That Metal Show’s Jim Florentine and Don Jamieson have a three night stand this week (9/29-10/1) at DC’s shiny new Riot Act Comedy Theater and as such we thought we’d spend this week at TVD getting Don and Jim on the record—on METAL records. We’ve got their Top Five Favorite Metal LPs on VINYL in a countdown that’s not too different from a That Metal Show Top Five List.
And we’re not leaving you guys out of the loop either. We want to hear your Top Five Metal LPs on VINYL in the comments to all of Don and Jim’s posts this week and the one commenter who makes a solid case for his or her Top Five list will win a free pair of tickets to see Don and Jim on a night of their choosing this week. (Our winner will be chosen this Thursday, 9/29, at noon!)
It’s Day #3 which means we’ve got the guys’ #3 on their Top 5 List…
JIM FLORENTINE’S #3: Motorhead – “Ace of Spades”
Another album I bought in that import record store in Florida. I first heard of Motorhead when I saw one of the guys in Saxon wearing their shirt on the back of the Wheels Of Steel album. Then I heard they were opening for Ozzy on some of the Blizzard Of Ozz tour. I remember seeing the album cover for the first time and thought they were Mexicans! I was thinking this can’t be good. I thought the record was going to be in Spanish until I flipped it over and saw song titles such as “Bite The Bullet,” “Shoot You In The Back,” and “Jailbait.” I knew it had to be good.
“The Chase Is Better Then The Catch” was the opening track followed by “Love Me Like A Reptile” and I was hooked. This is the greatest Motorhead album of all time. Not one filler track!
DON JAMIESON’S #3: Black Sabbath – “Sabotage”
Such a trippy cover. They band is standing in front of a giant mirror facing away from it and the reflection is exactly the same. Instead of reflecting their backs it shows their fronts. My fave Sabbath album of all time. Very angry.
