Here are five that come to mind that I can listen to at any time.
Iron Maiden-Excluding the crappy 90's stuff I could listen to most of the other ones at any given time. I take to the m automaticly and always have.
Van Halen (Roth-era of course)-One of the first I ever got still holds well to my ears. It's largely upbeat and the grooves still sound strong.
Motorhead-Other than a few albums, most of theirs are albums I can turn on, crank up and get my blood going.
Hanoi Rocks-About twnty years ago I would have add them in the other category due to the odd paces and mixed sounds. Now I listen to them frequently for the same reasons.
WASP-I have my favorite albums, but since 1984 I have been listening to them fairly regularly without a break.
Five bands I like, but have to be in a certain mood to want to hear them.
Rush-Used to listen to them all the time, but now I really have to be in the mood to want to hear them even their best material.
Pentagram-I love doom and old 70's sludge, but I have to be in a patient, kind of low -key mood for this band.
Megadeth-I used to listen to them all the time from about 86-90. I still like them, but have to be in a rare mood to listen to them particularly a whole album.
Helloween-Another band I listened to a lot for a long time. The best power metal band around and like all power metal I can only take it in small doses these days.
Ozzy-I don't know if it's his overexposure in recent years as an idiot or the almost twenty years of worthless albums. Whatever the reason I have to really be in the mood to listen to even his best stuff yet I definitely admit he did a few very good albums.
What about Black Sabbath (70's era)?
ReplyDeleteand Led Zeppelin?
Sorry I'm a pain!
No pain at all. Both bands would fall in the I can listen to almost any time category although not as much as the five bands I listed. I think hearding Sabbath and Zeppelin so much over the years has made it to where I don't to them as much as I once did to some extent.
ReplyDeleteMan, I could not agree with you more on Motorhead, Iron Maiden and W.A.S.P., three out of my five "core bands" I NEED to listen to always. My other two: Misfits and Slayer.
ReplyDeleteI just bought Rush - "Working Men" Live, today... I need them in my ears on a semi-regular basis... especially when I am driving for some reason. A Metal thought provoking post... yup.