TNT

Can’t get enough of that Ronni Le Tekro guitar and Tony Harnell vocal

Enuff ‘Z’ Nuff

I love every album. The lack of recognition for their songwriting is criminal

Ozzy Osbourne

Randy Rhoads/Jake E Lee/Zakk Wylde: He found them and gave them to us

AC/DC (Bon Scott era)

This is where it all started for me…The greatest ever “live” rock band

Snake River Conspiracy

I just wish they’d hurry up and make another album. Come on, get it done

Tony Harnell

TNT..The Mariah Carey of Rock…As in vocal range

John Corabi

Depends what week it is….The “Let it Scream” album is so cool

Bon Scott

You don’t need me to remind you. A legend in every way

Geoff Tate

Queensryche..He makes every song interesting to listen to

Tobey Torres

Snake River Conspiracy..Sultry/sexy/lilting/angry/aggressive etc

Band Name

Title

Why

T-Ride

S/T

Songs/lyrics/musicianship/production – Perfect

Snake River Conspiracy

Sonic Jihad

Inspirational. Not my normal taste.Tobey Torres

XYZ

Hungry

Very “live & loose” Van Halenesque guitar work

AC/DC

If you want blood

It’s like being at the gig

Enuff ‘Z’ Nuff

Peach Fuzz

I like everything they do. This one’s very catchy

UFO  

Strangers in the night

A 70’s classic – Schenker prior to alien abduction

Hurricane

Liquifury

Classy and clever…er that’s it really

Vinnie Vincent Invasion

S/T

Insane guitar. Completely in your face

9.0

Too Far Gone

Vocals with cool attitude, great guitar

Dangerous Enemy Forum

Dark Corridors

Honest!!!  I do listen to it over and over

Band Name

Track

Why

AC/DC

Riff Raff  (Live)

The build up on “If you want blood” sets your hairs on end

Ozzy Osbourne

I don’t Know

Randy Rhoads for the first time, enough said

Golden Earring

Radar Love

One of those classic classics

UFO

Rock Bottom (Live)

Schenker prior to alien abduction

Soundgarden

Black Hole Sun

I can’t help singing along with the chorus, in a silly voice

Enuff Z Nuff

New Thing

Very summery…We don’t get that much sun in the UK

T-Ride

Backdoor Romeo

Wish I could write lyrics like that…Very clever.

XYZ

Take What You Can

Great air guitar and for throwing shapes to.

Conception

Roll The Fire

That chugging guitar that everyone does nowadays. Luv it

AC/DC

Gimme A Bullet

Damn..Meant to put “Powerage” in the Top 10 Albums

Queensryche

Jet City Woman

Queensryche  Starts off like U2, then gets very much better

> Livin it up in Hell:
Up-tempo Ratt-style rocker. For those that think hell is on earth, then party everyday for the next say, 70 years and you’ll only have one permanent hangover at the end of it.

> Dangerous Enemy:
This track smoulders with the intent that was meant when writing it. All about bearing a grudge and never letting it go until you finally get your own back (no matter how long it takes!)

> Psycho Sidekick:
Ozzy wasn’t available to duet on this one, so Mr Ron filled in at the last minute!! Basically a song about schizophrenia, a constant battle with yourself (this limits the revenge options!!)

> 70’s Retro:
People often say that they are a “child of the 60’s” (70’s…80’s…90’s). One of the themes contained in “Dark Corridors” is being caught in the 1970’s. Whether that’s a good or bad thing depends on which “child” you are, personally, it took me a couple of decades to wear out the flares, only for the bloody things to come back in again!! I’ll give them a miss this time out. Dawning realisation also features in this song.

> Heaven needs Rock (Cos Hell is on a Roll):
Before you all climb aboard your various soap boxes, I don’t care one way or the other!! You can’t fool all the people all the time. In the movies, it’s the first time they make you jump that is the most effective. If you want something to be successful in a commercial/materialistic world, then it’s going to need great PR to keep it popular. (“Dark Corridors” being the exception of course!!!)

> Dead Anyway:
Question: Who is Ed Dennyway?
Some people believe in fate and a “grand design” others that we are “controlled” from start to finish. This song suggests that it’s better you don’t know one way or the other!!

> Subsidence:
Ian is always looking for ways to re-write “Kashmir”!!! (Keep trying mate!!)
Some of the “events” and/or states of mind you go through in dreams/nightmares. Chris, the studio engineer, was exhausted by the time we did this one, so he made me sing the repeats rather than find the right echo effect. This meant I had to take a step back from the microphone, one for every repeat, resulting in my singing the final one each time from the car park!!

> Trouble with a Vamp:
“Powerage” era AC/DC, (More than a hint of “Rock N’ Roll Damnation”!) with a Joel Ellis (Cats in Boots) style scream thrown in for good measure! For those of you guys who watch “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” and would “stake” everything for one date with “Faith”.

> Symptom of the Universe:
Classic Sabbath! Our version is stripped to the bone, heavy and served with a garnish of grunt. Best savored loud.

She Is Leaving (From the album ‘Chill Out’)

To be honest this is more Ian’s nightmare than mine!!!

The lyrics are dreadful, the vocals are a shambles…It depresses me to even think about it but I do take every opportunity to remind him of what he created when I need a mood shift!!! To think, this was our answer to ‘Jump’ by Van Halen!! DOH!!!!

Dog Gone Rap (From the album ‘Cat In A Mousetrap’)

An abject lesson in not allowing the devil to find work for idle hands (or voices) to do…A daft idea that gathered un-necessary momentum and support at a point when the album should have been a wrap and we’d all gone home – We weren’t even drunk so there is no plausible excuse for this!!! Very silly without a funny side.

This Time (From the album ‘Unleaded…But still Metal)

Now of course you’re going to pick me up on the fact that I said I liked EVERY track on this album. I do except for this one!!!

A very, very poor attempt to create a ‘Hysteria’ (Def Leppard) style song. Vocals are painfully weak and I must have been listening to ‘She Is Leaving’ to come up with lyrics that annoying!!!

Hell And Back (From the album ‘Chill Out)

Oh dear I’m not presenting this album in the best of lights (I did say it was a challenging one!!!)

I’m not sure the vocals ever achieve the right key and the song is so monotonous that even on CD you can’t push the skip-track button quick enough!! It sounds like we’ve tried to copy ‘Start Me Up’ by the Stones – They would NOT be impressed and nor was I….