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I'm still in touch with the handful of good friends that I had back in senior school (ironically, only two of them actually went to my school), and I have no interest whatsoever in any kind of reunion.

I was lucky enough to see the Hellacopters in London a few years ago (on their 'final' tour) - they were superb!

Still going alphabetically (and this was a much easier year to deal with than 19bloody90!): Armored Saint Symbol Of Salvation Asphalt Ballet Asphalt Ballet Baby Animals Baby Animals Badlands Voodoo Highway The Cult Ceremony D.A.D. Riskin’ It All Death Human Flies On Fire Outside Looking Inside Mark Germino and The Sluggers Radartown Johnny Law Johnny Law Marillion Holidays In Eden Metal Church The Human Factor Metallica Metallica Motörhead 1916 Noisy Mama Everybody Has One Pearl Jam Ten Rush Roll The Bones The Scream Let It Scream Senseless Things The First Of Too Many Shooting Star It's Not Over Shotgun Messiah Second Coming Skid Row Slave To The Grind Snakepit Rebels Snakepit Rebels Steelheart Steelheart Tesla Psychotic Supper The Throbs The Language Of Thieves And Vagabonds Tuff What Comes Around Goes Around U2 Achtung Baby Van Halen For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge Warrior Soul Drugs, God And The New Republic

material wise maybe, but when i saw him at Riga (up close!) a couple or more years back he smoked. Weird guy, but he smoked. Amazing guitarist. I've had tickets to see him a couple of times, and each time the gig has been cancelled at the last minute ... so I didn't bother when he played Riga ... stupid, STUPID boy!

Not sure I want to pay £50 to see the Crue on their last legs Weird to think I saw Alice Cooper, Great White AND Britny Fox at the same venue (albeit years ago) for about a third of the price ... man, I'm old!

Wembley Arena? I wonder if the 'snow on the roof' will prevent them from playing ...

Anthrax: Persistence Of Time Baton Rouge: Shake Your Soul The Black Crowes: Shake Your Money Maker Black Sabbath: Tyr Cinderella: Heartbreak Station Cold Sweat: Break Out Damn Yankees: Damn Yankees Death: Spiritual Healing Drivin’ ‘n’ Cryin’: Fly Me Courageous Fields Of The Nephilim: Elizium Fish: Vigil In A Wilderness Of Mirrors Lita Ford: Stiletto Johnny Crash: Neighbourhood Threat Judas Priest: Painkiller Loud: D Generation Love/Hate: Blackout In The Red Room Megadeth: Rust In Peace No Sweat: No Sweat Rhino Bucket: Rhino Bucket Skin ‘n’ Bones: Not A Pretty Sight! Slayer: Seasons In The Abyss Spread Eagle: Spread Eagle Warrant: Cherry Pie Warrior Soul: Last Decade, Dead Century Winter: Into Darkness

Yup - they've all been played within the past few months. I'm not disputing that some of them haven't aged well, but there's just something about them I like

People like you suck!! Just a small handful to get you started... Blue Tears - Blue Tears Fate - Scratch N' Sniff Don Dokken - Up From The Ashes Gypsy Rose - Prey Eyes - Eyes Heart - Brigade Alias - Alias Boystown - Angels With Dirty Faces Bang Gang - Love Sells Heavens Edge - Heavens Edge Holy Soldier - Holy Soldier Hericane Alice - Tear The House Down Warrant - Cherry Pie Alien - Shiftin' Gear Dominoe - The Key Heartless - Heartless Lipstik - First Kiss EP Baton Rouge - Shake Your Soul Firehouse - Firehouse Friction - Baby Talk Dream Police - Dream Police Lipstik - First Kiss EP Hotshot - Hotshot Cry Wolf - Crunch Jon Bon Jovi - Blaze Of Glory Guardian - Fire And Love Blonz - Blonz Cheap Trick - Busted Boulevard - Into The Street Hit The Ground Runnin' - Control Yourself Halo - Halo Tim Feehan - Full Contact D'Priest - Playa Del Rock Cold Sweat - Break Out Child's Play - Rat Race Angelica - Walkin' In Faith Crash Alley - Crash Alley Fastway - Bad Bad Girls D'Molls - Warped Boysvoice - Boysvoice Brass Kitten - E-Z N' Pretty Company Of Wolves - Company Of Wolves Lita Ford - Stiletto Yeah, there are about five or six albums in that list that I still play ...

Hm ... having gone back to my 1990 discs, I'm struggling ...

Alphabetically: A.S.a.P.: Silver And Gold Aerosmith: Pump Alice Cooper: Trash The Cult: Sonic Temple D.A.D.: No Fuel Left For The Pilgrims Danger Danger: Danger Danger Del Amitri: Waking Hours Dirty Looks: Turn Of The Screw (Who Is Screwing You?) Glorious Bankrobbers: Dynamite Sex Doze IQ: Are You Sitting Comfortably? Junkyard: Junkyard Michael Monroe: Not Fakin' It Alannah Myles: Alannah Myles Nine Inch Nails: Pretty Hate Machine The Outfield: Voices Of Babylon Rush: Presto Sabbat: Dreamweaver - Reflections Of Our Yesterdays Sanctuary: Into The Mirror Black Skid Row: Skid Row Swedish Erotica: Swedish Erotica Tesla: The Great Radio Controversy Testament: Practice What You Preach Transvision Vamp: Velveteen Vain: No Respect W.A.S.P.: The Headless Children

Rush: Roll The Bones Zyklon: World Ov Worms God Seed: I Begin Woland: Hyperion

Michael Schenker ... I used to LOVE his stuff, but these days he's more 'miss' than 'hit', sadly ...

is that in order? Hell, no! I haven't got THAT far! Having said that, there are a few likely candidates for the 'top ten' - Leppard, Guns n' Roses, The Outfield, Marillion, Andy Taylor, Rush, Roger Waters, Pink Floyd ...

Iron Maiden: Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son Queensryche: Operation Mindcrime Fields of the Nephilim: The Nephilim Blue Oyster Cult: Imaginos Marillion: Seasons End Steve Earle: Copperhead Road Cinderella: Long Cold Winter Ozzy Osbourne: No Rest for the Wicked Slayer: South Of Heaven Testament: The New Order David Lee Roth: Skyscraper Bon Jovi: New Jersey Vain: Holding On For Love (am I allowed to include this, as it's not an 'official' album?) Dokken: Beast From The East Lita: Ford Lita Robert Plant: Now And Zen Rock City Angels: Young Man's Blues Van Halen: OU812 Death: Leprosy Elixir: Sovereign Remedy

Def Leppard: Hysteria Guns N' Roses: Appetite for Destruction The Outfield: Bangin’ Andy Taylor: Thunder Megadeth: So Far, So Good... So What! Marillion: Clutching At Straws Rush: Hold Your Fire Bryan Adams: Into The Fire Metallica: The $5.98 EP - Garage Days Re-Revisited Aerosmith: Permanent Vacation Fields of the Nephilim: Dawnrazor Alice Cooper: Raise Your Fist and Yell The Cult: Electric Motorhead: Rock ‘n’ Roll Faster Pussycat: Faster Pussycat IQ: Nomzamo Torme: Die Pretty, Die Young Warlock: Triumph And Agony Anthrax: Among the Living Black Sabbath: The Eternal Idol Celtic Frost: Into the Pandemonium Helloween: Keeper of the Seven Keys Part I Pink Floyd: A Momentary Lapse Of Reason Roger Waters: Radio K.A.O.S. White Lion: Pride

Berlin: Count Three And Pray Iron Maiden: Somewhere In Time Metallica: Master Of Puppets Queensryche: Rage For Order Elixir: Son Of Odin Kooga: Across The Water W.A.S.P.: Inside The Electric Circus Van Halen: 5150 Megadeth: Peace Sells Ozzy Osbourne: The Ultimate Sin Accept: Russian Roulette Metal Church: The Dark Warlock: True As Steel Motorhead: Orgasmatron The Rainmakers: The Rainmakers Judas Priest: Turbo Cinderella: Night Songs Bon Jovi: Slippery When Wet Poison: Look What The Cat Dragged In Fifth Angel: Fifth Angel Stryper: To Hell With the Devil Flotsam And Jetsam: Doomsday For The Deceiver Twelfth Night: Twelfth Night Keel: The Final Frontier Slayer: Reign In Blood

Aerosmith: Done With Mirrors Anthrax: Spreading The Disease Pat Benatar: Seven The Hard Way The Cult: Love Dokken: Under Lock And Key Hawkwind: Chronicle Of The Black Sword Heart: Heart Icon: Night Of The Crime Iron Maiden: Live After Death Keel: The Right To Rock Magnum: On A Storyteller's Night Marillion: Misplaced Childhood Megadeth: Killing Is My Business ... John Mellencamp: Scarecrow Gary Moore: Run For Cover Mr. Mister: Welcome To The Real World Night Ranger: 7 Wishes Orphan: Salute The Outfield: Play Deep Overkill: Feel The Fire Ratt: Invasion Of Your Privacy Rush: Power Windows Saxon: Innocence Is No Excuse Shooting Star: Silent Scream Sisters Of Mercy: First And Last And Always Slayer: Hell Awaits Tobruk: Wild On The Run Tytan: Rough Justice W.A.S.P.: The Last Command Y&T: Down For The Count

My 'Top 21' has turned into a 'Top 30' for 1984 ... this was the year I first got into rock/metal, so there are a lot of favourites: W.A.S.P.: W.A.S.P. Dio: The Last In Line Dokken: Tooth & Nail Iron Maiden: Powerslave Marillion: Fugazi Van Halen: 1984 Whitesnake: Slide It In Metallica: Ride The Lightning Metal Church: Metal Church Mercyful Fate: Don't Break The Oath Celtic Frost: Morbid Tales The Cult: Dreamtime Deep Purple: Perfect Strangers Stratus: Throwing Shapes Hanoi Rocks: Two Steps From The Move Judas Priest: Defenders Of The Faith Boss: Step On It Scorpions: Love At First Sting TNT: Knights Of The New Thunder Twisted Sister: Stay Hungry Y&T: In Rock We Trust Venom: At War With Satan Pet Hate: The Bride Wore Red Chequered Past: Chequered Past Spellbound: Breaking The Spell Shire: Shire Bruce Springsteen: Born In the USA Bryan Adams: Reckless Don Henley: Building The Perfect Beast Airrace: Shaft Of Light

Had another listen to some 1983 albums ... and came up with: Def Leppard: Pyromania Iron Maiden: Piece Of Mind Ozzy Osbourne: Bark At The Moon Mercyful Fate: Melissa Motley Crue: Shout At The Devil Thin Lizzy: Thunder & Lightning Satan: Court In The Act Blue Oyster Cult: The Revolution By Night Heavy Pettin: Lettin’ Loose MSG: Built To Destroy Twisted Sister: You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll Orphan: Lonely At Night Bryan Adams: Cuts Like A Knife Marillion: Script For A Jester's Tear Headpins: Line Of Fire .... that's it, I'm not changing it again ...

Good call ... would he have ploughed the 'Yellow Pearl' furrow, or come up with another 'Thunder And Lightning'?

I agree with Black Crowes ... nothing they've done comes close to matching their debut ...

Erm, yeah ... except the third one. What a massive disappointment that was. Has any mentioned Faster Pussycat yet? Fantastic debut and nothing that followed is worth keeping imo. Nah ... as much as I love their debut, 'Whipped!' and 'Wake Me ...' are superior albums ...

You left out too ugly. Not to mention 'too ginger' ...or all of the above. At least you have your health ... oh, hang on ...

Alice Cooper: Billion Dollar Babies Damn Yankees: S/T Dynazty: Knock You Down FM: Wildside EP Wig Wam: Non-Stop Rock 'N' Roll WildeStarr: Arrival Crashdiet: The Unattractive Revolution