Calling all KING DIAMOND fans...

If you were to make a one disc compilation of King's best SOLO stuff, what songs would you put on it? I'm not incredibly familiar with his post-MF catalogue, so please give me your lists of favorite songs from his solo albums.

P.S. I know they are all concept albums, but try your best to just single out the individual tracks you like best.

Thanks!

The Invisble Guests from "Them" immediately comes to mind.

Well, nothing really, cause it's, as you mentioned, mostly everything he did a concept thing, and I'd also say that you get 5% of Kings music if you don't know the entire story, but anyway :)

1. No Presents for the Christmas
2. Halloween (Fatal Portrait)
3. The Lake (Fatal Portrai)
4. A Mansion in the Darkness (Abigail)
5. The Family Ghost (Abigail)
6. Omens (Abigail)
7. Welcome Home (Them)
8. The Invisible Guests (Them)
9. At the Graves (Conspiracy)
10. Sleepless Nights (Conspiracy)
11. A Visit from the Dead (Conspiracy)
12. Amon belongs to Them (Conspiracy)
13. Eye of the Witch (The Eye)
14. The Trial (The Eye)
15. Burn (The Eye)
16. Father Picard (The Eye)
17. Behind These Walls (The Eye)
18. The Meeting (The Eye)
19. From the Other Side (The Spider's Lullabye)
20. Magic (The Puppet Master)

I'm not too familiar with the post The Eye stuff, except for The Puppet Master and Spiders Lullabye (haven't read / understood the entire story of Spiders, though).

1. Welcome Home (Them)
2. The Eye of the Witch (The Eye)
3. Sleepless Nights (Conspiracy)
4. Abigail (Abigail)
5. Dressed in White (Fatal Portrait)
6. Arrival (Abigail)
7. The 7th Day of July 1777 (Abigail)
8. One Down, Two to Go (Voodoo)
9. From the Other Side (The Spider's Lullabye)
10. Black Hill Sanitarium (The Graveyard)
11. The Invisible Guests (Them)
12. Killer (The Spider's Lullabye)
13. At the Graves (Conspiracy)
14. Lies (Conspiracy)

The Family Ghost
At The Graves
The Eye Of The Witch
Out From The Asylum
Halloween
The Exorcist
To The Morgue
Spirits
Up From The Grave
Help!!!!
Blood To Walk

The Jonah, Dressed In White, Halloween, The Lake - Fatal Portrait

Welcome Home, "Them" - Them

Sleepless Nights, "Amon" Belongs To "Them", A Visit From The Dead - Conspiracy

The Trial, Meetings - The Eye

The Trees Have Eyes, House Of God, Just A Shadow - House Of God

Six Feet Under, To The Morgue - The Spider's Lullaby

Abigail
The Family Ghost
Bye, Bye Missy
The 7th Day of July 1777
Charon
The Portrait
No Presents for Christmas
Tea
Twilight Symphony
Heads on the Wall
Voodoo
The Exorcist
The Trees Have Eyes
House of God

Many thanks, guys. Now I have a starting point instead of just flying blindly.

Quote :

The 7th Day of July 1777

"In seventeen-seventy-seveeeeeennnn...ahn thah seventh day....of juLYYYYYYYYYYYYY"

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

Quote :

The 7th Day of July 1777

"In seventeen-seventy-seveeeeeennnn...ahn thah seventh day....of juLYYYYYYYYYYYYY"

So, I take it that you would recommend that song then, Shawn?

Yup!!

TrogDawn wrote:

Any others you'd like to add?

Sleepless Nights
Abigail
Welcome Home

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

Quote :

The 7th Day of July 1777

"In seventeen-seventy-seveeeeeennnn...ahn thah seventh day....of juLYYYYYYYYYYYYY"

1.Mansion in Darkness(Abigail)
2.The Family Ghost(AAbigail)
3.No presents for Christms(Fatal Portrait)
4.Welcome Home("Them")
5.The Invisible Guests("Them")
6.Tea("Them")
7.Abigail(Abigail)
8.Arrival(Abigail)

Just picked these up:

KING DIAMOND - The Best of King Diamond
KING DIAMOND - The Spider's Lullabye

A pretty good start!

you are going to love the new one if you haven't heard it yet.

mc666 wrote:

you are going to love the new one if you haven't heard it yet.

I picked it up a couple days ago, SWEET CD!!!!

TrogDawn wrote:

Just picked these up:

KING DIAMOND - The Best of King Diamond
KING DIAMOND - The Spider's Lullabye

A pretty good start!

The best of King Diamond is a very good compilation, in my opinion. The best of Mercyful Fate disc is pretty awesome also.

Just pick up "Abigail", it has all his best work on it!