Vote For Your Five Best

[BOGBLAST]

No problem Jack, I'm in now. 

[Zzzptm]

So the top five metal albums of 1980...

Back in Black
Ace of Spades
Blizzard of Ozz
British Steel
Heaven and Hell

I remember a show on a radio station I liked back in the 80s, KZEW in Dallas, that was called "Seventh Day". They'd play seven albums, all the way through, and only interrupt between sides and for station identification. Of course all the kids were taping directly off the radio on cheap 90-minute crap cassettes, but that was only before we could save up the money to buy the album in the store.

Anyway, if I was the DJ in charge of that show and added Women and Children First and Cultosaurus Erectus to that lineup, I'd have one of the best shows of the year.

[Charger]

Kind of a expectable result I would say...Bit surprised that Maiden only got 4 votes though...

It is interesting to see how a lot of votes were very varied...lot's of single votes...

But please tell me who was the one who did NOT vote for Heaven And Hell so I can ban him instantly!

 
 

[KiloDeltaCharlie]

^^^ You know exactly who it was!! 

[Zzzptm]

^^^ You know exactly who it was!! 

And I would surmise this certain someone also voted for Iron Maiden... and when Di'Anno steps out of Maiden, he'll be voting for Gillan and Born Again...

[Typhon]

^^^ You know exactly who it was!! 

Yea, the socialist.

[Charger]

Ah yes ofcourse...I should have known...

Damn Billy... 

[Jack the Stripper]

Goes without saying Heaven and Hell was a deserving winner and somewhat obvious given our history of where we've come from. I too was a little surprised with Maiden's lack of votes.

Will get 81 voting underway later on today(Oz time)

[Thelemech]

I too was a little surprised with Maiden's lack of votes.

For me the first Iron Maiden album lacks the greatness that follows on Killers and the Dickinson albums. A good record - just the worst of their classic 7.

[KiloDeltaCharlie]

Where are you getting your list of albums each year? The "hits" are obvious but some on this list I'd not heard of before, and I presume you are not a living encyclopeadia!

[Charger]

Where are you getting your list of albums each year? The "hits" are obvious but some on this list I'd not heard of before, and I presume you are not a living encyclopeadia!

Wikipedia is a good friend sometimes...

[Jack the Stripper]

Where are you getting your list of albums each year? The "hits" are obvious but some on this list I'd not heard of before, and I presume you are not a living encyclopeadia!

Good question. I actually own the majority of albums in this poll and do have quite a photographic memory on years albums were released, moreso if I own it and you gave me the name of an album and asked me what year it came out rather than just reeling them all off if you gave me the year.

Anyway, to answer your question I try and remember what I can and also use rate your music and Wikipedia for everything else. Obviously I'll have to heavily rely on these sites more as we move through the years as metal was growing bigger and bigger and so many new bands and albums were coming out.

[KiloDeltaCharlie]

^^^ Cool... just make sure you don't miss any of our favourite albums... you'll never hear the end of it!

[Billy Underdog]

^^^ You know exactly who it was!! 

And I would surmise this certain someone also voted for Iron Maiden... and when Di'Anno steps out of Maiden, he'll be voting for Gillan and Born Again...

Well, what can i say? I've got a great taste in music...

[Zzzptm]

Well, what can i say? I've got a great taste in music...

And we'd love to hear more about how cool you think that Comus album is, but we need to wrap up in here first, so...