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Had my maiden listen of the new album earlier today. First impressions: -Johan Längquist sounds good. His voice has gotten a lot grittier, but there are a few moments that could've taken directly from Epicus (most notably "Bridge of the Blind"). -"Bridge of the Blind" is a fully acoustic track...

Cried pretty much sums up my feelings about Metallica. The only album I really ever feel the urge to listen to from start to finish is Ride the Lightning, otherwise it's just the odd song here and there. I think James peaked vocal-wise on The Black Album - he has definitely lost much of the...

Really enjoyed reading both @MrKnickerbocker and @LooseCannon 's reviews of Paradise Lost. It was my gateway into Symphony X, and today I still rate it as a phenomenal album, among the all-time best. Sure, it may not be a concept album in the classical sense, but it tackles the themes of the...

For once I think these are pretty accurate rankings - "The Brave" sits fairly close to where I would put it, and "Blood" has grown a bit on me. I can't really complain here.

Been wanting to get on with this for a while, but apparently starting a new job is very time-consuming. Oh well, here we go. LONG LIVE ROCK 'N' ROLL (1978) Long Live Rock 'N' Roll - Rainbow's third and final album with Dio kicks off with the title track, probably one of their best known...

The Wizard vs Aqualung Traveller In Time vs Cross-Eyed Mary Easy Livin' vs Mother Goose Poet's Justice vs My God Circle of Hands vs Hymn 43 Rainbow Demon vs Locomotive Breath Paradise / The Spell vs Wind Up Aqualung takes the win with a score of 5-2. Demons and Wizards is a decent album by a...

That, or we can make a list of our favourite years first.

Or dislikes both "Iron Man" and "Never Before" so much they won't choose either.

The fun thing about this dragging out is that I can look at my comments about each song and sometimes feel completely different. "Already Won" is a decent piece, and I don't remember which score I gave it, but at #30 it feels too high, somehow. Same goes for "What Will Come".

Why not do one for every year then?

It's definitely for the better. The keyboard intro works wonders on "Tarot Woman" - "Stargazer" doesn't need one.

Glad to see some love for Self Portrait! :ok:

IRYO :P Frankly, I did consider giving it 10/10, but I still think it's missing just a tiny bit.

RISING (1976) Tarot Woman - Rainbow's second album kicks off with the one thing I really miss from the debut: some virtuosic keyboard playing! A nice solo by newcomer Tony Carey sets the mood perfectly; it's spacy and mystical, and the guitars that slowly rise with the rest of the band...

I'm not really familiar with Elf - does that mean that before Rainbow, Dio wasn't fully immersed in his fantasy universe yet? Regarding the album name, I suppose it comes down to Blackmore being the more famous name at that point, in addition to the collaboration coming from his initiative. But...

War Pigs vs Highway Star Paranoid vs Maybe I'm a Leo Planet Caravan vs Pictures of Home Iron Man vs Never Before Electric Funeral vs Smoke on the Water Hand of Doom/Rat Salad vs Lazy Fairies Wear Boots vs Space Truckin' Paranoid narrowly edges out Machine Head with a score of 4-3. Not...

Once I'm done with Rainbow I just might do all of Symphony X too. I suppose you could say I'm a "recent albums"-fan; I discovered them through Paradise Lost, which I still regard as one of my all-time favourite albums. Really, it's ridiculously good. I've also listened a fair amount to...

@Perun and @Mosh, I admit the first post was written rather tongue-in-cheek, and not directed at anyone specific :) I fully understand if the later albums aren't everyone's cup of tea. The suggestion about doing a Rainbow survivor only came after I had decided to go through the full discography...

"Street of Dreams" is one of my favourites as well, I have a lot of memories tied to that one. And the album itself, Bent Out of Shape, is actually one of the better Rainbow-albums IMO. You'll see when I get there :) I agree completely that Stranger in Us All deserves much more recognition...

RITCHIE BLACKMORE'S RAINBOW (1975) Man on the Silver Mountain - The band's debut album may only bear Ritchie Blackmore's name, but Blackmore himself has said that in hindsight, Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio's Rainbow would've been a more accurate title. "Man on the Silver Mountain"...