Here is the video Ralph mentioned...hilarious! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/eqeUd8R3ya3Feok.html

I'm so happy I found this channel. Never really had anybody talk music with me. Lol My top 5: 5. Yes - Ritual 4. Rush - Natural Science 3. U.K. - Carrying No Cross 2. Pink Floyd - Echoes 1. King Crimson - Starless

The Best Closer in my opinion, is Won't get Fooled again by The Who. Here are some others; Pink Floyd - Echoes Judas Priest - One shot at glory Iron Maiden - To Tame a Land Grateful Dead - Casey Jones/Truckin/Weather Report Suite Led Zeppelin - Bring it on Home The Doors - The End Opeth - To Bid You Farewell Yes - Survival Uriah Heep - The Spell Styx - Suite Madam Blue Genesis - Supper's Ready Scorpions - Lonesome Crow Thin Lizzy - Emerald REO Speedwagon - Golden County (Both from TWO and Live) Blue Oyster Cult - Astronomy Dream Theater - Learning to Live Slipknot - Iowa

Takeaways from tonight's episode: First a note: due to working late, I was unable to watch the "Wet fart in church" episode until later in the week last time; hence if you were looking for takeaways, I didn't post them...but I'm back today 1. Ryan, Rob, Steve, Karen, Butch, Craig, Bryce and 52 minutes into the show we get Ralph in the house tonight... 2. "Tingles" 3. Ryan spent Easter at a Satan concert... 4. Butch scored points with his high school English teacher with Rime of The Ancient Mariner... 5. "I'm going to go with Pete and Karen's favorite band...W.A.S.P" 6. "...my favorite band from Yonkers..." 7. "You don't speak Czechoslovakian?" 8. A guitarist named Necrocock. (A quick Google check reveals his name is apparently Tom or Tomas Necrocock) 9. "I know a lot of douchey people like The Sword." 10. Karen: "What happened to Keeler?" Rob: "He melted into the posters" 11. Rob: What's wrong with me?" Karen: "Lot's. More than we can get into on this show" 12. "Maybe it was the last song on the 8-Track" 13. "Enough said, Bitches" 14. "I thought it was 9pm" 15. A song called "Soft Mouth Vagina" 16. "And you said I'd have no competition for Necrocock" 17. "Sounds like if Motorhead was really, really into Satan. That's all I'm gonna say" 18. Butch to Steve: " Are you sure that's the last song" 19. "There's a god in my soup" 20. Shit busters and shit demons.... 21. Steve: "So the albums all about poop" Ralph: "Pretty much" 22. We have an appearance from Ryan's dog at 1 hour 14 minutes and 42 seconds of the show...

Pete , I love watching your groups. Learn about new bands never heard of. Keep things rocking.

Yes Karen - love Wire. Great song to end a brilliant album.

Rush - Working Man!

1) Lonely is the Word 2) Hallowed Be Thy Name 3) The Garden - Rush "Clockwork Angels" - Neil's last song on the last album about what a person leaves behind when they are gone. Makes me emotional every time I listen 4) La Villa Strangiato 5) Say Goodbye - Allied Forces (Triumph)

In no particular order: Keeper Of The Seven Keys - Helloween, Rime of the Ancient Mariner - Iron Maiden, Glory to the Brave - Hammerfall, And the story Ends - Blind Guardian, A Sorcerer's Pledge - Candlemass Honorable: Karnstein Castle - Briton Rites, Battle Hymn - Manowar, EDIT: Missed one (my excuse is it was 5 am, I am not getting the olds yet!): Treasure Island - Running Wild

1. Thin Lizzy - Emerald 2. Bad Company - Seagull 3. Led Zeppelin - How Many More Times 4. The Beatles - A Day In the Life 5. Nazareth - Please Don't Judas Me

Great episode everyone! Nothing like the Hudson Valley Squares to brighten up my day! My five picks are: 1) "The Show Must Go On" from Queen's 'Innuendo' (1991) 2) "Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution" from AC/DC's 'Back in Black' (1980) 3) "The Outlaw Torn" from Metallica's 'Load' (1996) 4) "Alexander the Great" from Iron Maiden's 'Somewhere in Time' (1986) 5) "The Writ" from Black Sabbath's 'Sabotage' (1975)

54:19 thanks a lot, Count Ralfus, for mentioning Treponem pal, they were great.

Aww the Hudson Valley Squares! Great show. I wish I lived in your world. I really do.

My favorites: 5. Strike Of The Beast (Exodus) 4. Solitude (Overkill) 3. Only The Good Die Young (Iron Maiden) 2. Raining Blood (Slayer) 1. Damage Inc (Metallica)

3 of my all time favorite closers: When the Levee Breaks - Led Zeppelin, IV Mistral Wind - Heart, Dog and Butterfly Would? - Alice in Chains, Dirt

That's awesome Butch my chemistry teacher Mr. Winterburn in high school was really into classical music and I lent him the first two Yngwie records to him and he really dug them. A very cool feeling as he was a great teacher. Bless you Sir!

Gotta agree with Bryce that "Ashes in your mouth" is the best song of Countdown album. Amazing tune! ✊

Rush - Natural Science, Between The Wheels, La Villa Strangiato Marillion - Neverland Queen - The Show Must Go On Rainbow - A Light In The Black Thin Lizzy - Roisin Dubh

1. Eyes of A Stranger ('Ryche) 2. Billy's Got A Gun (Leppard) 3. Hook In Mouth ('Deth) 4. Devil's Child (Priest) 5. Damge, Inc. ('Talica) Pissed I forgot about "Diary of a Madman" and "Love To Love". I'd probably take out #4 and #5 for those. So many choices...

1:09:57 That album cover tripped me out, I'm thinking where have I seen that before? The same illustration is on my copy of the novel Neuromancer!

I can beat Butch. We were studying Rime in English class senior year. Like Butch, I told my teacher about the song and she listened to it. Next day we listened to it in class! My favorite moment in my senior year!

Love to hear a Zemial shout, that's a fantastic album! Also agree that you could throw a dart at 80s Manowar and hit a great closing track!

Awsome Craig that you picked Dangerous But Worth the Risk. That record has been in heavy rotation recently and always thought it a great bookend. What a fun yet serious and mature record for them.

I'm just going to take Pete's advice and go with the ones that come to mind. 1. I'm Gonna Crawl- Led Zeppelin Beautiful and sad. It sounds just like what it would become- the end of an era. 2. Going Home- Rolling Stones From the American edition of Aftermath. The UK had more songs but I think the US has the better cover. 3. Someday Never Comes- CCR The closing track from the Chronicle compilation. Originally from Mardi Gras, everybody's least favorite CCR album (even that had a gem on it) 4. Starship Trooper- Yes From Yessongs. After over 2 hours of Yes, they kicked it off with my favorite 5. Medley: Voodoo Chile/Star Spangled Banner/ Purple Haze/ Villanova Junction- Jimi Hendrix Woodstock soundtrack. Jimi Hendrix agreed to play on the condition we could close the festival. And what a conclusion! Other worthy mentions: The Show Must Go On- Queen Much like Led Zeppelin 's In Through The Out Door, a farewell song before a farewell was official The Soft Parade- Doors They saved the best for last here! I'm A Boy- The Who (Meaty Beaty Big And Bouncy) From the perfect compilation!

For those who haven't seen the videos, and for those who missed the supremely awesome Hell's Heroes Fest in Houston, Tom Warrior played a Hellhammer set one night and a Celtic Frost set to close out the festival. What was so unique about it was that the band played the songs near the original keys and in the correct tempos, something they've been much more experimental with in recent years. I highly recommend everyone find the videos and check them out.

Thanks to Ryan for the Zemial pick. Listened to the whole album twice on KZfaq and just ordered it from Bandcamp. It's excellent.

Some faves (not ranked): 1. Queen - "The Show Must Go On" (Innuendo) 2. Deep Purple - "Hard Lovin' Man" (Deep Purple in Rock) 3. Meshuggah - "Elastic" (Chaosphere) 4. Death - "Killing Spree" (Spiritual Healing) 5. Live - "White, Discussion" (Throwing Copper) [Note: not counting the hidden track] 6. Magma - "De Futura" (Udu Wudu) 7. Todd Rundgren - "A Treatise on Cosmic Fire" (Initiation) 8. Rush - "Cygnus X-1 Book I: The Voyage" (A Farewell to Kings) 9. Warren Zevon - "Desperados Under the Eaves" (Warren Zevon) 10. Cher - "After All" (Heart of Stone) 11. Kate Bush - "This Woman's Work" (The Sensual World) Countless others...

Some of my favs in no particular order...Magnum Opus - Kansas, Riders On The Storm - The Doors, Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End - The Beatles, Green Grass & High Tides - The Outlaws, Prelude 12/Suite Madam Blue - Styx.

Kudos for bringing up On Fire (Van Halen) Dirty Women ( Black Sabbath), Metal Militia ( Metallica), Cygnus X1 (Rush), To tame a Land (Maiden) and I nearly thought you were going to miss this one : I believe in you ( Y&T) the epic closer of their Earthshaker masterpiece! A couple more: Queensryche: roads to madness Deep Purple : you keep on moving ( fantastic!) Anthrax : howling furies Pink Floyd : echoes Holocaust: the nightcomers Dream Theater: the count of Tuscany

Black Sabbath's version of "The Warning". A jam session essentially. Sabbath showing what it was capable of and where it was going.

Queensryche 'Road to Madness' from the Warning album.

3 from me: Budgie (Bandolier) - Napoleon Bonaparte 1 & 2 Michael Schenker Group (Debut) - Lost Horizons Blue Oyster Cult (Secret Treaties) - Astronomy

Nevermore - Seed Awakening Vandenberg - Out in the Streets Loudness - Speed King Diamond - Black Horsemen Van Halen - House of Pain

5. This Heat's Testcard (This Heat) 4. Brian Eno's Taking Tiger Mountain (Taking Tiger Mountain) 3. Cybotron's Sonic Overide (Cybotron) 2. Joy Division's I Remember Nothing (Unknown Pleasures) 1. David Bowie's Subterraneans (Low) HMs: The Beatles' Tomorrow Never Knows (Revolver), King Crimson's Larks' Tongues in Aspic Part III (Three of a Perfect Pair), Rush's Between the Wheels (Grace Under Pressure), The Smiths' Some Girls Are Bigger Than Others (The Queen is Dead) and MF Doom's Kookies (MM...FOOD) Thanks for the program!

Rose Tattoo... Yes, Pete and everybody else, try some Rose Tattoo.

Love the guitar tone on Ratt's 'Invasion of Your Privacy'. Great album! And gorgeous Tawny Kitaen on the cover. R.I.P!

My 5 Top Album Closers 1. Dark Funeral - Secrets of The Black Arts 2. Mayhem - De Myseriis Dom Sathanas 3. Darkthrone - Pagan Winter 4. Morbid Angel - Hatework 5. Bolt Thrower - When Cannons Fade

Staying away for the obvious Hallowed be thy name, Levee Breaks, Into the Void, Tush, Echoes, You Can't always get and Whole Lotta Rosie etc. to mention some others - Don't wake the Lion - Magnum (Wings of Heaven). As Steven Reid would state, this takes you on "a journey" and then some. Perhaps one of the greatest anti-war epics ever written, and it remains quintessentially Magnum. Shooting Stars - Rival Sons (Feral Roots). Simply put, the best closer on a hard rock album I've heard in decades. Incredible end to a great album. Hell On Earth - Iron Maiden (Senjutsu). Can't wait to hear this live as it could well become their new Fear of the Dark. Skyfall - Helloween. The band throw everything at this track, making you smile ear to ear. Billy's got a gun - Def Leppard (Pyromania). Ends the album on a bleak and slightly sombre note, providing the album with some gravitas. Sailing Ships - Whitesnake (Slip of the tongue). This is a reminder that Mr. Coverdale is a formidable songwriter and can deliver beyond wine, women, and "simple" song. High Hopes - Beautifully crafted, it's simply lush and gorgeous. The grass was greener... Princess of the Dawn - Accept (Restless & Wild). On any other Accept album, this could open rather than close. The Garden - Rush (Clockwork Angels). The most fitting way to close not just an album but a huge musical chapter. "The measure of a life is a measure of love and respect, so hard to earn so easily burned. In the fullness of time a garden to nurture and protect". The garden is a poignant metaphor for life. It's equally hopeful and heart-breaking at the same time. It makes me weep with gratitude for the music these three gentlemen have gifted us and also mourn for the loss for music that potentially was yet to come. Like everyone, I wish we could see them live one more time. The professor. Sorely missed and fondly remembered, now tending your own garden. Allahumma man 'ahyaytahu minnaa fa'ahyihi 'alal-'Islaami, wa man tawaffaytahu minnaa fatawaffahu 'alal-'eemaani, Allahumma laa tahrimnaa 'ajrahu wa laa tudhillanaa ba'dahu. (Islamic prayer for loved ones who have passed away)

AC/DC - Whole Lotta Rosie ( Let There Be Rock ) KISS - Strange Ways ( Hotter Than Hell ) Guns N Roses - Rocket Queen ( Appetite For Destruction ) Metallica - Damage Inc. ( Master of Puppets ) Ozzy Osbourne - Diary of a Madman ( Diary of a Madman )

Sorry guys but I love both Lonely is the Word and Over and Over! But thanks Pete for mentioning Fairies Wear Boots and double thanks to Craig for mentioning On Fire! One if the best album closers ever!!!!

Hi Guys and Karen. Excellent show. Pete and Butch, you were pretty accurate with your picks from the other episode. You guys picked the majority of mine (Maiden, Priest, Mercyful Fate, Megadeth, Rainbow, Accept, Metallica). I have a few so here goes. 1. Queensryche - Eyes Of A Stranger 2. Frank Marino - Juggernaut 3. Candlemass - A Sorcerer's Pledge or Lucifer Rising ( Death Magic Doom) 4. Rush - La Villa Strangiato 5. Symphoony X - The Odyssey 6. Black Sabbath - Warning or Lonely Is The Word 7. Blue Oyster Cult - Astronomy 8. Lynyrd Skynyrd - Free Bird 9. Scorpions - Lonesome Crow 10. Steely Dan - The Royal Scam

My Top 5: Queen - Was It All Worth It Whitesnake - Sailing Ships Iron Maiden - Alexander The Great Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Kiss - Black Diamond

I love that Ryan Skow considers Opeth way too commercial/not death metal enough for his tastes and he can be on the same show as Bryce waving the flag a WASP song that came out before he was born. This show is very entertaining :)

6) Diary of a Madman 5) Brain Dance- Annihilator 4) Rocket Queen-GNR 3) Thorazine Shuffle- Savatage 2) Love to Love-UFO 1) Roads to Madness-Queensryche ( off the top of my head)

"Winter Dreams" on Accept's Balls To The Walls album is a great closer.

Accept's Princess of the Dawn, from Restless & Wild.

Lochness, Lochness. Ha! BTW.. . Sad wings closing track = Island of Domination ...and it's bad ass!

Some awesome picks for album closers. Here are 5 of my favorite album closers that came to mind right away (no order). 1. Nechochwen - Across the Divide from Kanawha Black (2022, blackened folk metal/progressive rock/death metal) 2. My Chemical Romance - Famous Last Words from The Black Parade (2006, alternative rock/emo) 3. Wormrot - Glass Shards from Hiss (2022, grindcore) 4. Rise Against - Survive from The Sufferer & The Witness (2006, melodic hardcore) 5. Nirvana - All Apologies from In Utero (1993, grunge/alternative rock/punk rock/noise rock)

25:12 The years of Decay is from 1989,and the last song on the album is E.vil N.ever D.ies which is a great pick for a closing track

Wishbone Ash - Throw Down the Sword King Crimson - Starless Fleetwood Mac - Why Jimi Hendrix - Voodoo Child (Slight Return) ***FREE BIRD!!!!*** The Skynyrd fans have spoken Van Der Graaf Generator - Childlike Faith in Childhood's End Many honorable mentions: Judas Priest - Island of Domination, Black Sabbath - Over and Over, Renaissance - Song of Scheherazade, Blue Öyster Cult - Astronomy, Pink Floyd - Echoes, Kansas - Death of Mother Nature Suite, The Doors - The End. So many others that were mentioned and are still flashing in my head.

I can’t believe nobody mentioned Astronomy from BOC on Secret Treaties!! And an obscure one would be the title track Endless Skies from Ashbury.

Tough to only pick 5 so will stick to one per artist/group. In no particular order: Black Sabbath-Sabotage-The Writ The Beatles-Revolver-Tomorrow Never Knows KISS-KISS-Black Diamond Queen-Innuendo-The Show Most Go On Iron Maiden-Powerslave-Rime of the Ancient Mariner … and many more. 🎶 🎸

Rolling Stones - Salt Of The Earth Thin Lizzy - Emerald Judas Priest - One Shot At Glory Blue Oyster Cult - Astronomy The Who - Love, Reign O'er Me Morbid Angel - God Of Emptiness Rush - Vital Signs Slayer - Spill The Blood

To Tame a Land (maiden), Suicide (Barclay James Harvest), The Writ (Sabbath)

A Light In The Black. Rainbow Rising.

Haven’t listened to the squares in a while. Always love to get schooled by Ryan, Nick, and now Ralf; where do they find that stuff? Some great songs in there: Limb From Limb, Emerald, Cygnus X-1 Book 1. I would add Little Bit of Sympathy by Trower. How about the fantastic ballad You See Me Crying! I must say that it’s much tougher to name closers than openers.

Call of Ktulu Fountain of Lamneth Cygnus X-1 (Book One) Siberian Katru When the Levee Breaks The Ocean Supper’s Ready …more to come

The one that instantly came to mind is "The End" from the Doors' debut. Also, in no particular order..... "The Garden" from Rush. The final track on their final album, Clockwork Angels. "When the Levee Breaks" from Led Zeppelin IV. I'm sick of the album and haven't listened to it in years but this song is still great. "The Fountain of Salmacis" from the Genesis album Nursery Crime. "Jungleland" from Bruce's Born to Run. SImply amazing. Thanks, Pete.

Here’s some that nobody mentioned. The Writ - Black Sabbath On Fire - Van Halen Parents, Living On Your Own, Napoleon Bona and Don’t Dilute the Water - Budgie Salisbury - Uriah Heep Deserted Cities of the Heart - Cream Fingerprint File - The Rolling Stones Sheep - Pink Floyd Suppers Ready - Genesis Effigy - CCR Ballad of Hollis Brown and Please Don’t Judas Me - Nazareth Eruption - Focus Perpetual Change - Yes River - Gentle Giant Karn Evil 9 - ELP Could’ve picked a lot more but I didn’t want this to go on for longer than it already is.

Excellent, I’m not really an extreme metal fan, but today marks my first Ryan recommendation I really liked and will investigate further, Zemial In monumentum was very good.

I’m shocked nobody mentioned one closer from any one of Dokken’s first 3 albums. Here’s some low hanging fruit, Eyes of a Stranger. Rush’s Between the Wheels is a strong closer as is Vital Signs.

My 5 Favorite Album Closers right now are in no particular order : 1) Iron Maiden : To Tame A Land 2) Extreme : Hole Hearted 3) The Beatles : A Day In The Life 4) Kiss : Black Diamond 5) Ozzy Osbourne : Diary Of A Madman.

Queen: Seven Seas of Rhye (Queen II) Save me (The Game) The Show must go on (Innuendo)

Rob, GREAT call on Temple of Circadia!! Crushing tune to end a great album!!

Piece of Mind ❤ My #1 Maiden Album IT Stands Out Differrent Style. Cool Squares

I can totally relate to that English teacher story. I had a few great teachers like that. Also later in life, I relished telling some friends who were Tolkien fans about Blind Guardian's 'Nightfall In Middle Earth' and how it was inspired by The Silmarillion. I let them hear it and they were extremely impressed. One good friend who is sadly no longer with us even came to see Blind Guardian with me in 2010 after I turned him on to their stuff.

One that I class as a perfect album closer coming in at just over ten minutes is the classic "Parents" by the Welsh legends Budgie.

5. Kiss -- Strange Ways from "Hotter Than Hell" 4. Gamma Ray -- Armageddon from "Power Plant" 3. AC/DC -- Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution from "Back in Black" 2. Thin Lizzy -- Roisin Dubh (Black Rose) from "Black Rose" 1. Helloween -- Keeper of the Seven Keys from "Keeper of the Seven Keys Pt. 2"

Mine are in no particular order 1. Raining Blood-Slayer 2. Astronomy-Blue Oyster Cult. 3. On Fire-Van Halen. 4. Sick Again-Led Zeppelin 5. Lonely Is The Word-Black Sabbath. Honorable Mentions 6. Voodoo Child(Slight Return)-The Jimi Hendrix Experience. 7. Little Bit Of Sympathy-Robin Trower 8. Roads To Madness-Queensryche. 9. Rhyme Of The Ancient Mariner-Iron Maiden. 10. A Light In The Black-Rainbow

"Dyer's Eve" (Metallica) "Under the Sun (Every Day Just Comes and Goes)" (Black Sabbath) "Seasons in the Abyss" (Slayer) "Fear of the Dark" (Iron Maiden) "M.I.A." (Avenged Sevenfold)

Not Metal or hard rock, but the first one that came to my mind was, Free Bird from the first Lynyrd Skynyrd album

Van Halen On Fire Acdc Whole Lotta Rosie Deep Purple Space Truckin Iron Maiden Hollow be thy Name Metallica Damage INC Dio Shame on the Night Led Zeppelin The Ocean

So many great closing tracks mentioned in the conversation and comments. To Tame a Land, Alexander the Great, Under the Sun, Into the Void, Emerald, Black Rose, Orgasmatron, Out of the Sun, One Shot at Glory, Dissident Aggressor, Cygnus x-1, Melissa, Loudness: Devil Soldier, Ashes in your Mouth, Rust in Peace…Polaris, Outer Isolation by Vektor, Hidden Genocide by Gorod, War Machine, Diary of a Madman… tons of other too🤘🏻

Waiting For Darkness Bark at the Moon.

One shot of Glory-Painkiller Moonlight Mile-Sticky Fingers Shame on the night-Holy Diver Whole Lotta Rosie-Let there be Rock Steeler-British Steel

Butch coming in at the last minute mentioning Shame On The Night! First song that came to my mind when I saw the subject of the show. ...and did anybody mention Vital Signs? Can't remember.

Sonic Mycelium from Voivod’s The Wake is a brilliant close to that album. It takes musical ideas from the previous songs and summarizes the whole album in one song. Genius move. Evil Spells on Morbid Angel’s Altars of Madness is another top choice as is God of Emptiness from Covenant. Forever on Nevernore’s Dreaming Neon Black is genius. A bleak end to a bleak album. Collapse of Light on Porcupine Tree’s In Absentia also hits the spot for me. Lastly, When The Wild Wind Blows on Iron Maiden’s Final Frontier is great as was Journeyman on Dance of Death…

Great show! My number one pick would be Eyes of a Stranger by Queensrÿche

Hallowed Be Thy Name Rime Of The Ancient Mariner Eyes Of A Stranger Learning To Live - Dream Theater Finale - Anthrax

Adolescents- Creatures Circle Jerks- Red Tape Television- Torn Curtain Wipers- Youth Of America Damned- Curtain Call

I know an album ender is almost sinonimous with epic, but what about "we wish you well" from Whitesnake? Just minute and a half but for me it's a beautiful, endearing way of finishing the album, always leaves me with a good vibe. Thanks 🍺🤘

Manowar - Battle Hymn Candlemass - A Sorceror's Pledge Thin Lizzy - Black Rose Trouble - All is Forgiven Queen - The Show Must Go On

Phenomenal show as usual. Loved every minute. A quick 5 from me: Spiral Architect - Black Sabbath Lost Horizons - Michael Schenker Group Dallas 1PM - Saxon Princess of the Dawn - Accept Battle Hymn - Manowar

Roison Dubh by Thin Lizzy. Just listened to it this morning. Immense. Dear Lord from Lizzy's Bad Reputation.

Rush - La Villa Strangiato IQ - Harvest of Souls High Wheel - Blind Archer Iluvatar - Indian Rain Manowar - Battle Hymns Yes - Siberian Khatru The Flower Kings - Stardust We Are and Devil's Playground Transatlantic - Stranger in Your Soul

My top 5... Thin Lizzy - Róisín Dubh. The Damned - Smash It Up Part 2. Rory Gallagher - Crest of a Wave. The Tea Party - Walk With Me. Pentagram - Wartime. Honorable mentions... Gary Moore - Blood of Emeralds. Alice in Chains - Over Now. Captain Beyond - Everything's a Circle. The Obsessed - River of Soul. Earthless - Cherry Red (Groundhogs cover).

One I would have to include would be "Dante's Inferno" on Iced Earth's 'Burnt Offerings', with the haunting, somber, melancholic and extremely appropriate lead-in provided by "Pierced Spirit." I've always considered those two numbers as almost a single piece, simply because they fit together so well and convey an atmosphere of pure Gothic grandeur and gloom. Matt's vocals on that entire album.....true perfection. I had read Dante's Divine Comedy in high school Italian class in both English and Italian, and thus was beyond psyched when I got into Iced Earth a few years later and discovered that they had crafted a 15-minute epic centered on a masterpiece of medieval literature as well as one of the most significant works in the entire Western canon.

my picks ,some have already been said , but they are great for a reason, UFO-love to love, and This Kids and A light in the Black-Rainbow, Emerald-Thin Lizzy, Led Zeppelin-When the Levee Breaks. Some other one's that weren't mentioned, (at least i don't think they were mentioned) AC/DC-Rock n Roll Ain't Noise Pollution, Max Webster-In context of the moon, The Doors- Riders on the Storm, Jimi Hendrix-Are You Experienced, Budgie-"Napoleon Bona-Part One,"Napoleon Bona-Part Two" Kiss-Strange Ways

Five from me (in no particular order) *AC/DC* - ‘High Voltage’ *Black Sabbath* - ‘Spiral Architect’ *Led Zeppelin* - ‘Bring It on Home’ *Supertramp* - ‘Child of Vision’ *Radiohead* - ‘The Tourist’

Emerald is the song to play to introduce someone to TL. Totally agree. I also really love Ballad of a Hard Man!

5. "Dead Or Alive" by Deep Purple 4. "Black Rose" by Thin Lizzy 3. "Dirty Women" by Black Sabbath 2. "Astronomy" by Blue Oyster Cult 1. "Shame On The Night" by Dio

Hard Rock/Metal) 1. Diary of a Madman - Ozzy 2. Raining Blood - Slayer 3. Emerald - Lizzy 4. Astronomy - BOC 5. Come to the Sabbath - MF HM: House of Pain - VH Bomber - Motorhead Steeler - Priest Night Prowler - AC/DC The Eagle Has Landed - Saxon

Another great show. In no particular times, here’s mine: Rat Trap, Boomtown Rats from Tonic For The Troops Seven Seas of Rhye from Queen II Back On The Road Again, REO Speedwagon from 9 Lives Don’t Bring Me Down, ELO from Discovery Billy’s Got A Gun, Def Leppard from Pyromania Honorary mentions: In A Simple Rhyme, Van Halen from Women & Children 1st Black Rose, Thin Lizzy Piledriver, Damn Yankees Pawns & Kings, Alter Bridge from the album of the same name

i) Hallowed be Thy Name - Iron Maiden ii) Count of Tuscany - Dream Theater iii) White Walls - BTBAM iv) Blackwater Park - Opeth v) Haken - Celestial Elixir vi) Kiss - Black Diamond vii) Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss viii) Natural Science - Rush ix) King Buffalo - Firmament x) Neal Morse Band - Beyond the Years

Y&T - Winds of Change Y&T - I believe in you

Need Your Love - Cheap Trick Dream Police. Smoking closer.

Beatles - A Day in the Life Beatles - Tomorrow never knows Supertramp - Crime of the Century Led Zeppelin - When the Levee breaks Black Sabbath - Lonely is the Word and many more!!!!

Death - The Philosopher Metallica - Damage Inc. Iced Earth - Dante’s Inferno Blind Guardian - And The There Was Silence Immortal - Blashyrck(Mighty Ravendark) Dream Theater - Learning To Live

Shocked to hear "1 2 X U" on this channel! I Approve! others; When the Levee Breaks-LZ Won't Get Fooled Again-The Who Riders on the Storm-The Doors Hard Lovin' Man-Deep Purple Siberian Khatru-Yes Echoes-Pink Floyd Emerald-Thin Lizzy Supper's Ready-Genesis Torn Curtain-Television Call of Ktulu-Metallica Gouge Away-Pixies Here Comes a Regular-The Replacements You Can Live at Home-Husker Du Hallowed be the Name-Iron Maiden Drugs-Talking Heads Voodoo Chile(Slight Return)-Hendrix Call me the Breeze-Lynyrd Skynyrd Shattered-The Stones

Not yet mentioned: Woodpecker from Mars, (Faith No More), The Lake (Mike Oldfield) and, of course, Biko (Peter Gabriel)