Recent content by MrKnickerbocker

Alright, I love Khanelot and this album, but I will no longer vote for it over Blackwater Park (which deserves to win this year by a mile).

This is the reason why I fell off of SOAD after Toxicity. That dude's obnoxious voice became as prominent as Serj.

Yeah, this is another case of a "meh" album that has still been ranked too low. Born Again and Technical Ecstasy are certainly worse for me. I don't have much to say about Seventh Star. Glenn Hughes is not a fit. There's some decent material here and I like Glenn, but the two things just don't...

Yeah, I'd kill to hear Maiden with a production like that.

I'll be honest, I don't know the original well enough to know what's been added here. Is that arpeggio in the second half of the verse new?

This series is awesome. It's really weird to hear a guy like Greg, who has basically spent his career leaving space for big personality musicians, playing something as intricate and wacky as SOAD. I actually really like his simplified verse parts.

Good shitpost! If you legitimately cannot hear the quality in at least the three singles (Chop Suey, Toxicity, and Aerials), but think that the 79 minutes of edgelord bro prog on Lateralus is genius then you are beyond help.

I think Bruce is actually doing better with Aces due to the original tempo. It’s an impossible song to sing, but I think it was even harder at Nicko’s slower tempo on Legacy. I think we can all stop slagging off the 67 year old guy who can perform better than anybody with an anonymous account...

Just listened to Toxicity for the first time in at least 20 years. Wow, is it not what I remember (and also it's exactly what I remember). Incredible Songs: Chop Suey, Toxicity, Aerials (they're singles for a reason), Science Great Songs: Deer Dance, ATWA Bad Songs: the other 9 songs

The entirety of Dio's performing in 10 songs? Hmm. I'll give that a go. 1. Catch the Rainbow 2. Stargazer 3. Kill the King 4. Children of the Sea 5. The Sign of the Southern Cross 6. Rainbow in the Dark 7. The Last in Line 8. All the Fools Sailed Away 9. This Is Your Life 10. Bible Black

I’m very pleasantly surprised by this result. It’s no Blackwater Park, but I know most of this board is pretty anti-growlies.

I'll be here, voting Opeth and Kamelot every chance I get! I love Horror Show, but it's in the correct position. LOL @ The World Needs A Hero

I definitely think 13 should rank higher than Born Again or the truly terrible Technical Ecstasy, but I assume these are both next up on the list.

I agree with everything you said about 13. I rank it pretty low on the list, but still a couple places higher than this standing. The whole affair just feels completely hollow. Sure, there’s some good riffs and even a couple catchy vocal parts here and there, but it just feels like Black Sabbath...

I think you’re absolutely correct with that interpretation. Unfortunately, it still sounds bad.