What Are You Listening To Right Now (Part IV)

[Zzzptm]

“It was great to meet a hero who didn’t turn out to be a cunt.” -- Lemmy on meeting and working with Michael Palin, who was an owner of one of the studios Rock 'n' Roll was recorded in, hence his appearance on the LP. 

https://norselandsrock.com/when-michael-palin-appeared-on-a-motorhead-album/

[Thelemech]

I really love those first three Metallica albums and Justice is some fantastic thrashing metal music
Then the black album came out and though I love it they lost that power that the previous albums had.
I also was a Megadeth fanatic and those first four albums stand toe to toe with the previously mentioned Metallica albums
Then Countdown came out and I was much more impressed by it than the black album and it was that period when I began to prefer Megadeth
When load and reload where released I was horrified at the state of the once great Metallica
It took years for Metallica to get their shit together but finally Death Magnetic began their redemption
Meanwhile Megadeth was releasing some great albums and only really faltering on Risk
I love both bands deeply and have been a fan of both since I was a kid

Megadeth has more great albums but  Metallica has the first three records that can stand up with any triad of greatness

[Vyn]

...Metallica has the first three records that can stand up with any triad of greatness

Metallica came out swinging hard. I saw Kill 'Em All in a record store before I had heard of the band or any of their songs. I looked at it and almost bought it (I should have, it was early in the game and it was probably the original MegaForce pressing). I passed because I thought the name was ridiculously stupid. I laughed, "Metallica? I'm sure this will be the last time I ever see anything by those dorks again."

Haha, clearly at the time my ability to prognosticate was...poor.

I think it was just a few days on and a friend of mine played it and I was blown away (his copy was probably the same one I passed on in the record store

[Zzzptm]

My show this morning will include a track from the Kansas City Tomcats, playing this now and thinking of Vyn-land.

[Charger]

It took years for Metallica to get their shit together but finally Death Magnetic began their redemption

Well it began and ended it.
I think DM is a pretty good album (horrible artwork but a good album) but pretty much everything they've released since has been same reload-style garbage with the occational good song thrown in...although on the previous album I don't think there's a single good song on it!

[Vyn]

My show this morning will include a track from the Kansas City Tomcats, playing this now and thinking of Vyn-land.

The 18th & Vine area is the historic jazz center of Kansas City. For decades it was non-descript, any clubs and such from back in its heyday long since demolished or sitting in ruins. The area overrun with drug addicts, weeds, and hookers. Then, the KC city council decided to build it up and market it; now there's some restaurants, clubs, jazz museum, etc. and the riff-raff have been swept to other areas of town.

I go down there and eat every so often. They now call it, "The 18th & Vine District," and it's pretty nice. But it has never been the tourist draw they had hoped for, and despite a lot of investment (and some world-class, excellent music), it remains small-time. It can't pay for itself and the businesses there continue to operate with assistance from the city. Some folks aren't happy about that.

So, if anyone wants to experience the music, food, and general ambiance of that era...in modern times....without worrying about getting propositioned, stepping on a used needle, or getting shot, I'd say the sooner you check it out the better. Because if the city stops funding stuff, the only thing that will be left is a nifty museum in the middle of blight.

[Thelemech]

It took years for Metallica to get their shit together but finally Death Magnetic began their redemption

Well it began and ended it.
I think DM is a pretty good album (horrible artwork but a good album) but pretty much everything they've released since has been same reload-style garbage with the occational good song thrown in...although on the previous album I don't think there's a single good song on it!

I like Hardwired but the last album they did 72 is enjoyable yet I can't remember any of it after it ends
So I guess I am partially agreeing with you Charger
I often wonder what happened to the band following the black album. I don't think that they were prepared for just how huge that record became
I know it surprised the hell out of me
People who had always given me a hard time for liking heavy metal were asking me to borrow the black album
The 90s was a great and crazy time for music

[Thelemech]

...Metallica has the first three records that can stand up with any triad of greatness

Metallica came out swinging hard. I saw Kill 'Em All in a record store before I had heard of the band or any of their songs. I looked at it and almost bought it (I should have, it was early in the game and it was probably the original MegaForce pressing). I passed because I thought the name was ridiculously stupid. I laughed, "Metallica? I'm sure this will be the last time I ever see anything by those dorks again."

Haha, clearly at the time my ability to prognosticate was...poor.

I think it was just a few days on and a friend of mine played it and I was blown away (his copy was probably the same one I passed on in the record store

My first Metallica album was ride the lightning when it released and then master came out and I was hooked 👌
I still think that Kill is one of the greatest debut album ever

[Zzzptm]

It's cold enough for the album.

David Gilmour - David Gilmour

It'll be too warm for it by Wednesday, so best to enjoy it now with the cold in the air that goes so well with it.

[Typhon]

From the late 1960s, a song I always liked, probably before Community member's time.

[Charger]

Pyramid - Validity

[Zzzptm]

From the late 1960s, a song I always liked, probably before Community member's time.

Bananarama's version hit the airwaves in the early 80s and I endured it. Shocking Blue's original is better, for sure.

Right now, I'm spinning The Bar-Kays' album from 1974, Cold Blooded.

[Charger]

Pyramid - Magic

[Zzzptm]

My Classic Funk-Soul Grooves show. Martha Reeves & The Vandellas - Hope I Don't Get My Heart Broke

[Charger]

Dream Theater - Act I Scene 3 II : Fatal Tragedy