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56. Thin Lizzy - Thunder and Lightning

Enjoyed them as a teen around the mid 80s, and remember hiding "that" 12" single from parents, for obvious reasons. First two albums have their moments, I Wanna Be Somebody, Wild Child, Blind In Texas, but after that nothing to hold your interest. Only saw them live once, Electric Circus tour 86, Newcastle City Hall, and to be honest, they were pretty poor. Highlight of the show was Blackie's "flaming codpiece", which even as an easily impressed teen, I thought was slightly stupid.

47. Saxon - Strong Arm Of The Law

26. Accept - Restless and Wild

22. Motorhead - Ace Of Spades

Thanks for your recent posts, its taking me right back to the reviews in Kerrang magazine. Great days My first UFO and AC/DC gigs were on the back of these albums, with UFO on the Purple bill at Knebworth. Both albums are down near the bottom of their "best albums" list, but as a moment in time, always special to me....and really, that's all we need

[Two classic live albums from 85 I've only become aware fairly recently what a poor front cover World Wide Live is. The lit up stage pick in the background may have been pretty good, but nah lets superimpose band members over the top of it. Then again, apart from Blackout and Tokyo Tapes, when did the Scorps ever have a decent cover ? The bonus disk with the reissued Love At First Sting and recorded at MSG, is actually a better album, in my opinion. The Maiden album is great...LONG BEACH DESTROYED MY HEARING !!! As a bit of trivia, I've often wondered who the person was who shouts Motherf***er before i think Flight of Icarus, and if he knows he's featured on the album ?']

I must have seen the Innocence album cover loads of times, and only just noticed after 30 odd years that whilst the face is a photo, the hand and apple apparently isn't. Anyway, not a bad album but continued the decline started with Crusader. To be fair, its maybe a little better than Crusader, which apart from its title track, has very little to offer Still considering a trip to a Glasgow or Manchester gig next week.....3 hours or so drive, and not sure.....comments appreciated please Crusader UK tour first gig I went to without parents (first was 10cc), and will always remain special to me

Motorhead The Golden Years Live EP The first 7" I bought

Die Young - Sabbath For Those About To Rock - AC/DC, the "we salute you" line

In common with several of my slightly unusual album buying habits...(not buying the accepted classics first), this was the first Alice album I owned and I still like it

Def some gems to be found on those first two, undeserved hate around here. Sometimes I look around to make sure I’m alone then I listen to Silent Night. Don’t tell anyone, I don’t want Neanderthals like LABT and Rick busting my balls. Have to admit that Silent Night is a guilty pleasure here too...always liked the "just turn and walk away" bit.

Vigilante 35 years old today too and the last Magnum tour that I saw. Where did those years go? Great band and often overlooked, sadly

Also first saw them 84 UK Kiss tour and they were good to be fair. Then saw them on the next 3 tours up to and including New Jersey, at Milton Keynes Bowl in 89 (when Donington was cancelled that year); but not seen them live since. Still have the first 4 albums, and occasional play the 1st (best ??) album, but never the full album. They were ok back in the 80s but havent aged well.

1. What It Takes - Aerosmith 2. When the Children Cry - White Lion 3. Lady - Styx 4. Eyes Without A Face - Billy Idol 5. I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner 6. Separate Ways (Worlds Apart) - Journey 7. Angel - Aerosmith 8. Alone Again - Dokken 9. Hello, It's Me - Todd Rundgren 10. Love Is the Answer - Utopia 11. Just Between You and Me - April Wine 12. Heaven - Bryan Adams 13. (Everything I Do) I Do It For You - Bryan Adams 14. Goodbye to Love - the Carpenters 15. I Won’t Hold You Back - Toto 16. Purple Rain - Prince and the Revolution 17. Alone - Heart 18. Without You - Badfinger 19. Amanda - Boston 20. Heaven - Warrant 21. Every Rose Has Its Thorn - Poison 22. I’ll Be There For You - Bon Jovi 23. the Flame - Cheap Trick 24. Only My Heart Talkin’ - Alice Cooper 25. Without You - Motley Crue 26. Hysteria - Def Leppard 27. Magic Power - Triumph 28. Love Walks In - Van Halen 29. Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue 30. All My Love - Led Zeppelin 31. Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin 32. High Enough - Damn Yankees 33. Lick My Love Pump - Spinal Tap 34. Silent Lucidity - Queensryche 35. Time For Me to Fly - REO Speedwagon 36. These Dreams - Heart 37. Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad? - Def Leppard 38. Keep On Loving You - REO Speedwagon 39. Can't Cry Anymore - Kansas 40. to Be With You - Mr. Big 41. Save Me - Queen 42. Clair De Lune/Ballerina - Styx 43. Wind of Change - Scorpions 44. Don't Know What You Got (Till It's Gone) - Cinderella 45. Hearts - Yes 46. Beth - Kiss 47. Carrie - Europe 48. Can't Fight This Feeling - REO Speedwagon 49. In the Mood - Robert Plant 50. When It's Love - Van Halen 51. This Could Be the Night - Loverboy 52. Why Can't This Be Love? - Van Halen 53. Wanted Dead or Alive - Bon Jovi 54. Take It On the Run - REO Speedwagon 55. Nobody's Fool - Cinderella 56. Fly High Michelle - Enuff Z'Nuff 57. Love Song - Tesla 58. Tears - Rush 59. What If We Fall In Love? - April Wine 60. Headed For A Heartbreak - Winger 61. Final Eyes - Yes 62. Price of Love - Bad English 63. Babe - Styx 64. Hard Luck Woman - Kiss 65. Kitchenware & Candybars - Stone Temple Pilots 66. She Talks to Angels - the Black Crows 67. Open Your Heart - Europe 68. Bringin' On the Heartbreak - Def Leppard 69. Only Women Bleed - Alice Cooper 70. Yesterdays - Guns N' Roses 71. November Rain - Guns N' Roses 72. Sleeping (In the Fire) - W.A.S.P. 73. Night to Remember - Prism 74. Sister Christian - Night Ranger 75. All We Are - Kim Mitchell 76. Total Eclipse of the Heart - Bonnie Tyler 77. Come Again - Damn Yankees 78. Believe In Love - Scorpions 79. Can't Stand The Night - Accept 80. Rescue Me - Y & T