Yeah, I was just imagining how that would even begin to look like as far as how everyone here would vote.
GMD Poll: Top Ten Albums of 1981
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I'd be game for that. Probably no need to make much fanfare about tallying the votes though. Would have to be in GMD Social as the non-metal forum section is too dead. I'd have 3x as many albums to consider for most years.
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@Serjeant Grumbles i'm assuming you meant to put WELCOME TO HELL at number 1 and not the single? let me know old bean
edit: doesn't affect placings either way, for the record
edit: doesn't affect placings either way, for the record
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GMD Top Ten Albums of 1981
10) Point of Entry by Judas Priest
I'm goin' out in search of the bright lights!
"Anyone that can't admit that Point of Entry has some excellent songs should go back to their metal-for-indie-rock-fans Aeturnus or Manilla Road albums." - @HamburgerBoy
"I think Point of Entry is definitely an underrated Priest album. It's definitely kind of stupid lyrically but songs like "Heading Out the Highway" and "Hot Rockin" are just too fucking fun. The bonus song "Thunder Road" is awesome as well and there really isn't anything that terrible on the album. I think I rate it so highly because it holds a special place in my heart." - @Master_Yoda77
"point of entry is actually one of my favorite priest albums
it's catchy as fuck
listen to turning circles
and basically every song on the album. it's time to see it for what it is. a catchy heavy metal/pop masterpiece" - @Lord Kur
"Point of Entry is obviously not a good album, I'd rank it below Ram it Down." - @EspaDa
Chosen by:
HamburgerBoy (#2)
Slammed (#5)
Krow (#5)
Baroque (#5)
Master_Yoda77 (#5)
Atomic Tide (#7)
CASSETTEISGOD (#10)
Slayed Necros (#10)
TOTAL: 39 POINTS
10) Point of Entry by Judas Priest
I'm goin' out in search of the bright lights!
"Anyone that can't admit that Point of Entry has some excellent songs should go back to their metal-for-indie-rock-fans Aeturnus or Manilla Road albums." - @HamburgerBoy
"I think Point of Entry is definitely an underrated Priest album. It's definitely kind of stupid lyrically but songs like "Heading Out the Highway" and "Hot Rockin" are just too fucking fun. The bonus song "Thunder Road" is awesome as well and there really isn't anything that terrible on the album. I think I rate it so highly because it holds a special place in my heart." - @Master_Yoda77
"point of entry is actually one of my favorite priest albums
it's catchy as fuck
listen to turning circles
and basically every song on the album. it's time to see it for what it is. a catchy heavy metal/pop masterpiece" - @Lord Kur
"Point of Entry is obviously not a good album, I'd rank it below Ram it Down." - @EspaDa
Chosen by:
HamburgerBoy (#2)
Slammed (#5)
Krow (#5)
Baroque (#5)
Master_Yoda77 (#5)
Atomic Tide (#7)
CASSETTEISGOD (#10)
Slayed Necros (#10)
TOTAL: 39 POINTS
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9) Heroes, Saints & Fools by Saracen
Kneel before the necromancer...
"Listening to Saracen and being highly impressed." - @SentinelSlain
"anyone who doesn't list that in the '81 thread is neither a hero nor a saint." - @no country for old wainds
"It's pretty good but inconsistent. The AOR stuff hurts it. Dolphin Ride is hokey as fuck. Commercial can be fine, but their brand of it was not." - @HamburgerBoy
"Listening to this now. I was worried it'd be too AOR-y for me but it works in its favor really, it has that soaring, ethereal vibe pretty consistently throughout. No More Lonely Nights seems the only weak point. Dolphin Ride is amazing, it's like someone put a Camel interlude in my metal album, I love it." - @Vegard Pompey
"lol at the synths. and then that stuff around 3 mins lol this is so bad." - @Baroque
"Those cheesy synths are fantastic and that bass guitar, instant fan." - @CASSETTEISGOD
Chosen by:
no country for old wainds (#3)
Serjeant Grumbles (#3)
crimsonfloyd (#4)
Vegard Pompey (#5)
Talos of Atmora (#6)
Krow (#8)
Slayed Necros (#9)
Master_Yoda77 (#9)
TOTAL: 41 POINTS
Kneel before the necromancer...
"Listening to Saracen and being highly impressed." - @SentinelSlain
"anyone who doesn't list that in the '81 thread is neither a hero nor a saint." - @no country for old wainds
"It's pretty good but inconsistent. The AOR stuff hurts it. Dolphin Ride is hokey as fuck. Commercial can be fine, but their brand of it was not." - @HamburgerBoy
"Listening to this now. I was worried it'd be too AOR-y for me but it works in its favor really, it has that soaring, ethereal vibe pretty consistently throughout. No More Lonely Nights seems the only weak point. Dolphin Ride is amazing, it's like someone put a Camel interlude in my metal album, I love it." - @Vegard Pompey
"lol at the synths. and then that stuff around 3 mins lol this is so bad." - @Baroque
"Those cheesy synths are fantastic and that bass guitar, instant fan." - @CASSETTEISGOD
Chosen by:
no country for old wainds (#3)
Serjeant Grumbles (#3)
crimsonfloyd (#4)
Vegard Pompey (#5)
Talos of Atmora (#6)
Krow (#8)
Slayed Necros (#9)
Master_Yoda77 (#9)
TOTAL: 41 POINTS
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8) Spellbound by Tygers of Pan Tang
You'll have to pay if you stay too long, too long in Tyger Bay...
"Tygers Of Pan Tang are probably my #2 band (At least on 'Spellbound' and 'Wildcat', the later shit is sub-par) behind Diamond Head, and their bassist Rocky was a big influence on my playing when I was a little kid." - @The Grimace
"Their first few albums rape your ass." - @Dodens Grav
"Happy to see there's more Tygers fans here. Don't see them being talked about much." - @Krow
"boring overrated band" - @HamburgerBoy
Chosen by:
Krow (#2)
Master_Yoda77 (#3)
TechnicalBarbarity (#5)
Slayed Necros (#5)
Vegard Pompey (#6)
Baroque (#6)
crimsonfloyd (#9)
Atomic Tide (#10)
TOTAL: 42 POINTS
You'll have to pay if you stay too long, too long in Tyger Bay...
"Tygers Of Pan Tang are probably my #2 band (At least on 'Spellbound' and 'Wildcat', the later shit is sub-par) behind Diamond Head, and their bassist Rocky was a big influence on my playing when I was a little kid." - @The Grimace
"Their first few albums rape your ass." - @Dodens Grav
"Happy to see there's more Tygers fans here. Don't see them being talked about much." - @Krow
"boring overrated band" - @HamburgerBoy
Chosen by:
Krow (#2)
Master_Yoda77 (#3)
TechnicalBarbarity (#5)
Slayed Necros (#5)
Vegard Pompey (#6)
Baroque (#6)
crimsonfloyd (#9)
Atomic Tide (#10)
TOTAL: 42 POINTS
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7) Fire Down Under by Riot
Swords and tequila carry me through the fight!
"an american band made a classic NWOBHM album with 'down under' in the title." - @no country for old wainds
"Only Riot album that's worth a damn is Thundersteel. Rest of their shit ranges from shit to mediocre." - @TechnicalBarbarity
"What the fuck were Riot thinking when they chose that weird owl thing for a mascot" - @challenge_everything
"People who don't like Riot album covers can't be my friend." - @Omni
Chosen by:
Slayed Necros (#2)
Talos of Atmora (#3)
HamburgerBoy (#4)
CASSETTEISGOD (#6)
Atomic Tide (#6)
Master_Yoda77 (#7)
RedinTheSky (#7)
crimsonfloyd (#8)
Krow (#9)
RadicalThrasher (#10)
H.P. Lovecraft (N/A)
TOTAL: 53.5 POINTS
Swords and tequila carry me through the fight!
"an american band made a classic NWOBHM album with 'down under' in the title." - @no country for old wainds
"Only Riot album that's worth a damn is Thundersteel. Rest of their shit ranges from shit to mediocre." - @TechnicalBarbarity
"What the fuck were Riot thinking when they chose that weird owl thing for a mascot" - @challenge_everything
"People who don't like Riot album covers can't be my friend." - @Omni
Chosen by:
Slayed Necros (#2)
Talos of Atmora (#3)
HamburgerBoy (#4)
CASSETTEISGOD (#6)
Atomic Tide (#6)
Master_Yoda77 (#7)
RedinTheSky (#7)
crimsonfloyd (#8)
Krow (#9)
RadicalThrasher (#10)
H.P. Lovecraft (N/A)
TOTAL: 53.5 POINTS
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6) The Nightcomers by Holocaust
Don't need no girl to hold me... I only love my knife!
"probably the most underrated album from the NWOBHM ... i'd say that it's better than everything else that was coming out of that scene at that time." - @TechnicalBarbarity
"Some NWOBHM is too rock n roll-ish for my taste, to be honest. For instance, I decided to check out Holocaust - The Nightcomers, and it didn't go over too well with me because I found it way too rock-ish." - @Life Sucks
"If you doubt this, listen to Death or glory and you will see how BRUTAL this Irish band was..." - @Danimal_77
"i think they may be the most thrashy of all the early NWOBHM bands, and metallica worshipped them too." - @no country for old wainds
Chosen by:
Vegard Pompey (#1)
TechnicalBarbarity (#2)
no country for old wainds (#2)
Baroque (#4)
Serjeant Grumbles (#4)
Talos of Atmora (#5)
Slayed Necros (#7)
RadicalThrasher (#8)
TOTAL: 55 POINTS
Don't need no girl to hold me... I only love my knife!
"probably the most underrated album from the NWOBHM ... i'd say that it's better than everything else that was coming out of that scene at that time." - @TechnicalBarbarity
"Some NWOBHM is too rock n roll-ish for my taste, to be honest. For instance, I decided to check out Holocaust - The Nightcomers, and it didn't go over too well with me because I found it way too rock-ish." - @Life Sucks
"If you doubt this, listen to Death or glory and you will see how BRUTAL this Irish band was..." - @Danimal_77
"i think they may be the most thrashy of all the early NWOBHM bands, and metallica worshipped them too." - @no country for old wainds
Chosen by:
Vegard Pompey (#1)
TechnicalBarbarity (#2)
no country for old wainds (#2)
Baroque (#4)
Serjeant Grumbles (#4)
Talos of Atmora (#5)
Slayed Necros (#7)
RadicalThrasher (#8)
TOTAL: 55 POINTS
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Why the fuck do people think it's an owl? It's a dang seal.
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Shit! Got back home too late!
Glad to see Spellbound up there though. I would hope for High 'N' Dry!
Glad to see Spellbound up there though. I would hope for High 'N' Dry!
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5) Diary of a Madman by Ozzy Osbourne
Could I mistake myself for someone who lives behind my eyes?...
"are you kidding? there's no way any other singer in the world would have made this better." - @Lord Kur
"Solo Ozzy is shite for the most part - no controversy there. Though you would be an ass if you didn't like "Crazy Train". - @zabu of nΩd
"You would be an ass to not like all of 'Diary of a Madman'" - @The Ozzman
"Played a bunch of early solo ozzy albums. IMO, these just arent very good. Diary of a Madman is the best of the lot." - @J.
"Diary of a Madman is a really great record. The title track is genually errie, and Ozz did a great job on the vocal if you ask me. Not as awesome as say, Megalomania, but he still give a pretty twisted sounding wail on that song." - @Oblivious Maximus
"genually errie" - @Oblivious Maximus
Chosen by:
Baroque (#1)
CASSETTEISGOD (#2)
Atomic Tide (#2)
RadicalThrasher (#2)
Slammed (#6)
RedinTheSky (#6)
TechnicalBarbarity (#7)
Serjeant Grumbles (#7)
HamburgerBoy (#9)
Talos of Atmora (#10)
crimsonfloyd (#10)
H.P. Lovecraft (N/A)
TOTAL: 64.5 POINTS
Could I mistake myself for someone who lives behind my eyes?...
"are you kidding? there's no way any other singer in the world would have made this better." - @Lord Kur
"Solo Ozzy is shite for the most part - no controversy there. Though you would be an ass if you didn't like "Crazy Train". - @zabu of nΩd
"You would be an ass to not like all of 'Diary of a Madman'" - @The Ozzman
"Played a bunch of early solo ozzy albums. IMO, these just arent very good. Diary of a Madman is the best of the lot." - @J.
"Diary of a Madman is a really great record. The title track is genually errie, and Ozz did a great job on the vocal if you ask me. Not as awesome as say, Megalomania, but he still give a pretty twisted sounding wail on that song." - @Oblivious Maximus
"genually errie" - @Oblivious Maximus
Chosen by:
Baroque (#1)
CASSETTEISGOD (#2)
Atomic Tide (#2)
RadicalThrasher (#2)
Slammed (#6)
RedinTheSky (#6)
TechnicalBarbarity (#7)
Serjeant Grumbles (#7)
HamburgerBoy (#9)
Talos of Atmora (#10)
crimsonfloyd (#10)
H.P. Lovecraft (N/A)
TOTAL: 64.5 POINTS
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4) Welcome to Hell by Venom
That dirty little bitch has got me poisoned!
"I recently starting listening to Venom's "Welcome To Hell" album, do i have a problem with it? Nope. In fact i love it! I'm not a Satanist nor Atheist, but i kinda like the whole "singing about satan" stuff, it gives a dark and angry mood, you know? I would prefer a band to sing about satan, rather then going to night clubs and getting drunk (Mainstream shit)." @SouthernAbyss
"Basically Venom influenced the first few Bathory albums, but the first Bathory record makes all Venom obsolete." - @crimsonfloyd
"lolwut? The first Bathory album is Venom, just with worse song-writing and production. Bathory is nothing more than a lie that Europeans tell to their children at night." - @HamburgerBoy
"I saw Venom live. Fucking Cronos refused to shake my hand when I met him cause he's a metal rockstar and shit. What a fucking faggot. Like, all I wanted to do was shake his hand and be like "yo, dude, thanks for creating black metal and being a cool dude" then I try and shake his hand and he just puts his limp hand, like I should I kiss it or something. His bandmates shook my hand because they were cool. I couldn't even get a pic with them. We could only take pic OF them. Like, who the fuck wants to take a pic of Cronos? Who the FUCK does this faggot think he is that people are only worthy of shaking his stupid pathetic limp wristed hand-shaked and NOT get a pic with him? OH WAIT! You can snag a pic OF him. Fuck you Cronos. Venom sucked major cock live at MDF and I fucking hate you.
Sincerely,
Michael S. Schmidt
A less faggot than you
Faggot Edit-> I love Venom still. Welcome to Hell shits on nearly everything you listen to right now. Go back that shit and we can still be friends. Also, Fuck Cunts." - @Master_Yoda77
Chosen by:
Serjeant Grumbles (#1)
TechnicalBarbarity (#3)
Krow (#3)
CASSETTEISGOD (#4)
Slayed Necros (#4)
Master_Yoda77 (#4)
no country for old wainds (#5)
Atomic Tide (#5)
Talos of Atmora (#7)
Slammed (#7)
RadicalThrasher (#7)
HamburgerBoy (#8)
Baroque (#8)
Bloopy (#9)
H.P. Lovecraft (N/A)
TOTAL: 84.5 POINTS
That dirty little bitch has got me poisoned!
"I recently starting listening to Venom's "Welcome To Hell" album, do i have a problem with it? Nope. In fact i love it! I'm not a Satanist nor Atheist, but i kinda like the whole "singing about satan" stuff, it gives a dark and angry mood, you know? I would prefer a band to sing about satan, rather then going to night clubs and getting drunk (Mainstream shit)." @SouthernAbyss
"Basically Venom influenced the first few Bathory albums, but the first Bathory record makes all Venom obsolete." - @crimsonfloyd
"lolwut? The first Bathory album is Venom, just with worse song-writing and production. Bathory is nothing more than a lie that Europeans tell to their children at night." - @HamburgerBoy
"I saw Venom live. Fucking Cronos refused to shake my hand when I met him cause he's a metal rockstar and shit. What a fucking faggot. Like, all I wanted to do was shake his hand and be like "yo, dude, thanks for creating black metal and being a cool dude" then I try and shake his hand and he just puts his limp hand, like I should I kiss it or something. His bandmates shook my hand because they were cool. I couldn't even get a pic with them. We could only take pic OF them. Like, who the fuck wants to take a pic of Cronos? Who the FUCK does this faggot think he is that people are only worthy of shaking his stupid pathetic limp wristed hand-shaked and NOT get a pic with him? OH WAIT! You can snag a pic OF him. Fuck you Cronos. Venom sucked major cock live at MDF and I fucking hate you.
Sincerely,
Michael S. Schmidt
A less faggot than you
Faggot Edit-> I love Venom still. Welcome to Hell shits on nearly everything you listen to right now. Go back that shit and we can still be friends. Also, Fuck Cunts." - @Master_Yoda77
Chosen by:
Serjeant Grumbles (#1)
TechnicalBarbarity (#3)
Krow (#3)
CASSETTEISGOD (#4)
Slayed Necros (#4)
Master_Yoda77 (#4)
no country for old wainds (#5)
Atomic Tide (#5)
Talos of Atmora (#7)
Slammed (#7)
RadicalThrasher (#7)
HamburgerBoy (#8)
Baroque (#8)
Bloopy (#9)
H.P. Lovecraft (N/A)
TOTAL: 84.5 POINTS
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