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Poll Question: Which is your favourite album?
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    Posted: July 15 2024 at 06:57
It's the final countdown for killers, thrillers and stadium fillers. 

3 stars 1976: AC/DC - High Voltage - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlyPORi_B7s
3 stars 1974: Jefferson Starship - Dragon Fly - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PALRWOyBX9c
3 stars 1964: The Rolling Stones - The Rolling Stones - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiNqq_Jm9dh81gzixe_Uo2cQcUWSPBji2
3 stars 1979: Survivor - Survivor - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYkAR6VDaHU
3 stars 1978: Van Halen - Van Halen - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REtGa3L0XXg


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Kansas
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Who's Next?
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Dreamboat Annie. Love that album.
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Some albums here that I was into back in the day for sure.
Van Halen gets my vote, it had the biggest impact on me as a 17 year old. I would eventually see them live on the Women And Children First tour at Maple Leaf Gardens in Toronto in 1980. It was July and so hot, and we're up in the grey seats melting.
Boston, Aerosmith and Ac/Dc are right there too.
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"Eww" is my first impression and expression when I saw this topic TBH.  My next expression is that I like Dreamboat Annie and will give it a vote. Smile
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (1) Thanks(1)   Quote Logan Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 15 2024 at 07:33
Originally posted by Gnik Nosmirc Gnik Nosmirc wrote:

Who's Next?


Who is next for for the second album which would come in the second poll of this series, you mean?  Well with, for example, The Who, it would be A Quick One methinks, then The Who Sell Out in the third, then Tommy in the fourth, then Who's Next in the fifth, then Quadrophenia in the sixth....


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Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

"Eww" is my first impression and expression when I saw this topic TBH.  My next expression is that I like Dreamboat Annie and will give it a vote. Smile
I somehow knew most of these albums wouldn't appeal to your eclectic tastes, but at least Heart and The Who are in the poll, which may be some small consolation. Smile

Anyway, may vote goes to Boston, although I had More Than a Feeling that Boston were never going to win this first poll (or any other poll). Tongue

My guess is Rush will win most of these polls, seeing as they're one of the proggiest bands in Arena Rock, although Kansas fans might have something to say about that. Smile


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Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

"Eww" is my first impression and expression when I saw this topic TBH.  My next expression is that I like Dreamboat Annie and will give it a vote. Smile
This is a rude comment, Greg. Not funny. Don't participate if you don't like the topic.
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Originally posted by Grumpyprogfan Grumpyprogfan wrote:

Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

"Eww" is my first impression and expression when I saw this topic TBH.  My next expression is that I like Dreamboat Annie and will give it a vote. Smile
This is a rude comment, Greg. Not funny. Don't participate if you don't like the topic.

I knew most of those mainstream Arena Rock albums wouldn't appeal to Greg's offbeat tastes, but I don't consider it a rude comment and at least Greg found a couple of bands worth voting for, so it's all good. Smile
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Rainbow - Richie Blackmore's Rainbow
Van Halen - Van Halen
Blue Oyster Cult - Blue Oyster Cult
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

Originally posted by Grumpyprogfan Grumpyprogfan wrote:

Originally posted by Logan Logan wrote:

"Eww" is my first impression and expression when I saw this topic TBH.  My next expression is that I like Dreamboat Annie and will give it a vote. Smile
This is a rude comment, Greg. Not funny. Don't participate if you don't like the topic.

I knew most of those mainstream Arena Rock albums wouldn't appeal to Greg's offbeat tastes, but I don't consider it a rude comment and at least Greg found a couple of bands worth voting for, so it's all good. Smile


Thanks Paul.  It wasn't meant to be funny, unless perhaps a little LOL@me. I really like that Heart album a lot, and I like various albums here.  It's true when I first saw the topic name, my first thought was "Eww", but then when I looked I realised it was the wrong reaction.   This is something I've mentioned before with me, so maybe that's why i did not go into further detail (and helping the wife for her to trip to San Fran -- place she has to go to once a month for her  work).  Sorry for not being clearer, just did not occur to me that I needed to be, and no offence intended.  It's a reminder of how little we know each other and understand each other online which often comes across in our inferences, reactions and expectations.  Sadly, when I do try to be funny, that rarely gets a laugh or positive comments.  I have no problem with his series, just a problem with myself for being judgmental too quickly, like with the "Eww" reaction.  Then upon seeing the actual choices I realised "mea culpa".  Arena Rock is just a term I grew biased against.  Same with terms like commercial rock, c*ck rock, gangster rap, but I can find music under all of those labels that appeals to me. Labels, schmabels as I sometimes say.  I am a pessimist by nature, but I do prefer to adopt an optimistic attitude, including how I react to others.  Obviously I fail, and I could be much kinder and more charitable 9and have caused offence many times, sometimes rightly sometimes wrongly).  To each his or her own tastes, live and let live.... As for being rude, I can be downright revolting.  I rember once getting complaints because someone said they could not get into Tool, and I responded with "One does not get into Tool, you must let tool get into you" with images to demonstrate.
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^ Your adverse reaction to Arena Rock is not unlike my reaction to anything labelled as Avant Prog, so no offence taken. Smile
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This one's fun!
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Originally posted by Psychedelic Paul Psychedelic Paul wrote:

^ Your adverse reaction to Arena Rock is not unlike my reaction to anything labelled as Avant Prog, so no offence taken. Smile

Yeah, and I absolutely take no offence to you or others feeling that way about Avant Prog.  What is very sad to me is that some people seem to take offence again and again at innocuous comments and sometimes jokes I make.  Like one times this throw away lame bit of humour about preferring Parisian croissants to Topeka tarts or something when comparing Kansas to maybe Magma.  I Have never even been to Kansas or had a tart from Topeka, but I do love Paris.  And it's seems like no matter how much you explain, some people just never accept, understand you, and move on.  It does make me feel like if I can't be understood here, with so many years here, and so many posts trying to explain, maybe this is not the place for me.  One would at least hope that the expressed appreciation outweighs the discontent.  And generally, this is a really nice, warm, and accepting community, and we all (or many of us) have our off days.


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I own seven of those albums (thought it'd be more). Kansas' debut is a monster prog album, so it's kind of unfair to have them there, as that grabs my vote instantaneously.

The firsts by Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, Blue Óyster Cult, Heart, Foreigner and Van Halen are all classics in my book. I enjoy early Leppard, too!

I've been a Rush band for forty years, but their eponymous record does nothing for me at this stage.
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