Your favorite EP

Also think that Queensryche's debut EP is the best they ever did with The Warning LP a close second.

mlotek wrote:

I loved that Raven - Mad too! It was the start of them getting back on track after they listened to the record company too much and lost most of their original fans

Oh yeah. I remember buying that as a new release, after being bummed by the PACK IS BACK album, taking it home and thinking "please don't suck, please don't suck..." As soon as the first song came blasting out of my stereo I was like "WOOHOO, they're back!"

...unfortunately it seemed like I was the only one who still cared at the time.

A lot I love have been posted, but didn't see this one yet:

POWERMAD---The Madness Begins
(There are many I like but this one gets played the most as it is just awesome)

Iron Maiden - Maiden Japan
Raven - Mad
Sacred Reich - Surf Nicaragua
Queensryche - S/T
Alice In Chains - Jar Of Flies

Ah man, I forgot all about Queensyrche. I also agree about Nevermore and Slayer, both of those EPs are fairly recent additions to my collection

a couple more I'll add:

Iron Maiden - Maiden Japan
Helloween - Helloween EP
Slayer - Haunting the Chapel
Kreator - Flag of Hate
Sodom - In the Sign of Evil
Mercyful Fate - Mercyful Fate / "Nuns Have No Fun"
Metallica - The $5.98 EP Garage Days Re-Revisited
Queensryche - Queensryche EP
Celtic Frost - Emperor's Return

QuothTheRaven wrote:

I don't own very many either, but of the ones mentioned:

One not mentioned yet:

Galactic Cowboys - Feel the Rage
The cover of Kiss's "I Want You" is fantastic!

Yes It is!!!!!!!

Armored Saint - Armored Saint EP
QR - QR EP
Galactic Cowboys - Feel The Rage
Alice In Chains - Sap
AIC - Jar Of Flies
Raven - Break The Chain(the first Raven I ever heard)
Genesis - Spot The Pigeon

I really like EPs. They are a good way to get to know a new band, or for an established band to do something fun outside their normal sound, or just throw together a bunch of rarities. Below is a list of some favorites that I thought of just now. I'm sure there are more, but these are the one's that came to mind immediately or I was reminded of by those who already posted.

Obsession - Marshall Law
Accuser - Confusion Romance
Heathens Rage - s/t (aka Knights Of Steel EP)
Vinnie Vincent - The EP (aka 'Euphoria')
Iced Earth - The Melancholy EP
Reverend - Reverend
Reverend - A Gathering of Demons
Stryper - Yellow & Black Attack (original mix/EP)
Grave Digger - Symphony of Death
Queensryche - s/t
Mass - s/t
Mass - Take You Home
Raven - Crash Band Wallop
Raven - Break the Chain (w/ Udo)
Raven - Mad
Raven - Heads Up
White Wizzard - High Speed GTO
Metallica - Creeping Death/Garage Days Revisited
Anthrax - Armed & Dangerous
Anthrax - I'm The Man
Hirax - Barrage of Noise
Hirax - Assasins of War
Agent Steel - Mad Locust Rising
Nuclear Assault - Brain Death
Nuclear Assault - The Plague
Invection - Demented Perception
Exciter - Feel the Knife
Slayer - Haunting the Chapel
Slayer - Live Undead
Deliverance - Intense Live Series Vol 1
Kreator - Out of the Dark...Into the Light
Kreator - Flag of Hate
Nevermore - Believe In Nothing EP
Ultimatum - ...'Til The End EP
Ace Frehley -Live +1
Genesis - Spot The Pigeon
Slaughter - Hard Times
Cheap Trick - Found All Parts
Malice - Crazy in the Night
Testament - Return to the Apocalyptic City
Jackyl - Stayin' Alive
Fatal - the Law
Galactic Cowboys - Feel The Rage
Armored Saint - Saints Will Conquer
Megadeth - Hidden Treasures
Motorhead - The Golden Years
Motorhead - St. Valentines Day Massacre
Twisted Sister - Ruff Cutts
Twisted Sister - The Kids Are Back (w/ live at Marquee tracks)
Twisted Sister - I Am (I'm Me) (w/ live at Marquee tracks)
Twisted Sister - You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll (the 4 song EP)

Witchburner - German Thrashing War
Kreator - Out of the Dark...Into the Light
Queensryche - s/t
Slayer - Haunting the Chapel
Slayer - Live Undead
Agent Steel - Mad Locust Rising
Witchery - Witchburner
Meshuggah - None
Celtic Frost - Emperor's Return

My favorite EP is probably,

Suicidal Tendencies - Controlled By Hatred/Feel Like Shite... Deja Vu.

Forgot Six Feet Under - Alive & Dead

I guess nobody else likes Amorphis-Black Winter Day, oh well.

Creatures - self titled



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ks5G6yar2nc

DallasBlack wrote:

I guess nobody else likes Amorphis-Black Winter Day, oh well.

I love that EP. Feel better?

And I have hundreds of EPs. I could never pick a favorite.

Eyesore wrote:

DallasBlack wrote:

I guess nobody else likes Amorphis-Black Winter Day, oh well.

I love that EP. Feel better?

And I have hundreds of EPs. I could never pick a favorite.

I like that one too. Sort of goes right along with Tales from the Thousand Lakes.

I forgot two Porcupine Tree EPs that are excellent:

Futile
Nil Recurring

I forgot about this which is tied with Black Winter Day as my favorite EP.

Which begs the question: What is an EP? I typically say six songs or less. But take A Change of Seasons for instance. It's five songs, but it's an hour long. Is that an EP?

Thinking too much? Haha.

Eyesore wrote:

Which begs the question: What is an EP? I typically say six songs or less. But take A Change of Seasons for instance. It's five songs, but it's an hour long. Is that an EP?

Thinking too much? Haha.

True. Look at Van Halen. Most of their albums clock in at around 30 minutes. Most people would call that an EP. Same thing with Slayer's Reign in Blood. It's 10 songs, but most songs clock in at under 3 minutes with the entire album being less than 30 minutes. No one would consider it an EP, but yet, I have EP that are longer.

ultmetal wrote:

Eyesore wrote:

Which begs the question: What is an EP? I typically say six songs or less. But take A Change of Seasons for instance. It's five songs, but it's an hour long. Is that an EP?

Thinking too much? Haha.

True. Look at Van Halen. Most of their albums clock in at around 30 minutes. Most people would call that an EP. Same thing with Slayer's Reign in Blood. It's 10 songs, but most songs clock in at under 3 minutes with the entire album being less than 30 minutes. No one would consider it an EP, but yet, I have EP that are longer.

And then there's the name, extended play, which never made sense to me, for things shorter than full-lengths. Who thinks up this crap? I know it means longer than a single, but it's still kinda silly if you ask me. Haha.

I also have things dubbed singles that have well over 30 minutes of music on them.

Eyesore wrote:

ultmetal wrote:

Eyesore wrote:

Which begs the question: What is an EP? I typically say six songs or less. But take A Change of Seasons for instance. It's five songs, but it's an hour long. Is that an EP?

Thinking too much? Haha.

True. Look at Van Halen. Most of their albums clock in at around 30 minutes. Most people would call that an EP. Same thing with Slayer's Reign in Blood. It's 10 songs, but most songs clock in at under 3 minutes with the entire album being less than 30 minutes. No one would consider it an EP, but yet, I have EP that are longer.

And then there's the name, extended play, which never made sense to me, for things shorter than full-lengths. Who thinks up this crap? I know it means longer than a single, but it's still kinda silly if you ask me. Haha.

I also have things dubbed singles that have well over 30 minutes of music on them.

Because when EP's first came about, they were longer then singles, which was the popular format at the time.

I don't get everyone's issue with how short Reign In Blood is. Wouldn't you rather have 29 minutes of metal greatness than 78 of drawn out ox manur?