Recent content by el diablo

I haven’t rolled up the actual numbers but it’s interesting that it seems to me that for the majority of the posters in this thread their first IM concert was Xfactour.

I’m not sure what happened there with all the underlined and bold font, but that song is definitely Top 5 Maiden. And we all know that Somewhere in Time is the all time best IM album

Without going into too much detail, my favorite 5 in order: 1. The Red and the Black 2. The Great Unknown 3. The Book of Souls 4. Shadows of the Valley 5. Empire of the Clouds

After the In Concert post I decided to revisit The Cult. And I immediately remembered why I was so into them as a teenager.

Somewhere in Time, always and forever.

My first IM show I was a 15 year old kid and things got a bit feisty, some even called it a riot, but it was mostly standard drunk 80s festivities. It was Somewhere on Tour and much later (2017) I recapped it on a hockey fan message board. These were my recollections: I was there. Can't believe...

I saw The Cult opening for Metallica during the And Justice for All tour. Met Ian Astbury in an empty parking lot taking promo photos on a motorcycle. Nice guy it was a hot day and he gave us a couple of Heinekens...

I'll play along. You can work the word Duck into pretty much anything. Be Quick or Be Duck Black Duck Blues The Quack of Souls Bring Your Duck... To The Slaughter Charlotte the Duck Children of the Duck Duck of Death Ducks of Future Past Death of the Ducks Ducktor Ducktor Don't Look Into the...

If by Filler you mean Songs That Most Maiden Fans Don’t Like But I Do, The Man Who Would Be King and The Great Unknown come to mind. Also all of Virtual XI.

I love Grace Under Pressure but I probably love it the least of the classic album run from Hemispheres to Power Windows. Yes, including Signals. Still GUP has been in my rotation ever since it was released and there's a lot of great music there.

I hope all AC/DC fans enjoy some Bon Scott rock today on what would be his 80th birthday. I grew up with Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap and Highway to Hell but lately I've been savoring Powerage and live If You Want Blood You've Got It. If it's been a while, check them out again. It's pure...

I'd give Necromancer a higher score here, especially for the latter portion of the song. I do love the proto-prog metal riffing (I like your description here), then after a short bit of inane spoken word blather it launches into a heavy, blues-drenched solo that continues through the song's fade...

They are my 2 favorites as well but Ride the Lightning has always been numero uno for me.