Subject: Good summer albums? Wed May 27, 2015 10:59 am
With it being summer, what are some good albums that have a "summer" vibe to you? Some that come to mind at the moment:
Hardline: Double Eclipse Van Halen: pretty much all their stuff, but the debut, 5150 and A Different Kind of Truth in paticular David Lee Roth: Eat em and Smile Y&T: Down for the Count
MetalGuy71 Bukkake Tsunami
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Subject: Re: Good summer albums? Wed May 27, 2015 11:12 am
Tommy Conwell and the Young Rumblers - Rumble
Any DLR-era Van Halen fits the bill for me. I also tend to have an affinity for old-school hair/glam bands in summer time. Probably a nostalgia thing for me.
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Runicen Heart of Metal
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Subject: Re: Good summer albums? Wed May 27, 2015 11:40 am
I have summer albums, but they're ones that remind me of the day winding down back when I was a teenager.
The Smashing Pumpkins - Adore REM - Automatic for the People
These are the albums you spin when you've gotten back from your roadtrip or swimming or whatever and you're just chilling and decompressing. Very summer sunset feeling and I dig that vibe.
Thelemech Metal is in my blood
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Subject: Re: Good summer albums? Wed May 27, 2015 11:43 am
Bob Marley and The Wailers is great summertime music. Doubly so if you are in a tropical area.
Runicen Heart of Metal
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Subject: Re: Good summer albums? Wed May 27, 2015 11:50 am
Two others that really nail the summer vibe for me:
Anything by Oingo Boingo that isn't on their last album or Dark at the End of the Tunnel, which are more autumnal feeling.
Hear in the Now Frontier by Queensryche. Maybe it's down to the cover art or when I first heard it, but that one always feels like summer driving music.
metalinmyveins Metal is in my blood
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Subject: Re: Good summer albums? Wed May 27, 2015 11:57 am
An album which immediately puts me in a time warp back to the summer of 1985 was the album "Play Deep" by the Outfield. They were actually nicknamed the Boys of Summer. After just using that phrase to describe The Outfield, how could I forget Don Henley's "Boys of Summer?"
UNCLE SAXON'S KICKASS CDS Metal is in my blood
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Subject: Re: Good summer albums? Wed May 27, 2015 3:35 pm
Black n Blue - Without Love
Lari Metal is Forever
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Subject: Re: Good summer albums? Wed May 27, 2015 4:02 pm
Wait, it's summer?! It's 55F outside.
007 Metal is my Life
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Subject: Re: Good summer albums? Wed May 27, 2015 4:10 pm
For me, one album I really associate with summer is Tesla's Mechanical Resonance. It was played at a huge outdoor party I attended with my wife (then girlfriend), our first party as a couple.
chewie Metal is Forever
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Subject: Re: Good summer albums? Wed May 27, 2015 6:58 pm
Y&T - Earthshaker thru Mean Streak Any DLR VH I actually think 5150 is a great summer album as well. Racer X - Maximum Volume MSG - Assault Attack Raven - Live At The Inferno DLR -Eat Em & Smile Def Leppard - High and Dry
I'm sure there is more but I can't think of any more right now.
James B. Scurvy Skalliwag
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Subject: Re: Good summer albums? Thu May 28, 2015 1:06 am
UNCLE SAXON'S KICKASS CDS wrote:
Black n Blue - Without Love
The first thing that came to mind after reading the thread title.
I'll add...
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the sentinel Metal is Forever
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Subject: Re: Good summer albums? Thu May 28, 2015 10:01 pm
I have actually been cranking a few of my "Summer Fun" comps the past two weeks as we are hitting 70's and 80's routinely here in New England. But for summer albums I go with:
Bulletboys - S/T Heaven's Edge - S/T Whitesnake - 1987/ Slide It In Rainbow - Down to Earth Def Leppard - Pyromania Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet Y&T - Contagious
And pretty much any Roth era VH and Johnson era AC/DC
the sentinel Metal is Forever
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Subject: Re: Good summer albums? Thu May 28, 2015 10:02 pm
Oh, I forgot to add the first 2 Britny Fox, Cinderella's Night Songs and the S/T Blue Murder.
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Subject: Re: Good summer albums? Thu May 28, 2015 10:41 pm
West Coast Jazz circa 1954 to 1960, especially anything released on the Contemporary or Pacific Jazz labels. Good sunny California jazz.
akeldama Metal is Forever
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Subject: Re: Good summer albums? Sat May 30, 2015 5:50 pm
Devo-Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! Devo-Something For Everybody Prince & The Revolution-Purple Rain The Cars-S/T Blackeyed Susan-Electric Rattlebone Any Bob Marley & The Wailers album even the pre Island/Tuff Gong stuff Any Reggae especially The Marley's, Protoje, Sizzla, etc. Sammy Hagar-Danger Zone, Street Machine & Three Lock Box Any John Cafferty & The Beaver Brown Band REO Speedwagon-REO
akeldama Metal is Forever
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Subject: Re: Good summer albums? Sat May 30, 2015 6:08 pm
The Blasters-S/T The Blasters-Fun On Saturday Night Rod Stewart-A Night On The Town Anything Buena Vista Social Club alumni Anything Gipsy Kings Daft Punk-Random Access Memories
Boris2008 Metal is Forever
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Subject: Re: Good summer albums? Sat May 30, 2015 7:07 pm
Immortal - Sons of Northern Darkness (I'm not that into summer )
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Subject: Re: Good summer albums? Sat May 30, 2015 7:17 pm
Boris2008 wrote:
Immortal - Sons of Northern Darkness (I'm not that into summer )
It's always summer in HELL!
Boris2008 Metal is Forever
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Subject: Re: Good summer albums? Sat May 30, 2015 7:37 pm
S.D. wrote:
Boris2008 wrote:
Immortal - Sons of Northern Darkness (I'm not that into summer )
It's always summer in HELL!
How's that new job working for Chick Tracts going?
Troublezone Road Warrior
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Subject: Re: Good summer albums? Sat May 30, 2015 9:38 pm
Van Halen - All the early DLR albums Whitesnake - 1987 Tesla - The Great Radio Controversy Black Sabbath - Master of Reality Judas Priest - British Steel Scorpions - Blackout Alice in Chains - Facelift Faith No More - The Real Thing Pantera - Cowboys From Hell Kyuss - Blues for the Red Sun Stone Temple Pilots - Core Suicidal Tendencies - How Will I laugh Tomorrow...
"Best of" compilations:
Tears For Fears - Tears Roll Down ZZ Top - Rancho Texicano Led Zeppelin - Mothership Foreigner - No End In Sight
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Glower Metal is in my blood
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Subject: Re: Good summer albums? Mon Jun 01, 2015 1:25 pm
My boss recently let me borrow Beach Boys - greatest hits type CD - and I do have to say - it has a very strong summer vibe - surfin' songs in fact - there is a movie coming out soon at the theatres - They had one lp called " Endless Summer " - and I thought they nailed it with that title. I just loved The Beatles - when I was little glower - and then the Beach Boys - Frankie Vallie and 4 seasons were great too - Who would of guessed David Lee Roth doing " California Girls " Ramones - did this tune -
007 Metal is my Life
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Subject: Re: Good summer albums? Mon Jun 01, 2015 1:29 pm
I actually just thought about Endless Summer. That's a good one !
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