Before I start writing for this edition, I wish to share with you all that the United Kingdom government has officially declared yesterday that the country is in RECESSION. To tell you the truth it is so scary to see what is happening here in UK. A lot of business outfits have been closed down, many people are jobless and pound sterling is losing value...pergh habis la duit gua. One big thing that struck me the most in relations to music is the closing down of the flagship store of Zavvi Record in the heart of Picadilly Circus in London. Zavvi record was previously known as Tower Record and Virgin Record. This 4 storey record store used to be my hub and hanging up place for musics materials.Their collections of CDs, DVDs, musics books are awesome. I can easily spend three hours inside there without realizing. Anyway, the recession has taken its toll. I personally saw the demise of the flagship store yesterday at Picadilly Circus. I felt so ackward yesterday at the circus with the closure of the store. Anyway, luckily another big music store i.e. HMV music still there. That will save me to continue looking for my next set of collection...Lega.
Back to today's edition...yeah everybody remember 80s rock scene right. For me it was the golden years of metal plus the most controversial decade in hard rock history. "From the first flowering of the New Wave of British Metal, through the emergence of the West Coast Metal Explosion, right up to the wall-shaking energies of the Power Metal Assault, nothing ever got the music world more excited than the over the top, amp busting, mousse abusing sounds of 80s metal. Some may still decry that era as hard rock's nadir-a time when the primal, blues glories of pioneers such as Led Zeppelin and Sabbath were bastardized by a heartless,soulless horde of guys in tight pants and BIG hair. Others however, will correctly note that it was also a period of amazing artistic and theatrical expression. From Van Halen to Motley Crue, from Metallica to Bon Jovi, from Whitesnake to W.A.S.P., the parameters of the metal realm were never more expansive or more exclusive." Here is my heartfelt salute to 1980s!
A. WEST COAST EXPLOSION
1) MOTLEY CRUE - wild in the street
2) RATT - the Rocking rodent
3) POISON- Let's see action
4) GUNS N' ROSES - Blood and Thunder
5) LITA FORD - Queen of Noise
6) DOKKEN - Friendly Fire
7) QUITE RIOT - The Noize Boys
8) W.A.S.P. - Calculated Chaos
9) BON JOVI - Band On The Run
10) KISS - You Wanted the Best
11) SKID ROW - Living On The Edge
12) AEROSMITH - America's Band
11) DIO - Dragon Slayer
13) PANTERA - Triumph & Tragedy
14) VAN HALEN - Rockin' The World
B. INTERNATIONAL METAL MASTERS
1) SCORPIONS - Continental Noble Man
2) OZZY OZBOURNE - King of Kings
3) DEF LEPPARD - High & Mighty
4) WHITESNAKE - A Charmed Life
5) IRON MAIDEN - The Machine Roar
6) JUDAS PRIEST - Hell Bent For Metal
7) AC/DC - The One and Only
8) SLAYER - The Crunch Bunch
9) METALLICA - Legends Personified
10) ANTHRAX - Noo Yawk Rules
11) MEGADETH - Mustaine's Business
C) DON'T FORGET THEM
1) TWISTED SISTER ( Dee Snider is the best)
2) WARRANT ( Cherry Pie)
3) STRYPER ( The Yellow and Black Attack)
4) TESLA ( Highly Talented)
5) ACCEPT ( Balls to the Wall)
6) MOTORHEAD (Ace of Spade)
7) WHITE LION ( Mike and Vito - Sweden meets Brooklyn)
8) EUROPE ( The Final Countdown)
9) EXTREME ( More Than Words)
10) SLAUGHTER ( Up All Night)
11) L.A GUNS ( Hollywood Vampires)
12) CINDERELLA ( Nobody's Fool)
My apology if there are omission of other great bands ( too many to remember). However, looking at those names mentioned above, how could we deny that we are still really hungry for their music. It has been for almost 20-29 years now, but amazingly their musics still sounds great and refreshing. 80s rock rules.
Ok...got to go...See you in the next edition.
Cheers.
4 comments:
kenapa tak ada band heavy metal terbesar dari asia - LOUDNESS
actually you are right...Loudness deserved to be mentioned...they are the biggest metal band from Asia selain daripada SEARCH.
Lagu macam Heavy Chains, Shadows of War, So Lonely and Never Change Your Mind memang baik.
tak kisah la bro kalau orang cakap kita ketinggalan zaman ker...outdated ker...pada gua 80's rock rulezzzz..
berteromber..I think the issue of ketinggalan zaman should not arise. Semua orang tahu music trend evolves and the fact of the matter is rock music is evergreen...tak lekang di tinggal zaman. gua setuju dgn lu 80's rock rulezzz...it is a fact.
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