How can this list be missing "There's a killer on the road/His brain is squirming like a toad"?

Sorry, still have to give it to Secret Treaties or Tyranny and Mutation. Not a single bad song on either, though Career of Evil impresses me less with time. Cagey Cretins is great!

Pretty much. Although, to me, early Priest is best left for later as it's got some clunkers (Epitaph, Here Come the Tears). They perfected that clean metal sound with Hell Bent for Leather (which gets points deducted for room-clearer Before the Dawn) and the amazing Stained Class. Unleashed is a great starter, as is…

Bruce is the Geddy Lee of metal.

Yeah, here I was thinking it was that one riff they played over, and over, and over.

New Wave of British Nu-Metal

I grew up with them both — I was 15 when their debut came out, pretty much the perfect age). I love them both. But I think Killers is a superior record. Not sure which songs are duds on it? How can you argue with the likes of Wrathchild, Rue Morgue, Killers, Ides of March, and motherfucking Drifter, possibly the most…

Di'Anno fan here, but I have to say when I finally saw Maiden live, I admit Bruce is a good singer — technically better than Paul. BUT I still love the punky first two albums far more than the proggy cartoony direction Bruce took them into.

Absolutely, I love Di'Anno Maiden sooo much better than Bruce "Geddy Lee of Metal" Dickinson. But I started with Maiden at their first album, and so think Killers might well be the best metal album ever. But no convincing those kids who know Maiden as Bruce.

I could watch Mugged every day for a year and not get sick of it. Not just my favourite Conchords, one of my favourite TV episodes ever.

Absolutely, this is the first one I thought of. Years before anyone ever heard of Harry Potter or quidditch, university students with too much time were forming squamish leagues.

Might be possible, just like it might be possible that CCR outsold them in '68.

Very true. The Stones songs you heard in the early 70s were Satisfaction, Jumping Jack Flash and Paint it Black, but seldom Brown Sugar, which must be one of the most played songs nowadays. And Brown Eyed Girl barely broke the top 10 at the time. Now it's I believe the 2nd most requested song on radio.

That first Montrose album is actually an excellent bit of obscure 70s hard rock. The cover, on the other hand, might be the worst thing since diet tofu.

I read, and understood, the article. My point is that because he grew up with 90s music, it seems to him radically different from what came before — i.e., what he heard on Classic Rock Radio. But all the stuff that gets played on popular radio stations is just that — popular music.

Sorry, I don't believe this without seeing the stats. Beatles sold stupid numbers in the 60s.

Dear God, if it's been edited then how did they miss those three typos in the first paragraph?

So, 30-something is surprised that the music of his youth is now considered oldies?

Kudos for PIN. Am I the only one to think Night of the Shooting Stars is their best album?

Somewhat stunned by the lack of commentary on Nirvana's terrific performances here. Found this on VHS a few years back, and found it terrific (if you ignore Mr. Moore, who's insufferable). Was wondering how long it would take to negotiate with Courtney to get it released.