Gibbo

For some reason, I managed to get Xandria mixed up with Amaranthe, so ignored them for a looooong time ... *hangs head in shame*

Alien 3 - Special Edition

Nightbreed (1990)

 

A unique Fantasy Horror film with a cult following. It was OK. I can see a lot of potential, but there was some weird editing, and random cuts that hurt tge pacing. I can see why it's a cult classic, though.

Clive Barker's book - Cabal - is far superior. I read the book, then saw the original film at the cinema ... very disappointing - and resurrecting Dekker at the end was just ridiculous. Barker himself has expressed his unhappiness with the film:

"According to Barker, the studio did not promote it well with posters that misinterpreted the content. When he saw the way they were selling Nightbreed, he "freaked out and said, 'What you doing? This isn't the movie, and was given all kinds of excuses ... 'Well, there isn't time to change it, we have to release it now'." The head of marketing at Morgan Creek never watched all the way through because it "disgusted and distressed" him, according to Barker. The studio did not understand it, it had no movie stars, it was violent, and it had elements of fantasy and horror which they saw as a weakness while Barker saw it as a strength. They ended up marketing Nightbreed as a slasher film with television teasers that were confusing and did not represent it ..."

Nightbreed and Zombieland are classics. I've only seen the original Nightbreed cut - took my girlfriend to see it when I was 16 lol.

 

Zombieland is great. There is talk of a TV series. The director is quite outspoken against piracy and blames no sequel due to illegal downloading.

Weren't some of the Zombieland scenes originally shot with thoughts of the TV series in mind? Things like the 'kill of the week'?

"Zombieland" (2009)

NUT UP OR SHUT UP!

After the zombie apocalypse, a loner, a redneck and two sisters travel across the country to a California amusement park (?), having various goofy adventures along the way. This hilarious zom-com is kinda like America's answer to "Shaun of the Dead." Woody Harrelson absolutely steals the movie as "Tallahasee."

I LOVE this film! Bill Murray's scenes are brilliant ... I still chuckle at the thought of a zombie-fied Eddie Van Halen ...

BAD Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchestral_Manoeuvres_in_the_Dark

I liked a handful of their songs (mainly the stuff from from 1980/81, like 'Enola Gay' and 'Joan Of Arc' ... although 'If You Leave' from the 'Pretty In Pink' soundtrack is a pretty good pop song.) I always preferred the 'darker' synth stuff, like Gary Numan and Japan ....

I had this a few years ago (can't remember the label it was on, though) ... it's a FANTASTIC album!

Some groups have put out greatest hits/best of's when they only have one good song .I just listened to Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark-Best of OMD and there was one good song on it !Maybe there were a couple others I could bear to listen to again but 16 songs and 75% of them suck.

If you lived in the UK, you'd probably think differently - OMD were MASSIVE here in the 80s. I get the impression they were more of a 'cult' band in the US (a bit like, say, The Smiths.)

Jeez ... I didn't even manage TEN albums for 1991 ...

Van Halen: For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge

Marillion: Holidays In Eden

Shotgun Messiah: Second Coming

Baby Animals: Baby Animals

D.A.D.: Riskin' It All

Death: Human

The Cult: Ceremony

Metallica: Metallica

Skid Row: Slave To The Grind

Fish: Vigil In A Wilderness Of Mirrors

Warrior Soul: Last Decade Dead Century

Warrant: Cherry Pie

Megadeth: Rust In Peace

Damn Yankees: Damn Yankees

Judas Priest: Painkiller

Anthrax: Persistence Of Time

Love/Hate: Black Out in the Red Room

Quireboys: A Bit of What You Fancy

Bruce Dickinson: Tattooed Millionaire

Death: Spiritual Healing

Slayer: Seasons In The Abyss

Off the top of my head, and in no particular order, some standouts from 1983 are:

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

Y&T: Mean Streak

Blue Oyster Cult: The Revolution By Night

Toyah: Love Is The Law

The Police: Synchronicity

Twisted Sister: You Can't Stop Rock 'n' Roll

ZZ Top: Eliminator

Bryan Adams: Cuts Like A Knife

Marillion: Script For A Jester's Tear

Damn! I have to re-think everything now ... I'd forgotten about Elixir's utterly brilliant debut album, 'Son Of Odin' ...

My 'Top 20' for 1984 is actually a 'Top 21' ... sue me ...

In no particular order:

W.A.S.P.: W.A.S.P.

Dio: The Last In Line (one of the first albums I ever bought, after hearing 'Mystery' on The Friday Rock Show)

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

Hanoi Rocks: Two Steps From The Move

Judas Priest: Defenders Of The Faith

Q5: Steel The Light

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

 

This is everything from '86 that I've listened to enough times to be sure of. The three standouts for me would be Cinderella's Night Songs, Tesla's Mechanical Resonance, and Queensryche's Rage for Order. All three are nearly equal in brilliance, but I'd put Rage for Order at the top. It's my second favourite album from the 'Ryche.

 

Ratt - Dancing Undercover

Savatage - Fight for the Rock

GTR - GTR

Genesis - Invisible Touch

Tesla - Mechanical Resonance

Black 'N Blue - Nasty, Nasty

Cinderella - Night Songs

Queensryche - Rage for Order

Europe - The Final Countdown

Stryper - To Hell With the Devil

 

There are some absolute crackers on 'Rage For Order' ... although I think we can all agree that, when it comes to the cover photos, their stylist should be taken outside and shot ...

My own '1985' list ...

Iron Maiden: Live After Death

Marillion: Misplaced Childhood

Magnum: On A Storyteller’s Night

Heart: Heart

Rush: Power Windows

Megadeth: Killing Is My Business …

W.A.S.P.: The Last Command

The Cult: Love

Mr. Mister: Welcome to The Real World

Icon: Night Of The Crime

Anthrax: Spreading The Disease

Keel: The Right To Rock

Shooting Star: Silent Scream

Overkill: Feel The Fire

Orphan: Salute

Pat Benatar: Seven The Hard Way

Night Ranger: 7 Wishes

Ratt: Invasion of Your Privacy

Warrior: Fighting For The Earth

Artillery: Fear Of Tomorrow

Based on your list, my top 10 (in a VERY rough order) ...

Iron Maiden: Somewhere In Time

Metallica: Master Of Puppets

Van Halen: 5150

Megadeth: Peace Sells

Ozzy Osbourne: The Ultimate Sin

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

Let The Old Dreams Die - a collection of short stories by John Ajvide Lindqvist (author of Let The Right One In) ... his writing kinda reminds me of Peter Straub, in that you get a feeling of unease throughout, without there necessarily being too much out-and-out, in-your-face horror ...

Evil Has No Boundaries - Slayer

Emerald Rain

Bad DAY - REM

Everybody Else Is Doing IT, So Why Can't We? - The Cranberries

Tattooed Love Boys Bleeding Hearts and Needle Marks

 

Garry Mielle now runs a hairdressing salon not far from where I live ... he STILL looks like he's in 1989

Chris Holmes reveals more of his delusions. The only way this guy would ever get into the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame would be as a paying customer.

 

Ex-W.A.S.P. Guitarist CHRIS HOLMES Dreams Of Being Inducted Into ROCK AND ROLL HALL OF FAME

 

On his goals as a musician:

 

Holmes: "Oh, man. To make enough [money] to retire…. [Laughs] What do you consider enough to retire? You know… I mean… What goals…? How about this? My goal is go to the Grammys now. That's a goal I have. By myself, you know. Or get put in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame by myself. I'd like to do that. I don't know…. W.A.S.P. would probably get put in there first — if they ever did — but it would be a dream of mine to do it by myself. Blackie Lawless is actually the only guy in W.A.S.P. now that's an original guy, but he still uses [the name] W.A.S.P., he doesn't use 'Blackie Lawless.' But I can't do that. I've gotta use my name. So I guess it'd be a personal thing to see if I could do it myself."

Um ... no, Chris. Just ... no.

Fingers crossed for a full and speedy recovery!