Ponen

1 hour ago, Geoff said:

I said it years ago, but there's a part of me what would be content to have no more new music to ever listen to again, and just enjoy my collection as is. But of course I'd miss the new tunes, no doubt about it... 

No no don't be in the wilderness 😂

Vega

Track - The Wild, The Weird, The Wonderful. 

Love what I am hearing. Very nice. 

Looking at all these albums, makes me so happy that our music is still very much alive and kicking. Infact, in my opinion the quality of albums actually got stronger as the 90ies slowly went by. 

From the lot, it's Work Of Art. Not even a single dud track from start to finish. 

Track - Never Love Again

This one is the toughest so far!!! So many classics - Crazy Lixx, Crashdiet, Vega, Treat, Reckless Love, Pretty Maids etc. It's almost impossible to choose. Think I will go with Treat just coz there are some songs on that album that have become my all time favourites. 

Track - We own the night. 

Torn between Steel Panther and W.E.T. I think I will go with w.e.t since I still play that album quite regularly. 

Track - Running from the heartache. 

7th Heaven 

Track - Ghost of me. 

Marcello/Vestry for me is the clear winner. 

Track - Without you. 

49 minutes ago, Geoff said:

Whatnow? Did 'Slippery' really jump that much, and why so different to the number above?

 

Yeah, I missed that with Aerosmith and it is weird by comparison to 'Pump,' but those big bands will always sell albums whether it's 1989 or 1993, so I didn't notice it too much. 

Yep, that definitely seems to be the three. It makes sense, but I think I'm surprised Def Leppard is the third band as I might have thought it'd be someone like Van Halen, perhaps, if I didn't put a lot of brainpower into it? But thinking about it properly, Def Leppard does, of course, make sense. And I must admit, I think that's a pretty deserving top three. 

By end of 1995, Slippery had sold more than 12 million copies in the U.S alone, which means the sales outside America were not included. So in the last 34 years since it's release it has sold more than 28 million copies globally. 

Wig Wam again.

Track - Bygone Zone. 

Yes AC/DC numbers are just mind-boggling. 'Hysteria' 25 million sales is the up to date figure which means 'Slippery when wet' with more than 28 million sales worldwide is now more than Hysteria. 

Yeah that's very interesting. So these are up to date figures? 

Wig Wam

Track - No more living on lies

This is tough. Both Frontline and Wig Wam are magnificent but will go with TNT. 

Track - She Needs Me. 

1 hour ago, auslander said:

They got a bit pigeon-holed due to that Iris ballad but I think they were a much more decent band than many during that time.

Ya but really enjoyed the follow up albums 'Gutterflower' and 'Let love in' as well. 

2 minutes ago, auslander said:

Never heard it yet. I have the first two D2 albums and from what I read this should have been #3 before it was shelved. I was into other stuff at the time it came out. Yeah $33 but I have made a lower offer as $30 is a magic limit in my mind I can't go over for a used cd. It means sometimes I wait years. Last week I finally got Robin Beck "Trouble or Nothing" after waiting a number of years for the right price (highly recommended on HH). Again, I have never heard it, so when it arrives it will be like new for me. I like it that way. It is like the old days when we would take "punts" on albums just by reading a review or word of mouth. It makes me invested in the album, so I listen to it from start to finish as intended a number of times. It's how I like to enjoy my music. A couple of tracks then go on my phone, but that is just for short car trips. The vast majority of my music consumption happens in my shed on my hifi system. Sometimes I will be in the mood for a particular album, but other times I just wander around my shelves and pick something I haven't played for a while. Like today I put on Work Force (1989) and feel I discovered something new all over again. Was a great listen. I think I saw that used a few years ago, checked HH and snapped it up based on reviews. No regrets.

Man you are in for a great treat I tell you! Enjoy whenever it arrives. 

3 hours ago, Glen said:

this ^^^^

Exactly the same thing happened to me 

Spent a good few years in wilderness until I discovered this site in 2006 (I think) then back bought everything.

But I don't regret the music I bought and listened to in the late 90s early 00s. Some will sneer and slag it off but i really enjoyed stuff like nirvana, sum 41, pearl jam, creed, chilli's, Coldplay, oasis, Linkin, disturbed, saliva, foos, etc etcand still saw some great gigs from those bands 

But it was great to discover and buy stuff like Harem (higher, WOTW), JSS and all the other stuff which started to hit from around 2003 onwards

 

The Goo Goo Dolls? I thought 'A boy named goo' and 'Dizzy up the girl' were magnificent albums. 

Harem scarem

Killing me

2 hours ago, Glen said:

this ^^^^

Exactly the same thing happened to me 

Spent a good few years in wilderness until I discovered this site in 2006 (I think) then back bought everything.

But I don't regret the music I bought and listened to in the late 90s early 00s. Some will sneer and slag it off but i really enjoyed stuff like nirvana, sum 41, pearl jam, creed, chilli's, Coldplay, oasis, Linkin, disturbed, saliva, foos, etc etcand still saw some great gigs from those bands 

But it was great to discover and buy stuff like Harem (higher, WOTW), JSS and all the other stuff which started to hit from around 2003 onwards

 

Yes during my time in wilderness, my cousin made me listen to Harem Scarem's Sentimental Blvd, If there was a time,and i think it was Love reaction, and i remember being completely blown away by the songs. Infact that's when I actually came to know about this melodic rock style. I think this was around 2000/01. So it was Harem Scarem that really got me into melodic rock. Before this, it was mostly hard rock and metal, and also death metal for a brief period. Later he introduced me to 40ft ringo, Waysted's Heaven tonight, and some obscure melodic rock songs. So i had a sense that our kind of music was still being made out there but never had the idea or the means or resources to explore and learn about our music and procure them. So fast forward to 2008, I was like Charlie Bucket in the chocolate factory. 

4 minutes ago, auslander said:

I'm obsessed with Rock. Got albums from the 60s all the way to today, many different genres. Hard rock is my favourite but isn't the only music I listen to.

I know there are people that won't entertain any other genres of music except the 80s rock music genres like hard rock, metal, Aor, melodic rock etc. But it's kinda disappointing to see them know nothing about the bands/albums that were released post the hair metal days once Nirvana and the likes dominated television and radio stations. It was like a dead end for these rock music lovers. They still know the names of all the good rock bands from the 80s and they still listen to them to this day but never heard of names like First Signal, Work of Art, W.E.T., Degreed, Midnite City, just to name a few. I feel happy and fortunate that I never stopped my search for the type of music I always loved, and that finally paid off in gigantic proportions when I discovered the Heavy harmonies site in the year 2008. I still remember how shocked and elated I was at the same time when I saw this huge collection of bands and albums. I would spent hours and hours everyday going through the reviews put up by Geoff and the gang to get an idea about the band/album, which I still do to this day. 

2 hours ago, Darkstone said:

 

Fortunately, a renaissance was on the horizon.

Not necessarily with regards to popular music, but great content for our music was starting to be produced again, for those willing to find it.

 

Yup. I know of so many rock lovers from back in the day still stuck on rock albums produced in the 80s and the early 90s. They just gave up finding for new rock releases once the grunge/alternative scene took over as the mainstream music then subsequently by the boybands era and so on. I so wish they had just continued with their passion for finding new releases of the music we so love. But it is what it is. One fine example is my bro, he hasn't gone past Pyromania, Hysteria, and Adrenalize to this day. Same old music. 

Danger Danger

Track - Don't break my heart again

Steelhouse Lane

Fave song- Still

2 hours ago, Geoff said:

Interestingly, one of the bleaker of all selections. Good albums from Adriangale, Dreamhunter and Damned Nation. Possibly my favourite Ten album, and a great Linkin Park album. But at the end of the day my pick was actually pretty easy - 

Mavelous 3 and probably 'Cold As Hell,' but the album is one killer tune after another. 

Agree. Marvelous 3 it is. 

Love that tune.