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  1. I haven't had anything to do with my sister for maybe 30 years.

    My mother allowed her to sleep in the same bed as her boyfriend when she was 15 and he was 18, and I objected to that.
    caused all sorts of issues, and she basically stopped talking to me (with my mothers' guidance)

    I tried a couple of times over the years to make things good, but each time my mother intervened and it fell to shit.

    Last time I told her that if she wants anything to do with me it's up to her to initiate. That was maybe 15 years ago.

    Not something I stress about, I simply don't know her, so I don't miss her at all.

     

    On the other hand, my mother is a nasty piece of work.
    Simply, my life is better without her in it causing all shirts of shit.

    What's mentioned above is the tip of the iceberg into her manipulations etc.

  2. Sounds like a sexual thing obviously.

    Hard to be too involved in that, some people are into weird shit and maybe he awakened her to it?

    I understand your feeling of helplessness though, and you were right to walk away.

    My best friend is getting divorced.

    Marriage was around 15 years and he ended up cheating on her with his masseuse, who doesn't hold Australian citizenship.

    Ended up deciding to leave his wife (they have 2 kids together)

    He made the decision for himself and his happiness.

    Whilst I morally object to the way he went about it, this is not really my business so I support his changes.

    What I tried to help out with was the legal stuff. Together he and his wife own a lot of property and she was clearly looking to secure everything she could, and also the majority of access to their kids.

    My friend is living for his happiness, and not thinking too much about long term, he just wants out.

    So I went with him to the first couple of meetings with his lawyers to make sure they were aware of everything they needed to know.

    He was on the right track, but ha since slipped off into "getting it all out of the way" and I know he will sacrifice a lot financially and also with his kids.

    But I am not getting involved again, I did what I could to get him of the right path and the choices he makes now are at least educated and made knowing the consequences.

    Some people you just can't help and have to let them make their own path....

  3. Just got through listening to both of these albums.

    Most of it really didn't grab me.

     

    From S/T

    Don't fail Me Now was ok

    One More Day was the best song

    Fire & Ice was ok

     

    From Searande

    How Far I Run is the best track

    Love Won't Last was ok.

     

    In the end I just couldn't do all the keyboards, and found all the songs to be kind of the same. Vocals were unvaried and predictable.

  4. We ended up doing all the Rocky's, with Creed finishing it off a few nights ago.

    My wife enjoyed them, but after the last one said "now YOU owe ME six movies" which is a bit scammy as the shit I'm going to have to endure compared to the highly regarded Rocky series will be hard to take.

    She pulled Across The Universe, which isn't too bad as I've seen it before and kind of enjoyed.

    The others won't be so kind I think.

     

    Also saw "Cell" with Samuel L Jackson and John Cusack. Stephen King movie.

    Was ok, but only ok.

  5. This is one I regularly come back to ....


    1. Love (I Don't Need It Anymore) - Union
    2. Promise The Moon - Dangerous Toys
    3. All This And Heaven Too - Michael Sweet
    4. Wanna Be The One - Haywire
    5. Poison Apples - Mötley Crüe
    6. Forever Free - W.A.S.P.
    7. Big Fat Money - Van Halen
    8. Halfway To Heaven - Europe
    9. Turn It On - Danger Danger
    10. Until You Suffer Some (Fire And Ice) - Poison
    11. Believe - Stryper
    12. Take The Dog Off The Chain - Babylon A.D.
    13. Screamin' For More - Dangerous Toys
    14. You Are The One - Hair Of The Dog
    15. Hold On To My Heart - W.A.S.P.
    16. Sleeping With You - Firehouse
    17. Tales From The Boogieman - Jester
    18. Driftaway - Mötley Crüe
    19. Can't Stop Lovin' You - Van Halen
  6. Yeah they did reform with the original singer, who from memory used to sing all of the songs before they brought Josh in, but missed out on being on the album.

    Didn't work. They kinda didn't handle it too well, showing up without the singer the crowd expected etc.

    I think they realised that they wouldn't be able to recover.

    Initially when they fired Josh, the posted ion facebook "A few astute fans noticed that our singer is different than last time we came around. Say hello to Alec! He's been slaying it on this KISS tour and taking BadCity to a new level. BC kicked out Josh because he had a very serious personal conflict with the rest of the band, and we had to let him go. But let's not rain on the parade, the KISS shows are off to a BLAZING start, and we can't wait to see you people!"

     

    Then he was charged, and went to jail, for 7 years I believe.

  7. I thinks it a pretty good list. I like most of what you have on there. I don't care for bands like Nelson or Pop Evil but just one thing I feel is glaringly omitted: NOT ONE TESLA CD OR DOKKEN CD ON THIS LIST? :yikes: WTF!?

     

     

     

    Have u heard the new Sixx AM ? I think its possibly their best

     

    I've only heard it a couple of times while driving.

    TBH I tired of the vocals a bit - he really is a bit 'one trick'.

    The first one I thought was great, the second one also great, after that I found it hard to commit.

    But what I've heard from the latest so far has been interesting and I think may be a winner.

    My son swears by it, and he considers them his favorite band.

    I was surprised overall at how many older albums got in.

    Never expected to re-hash all the Bon Jovi albums, but really when you look at them, they contain amazing stuff, with little filler.

    I'm sure I'll be ripped a bit with the Kiss albums I put in.And the ones I didn't.

    I'd say that 9/10 people would rate Ace's solo over Paul's

     

     

    We would disagree a lot on somethings on this list (like AC/DC Back in Black number 94?) but the one thing I agree with is that Paul Stanley's solo album is better than Ace's. The one thing that saved this list for me is all the KISS albums in it. :guitar:

     

    Mechanical Resonance nearly made it, but in the end I found that all of their albums contained a few great songs, a few good ones and a few average one.

    I love the band, but they just don't have an album that is all killer no filler.

     

    Same with Ratt - 81 - 91 is great, but I never really got into their individual albums.

     

    Never a big fan of Dokken. Like some songs, but that's about it.

     

    Kind of sacrosanct to omit all that AC/DC. I like their music, but am not a hug fan, even though I'm an Aussie.

     

    Never really did Metallica, but I like some songs.

     

    I had to be pretty tough. Poison - Native Tongue contains my favorite song, and 2 or 3 others that I love, but couldn't have it on my list because there are 3 or 4 songs I really don't like.

    I guess my list contains albums where I can play the record from start to finish without too much skipping.

  8. Appreciate the effort that went into the list....Seems like more weight is being given to "older" albums and not much to "newer" bands like Eclipse or H.e.a.t who have both provided some fantastic melodic hard rock over the past few years.

     

    I'll admit though....I've never even heard of Bad City, Hot Action Cop or Loud & Clear....For a million dollars right now I couldn't name you one song by any of them...Maybe I need to check them out :)

     

    Sometime I'll have to sit down and try to make a list like this...I don't think I'd have the patience to do 100. I'd be lucky if I could make it to 25.

     

    Like I said, I wouldn't have been arsed doing this list unless I have a reason (exposure of some great music to my kids)

     

    Bad City is amazing hard rock full of hooks and probably the best vocalist I've heard. Their first song "Call Paul Stanley" was brought to Paul Stanley's attention who then heard the album and declared it one of the best albums he'd heard in years. They also toured with kiss after that. Album is only a 6 years old, so fairly recent.

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbJhdGf584I

     

    Loud & Clear was a bit of a weird one that popped up to me for some reason and was full of killer songs, again, all with great hooks etc. 2002

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2wrxRKJwlME

     

    Hot Action Cop did a song you probably would have heard - Fever For The Flava. Pretty big radio hit. Most won't like them, as they're not straight up metal, but with a bit of rappiness to some of the vocals on some songs, but I checked out the album on a whim and there's only one song that I don't totally love. 2003

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__hyU5rUrdY&list=RD-J8bSJThAoA&index=5

     

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAURo0rwt6g

  9. Been a pretty dry year for my tastes.

     

    I've only picked up a handful of new music from 2016 - the rest is new to me, but from the last few years.

     

    I'd have to go with

    Bridgeville - Mystic River

    Bridgeville - Bridge To A Broken Heart

    Sixx AM - Better Man

    Sixx AM - Rise

    Cheap Trick - Heart On The Line (anyone else thing this could have been a Billy Idol song?)

    Avantasia - Mystery of A Blood Red Rose (the Meat Loaf song lol)

  10. Have u heard the new Sixx AM ? I think its possibly their best

     

    I've only heard it a couple of times while driving.

    TBH I tired of the vocals a bit - he really is a bit 'one trick'.

    The first one I thought was great, the second one also great, after that I found it hard to commit.

    But what I've heard from the latest so far has been interesting and I think may be a winner.

    My son swears by it, and he considers them his favorite band.

    I was surprised overall at how many older albums got in.

    Never expected to re-hash all the Bon Jovi albums, but really when you look at them, they contain amazing stuff, with little filler.

    I'm sure I'll be ripped a bit with the Kiss albums I put in.And the ones I didn't.

    I'd say that 9/10 people would rate Ace's solo over Paul's

  11. So my kids asked me what my top 10 albums were, and I listed a few, to find that they hadn't heard probably half of them.

    So I sat down to make a top 20 which quickly turned into a top 100.

    Thought it was worthwhile so they have a guide to choose 'new' music when they are in the mood.

    I restricted this list to the heavier side.

    Meat Loaf just scraped in to that genre (rightly or wrongly)

    So here is what I came up with.

     

    Feel free to rip it apart, comment positive and negative - I won't be offended because it's simply what I like, but am always interested in what others think I've over-rated or what has been glaringly omitted in their opinions :)

    No doubt I've left a few out that will be added when I think of them, but this is pretty much what I consider the best 100 hard rock albums...

     

    1. Bad City – Welcome To The Wasteland

    2. Hot Action Cop – Hot Action Cop

    3. Dangerous Toys – Pissed

    4. Motley Crue – Dr. Feelgood

    5. Van Halen – 5150

    6. Loud & Clear – Disc Connected

    7. Def Leppard – Hysteria

    8. Andy Taylor – Thunder

    9. Twisted Sister – You Can’t Stop Rock’ N’ Roll

    10. Joey Tempest – A Place To Call Home

    11. Pop Evil – War Of Angels

    12. Kiss – Revenge

    13. Michael Sweet – Michael Sweet

    14. Twisted Sister – Stay Hungry

    15. Harem Scarem – Harem Scarem

    16. White Lion – Pride

    17. Bon Jovi – New Jersey

    18. Nelson – After The Rain

    19. Pseudo Echo – Race

    20. Roxus – Night Street

    21. Rick Springfield – Rock Of Life

    22. Bon Jovi – Slippery When Wet

    23. Cinderella – Heartbreak Station

    24. Great White – Sail Away

    25. Warrant - Cherry Pie

    26. Iron Maiden – Piece Of Mind

    27. Slaughter – Stick It To Ya

    28. Iron Maiden – The Number Of The Beast

    29. Harem Scarem – Mood Swings

    30. Skid Row – Skid Row

    31. Poison – Open Up And Say… Ahh!

    32. Danger Danger – Screw It!

    33. Quiet Riot – QRIII

    34. Sixx A.M. – The Heroin Diaries

    35. Guns N’ Roses – Use Your Illusion II

    36. WASP – WASP

    37. Slaughter – The Wild Life

    38. Warrant - Dirty Rotten Filthy Stinking Rich

    39. Europe – The Final Countdown

    40. Bon Jovi – Keep The Faith

    41. Iron Maiden – Powerslave

    42. Motley Crue – Girls, Girls, Girls

    43. Kiss – Unmasked

    44. Electrik – Love Buzz Harmony

    45. Guns N’ Roses – Use Your Illusion I

    46. LA Guns – Vicious Circle

    47. Van Halen – For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge

    48. Twisted Sister – Under The Blade

    49. Tuff – What Comes Around Goes Around

    50. Warrant – Belly To Belly

    51. Buckcherry - Confessions

    52. Pop Evil – Lipstick On The Mirror

    53. WASP – Inside The Electric Circus

    54. Quiet Riot – Metal Health

    55. Krokus – The Blitz

    56. Europe – Prisoners In Paradise

    57. LA Guns – Hollywood Vampires

    58. Saliva – Every Six Seconds

    59. The Angels – Howling

    60. Kiss – Hot In The Shade

    61. Jon Bon Jovi – Blaze Of Glory

    62. Great White – Psycho City

    63. Pop Evil – Onxy

    64. Love Cream – First Taste

    65. Twisted Sister – Love Is For Suckers

    66. Buckcherry - Buckcherry

    67. Trixter – Hear!

    68. Enuff Z’Nuff – Strength

    69. Autograph – Sign In Please

    70. Kiss – Dynasty

    71. Foo Fighters – Sonic Highways

    72. Guns N’ Roses – Appetite For Destruction

    73. Extreme – Pornografitti

    74. Quiet Riot – Condition Critical

    75. Paul Stanley – Solo Album

    76. Saliva – Back Into Your System

    77. Whitesnake – 1987

    78. Warrant – Ultraphobic

    79. Skid Row – Slave To The Grind

    80. Krokus – Change Of Address

    81. Meat Loaf – Bat Out Of Hell

    82. White Lion – Big Game

    83. Hot Action Cop - Listen Up!

    84. Steel Panther – Feel The Steel

    85. Sixx A.M. – This Is Gonna Hurt

    86. Pop Evil – Up

    87. Kiss – Destroyer

    88. Trixter – Trixter

    89. Warrant – Dog Eat Dog

    90. Bai Bang – All Around The World

    91. Hardcore Superstar – C’mon Take Me On

    92. Bobaflex – Charlatan’s Web

    93. The Fuzz Drivers – The Fuzz Drivers

    94. AC/DC – Back In Black

    95. Alice Cooper – Trash

    96. Def Leppard – High ‘N’ Dry

    97. Live – Birds Of Pray

    98. Iron Maiden – Somewhere In Time

    99. Cinderella – Long Cold Winter

    100. Firehouse - Firehouse

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