St. Anger-Metallica
Never say Die-Black Sabbath
It's Hard-The Who
Van Halen III-Van Halen
The Ultimate Sin-Ozzy Osbourne
More-Pink Floyd
Rock in a Hard Place-Aerosmith

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I was an assistant Engineer on that record. I have to say, i was NOT into them prior to, but they were a very nice bunch of guys and i had a great time getting to assist on that album. I agree GREAT songs i thought so I found myself having a new respect for them. I need to get that record now. thanks for reminding me.

For my pick I didn't even have to think about it...

Iron Maiden - one of my favorite bands but egad... the No Prayer for the Dying album was poo. It was recorded and released during a crappy time. Nirvana came out and deflated the rock scene and they were going through a line up change with Adrian leaving and Bruce with one foot out the door. Thank god they all rejoined in 2k and were better than ever.

See, I find that most of the live albums have the same problem. Over over over compressed. Vapor Trails is one of my favorite albums that I just can't listen to. The mastering is absolutely painful on it.

For those not familiar with The Loudness War or who want to brush up on it, here's a fantastic video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvheOquA ... re=related

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+1 on Roots to Branches RRH!

I also don't like ''The Spaghetti Incident?'' by Guns N' Roses, Just Push Play by Aerosmith or River by Izzy Stradlin!

CC

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Agreed on all! ESPECIALLY St. Anger. What was THAT all about???

For some reason, I kind of liked RIAHP, but it's just not the same without all of the members of the band.

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Anything that came after "Draw the Line" by Aerosmith. They abandoned their roots...and their real fans to become a ballad/pop act instead of one of the hardest rock bands ever...which they once were. They need to revisit the "Rocks" album.

*Capo I used to think that about "Never Say Die" as well but now that I've gotten older I think it just might be their best album. They were heading a new direction and Ozzy's voice is incredible on that album.
Give it another listen if it's been awhile.

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'Zero Tolerance for Silence' by Pat Metheny.

Just too different from the usual, not bad, but different.

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The Clash - Cut the Crap
Against Me! - New Wave
Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American
The Ramones - Mondo Bizarro
The Get Up Kids - Guilt Show
new order - Republic

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KORN- See You On The Other Side

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HaleAmano- House Of Sharks (Now On iTunes)
http://www.reverbnation.com/haleamano
http://www.haleamano.com

Against Me!-White Crosses
AFI-Anything after Black Sails in the Sunset

I know that Ozzy was out of his head most of the time in the later years, but I really like all the later Sabbath albums starting with Sabotage. The band was clearly trying to stretch themselves and their orchestrastrations. Just my opinion ...


I agree that this was a far cry from Who Are You, but I always liked this album. It had some great material on it.


When I first saw this thread, I knew this one was coming. I think I am the only fan of this album. What really sealed it for me was seeing Halen live with Cherone -- they were soooo good on this tour, and I have seen Halen a bunch of times with both Roth and Hagar. The funny thing is they actually performed very little live from this album, playing (seemingly) mostly Roth-era tunes. They won me over big time.

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I'm inclined to agree with you, though I consider it more of a solo album feel than a Who album. It just doesn't FEEL like The Who. Know what I mean? I think it's a terrific album, just not a terrific Who album.

I really liked those Schecter Teles Pete was playing back then.

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The Dandy Warhols---Welcome to the Monkey House

Metallica -- The Black Album

THIS... i absolutely hate most of their mid-late 80s stuff... ballbreaker is johnsons best

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Melvins
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Minutemen
Flight
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Big Black
Shellac
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Scratch Acid
Wipers
Pixies

You misspelled KOЯN.

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