Best Deris-era HELLOWEEN Album?

[rushzil2112]

I agree with ratanda, where the rain grows is one of my fav songs from Helloween, and it was the first song I heard from them, and I just loved it, even though I am not the biggest Helloween fan anymore, I still enjoy them if I am in the mood. Push, Hey Lord!, and Just a Little Sign are my fav songs from Helloween.

 

[mel_progson]

Yeah my vote is for Better than Raw as well. Great album.

Of all the Andi Deris-fronted Hello-discs, which is YOUR favorite? Mine is easily BETTER THAN RAW from the close of the last millennium. I hope to hear at least 2 songs from this CD when Helloween plays ATL in September!

I saw em here in Aus earlier this year and unfortunately they didnt play any tunes off it

 

[Metalmilitia2000]

I really don't think he did any good albums, just some songs here and there.

You must not be a Helloween fan then, or an early PC69 fan...

 

[Taliwakker]

Dark Ride

 

[Azrael LenGraden]

Master of the Rings!

 

[MysticX9]

BETTER THAN RAW is my favorite, followed by THE DARK RIDE and TIME OF THE OATH...

 

[Jasonic]

Time of the Oath for me....

 

[7thSaviour]

Better Than Raw and Rabbit Don't Come Easy do it for me, with a couple songs from Master of the Rings, but Better Than Raw is definately my fav from the whole helloween discography.

Hell yeah!

 

[7thSaviour]

Good thread, eventhough I don't have an answer! I've never been a fan of Deris, so I don't own anything with him singing on it. I might have to give the guy another shot though, since I'll be seeing him ProgPower Thursday.

~Brian~

I want you to be standing/sitting by me for the Helloween set, Brian!

 

[7thSaviour]

Time of the Oath, followed by Better then Raw as a close 2nd. They both are 2 of my favorite albums of all time and are the epitome of Deris Helloween for me.

I have a feeling TOTO would be my 3rd favorite CD by Helloween, judging by the live tracks and hits I've heard so far from the album. 2nd would be Keeper 1, naturally.

 

[7thSaviour]

Love 'em all......here's how I rank them:

1. Better Than Raw
2. Master of the Rings
3. The Dark Ride
4. Keeper 3 - The Legacy
5. Gambling With The Devil
6. The Time Of The Oath
7. Metal Jukebox
8. Rabbit Don't Come Easy

Also....just dusted off Andi's first solo disc "Come In From The Rain".....forgot how much I loved that one!

Yet another vote for BTR!

 

[P-roggy]

The Dark Ride by far.

Couldn't agree more. In fact, I think this is their best album by all.

 

[7thSaviour]

I don't have a favorite album, because so many of them are hit-or-miss for me, but I do have a favorite song: Where The Rain Grows from Master of The Rings.

A friend from Japan put it on a mix tape for me in like 1995 and it blew me away. However, he and left off all the band names and song names from the tape so I didn't know what was what (also where I first heard In Flames, Edge of Sanity, and Dissection and not knowing who they were but enjoying the songs immensely). When he told me it was Helloween I was floored because the last thing I'd heard was Keepers II, since this was during the time Noise pulled out of the US, and when people were just starting to really use the Internet to promote/communicate metal. Oh yeah, he also put Gamma Ray's Man on a Mission on there which also floored me because the last thing I heard by them was from the first album with Ralf.

</ramble>.

I will go apeshit if they play WTRG, as it's one of my Hello-faves, too! The version from HIGH LIVE is incredible!

 

[7thSaviour]

I agree with ratanda, where the rain grows is one of my fav songs from Helloween, and it was the first song I heard from them, and I just loved it, even though I am not the biggest Helloween fan anymore, I still enjoy them if I am in the mood. Push, Hey Lord!, and Just a Little Sign are my fav songs from Helloween.

PUSH would sound so great live, as would Hey Lord!

 

[7thSaviour]

Yeah my vote is for Better than Raw as well. Great album.



I saw em here in Aus earlier this year and unfortunately they didnt play any tunes off it

Oh Hell! I feel your pain.

 

[7thSaviour]

Well, it would appear that The Dark Ride and Better Than Raw are both big faves among the ProgPower USA elite!

 

[7thSaviour]

BETTER THAN RAW is my favorite, followed by THE DARK RIDE and TIME OF THE OATH...

Glad to see a Georgian voting for BTR!

 

[Sumeet]

The 4 albums with the Deris / Weikath / Grapow / Grosskopf / Kusch lineup (Master Of The Rings (1994), The Time Of The Oath (1996), Better Than Raw (1998), The Dark Ride (2000)) are probably my favorite of all of the band's work.

 

[MysticX9]

Glad to see a Georgian voting for BTR!

Definitely, BTR is a great album and one I still pull out
frequently, hope they play a lot of it at PP!!!

Cheers,

Neal

 

[7thSaviour]

The 4 albums with the Deris / Weikath / Grapow / Grosskopf / Kusch lineup (Master Of The Rings (1994), The Time Of The Oath (1996), Better Than Raw (1998), The Dark Ride (2000)) are probably my favorite of all of the band's work.

I'd have to say this is my favorite Helloween lineup.