WHAT CLASSIC ROCK (OR JUST PLAIN ROCK) ARE YOU LISTENING TO?

[RJhog (Admin)]

So what are you listening to right now?  Any genre is cool.

 

For me:

 

Scott's Hidden Treasure

Depeche Mode - Wrong (courtesy of Niels)

Kim Mitchell - Akimbo Alogo (courtesy of Jon)

Next week's Album of the Week (hint: think orchestra)

Shinedown - The Sound of Madness

[Jon]

Bernie Marsden—Shine
Queen—Queen
Crazy Lixx—Forever Wild
Eagles—Desperado
Joe Walsh—The Confessor
Max Webster—Mutiny Up My Sleeve
Ozzy Osbourne—Down To Earth
Robert Palmer—Riptide
Tygers Of Pan Tang--Bloodlines
Olivia Newton-John—Physical
Angel—Angel
Billy Thorpe—Children Of The Sun...Revisited
Alice Cooper—Billion Dollar Babies
Savatage—Edge Of Thorns
Dennis DeYoung—One Hundred Years From Now
The Kinks—State Of Confusion
ZZ Top—Rio Grande Mud
Dave Edmunds—Information
Enforcer--Nostalgia
Saga—In Transit
Steeleye Span—Parcel Of Rogues
Rush—Clockwork Angels
Sweet—Cut Above The Rest
Winger—Seven
George Michael—Ladies & Gentlemen: The Best Of George Michael
Armored Saint—March Of The Saint
Journey--Departure
Wishbone Ash—Blue Horizon
Krokus—Metal Rendez-Vous
Tad Morose—Revenant
Foreigner—Double Vision
Jane's Addiction—Ritual De Lo Habitual
KMFDM—Symbols
Judas Priest—The Essential Judas Priest
AC/DC—Rock Or Bust

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[TageRyche]

I still need to get around to buying that Bernie Marsden CD.

I have the albums from Ozzy Osbourne, Savatage, Armored Saint, Journey, Foreigner and AC/DC.

I'll be getting the Winger album.

[Yngve J. Chapleen]

A short report from the island of desolation this week. Yep, you heard it right, desolation it is as I'm swinging between the palm tree's like Tarzan fleeing from Mama Gunda, even though that is not my intention. It's hurricane season and Mother Nature does not give a fu*k about me trying to listen to some CDs, so I'm cutting the session short and using this downtime to think more about what'll I do to fill my bank account once I get back to the safety of those "concrete jungles" I'm familiar with.

I have to admit, I'm not very creative, since all I'm thinking of is opening a TV Antenna Installation/Service shop. Why? Well, ever since I was a kid one of my many chores was to go out and turn the antenna back to its best position when it moved. The best position, in this case, would have been where we could watch both state channels with minimal grain in their picture and at a noise level where we could understand every tenth word coming from the tube. It had a sweet spot to it and not only we preferred it that way, but I was told I'm the only one who knew how to find it, even though I was just swinging the damn thing blind while my Father was yelling out "turn it right, turn it left". So why did I have to put it back into that one precise spot? Because it was a storm ripping through our town with wind guts of about 150km/hour, that's why. But you are correct. Why me? Why not my sister? I could never figure that out. You think they liked her more? No, I think I was their favorite... the chosen one. Anyway, by the time I got back from outside, the antenna already moved so I had to repeat the same thing, all over again. Well, guess who's laughing now? I can use this experience to build my own business. I even thought of the name: "Lightning Strikes Antenna Installation and Service". I know what you're thinking: "Who TF still uses antennas?" Well, you might be right there but I'm not a one-trick pony either.

I'm going to sell/install/service satellite dishes too. Boom!
For that, I even came up with a new name: "Lightning Strikes... Twice! Antenna/Satellite Dish Service and Installation/Retail Store". And all I need is a partner. As much as it pains me, I'll need one of those to succeed in this venture. I'm afraid of heights so I'll be the safety net down while my partner installs those things on the roof, side of the building, poles, or whatever. If you can think of a place, he'll do it. What? You think I have money to spend on Life Nets and Lineman belts? No, I'm not gonna do that. Fu*k that! I'll wait for him to fall down, then I'll catch him... after he bounces off the ground once or twice, of course, I don't want to hurt myself. Then I'll have to deduct my injuries from his paycheck. He probably won't like that. As for being safe up there, well he can hold on to the antenna, can he? Yeah, in storms too. I had to do it, why couldn't he? But thanks for looking out for me, I'll be fine. I'll have him sign a disclaimer. Oh man, I'm gonna be so rich it's not even funny. What? What do you mean by who TF uses satellite dishes these days? Two words. Third-World-Countries. I heard it's the latest craze over there. They might not have shirts, socks, sandals, or even a signal for that matter... but they do have to keep up with the Joneses. And I'm here to help 'em... and myself, of course. Well, more myself than them but who cares? OK, I'm only helping myself, but they will rip the benefits in the long run. I think I have about 10 years to milk this camel, before it runs dry, so to speak.
                           — Yngve J. Chapleen

Desert Island Collection: Jewel Case CDs

2004
7FOR4 – Time
IGOR BELSKY – Time Sensitive
CANS – Beyond The Gates
PATRIK CARLSSON – Phraseology
DGM – Misplaced
DRAGONFORCE – Sonic Firestorm
DREAM EVIL – The Book Of Heavy Metal
DIONYSUS – Anima Mundi
MATTIAS IA EKLUNDH – Freak Guitar - The Road Less Traveled
EVIL MASQUERADE – Welcome To The Show
GERARD – Power Of Infinity
ALIK GRANOVSKY (Алик Грановский) – Большая Прогулка
GÜNTHER – Pleasureman
MATYI ÉS A HEGEDŰS – 50 Pengő
MC HAWER ÉS TEKKNŐ – Ma Este Mulatunk!
AXEL RUDI PELL – Kings And Queens
POKOLGÉP – A Túlélő
MAXIMILIANO SANTIAGO – Definitivo
SECOND HEAT – Second Heat
SILENT FORCE – Worlds Apart
VICTOR SMOLSKI – Majesty & Passion
SPASTIC INK – Ink Compatible
SHINJI TAGAWA – Global Groove
WIG WAM – Hard To Be A Rock'n Roller...In Kiev!
KYOJI YAMAMOTO – Time
ATSUSHI YOKOZEKI – G.T. Resonator

[TageRyche]

I love the title track from the Dream Evil album!

[TageRyche]

My playlist this week!

Illusory - Crimson Wreath

All Sinners - S/T

Oliva - Raise The Curtain

Aerosmith - Pump

Heart - S/T

John Gorka - Between Five and Seven

John Gorka - After Yesterday

Judas Priest - Firepower

[RJhog (Admin)]

234. Bachman-Turner Overdrive - Bachma-Turner Overdrive 

234. Eagles - Eagles

235. Jim Croce - Facets

236. Winger - Seven

237. Uriah Heep - Very ‘Eavy…Very ‘Umble

238. Boston - Boston

239. Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield 

240. Bad Company - Bad Company

241. The Allman Brothers Band - The Allman Brothers Band

242. Morse Portnoy George - Cover 2 Cover

Album Streams

243. The Answer - Sundowners 

244. Steelheart - Tangled In Reins

245. Bernie Marsden - Shine

246. Crazy Lixx - Forever Wild

[TageRyche]

I've got the Bad Company album.

Need to get the Winger and Bernie Marsden albums.

[Jon]

Shooting Star—III Wishes
Unisonic—Light Of Day
Eagles—On The Border
Joe Walsh—Got Any Gum?
Buffalo Springfield—Buffalo Springfield
The Tubes—The Tubes
Ozzy Osbourne—Black Rain
Steve Winwood—Arc Of A Diver
ELO—Time
Rod Stewart—The Very Best Of Rod Stewart
Angel—Helluva Band
Billy Thorpe—Tangier
Alice Cooper—Welcome To My Nightmare
Savatage—Handful Of Rain
Dennis DeYoung—26 East, Vol. 1
The Kinks—Word Of Mouth
ZZ Top—Tres Hombres
Dave Edmunds—Riff Raff
Simon And Garfunkel—The Concert In Central Park
Steeleye Span—Now We Are Six
Saga—Heads Or Tails
Sweet—Waters Edge
The Who—The Who Hits 50!
Big Country—The Best Of Big Country
Winger—Pull
Armored Saint—Delirious Nomad
Wishbone Ash—Strange Affair
Whitesnake—Flesh & Blood
Enforcer—From Beyond
White Zombie--Astro-Creep: 2000 (Songs Of Love, Destruction And Other Synthetic Delusions Of The Electric Head)
The Hooters—Hooterization: A Retrospective

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[TageRyche]

I had that Unisonic album at one point.

I've got the albums from Savatage, Ozzy Osbourne, Armored Saint and Whitesnake.

[RJhog (Admin)]

247. Whitesnake - Trouble

248. The J. Geils Band - The J. Geils Band

249. Blue Oyster Cult - Blue Oyster Cult 

250. The Rolling Stones - The Rolling Stones

251. REO Speedwagon - REO Speedwagon

252. The Beatles - Please Please Me

253. Chicago Transit Authority - Chicago Transit Authority 

254. Atlanta Rhythm Section - Atlanta Rhythm Section

255. Peter Frampton - Wind Of Change

256. Styx - Styx

257. Kiss - Killers

258. The Who - My Generation 

259. Russ Ballard - Russ Ballard

260. Bruce Springsteen - Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J.

Album Streams

261. Unisonic - Light Of The Dawn (Mike POTW)

262. Olivia Newton-John - Physical (Jon POTW)

263. Shooting Star - III Wishes (Scott POTW)

264. LA Guns - Black Diamonds

[TageRyche]

I've got the Whitesnake and Kiss albums. I had that Unisonic CD at one point.

[Yngve J. Chapleen]

Listening to great music on a deserted island, uninterrupted, is like a day in paradise. Taking breaks only to think about work (and not necessarily act on those impulses) might be the exact order God intended us to live out our peaceful lives in harmony, yet, granting us free will we chose the opposite of everything that makes sense. Spitting in the wind is what we do. How's that working out for us? No wonder God is giving us the "silent" treatment.

Not me.
I know when to hold 'em when to fold 'em, when to walk away, and how to swim. Speaking of which, there is a skill I have, yet, time and time again I chose not to pursue it further. Baker. My Grandpa was one. Damn good too. Learned the secrets of the trade from his distant uncle in a 4 years live-in apprenticeship. That's how they did it back then. At the end of his studies, he got paid a few pennies and went back to his parents who put their piss-poor wealth together and bought him a piece of swamp. My Papi built an empire on that property and made a name for himself, despite all the hardships he had to endure. The business was growing. So much so that before WWII he managed to save up money for new equipment. Then the War To End All Wars Part II came along where first the Communists won, then they converted the whole private sector into government-controlled institutions, only allowing my Papi to sell bread that was made in "their" factories. You can say, "they" shuttered his dreams, "they" took his dignity, but "they" could not rob him of his good name. Everybody knew and adored him, long after he was just a puppet in his own store. The animosity our family felt toward the new regime is summed up right there. I could have been a famous baker mogul. Instead, I'll remain to be known as "Herr. Albert's grandson" because people 3 decades later still remembered Papi. Sure, his bread, especially the homemade croissant was talked about far and wide in our region but it was his big heart that earned him his reputation. At the end of each business day, he would divide all the remaining bread among poor people lined up in front of his store, free of charge. Rumor has it, he saved a whole bunch of Romas from retreating German soldiers who were executing second-rate citizens left and right at the end of the war. No, you won't read about this on any Wikipedia page (nor hear about it on a Sabbaton song), but I witnessed myself the Wajda (“leader of gypsies”) stepping out of his White Mercedes to shake my Papi's hands with utmost gratitude, every time his chauffeur drove by our house.

What does all this have to do with me and the bakery, you might ask?
Not much, because I know I'm not cut out for this line of work, even though I'm not clueless when it comes to making dough, literally. I still have to figure out how to do that figuratively, though. My Papi thought me everything I needed to know about croissants. Not that sissy layered, flaky, French pastry that looks like granny's wrinkled a** the next day, but the real buttery dough that melts in your mouth with every bite. I also worked in my cousin's Pizzeria, where I added additional tricks to my sleeve. I don't bake Pizza very often, but when I do, the word travels around fast. Once, I got invited to be a cook on a movie set. I rejected. Have been asked to become a partner in a Pizza restaurant. I declined that too. Yet, when I needed a job, a night shift at a bakery, with a bunch of female workers, seemed like a challenge I was up to. Spoiler alert: Went down in history as a one-night stand. In retrospect, I must've lost my marbles. Hence the origin of the marble bread. What!?

Let's reenact the night I would never forget.
At the beginning of the shift, the "girls" were all singing. So far so good, I was quick to convince my naive self. An hour later, they were swearing, spitting, and throwing dough at each other. A dramatic change that quickly escalated into fistfights, scratching, screaming, kicking, and pulling hair. An awkward silence followed all that jazz, which shortly after turned into laughter and singing again. The same cycle repeated itself without warning in numerous successions. When we came to the silent part for the umpteenth time I started singing solo, eager to lead us all into the advanced state of merriness when suddenly and inexplicably, I become the sole reason for everything that was wrong in this world. I don't know, perhaps my judgment might have been clouded by the night, but by the time my shift ended, it was clear as day that women, dough, sanity, and singing do not mix well together.
In fact, I'd wager it's a sure recipe for disaster.
                                                                      — Yngve J. Chapleen

Desert Island Collection: Jewel Case CDs

2005
YOU ADACHI – You's Alien
MICHAEL ANGELO BATIO – Hands Without Shadows
BOW WOW – Era
DEMONLORD – Hellforged
DOMAIN – Last Days Of Utopia
DREAMTALE – Difference
EDDA MŰVEK – 27. - Isten Az Úton
FELONY – First Works
KANG INO – My World
IRON MASK – Hordes Of The Brave
KIPELOV (Кипелов) – Реки Времён
MAGIC PIE – Motions Of Desire
MATYI ÉS A HEGEDŰS – Lotto
MC HAWER ÉS TEKKNŐ – Állati Nagy Slágerek
RANDY McSTINE – Guitarizm
NEAL MORSE – ?
MILAN POLAK – Dreamscapes
RICHARD ANDERSSON'S SPACE ODYSSEY – The Astral Episode
ROB ROCK – Holy Hell
ROYAL HUNT – Paper Blood
SAIDIAN – For Those Who Walk The Path Forlorn
SEX MACHINEGUNS – Heavy Metal Thunder
SILVER – Gold
STRATOVARIUS – Stratovarius
THUNDERSTONE – Tools Of Destruction
TOCCATA – Circe
TSUTOMU TOYA – An Infinite String
STEVE VAI – Real Illusions: Reflections
WARMEN – Accept The Fact
YNGWIE MALMSTEEN'S RISING FORCE – Unleash The Fury

2006
ANDRÉ ANDERSEN / PAUL LAINE / DAVID READMAN – Three
AXXIS – Paradise In Flames
RUSS BALLARD – Book Of Love
BEAUTIFUL SIN – The Unexpected
BROTHER FIRETRIBE – False Metal
CODE OF PERFECTION – Last Exit For The Lost
ANTONIO CORDARO – Sunrise
CRYSTAL TEARS – Choirs Of Immortal
DIONYSUS – Fairytales And Reality
DREAM EVIL – United
EDGUY – Rocket Ride
EMPIRE – The Raven Ride
MARTY FRIEDMAN – Loudspeaker
PAUL GILBERT – Get Out Of My Yard
GPS – Window To The Soul
RICHIE KOTZEN – Ai Senshi Soldiers Of Sorrow Z×R
THOMAS LARSSON – Harmonic Passion
LORDI – The Arockalypse
MAJESTY – Hellforces
GENNADIJ MATVEEV (Геннадий Матвеев) – Мой Рок
MC HAWER ÉS TEKKNŐ – Aki Minket Nem Szeret...
OBSESSION – Carnival Of Lies
MICHAEL ORLANDO – Sonic Stomp
PUMP – Breakdown To Breakthrough
RAGE – Speak Of The Dead
JOE SATRIANI – Super Colossal
THE SONIC TRICK – Spark
TIME REQUIEM – Optical Illusion
DAVID VALDES – Imhotep
VENGEANCE – Back In The Ring
WIG WAM – Wig Wamania
WOLF – The Black Flame
WUTHERING HEIGHTS – The Shadow Cabinet
DWEEZIL ZAPPA – Go With What You Know
NEIL ZAZA – When Gravity Fails
ZENO – Runway To The Gods