Needles & Grooves AoTM /// Vol. 2 - August 2019 /// Khemmis - Hunted
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Murfocakes
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I love Lemmy. But I think even he just saw himself as ‘Rock & Roll’, extending on from Gene Vincent, Hendrix, etc. Dio gave us the devil horn hand gesture for goodness sake
doncornelius
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These are all excellent choices, but b) is where Ronnie proved his greatness, so that's my pick.
Murfocakes
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My uncle met Lemmy a few times. He was everything you’d expect him to be. Legend
dhodo
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Good point. I think this would rule out any 2019 albums. I think that Baroness was the only one on the current list that is though.
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Murfocakes
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Heaven and Hell is the arguably the best Black Sabbath album. And I love Ozzy and think all 6 of that first run are 5 star classics. You win tonight’s prize, a sense of superiority over lesser mortals.
Enaz Fox
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I wasn’t meaning to imply that Lemmy is/was the personification of metal, just that he fills that role more so for me than Ronnie. But I’m not a Dio fan so that plays into it I’m sure. I respect what he did for the genre I just prefer Ozzy/Sabbath.
Goatfish
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Murfocakes
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I agree that Heaven and Hell is arguably the best Dio fronted Sabbath album...
I was going to ask you what Baroness album I should buy first seeing they are out of the running. But if this is how our Lord and Saviour Ronnie gets treated around these parts I won’t bother.
Goatfish
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Enaz Fox
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I’m just poking fun! I have no problem with Dio, just not my cup of tea.
Baroness id go red or blue.
Murfocakes
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You are forgiven my child. As a penance say four Hail Marys, 2 Rainbows In The Dark and a Stargazer
I always go with d) Holy Diver.
But his blues rock in Elf is pretty good, too. Although he was Ronald Padavona at the time.
Murfocakes
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Blue it is then. If it’s anything like Blue by Joni Mitchell or Blue by Simply Red i’m Sure i’ll Love it.
Goatfish
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Happy listening! I think Blue improves on Red with slightly more thoughtful songwriting. Yellow & Green is also great but it has low points from being a bit too long. Purple is a grower, and really shows some progression in sound.
I'm still digesting Gold & Grey, but the production is total trash which is making it difficult.
BjorgenFjorgen
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Blue = Red > Yellow & Green > Gold & Grey > Purple
Haven't listened to their pre-Red stuff enough.
Goatfish
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Pre-Red stuff is not essential at all IMO. Grey Sigh in a Flower Husk is OK. My personal ranking is:
1a. Blue
1b. Red
2. Purple (this used to be at the bottom but has grown on me HUGE)
3. Yellow
4. Gold & Grey
5. Green (I split them because Yellow is so much above Green for me)
BjorgenFjorgen
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Agreed with that for sure. On Green I just love "Mtns." and "Stretchmarker."
TenderLovingKiller®
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Also, don’t sleep on the First & Second EP’s either (you can actually find them as an Single LP). I would actually stick those up with Red & Blue as far as their best releases go. It’s more raw and a bit more rawkus than their later releases. It really kinda depends on your mood.
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Goatfish
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I might have to revisit First & Second, but I always preferred early Mastodon when looking for the thrashier sound of progressive sludge. I liked Baroness better when they found & refined their own sound.