GaryT

Greenway- Serious Business...last time I saw this, it was going for $90 on ebay. No chance I'd pay that much for any cd. Hoping Wounded Bird or someone else will reissue it sooner or later

Very nice picks Gary, your favourite after UFO, is that classic Schenker era or up to date? Mostly the classic Schenker era...that's the stuff I first got into first. Also really like the Paul Chapman albums, and even Misdemeanor with Atomik Tommy M. Can't say that the albums with Vinnie Moore do too much for me though. I guess I still think of him as one of those Shrapnel guys from the 80's.

My favorite of all time right after UFO!!! 4- Urgent, Girl on the Moon, Woman in Black Head Games- Head Games, Rev on the Red Line, Blinded By Science Double Vision- Love Has Taken It's Toll, Tramontane, Blue Morning, Blue Day Agent Provocateur- A Love in Vain, That Was Yesterday, Down on Love Foreigner- At War With the World, I Need You, Headknocker Inside Information- Can't Wait, Say You Will, Inside Information Mr. Moonlight- Under the Gun, Big Dog, White Lie Unusual Heat- Ready for the Rain, Flesh Wound, I'll Fight for You

A little off topic, but one time I bought UFO's Phenomenon cd at a local store....sealed. When I opened it there was no cd in the case. I wasn't to sure if they would believe me when I asked for a replacement. but they did without any questions so no bidg deal. One other time I got a cd from the same store that had a blue ink spot on it and it wouldn't play. Never got any cracked ones though.

A buddy of mine got me into Riot when Fire Down Under came out. I still think that was their best, but have liked all of their line ups. One I haven't seen mentioned here is Restless Breed with the great Rhett Forrester. A little more "bluesy" but some great songs and raw energy. I would also rate Privilege of Power and Brethern of the Long House very highly. I would also like to say that I think Riot were one of the few bands that were able to change singers/styles over the years and still release high quality music. They never seemed like they were jumping on bandwagons or trying to be something they were not. Mark Reale has got to be one of the most underrated guitarists around.

Van Halen - Diver Down...little more than cover songs, joke songs, and a few instrumental bits. What an absolutely lazy record after the first four mighty albums. I think this was the beginning of the end for Roth and the others. Happy Trails, Big Bad Bill, etc...you could see his Vegas lounge act already starting to creep into the band. Agree with everyone who also mentioned VH-III. Considering Cherone's work on the early Extreme albums, this should have been a match made in heaven and I was really looking forward to it. Complete disaster IMO. Def Leppard- Hysteria. I loved Pyromania. Almost cried when I saw the video for Women on MTV. I still can't understand why that album's so revered. It has some of the worst lyrics I've ever heard and the most ridiculous song titles ....Pour Some Sugar, Armaggedon It, Don't Shoot Shotgun, etc...what a complete joke. And the whole thing sounds like it was recorded by computers instead of real people. Of course there are millions who disagreed with me, so there ya go.

"Ice Cream Man" on Van Halen's debut. A kick ass album ruined with a stupid joke song tacked onto the end... It would have fit perfectly on Diver Down however. "Carrie" on Europe's Final Countdown. I hate this song with a passion...one of the worst 80's power ballads ever stuck right in the middle of an otherwise fine album.

Anybody catch the New Years Eve coverage of Robbie Knievel in Las Vegas last night. As he's walking through one of the casinos, there's a guy following him with a Retrospect Records t-shirt on. Nice bit of advertising.

This one's easy for me- Maiden. Other than one Icon album I don't own anything by any of the other bands.

Europe, followed by Edguy or the Eagles.

One cover album I always liked was Baltimore's ULTIMATE TRIBUTE. It had some unusual choices for songs like MSG's SAMURAI and Grin's BEGGAR'S DAY, to name a couple. Otherwise, not a big fan of these types of albums.

Another good seller that's no longer around is Buccaneer Records. I believe they were located in Maryland, and always had an ad in Goldmine Magazine. Very friendly people. Always received my order within a week. Another good online store I've used is CDConnection. You can get a lot of back catalogue items cheap there. I've never had any problems and have ordered dozens of cds from them

In the last couple weeks: The Cult - Born Into This (Savage Edition) Alter Bridge- Blackbird Sergeant- s/t & Streetwise (Stormspell reissues) Sacred Rite- Rites of Passage Vols. 1 & 2 HIM- Venus Doom A.N.D.- Madmens Overture Steve Morse Band- Stressfest

Sam Adams Boston Ale Red Hook Late Harvest Autumn Ale Old Speckled Hen Black Coffee - the next morning after any of the above

Agree 100%. Can't stand any of these shows. My wife watches as many as possible-Survivor, Next Top Model, etc, etc.........I have to leave the room when they come on. Everytime I hear the word "alliance" I just want to puncture my eardrums