Malignant Narcissist

I'll pop down the road and ask Martin if he's heard anything. He comes from King's Heath in Birmingham - I've no idea where he lives these days but I like to think he's there still somewhere. You should have heard JTull (with Martin) at the Mosley Folk Festival a decade or so ago. Blew all the folkies eardrums out with the volume!! I Ian did it on purpose to show he's his own man, or something.

Personally, I think it kicks into gear from track 3 or maybe 4 onwards (depending on my mood for the title track) until track 9, pauses for breath on the next 2 and then you get the Garden. The Wreckers is definitely up there for me in that middle set of tracks. Wreckers does indeed have a great chorus. I tend towards Headlong flight amongst all these due to the riffing and tempo change but I think there's not much in it. I think the Wreckers is/would be a good open mic tune. Caravan, BU2B and Wish you Well are ok too but don't shine for me like the others.

Was Pineda the Youtuber? I remember hearing a new song (at the time) fronted by a guy who sounded the spitting image of Steve Perry and I thought the song and he were pretty damn good. Didn't listen to much beyond that but it's on my list (like all the other stuff I seemed to have missed!).

I could settle for Achtung, War or Joshua. Just thought Joshua might be the people's fave.

Early-midway peak for another band methinks? Is this happening for all bands? Or most on these polls? Must be something to do with creativity/youth and/or the life-cycle of the band and how much creative juices are in the band. And whether they allow the bottle-of-good-stuff to fill up again (due to time-off/new inspiration/whatever). One from War through to Joshua to win eventually?

Didn't like FII on 1st listen but it really grew on me. The more song-oriented aspect makes for a nice departure when mixing up your DT playlist. Still DT's intricate playing for the most part. But I can understand people take it as 'not what Dream Theater is'. Certainly doesn't kill it for me.

Closer to the heart. (Came up on my spotty random play - anyone remember that one? Bit forgotton by most methinks due to overplay...)

Only know a couple of their albums but I'm disappointed they couldn't keep up their one-word-name-for-album pattern. Ok, well they messed that up on their 2nd album....and not paying attention to the title!

I can understand some taking shots at Loss of Control and Could this be magic but I still prefer them over the 1st 2 album tracks. Loss of control's loss of control/madcap feel and up-tempo riff and playing is fun to my mind. Love Eddie's acoustic playing on Magic and the intro to Whiskey. But we knew he didn't need an amp since Spanish Fly. Let's face it - Eddie & co kept the variety going since VH 2 and it makes for an interesting album

Gawd - I luv DT but I lost track with the last few albums. I just can't keep up with the discography of some of these bands. Do you all have large (wo)man caves to store all the Lps/cds/tapes etc (presuming we're not in the digital age only seeing that's more for the modern youth.....)! Have a soft spot for Falling into Infinity alongside the early big ones like Images, Awake and Scenes. Octavarium and Six degrees are fun too. But I lost the plot a bit after that...

Seems to be a side 1 vs side 2 divide going on. Side 2 (plus Romeo) have always been my favourite. Still love the 1st 3 but EWS is too sloppy to be top notch for me. Fools' bass-heavy riff is fun though. Separating Tora Tora from Loss of Control seems slightly strange to me because I always thought Tora was LOC's intro. But maybe it's just how I heard it. But I can understand Tora Tora being eliminated 1st - it's just a nice and weird intro piece.

No time to die. Very good and I like(d) the continuity of the Daniel Craig era but I'm curious as to what the next step will be in the Bond franchise after this.

Wow - 1st time in a long time the last 4 matches with my favourites. Surprised OLA has lasted this long because I thought it was a deep cut that only I loved. A diverse album, considering the consistency in rockin tune on VH1, imo. Love it all but always thought DOA, LUTS and Somebody get me a doc were flawed gems but with the Doc being a particular fave of mine. Well it does have one of Eddie's best solos and riffs doesn't it? i.e. I can see why they all might divide opinion. Played the Doc to a Maiden/Pantera fan at work who hadn't dabbled in VH who just said 'Great riff but naff singing'. Who cares when the playing that's good! Have tried learning to play Spanish Fly on the classical but the tappin's not the hardest bit, it's all the rest of it!

Stopped at Hysteria. Another band where I need to catch up with the later discog.

Whole albums great. Departure from 1st with a bit of variety in tone etc. But for me, DOA and Light Up the sky being a the bottom. I suspect there is love for Light but I think the vocal part/melody is lacking and the uptemtpo nature of the song is good but not enough to save it against others. Bridge is quality though. DOA is fun but just messy. I can guess why others like it but imo doesn't match the rest here. You're no good is ok near the bottom but to me, level-ish with these.

Is it hate or just a feeling that it's the least good of an outstanding group of songs? Least good.

Pah! Cmon - the 1-2 of Women in Love and Beautiful Girls is one of the best things on this album. DOA should go - it's even announcing that it's passed away! But having to vote tactically instead...

Was starting to listen to Whoosh! the other day as I try and connect with the newer Morse stuff. Thought it sounded ok. Would one say that DP don't have bad stuff in their catalogue then? I've only got Come Taste the Band, In Rock, Machine Head and Burn which are all damn good.

Haven't heard all DP but the winner I'm guessing will be from In Rock, Machine Head or Burn? Most likely one of the 1st 2? Surely....

Omg - need a few weeks off work just to go through a part of his discog! Was always put off by the initial image but when I got a bit more info about how good he was, I was interested. Haven't heard much by him though apart from a u-toob vid or 2 so more listening is still on my to do list.

Don't have much or haven't heard much by some of these (Midnight Oil, Styx, Triumph) so wouldn't be able to take part but would be interested in the final results. So I guess one aspect of this is are there enough people out there who can contribute to the poll i.e. please do them all ideally/hopefully!

Well I was going to go metal but in order to keep the female singers going I've gone for some avant-garde harp playing! 1. Grateful Dead - Terrapin Station (14:55) 2. Iron Maiden - Hallowed Be Thy Name (7:15) 3. the Who - Won't Get Fooled Again (8:32) 4. the Outlaws - Green Grass and High Tides (9:47) 5. Dream Theater - A Change of Seasons (23:09) 6. the Beatles - Hey Jude (7:11) 7. Molly Hatchet - Fall of the Peacemakers (8.02) 8. Alice Cooper - Halo of Flies (8:21) 9. Violent Femmes - Never Tell (7:10) 10. Sisters of Mercy - Dominion (7.05) 11. the Cure - From the Edge of the Deep Green Sea (7:42) 12. Porcupine Tree - Anesthetize (17:42) 13. the Rolling Stones - You Can't Always Get What You Want (7:28) 14. Kansas - Song For America (10:03) 15. Dire Straits - Telegraph Road (14:18) 16. Judas Priest - Beyond the Realms of Death (6:53) 17. XTC - Jason and the Argonauts (6:07) 18. U2 - Bad (6:07) 19. Neil Young - T-Bone (9:13) 20. Jethro Tull - Thick As A Brick (43:46) 21. Soundgarden - Searching With My Good Eye Closed (6:31) 22. Bob Dylan - Highlands (16:33) 23. Manowar - Battle Hymn (6:55) 24. Smashing Pumpkins - X.Y.U. (7:04) 25. Megadeth - Holy Wars (the Punishment Due) (6:39) 26. Midnight Oil - Scream In Blue (6:22) 27. Mother Love Bone - Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns (8:19) 28. Boston - Foreplay/Long Time (7:48) 29. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band - Rosalita (Come Out Tonight) (7:04) 30. Triumph - the City: War March/El Duende Agonizante/Minstrel's Lament (9:32) 31. Def Leppard - Overture (7:40) 32. Queensryche - Roads to Madness (9:40) 33. Scorpions - Still Loving You (6:27) 34. Haken - Cockroach King (8:14) 35. Jane's Addiction - Three Days (10:50) 36. Blackfoot - Highway Song (7:13) 37. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers - Supernatural Radio (Extended Version) (6:03) 38. David Bowie - Blackstar (9:57) 39. Styx - Clair De Lune/Ballerina (7:09) 40. Muse - New Born (6:03) 41. Tool - Schism (6:47) 42. James Gang - the Bomber: Closet Queen/Bolero/Cast Your Fate to the Wind (7:03) 43. Journey - Destiny (8:54) 44. the Allman Brothers Band - In Memory of Elizabeth Reed (6:54) 45. Gowan - A Criminal Mind (7:21) 46. the Moody Blues - Nights In White Satin (7:38) 47. the White Stripes - Ball and Biscuit (7:20) 48. Meatloaf - Paradise By the Dashboard Light (8:28) 49. AC/DC - Overdose (6:10) 50. Velvet Underground - Heroin (7:12) 51. Gov't Mule - Thorazine Shuffle (6:46) 52. Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells (49:20) 53. Toto - Hydra (7:30) 54. Fairport Convention - A Sailor's Life (11:14) 55. UFO - Rock Bottom (6:32) 56. Uriah Heep - the Magician's Birthday (10:28) 57. Black Country Communion - too Late For the Sun (11:21) 58. Metallica - One (7:26) 59. Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (17:05) 60. the Doors - the End (11:43) 61. Devin Townsend - Funeral (8:06) 62. the Firm - Midnight Moonlight (9:14) 63. Voivod - Killing Technology (7:33) 64. Deep Purple - Child In Time (10:18) 65. Joe Walsh - Life's Been Good (8:56) 66. Mastodon - Hearts Alive (13:39) 67. Ghost - Cirice (6:02) 68. Elder - Halcyon (12:48) 69. Aerosmith - Livin' On the Edge (6:21) 70. Ten Years After - Love Like A Man (7:38) 71. Liquid Tension Experiment - Acid Rain (6:36) 72. Bad Company - Shooting Star (6:17) 73. Frank Zappa - Inca Roads (8:45) 74. Neu! - Hallogallo (10:07) 75. Crosby, Stills & Nash - Suite: Judy Blue Eyes (7:24) 76. Joe Satriani - Searching (10:07) 77. Oasis - Champagne Supernova (7:31) 78. Lou Reed - Street Hassle (10:55) 79. Kiss - I Still Love You (6:06) 80. Buffalo Springfield - Broken Arrow (6:13) 81. Vangelis - Fais Que Ton Rêve Soit Plus Long Que La Nuit (30:57) 82. Wishbone Ash - Time Was (9:42) 83. Prince - Automatic (9:27) 84. the Black Crowes - Thorn In My Pride (6:03) 85. Zebra - the La La Song (6:12) 86. Chicago Transit Authority - Introduction (6:35) 87. Television - Marquee Moon (10:38) 88. the Wildhearts - Sky Babies (12:10) 89. the Jimi Hendrix Experience - Voodoo Chile (14:50) 90. Angel - Long Time (7:02) 91. Buzzcocks - I Believe (7:08) 92. Derek and the Dominos - Layla (7:05) 93. Riverside - that Same River (12:01) 94. Spock's Beard - At the End of the Day (16:28) 95. Cheap Trick - Need Your Love (7:37) 96. Hüsker Dü - Reoccurring Dreams (14:00) 97. House of Lords - Pleasure Palace (6:21) 98. Faith No More - the Real Thing (8:13) 99. Foghat - Slow Ride (8:15) 100. Gordon Lightfoot - the Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald (6:30) 101. Heart - Mistral Wind (6:42) 102. Mars Volta - Miranda, the Ghost that Just Isn't Holy Anymore (13:10) 103. Nightwish - Ghost Love Score (10:00) 104. Supertramp - Child of Vision (7:24) 105. the Toll - Living In the Valley of Pain (11:19) 106. Fleetwood Mac - Sara (6:22) 107. It Bites - Once Around the World (14:46) 108. ZZ Top - I Need You Tonight (6:14) 109. the Stone Roses - I Am the Resurrection (8:12) 110. Eagles - Lyin' Eyes (6:22) 111. the Aristocrats - Last Orders (8:32) 112. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird (9:08) 113. the Chambers Brothers - Time Has Come Today (11:06) 114. Nazareth - Telegram (7:54) 115. Sugarloaf - Green-Eyed Lady (6:53) 116. Blue Oyster Cult - 7 Screaming Diz-Busters (7:01) 117. Steve Miller Band - Macho City (18:32) 118. Guns N' Roses - Paradise City (6:46) 119. Ozzy Osbourne - No More Tears (7:24) 120. Dio - Sacred Heart (6:27) 121. Robert Plant - Sixes and Sevens (6:04) 122. Phil Collins - Colours (8:51) 123. Peter Gabriel - Mercy Street (6:22) 124. Steve Winwood - Holding On (6:14) 125. Coldplay - Everything's Not Lost (7:17) 126. Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead (9:36) 127. Devil Doll - the Girl Who Was Death (38:46) 128. Electric Light Orchestra - In the Hall of the Mountain King (6:37) 129. Swans - the Seer (32:14) 130. Tears For Fears - Sowing the Seeds of Love (6:19) 131. Traffic - Low Spark of High Heeled Boys (11:44) 132. Duran Duran - Sin of the City (7:14) 133. Peter Frampton - Do You Feel? (Live) (14:17) 134. Bob Seger & the Silver Bullet Band - Brave Strangers (6:20) 135. Public Service Broadcasting - Sputnik (7:09) 136. Whitesnake - Sailing Ships (6:02) 137. Exodus - Children of A Worthless God (8:25) 138. Great White - Heartbreaker (6:44) 139. Gillian Welch - I Dream A Highway (14:39) 140. Grand Funk Railroad - I'm Your Captain (Closer to Home) (10:09) 141. John Lennon - I Don't Want to Be A Soldier Mama (6:08) 142. the Alan Parsons Project - Silence and I (7:19) 143. John Mellencamp - too Young to Live (7:45) 144. Rod Stewart - the Killing of Georgie (Part I and II) (6:28) 145. Bruce Hornsby - Pastures of Plenty (6:37) 146. Billy Joel - Captain Jack (7:15) 147. Elton John - Funeral For A Friend/Love Lies Bleeding (11:09) 148. Golden Earring - Radar Love (6:26) 149. White Lion - Lady of the Valley (6:35) 150. Cinderella - Dead Man's Road (6:30) 151. Survivor - Here Comes Desire (6:43) 152. Pat Benatar - Precious Time (6:03) 153. Joan Jett and the Blackhearts - Brighter Day (6:06) 154. Lita Ford - Hellbound Train (6:06) 155. Blondie - Rapture (6:30) 156. Melissa Etheridge - This War Is Over (6:57) 157. the Pretenders - Dance! (6:46) 158. the Corrs - the Sun and the Moon (7:51) 159. Billy Idol - Don't Need A Gun (6:15) 160. Simple Minds - King Is White and In the Crowd (7:00) 161. INXS - All the Voices (6:06) 162. Men At Work - Down By the Sea (6:53) 163. the J. Geils Band - River Blindness (6:06) 164. Devo - Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA (6:06) 165. Talking Heads - Television Man (6:10) 166. Talk Talk - Renee (6:22) 167. Bob Mould - Black Sheets of Rain (7:43) 168. North Mississippi Allstars - Mean Ol' Wind Died Down (7:22) 169. Teenage Fanclub - Gene Clark (6:38) 170. Camel - Lady Fantasy (12:44) 171. Marillion - Grendel (17:15) 172. April Wine - Page Five (6:03) 173. Prism - Armageddon (7:47) 174. Saga - (Goodbye) Once Upon A Time (6:38) 175. Loverboy - Strike Zone (6:01) 176. Max Webster - Beyond the Moon (6:17) 177. Bryan Adams - Native Son (6:04) 178. Glass Tiger - This Island Earth (6:31) 179. Honeymoon Suite - All I Wanted (6:44) 180. Lee Aaron - Find the Love (6:36) 181. Alannah Myles - Our World Our Times (6:25) 182. Throwing Muses - Hook In Her Head (6:32) 183. Joanna Newsom - Go Long (8:02)

I know you guys are extolling the virtues of these albums, and they're both solid, but for me, I can go all the way down to at least The Miracle and not find too much difference in quality between all these albums. Yeah the albums have their ups and downs but Queen always seemed, to me, to have a consistency amount of good tunes on each album. I haven't actually heard the last 3 that much.

Somebody get me a doctor Thin Lizzy - Thunder and Lightning

Queensryche - Bridge Usually things I'm trying to play get stuck in my head for a while. Bridge is a good open-mic-/1 man+guitar type song.