Needles & Grooves AoTM /// Vol. 2 - August 2019 /// Khemmis - Hunted

[Enaz Fox]

Undoubtedly Dio is the voice and personification of metal.

 

[Murfocakes]

I love Lemmy. But I think even he just saw himself as ‘Rock & Roll’, extending on from Gene Vincent, Hendrix, etc. Dio gave us the devil horn hand gesture for goodness sake

 

[doncornelius]

Ok i’ll ask you another question. Undoubtedly Dio is the voice and personification of metal. What’s his best album?

a) Rainbow Rising
b) Heaven and Hell
c) Mob Rules
d) Holy Diver
e) Last In Line
f) Dehumanizer

These are all excellent choices, but b) is where Ronnie proved his greatness, so that's my pick.

 

[Murfocakes]

My uncle met Lemmy a few times. He was everything you’d expect him to be. Legend

 

[dhodo]

This one seems that it would rule out Gold & Grey

Good point. I think this would rule out any 2019 albums. I think that Baroness was the only one on the current list that is though.

 

[Murfocakes]

These are all excellent choices, but b) is where Ronnie proved his greatness, so that's my pick.

Heaven and Hell is the arguably the best Black Sabbath album. And I love Ozzy and think all 6 of that first run are 5 star classics. You win tonight’s prize, a sense of superiority over lesser mortals.

 

[Enaz Fox]

I love Lemmy. But I think even he just saw himself as ‘Rock & Roll’, extending on from Gene Vincent, Hendrix, etc. Dio gave us the devil horn hand gesture for goodness sake

I wasn’t meaning to imply that Lemmy is/was the personification of metal, just that he fills that role more so for me than Ronnie. But I’m not a Dio fan so that plays into it I’m sure. I respect what he did for the genre I just prefer Ozzy/Sabbath.

 

[Goatfish]

Heaven and Hell is the arguably the best Black Sabbath album. And I love Ozzy and think all 6 of that first run are 5 star classics. You win tonight’s prize, a sense of superiority over lesser mortals.

I agree that Heaven and Hell is arguably the best Dio fronted Sabbath album...

 

[Murfocakes]

I agree that Heaven and Hell is arguably the best Dio fronted Sabbath album...

I was going to ask you what Baroness album I should buy first seeing they are out of the running. But if this is how our Lord and Saviour Ronnie gets treated around these parts I won’t bother.

 

[Goatfish]

I was going to ask you what Baroness album I should buy first seeing they are out of the running. But if this is how our Lord and Saviour Ronnie gets treated around these parts I won’t bother.

I respect and admire Ronnie. RIP

Baroness - Blue is IMO the best starting point

 

[Enaz Fox]

I was going to ask you what Baroness album I should buy first seeing they are out of the running. But if this is how our Lord and Saviour Ronnie gets treated around these parts I won’t bother.

I’m just poking fun! I have no problem with Dio, just not my cup of tea.

Baroness id go red or blue.

 

[Murfocakes]

I respect and admire Ronnie. RIP

Baroness - Blue is IMO the best starting point

You are forgiven my child. As a penance say four Hail Marys, 2 Rainbows In The Dark and a Stargazer

 

[LeeVing]

Ok i’ll ask you another question. Undoubtedly Dio is the voice and personification of metal. What’s his best album?

a) Rainbow Rising
b) Heaven and Hell
c) Mob Rules
d) Holy Diver
e) Last In Line
f) Dehumanizer

I always go with d) Holy Diver.

But his blues rock in Elf is pretty good, too. Although he was Ronald Padavona at the time.

 

[Murfocakes]

Blue it is then. If it’s anything like Blue by Joni Mitchell or Blue by Simply Red i’m Sure i’ll Love it.

 

[Goatfish]

Blue it is then. If it’s anything like Blue by Joni Mitchell or Blue by Simply Red i’m Sure i’ll Love it.

Happy listening! I think Blue improves on Red with slightly more thoughtful songwriting. Yellow & Green is also great but it has low points from being a bit too long. Purple is a grower, and really shows some progression in sound.

I'm still digesting Gold & Grey, but the production is total trash which is making it difficult.

 

[BjorgenFjorgen]

I was going to ask you what Baroness album I should buy first seeing they are out of the running. But if this is how our Lord and Saviour Ronnie gets treated around these parts I won’t bother.

Blue = Red > Yellow & Green > Gold & Grey > Purple

Haven't listened to their pre-Red stuff enough.

 

[Goatfish]

Blue = Red > Yellow & Green > Gold & Grey > Purple

Haven't listened to their pre-Red stuff enough.

Pre-Red stuff is not essential at all IMO. Grey Sigh in a Flower Husk is OK. My personal ranking is:

1a. Blue
1b. Red
2. Purple (this used to be at the bottom but has grown on me HUGE)
3. Yellow
4. Gold & Grey
5. Green (I split them because Yellow is so much above Green for me)

 

[BjorgenFjorgen]

5. Green (I split them because Yellow is so much above Green for me)

Agreed with that for sure. On Green I just love "Mtns." and "Stretchmarker."

 

[TenderLovingKiller®]

Blue = Red > Yellow & Green > Gold & Grey > Purple

Haven't listened to their pre-Red stuff enough.

Also, don’t sleep on the First & Second EP’s either (you can actually find them as an Single LP). I would actually stick those up with Red & Blue as far as their best releases go. It’s more raw and a bit more rawkus than their later releases. It really kinda depends on your mood.

 

[Goatfish]

Also, don’t sleep on the First & Second EP’s either (you can actually find them as an Single LP). I would actually stick those up with Red & Blue as far as their best releases go. It’s more raw and a bit more rawkus than their later releases. It really kinda depends on you mood.

I might have to revisit First & Second, but I always preferred early Mastodon when looking for the thrashier sound of progressive sludge. I liked Baroness better when they found & refined their own sound.