Albums that are BETTER...

Albums that you think are better than most people say they are...


For example, people tend to hate the mid-80's Jon Brant Cheap Trick albums, but I think "Standing on the Edge" is a very good Cheap Trick album.

Also, people tend to hate Megadeth's "Cryptic Writings", but I like it despite it being a more melodic metal offering.

Judas Priest - Turbo
Iron Maiden - The X-Factor
Thin Lizzy - Renegade
Motorhead - Another Perfect Day
Candlemass - Chapter VI
Molly Hatchet - Lightning Strikes Twice

Accept - Eat The Heat

Yeah, David Reece's voice is too melodic for the Accept sound but if this album had been released using a different band name I don't think it would evoke nearly the amount of vitriol it typically gets.

Agreed. I think Eat the Heat isn't as bad as a lot of people make it out to be. Hellhammer is a killer tune.

tohostudios wrote:

Accept - Eat The Heat

Yeah, David Reece's voice is too melodic for the Accept sound but if this album had been released using a different band name I don't think it would evoke nearly the amount of vitriol it typically gets.

X-T-C kicks butt from that album.

I agree, if "Eat the Heat" had been released under another band name, it might have done better, but Accept without Udo at that time was blasphemy to most fans.

Deliverance's River Disturbance and Camelot in Smithereens

GRIP INC - Nemesis
GZR - Black Science
IRON MAIDEN - No Prayer for the Dying, Fear of the Dark, X Factor, Virtual XI
DESTRUCTION - Cracked Brain
MEGADETH - The System Has Failed
ARTILLERY - B.A.C.K.
DREAM THEATER - When Dream and Day Unite
FATES WARNING - Perfect Symmetry

Queensryche - Hear In The Now Frontier
Dream Theater - Falling Into Infinity
Journey - Arrival
U2 - Zooropa
Metallica - Load & Re-Load

I also agree w/ Dave's list...

King's X - Bulbous. Has become my favorite KX album over the years.
Kreator - Renewal

Temple of Blood wrote:

MEGADETH - The System Has Failed

Honestly, I haven't heard many people say bad things about this album. It's actually one of my favourite Megadeth records. Also, I agree with Ult on Cryptic Writings - it's not quite Megadeth per se, but it's a solid rock album. I also really liked the MD.45 album, The Craving, which I've heard rather mixed views on. However, the remaster with Dave on vocals ruins it completely. The main draw of the album was Lee Ving's soulful vocals.

I actually quite like Twisted Sister's Love Is For Suckers. Whilst it's a far cry from their classic heavy metal offerings, it's a fun, quite glammy album. I love 'Wake Up The Sleeping Giant', 'Hot Love', 'I Want This Night To Last Forever' and the title track.

A lot of people rip on Extreme's Waiting For The Punchline as a radical departure from their previous style and jumping on the grunge bandwagon, but I think that's ludicrous. To me, it sounds like a natural progression of their sound, following the melancholy of III Sides ending with bitter frustration. A great album, I certainly like it a lot more than their cliched debut.

Steve Vai's Sex & Religion is generally disliked by most Vai fans and whilst it's not amazing, I've always enjoyed it. The music is fun 90s rock and Devin Townsend's voice sounds incredible. When I got to meet him at Bloodstock this year, I got Devin to sign my 'In My Dreams With You' single - he was surprised to see that, haha.

System of a Down - Steal This Album. I doubt there's many System fans on this board, but this album regularly gets discarded as merely the offcuts of Toxicity which is unfair and wrong. Whilst not as good as what came before and after, it's enjoyable and worthy of much more praise than it gets.

Sonata Arctica's Unia regularly gets ripped on but I've always quite liked it. It's a bit... sappy, and not really that rocking but there's something about it. It has this certain warmth to it that I really like.

Alice Cooper's Flush The Fashion isn't bad, but I can see why it didn't take off. I still dig it though, but then I have a soft spot for New Wave. Even if it's Alice doing it.

That's all I can think of! Apologies for the rambling post.

Temple of Blood wrote:

IRON MAIDEN - X Factor, Virtual XI
DESTRUCTION - Cracked Brain
MEGADETH - The System Has Failed
ARTILLERY - B.A.C.K.
DREAM THEATER - When Dream and Day Unite
FATES WARNING - Perfect Symmetry

Like all those.

HADES:$AVIOUR $ELF
KROKUS:CHANGE OF ADDRESS
SINNER:DANGEROUS CHARM
Y&T:DOWN FOR THE COUNT
KISS:ASYLUM
SAXON:DESTINY
RAVEN:STAY HARD+THE PACK IS BACK
QUIET RIOT:III
VENOM:CALM BEFORE THE STORM+PRIME EVIL

Exodus-Force of Habit
Forbidden-Distortion and Green

Saxon - Rock the Nations & Destiny
Don Dokken - Up From the Ashes
Di'Anno - Di'Anno
AC/DC - Fly on the Wall
Loudness - On the Prowl
Billy Squier - Signs of Life
Sacred Reich - Heal
Raven - The Pack is Back [a couple of mis-steps on here, but easily skipable]

and for Spec:
Blue Murder - Nothin' But Trouble

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

U2 - Zooropa

That's actually my 2nd favorite U2 album after War.

[quote="UNCLE SAXON"]

Di'Anno - Di'Anno



I am surprised you like this album, I figured it might a little too poppy for your taste

[quote="manny"]

UNCLE SAXON wrote:

Di'Anno - Di'Anno



I am surprised you like this album, I figured it might a little too poppy for your taste

That is why fans rip on it. But, if ya listen to it just for what it is, it is an enjoyable album.

[quote="UNCLE SAXON"]

manny wrote:

UNCLE SAXON wrote:

Di'Anno - Di'Anno



I am surprised you like this album, I figured it might a little too poppy for your taste

That is why fans rip on it. But, if ya listen to it just for what it is, it is an enjoyable album.

I will have pull this out of my vinyl archieves it has been a few years since I have spun it.

My list:

Alice Cooper-Special Forces
Alice Cooper-Da Da
Kiss-Carnival of Souls: the Last sessions
Metallica-Load
UFO-Misdemeanor
AC/DC-Blow Up Your Video
Black Sabbath-Seventh Star
The Doors-Other Voices
Aerosmith-Done with Mirrors
Ted Nugent-If you Can't Lick 'em...Lick 'em
Iron Maiden-Fear of the Dark
Judas Priest-Turbo
Deep Purple-Slaves and Masters
Rainbow-Down to Earth
Van Halen-Balance
Paul Di'anno's Battlezone-Fighting Back
Guns n Roses-Chinesse Democracy

Shawn Of Fire wrote:

Dream Theater - Falling Into Infinity
Journey - Arrival

I agree with those two plus:
Journey - Red 13
Don Dokken - Up From The Ashes
Kansas - Freaks Of Nature

Speaking of Freak of Nature, Mike Tramp's 2 Freak of Nature albums were awesome too.

Flotsam and Jetsam-When the Storm Comes Down
Onslaught-In Search of Sanity

UNCLE SAXON wrote:

Speaking of Freak of Nature, Mike Tramp's 2 Freak of Nature albums were awesome too.

Great choises!

KISS - Unmasked, The Elder
Stryper - Reborn
Queensryche - American Soldier, Tribe
Iron Maiden - No prayer, Fear
AC/DC - Flick Of The Switch
Van Hager - OU812
Candlebox - Candlebox
Def Leppard - Adrenalize
Exciter - Unveiling The Wicked
Judas Priest - Point Of Entry
Megadeth - Cryptic Writings
Ozzy Osbourne - The Ultimate Sin
Trouble - Run To The Light

Impellitteri - Pedal to the Metal ( I love this album dearly)

Vengeance Rising - Released Upon The Earth

Falconer - Grime -vs- Grandeur