Another "your favorite" poll: RIOT

[Mxgonzo]

Heathen! Fire Down Under by a mile
I remember hearing Road Racing on a compilation, might have been Castle Donnington or Live & Heavy, then along came FDU, and most of the Chicago radio stations were playing Swords & Tequila.

The old WMET!!

 

[J-Dubya 777]

The old WMET!!

THOSE were the days! The Loop & WMET duking it out all day, all night. T'was a great time to be a metal fan in Chicago!
Sadly, there remains nothing even CLOSE to what was achieved back then...

 

[Trans-Siberian Outcast]

You're right, I thought it was Epic, but it's CBS (before Sony purchase it).

Epic was a division of Columbia, before Sony gobbled up the competition.

 

[DarkOne]

Thundersteel! In my mind, one of the best (and earliest) Power Metal Albums ever. Why it never got the Helloween recognition is beyond me. The opener of Bloodstreets still gives chills to this day.

Steve in Philly

 

[Wyvern]

Epic was a division of Columbia, before Sony gobbled up the competition.

Well I wasn't that lost then

NP: Satanic Rites - ' Burn In Hell'

 

[Orfanos]

Thundersteel! In my mind, one of the best (and earliest) Power Metal Albums ever. Why it never got the Helloween recognition is beyond me.

Because Riot played on this album real power metal, as it had to be, and Helloween played tralala music for happy children. That's why.

 

[Wyvern]

Because Riot played on this album real power metal, as it had to be, and Helloween played tralala music for happy children. That's why.

 

[Mxgonzo]

THOSE were the days! The Loop & WMET duking it out all day, all night. T'was a great time to be a metal fan in Chicago!
Sadly, there remains nothing even CLOSE to what was achieved back then...

Tell me about! WTF happened? Every time I even bother to turn on The Loop all I ever hear is Ridin' the Storm out, You Really got me or Sweet Emotion.uke:

 

[Priest of Evil]

Swords & Tequila is one of the best song titles - period

 

[No-Mercy]

thundersteel, fight or fall, flight of the warrior, bloodstreets...and thats just half. none of their albums really challenge this one personally.

 

[joe3165]

I LOVE Fire Down Under...especially Outlaw!!!

 

[Orfanos]

No one has voted for "The Privilege of Power" yet?

 

[Wyvern]

No one has voted for "The Privilege of Power" yet?

Moreover no one has voted for the DiMeo era :zombie:

 

[Orfanos]

Moreover no one has voted for the DiMeo era :zombie:

This is not so strange, because I think that the only DiMeo era that can beat their previous works is "Sons of Society".

But "TPOP" is really competitive with "Fire Down Under" and "Thundersteel" imo.

 

[Flavio CotM]

Thundersteel & Fire Down Under!!! both

 

[SickBoy]

Couldn't decide between Thundersteel and Inishmore, and still voted for the latter... If nothing for being against the grain
Can't get a grasp of the FDU raving I see all over internet though... Good stuff, but not THAT great IMO.

Always nice to see more Riot maniacs around! God, how I'd like to see that band live, even with Tirelli...

 

[Thrust]

Thundersteel is pretty damn good, Fire Down Under, Privilege of Power too

good, good band

 

[ashaman7122]

Knowing there's so much love for Tony Moore here...check out Faith & Fire with Tony Moore and Mike Flyntz. I picked it up from CD Baby (where you can also find song samples)...

Rock on!

 

[SickBoy]

Knowing there's so much love for Tony Moore here...check out Faith & Fire with Tony Moore and Mike Flyntz.

Well, I've been eagerly awaiting that release based solely on a few song samples I've heard way back in 2003 or 2004. But the album wasn't really up to my expectations, too bad...