Heavy Metal Thunderdome

Oaky, remember you are only judging by the music here. It is...


Black Sabbath-Vol.4


vs.


Led Zeppelin 2

***Which album do you prefer?

Battle of the bands

Here is a big one, it is...



Black Sabbath

vs.



Led Zeppelin

***Which band do you prefer?

Clash of the album covers

Here you go.


Led Zeppelin-2

vs.



Rush-Moving Pictures


***Which cover do you prefer?

Underrated and overrated 70's albums

I think I did one of these lists for 80's album so now maybe I'll tackle the 70's. Here are five albums that I overrated at one time and five that I underrated.




Underrated

1-Led Zeppelin-3
This one didn't click with me for years just because it was way more mellow than I was used to. It has grown on me and I glad that it is an album with it's own personality.

2-Rush-Caress of steel
Not everyone's favorite Rush album for sure. Odd around the edges and perhaps that's why it stands out for me.

3-Aerosmith-Get your wings
This one often gets left in the shadows of album like Rocks and Toys in the attic. It's more subtle, but the grooves are solid.

4-TKO-Let it roll
Known more for their 80's output, but this 1979 release was a solid Boston inspired album that didn't work for me in the mid-80's. In recent years I came around.

5-KISS-Hotter than hell
I used to skip past this one for most of their other mid-70's albums. Now I think it's one of their 4-5 best of their long career.

Overrated
1-Deep Purple-Who do we think we are
I always put this in with their fine string of early 70's albums, but really it's a mixed bag.

2-AC/DC-High Voltage (US version)
All their other 70's efforts rock and this one has some fine songs, but some snoozers too.

3-KISS-S/T
I used to like this one just as much as the five albums after it. There is some potential there, but it's clunky too.

4-Alice Cooper-From the inside
I got really into this one for a while mainly just because I liked the concept. Then I realized the songs were not quite as good as the ideas behind them.

5-Judas Priest-Rocka Rolla
Once I saw this one a small step away from Sad wings of destiny and sin after sin. Time and repeated plays has made me realize that the distance is wider than I thought it once was. Their are some sparks here, but it's a long ways from where they would go with their other 1970's efforts.

Clash of the album covers

Going with some classics today.



Black Sabbath- Vol. 4

vs.



Led Zeppelin

***Which cover do you prefer?

Number seven

Number 7 is...

Jimmy Page

His love and background in the blues blended wonderfully with hard rock. He could handle heavy songs, slower songs and wasn't afraid to experiment. I prefer his rhythms to his solos. Even though his best contributions ended over 30 years ago, he still made a huge contribution with Zeppelin.

***Number 6 is coming soon.

Clash of the album covers

I think that I had this one in mind for some time, but just now got around to it. So we have....



Judas Priest-Sin after Sin

vs.



Led Zeppelin-Physical Graffiti

***So which cover do you prefer?