Opinions on these NWOBHM bands

Blade Runner
Jaguar
Desolation Angels

I am unfamiliar with all of them, although I may have heard a song or two in the past. The name Jaguar seems somewhat familiar. I'll have to go back and check some NWOBHM comps I have.

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I like Jaguar a lot. My favourite song can be Back Street Woman.

Other two, I am not quite familiar with.

MoonChild wrote:

I like Jaguar a lot. My favourite song can be Back Street Woman.

Other two, I am not quite familiar with.

I have that song on a NWOBHM comp cd and I like it. I've always meant to check Jaguar out, but never got around to it.

I came across Jaguar from the NWOBHM Compilation as well, and managed to get more of their songs.

I have Power Games by Jaguar. It's a very good disc. Metal Blade may have re-issued this a few years ago but I'm not 100% certain on that.

The other two bands I haven't heard.

I like Jaguar and Desolation Angels a lot. Haven't heard Blade Runner (yet, that is)

Tokyo Blade blows the crap outta all three. Is that an opinion? Sorry, if it is not.

My fave of the 3 would be BLADE RUNNER. They released two increible heavy metal albums. JAGUAR debut is a classic too one i always compare with the first SAVAGE album, dont know why.

I concur with nevermore - Power Games by JAGUAR is an excellent disc.

give me desolation angels every time...i still remember when i used their artwork of the lp for my fanzine.... i don't care 'bout the others....yeah, tokyo blade's first and second cut 7's (actually the ep of genghis khan) rules supreme...of course with alan marsh on vox....who later sung on the first and great lp of shogun...

Great NWOBHM collectors CD. Jaguar is on here with Axe Crazy. My brother purchased this for me as a B-Day gift a couple of years ago. It's a 3 CD set, and does a pretty good job of covering the most important bands of the NWOBHM.

Ive never heard of Desolation Angels, but I like a few of Jaguar's and Blade Runner's songs that I've heard.

I agree with Sax on Tokyo Blade.

Desolation Angels and Blade Runner no idea what they sound like and I have only heard one Jaguar song " Back Street Woman" from the compliation album Lars Ulrich put together several years ago. Not a bad tune, but one song isn't enough to base a fair opinion on.

The album Trog suggested is pretty good Manny, I suggest checking it out.

Thanks for the suggestion so it is now added to my never ending list.

I've been adding a bunch of NWOBHM bands to my collection lately, some on vinyl, some on CD. I'll have to start adding some of the vinyl to my site.

However, last update I added a band called GASKIN. Good stuff. Kind of reminds me of early Def Leppard or the second Tokyo Blade stuff. Anyone heard of them?

TrogDawn wrote:

I concur with nevermore - Power Games by JAGUAR is an excellent disc.

I've been outbid a few times trying to snag this disc. If only I weren't so dang cheap.

I was able to find some Desolation Angels on YouTube:

Blade Runner are reissuing their studio albums; I pre-ordered them earlier this month.

I also own the self titled album from Desolation Angels now, it was reissued a couple of years ago. I discuss it in a YouTube video I made a couple of years ago.

Yes...I have one of their  albums on vinyl ...  I am a huge fan of this genre and have quite a few albums on CD and vinyl including the three listed above ...  some of my favorites are jaguar,  heavy pettin, tygers of pan tang, saxon,  Witchfinder General  And savage....