OT - Of interest to metalheads only (and Kingston Trio fans)

[Shoeless Moe]

Originally Posted by earlywynnfan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5H94GHb-10

For some reason, it popped into my head to go dig this video up. I remember my buddy, a guitarist who is now a producer, being most impressed by Neil Schon's solo, of all people.

Geoff Tate was the best part of that song....at 1:41...............dude had a voice

[mr2686]

Wow, I love all these great stories and am especially jealous of the guys here that were able to get picks during a show. After literally 100's of club and arena shows over 40 some years, I have yet to get a pick as a souvenir...although I was able to get 3 drum sticks. The first two I got at a Dictators show in 1977 at the Starwood in Hollywood. The Dictators were, in my opinion, a missing link between Punk and Metal/Hard Rock with lots of energy. I was standing in front of the stage when the late great Richie Teeter cracked a stick and threw it down in front of his kit in disgust. Luckily for me, the stick hit at an angle and came right at me. I was able to quickly get my hand up and snag it on the fly, which brought a big smile and a thumbs up from Teeter. After the encore, most people filed out but about 7 of us remained on the floor screaming for more, which they obliged 2 more times...as they came out for the third encore, the lead singer came to the front of the stage and asked "who are you guys?". Afterwords, they came out and chatted with us for awhile, and brought out another drumstick for me to have a pair. Great night.
The other time was in San Diego with the Scorpions. I had seats about 35 feet from the stage and off to the left. Klaus Meine came over to our side of the stage and lofted a stick in our direction. Never thinking it would reach us, we all stood up and stuck up our hands...couldn't really see anything but felt the damn stick hit me right in the palm as it bounced off. Pissed, I told my wife if that ever happened again, I wouldn't drop it. Well, about 2 min later, here comes Klaus again and throws another one. What are the chances that he was good enough to throw it that far and that accurately? Well, this time it hit me in the hand and I caught it. I'll have to dig those sticks out of wherever they're stashed...probably some box in the garage along with many negatives I shot of bands in the 70's and early 80's including a young Lita Ford with the Runaways and during her first solo tour.

Here's some Dictators for you to hear:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-q8Mb0cz258

[quinnsryche]

I forgot how awesome "Stars" was. Dio, Halford, Tate. The 3 best voices in all of metal, then and still. Malmsteen, Lynch, Campbell - tough to find better players in the 80's. Very cool!

[Shoeless Moe]

Originally Posted by quinnsryche

I forgot how awesome "Stars" was. Dio, Halford, Tate. The 3 best voices in all of metal, then and still. Malmsteen, Lynch, Campbell - tough to find better players in the 80's. Very cool!

Agree with you on Halford and Tate, but there's a few I'd put ahead of Dio, in no particular order:

Brian Johnson
Dave Mustaine
Bruce Dickinson
Ozzy
James Hetfield
Ian Gillan
David Wayne (Metal Church)
Lemmy
Rob Zombie

and I may get criticized for these two but:
Axl Rose
Sebastian Bach

Then
Dio (although awfully powerful for a 5 footer)

[earlywynnfan]

Doug, any Candlemass stories?

[steve B]

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

Agree with you on Halford and Tate, but there's a few I'd put ahead of Dio, in no particular order:

Brian Johnson
Dave Mustaine
Bruce Dickinson
Ozzy
James Hetfield
Ian Gillan
David Wayne (Metal Church)
Lemmy
Rob Zombie

and I may get criticized for these two but:
Axl Rose
Sebastian Bach

Then
Dio (although awfully powerful for a 5 footer)

Dio was good on records, but the time I saw him live he wasn't all that good.
I'd thought the performance filmed for "Black and Blue" might have just been a bad night, but no.

Of the guitar players I've seen, Malmsteen…. not even top 10. People like him, but again, just unimpressive in concert.

[bigfanNY]

Originally Posted by steve B

Dio was good on records, but the time I saw him live he wasn't all that good.
I'd thought the performance filmed for "Black and Blue" might have just been a bad night, but no.

Of the guitar players I've seen, Malmsteen…. not even top 10. People like him, but again, just unimpressive in concert.

How is it even possible to have a list of Metal singers "even in no particular order" that has Brian Johnson BUT NO BON SCOTT??? Johnson is a solid vocalist but his best work ( Back in Black) was a tribute album to Bon Scott. And his job from day one with AC/DC was to Mimic Bon. Now you might say many are too young to have heard Bon. But I am pretty sure Every person reading this thread has listed to Highway to Hell (the Album not the single) many many times.
J

[Exhibitman]

Bon Scott...not just great but so distinctive. Two words into any song you know it is him.

No love for Glenn Hughes? I guess it's an era thing as I was a teenager in the late 1970s-early 1980s so the formative years bands for me were Zeppelin, AC/DC, Van Halen (gods in the San Fernando Valley area while I was in high school in North Hollywood 40 or so years ago), Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, etc. Classics, you might say.

FWIW, which ain't much, I think Eddie Vedder has one of the great rock voices.

I don't recall if she'e been mentioned yet, but Joan Jett is awesome. I saw her at the Hollywood Bowl last summer and she rocked. I'm more of a punk than metal fan, though I was into the early metal bands until punk and related genres (except hardcore...yech) came on. I kinda dropped out of it in the mid-eighties, so the 'hair bands' are mostly unknown to me. Learning a lot in this thread.

[Shoeless Moe]

Originally Posted by bigfanNY

How is it even possible to have a list of Metal singers "even in no particular order" that has Brian Johnson BUT NO BON SCOTT??? Johnson is a solid vocalist but his best work ( Back in Black) was a tribute album to Bon Scott. And his job from day one with AC/DC was to Mimic Bon. Now you might say many are too young to have heard Bon. But I am pretty sure Every person reading this thread has listed to Highway to Hell (the Album not the single) many many times.
J

I didn't put Bon on because he was dead at the time Stars was done.

But yes of course he'd be on the All Time list.

Sorry All, I was referring to who they could have had better then Dio for the Stars album. I'd dig Bon myself up if I could. Definitely was the most distinctive and in the Top 3 for sure.

.....and to the above list, my error on Rob Zombie, not a particularly great voice, as probably can be said of Lemmy, but just love how they sound.

And my one big omission, and Winner of the Best Scream hands down.....TOM ARAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!

[Huysmans]

Originally Posted by bigfanNY

How is it even possible to have a list of Metal singers "even in no particular order" that has Brian Johnson BUT NO BON SCOTT??? Johnson is a solid vocalist but his best work ( Back in Black) was a tribute album to Bon Scott. And his job from day one with AC/DC was to Mimic Bon. Now you might say many are too young to have heard Bon. But I am pretty sure Every person reading this thread has listed to Highway to Hell (the Album not the single) many many times.
J

That is what is wonderful about music... the varied selection even within each genre. I personally was shocked to find that ANYONE in this thread enjoys listening to George Thorogood

The most iconic voices in hard rock belong to Ozzy (without Black Sabbath, there is no heavy metal), Scott (so identifiable), Halford (greatest range and arguably best band) and Dickinson (no greater songs were ever written about English history/culture... well maybe by Led Zeppelin). This is just my oh so humble opinion.

[quinnsryche]

Originally Posted by Shoeless Moe

Agree with you on Halford and Tate, but there's a few I'd put ahead of Dio, in no particular order:

Brian Johnson
Dave Mustaine
Bruce Dickinson
Ozzy
James Hetfield
Ian Gillan
David Wayne (Metal Church)
Lemmy
Rob Zombie

and I may get criticized for these two but:
Axl Rose
Sebastian Bach

Then
Dio (although awfully powerful for a 5 footer)

Startin' a fight

Better than Ronnie?...
Johnson - not a chance. Bon Scott way better.
Mustaine - Megadeth is my FAVORITE band of all time but Dave's not better (close).
Dickinson - 3rd favorite band of all time, as good, not better (close again).
Ozzy - LOVE Black Sabbath/Ozzy, not even close talent wise.
Hetfield - no way.
Gillan - that's just silly.
Wayne - not in the same universe much less planet.
Lemmy - second favorite band, nope.
Zombie - closer to worse than best.
Rose - talented, not in the same league.
Bach - seriously one of the best metal singers, unbelievable range, but not Dio.

Hope that clears that up!