The first album I ever bought was…
QUEEN - NEWS OF THE WORLD [1977]
“Hmmm, let me see if I can remember! The first album I bought was, I believe, Queen’s News Of The World. That was back when I was in junior high. I think it was on vinyl. It had We Are the Champions, We Will Rock You, Spread Your Wings… so many killer tracks. Yeah, that was a good choice. I just really dig that album.”
A kid asks me what metal is, I hand them a copy of…
JUDAS PRIEST - SCREAMING FOR VENGEANCE [1982]
“I would totally hand them a copy of Screaming For Vengeance by Judas Priest. Now that is an album. It’s got everything in terms of heaviness and riffs and fury and that core Priest sound. I love that record so much. There’s so many great reasons why it’s regarded as one of the most influential heavy records of all time.”
The album I wish I’d made is…
STEELY DAN - AJA [1977]
“Ooh, let me think. Now, this is going to sound totally crazy and it’s going to sound way, way off genre, but I’d have to say Aja by Steely Dan. I know! I bet you guys weren’t expecting that answer! Ha ha ha! Huge curveball I’m throwing out there for this one. It is for sure a go-to record – all jazzy rock and jazz fusion stuff going on – it’s definitely not a metal record.”
No one will believe I own a copy of…
MICHAEL BUBLÉ - CHRISTMAS [2011]
“Oh, now that would have to be Michael Bublé’s Christmas album. It’s just called Christmas, I think. All the way, I am a complete closet fan of his, I really am. [mispronounces surname several times in quick succession] Listen to me here; I’m an Ooblay fan…Eeblay fan? God, I can’t even say the name or words properly! Ha ha ha! What can I say? It’s one of those huge guilty pleasures in life – it’s fine, everybody’s got one, right?”
The album that reminds me of school is…
IRON MAIDEN - THE NUMBER OF THE BEAST [1982]
“There’s so many, but definitely Iron Maiden’s Number Of The Beast. It really reminds me of junior high and all the other stuff that was happening around that time.”
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The album that broke my heart is…
JEFF BUCKLEY - GRACE [1994]
“Grace breaks my heart to listen to. It reminds me what a musical genius he was, and I wonder where his legacy would have gone. He was taken too soon. There’s a pain I feel listening to it. His voice was just so incredible and melancholic.”
The album I want to be remembered for is…
THE MAYFIELD FOUR - SECOND SKIN [2001]
“I’d probably say Second Skin by The Mayfield Four. It was such a pivotal time in my life. Those songs are one long journal entry for me. It is an extremely honest , ‘heart-on-your-sleeve’ record – almost uncomfortably so at this point to listen to. But I’m very, very proud of that.”
The most underrated album is…
JUDAS PRIEST - DEFENDERS OF THE FAITH [1984]
“Oh man. Give me a minute to think about that one. I’m sucking here! I think there are some really great moments on Defenders Of The Faith – it doesn’t get as much recognition as say some of their other releases do. And it should.”
The album to break the speed Limit to is…
MOTÖRHEAD - ACE OF SPADES [1980]
“Ace Of Spades. I don’t even think it needs an explanation why – it’s Lemmy and Motörhead.”
The album I want played at my funeral is…
STEVIE WONDER - SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE [1976]
“My choice changes from time to time. Right now, just because I want people to celebrate and not be sad at all, I’d say this Stevie Wonder release because it has such a variety of sounds and tones and genres.”
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