Heaven and Hell

[Shaun Ponsonby]

Originally posted by binnie
Exactly.

If they'd kept going, they might have limited their legacy to the same 15 songs they were playing every year.

I mean, they had six records to pick from for Christsakes...

Isn't it funny how many bands make 6 classic albums in a row (or 6 albums with the classic line up in a row)?

Black Sabbath
Van Halen
The Doors
Queen (Queen-News of the World)
The Who (My Generation-Quadrophenia)
Alice Cooper (original band) (Pretties for You-Billion Dollar Babies, I don't think Muscle of Love is considered a classic album)
Southside Johnny (made 6 albums until he brought in sytnths)


There are others...

[Shaun Ponsonby]

Originally posted by bueno bob
I would buy a Black Sabbath Koffin in a heartbeat, though - that's the difference right there...

HA!

Yea, that would be kewl.

[bueno bob]

I would add Maiden to the list...but they got 7 winners in a row, not 6...

Close enough, fuck it.

[bueno bob]

Priest's 70s output...

Rocka Rolla
Sad Wings of Destiny
Sin After Sin
Stained Class
Hell Bent for Leather
Unleashed in the East

[bueno bob]

Hell Bent for Leather AND/OR Killing Machine, whichever side of the pond you're on...

[binnie]

I'd have to knock Rocka Rolla off that list.

It's really not very good....

However, you could add "British Steel" onto the end of the list.

[Shaun Ponsonby]

Hmmmm, this is becoming interesting.

AC/DC...with BON

[bueno bob]

Originally posted by binnie
I'd have to knock Rocka Rolla off that list.

It's really not very good....

However, you could add "British Steel" onto the end of the list.

You could go either way. Personally, I like the "hippie" stage of Priest, I think there's some interesting stuff on the album...Dying to Meet You, Run of the Mill, whatever...

Glenn Tipton actually hinted recently at wanting to do a long medley of "Rocka Rolla" and "Sad Wings of Destiny" material during the next tour - said they'll be pulling out some REALLY obscure stuff...and "Rocka Rolla" material was mentioned, so...that oughta be interesting...

Dropping "Rocka Rolla", however, "British Steel" works just as well for the 'sixth album', so to speak, I won't argue that.

[Vinnie Velvet]

Originally posted by bueno bob
Priest's 70s output...

Rocka Rolla
Sad Wings of Destiny
Sin After Sin
Stained Class
Hell Bent for Leather
Unleashed in the East

70s Priest RULES!

I love that stuff. A lot of classics on there.

[Vinnie Velvet]

Originally posted by Shaun Ponsonby
Isn't it funny how many bands make 6 classic albums in a row (or 6 albums with the classic line up in a row)?

Black Sabbath
Van Halen
The Doors
Queen (Queen-News of the World)
The Who (My Generation-Quadrophenia)
Alice Cooper (original band) (Pretties for You-Billion Dollar Babies, I don't think Muscle of Love is considered a classic album)
Southside Johnny (made 6 albums until he brought in sytnths)


There are others...

Yeah, it seems that every band has a string of 5-6 albums out of their entire catalog that are considered "the best" or "classics". And these are ones that have been released in sequential order.

I agree.

You can put Maiden in that list as well.

Killers
TNOTB
Piece of Mind
Powerslave
Somewhere in Time
Seventh Son of a Seventh Son

KISS as well (not counting live albums):

KISS
Hotter than Hell
Dressed to Kill
Destroyer
Rock and Roll Over
Love Gun

[binnie]

You could say that Maiden had seven if you put the first one on as well...

[Vinnie Velvet]

Originally posted by binnie
You could say that Maiden had seven if you put the first one on as well...

True.

However, as far as commercial success goes, it started somewhat with Killers and of course blew out the floodgates with NOTB.

[Hardrock69]

Boy what a weekend....

Extended set? What extended set....looks to me like it was the same set as the Ottawa show....


That said, the concert itself was great. I have no complaints about it other than the lack of an extended set.

Tony Iommi is STILL a motherfucker of a guitarist....and the solo on "Lonely Is The Word" is one of my faves he has ever done.

They only had a single merch table there, and the shirts sold out REAL fast (I went out during the 4th song, and they were out of everything larger than a size medium or large). Fortunately you can buy tour shirts online at heaveanandhelllive.com, but they had a special jersey-type shirt for the New York gig that had SOLD OUT printed in red across a picture of the Statue Of Liberty, who, instead of holding a torch, was giving the horns sign, and she had bat wings.....it was cool...too bad it sold out.

As I had only been to NY once before, I wore myself out just by walking.

Bufday no. 47 was Sunday, the day after I got back, and damn...I was feeling it. I am not used to walking 10-15 miles per day. I walked about 5 on Thursday, 15-20 on Friday, and another 10 on Saturday, before flying home Saturday night.

It seems there is already bootleg video footage on MySpace, and there is a bootleg DVD listed somewhere....but of course due to the arrival in the fall of the REAL DVD, I have no use for a bootleg.

I was in about the 23rd row....and the sound was impeccable...with a neat light show and cool effects.

I had much fun.

Worked on Monday, then came down with a serious head cold/sinus infection that knocked me out for 2 days....which is why I am only just now posting.

They are very much worth seeing, just as they were back in the day.

I give them ten thumbs up.

[Mr. Vengeance]

Well, happy birthday Hardrock. How odd is it that both of us came down with illness after attending the show?

Maybe those religious nuts were right about this demon music we listen to, huh????

[binnie]

Happy Birthday Hardrock!