Oh Goody... controversy round 2!

[DaHun72]

 

 

 

 

 

Your ears get tuned to different things. My tuned into more metal and opened up to non-English. By the sounds of things you got into the more modern rock? From these ears and the comment about that period being small I think you let your ears get adjusted to something else as well.

Would love to see your best of 1990-1999 top 40 albums and I bet we would have a massive crossover of albums, then separate and then start to come back together towards the end of the decade.

Haha, sorry to disappoint on many levels, mate.

 

I didn't get into modern rock until about 2000, completely based on SR-71 and Marvelous 3 alone. The only modern rock I have from the mid-90's would be Goo Goo Dolls, Fuel and Matchbox 20... few enough bands to list on one hand - and more importantly, nothing good.

 

I don't know your vintage, but I'm 36 and was 16 years old in 1995. That is when I got into melodic rock. I guess it was probably because the stuff on the radio was so awful, but whilst you had lived with this style of music for decade and needed an alternative whilst it disappeared from the spotlight, this was my alternative to the radio. The mid 90's is when I formed the majority and basis of my melodic rock collection.

 

As for my top 40 albums from that period, sorry to disappoint again mate, not even a hint of a crossover of any sorts. My lists from 1995 to 1999 would feature all of the below albums, for a start (and that's just skirting across the surface);

 

Attraction - Get Up N' Shake

Amaze Me - Wonderland

Amaze Me - Amaze Me

Stun Leer - Once

Arti Tisi - Arti Tisi

Danger Danger - Four The Hard Way

Steelhouse Lane - Metallic Blue

Bon Jovi - These Days

Amaze Me - Dream On

Pretty Boy Floyd - Porn Stars

Casanova - Heroes

Jaded Heart - IV

Steelhouse Lane - Slaves Of The New World

Fiore - Today Till Tomorrow

Frontline - Heroes

CITA - Heat Of Emotion

Emerald Rain - Broken Saviours

TNT - Transistor

Emerald Rain - Age Of Innocence

Gunshy - Mayday

Fiore - Body Electric

Big Mouth - Hands Of Time

Loud & Clear - Loud & Clear

Pink Cream 69 - Electrified

Harem Scarem - Believe

Big Bad Wolf - Big Bad Wolf

Newman - One Step Closer

Savannah - Savannah

Kick - Consider This

Tower City - Little Bit Of Fire

Ransom - Trouble In Paradise

Hotwire - Hotwire

Monarch - Monarch

The Storm - Eye Of The Storm

Metropolis - The Power Of Night

Charade - Charade

Michael Morales - That's The Way

Crystal Ball - In The Beginning

Hotwire - Face Another Day

Harem Scarem - B-Side Collection

Pretty Maids - Spooked

So just as you say why bother listening to something sang in another language even if the music is great when you can just out something else on. I say why put on an album that is trying really hard to sound like countless albums I own but with inferior songs, crap productions etc.

 

I'm not pooing on the mid-late 90s it's just my palate was developed on the best and the best is hard to live up to once an era ends. So you have to move onto something else if you want new music.

 

So what did you hear in '95 that made you seek out more music?

Wowser, I'd just have to disagree and say I don't think the stuff I listed here is inferior to the 80's stuff, in any way shape or form. If it was, I'd agree with you 100% and wouldn't bother with it. Amaze Me, Stun Leer, Arti Tisi, early Jaded Heart, Pretty Maids, Frontline, early Emerald Rain, Danger Danger, Steelhouse Lane... jeezus wept mate, you're talking A-Grade stuff here, imo.

 

Boring as it is, my story in 1995 all began with Bon Jovi... and I have my brother to thank for that. My brothers and I grew up on stuff like 1927, Roxus (!!), Belinda Carlisle, Roxette, Icehouse, Bryan Adams... they were our favourites, but we were young and just listened to RAGE and what was in the charts at the time. Didn't actively pursue music. So it was about 1995 when I first heard Bon Jovi via my brother and thought, I really like that and I want to hear more. So I got all Bon Jovi's stuff, then Poison... and it all just snowballed from there onwards.

Jeezus wept... love it!

 

I won't go into dissecting your list as I agree some very cool albums. A quick opinion on some and why they aren't great IMO:

- Harem Scarem - everything after the debut was a disappointment plain and simple. They've consistently had a few great songs on each release but never got close to the debut. So if you grabbed the debut when it was released when I did, lived with it for a couple of years and then picked everything else up as it was released...well.... disappointment.

- Emerald Rain, Amaze Me, Steelhouse Lane etc. - all very good. Just not as good as the stuff below.

- The Storm, Ransom etc. - these types of albums I just don't feel like listening to often as good as they are. Maybe too light for me?

 

I guess growing up with 1927, Roxus (!!), Belinda Carlisle, Roxette, Icehouse, Bryan Adams would mean you lean to much lighter material than me. I can only do very early Bryan Adams (Summer, Kids Wanna Rock) and Roxus.... the others unfortunately make my stomach turn. Great that even so we can have a cross over like we do and kudos for you for getting into it at the time you did!

 

There is some stuff on your list that I'm going to check out as I never had them in the day or now like Attraction, Arti Tisi & Gunshy.

 

Out of interest here's a quick lot of albums I rated highlight from 95-99. It pretty much boils down to half hard rock and half metal:

 

Zeno Zenology

Bon Jovi These Days

Valentine Valentine

Phantoms Opera Phantoms Opera

CITA Relapse of Reason & Heat of Emotion

Sykes Out Of My Tree & Loveland

TSO Xmas Eve & Other Stories

House of Shakira Lint

Danger Danger Four The Hard Way

Westworld - Westworld

Von Groove Chameleon

Pink Cream 69 - Electrified

Jaded Heart IV

Shakra Moving Force

Gotthard Open

Valentine & Valensia V

Damned Nation Road of Desire

WASP Still Not Black Enough

Savatage Dead Winter Dead & Wake of Magellan

Radakka Malice & Tranquility & Requiem For The Innocent

Royal Hunt Moving Target, Paradox & Fear

Angra Holy Land & Fireworks

Stratovarius Visions

Eternity X The Edge

Labyrinth Return To Heaven Denied

Nightwish Oceanborn

Balance of Power Book of Secrets

The Sygnet Children of the Future

Sonata Arctica - Ecliptica

Dream Theater Scenes From A Memory

Edguy Theatre of Salvation

Avalanch Llanta De Un Heroe

Angel Dust Bleed

 

 

Buddy, even if I adopt the astronomers' definition of metal, I don't see much in your list.

 

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Don't mind me some Hammerfall but I find them way overrated.

[Geoff]

 

 

 

Your ears get tuned to different things. My tuned into more metal and opened up to non-English. By the sounds of things you got into the more modern rock? From these ears and the comment about that period being small I think you let your ears get adjusted to something else as well.

Would love to see your best of 1990-1999 top 40 albums and I bet we would have a massive crossover of albums, then separate and then start to come back together towards the end of the decade.

Haha, sorry to disappoint on many levels, mate.

 

I didn't get into modern rock until about 2000, completely based on SR-71 and Marvelous 3 alone. The only modern rock I have from the mid-90's would be Goo Goo Dolls, Fuel and Matchbox 20... few enough bands to list on one hand - and more importantly, nothing good.

 

I don't know your vintage, but I'm 36 and was 16 years old in 1995. That is when I got into melodic rock. I guess it was probably because the stuff on the radio was so awful, but whilst you had lived with this style of music for decade and needed an alternative whilst it disappeared from the spotlight, this was my alternative to the radio. The mid 90's is when I formed the majority and basis of my melodic rock collection.

 

As for my top 40 albums from that period, sorry to disappoint again mate, not even a hint of a crossover of any sorts. My lists from 1995 to 1999 would feature all of the below albums, for a start (and that's just skirting across the surface);

 

Attraction - Get Up N' Shake

Amaze Me - Wonderland

Amaze Me - Amaze Me

Stun Leer - Once

Arti Tisi - Arti Tisi

Danger Danger - Four The Hard Way

Steelhouse Lane - Metallic Blue

Bon Jovi - These Days

Amaze Me - Dream On

Pretty Boy Floyd - Porn Stars

Casanova - Heroes

Jaded Heart - IV

Steelhouse Lane - Slaves Of The New World

Fiore - Today Till Tomorrow

Frontline - Heroes

CITA - Heat Of Emotion

Emerald Rain - Broken Saviours

TNT - Transistor

Emerald Rain - Age Of Innocence

Gunshy - Mayday

Fiore - Body Electric

Big Mouth - Hands Of Time

Loud & Clear - Loud & Clear

Pink Cream 69 - Electrified

Harem Scarem - Believe

Big Bad Wolf - Big Bad Wolf

Newman - One Step Closer

Savannah - Savannah

Kick - Consider This

Tower City - Little Bit Of Fire

Ransom - Trouble In Paradise

Hotwire - Hotwire

Monarch - Monarch

The Storm - Eye Of The Storm

Metropolis - The Power Of Night

Charade - Charade

Michael Morales - That's The Way

Crystal Ball - In The Beginning

Hotwire - Face Another Day

Harem Scarem - B-Side Collection

Pretty Maids - Spooked

 

 

Buddy, killer list there. I guess you typed it based solely on intuition (where's their album btw? ) instead of recorded observations in some spreadsheets, no?

Good call. Considering how much he loves that album, I'm amazed it's not there.

 

 

Pretty simple, actually. The Intuition album is from 1994 and as I stated above, this list is of releases from 1995-1999.

[KarpetRydOFunk]

 

 

 

 

Your ears get tuned to different things. My tuned into more metal and opened up to non-English. By the sounds of things you got into the more modern rock? From these ears and the comment about that period being small I think you let your ears get adjusted to something else as well.

Would love to see your best of 1990-1999 top 40 albums and I bet we would have a massive crossover of albums, then separate and then start to come back together towards the end of the decade.

Haha, sorry to disappoint on many levels, mate.

 

I didn't get into modern rock until about 2000, completely based on SR-71 and Marvelous 3 alone. The only modern rock I have from the mid-90's would be Goo Goo Dolls, Fuel and Matchbox 20... few enough bands to list on one hand - and more importantly, nothing good.

 

I don't know your vintage, but I'm 36 and was 16 years old in 1995. That is when I got into melodic rock. I guess it was probably because the stuff on the radio was so awful, but whilst you had lived with this style of music for decade and needed an alternative whilst it disappeared from the spotlight, this was my alternative to the radio. The mid 90's is when I formed the majority and basis of my melodic rock collection.

 

As for my top 40 albums from that period, sorry to disappoint again mate, not even a hint of a crossover of any sorts. My lists from 1995 to 1999 would feature all of the below albums, for a start (and that's just skirting across the surface);

 

Attraction - Get Up N' Shake

Amaze Me - Wonderland

Amaze Me - Amaze Me

Stun Leer - Once

Arti Tisi - Arti Tisi

Danger Danger - Four The Hard Way

Steelhouse Lane - Metallic Blue

Bon Jovi - These Days

Amaze Me - Dream On

Pretty Boy Floyd - Porn Stars

Casanova - Heroes

Jaded Heart - IV

Steelhouse Lane - Slaves Of The New World

Fiore - Today Till Tomorrow

Frontline - Heroes

CITA - Heat Of Emotion

Emerald Rain - Broken Saviours

TNT - Transistor

Emerald Rain - Age Of Innocence

Gunshy - Mayday

Fiore - Body Electric

Big Mouth - Hands Of Time

Loud & Clear - Loud & Clear

Pink Cream 69 - Electrified

Harem Scarem - Believe

Big Bad Wolf - Big Bad Wolf

Newman - One Step Closer

Savannah - Savannah

Kick - Consider This

Tower City - Little Bit Of Fire

Ransom - Trouble In Paradise

Hotwire - Hotwire

Monarch - Monarch

The Storm - Eye Of The Storm

Metropolis - The Power Of Night

Charade - Charade

Michael Morales - That's The Way

Crystal Ball - In The Beginning

Hotwire - Face Another Day

Harem Scarem - B-Side Collection

Pretty Maids - Spooked

 

 

Buddy, killer list there. I guess you typed it based solely on intuition (where's their album btw? ) instead of recorded observations in some spreadsheets, no?

Good call. Considering how much he loves that album, I'm amazed it's not there.

Pretty simple, actually. The Intuition album is from 1994 and as I stated above, this list is of releases from 1995-1999.

Ah. The list did seem a bit small to represent an entire decade.