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 | Voivod I saw your review, will read it asap, take care :-)
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 | rockandmetaljunkie Me too, I love searching for effective riffs, but most of the times I end up with something that sounds very cliche and boring. In times, I found out that improvisation offers me more opportunities to discover something new or unheard of.
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| rockandmetaljunkie Btw how would you describe your style ?Personally, I consider myself mostly as a soloist. I love playing guitar solos. Learning how to play various solos and improvisation are my favorite learning subjects.
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| rockandmetaljunkie Good for you. All of these guitarists are great except maybe for Steve Vai, for I'm not his biggest fan.
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| rockandmetaljunkie Yes I am mostly fan of their 70's material. Uli Roth is one of my biggest inspirations. However, the 2 guitarists who driven me to pick up the instrument were Angus Young and Tony Iommi. Nowdays, Iommi is the reason why I play (learning) the guitar.
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| rockandmetaljunkie That's great man. I'm playing the guitar too. Been playing for almost 3 years just like you. I started my lessons in 2010 September. Are you self taught ? I was taking lessons in a music school for 2 years, but I stopped this year cause I went shipping.
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| rockandmetaljunkie Hello Danny how are you ?I'm reading your shouting box and your conversation with manosg. So, are you a guitarist ?
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 | JamieTwort I did yeah, I'd had Tommy Bolin for quite a while so I decided to change it to another guitar legend; Peter Green.
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 | manosg I'm self-taught, so I can't read or write music but I do play some guitar. I've been playing for 2 years whenever I have the time, so I tend to avoid very demanding songs. How about you Danny?
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| JamieTwort Yeah man, Tesla are awesome, love their first 2 albums in particular. For UFO I'd say start with Phenomenon or the live album Strangers in the Night.
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 | DominionMM1 if you dig mastodon, you should definitely check this out:
http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/14816/Rwake-Voices-of-Omens/
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 | Titan Clockwork Angels is incredible. The Wreckers, The Garden, and the title track are my 3 favorites. Check it out.
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| Titan nice to see such a high rating for Roll The Bones......truly underrated and a phenomenal vocal performance by Geddy Lee.
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 | ViperAces yea, its because they want an autonomy. the syria conflict has nothing to do with it though, it is about the terror organization hizballa
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| ViperAces we were just in a school trip near the border actually, but nothing really happend, except that we heard the army rehearsing. i live in the south of israel so there isnt really a big threat to me, but i think they wont even start a war at all, seeing as they are pree weak from their civil war.
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| ViperAces i used to be when i just got into metal, at least i thought i was, because ive only heard like 4 records he made=) he still rocks pretty hard tho first two and dream evil are amazing
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 | TheBigLebowski Cos I've only listened to those 2, the debut and AoR :/
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 | facupm Thanks dude, your taste is fine too. Also like most of the albums you review too
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 | Cygnatti Because close to the edge is better than fragile and edge is a 4.
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 | Nagrarok PJ and AiC are my favourites, followed by Soundgarden and Nirvana. And I've only heard one Hawkwind album so far.
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| JamieTwort No I don't, in fact I've never really taken the time to learn an instrument properly which is shame really given how much of a passion I have for music. I play a bit of guitar but not particularly well. How about you, are you in a band?
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 | Necrotica Hellyeah! I've always considered Camel one of the more underrated bands of 70's prog along with Gentle Giant :]
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 | tommygun I dunno I just have a soft spot for them, check the con or so jealous and you may or may not understand! they're not for everyone but w/e
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| JamieTwort Yeah we agree on quite a lot of things when it comes to prog and classic rock.
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 | Jethro42 You could say that. John Bonham too. And it's Carl* Palmer.
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| Jethro42 Thanks for showing me these guys.
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 | YoYoMancuso it's the first album I've ever 5'd after 1 listen.
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| Jethro42 I added Queensryche to my 'to listen to' list, thanks dannyboy.
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| Jethro42 Not enough to make myself an opinion. Glad to see you digging Caravan and Gong.
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| Jethro42 Yeah, and I can see the Yes reference you gave for this album. GG were defenitely inspired by Yes here. I never noticed.
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 | jefflebowski no doubt about that, it's amazing how listenable that album is while at the same time being so unique. how much other mingus have you checked out?
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| Jethro42 Nice! now go for Free Hand asap
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 | TheNotrap Yep, album's pretty solid. Little Big Horn is my favourite track.
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| TheNotrap Yeah album's awesome. If you wish to check their speed metal roots listen to "Under Jolly Roger", if you're looking for something more traditional/classic check "Death or Glory" and "Blazon Stone".
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| Nagrarok It's probably a tie between 70's and 90's.
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| Nagrarok That must be a very old post then, haha. I've never been a big fan of the Stones, but they've put out some classic material.
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 | Fluttertrank yeah burton was really great. and i would agree with james being better, but i still prefer daves vox.
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| manosg Yes, DP is my favorite band. Indeed Bananas is a good album and I like Rapture of the Deep even more. If their new album ends up being as good as their last two I'll be content.
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| Fluttertrank i like them, specially up to the Black album, and some songs off a few after the black album i like. but ive always found megadeth better.
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 | SgtPepper Yeah, Priest has had some great guitarists. Rob Halford's voice is one of the things that attracted me to their music. He's got so much range and power in his deliveries.
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| SgtPepper Yeah, I love Judas Priest. Screaming is great, I love it, but there's quite a few weak tracks in there for me. I'd say my favourite by them is between Stained Class and Sad Wings, I can never decide.
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| Jethro42 Je dirais ''Free Hand'', ''Octopus'', ''In A Glass House'' and Acquiring the Taste. Then, go with ''Three Friends'', the self titled, ''The Power and the Glory'' and ''Interview''. Hope you enjoy them. Oh, and dont miss their live ''Playing the Fool''
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| YoYoMancuso glad to hear it man. If I were ranking my favorite albums I'd include that in the top 5.
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| Nagrarok Nope, no other instruments either, though I'd still like to learn (bass) guitar sometime. But one does not need to play anything in order to be fond of prog and metal.
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 | KILL lifeson, latimer, schuldiner, friedman are my main ones i guess
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| TheNotrap Thanks man, I'm Portuguese. You're Spanish?
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| TheNotrap Petrucci is obviously a skilled guitar player, but not one of my favourites. I love Slash's street felling.
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| TheNotrap "Would you say that Gilmour, Tipton, Friedman, Van Halen and Trevin are your main influences on guitar?" Gilmour and Steve Rothery are probably my main influences.
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 | ReturnToRock Nah, band split up three years ago :( Miss playing though.
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| ReturnToRock Yes, but only with Derrick Gray. Wish I'd seen them with Max. And I wouldn't say they're among my favourites, maybe not even Top 10.
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| ReturnToRock Steve Harris, Sid Vicious (yes THAT Sid Vicious), Dee Dee Ramone, Kim Deal, Mike Dirnt. Bob Trujillo and Cliff Williams are the main ones. Sid mostly because I thought 'if he can be in a band, I can be in a band' and switched from guitar to bass XD
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| ViperAces yea, i dont think ill ever listen to it. i actually really like snow and dani california but 2 hours of alt rock is too much even for me
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| ViperAces I have, its just hardest to get into because its so long, and yea it was pretty awesome.
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| ViperAces its pretty great, i love califrnication
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| TheNotrap Nope. Extremely influential back in the days, some of his leads are legendary.
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| ReturnToRock Dare I ask what you think of Kirk Hammett? *cringe*
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| ReturnToRock Meh. Enjoy 'Lies' a lot, 'Appetite' and 'Illusion' (the blue one, the one with 'Don't Cry' on it) moderately, think their ballads and 'Welcome To The Jungle' are good, am officially tired of 'Sweet Child', and think they're slightly overrated because Axl Rose
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| SgtPepper Oh, nice. Well, since you liked Head Hunters, I'd say start with Black Market or Mysterious Traveller- they're the most accessible. They both have a 'cosmic' jazz-funk style to them. Though if you haven't heard Return To Forever, I'd say start there. They have a good balance of funk and prog rock influences in their jazz- for them, start with No Mystery or Where Have I Known You Before.
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| ReturnToRock No, but I mean to at some point. I dig Electric a lot.
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 | pizzamachine Hmm, I'd say Post is a well-rounded Bjork experience so that might be a good start. If you don't like it though try Homogenic or Debut. Homogenic is a bit more alien, cold and atmospheric whereas Debut has an innocent, upbeat vibe.
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 | FromDaHood One of the forums I hung out on in 08 or so had a user named dannyboy who was born in the 80's and went by the name "Brooks" despite having the birth name Daniel Quirk. People started calling him brooksquirk. Was just wondering if you guys are the same person.
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 | LepreCon My advice would be to get a hold of Welcome to my Nightmare to start with, definitely a landmark release in theatrical rock and roll! I am, I have over a decade of piano and guitar under the belt as well as bass, manolin, banjo, bazouki, accordion and violin!
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| LepreCon Hello there, I'm very late responding to your comment because I am currently teaching in Dubai and have been off the Sputnik grid for months! Anywho, the band era from 'Love it to Death' through to 'Billion Dollar Babies' is all gold, Welcome to my Nightmare is a bona fide classic album and I am also very partial to his 90s stuff. Yourself?
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| KILL yea i made a list about a new song yesterday lol, its really long though probably needs cutting down a bit
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 | Zeppelin14 Hey thanks I see you're a pretty big Anthrax fan
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 | breakingthefragile Can do. Don't worry, I know exactly how you feel about not getting any comments haha.
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 | BigHans Barely, post every month or two
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| Voivod She is a fantastic artists. I go around through her stuff every time I want to take a break from metal. And that bass player in her band is awesome.
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| TheNotrap Yeah album's pretty interesting, check also Threshold's March of Progress. The '70s, easily, best band in the world man.
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| TheNotrap Punishment for Decadence remains my favourite. Yeah we need time to get used to the new site layout.
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| Nagrarok http://www.sputnikmusic.com/bands/Nick-Drake/545/
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| Nagrarok Not sure since I haven't been too active on the site myself.
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 | Thor good apollo's probably my favorite, so start there
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| Thor yeah they're pretty good why
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 | Mikesn I haven't listened to them in a looong time, but their first self-titled album is their best
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| TheNotrap Hey man. Go to "user ratings". There's a dig option on top.
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 | SylentEcho Heard any good albums lately? I liked the new High On Fire and the new Accept. Also check out Skeletonwitch. They're pretty good.
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| SylentEcho Very inconsistent nowadays. The only albums I enjoyed were the first 7 albums and Warriors Of The World.
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 | taylormemer Well, for me it started with obZen. That album blew me away. I downloaded Catch Thirtythree back when it came out and remember saying to myself "wtf is this s***". So a place to start really is anything that is fairly easy to digest from the onset.Try obZen/Koloss (newer) or DEI/Chaosphere (older). Nothing is the bridging album that blends new and old. Once they start infecting you, you'll move onto I (EP) and C33 which are gargantuan pieces of music. Good luck.
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| TheNotrap Their last 3 are not amazing...Need to recheck though.
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 | eternium Metalcore = mix of hardcore and metal (Converge, Botch) Deathcore = mix of metalcore and death metal (Glasscasket, Suicide Silence). I could go on and on about real metalcore versus the more popular melodic metalcore and why deathcore almost always sucks.
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| KILL no hes gay and he sucks his fav band is ratt
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| TheNotrap Yeah Epicus rules damn hard. My favourite doom album.
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 | ASnideRemark Ya, great band, great albums, I have yet to listen to Stupid Dream yet. Is it similar to Porcupine?
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 | KjSwantko Sup bro, I remembered you did all those Dokken reviews and I just listened to Lynch Mob's Wicked Sensation album.....check it out. It's legit.
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| KILL some things yea, he just likes a lot of cheesy s***
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 | Gmork89 Awesome dude, thanks for the tips, I will let you know how it goes.
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 | dante1991 Cheers dude :) Been listening to a lot of Van Der Graaf Generator lately myself, but they are an aquired taste...
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| LepreCon Just got around to reading through some more of your reviews. You have improved dramatically in quite a short space of time but there is always room for improvement, even amongst the staff here! Just remember to read through your reviews more than once when you've written them and read plenty of reviews from some of the other users here to see what styles work and what don't. Keep it up man!
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| BigHans dont know much man, I just have heard their albums once or twice and dug them. Pretty folksy, atmospheric stuff.
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 | Jruined Reads a hell of a lot better. I'm glad you went and reworked the review.
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| Nagrarok Yeah, but not as much as any of those four and Camel.
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| jefflebowski well, i'd say the best places to start are Mingus Ah Um (especially if you enjoy smaller group stuff) and Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus (reworkings of his early stuff in his later period) - both classics, especially Ah Um. However, once you're feeling more adventurous (or if you just like big-band stuff) more onto The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady (his best) and Let My Children Hear Music (Mingus' favorite).
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 | dannyboy89 Being a reviewer isn't easy
But that's part of being on Sputnik.
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 | Systemunfolded you're gettign better no doubt, but yea, what Nagrarok said.
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| Nagrarok Later editing your reviews isn't really the way to go, just take your time writing and make sure it's solid before posting, I think you've been too enthousiastic with covering Anthrax, consider the comments and use them in your next review.
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 | insomniac15 Thanks, it's okay haha, I really liked the idea of the Anthrax story but I guess it wasn't my best day when I read it (I read them all) and gave a s***ty comment. There are some users that lately troll the site with stupid reviews but I listened a bit to the albums and saw what you meant there.
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 | theacademy haha I don't speak it but I do work part time translating documents into spanish... don't judge my ability based on that review by the way, i just copy-pasted that into an online translator... where r u from?
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| ReturnToRock I'll do the second The Darkness album (supposed to be written already). Then we'll see what happens.
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| jefflebowski i couldn't tell you his favorite color, but i can recommend some of his music if you'd like
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| JamieTwort Yeah I guess my taste is pretty varied. I'm not a huge alt rock fan but one band in the genre I enjoy is the band dEUS. They're quite an experimental alt rock band, well worth checking out if you haven't heard them.
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 | redskyformiles I would say that they both have their gems, even though I'm not the biggest fan of Watershed and Heritage from their later catalog. My favorite Opeth albums are Ghost Reveries and Morningrise so it's not like I have a favorite era. Basically I just think that from Morningrise-Ghost Reveries they were pretty much the most consistent extreme metal band I've ever come across.
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| TheNotrap Already posted on your review ;-) Like I've said not an amazing debut but in my opinion it deserves a higher rating. Keep reviewing metal man m/
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 | jayfatha Edit my infofigure it out from there
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| Nagrarok I was planning one, but I've put it off.
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| SylentEcho Oh, those 4 aren't all that great. Just a few good songs here and there on each album. The rest isn't very memorable or innovative. Check them out though. :)
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| ReturnToRock I know because I'm an AC/DC fanboy (and Green Day, and Nirvana), but even I have to recognize they have weaker stuff (Blow Up Your Video/For Those About To Rock/BallBreaker for AC/DC, Nimrod and 30.000/Smoothed Out Slappy Hours for GD, In Utero for Nirvana). It's all about not going over the top in your worship. And you're welcome :)
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| SylentEcho Hey, you have good taste too! I think Better Off Dead and Masquerade In Blood by Sodom were very average. I don't like Kreator nowadays, I like their old album from the 80's. :) Check out my lists here:http://rateyourmusic.com/~SylentEcho
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| Voivod I always thought that Anthrax were kind of overrated, especially with reference to Testament.
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| Voivod I like Anthrax, it's just that i like their first album in whole, while for the rest of their work I like certain songs per album. About Testament... To be brutally honest, I haven't listened to their first records thoroughly, but I dig everything I have listened from them, including their comeback albums.
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| TheNotrap No problem man. Keep reviewing good metal m/
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 | AngelofDeath All solid, but they definitely came into the pinnacle of their sound with Human.
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 | shindip thanks! I haven't written one in ages good luck with yours though what band were you thinking of doing?
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| dannyboy89 10 lists! I will definitely take a break from doing these as well.
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| KILL yea it should grow on you, once it clicks it clicks hard
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| dannyboy89 10 reviews! I will probably take a break for awhile. Hopefully, my reviewing will improve over time.
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| KILL damn bro that sucks, a classic album in the genre
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| TheNotrap Well if you wish go chronological. My absolute favourite is Origin of Symmetry but Absolution is also very good.
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| TheNotrap Some stuff like Muse, one of my favourite bands.
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| Jethro42 Yes of course, their first 4 albums are really great. Here's a ELP review I've covered under my Progject account, a collaboration between Nagrarok and me; http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/38785/Emerson-Lake-and-Palmer-Emerson,-Lake-and-Palmer/
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| Nagrarok I want to get back at reviewing, but if a new discog is coming it won't be one of those three. Maiden and Zeppelin have plenty of coverage as it is, and sonic is the only user who is worthy of going through the Rush catalogue.
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| KILL altars of madness is the best
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| KILL sweet bro, why you giving morbid angel and scum 1's though bro not cool not cool
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| ReturnToRock I listened to that god awful re-recordings album from like 10 years ago. What Bush did to Indians and Lone Justice on that thing is UNFORGIVABLE.
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| Nagrarok I think they've never made an actual bad album, but obviously 2112 through Moving Pictures is where it's at. At the moment I'd put A Farewell to Kings at the top.
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| Nagrarok RtL, MoP, AJFA, KEA, in that order. Not everything after the Black Album is garbage, but their first five are all that matters. Megadeth are great as well, I love Spreading the Disease and especially Among the Living by Anthrax, but Slayer have never kept my interest. That's the short rundown of it.
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| ReturnToRock Likewise here about Slayer. RTL IS the best, but MOP and Black Album are not far behind. Justice is the most meh for me, and of course St. Anger is dreadful. Anthrax I only like with Belladonna. Megadeth are give or take for me, but Countdown is a good album.
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| ReturnToRock Yes I am. Apart from St. Anger, I like most of their output.
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| Mikesn If you liked Brave New World, I think you'd like the three albums after. I'd recommend A Matter of Life and Death because it's the best one, but you can't go wrong with any of them.
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 | Willie Their first EP is easily their most metal release. Queen of the Ryche is classic. As far as the albums after Hear in the Now, only American Soldier is good.
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| Willie I probably know enough about the band to get by. Why?
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| dannyboy89 Finally, I've heard all of Porcupine Tree's LP's. Over and done.
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| TheNotrap Sure. Purple, Sabbath and Zeppelin are the hard rock holy trinity. Machine Head is my absolute favourite.
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| LepreCon On an unrelated note, I'd recommend you check out the band Strapping Young Lad.
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| LepreCon Cool beans broseph, I rarely listen to any GnR really myself, just Appetite for Destruction gets the odd spin purely for nostalgic reasons. Yeah Carcass aren't exactly for everyone, even someone who likes Death Metal mightn't find a whole lot to love. I think it was constant spinning of their Swansong and Heartwork albums that eventually got me into them, though I'm not a fan of their early grind records.
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| dante1991 Yeah man Mirage is a prog classic :) I'd highly recommend "The Snow Goose" and "Moonmadness" aswell, although they are much 'lighter'. "A Nod
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 | 72haha72 The other post looks rather messy dude, sorry for that. By the way, it's Dun - Eros (the site doesn't recognize foreign characters)
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| 72haha72 Sure thing bro, here are a few recs (I already went through your ratings):Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway (in my opinion it is hands down the best prog album, but that's just my opinion).Oceansize - EffloresceVan Der Graaf Generator - GodbluffThe Who - QuadropheniaMother Love Bone - Stardog ChampionDün - Eros (Overwhelmingly amazing prog, obscure stuff)Faith No More - Angel DustKyuss - Welcome to Sky ValleyDave Matthews Band - Before these Crowded StreetsDan Swano - Moontower
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| KILL you may dig human, paul masvidal and sean reinhart from cynic are on it, it ****ing rules so ****in hard
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| KILL cool bro, maybe give death another go? what album did you listen to
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 | MUNGOLOID and i do dig some 60's classic rock, when I'm in the mood for it.
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| MUNGOLOID sure man. check out Hansome Boy Modeling School, Fu-Schnickens, The D.O.C., and Big Pun.
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| dannyboy89 I've been considering Camel for a while, I think I'll hear those records pretty soon.
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| dante1991 Hey dude, how's it going? Yeah we seem to like similar music. If you want some good classic prog to get into, check out Camel's "Mirage" and "Moonmadness", Genesis' "Selling England" and "Foxtrot". Shame about DT, but they're not for everyone. I see you only have thier early albums rated though. I will say these are more obscure and harder to get into, so you may enjoy "Train of Thought" for a heavier album, or "Octavarium" for a lighter, more classic prog approach. Keep sputniking :)
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