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How does this differ from favourite albums?

 

It differs because some of my more favoured albums have tracks which are weaker or i skip.

This is about every track being great....but not necessarily perfect

Exactly.
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How does this differ from favourite albums?

It differs because some of my more favoured albums have tracks which are weaker or i skip.

This is about every track being great....but not necessarily perfect

Exactly.

 

 

 

 

Yeah, I don't love the ballad from Fortune -S/t and thus I had to skip it.

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Hm. I'll add the original Pride recording. Cuz, you know, it was recorded twice. The original recording is a little harder. I was stuck in a trafffic jam on I-95 today and popped it into my cd player so that's why it's fresh in my mind, I guess. I played that sumbitch loud, too. The chick next to me in the other car was like dam right, rock that mofo. lol. She probably didnt know it wasn't the second recording that everybody already knows about. Probly shoulda got her number. Cuz I'm Huuuungry...yes I'm Huuuuungry... :whistle:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY336UH2UVo&list=PL_LQNtTn9SELMAiBDuXJ5Vq1AppiplPEJ&index=3

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Hm. I'll add the original Pride recording. Cuz, you know, it was recorded twice. The original recording is a little harder. I was stuck in a trafffic jam on I-95 today and popped it into my cd player so that's why it's fresh in my mind, I guess. I played that sumbitch loud, too. The chick next to me in the other car was like dam right, rock that mofo. lol. She probably didnt know it wasn't the second recording that everybody already knows about. Probly shoulda got her number. Cuz I'm Huuuungry...yes I'm Huuuuungry... :whistle:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QY336UH2UVo&list=PL_LQNtTn9SELMAiBDuXJ5Vq1AppiplPEJ&index=3

 

Interesting. I never knew that. It almost sounds like the pre-production version or something. But yeah, you're definitely right about it having a bit more, shall we say, bite. Grittier guitars. I'd love to have that full version to spin through.

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Geoff, on 29 Jan 2017 - 04:43 AM, said:

 

Interesting. I never knew that. It almost sounds like the pre-production version or something. But yeah, you're definitely right about it having a bit more, shall we say, bite. Grittier guitars. I'd love to have that full version to spin through.

 

 

Well, if I knew I wouldn't have any legal problems uploading it some place and sharing it, I could do that. The whole 7 cd Bootleg Series is uploaded there on that channel, though, and I didn't have any problems with copywrite strikes as long as I agreed to some stuff because Deadline Music got hold of the rights to a few of the songs along the line some place. You'll not find it any place else in that quality, though.

 

But, yeah, the original recording was done by Peter Hauke at Hotline Studio in Frankfurt, Germany where the Fight To Survive Album was produced. Then they decided to go with Michael Wagener in California instead and we got the second recording. It's different in a lot of ways. Even lyrics and song titles are different in some places.

 

Also in that playlist is a promo single of When The Children Cry by Hilla Harari and Mike as a duet. Only 50 copies of that single were pressed worldwide and in Israel only. It was given to radio stations there. That's an interesting version of the song. Even though I know a lot of people hate the song on the Pride album, this one is a bit different. But, you know, I kind of have a soft spot for some of those old songs. I experienced that whole scene at just the right age. If people didn't live it, then, there's just no way to explain it. Especialy...oh..I'll say about '84 or '85 through '89.

 

Funny story about that first Fight to Survive album is that Mkes manager wanted them to go out of the country in order to focus on recording it. So they had two choices. Either go to the Bahamas or go to Frankfurt, Germany. So the rest of the guys were like, yeah, Germany sounds like an exotic place. They didn't know squat nothing about the environment there. So when they're flyin in Vito looks out the window of the plane and says I don't see no palm trees. Where's the fukin palm trees? lol.

 

Anyway.Yeah. Two very different recordings of Pride exist.

 

I also like that original recording of After A Broken Heart which later got renamed to simply Broken Heart better than the released versions of the song. Thats THE original recording of Broken Heart there on the Unreleased '83-'85 disc. Vito is absolutely raw in these sessions.

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They didn't know Germany? Wow, are you serious, mate? With Mike being from Denmark, surely he could have spread some knowledge... but a Dane in your band or not, there is no excuse for being that daft. That just baffles me!!

 

Anyway, sounds like a real cool album. And a single only released in Israel? :lol: Why Israel? I've always actually liked that song ('When the children cry'), I guess because I maybe didn't grow up in the era when it may have been played to death.

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I'd give that older version of pride a go. Did anyone ever release it on CD? I didn't pay much attention to those re-release a while back thinking they were demos and crap live tracks.

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W.A.S.P.: The Headless Children ... I even like the ballad on this one ;)

Warrior Soul: Last Decade Dead Century

Black Sabbath: Heaven And Hell

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I'd give that older version of pride a go. Did anyone ever release it on CD? I didn't pay much attention to those re-release a while back thinking they were demos and crap live tracks.

I thought the Scotti Bros versions are two fold. Similar to the Spread Eagle self title with two mixes.

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DaHun72, on 30 Jan 2017 - 08:02 AM, said:

I'd give that older version of pride a go. Did anyone ever release it on CD? I didn't pay much attention to those re-release a while back thinking they were demos and crap live tracks.

 

No, you could only get it from Mike back in 2004. It was a 6 cd box set of demos from all of the albums from his personal tapes. Actually 7 cd since the first one was a doube cd. Studs & Danish Lions. Box set was limited to 500 copies worldwide. He was selling them at his concerts and then on his web site. They're long gone.

 

But, I put em all up on youtube so at least they can still be heard. And as I said. I didn't get any copyright strikes so long as I agreed not to monetize them or embed them. So they'll stay uploaded without any problems unless I take them down. Which I won't. I don't even do youtube like that but I made a channel just to upload these cd. Probably the only things I'll ever upload.

 

Anyway. Enough of that, I guess. Didn't mean to jack y'all's thread.

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W.A.S.P.: The Headless Children ... I even like the ballad on this one ;)

Warrior Soul: Last Decade Dead Century

Black Sabbath: Heaven And Hell

 

Fuck yeah to all three of these...tho I'd probably pick Warrior Soul's Salutations From The Ghetto Nation over L.D.D.C., but only by a smidge :tumbsup:

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Here's a list of albums which I consider essential and I genuinely love EVERY song.....not necessarily my top 30 of all time as many of these will be beaten by albums with one filler but many more 10s if that makes sense.

 

Iron Maiden - NOTB

Journey - Escape

Toto - IV

Asia - s/t

Steve Perry - Street Talk

Marillion - Script

Wildlife - s/t

Bon Jovi - s/t

Marillion - Misplaced Childhood

Gregg Rolie - s/t

FM - Indiscreet / Tough It Out

GnR - Appetite

Kane Roberts - S&S

Survivor - THTS

D2 - s/t

Strangeways - Walk In The Fire

Robin Beck - Trouble or Nothin

Nelson - After The Rain

Valentine - s/t

Harem Scarem - s/t / WOTW / Higher

Hardline - Double Eclipse

Unruly Child - s/t

Theshold - Subsurface / Dead Reckoning

Loverboy - Just Gettin Started

Hinder - TITTL

First Signal - s/t

HEAT - Address The Nation

Degreed - Dead But Not Forgotten

 

 

That looks very similar to a list I would post, my friend! Kudos!! :drink:

 

Which reminds me .... when will we have the next beer together? ;)

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W.A.S.P.: The Headless Children ... I even like the ballad on this one ;)

Warrior Soul: Last Decade Dead Century

Black Sabbath: Heaven And Hell

 

I like Blackie ballads.

Some other bands can't really do them well, like TS (except for The Price)

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W.A.S.P.: The Headless Children ... I even like the ballad on this one ;)

Warrior Soul: Last Decade Dead Century

Black Sabbath: Heaven And Hell

 

Fuck yeah to all three of these...tho I'd probably pick Warrior Soul's Salutations From The Ghetto Nation over L.D.D.C., but only by a smidge :tumbsup:

 

 

That's a tough call ... fuck it, they're BOTH essential! :)

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W.A.S.P.: The Headless Children ... I even like the ballad on this one ;)

Warrior Soul: Last Decade Dead Century

Black Sabbath: Heaven And Hell

Fuck yeah to all three of these...tho I'd probably pick Warrior Soul's Salutations From The Ghetto Nation over L.D.D.C., but only by a smidge :tumbsup:

That's a tough call ... fuck it, they're BOTH essential! :)

You can't pick those two which are quintessential in my opinion without the middle record Drugs, God and the New Republic.

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I'd give that older version of pride a go. Did anyone ever release it on CD? I didn't pay much attention to those re-release a while back thinking they were demos and crap live tracks.

I thought the Scotti Bros versions are two fold. Similar to the Spread Eagle self title with two mixes.

Am I missing something here? There's anither version of Spread Eagle S/T....... Where?!? Pleeeeeaaaasssseeeee

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I'd give that older version of pride a go. Did anyone ever release it on CD? I didn't pay much attention to those re-release a while back thinking they were demos and crap live tracks.

I thought the Scotti Bros versions are two fold. Similar to the Spread Eagle self title with two mixes.
Am I missing something here? There's anither version of Spread Eagle S/T....... Where?!? Pleeeeeaaaasssseeeee
I'm not able to cross reference from my phone but there is another thread dedicated to this topic with examples of the differences and such.
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I'm sure I can think of more but these are my top 3 essentials:

 

Masquerade - Masquerade (The swedish band) I can listen to this with no skipping, from start to finish

Master of Puppets - Metallica - as much as I hate them now, I cannot deny that this is perfection

Operation: Mindcrime - Queensryche

 

If I can still add some more, I think I consider these all-killer, no-filler:

 

You Can't Stop Rock N'Roll - Twisted Sister

Slippery When Wet - Bon Jovi

Stage Dolls - Stage Dolls

 

I could go on and on...

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I'm sure I can think of more but these are my top 3 essentials:

 

Masquerade - Masquerade (The swedish band) I can listen to this with no skipping, from start to finish

Master of Puppets - Metallica - as much as I hate them now, I cannot deny that this is perfection

Operation: Mindcrime - Queensryche

 

If I can still add some more, I think I consider these all-killer, no-filler:

 

You Can't Stop Rock N'Roll - Twisted Sister

Slippery When Wet - Bon Jovi

Stage Dolls - Stage Dolls

 

I could go on and on...

 

What is Stage Dolls?

Given the company, I'll check them out

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Haha, so I google "Stage Dolls Youtube" and the first hit is Still In Love.

So I click play, and skip to where I think the chorus may start and within 2 seconds I see tits :)
Great start. Song sound good too....

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At the glory ages...

 

Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet

Def Leppard - Hysteria

Whitesnake - 1987

Guns N'Roses - Appetite For Destruction

Skid Row - S/T

Lillian Axe - Love + War

Blue Tears - S/T

 

And these days (in no particular order):

 

Free Spirit - All The Shades Of Darkened Light

First Signal - S/T

Eclipse - Armageddonize

Work Of Art - In Progress

Angels Or Kings - Kings Of Nowhere

Brother Firetribe - Heart Full Of Fire

The Magnificent - S/T

Tokyo Motor Fist - S/T

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