Glen Posted August 8, 2012 Report Share Posted August 8, 2012 This is a tough question......I have no doubt that most will probably resort to some year in the 80s, but mine has to be 1989! I was 19 years old, gigging like a crazy mofo, and buying all these awesome albums........... Ive never fully rated many albums albums from the 80s, but how in the hell would you split these up, which might make my top 10 - in no order Bad English - s/t Strangeways - Walk In The Fire D2 - s/t TNT - Intuition FM - Tough It Out Giant - Last of the Runaways Skid Row - s/t Vain - No Respect Motley Crue - Dr Feelgood Robin Beck - Trouble Or Nothin' add to that great albums from the following - Robin Beck / Dalton / Blue Murder / Whitesnake / Saraya / Drive, She Said / PC69 / Bad Habit / The Creek / XYZ / Shark Island / Dan Reed / Gun / Melidian / Diving For Pearls & Michael Morales. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zacharyamelie Posted August 8, 2012 Report Share Posted August 8, 2012 Hard to argue with 1989. Anything between 1987 and 1993 were great years for me...my teen years. The well seemed to dry up between 1994 and 2000. I went from buying 2 new titles a week to maybe 2 a month in these years. The fact that I didn't have much money didn't help either. In and around 2001 or 2002 I got my first computer with something called the internet. The revelation of the internet seemed to have brought some old bands back to my world and was also able to introduce me to newer bands at a speed I hadn't seen since the glory days of Hair Metal on Much Music/MTV. My first purchase from the net was from a fave band of mine Harem Scarem's WOTW, sad to say a Canadian band's cd could not be bought here in Canada....a few months later I did find it under the Rubber moniker. In these same couple of years, I discovered downloading/sharing for 'free'...we all know that it was later deemed illegal and all the sites I went to vanished. In 2002 I also opened my Ebay account which brought lots of new stuff to my attention and in 2004 I became a forum member of some website called Heavy Harmonies. The arrival of the internet also permitted me to sample music from various artists, something that made it easier to find new artists and blow off really bad stuff. I still don't buy at the pace I did during my teen years, however I rarely buy something I don't really like. IMO since 2006, with maybe the exception of 2007 every year has been fantastic, 2010 probably being the best of the lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jez Posted August 8, 2012 Report Share Posted August 8, 2012 One year is impossible for me, as there are so many, so I'll give you 1980-1985 as the best I can do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wotty Posted August 8, 2012 Report Share Posted August 8, 2012 86-89 for me.ALL kinds of music just fell into place then........I was 23 to 26. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Freddy Posted August 8, 2012 Report Share Posted August 8, 2012 1984 was the greatest year ever. Why? I was fourteen years old, I was a full blown Metal Maniac and all of these albums were released. Damn, we'll never see a year this good again. Judas Priest - Defenders of the Faith Iron Maiden - Powerslave Metallica - Ride the Lightning Anthrax - Fistful of Metal Armored Saint - March of the Saint W.A.S.P.'s self titled Dokken - Tooth & Nail Mercyful Fate - Don't Break the Oath Metal Church's self titled Stryper - Yellow & Black Attack Dio - Last In Line Trouble - Psalm 9 Queensryche - The Warning Ratt - Out of the Cellar Twisted Sister - Stay Hungry Scorpions - Love at First Sting Ramones - Too Tough to Die Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers Motorhead - No Remorse KISS - Animalize Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick C Posted August 8, 2012 Report Share Posted August 8, 2012 It's tough but personally something like 1975 - 79 - as Wotty says for me during these years "all kinds of music just fell into place" for me. If I picked one year out of that it'd be 1978 15 years old and getting really heavily into Aerosmith, Godz, Starz e.t.c. The 80's were awesome too especially when I was getting more and more stuff and going to rock clubs - just music was everything to me then - but my grounding comes from the late 70's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Posted August 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2012 One year is impossible for me, as there are so many, so I'll give you 1980-1985 as the best I can do. 1980 is also a pretty special year for me too, cos it was when I basically started listening to rock music and is also the year when these 3 albums were released - Black Sabbath - Heaven & Hell Saxon - Wheels of Steel AC/DC - Back In Black They were on pretty much continuous rotation for months on end and I loved them. God knows how many times Ive played those 3 albums, but its a lot!! lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kourosofsteel3 Posted August 8, 2012 Report Share Posted August 8, 2012 Initially i thought to go for 1984. But being 90% metalhead ( and 10% prog rock/aor/classical) i decided to go for the 86-89 period of my beloved US/German/worldwide metal. Honorable mention to the 90's scene of European(mostly) prog metal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Posted August 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2012 Hard to argue with 1989. Anything between 1987 and 1993 were great years for me...my teen years. The well seemed to dry up between 1994 and 2000. I went from buying 2 new titles a week to maybe 2 a month in these years. The fact that I didn't have much money didn't help either. In and around 2001 or 2002 I got my first computer with something called the internet. The revelation of the internet seemed to have brought some old bands back to my world and was also able to introduce me to newer bands at a speed I hadn't seen since the glory days of Hair Metal on Much Music/MTV. My first purchase from the net was from a fave band of mine Harem Scarem's WOTW, sad to say a Canadian band's cd could not be bought here in Canada....a few months later I did find it under the Rubber moniker. In these same couple of years, I discovered downloading/sharing for 'free'...we all know that it was later deemed illegal and all the sites I went to vanished. In 2002 I also opened my Ebay account which brought lots of new stuff to my attention and in 2004 I became a forum member of some website called Heavy Harmonies. The arrival of the internet also permitted me to sample music from various artists, something that made it easier to find new artists and blow off really bad stuff. I still don't buy at the pace I did during my teen years, however I rarely buy something I don't really like. IMO since 2006, with maybe the exception of 2007 every year has been fantastic, 2010 probably being the best of the lot. Yeah quite right - the first 2 albums I bought after getting on the net was Harem's WOTW and Higher ! I couldnt believe how much great music was about that Id basically missed, purely because it wasnt covered anywhere! All hail the net! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Posted August 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2012 1984 was the greatest year ever. Why? I was fourteen years old, I was a full blown Metal Maniac and all of these albums were released. Damn, we'll never see a year this good again. Judas Priest - Defenders of the Faith Iron Maiden - Powerslave Metallica - Ride the Lightning Anthrax - Fistful of Metal Armored Saint - March of the Saint W.A.S.P.'s self titled Dokken - Tooth & Nail Mercyful Fate - Don't Break the Oath Metal Church's self titled Strype - Yellow & Black Attack Dio - Last In Line Trouble - Psalm 9 Queensryche - The Warning Ratt - Out of the Cellar Twisted Sister - Stay Hungry Scorpions - Love at First Sting Ramones - Too Tough to Die Deep Purple - Perfect Strangers Motorhead - No Remorse KISS - Animalize Yeah some great album there....I especially played to death the Maiden, Dokken, Dio, Ratt, Motorhead and Kiss. My most played album of 84 though was Bon Jovi - s/t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LV KIX Posted August 8, 2012 Report Share Posted August 8, 2012 No doubt I have to go with 1981. The list of great releases from "81" goes on forever. Here is but a short list of my favs. TRIUMPH - "Allied Forces"... The only release that I rate at 100% MSG - "One Night At Budokan"... The best live release ever (my opinion) SAXON - "Denim And Leather"... Enough said APRIL WINE - "The Nature Of The Beast"... The band's masterpiece MOLLY HATCHET - "Take No Prisoners" DEF LEPPARD - "High 'N Dry".. Thier crowning jewel.. still LITA FORD - "Out For Blood"... Her first release since The Runaways KIX - "Kix"... Finally a debut release LOVERBOY - "Get Lucky".. Still gets a ton of spins Y&T - "Earthshaker" RIOT - "Fire Down Under"... My introduction to this band OZZY OSBOURNE - "Blizzard Of Ozz".. Ozzy goes solo BLUE OYSTER CULT - "Fire Of Unknown Origin" KROKUS - "Hardware" BILLY SQUIER - "Don't Say No".... Yeah.. I dig Squier JOAN JETT and the BLACKHEARTS - "I Love Rock N Roll" JOAN JETT - "Bad Reputation".. The self titled debut is picked up and released by a major. Gotta be the best year ever... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick C Posted August 8, 2012 Report Share Posted August 8, 2012 Yeah Dave 81 was cool...Kix, Squier Y&T Loverboy....all big albums for me then not to forget Foreigner 4 for me . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2023 Gold Donors Metal T Posted August 8, 2012 2023 Gold Donors Report Share Posted August 8, 2012 1987...without hesitation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zacharyamelie Posted August 8, 2012 Report Share Posted August 8, 2012 Something tells me our responses depend on our age more than the actual years. Not that I don't love stuff 1978 the first VH came out that year...but I was 3...Sorry Nick! Just like Jez loving the 1980-85 years, something tells me Jez is closer in age to 50 rather than 30...again sorry Jez. I was always told to respect my elders. I remember getting my first tape in 1984 for my 9th bithday it was Twisted Sister's Stay Hungry....I was hooked on Hair Metal from then on. My Dad thought they were girls. I remember a few years later trying to convince him that Poison was a bunch of guys, from the cover of Look What The Cat Dragged In, it's easy to see why he thought they were also chicks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Posted August 8, 2012 Report Share Posted August 8, 2012 1987...without hesitation. +1 A few from that year: GnR - Appetite Dio - Dream Evil Whitesnake - 1987 Dokken - Back For The Attack Tigertailz - Young And Crazy Crue - Girls, Girls, Girls Faster Pussycat - S/T Def Leppard - Hysteria Aerosmith - Permanent Vacation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Studboy Posted August 8, 2012 Report Share Posted August 8, 2012 1983-1984 for me, can't choose just one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heaven&hell Posted August 8, 2012 Report Share Posted August 8, 2012 1987...without hesitation. +1 A few from that year: GnR - Appetite Dio - Dream Evil Whitesnake - 1987 Dokken - Back For The Attack Tigertailz - Young And Crazy Crue - Girls, Girls, Girls Faster Pussycat - S/T Def Leppard - Hysteria Aerosmith - Permanent Vacation Y&T - Contagious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
heaven&hell Posted August 8, 2012 Report Share Posted August 8, 2012 No doubt I have to go with 1981. The list of great releases from "81" goes on forever. Here is but a short list of my favs. TRIUMPH - "Allied Forces"... The only release that I rate at 100% MSG - "One Night At Budokan"... The best live release ever (my opinion) SAXON - "Denim And Leather"... Enough said APRIL WINE - "The Nature Of The Beast"... The band's masterpiece MOLLY HATCHET - "Take No Prisoners" DEF LEPPARD - "High 'N Dry".. Thier crowning jewel.. still LITA FORD - "Out For Blood"... Her first release since The Runaways KIX - "Kix"... Finally a debut release LOVERBOY - "Get Lucky".. Still gets a ton of spins Y&T - "Earthshaker" RIOT - "Fire Down Under"... My introduction to this band OZZY OSBOURNE - "Blizzard Of Ozz".. Ozzy goes solo BLUE OYSTER CULT - "Fire Of Unknown Origin" KROKUS - "Hardware" BILLY SQUIER - "Don't Say No".... Yeah.. I dig Squier JOAN JETT and the BLACKHEARTS - "I Love Rock N Roll" JOAN JETT - "Bad Reputation".. The self titled debut is picked up and released by a major. Gotta be the best year ever... Black Sabbath-Mob Rules Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stefan Posted August 8, 2012 Report Share Posted August 8, 2012 One year is impossible for me, as there are so many, so I'll give you 1980-1985 as the best I can do. I almost agree with Jez. I'd move the years slightly forward: 1981-1986.I know, I'm getting old. Closing in on the half century mark... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Posted August 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2012 No doubt I have to go with 1981. The list of great releases from "81" goes on forever. Here is but a short list of my favs. TRIUMPH - "Allied Forces"... The only release that I rate at 100% MSG - "One Night At Budokan"... The best live release ever (my opinion) SAXON - "Denim And Leather"... Enough said APRIL WINE - "The Nature Of The Beast"... The band's masterpiece MOLLY HATCHET - "Take No Prisoners" DEF LEPPARD - "High 'N Dry".. Thier crowning jewel.. still LITA FORD - "Out For Blood"... Her first release since The Runaways KIX - "Kix"... Finally a debut release LOVERBOY - "Get Lucky".. Still gets a ton of spins Y&T - "Earthshaker" RIOT - "Fire Down Under"... My introduction to this band OZZY OSBOURNE - "Blizzard Of Ozz".. Ozzy goes solo BLUE OYSTER CULT - "Fire Of Unknown Origin" KROKUS - "Hardware" BILLY SQUIER - "Don't Say No".... Yeah.. I dig Squier JOAN JETT and the BLACKHEARTS - "I Love Rock N Roll" JOAN JETT - "Bad Reputation".. The self titled debut is picked up and released by a major. Gotta be the best year ever... Black Sabbath-Mob Rules Better than most in the list ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glen Posted August 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 8, 2012 No doubt I have to go with 1981. The list of great releases from "81" goes on forever. Here is but a short list of my favs. TRIUMPH - "Allied Forces"... The only release that I rate at 100% MSG - "One Night At Budokan"... The best live release ever (my opinion) SAXON - "Denim And Leather"... Enough said APRIL WINE - "The Nature Of The Beast"... The band's masterpiece MOLLY HATCHET - "Take No Prisoners" DEF LEPPARD - "High 'N Dry".. Thier crowning jewel.. still LITA FORD - "Out For Blood"... Her first release since The Runaways KIX - "Kix"... Finally a debut release LOVERBOY - "Get Lucky".. Still gets a ton of spins Y&T - "Earthshaker" RIOT - "Fire Down Under"... My introduction to this band OZZY OSBOURNE - "Blizzard Of Ozz".. Ozzy goes solo BLUE OYSTER CULT - "Fire Of Unknown Origin" KROKUS - "Hardware" BILLY SQUIER - "Don't Say No".... Yeah.. I dig Squier JOAN JETT and the BLACKHEARTS - "I Love Rock N Roll" JOAN JETT - "Bad Reputation".. The self titled debut is picked up and released by a major. Gotta be the best year ever... Black Sabbath-Mob Rules Better than most in the list ;-) Also Motörhead - No Sleep !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
embrock Posted August 8, 2012 Report Share Posted August 8, 2012 Well, my teen years were the late 90's / early 00 - probably one of the worst times in music ever (f.e. Crazytown - Butterfly, anyone remember that pile of crap??)! So back then I'd chosen either 1986 or 1991, but to somehow being part of a sort of Rock-revival in recent years (went to a lot of concerts and resurfacing rock-partys) is just great in my age, so I'd have to at least add 2008 and 2010 to the aforementioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kourosofsteel3 Posted August 8, 2012 Report Share Posted August 8, 2012 No doubt I have to go with 1981. The list of great releases from "81" goes on forever. Here is but a short list of my favs. TRIUMPH - "Allied Forces"... The only release that I rate at 100% MSG - "One Night At Budokan"... The best live release ever (my opinion) SAXON - "Denim And Leather"... Enough said APRIL WINE - "The Nature Of The Beast"... The band's masterpiece MOLLY HATCHET - "Take No Prisoners" DEF LEPPARD - "High 'N Dry".. Thier crowning jewel.. still LITA FORD - "Out For Blood"... Her first release since The Runaways KIX - "Kix"... Finally a debut release LOVERBOY - "Get Lucky".. Still gets a ton of spins Y&T - "Earthshaker" RIOT - "Fire Down Under"... My introduction to this band OZZY OSBOURNE - "Blizzard Of Ozz".. Ozzy goes solo BLUE OYSTER CULT - "Fire Of Unknown Origin" KROKUS - "Hardware" BILLY SQUIER - "Don't Say No".... Yeah.. I dig Squier JOAN JETT and the BLACKHEARTS - "I Love Rock N Roll" JOAN JETT - "Bad Reputation".. The self titled debut is picked up and released by a major. Gotta be the best year ever... my fave from the list... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kourosofsteel3 Posted August 8, 2012 Report Share Posted August 8, 2012 Well, my teen years were the late 90's / early 00 - probably one of the worst times in music ever (f.e. Crazytown - Butterfly, anyone remember that pile of crap??)! So back then I'd chosen either 1986 or 1991, but to somehow being part of a sort of Rock-revival in recent years (went to a lot of concerts and resurfacing rock-partys) is just great in my age, so I'd have to at least add 2008 and 2010 to the aforementioned. Great year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metal 4 Ever Posted August 9, 2012 Report Share Posted August 9, 2012 There have been so many great releases over the years, but for me, I think 1990 has the best quality when looking at the top 30 or so releases from each year. Alias – s/t Artillery – By Inheritance Atrophy – Violent by Nature Blue Tears – s/t Brass Kitten – E-Z ‘n’ Pretty Demolition Hammer – Tortured Existence Domino – The Key Eli – Push it Hard Eyes – s/t Firehouse – s/t 48 Crash – Some Like it Hot Friction – Baby Talk Holy Soldier – s/t Jillson – Deadly Girl Julliet – s/t Kid Cyote – Animal Lust Killer Dwarfs – Dirty Weapons Paul Laine – Stick it in Your Ear Lipstik – First Kiss Megadeth – Rust in Peace Pretty Maids – Jump the Gun Pyracanda – Two Sides of a Coin The Paul Godfrey Band – Magic Touch Queensryche – Empire Rock Boulevard – s/t Roxxi – Drive it to ya Hard! Sin City – s/t Testament – Souls of Black Theatre – Sexy Lady Tigertailz – Bezerk Vicious Rumors – s/t Warrant – Cherry Pie Zinatra – The Great Escape Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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