Recent content by el diablo

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.

Because it sucks? (just kidding - but it's really not my cup of tea)

I saw Rush live about a dozen times between the Hold Your Fire and Test for Echo tours and Something for Nothing is way up there on the list of songs that I lament never getting to see played.

I'm not a big fan of this album (although it was the first tour where I saw them live!) but it's interesting to me that your favorite 3 songs are the same as mine. I'm especially curious how you came to your 10/10 rating for Prime Mover? I don't think it was a single and wasn't a fan favorite...

It’s interesting to watch something that everyone else cares about, but I don’t. As a casual observer just reading the news, the Scots and Norwegian s have a love fest with America. I’m primarily a hockey fan and the US team’s gold medal last year is my joy.

I’m one of those grumpy old timers who doesn’t like anything after Master of Puppets but I think Metallica is brilliant at marketing and social media outreach. Also altruism. Good fucking job by them cheers.

My favorite guitar solo on PW is actually Emotional Detector. The song starts with a slow buildup but by the time they reach the solo Alex and Geddy are absolutely shredding.

I realize this is all subjective but Grand Designs is All-Time classic Rush greatness.