Howzat, two of my all-time fav releases recently turned 10 and 5 years old. They should get anniversary reissues. Make those great bands some more dough, among other things...

Numbers 9 and 23 on this list are so good, I can't really pick favourite songs. Could say that Sons' opening number is a bit forgettable, and The Difference Engine's fourth track is just a bit too weird for me. Still, they get 98.2/100 scores from me. Best possible result, eh?

1. Fatboy Slim - Halfway between the Gutter and the Stars

2. Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R

3. Offspring - Conspiracy of One

4. Eidolon - Nightmare World

5. Muse - Origin of Symmetry

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My utterly favourite songs from pre-1980 classics, rendered in my never-really-humble opinion, as everything should be. With few exceptions, every song on each album that made the list rocks - that's why I've rated them 9 or 10 - but these are my absolute favourites:

Taste record from around the same time should make an appearance at some point in the future; Judas Priest and Cream... we'll see]

1. Deep Purple - Shades of Deep Purple

2. Deep Purple - Deep Purple

3. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

4. Jethro Tull - Stand Up

5. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin

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With the express exclusion of Na, Mg, K, Ca, Cr, Fe, Cu, W, Hg, etc.

Yeah, I should have put up Viron's cover art as the image but that Dokken single (associated with an Elm Street movie) just looks far more interesting. Whether or not that was a PM addition to a Hollywood soundtrack may be a point of relevance, but to me it's immaterial. Go listen to the music!

1. Eidolon - Nightmare World

2. Tad Morose - Modus Vivendi

3. Brainstorm - Soul Temptation

4. Children of Bodom - Downfall

5. Viron - NWOGHM

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by 15/10/12 these 4 should move to my 5th list and be replaced by <10 others

1. Anacrusis - Annihilation Complete

2. Altar - Until Heaven Forbids

3. Usurper - Diabolosis

4. Usurper - Threshold of the Usurper

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Apologies, of the most sincere kind, for the Spoonerism. It's really not my style, but some could argue it was necessary...

1. Metallica - ...And Justice for All

2. Deadfall - Ordeal by Fire demo/EP

3. Dãm - The Difference Engine

4. Neil Young - Mirror Ball

5. Slayer - Reign in Blood

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It may have been black metal's finest hour, but for the most part I don't care for the genre - check some other lists for recoms there.

As if I needed to say that... ...on with the show... (looking for more words? scroll down to #27)

1. Anacrusis - Manic Impressions demo

2. Anthrax - Persistence of Time

3. Forbidden - Twisted into Form

4. Pantera - Cowboys from Hell

5. Steve Vai - Passion and Warfare

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They were the best of times, they were the worst of times. Then thrash kicked glam out of the way, and once again, it was the best of times. Aside from #15 and 16, albums here with an even number of tracks mentioned score highly 9/10. All others get top marks from me.

Diamond Head's debut came close. Powerslave may yet make an appearance (or two). Rory G / Box of Frogs almost made the list, but I listened to the CDs again only to find they're actually rather Average...

1. Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden

2. Jeff Beck - There and Back

3. Iron Maiden - Killers

4. Metallica - Kill 'Em All

5. Dio - Holy Diver

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Yup.
On the day Sanitarium strikes back:
Woke up this mornin' with a white boat comin' up the ladder

1. Mars Bonfire - ???

2. The Presidents of the United States of America - The Presidents of the United States of America

3. Necrodeath - 100% Hell

4. Tom Jones - Reload

5. Immortal - Sons of Northern Darkness

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In the last several hours, I have (as is rarely the case) had a good, big breakfast + dinner.

I feel great.

...as is rarely the case. So - what have I consumed, to put this diamond-in-the-rough smile on my dial? For once, no junk. No crap. No chips, no lollies, no chocolate bars, no Great White Bread. No shark either - but indeed, some fantastic fish.

1. Anata - Under a Stone with No Inscription

2. Bloodbath - The Fathomless Mastery

3. Cryptopsy - None So Vile

4. Death - Scream Bloody Gore

5. Eternal Gray - Kindless

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stupid list. I'll change it all next week

*cough* make that, next year. now is the time to re-assess priorities

1. Pantera - The Great Southern Trendkill

2. Limp Bizkit - Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water

3. Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy

4. Darkthrone - A Blaze in the Northern Sky

5. Pantera - Far beyond Driven

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Because I'd sooner spend an hour-and-a-half with Pokemon than a mindless action movie. I know you know what I'm talkin' about. ...No, not that. Honestly - some people...

(Seriously though, happy 67th birthday + 6+7 days to Neil Young. Hope I see you next year )

1. Alien Ant Farm - ANThology

2. Collective Soul - Disciplined Breakdown

3. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Sleeps with Angels

4. Blind Guardian - A Night at the Opera

5. Immolation - Providence

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Should be rather SelfXPlanetOrE (self-explanatory. Genius)

Songs to which I know more than one line / verse / chorus / stanza / bridge / spoken-word passage / intro AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

1. Slayer - Reign in Blood

2. Queens of the Stone Age - Rated R

3. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

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Bunch of good songs, here. Gonna compile a list or seven of the songs I can competently play on guitar. I might be happy to teach these, or at least provide some tabs

1June:actually was playing these all in D tuning. When not jamming along to the recording, I tend to use whatever key is my open string / 7 up, a strategy which may change if I ever get around to singing at the same time

1. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

2. Blind Faith - Blind Faith

3. Queens of the Stone Age - Queens of the Stone Age

4. Mastodon - Blood Mountain

5. Elvis Presley - Can't Help Falling in Love

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