Click to view our Accessibility Statement or contact us with accessibility-related questions
Showing 1 of 126 conversations about:
onoduras
54
Jan 31, 2018
bookmark_border
In no order at all:
Electric Light Orchestra - Time Opeth - Damnation / Deliverance Devin Townsend Project - Synchestra Devin Townsend Band - Trancendence Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast Deep Purple - Machine Head Uriah Heep - Demons and Wizards (this is probably one of the best hard rock albums EVER) My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult - Sinister Whisperz II Porcupine Tree - Signify Shylmagoghnar - Emergence Avantasia - Angel of Babylon Edguy - Rocket Ride Juno Reactor - Shango Buena Vista Social Club - Buena Vista Social Club Brian Eno - Ambient 4: On Land Ott - Mir
I'm sure I'm missing other regular listens but this is what I have off the top of my head.
Jan 31, 2018
rastus
1391
Feb 1, 2018
bookmark_border
onodurasUriah Heep:) thanks for posting, will have to put them on the listening list... "Easy Livin"
Feb 1, 2018
onoduras
54
Feb 2, 2018
bookmark_border
rastusIMO Uriah Heep (and to a lesser extent, Deep Purple) did more for the contemporary metal sound (especially power metal) than Ozzy-era Black Sabbath ever did. It's gritty but rich, and wildly inventive. "Circle of Hands" and "Rainbow Demon" and "The Wizard" create such rich tapestries of sound that support the lyrics. The album preceding "Demons and Wizards" is "Salisbury", which is also quite good... The title track is a 16-minute epic about having the best sex ever, and not in a chauvinistic way - in fact some of the lyrics are extremely romantic. Artists these days don't have the creativity or patience for something like that. LOL
That said, Hansi Kursch of Blind Guardian clearly loves his hard rock ancestors with "A Night At The Opera" clearly referencing the seminal Queen album of the same name (with multitracked choral vocals just like Freddy used), and the side project "Demons and Wizards" also referencing Uriah Heep. And of course Opeth has recently gone in a 70s-ish direction with "Heritage" and "Sorceress" that have hints of Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd. It's nice when contemporary greats tell us fans that they know where they've come from. :D
Feb 2, 2018
wokka11wokka
3
May 5, 2018
bookmark_border
onodurastotally agree with your comment on Demons and Wizards; some of the best bass playing I've heard not to mention a great desire for some "Easy Living". I can see by your list we'd get along fine.
May 5, 2018
onoduras
54
May 7, 2018
bookmark_border
wokka11wokkaThanks - music and food are the two great equalizers, and have been for (I suspect) as long as humans have eaten food and made music. What better way to separate ourselves from the outer darkness than to join in a group that can share food and then dance and sing?
I love music that shows us we're all connected through history... The best artists have an undefinable "familiarity" (Led Zeppelin was perhaps best at this, though I am of the opinion that Opeth has similar aspects - just MUCH heavier) that feels new but not alien, a mysterious allure that might be undefinable but is definitely real, and enriching.
May 7, 2018
View Full Discussion
Related Posts
Trending Posts in Audiophile