OT: Great performances

[auroraave]

The second album released that year was Def Leppard's High N Dry, an absolute motherfucker of a album. Top to bottom - an underrated masterpiece of youth, whiskey and testosterone. Saw them open for Judas fucking Priest, thank you very much. Jesus, my ears are still ringing. Man, they were never the same after this record - they started pouring sugar on it and got the cover of teen beat. Good for them. Go relive some youth with this beast from 1981; Camaros, Chevelles laying rubber all over Edmonds, and the title track off High N Dry - an absolute scorcher.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkfJOrdc1AU

I read through all of the pages on this post, and couldn't believe it took until page 30 or so for the High N Dry album to be mentioned. It is THE BEST driving guitar album of all time, and it's not even close. I've seen Def Leppard over 10 times, the first in Vancouver B.C. in the early 1980s and they never disappoint. The December 2002 concert in Denver at Magness Arena, they started by playing the entire first side of High N Dry from front to back including an amazing rendition of Switch 625 at the end of it all.

My other favorite bands that I've seen in concert would include: Foreigner, Styx, Journey (with Steve Perry), AC/DC, Van Halen, Cheap Trick, The Cars and Pat Benetar. I also love the band Live from the 90's quite a bit and wished they'd have put out more albums. Can't forget about Heart from the 1970s and 1980s. Of course, I love all the Seattle bands of the 90s (Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Queensryche). Also saw Foo Fighters in Helsinki in 2011 which was awesome. The B-52s performed for our company function in 2017, and that was pretty fun, although they were pretty old by then.

I went to the gravesite of Jim Morrison's grave in Paris on July 3, 2011 which just happened to be on the 40th anniversary of his death. People started to gather and I didn't know what was happening. They were all wearing shirts commemorating his death, and I quickly figured it out. The rest of the Doors band showed up later in the afternoon. It was a total surprise and had I no idea that it was going to happen before going there. Pretty cool day.

I know many people mention Led Zeppelin as one of their favorite bands, but I could never get into them. Besides Stairway to Heaven, I don't know 80% of the lyrics of any of their other songs or be able to name their songs, because they have such weird names. I guess I'm just an 80's music bigot. I think the MTV generation created some of the most innovative, creative and broad spectrum of music that's ever been created. Besides Queen, Heart or Fleetwood Mac, I just don't really like 70s music all that much. To each their own, the beauty of music.

70's music - American rock - no one did it better than Aerosmith. No one. Album after album of insane tunes - while drowning in drugs and alcohol. To be that productive - with such insane quality - under those circumstance - truly remarkable. Best band of the 70's IMO.

[XpertDBA]

The second album released that year was Def Leppard's High N Dry, an absolute motherfucker of a album. Top to bottom - an underrated masterpiece of youth, whiskey and testosterone. Saw them open for Judas fucking Priest, thank you very much. Jesus, my ears are still ringing. Man, they were never the same after this record - they started pouring sugar on it and got the cover of teen beat. Good for them. Go relive some youth with this beast from 1981; Camaros, Chevelles laying rubber all over Edmonds, and the title track off High N Dry - an absolute scorcher.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkfJOrdc1AU

I read through all of the pages on this post, and couldn't believe it took until page 30 or so for the High N Dry album to be mentioned. It is THE BEST driving guitar album of all time, and it's not even close. I've seen Def Leppard over 10 times, the first in Vancouver B.C. in the early 1980s and they never disappoint. The December 2002 concert in Denver at Magness Arena, they started by playing the entire first side of High N Dry from front to back including an amazing rendition of Switch 625 at the end of it all.

My other favorite bands that I've seen in concert would include: Foreigner, Styx, Journey (with Steve Perry), AC/DC, Van Halen, Cheap Trick, The Cars and Pat Benetar. I also love the band Live from the 90's quite a bit and wished they'd have put out more albums. Can't forget about Heart from the 1970s and 1980s. Of course, I love all the Seattle bands of the 90s (Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Queensryche). Also saw Foo Fighters in Helsinki in 2011 which was awesome. The B-52s performed for our company function in 2017, and that was pretty fun, although they were pretty old by then.

I went to the gravesite of Jim Morrison's grave in Paris on July 3, 2011 which just happened to be on the 40th anniversary of his death. People started to gather and I didn't know what was happening. They were all wearing shirts commemorating his death, and I quickly figured it out. The rest of the Doors band showed up later in the afternoon. It was a total surprise and had I no idea that it was going to happen before going there. Pretty cool day.

I know many people mention Led Zeppelin as one of their favorite bands, but I could never get into them. Besides Stairway to Heaven, I don't know 80% of the lyrics of any of their other songs or be able to name their songs, because they have such weird names. I guess I'm just an 80's music bigot. I think the MTV generation created some of the most innovative, creative and broad spectrum of music that's ever been created. Besides Queen, Heart or Fleetwood Mac, I just don't really like 70s music all that much. To each their own, the beauty of music.

70's music - American rock - no one did it better than Aerosmith. No one. Album after album of insane tunes - while drowning in drugs and alcohol. To be that productive - with such insane quality - under those circumstance - truly remarkable. Best band of the 70's IMO.

I'll agree that Steven Tyler is an incredible singer and that Dream On and Walk this Way were great 70s hits, but past that, I'm not a very big Aerosmith fan and can't name a single other song they did from the 70s (Sweet Emotion?....meh). I'd still put Queen, Heart, and Fleetwood Mac way ahead of them, and most likely Boston and Kansas too. I never got to see Boston or Kansas, but my friends said they put on one hell of a show in concert.

[douche]

Who remembers Scorpions?

They have some great songs. I always liked this one, but can't find a live version.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9T-S1AV ... rt_radio=1

As for Aerosmith, well, they were on fire when they were on drugs. But the Get A Grip album is pure cringe. Absolute trash, IMO. And that song from the Armageddon soundtrack... vomit.

[douche]

I read through all of the pages on this post, and couldn't believe it took until page 30 or so for the High N Dry album to be mentioned. It is THE BEST driving guitar album of all time, and it's not even close. I've seen Def Leppard over 10 times, the first in Vancouver B.C. in the early 1980s and they never disappoint. The December 2002 concert in Denver at Magness Arena, they started by playing the entire first side of High N Dry from front to back including an amazing rendition of Switch 625 at the end of it all.

My other favorite bands that I've seen in concert would include: Foreigner, Styx, Journey (with Steve Perry), AC/DC, Van Halen, Cheap Trick, The Cars and Pat Benetar. I also love the band Live from the 90's quite a bit and wished they'd have put out more albums. Can't forget about Heart from the 1970s and 1980s. Of course, I love all the Seattle bands of the 90s (Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Queensryche). Also saw Foo Fighters in Helsinki in 2011 which was awesome. The B-52s performed for our company function in 2017, and that was pretty fun, although they were pretty old by then.

I went to the gravesite of Jim Morrison's grave in Paris on July 3, 2011 which just happened to be on the 40th anniversary of his death. People started to gather and I didn't know what was happening. They were all wearing shirts commemorating his death, and I quickly figured it out. The rest of the Doors band showed up later in the afternoon. It was a total surprise and had I no idea that it was going to happen before going there. Pretty cool day.

I know many people mention Led Zeppelin as one of their favorite bands, but I could never get into them. Besides Stairway to Heaven, I don't know 80% of the lyrics of any of their other songs or be able to name their songs, because they have such weird names. I guess I'm just an 80's music bigot. I think the MTV generation created some of the most innovative, creative and broad spectrum of music that's ever been created. Besides Queen, Heart or Fleetwood Mac, I just don't really like 70s music all that much. To each their own, the beauty of music.

Cool gravesite story, you were fortunate that day.

I'm a HUGE Led Zeppelin fan and it may not be for everyone, but listen to some of these.... Over the Hills and Far Away, Nobody's Fault But Mine, Dazed and Confused, That's the Way, Good Times Bad Times. You might change your mind. Jones and Bonham were the backbone, holding the music together so masterfully, Jimmy on guitar and Plant wailing away. Their music actually gives me chills.