for you all.

Do you see what I mean now?

Remember before when I was talking about why I like a sense of humo(u)r when I listen to records?

How funny do you think these fat, unshowered pricks are/were in real life (two of them are dead now -- one shot on stage by one of his own fans)?

Attempting to channel Judas Priest on one song, Van Halen on a couple, Black Flag on another, and I-guess-but-who-cares Metallica on several more, and probably a bundle of other bands I don’t care about, they fail in each and every attempt.

Miserably.

Here in San Francisco, when traffic gets stalled in a tunnel, the less mature among the stuck commuters begin honking their horns out of childish boredom. This music is the equivalent of that stupid shit.

Look, I like Filter, and Helmet, and Soundgarden, and RATM, and other bands that might touch lightly on the Pantera fan base. But those bands have MELODY and MEANING embedded in their work regularly, and a real singer. This band does not.

To be fair, it’s not all completely terrible. I liked the riffs for “Mouth For War” and “Regular People”, kind of. But I actually started laughing during one of the “ballads” (“Hollow” I think it was; maybe “This Love”) as the drummer smashes his fucking crash cymbal on every fourth beat. I don’t know shit about music theory but I’m pretty sure that’s not how you create a tender remembrance of whatever the fuck they slowed the tempo down for.

The apparently positive reception the “heavy metal press” gave to this explains why I dislike so much metal. This is the best the genre can do? Really? REALLY?

Some might say it’s a fine line between a power riff and melody. I think that line flashes like a neon sign with the power of a thousand suns. This record never comes close to crossing it.

Like Joe Jackson, they provide the title themselves for the summary of my review: “No Good.” 2/10
 
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