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A lot of folks tried their teeth on War Pigs, from Bathory to (gasp!) Cat Power to the guy in the bedroom across your wall. There are many great takes on the song out there, and many dreadful versions as well. Why not share some? This is by far my favourite: although very minimalistic in the approach, it manages to convey the cold-heartedness, the alienated cruelty of "The Generals" and the madness of war. Another one that comes with Tony Iommi's seal of approval, nonetheless:

I'm going to make this a semi-permanent feature, if it's ok for everyone. And remember, it's for FUN! Not that I'm going to post a song everyday, either, even if the source material is vast and deep and unfathomable. Seeing that there are a lot of vintage Italian prog lovers here, I thought it might be fun to share "the dark side" of that particular moment in time. Bands and singers that, although influenced to a larger or lesser degree by "prog", kept one and a half foot firmly in pop territory. They couldn't play, they wouldn't, they didn't care, they wanted to make money. Your choice. But say what you want, they knew how to hold the stage and they could deliver. So be ready for a barrage of ridicoulous melodic honey, awful british rock covers, silly jackets and terrible hair. No other song is fit to be the first in thread like this, so here it goes. You might recognize this one.

:cheers: Happy Birthday Treeduck :cheers:

103 today!!

Many happy returns on your 16th birthday!

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Mr. Not thought that the ratings didn't deserve to be among the clutter of spam... so here they are. Starting it off with some reposts: King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King (1969) 21st Century Schizoid Man: 14/15 I Talk To The Wind: 12/15 *Epitaph*: 14/15 <Moonchild>: 7/15 The Court Of The Crimson King: 13/15 Overall rating: D (Great/Very Good) Where it all began... I think this one is a tad overrated, and Moonchild is kind of dumb (the last 10 minutes at least), but it is an exemplary album either way. Standouts are the haunting Epitaph and the loud, manic 21st Century Schizoid Man. King Crimson - In The Wake Of Poseidon (1970) <Peace: A Beginning>: (7/15) *Pictures Of A City*: 14/15 Cadence and Cascade: 10/15 In The Wake Of Poseidon: 12/15 Peace: A Theme: 9/15 Cat Food: 12/15 The Devil's Triangle: 13/15 <Peace: An End>: (7/15) Overall rating: C (Very Good/Great) Some see this as a carbon copy of Court, but I think that, while this is effectively true of the first side, the second side has enough of its own identity to somewhat pull it out of the lofty shadow of its predecessor. The (rather pointless) Peace tracks, alas, bring this album down just a tad, to a high C rather than the low D that it manages otherwise.

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Many happy returns!

Congratulations!

Many happy returns!

Many happy returns!

ACE FREHLEY EnlistsKISS 'Destroyer' Cover Artist KEN KELLY For 'Space Invader' http://i.imgur.com/61Eb0rY.jpg http://assets.blabbermouth.net.s3.amazonaws.com/media/acefrehleyspaceinvadercover.jpg http://assets.blabbermouth.net.s3.amazonaws.com/media/kenkellyspaceinvader.jpg Original KISS guitarist Ace Frehley will release "Space Invader", his first new solo album in five years, via Entertainment One Music (eOne Music) on June 24. The CD, which will be released in Europe on July 7 through SPV/Steamhammer, will include at least nine brand new original songs as well as a cover of Steve Miller's "The Joker". This album is the first release under Frehley's new universal deal on eOne Music. Joining Frehley in the studio for some of the "Space Invader" sessions were drummer Matt Starr (BURNING RAIN) and bassist Chris Wyse (THE CULT, OWL). The "Space Invader" cover artwork was created by Frehley's longtime friend, artist Ken Kelly, who designed the iconic cover art for two of KISS' best-selling LPs "Destroyer" (1976) and "Love Gun" (1977). Ken says: "It was very exciting when I was approached with the idea of doing an album cover for Ace." Kelly, who is also widely known for his paintings in the sword and sorcery and heroic fantasy subgenres, most notably for the Conan The Barbarian novels, continues: "I had spoken to Ace on a few occasions about the possibility, so I was delighted when it actually happened. "I am very pleased with the results and proud to play a part of Ace's continuing successful career!" Frehley adds: "I've been talking with Ken Kelly since 2007 about painting a CD cover for me and it has finally happened! I couldn't be more excited about the new 'Space Invader' cover, and the music behind it is also going to rock your world!" Frehley's last album, "Anomaly", was made available as a 2-LP vinyl set featuring two new limited-edition colors on October 1, 2013 via Brookvale Records. Only 750 units of each color were manufactured. Frehley told Billboard.com in a 2009 interview that he intended "Anomaly" to "kind of pick up where I left off with my first solo album" — 1978's "Ace Frehley". "Prior to going into the studio, I listened to that first album, which everybody cites as their favorite Ace record," Frehley said. "I dissected it and tried to get into the same mind set this time around. I think I recaptured some of the musical textures and attitude and vibe that I had on that first record." "Anomaly" was recorded at Schoolhouse Studios in New York and at Ace's home studio in Westchester, New York.

Happy anniversary fellow TOST-er :cheers: A half decade? And only 4500 posts? You need to pick up the pace my friend :P

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Went on this simulator many moons ago.... wanna take a ride?

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ILUVGEDDYLEE!!!! :geddy: :cheers: :hi: :cheerleader: :dweez: :yay:

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Whoever you are, wherever you are, just wanted to wish everyone a fabulous day!! http://www.millan.net/minimations/smileys/grouphugg.gif

Congratulations to babycat on her 50,000th post....the first female poster to reach that mark. :dweez: :dweez: :dweez: :dweez: :pussy: :pussy: :pussy: :pussy: :pussy: :pussy: :pussy: :pussy: :pussy: :pussy: :pussy: :pussy: :pussy: :pussy: :pussy: :pussy: :pussy: :pussy:

All the interwebz world is going crazy with year-end lists, best ofs and all that stuff, but the more I get old, the more I realise it's a funny excercise but, in the end, pointless. Our lives are not defined by year's end or year's beginning, our feelings and moods shift like tides, in my case taking up months, they can't be holed up in the cells of "album of the month" or "album of the year". That said, this year I'd like to try something new and ask everyone: could you spare a moment and share the songs that were more meaningful to you this year? They don't have to be new songs. Just the songs that somehow defined your 2014. Of course, I'll start. This year I finally decided to explore the works of the great Townes Van Zandt. I got up my a$$ and went through all his discography. I found many many wonderful songs. The one that proved more precious to me was Our Mother the Mountain. Summer was totally dominated by Trova, traditional Cuban music. My favourite song is by Trio Matamoros and is called Lagrimas Negras. Everyone in Cuba can play that song. Think you want about Cat Stevens/Yusuf, but his last album is phenomenal. The song Tell 'em I'm gone is my current hymn. I feel a little like a moron for having neglected for so many years the brilliant Blue Oyster Cult. I mean, I started listening to them when I was 18, but then I swapped them under the rug, considering them just Black Sabbath posers, and badly recorded too. The bad recording is true for their 2 first albums, but the song that brought me back to them is the awesome Veteran of the psychic wars. In our world and age, we are all veterans of psychic wars. This song is about us!! Of course I listened to a lot more stuff, but these are the ones that really stand out. Now, what are yours? Narpsky, you have no excuses now!! :lol:

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