Classic Rock (Phil Collins lives, run for the hills)

chesterbells said:
It was certainly Dianno’s best work I think, and they still hold up today.
I don’t know what sort of a man he was outside of his music, maybe others can add to that, but that that was no age to pass.
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Still think it was Maiden's best work, Bruce is okay especially in his first stint but these are the albums and the band I bought and went to see numerous times as a 16/17 year old following the birth of NWOBHM and they mean the most to me. Personalty wise don’t know much about him , but seems to me he never had the personalty to handle the pressure of a band as big as Maiden were becoming without ‘coping substances’, similar to why Pete Willis ended up out of Leppard.
Anyway part of my growing up with a love of music has left us.
 
blueparrot said:
Still think it was Maiden's best work, Bruce is okay especially in his first stint but these are the albums and the band I bought and went to see numerous times as a 16/17 year old following the birth of NWOBHM and they mean the most to me. Personalty wise don’t know much about him , but seems to me he never had the personalty to handle the pressure of a band as big as Maiden were becoming without ‘coping substances’, similar to why Pete Willis ended up out of Leppard.
Anyway part of my growing up with a love of music has left us.
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Truth be told, I tended to view Maiden as a poor man's Judas Priest in the early days and only collected most of (but not all) their albums in more recent times.

Saw them live a good few times when they started out. They supported quite a few bands. Most notable was in Long Beach in 1981 when they supported UFO and, courtesy of Ross Halfin, my friend and I were guests of UFO, so we were backstage. Didn't meet any of Maiden though.

A friend saw PD recently in concert and thought he was really good, despite his terrible health issues.

R.I.P.
 
Blumooniac said:
www.loudersound.com

Former Iron Maiden singer Paul Di'Anno dead at 66

Ex-Iron Maiden frontman Paul Di'Anno, who fronted the band from 1978-1981, has died
www.loudersound.com www.loudersound.com

RIP.
Those 2 albums were the best they ever did IMO. Raw and edgy. Couldn't listen to them after he left.
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I was never a fan of Iron Maiden really, only saw them once in their early days at UMIST (supported by Saxon and the great Nutz) but always preferred the Di'Anno stuff. I can never take to Dickinson's 'air raid siren' voice.

He struggled terribly with the pressures of Maiden, and hit the marching powder big time. Sad for him to pass so. R.I.P.
 
Rather than just plonk this in the general listening thread, I thought it deserved a placing on here.

Had the refrain in my head for last couple of days. I’ve no idea why these song snippets or reminders suddenly come into my head. I’m guessing it’s a subconscious reminder from a similar chord progression from another song somewhere or on the radio, or overhearing a phrase or sentence somewhere which triggers a lyric reminder without always realising it.

Anyway, what an absolute humdinger this is :-)

 
While I’m in here, may as well post my top 31 purchases of new releases from the last year.
  1. Frost* - Life in the wires.
  2. Opeth - Last will and testament
  3. Magnum, - Before the rain
  4. Saxon Hell - fire and damnation
  5. Judas Priest - Invincible shield
  6. Vanden Plas - The empyrean equation of the long lost things
  7. Evergrey - Theories of emptiness
  8. Steve Hackett - The circus and the nightwhale
  9. The Tangent - To follow polaris.
  10. Jon Anderson and band geeks - Truth
  11. Deep Purple =1
  12. Eclipse - Megalomanium ll
  13. Cats in space - Time machine
  14. Lords of Black - Mechanic of predacity
  15. Willie Dowling - Simpleton
  16. Phil Mogg - Moggs Motel
  17. Sergeant Thunderhoof - The ghost of Baden Hill
  18. Art of anarchy - Let there be anarchy
  19. Myrath - Karma
  20. Honeymoon suite - Alive
  21. The End machine - Quantum phase
  22. Demon - Invincible
  23. Sweet - Full circle
  24. House of Lords - Full tilt overdrive
  25. Black country communion - V
  26. Satan - Songs in crimson
  27. Mr Big - 10
  28. Pallas - The messenger
  29. Grand Slam - Wheel of fortune
  30. The Dead Daisies - light em up
  31. Blackberry Smoke - Be right here
 
blueparrot said:
While I’m in here, may as well post my top 31 purchases of new releases from the last year.
  1. Frost* - Life in the wires.
  2. Opeth - Last will and testament
  3. Magnum, - Before the rain
  4. Saxon Hell - fire and damnation
  5. Judas Priest - Invincible shield
  6. Vanden Plas - The empyrean equation of the long lost things
  7. Evergrey - Theories of emptiness
  8. Steve Hackett - The circus and the nightwhale
  9. The Tangent - To follow polaris.
  10. Jon Anderson and band geeks - Truth
  11. Deep Purple =1
  12. Eclipse - Megalomanium ll
  13. Cats in space - Time machine
  14. Lords of Black - Mechanic of predacity
  15. Willie Dowling - Simpleton
  16. Phil Mogg - Moggs Motel
  17. Sergeant Thunderhoof - The ghost of Baden Hill
  18. Art of anarchy - Let there be anarchy
  19. Myrath - Karma
  20. Honeymoon suite - Alive
  21. The End machine - Quantum phase
  22. Demon - Invincible
  23. Sweet - Full circle
  24. House of Lords - Full tilt overdrive
  25. Black country communion - V
  26. Satan - Songs in crimson
  27. Mr Big - 10
  28. Pallas - The messenger
  29. Grand Slam - Wheel of fortune
  30. The Dead Daisies - light em up
  31. Blackberry Smoke - Be right here
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Fabulous that you’re still supporting the new releases pal. You’ve certainly bought more than me this year!
How’s Phil Mogg fairing up btw? - does he still sound decent?
 
chesterbells said:
Fabulous that you’re still supporting the new releases pal. You’ve certainly bought more than me this year!
How’s Phil Mogg fairing up btw? - does he still sound decent?
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The Moggs Motel album is excellent, the last few UFO albums were okay but more bluesy hard rock. This is a great rock album and he sounds great, as do his band.


 
blueparrot said:
While I’m in here, may as well post my top 31 purchases of new releases from the last year.
  1. Frost* - Life in the wires.
  2. Opeth - Last will and testament
  3. Magnum, - Before the rain
  4. Saxon Hell - fire and damnation
  5. Judas Priest - Invincible shield
  6. Vanden Plas - The empyrean equation of the long lost things
  7. Evergrey - Theories of emptiness
  8. Steve Hackett - The circus and the nightwhale
  9. The Tangent - To follow polaris.
  10. Jon Anderson and band geeks - Truth
  11. Deep Purple =1
  12. Eclipse - Megalomanium ll
  13. Cats in space - Time machine
  14. Lords of Black - Mechanic of predacity
  15. Willie Dowling - Simpleton
  16. Phil Mogg - Moggs Motel
  17. Sergeant Thunderhoof - The ghost of Baden Hill
  18. Art of anarchy - Let there be anarchy
  19. Myrath - Karma
  20. Honeymoon suite - Alive
  21. The End machine - Quantum phase
  22. Demon - Invincible
  23. Sweet - Full circle
  24. House of Lords - Full tilt overdrive
  25. Black country communion - V
  26. Satan - Songs in crimson
  27. Mr Big - 10
  28. Pallas - The messenger
  29. Grand Slam - Wheel of fortune
  30. The Dead Daisies - light em up
  31. Blackberry Smoke - Be right here
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Got the No1 on your list for Chrimbo along with Moon Safari - Himlabacken volume 1.
 
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