SR VII

HughesJB4 wrote: NaturalScience wrote: That's when Headbanger's Ball pwned, when they played videos from Megadeth, Slayer, Pantera...good times f**k yes! Cowboys from Hell!

hell yeah, also a lot of  stuff from Vulgar Display of Power.  My buddies and I played that album incessantly back in the day.  What a f**king killer record that was!

And also, something about SFAM is slightly lacking compared to I&W.
I always feel more inspired listening to I&W than I do SFAM.
It's like I can almost feel how the band was so youthful and inspired for I&W, can't think of any other way to describe it.

NaturalScience wrote: hell yeah, also a lot of  stuff from Vulgar Display of Power.  My buddies and I played that album incessantly back in the day.  What a f**king killer record that was!

Pantera just destroyed faces with CFH and Vulgar Display, pure and simple. I always end mucking around with groove metal riffs on the guitar from the Pantera influence.

HughesJB4 wrote: And also, something about SFAM is slightly lacking compared to I&W. I always feel more inspired listening to I&W than I do SFAM. It's like I can almost feel how the band was so youthful and inspired for I&W, can't think of any other way to describe it.

I think you pretty much listed why I like I&W more than SFAM.

HughesJB4 wrote: It's like I can almost feel how the band was so youthful and inspired for I&W, can't think of any other way to describe it.

You're totally right about this.

I was just so stunned with I&W when it came out.  People sort of take that type of prog metal sound a little bit for granted now, but there was really nothing like that at the time.

NaturalScience wrote: HughesJB4 wrote: It's like I can almost feel how the band was so youthful and inspired for I&W, can't think of any other way to describe it. You're totally right about this. I was just so stunned with I&W when it came out.  People sort of take that type of prog metal sound a little bit for granted now, but there was really nothing like that at the time.

That's understandable.

I suppose I'm in the minority here though. I'm used to it.

MovingPictures07 wrote: NaturalScience wrote: HughesJB4 wrote: It's like I can almost feel how the band was so youthful and inspired for I&W, can't think of any other way to describe it. You're totally right about this. I was just so stunned with I&W when it came out.  People sort of take that type of prog metal sound a little bit for granted now, but there was really nothing like that at the time. That's understandable. I suppose I'm in the minority here though. I'm used to it.

Oh don't get me wrong, I was as blown away by SFAM as I was I&W.  They peaked with that one IMO.

NaturalScience wrote: MovingPictures07 wrote: NaturalScience wrote: HughesJB4 wrote: It's like I can almost feel how the band was so youthful and inspired for I&W, can't think of any other way to describe it. You're totally right about this. I was just so stunned with I&W when it came out.  People sort of take that type of prog metal sound a little bit for granted now, but there was really nothing like that at the time. That's understandable. I suppose I'm in the minority here though. I'm used to it. Oh don't get me wrong, I was as blown away by SFAM as I was I&W.  They peaked with that one IMO.

I&W is very good, it just didn't quite blow me away on the same level. It's really a shame that their last 3 albums haven't been that good.

Alex, save up enough to get the HC box set and the three Art Bears albums.  

MovingPictures07 wrote: HughesJB4 wrote: And also, something about SFAM is slightly lacking compared to I&W. I always feel more inspired listening to I&W than I do SFAM. It's like I can almost feel how the band was so youthful and inspired for I&W, can't think of any other way to describe it. I feel the opposite; I am so much more inspired listening to SFAM than I am I&W. Images and Words is just a solid album to me, nothing more. SFAM is packed full of an amazing concept, emotions, and much more mature playing.

I see what you mean dude and can understand why you might like it more than I do.
I used to like SFAM more back in 2006.
But after a while, I realized just because it was a concept album, I couldn't keep telling myself I enjoyed it more than I&W, because I came to realize in the end I&W was the more emotional, inspiring experience for me.