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Hm... A Night At The Opera / A Day At The Races vs. Toys In The Attick / Rocks Yep! Hot Space vs. Rock In a Hard Place Haven't listened to the second one...but I still imagine the answer is yep on account of Under Pressure alone.

The forum has really helped me venture into metal successfully!

Major differences in commercial peaks though. Queen's commercial peaks were ANATO (1975), NOTW in America at least (1977), and The Game especially in America (1980), also a small late game peak with Innuendo (1991) Aerosmith shares the 1975 peak with Toys, but neither the late seventies peak nor the early 80s peak as they all but disappeared from the charts and the stage for a while. Then, when Queen was regaining momentum everywhere but in the states, Aerosmith bounced back with the Run-DMC collaboration, and on into their biggest commercial peak, Pump (1989). Similar to an extent I guess, especially if you look at it internationally, but that period where Aerosmith went into rehab really put a very unique mark on their career compared to almost any other band. Also Aerosmith made their best album in 1989, which was not in the 70s. :P

I don't mind the rap, otherwise it's the best thing on RTB. Catchy, good lyrics, interesting song structure and arrangement...terrible production. 9/10 on a good day.

Guess.

Wow... rest in peace. :(

In light of recent events, I now sincerely wonder. Is Roll The Bones a masterpiece of recorded music? Is Neurotica as appealing as Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds? Does Where's My Thing? compare to The Great Gig In The Sky? Do you love Roll The Bones as much as Bohemian Rhapsody, or Dreamline as much as Siberian Khatru? Is Bravado the greatest tune since Billy Jean, or Ghost Of A Chance as perfect as Stairway To Heaven? It makes me wonder. What are your thoughts?

It's not the worst. 6/10

YYZ, Tom Sawyer, Red Barchetta.

How do you like this one? A little heavy handed, and grey is a meh color...but it's better than a lot of the ones I've seen to be honest.

I'd love a Genesis shirt. If anyone has any really good Genesis shirts, I'd love to see pics. Most of the ones online that I've found kind of suck compared to most other bands' shirts.

Good point. This is a song that would be better served by a Counterparts-like production. That would have kicked ass. Yes.

I like 90125

1. Queen 2. Erm....idk, One Direction? 3. Anthrax (bite me) 4. Nirvana 5. If it's a secret, why would I post it here? :P 6. Coldplay if I felt guilty about it...but I don't 7. Queen

Have seen, did enjoy, very good.

8/10, an okay example of a good Rush song, but not a masterwork by any means. Available Light on the other hand - 9.5/10

I wear band t-shirts most every day. Some days I'll wear school t-shirts or the occasional miscellaneous other kind of t-shirt, but my t-shirt collection is mostly band t-shirts. I have mostly Queen and Rush t-shirts, with approximately three each (I voted Queen), and these are some of the various bands t-shirts I have that I can think of off the top of my head and how many I have for that band. Queen 3 Rush 3 Muse 1 David Bowie 1 The Beatles 2 John Lennon 2 AC/DC 1 Kiss 2 The Ramones 1 The Who 1 Boston 1 Van Halen 1 (actually Van Hagar) Pink Floyd 1 or 2 Green Day 2 And there are probably a few more.

Vote for your favorite(s) in the poll and rank 'em below! :D I've only heard one, hoping to get Countdown around summertime.

... ... ... only 3? Sorry, nuh-uh, can't do it.

I'm a little bit afraid of dyin' But I'm a lot more afraid of... :P Congratulations!

Well I'm sorry you've been spoiled. I hope whatever you choose to listen to gives you all the satisfaction you need out of music.

Kurt Cobain gets so much praise because he was at the forefront of a seismic shift in the music INDUSTRY (not in music itself, Nirvana weren't the most original band in the world) which translated into an even more humongous shift in the way people understood and judged rock music which is mostly still the way people see and judge it today. Nirvana was the most important band to shape the future of popular rock and roll since The Beatles, thus, Cobain gets idolized for everything he did in Nirvana even though a lot of folks like me still only see his songwriting skills as anything particularly remarkable. No one in hair metal had such an incredible effect, and no one in hair metal garnered such a universal notoriety (not even Crue). That's why Cobain gets so much praise and Vito doesn't. Sure maybe it's unfair. It's unfair to me that Queen were almost completely dismissed in America after Hot Space and since then the great 80s Queen material is still vastly less known here than the great 70s Queen material. It's unfair to me that Muse are so much better recognized internationally than in America, where lots of folks only know Madness and Uprising (and not the name of the people who did those songs). It's unfair to me [insert basically anything concerning the Grammy's or the RRHOF]. A lot of things about popular music are unfair, but that's just life, and I accept it. Why? Because at the end of the day I can still listen to whatever music I enjoy without worry, and can make a lifelong hobby of exploring all the music out there that maybe has been unfairly maligned if I so please. Share music you enjoy. Share opinions on music you enjoy and don't enjoy. Debate and discuss the intricacies of music and the history and methodology behind it. But don't waste time lamenting over the unfairness of past; it isn't going to change any time soon. Maybe instead of complaining about how unfairly maligned hair metal is, you might want to consider simply sharing your love of the music with others who love it and those who are interested in exploring it. Perhaps a hair metal discovery thread is more appropriate? Keep it positive and in the spirit of discovery and appreciation, and you'll probably get much less flack. Tl;dr: Yeah, Cobain kind of killed hair metal and is probably pretty overrated in some areas. This isn't news. Kindly get over it.

Sounds like he's just got some bad hearing loss. Funny though, lol.

Why did you buy more than one copy of Sheer Heart Attack? It makes me wonder if one is for show and the other is for playing. If so, I can understand the ideology behind that, but I do not agree with it. Records were made to be played and cherished, not hoarded. If you aren't using one, sell it or pass it on. Odds are somebody else will love it too. If that isn't why you bought two, then I apologize, but I'd really like to know why you did. First of, I am a collector, not just a listener, so I want all the different pressings. And second, a first UK pressing and a first Japanese pressing can sound very different. Japanese pressings sound most of the cases very nice. And I bought the UK pressing for 3 reasons. 1. I am a collector, like I said 2. It is the first original pressing 3. I like to compare the UK original pressing with the Japanese pressing. Queen records are hard to come by in many places (like here). I understand the appeal of collecting records, but sadly I don't agree with it. I feel lucky to have A copy of SHA on vinyl. You probably have a very different outlook on life. Music is a pleasure and a joy and a source of comfort for me. I research the best editions and best value for money. Some bands I replace copies of albums for deluxe editions but rarely keep every edition. I pass them on to friends who would like them instead. But my interest in music spans many genres and dozens of bands have my rabid enthusiasm so if I approached collecting like Zumbi I'd need a whole village to store everything. I misspoke here. Said I don't agree with collecting records. This is false. What I'm not so much a fan of is collecting editions for the purpose of collection over listening to and enjoying music. I think your point still stands, and I suppose it isn't my place to tell anyone else to change the nature of their favorite hobby, but I did want to clarify for the sake of posterity. I myself collect records, but I shoot for good deals on cheap things (except in very certain scenarios) because I like to get more bang for my buck as far as exploring music. I think really what made me respond in the first place was my inner Queen fan being very annoyed how hard it is for me to find any Queen records while someone else has multiple copies of them for reasons I just don't agree with. Or, in the words of Freddie, "Jealousy, you got me somehow..." Sorry. I still don't agree, but I'll keep my mouth shut about it.

If anything, I'm more disappointed that you're love of Rush has negatively impacted your love of other great music. Coldplay is a great band, expecially live. They're not my favorite, and they do have a well earned reputation as nice guys and wusses, but they make great music and put on incredible live shows and there's nothing wrong with being nice and a little wussy. If you want musically interesting Coldplay, revisit Viva La Vida, Mylo Xyloto, some of X&Y, and the chord structures (and guitar tunings) on Parachutes. Not quite as standard as you'd predict. "Shiver" is an excellent example. However, often the music isn't as complex and progressive as Rush, but this doesn't make it bad. There's room enough in life for both "Clocks" and "La Villa Strangiato." They have different appeals, but they do both have appeal. Lyrically Coldplay are one of the most relatable bands in the world to a lot of folks, myself included. The lyrics may be too simple, overly seeped in relationship-related depression, and extremely general...but I and millions of others still find them very true and very relatable. I love Rush. I love Coldplay. Rush lyrics get in my head and make me feel empowered. Coldplay lyrics get in my heart and make me look deeper into my relationship related emotions. I like having both in my life. I don't see why you feel you can't have both as well. Enjoy what you want to, not what you think you aught to.