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Dan
To answer the original question, not since I hit puberty.
That said I would recommend The Headless Children while The Crimson Idol tends to be a fan favorite but I don't think I ever heard it all the way through.
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I'm still making my way thru their catalog and have not gotten to those mentioned albums yet, RollingFreak. I'm on Neon God 1 right now. I must say that I've been a bit disappointed with the most recent albums I've heard (so far this one, and Dying For The World). The 2 before that (Unholy Terror and Helldorado) were both hit or miss, song wise.
While they may not be everyone's cup o' tea, I do give them huge props for continuously releasing new music and not just reforming every few years to tour and cut a new album. There are a few bands that have continued non-stop regardless of record success. Tesla and LA Guns are two others that immediately come to mind. I know Def Lep and Bon Jovi have as well, but I would say those are bigger names, with much larger past success than some other bands that are still going strong. And I applaud those bands for that - the former ones I'd mentioned. You can tell that they do it simply for the love of what they do.
I had also read that about F Like A Beast. Glad to see they added it back into the live set.
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VoodooLounge13
I'm still making my way thru their catalog and have not gotten to those mentioned albums yet, RollingFreak. I'm on Neon God 1 right now. I must say that I've been a bit disappointed with the most recent albums I've heard (so far this one, and Dying For The World). The 2 before that (Unholy Terror and Helldorado) were both hit or miss, song wise.
While they may not be everyone's cup o' tea, I do give them huge props for continuously releasing new music and not just reforming every few years to tour and cut a new album. There are a few bands that have continued non-stop regardless of record success. Tesla and LA Guns are two others that immediately come to mind. I know Def Lep and Bon Jovi have as well, but I would say those are bigger names, with much larger past success than some other bands that are still going strong. And I applaud those bands for that - the former ones I'd mentioned. You can tell that they do it simply for the love of what they do.
I had also read that about F Like A Beast. Glad to see they added it back into the live set.
Yeah, they are definitely less metal than Maiden or Priest like you say, but I do get how they give off that vibe. I thought the same about them and was surprised they were a little more straight ahead rock and roll. Good call on Blackie's voice too. The comparison to Tom Keifer is spot on. (by the way, if you haven't listened to Tom Keifer's solo album The Way Life Goes I'd definitely recommend. I feel like the album itself is fine, but the lead single Solid Ground I thought was an excellent Stonesy song. Heard it on the same radio station as the newer WASP).
As for Tesla lol, I used to be a MAJOR Tesla fan. Listen, I could still tell you everything about them, and they are solid, but I do feel I kinda outgrew them. Their albums through Forever More are largely solid all the way through. It really seemed to nosedive from there but I'll always have a soft spot for them. Also Michael Wagener's got a great catalogue behind him. Good discography to go through.