MR

1) RETROSPECTACLE....GLEN BURTNICK
2) AMBITION....TOMMY SHAW
3) LIVE WITH ORCHESTRA...DDY
4) TALKING IN CODE....GLEN BURTNICK
5) HEROES AND ZEROES....GLEN BURTNICK
6) 7 DEADLY ZENS....TOMMY SHAW
7) GIRLS WITH GUNS....TOMMY SHAW
DESERT MOON....DDY
WHAT IF....TOMMY SHAW
10) PALOOKAVILLE....GLEN BURTNICK

Huh Darren?

I'd put Welcome to Hollywood above Retrospectacle, that's for sure!

Adam wrote:Huh Darren?

I'd put Welcome to Hollywood above Retrospectacle, that's for sure!

Hmmm...Tough call. They're so different. Some of the tunes on Retro have become favorites of mine - they're just dated now, so it's hard to favor one over the other. If someone held a gun to my head, I'd probably say Palookaville is my favorite Burtnik record of all time, but that would be a really close call.

DarrenUK wrote:1) RETROSPECTACLE....GLEN BURTNICK
2) AMBITION....TOMMY SHAW
3) LIVE WITH ORCHESTRA...DDY
4) TALKING IN CODE....GLEN BURTNICK
5) HEROES AND ZEROES....GLEN BURTNICK
6) 7 DEADLY ZENS....TOMMY SHAW
7) GIRLS WITH GUNS....TOMMY SHAW
DESERT MOON....DDY
WHAT IF....TOMMY SHAW
10) PALOOKAVILLE....GLEN BURTNICK

Not much of a Gowan fan I see
I forgot he';s not a Styx member

This is EASY for me. I can only rank 8, because the rest I dont like at all.

8) Retrospectable- Glen Burtnik
7) Back To The World - DDY
6) Girls With Guns - Tommy Shaw
5) Palookaville - Glen Burtnik
4) Ambition - Tommy Shaw
3) Boomchild - DDY
2) Seven Deadly Zens- Tommy Shaw
1) WELCOME TO HOLLYWOOD - Glen Burtnik***** EASY WINNER****

*** 7 Deadly Zens & Welcome To Hollywood are soooooooo far ahead of the pack its unbelieveable.
*** Lawerence's solo stuff is brutal, as is Desert Moon,and What If

yogi wrote:This is EASY for me. I can only rank 8, because the rest I dont like at all.

You didn't like "Heroes and Zeros" at all? What about "ShawBlades?" Yikes.

*** Lawerence's solo stuff is brutal, as is Desert Moon,and What If

Let... me... stand... next... to your... Fi-yaaaahh!!!

I forgot about Shaw/Blades. Their Japan release would eaisly be my # 3. 'How Does It Feel To Be Used' is one of my all time favorite songs. Why would that song not be on their American release??? Anyway, Shaw/ Blades Hallunication would be well well ahead of DDY's Boomchild.

I dont care too much for Glen's Heros & Zeros. I own the CD, but I probably have only listened to it 4 or 5 times. It did nothing for me.

Ime still to hear Welcome To Hollywood so judgement is still out......only heard Gowans live CD Homefields and the JY solo Cds were awful, especially the monstrosity with Jan Hammer, Hammer should stick to writing theme tunes to 80s police shows.

Retrospectacle has some great songs on it namely Someday, A Womans Point Of View, Roar and the Creme De La Creme Rivers Of Fire my top ever written Glen song.

Cds in order of fav to worst (hits etc not incl.)
DDY
Desert Moon A
10 on Broadway A-
Boom Child B+
Back to the World c+
Hunchback C-

TOMMY
Ambition A-
Hallunication A-
Girls with Guns B
7 Dealdly Sins B-
What If C

Damn Yankees A
Don't Thread C-


James Young
Raised By Wolves (JYG) B+
City Slicker C
Out on a Day Pass D-

Glen Burtnick
Welcome to Hollywoood B+
Respectable B
Pookaville B-
Heroes and Zeroes B-
Talking in Code C+

Don't have in Larry cds other than his best of (B+), and some stray singles here and there. Any body want to trade that has Larry's cd, will send a list of what I have and trade cdr for cdr. Email me at abitaman205@yahoo.com

Just my humble opinion, hope I didn't leave anything out-ERIC

Are you a schoolteacher by profession Eric ?
Was wondering which band member your going to put in detention.....

Hey Darren, I'm not a school teacher, my spelling is to bad for that! Many, many moons ago, before computers, I use to trade tapes and records, thru mail. HAd like a pen pal (for lack of better word), where ecah month we would send a list out to people in this group, and they would pick from your list (you would do same), and yu would mail them a copy of what they wanted. Since it was by regular mail I but my opinion by number, then later a grade.

Still have a habit of doing this. Someone could have 4 cds, I list them in order of likeing, but my favorite one by the that person, I may only like ok, so I could give them a B- or so.
Old habits die hard.
But I work for Abita Springs Water Company (Abitaman is our logo), I am in sales.-ERIC

so THAT's what your handle means ! ( I always wondered.......)

classicstyxfan wrote:so THAT's what your handle means ! ( I always wondered.......)

Best there is, for now anyway Besides if you say it fast three times it sounds like I BE THE MAN!!! -ERIC

yogi wrote:I forgot about Shaw/Blades. Their Japan release would eaisly be my # 3. 'How Does It Feel To Be Used' is one of my all time favorite songs. Why would that song not be on their American release??? Anyway, Shaw/ Blades Hallunication would be well well ahead of DDY's Boomchild.

I dont care too much for Glen's Heros & Zeros. I own the CD, but I probably have only listened to it 4 or 5 times. It did nothing for me.

Sorry to be picky but Shaw/Blades is not a solo album so therefore is disqualified.
My favourite is Tommy Shaw - 7 deadly zens