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My Aerosmith Discography Rankings
I’m in the process of ranking some of my favorite bands/artists discographies.
This time, it’s Aerosmith.
Definitely one of my favorite bands ever.
The lineup of singer Steven Tyler, guitarists Joe Perry and Brad Whitford, bassist Tom Hamilton, and drummer Joey Kramer will always be phenomenal to me.
Like all of these rankings, it’s tough because I love pretty much all their albums.
Some of the live albums I haven’t heard as much, but they’re all good too.
I could always change my mind, but here is my ranking of Aerosmith’s discography.
- Toys In The Attic
- Rocks
- Aerosmith
- Draw The Line
- Get Your Wings
- Get A Grip
- Nine Lives
- Permanent Vacation
- Pump
- Night In The Ruts
- Done With Mirrors
- Just Push Play
- Music From Another Dimension
- Rock In A Hard Place
- Honkin’ On Bobo
- Rocks Donington
- A Little South Of Sanity
- Live Bootleg
- Classics Live
- Classics Live II
- Rockin’ The Joint
- One More Time EP (featuring Steven, Joe and Yungblud)
Regardless of how I rank these, I love Aerosmith sooooo much and I’m glad they made all of these albums.
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My Led Zeppelin Album Rankings
Led Zeppelin is one of the biggest bands of all time.
They were the perfect lineup of guys.
Singer Robert Plant, guitarist Jimmy Page, bassist/organist/multi-instrumentalist John Paul Jones, and drummer John Bonham.
What they created will forever be iconic.
I soooooo wish I had a time machine so I could go back in time to see Led Zeppelin in concert.
Luckily, I’ve seen Robert, John Paul Jones, and John Bonham’s son Jason (who played with Zeppelin at many of their one off reunion shows and sadly have never seen Jimmy), but nothing would top seeing Led Zeppelin for me.
I love all of their studio albums and live albums, so ranking them is tough, but I’m giving it my best try here.
- Physical Graffiti
- Led Zeppelin II
- Led Zeppelin IV
- Houses Of The Holy
- Led Zeppelin
- Led Zeppelin III
- In Through The Out Door
- Presence
- Coda
- Celebration Day
- The Song Remains The Same
- How The West Was Won
- BBC Sessions
There you have it. My ranking of the discography of one of the biggest bands ever.
What do you think?
Rock on everyone.
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My Ranking of KISS’ Discography
KISS is my favorite band of all time.
I love every album and every lineup.
I have seen them 11 times in concert.
They were my first concert.
They mean the world to me.
I don’t always agree with everything they say, but I still love them to death and I will love them until I’m gone.
Every time I’ve seen them, I felt 16 again when I first discovered them.
Yeah I was late, but better late than never.
And frankly, I think it was just in time because the first two times I saw them was the original lineup!!
Doesn’t get any better, although as I said, I love every lineup and some stuff that was done later I prefer over the older stuff.
This is very tough and I’ve tried this many times, but have never typed my rankings of KISS’ massive discography.
Well, I’m going to try to rank them here.
I’m not going to include every live album that’s been released (they’re all good), but I’ll include the big ones. Here we go.
- Alive!
- KISS
- Hotter Than Hell
- Love Gun
- Dressed To Kill
- Rock And Roll Over
- Destroyer
- Dynasty
- Alive II
- Gene Simmons (yes this is a solo album, but it has the KISS logo on it)
- Ace Frehley (yes this is a solo album, but it has the KISS logo on it)
- Paul Stanley (yes this is a solo album, but it has the KISS logo on it)
- Peter Criss (yes this is a solo album, but it has the KISS logo on it)
- Unmasked
- Revenge
- Creatures Of The Night
- Asylum
- Lick It Up
- Crazy Nights
- Animalize
- Killers (compilation with 4 new songs)
- Music From The Elder
- Hot In The Shade
- Alive III
- MTV Unplugged
- Carnival Of Souls
- Sonic Boom
- Monster
- Psycho Circus
- Smashes, Thrashes & Hits (compilation with 2 new songs and a vocal re-record)
- Symphony Alive IV
- Rocks Vegas
- Alive: The Millennium Concert
KISS will always be my favorite band no matter what.
This was very tough, and there is no right or wrong, but this is my ranking of the discography of my favorite band ever.
You wanted the Best. You Got The Best. The Hottest Band in the World, KISS!!!!!!!
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My Black Sabbath Album Rankings
The band Black Sabbath, as far as I and many others are concerned, invented what is now called Heavy Metal music.
I know they don’t agree, but I believe it’s true.
The original lineup of singer Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler, and drummer Bill Ward are the creators of sooooooooooo many bands.
They started a lot.
There have been many lineups (Tony Iommi is the one who has always been there.) and I am a fan of all of it.
And I am going to rank their albums here.
- Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
- Black Sabbath
- Paranoid
- Master Of Reality
- Reunion
- Sabotage
- Dehumanizer
- Heaven And Hell
- Mob Rules
- Seventh Star
- Vol. 4
- Never Say Die
- 13
- Technical Ecstasy
- Black Sabbath The Dio Years (Compilation with 3 new songs)
- The Devil You Know (billed as the band Heaven & Hell, but it is Black Sabbath)
- The End EP
- Forbidden
- Born Again
- Headless Cross
- The Eternal Idol
- Cross Purposes
- Tyr
- Live At Radio City Music Hall (billed as the band Heaven & Hell, but it is Black Sabbath)
- Neon Nights: Live at Wacken 2009 (billed as the band Heaven & Hell, but it is Black Sabbath)
- Live at Hammersmith Odeon
- Live Evil
- Past Lives (AKA Live At Last)
- Cross Purposes Live
- The End: Live In Birmingham/The Angelic Sessions
- Live…Gathered In Their Masses
Doing rankings like this are tough, and even the lower ones are not terrible. It’s just that I like the ones ranked higher more.
And I could always change my mind, but this is my ranking right here and right now.
What do you think? How would you rank them? Let me know.
I love Black Sabbath. Every album and lineup is important.
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My Judas Priest Album Rankings
Judas Priest is one of my favorite bands of all time.
To me, they are the second Heavy Metal band in existence (1st is Black Sabbath).
Their impact is enormous.
Judas Priest have influenced so many bands.
Rob Halford, in my opinion, is one of the greatest singers of all time.
Their classic guitar duo of Glenn Tipton and KK Downing are my favorite guitar team and cannot be touched, even though there are other greats.
They are the one Metal band that have always waved the Metal flag and have been proud to call themselves a Heavy Metal band.
I don’t think they’ve ever released a bad album, but I am going to do my best here in ranking their discography.
Mainly their studio albums, but I’m going to include their live albums too because they are great too.
This is really tough, but here is my ranking of the Judas Priest discography.
- Painkiller
- Screaming For Vengeance
- Defenders Of The Faith
- Turbo
- Unleashed In The East
- British Steel
- Sin After Sin
- Stained Class
- Hell Bent For Leather
- Ram It Down
- Jugulator
- Demolition
- Point Of Entry
- Angel Of Retribution
- Firepower
- Nostradamus
- Invincible Shield
- Redeemer Of Souls
- Sad Wings Of Destiny
- Rocka Rolla
- Priest…Live
- War Pigs Single (Featuring Ozzy Osbourne)
- 98 Live Meltdown
- British Steel Live
- Live In London
- A Touch Of Evil Live
Wow that was really tough.
I only thought of this as I was typing it.
The Iron Maiden discography ranking I thought of and changed around all the way up to typing it.
But this one I made up right here.
Ask me in 5 minutes, and I’ll maybe rank it differently, and it’s tough because I love most of these albums, and don’t dislike any of them.
But anyway, here is my ranking of the greatest Heavy Metal bands of all time.
Judas Priest!!
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My Iron Maiden Album Rankings
Iron Maiden is one of the biggest Heavy Metal bands ever.
They are still going strong in 2025, 50 years after starting.
Bruce Dickinson, who has sang on most of their albums, is one of the best singers/frontmen in history, as far as I’m concerned. Paul Dianno was a very good singer earlier on and I don’t mind Blaze Bayley in the 90s, but Bruce is the guy. Period.
The guitarists Adrian Smith and Dave Murray, along with Janick Gers later on, are just phenomenal.
Drummers Clive Burr (RIP) and later Nicko McBrain are two of the greats.
And founding member/bassist/songwriter Steve Harris is untouchable.
I feel they have been mostly consistent with their discography, so it’s really hard and maybe unfair to try to rank them starting with my favorite and ending with my least favorite.
I’ve already changed it a few times since typing this, but for now, this is my ranking of Iron Maiden’s discography.
I’ll just rank the studio albums because there are so many live albums and all of them are solid, but I will just say my favorite Iron Maiden live album is Rock In Rio, released in 2001. OK here it is:
- Brave New World
- Powerslave
- Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son
- The Number Of The Beast
- Somewhere In Time
- No Prayer For The Dying
- A Matter Of Life And Death
- The Final Frontier
- Book Of Souls
- Fear Of The Dark
- Iron Maiden
- Killers
- Piece Of Mind
- Dance Of Death
- Senjutsu
- Virtual XI
- The X Factor
There’s no right or wrong answer, but this is how I’m ranking the great band Iron Maiden’s studio album discography.
I may change my mind in 5 minutes, but this is it for now.
I’ve been re-listening to their albums recently, and decided to rank them on here.
If you see this, let me know what you think and if you’re a fan of their work, how would you rank them?
Let me know.
Rock on everyone.
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Metal On Metal and Rock Comedy: Anvil/Don Jamieson/Pulsifier Concert Review
- Date of Concert: Saturday, May 10, 2025
- Location of Concert: The Machine Shop in Flint, MI
I’m not going to many concerts in 2025, but I could not miss this one.
Anvil w/comedian Don Jamieson, and newer band Pulsifier at a cool club/bar called The Machine Shop in Flint, Michigan.
Pulsifier started the show with a solid, rocking set.
This band includes singer MeA, guitarist Christopher Skehan, bassist Patrick Ouellette, and drummer Jay Allen Grant.
They’ve only been around since 2023, but I think they have a strong, promising future.
We need more new good rock bands and they are one of them.
Seek them out.
After Pulsifier ended, comedian Don Jamieson did a 30 minute standup routine.
Don is also known as one of the hosts of VH1 Classic’s That Metal Show.
Don was very funny, and even bagged on me a couple of times.
Hey, you have to expect that from a comedian, so it was OK.
Plus, when I met him after his set, he just said he was busting my chops and appreciated my being a fan of his. He also signed his CDs that I bought from him and the ones I brought with me and took pictures with me.
His jokes were mostly rock related, and was very funny.
I shot some of his set (video below), so please check it out.
Thank you Don for the laughs and for your kindness.
The great Canadian Metal band Anvil ended the night with a PHENOMENAL show.
Singer/guitarist Steve “Lips” Kudlow, drummer Robb Reiner, and bassist Chris “Christ” Robertson are all great at what they do and just kick butt!!
They all seemed to be having fun and so were the audience.
Lots of old songs and some new/newer songs and they all sounded great.
Thank you guys for all the amazing albums (I can’t wait for more.), for the great show, and for your kindness too.
I met Lips and Robb after the show and I appreciate them taking the time to talk to us fans.
I actually spoke at length with Robb’s wife Jane before the show about a lot of things. She handles Anvil’s merch and is a super nice person. Thank you so much Jane for talking to me.
Also, before the show, since I was in Flint, Michigan, I went to see the so called Grand Funk Railroad bridge near the venue.
This particular bridge was graffitied with the names of the band members of Grand Funk Railroad, as well as the name of the band, back in the 70s and is still there today.
As a Grand Funk fan, I could not resist driving by and looking at it.
I don’t know how many more shows I have left in me, but I’m really glad I got to see this one.
So much fun.
Rock on guys!!
Anvil Set List:
- March Of The Crabs
- 666
- Ooh Baby
- Legal At Last
- Truth Is Dying
- Badass Rock N Roll
- Free As The Wind
- On Fire
- This Is Thirteen
- Mothra
- Swing Thing
- Jackhammer
- Metal On Metal
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Billy Idol Dream Into It Album Review
Billy Idol released his latest album, Dream Into It, on April 25 of this year.
If you are a fan of Billy Idol, you should like this album.
It has rock, pop, punk, melody, good lyrics (some autobiographical), good guitar playing from Billy’s longtime collaborator Steve Stevens, and just lots of catchy hooks.
The album also includes the great Joan Jett on one song.
Billy is touring this summer with Joan Jett and her band The Blackhearts so check them out if you get a chance. I’ve seen both and they are awesome.
I’m glad Billy Idol is still making music and is still working with Steve Stevens. They make a great musical pair.
Keep on rocking guys and everyone check out Billy’s new album Dream Into It.
Luckily, I was able to get it with a signed insert card. Thanks Billy!!!!
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Bands/Artists I Want To See And Haven’t (Revised)
I did a similar post as this in 2023, but since then, I’ve seen some of those bands/artists or unfortunately will never see now because they are gone.
So here is a revised version in 2025:
I have seen many bands/artists since my first concert in 1998.
However, I have not seen everyone, and unfortunately, many I’ll never see because they’re dead, they don’t come anywhere near me, or they just don’t do it at all anymore.
However, there are still some that I’m going to see and hopefully will someday see.
I wanted to show you my list of bands/artists I’m going to see soon or hope to someday see.
Here they are:
Jimmy Page-I’m including him on this list as a hopeful, but it won’t happen because he’s unofficially retired. He’s said for years that he will go back on the road and do shows, but he’s yet to do it. But hey, I can keep hoping. Especially since he performed at the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony in 2023, playing the Link Wray classic instrumental Rumble. Come on Jimmy!!
Led Zeppelin-It will NEVER happen, but I can dream. However, I’ve seen Robert Plant twice with Alison Krauss. I have Jimmy Page’s autograph and dream I’ll see him somehow someday. I’ve seen John Paul Jones 3 times, all in March of 2024. And I’ve seen the son of John Bonham, Jason, 4 times with his Zeppelin tribute band Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Evening (was Experience) and twice with Sammy Hagar & The Circle.
David Gilmour-He’s the last member of Pink Floyd still around I have yet to see. I keep hoping.
Ritchie Blackmore (Blackmore’s Night)-I keep hoping but I doubt it because he and his wife’s band do not play anywhere near me.
Danko Jones-They seem to never play in America, but I keep hoping.
Iggy Pop-Mariah and I would love to see Iggy, but again, I don’t know because he only does so many shows now and most are nowhere near.
Jake E. Lee-Great guitar player who had not been active for many years, but became active again a few years ago. Since COVID, though, he’s been mostly quiet. So, I don’t know.
Mike + The Mechanics-I love this band and hope they play America again. If not, I’ve seen the main man of the band, Mike Rutherford, with Genesis.
Chris Holmes-Former guitarist of W.A.S.P., who is now a solo artist. He still makes albums and plays, but he has not played America in quite awhile. I keep hoping.
The Cult-They still make albums and tour, but I always miss them, somehow.
Britny Fox-One member still does occasional shows with a different lineup. However, I also keep hoping the classic lineup will reunite someday too.
Black Oak Arkansas-Singer Jim Dandy is still going strong with a great lineup of people. They’re only doing a few shows here and there, but I hope more will happen.
Starz-They mostly play in New Jersey or near there it seems, but I hope they’ll play near me someday. If not, I’m good.
Biohazard-They reunited in 2023 and have played a lot and have made a new album, so they may be possible.
Bryan Adams-I was supposed to see him in 2023, but unfortunately, I got pneumonia, and could not go. I’m hoping to see him this year or someday, but if not, I’m good.
Fleetwood Mac-Probably not at this point, but maybe someday, I’ll see Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham separately.
Vandenberg-I was supposed to see Adrian Vandenberg in 2023, but was not able to. However, he and his band Vandenberg are Still making great albums and maybe I’ll get another chance. If not, I’m good.
Steve Perry-It will never happen, but hey, I can hope. He’s at least making albums again.
Metal Church-Maybe someday.
Nickelback-I would not mind seeing them, but if I don’t, I’m good.
Limp Bizkit-I would not mind seeing them, but if I don’t, I’m good.
Loudness-I was supposed to see them earlier in 2023, but they canceled. If I don’t ever see them, I’m good.
Joe Satriani-I would not mind seeing him, but if not, I’m good.
Trans Siberian Orchestra-I’ve wanted to see them for years, but I just never have. They come around all the time, but somehow, I always miss them. Maybe someday.
CTA (California Transit Authority)-Drummer Danny Seraphine, founding member of the band Chicago, has a great band that have put out a few albums and do shows, but if I went, I’d have to travel far, so he is doubtful. But if not, I have a signed 8×10 of the band, he signed a CD and DVD for me, and signed his book for me.
Peter Cetera-Another founding member of Chicago. He’s been very quiet since COVID happened, so he may be doubtful. Either way, I’m good.
The Godz-They are back together and I hope to see them someday.
Original Misfits-I’ve seen everyone in this band separately, but not together. They’ve only done a handful of big shows in the last few years, so we’ll see.
The Sweet-There are two versions of this band. I’ve seen one of them. The other seems to tour exclusively overseas, but hey, I can hope I’ll see that version someday. Either way, I’m good.
Bachman-Turner Overdrive Featuring Randy Bachman-Maybe someday. If not, I’m good.
The Guess Who-It is rumored they will tour in 2026. Here’s hoping. If not, I’ve seen their singer, Burton Cummings, in concert.
.38 Special-Hopefully someday.
Toto-Maybe someday. If not, I’m good. I’ve seen their guitarist, Steve Lukather, twice.
Phish-Maybe someday, but if not, I’m good.
Martin Barre-Former guitarist of Jethro Tull. I was supposed to see him in 2023, but he canceled for some reason. And this year he played somewhat near, but I couldn’t go. Maybe someday. If not, I’m good.
Manowar-They don’t tour America now, but hopefully they will eventually.
Van Morrison-I doubt it because he never comes anywhere near, but who knows.
The Outlaws-Maybe someday, but if not, I’m good.
The Marshall Tucker Band-I wouldn’t be against seeing them, but if not, I’m good.
That’s all I can think of.
Yes that’s still a lot, and hopefully, I’ll see most of them someday, but if not, I’m good.
Either way, I will always love concerts and I cannot live without music in my life.
Maybe someday I’ll revise this list again with an even shorter list because I’ve seen most or all of these listed above. Again, here’s hoping.
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I Finally Met Bret “Hitman” Hart!!!!
I’m not just a music and movie fan.
I’m also a wrestling fan.
Most especially when I was a kid, but still am.
One of my favorite wrestlers growing up was Bret “Hitman” Hart.
I became a fan of his when he was still partners with Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart (his real life brother-in-law) and they were called The Hart Foundation.
They were two time WWF (yes WWF, years away from changing their name to WWE) world tag team champions.
One of my favorite tag teams. Bret and Jim worked very well together.
Bret eventually became a singles wrestler in the WWF, eventually winning the Intercontinental Championship and later World Heavyweight Championship a few times.
Known as “The Excellence of Execution” and “The Best There Is. The Best There Was. And The Best There Ever Will Be”, Bret worked with pretty much everyone during the period of time he wrestled (he wrestled in his Dad’s promotion Stampede Wrestling, Georgia Championship Wrestling, World Wrestling Federation, World Championship Wrestling, and World Wrestling Entertainment) and could usually have a great match with anyone.
He was always a favorite of mine, and even when I mostly quit watching wrestling for many years, he remained a favorite and still is.
Bret is a 3-time WWE Hall Of Famer and truly is, in my opinion, one of the greatest wrestlers ever.
I was able to meet him today, Sunday April 27 of 2025, at my local mall, The Ashland Town Center, at store called Time Warp Ashland.
It was a brief meet, like all meet and greets are, but it was so worth it for me.
I was able to shake his hand and he signed a nice picture for me.
I will forever be a Bret Hart fan and I will forever thank him, not only for meeting me and the fans who attended this meet and greet, but for all the great wrestling Bret has done over the decades.
I love you forever Bret!!
