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For me this song would be in the top 100 but likely a bit higher than you have it. What shocks me is the extent to which we don't agree on this album. You have eliminated "We Hold On", "The Main Monkey Business", "Armor & Sword", "The Larger Bowl", "Hope" & "The Way The Wind Blows" - all of which would be in my top 100. "Spindrift" might, perhaps, get to my top 100. But don't worry - by this time you must be sensing that I will drop some songs out of the top 100 that will shock you. So it should even out (somewhat). Looking forward to the 90's.

Wow. wow, wow! O - my. Holly spit. Ok - calm down. Take this one song at a time. My goodness. What a shock. Working' Them Angeles is a top 20 song for me. I clearly like it more than you do. Alien Shore is a top 100 song. Not certain exactly where so no big disagreement with you on that one. 2112 I have at #1 on my list. The start is awesome, for me the middle is awesome (The Oracle in particular) and the end is very good. Not a bad part to it for me. Wow - just stunned but to each their own. I will shock and amaze you with a few of my rankings. BU2B is way outside my top 100. If you took the #62 and doubled it I would think the ranking would still be to high. But again, its from CA and I find the album, up to Halo Effect, to be almost unlistenable. How It Is is even lower on my list then BU2B would be. But again, its on VT which I find to be unlistenable (not almost unlistenable). The song has potential but just never lives up to it. Man, what a shock.

Sweet Miracle is from VT so that means for me it drops way out of the top 100. Near the bottom of my list (along with all of VT - what can I ay, I just don't like the album) The Wreckers is decent. Top 100 likely but there are a number of songs ranked below it that I would rank above it so it would likely be lower on my list. Rivendell I enjoy and its clearly a top 100 song for me. I might rank it a bit lower (again because there are song you ranked lower that I would rank above it) but I actually have no problem with the ranking - esp. given your explanation. But even beyond that I enjoy the song. Perhaps a bit lower but clearly top 100 for me. Just don't get the dislike for the song. New World Man is a hard song to pin down. It sort of moves around based on my mood. Could be a top 25 song or it could be a top 75 song. So I have no disagreement with you ranking. But clearly in the top 100 - likely much closer to the top 25 the the 75th position.

This song is ok but lower for me. I would likely have ranked all of the songs from this album by now with the exception of Working Man. Thats all the way up at #11.

For me Red Tide is a top 100 song. No problem with the ranking. The Big Wheel is decent but nothing special. I agree it should be lower - likely outside oi the top 100. One Little Victory - I agree it should be much lower. Way outside the top 100 for me. But again, I don't like VT so that can't be a shock. Nobody's Hero is likely a top 100 song but I agree it should be lower. For example, I would have Red Tide, Anagram, Between The Wheels, FBN, Working Man, Bastille Day, Cold Fire, New World Man, Marathon, Closer to the Heart, The Larger Bowl & Everyday Glory all ranked above it - all songs you ranked below it. Wrechers is a decent song. Likely top 100 but nothing I am wild about. Would rank it lower.

Turn the Page is a top 100 song for me so you got that right (IMO). Not certain where in the top 100 though. Secret Touch is from VT so that means its way outside the top 100. Much lower for me. 7 Cities of Gold is a decent CA song. Might be top 100 - not higher than Turn the Page. Or Cold Fire. Or Afterimage, or Between Sun & Moon, or Prime Mover or Lakeside Park or Hope or Lock & Key or.... You get the idea. Their are a lot of songs already gone that I would rank higher than it. But its decent. Show Don't Tell is from Presto so that means it will be in the top 100. Not exactly certain where. The Main Monkey Business is clearly a top 100 song (IMO) so I agree with you there. Not exactly certain where though. But basically I would agree with you. No hate and other than Secret Touch no major disagreement.

For me the run of Power Windows / HYF / Presto was Neil at his lyrical best. Every song is in my top 100 so I have this higher than you do.

Bastille Day & FBN I basically agree with you on. Including that FBN fell some over the years (once upon a time it might have been top 30) and has risen a bit. Heresy would not be in my top 100. Anagram - yes, its a top 100 song. Not certain where though. Between The Wheels is the head scratcher for me. Once upon it was filler material for me but it has risen way up over the years and is a top 20 song for me now. Next please

For me Cold Fire is a solid 100 song. No problem with your ranking. Not really certain where I would have it though. Carnies - Way outside my top 100. Much lower for me. How It Is is one of the better songs from VT - which still means I would have it much lower. Way out of the top 100. Afterimage I would have much higher. Top 50? Yes. Top 30? Perhaps. Between Sun & Moon - clearly a top 100 song. Not certain where though so not agruement with you. Next please.

Wow - I am all over the place in my response to this. You Bet Your Life is ok, but likely not top 100. Headlong Flight is good - that one feels about right. Mal Nar - way outside the top 100. I have it much lower. Ghost Rider - best song on VT but still way outside the top 100 for me. Working Man - I have that at #11 on my list Looking forward to the next batch.

For me Finding My Way falls out of the top 100. Prime Mover - you got that more or less right. Should in the top 100. Animate - I might have it a bit lower. Not a huge difference. At worst out of the top 100 but close. T4E - not in my top 100. Same with Leave That Thing Alone.

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Now England just gets through - on penalties of strange things. But they will without one of their best players for the 1/4's Now, if only Morocco would beat France (not going to happen ) wow would that blow the brackets wide open. With the English player red carded their is a good chance England could get beat in the quarters (typical for the English - a quarter final exit). That would really mess up the brackets even more.

I know Unleash The Archers has played in Europe in the past but I don't believe they have played at Wacken or Hellfest in the past (I could be wrong though) so it defiantly a step in the right direction. Their last 2 albums and last EP were right in my line with my taste so they are a band I really want to see brake though. Mind you, I am fine with The Warning breaking through as well. As for why The Warning have not broken though, its partially because they were independent until recently and their label does not do a ton for them. But its more than that. I have told a number of folks about them and the reactions were interesting. Back in the winter I was undergoing PT for a bad back and I told the guys (and ladies) who were working me over about them. They checked them out and their reaction was basically "Their ok. Just run of the mill.". I told me dental hygienist about them. She is 61 and a big Heart fan from early on. Other than Heart, she is into country but I thought with her liking Heart she might connect with them. She listened to them and basically said "They are ok. But no Heart. Not the country I like either." I told my dentist about them. Actually its 2 twin brothers who run the practice so I told them both. They were into VH & Metallica growing up. More recently they have been into The Foo Fighters and recently went to MSG to see The Killers. Their reaction was "They are ok - but nothing we would be bothered listening to. They are basically background sound." I talked with one of the guys in my office about hem. He is in his early 30's and was shocked that an old guy (I am 57) like me would know of and actually be into Nightwish. Lucky guy, he got to see Nightwish once with Floor and once with Annette. He recently went to MSG to see A7 (got me to try them - I disliked them strongly). Anyway, he listened to them and his reaction was "Good music, like really good music. But the vocals, on both newer songs and older songs, they turn me off." I explained that sometimes the drummer song lead (which impressed him) and some time the guitarist. He said that interested him enough he would try them again. He did and came back and told me that it did not seem to matter who was on lead vocals, old song or newer the vocals just turned him off. So, I have certainly tried to turn some folks on to them and no luck. The last guy had the most articulate feedback. Seems they just don't click with a lot of folks and the one guy who was really direct with why, just did not care for the vocals. Which I sort of agree with - to me they are the weakest link in the band I really like The Warning but for me their greatest impact has been to open my eyes to the fact that their are good young bands (Unleash The Archers - older but young in terms of albums, Scardust- again, a bit older but with even fewer albums out and Brothers of Metal - again older but with fewer albums out). I hope all break big - but if 2 of them play at Waken (the other 2 played their last year) its great step in the right direction.

Excellent point about Closer to the Heart. Good song but overplayed. Once upon a time I had it in my top 25 but its really fallen. Feels about right. Marathon - another song that at one point would have been in my top 25 but likewise has fallen. Might have it a bit higher - perhaps around 75 or so but have not really thought it through that much. Cold Fire - I like. Neil does not do a lot of relationship songs but those he did were generally good. Might have it a bit higher but no major argument. New Wordle Man - another song that at one point might have been top 25 but has fallen. Feels more or less right. A Passage to Bangkok - feels about right but it could move up a little depending on my mood. But basically right. There has been a lot to work on today.

Kid Gloves - likely falls out of my top 100. Halo Effect - about right IMO) Countdown - about right. Maybe a bit higher. The Body Electric - likely a bit lower for me. Lakeside Park - almost certainly in my top 75 so I would have it somewhat higher. How much though is hard to say.

The Larger Bowl is likely in my top 50 so I have much higher than you do. Everyday Glory is without a doubt in my top 100 - where I am not certain. Likely I have it a bit high than you. The Way The Wind Blows is clearly in my top 100. Again, where I am not certain. But feels roughly about right. More or less. Vapor Trails is one of the better songs from that album which means I would rank it much lower than you do. Again, that entire album is bottom fo the barrel for me. Ceiling Unlimited - ditto for VT. Only its worse, so I would have it even lower. CA falls way down my list - way outside the top 100. So clearly, I have it much lower than you. Emotion Detector would be in my top 100 - feels about right. Entre Nous - likely have it a bit higher than you do. Clearly in the top 100. Different Strings is a hard song to rank. Sort of moves around based on my mood. Likely would have it slightly outside the top 100. But hard to say. Cinderella Man -another hard song to rank. No major disagreement with this ranking. Might have it a bit lower but hard to say. There was a lot to think about there!!

Lets hope so. I just took a look a the initial bunch of bands they announced for Wacken next year and it has some really good bands. Not only The Warning but the Scorpions, In Extremo and (even better) Unleash The Archers and (best of all) Blind Guardian. Hope a lot of that gets on youtube. No chance I would ever get to the festival to see it in person. Been hoping The Warning would brake though and this might be the next big step for them. Been hoping Unleash The Archers would brake though big and ditto, this might be the big step they need to take. As for the others, they are big in Germany (at least). Unleash The Archers and The Warning are 2 of my favorite new bands - so I am thrilled to see them both getting to Wacken.

Did not get to see the match but watched a few highlights. Got the feeling the US outplayed Sweden but the Swedish goal keeper was excellent and kept them in it. Then the penalty shootout was really entertaining. Now Sweden gets Japan. Some reward for beating the US. Japan has looked very good from what I have seen and I would think, based on the score-lines, that they must be the favorite to win it all at this point. If they get by Sweden they will get either Spain (who they already destroyed) or The Netherlands in the semi's. Mens football, women's football - it does not matter. I enjoy it all. Esp. during the World Cup or Euro-cup.

For me this is a top 100 song so I have it higher than you do. But where in the top 100, honestly I am not certain.

Limbo & Where's My Thing would fall out of the top 100 for me. So I have them lower than you do. The Necromancer I don't care for - I have it much lower than you. Is is better than Dog Years & Virtuality? Yes. Better than most of VT? Yes. But thats about it. So you can see I rank it very low. Warned you that I had some that would likely shock a lot of folks here. Thats one of them. Making Memories - feels about right. No disagreement there. Hope - clearly a top 100 song (IMO). Not certain exactly where so I won't disagree with you.

To me they don't. Not really. But as you said, good for them. It will really give them more exposure. Will be interesting to see how the metal fans there respond to them. This is really good news.

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After that last bit of trash from All For Metal I needed to wash my ears out with something I would enjoy so I went to something I have listened to before and like. Scardust - Strangers This is a really interesting group. Noa Gruman the lead singer is very good - esp. when she sings clean which is, thankfully, most of the time. According to what I have read Floor of Nightwish helped train her and it shows. They use choirs to back them up (inc. a children's choir in one song) plus orchestral backing for some of their songs. Patty Gurdy played her hardy-gurdy on one song as well. From what I have picked up, basically the entire band (except Noa) has basically turned over in the last few years which is a pity but Noa seems to have picked up talent that at least match's what she has lost. Orr Didi the current bass player is excellent. From the smile that seems to be always on his face he may be one of the happiest people on the planet. If you like Nightwish their is a good chance you will like them. But they are not symphonic metal. They are more prog metal. Very high levels of musicianship. If you like Dream Theater you may like them. If you like harsh vocals they use them once in a while so you might like that. Thankfully, as I said, most of the time the vocals are clean and excellent. Very interesting prog metal, BTW, The Charismatic Voice reviewed one of their songs and liked it. Fun album - clearly a group on the rise. They played last year at the Wacken festival in Germany and will be on tour soon opening for Blind Guardian. Can't recommend them enough.

All for Metel - Legends This is a band that keeps popping up on my youtube feed and they just put out their first album so i decided to give it a shot. So what did I think Well, somewhat ironically they are signed by AFM records. What are they, the house band? The label group (AFM stands for All For Metal). When I look at the group I feel like I am looking at a bunch of extra's from the Mel Gibson movie "The Road Warrior" Esp the bass player and the drummer. The bass player, the drummer and both of the lead singers (yes, the group has 2 lead vocalists) are guys. The 2 guitarists are ladies. When I look at the lead singers not only do I see extra's from "The Road Warrior" but one of them looks like Shaun Michaels and the other looks like Triple H. So that gives you a feel of what the band is like. Musically they are viking oriented power metal. Which I should like but I don't really care for this group. The bass player is decent, the drummer is ok, the guitarists are fine, the vocalists are ok but somehow it does not add up. The songs are just not inspiring. Just does not do anything for me. This band has a bunch of video's for their songs so the record label must think they are going to big thing but not in my book. Basically a dud and a disappointment.