I saw gaye bikers open for motorhead at Hammersmith in 87, then went along to a couple of other club gigs ,they were always good fun. I had forgotten about them.
This was a great series, Mike, I really enjoyed it! As could probably have been expected, there were some surprising picks, in terms of inclusions, omissions, as well as positions! Also some pretty unique takes and slightly out there opinions, but, as always, endlessly interesting and entertaining to watch. I'd love to see you take on other decades if/when the mood takes you! Cheers! 🤘
Believe it or not I kind of guessed what number 1 would be. I did give it a cursery listen ages ago when you mentioned it in another video but just wasn't feeling it at the time. I'll give it another spin and report back. Really enjoyed this series, Mike
@@seanbeast939 Cheers mate. I think most people are now at a stage where we've heard any of the easy to get into albums from the old days. If we don't know an album it's likely to be a bit more attention needed and if you've got a hundred other things to get yo it's not going to happen.
Never in a million years did I expect Stewed to the Gills to be number One. Kudos. I love that record and it's one of a trio of LPs that shifted my listening from Metal.. which by 1990 had almost disappeared thanks to Metallica and the radio friendly blandness/safeness of the Black Album- which I hate and have never listened to in it's entirety or owned. I loved that Gaye Bykers record but was not keen on other stuff apart from their last record, Pernicious Nonsense. I was a huge fan (and still am) of Pop Will Eat itself though, so my pick from number one would be the untouchable "This is the hour.. This is the day.. This is THIS LP from them in 89.. if you are a fan of Stewed to the Gills, then I highly recommend PWEI on that record as it is just one of the best British rock/alternative albums ever.
Hi Mike!!! loved the series, it was a fun ride.....of course never of G.B.O.A. not even by name, i will try to check them out. Cool Testament/FNM artwork story, btw hope that Annihilator landed safe and sound, lol.... cheers
1989 is like the height of Metal musics popularity. Apart from the ones you've talked about in this video, I can name Sodom - Agent Orange, Cloven Hoof- A Sultan's Ransom, Metal Church - Blessing in Disguise, Helstar - Nosferatu, Savatage - Gutter Ballet, Sepultura - Beneath the Remains as some of my faves from that year. I always cringe when I watch Dad-Rock channels talking about how late 80s was a "horrible time for metal music" lol Those guys don't know shit. Anyway thnx for the video.
Interesting mix- that Sabbat LP is incredible. For me Beneath The Remains, Agent Orange Extreme Aggression, Altars of Madness- and of course Sabbath’s Headless Cross
I used to have a 'Vanity/Nemesis' t-shirt too. :) Excellent picks again. "Surprise.... you're dead.... ahahahah!" :) I actually recognize the name of the band that's in your number ine spot, but I'm not sure I've heard their music.
When the Sabbat album came out I tried to read along with the lyrics but not being a native speaker, I was thrown off after a couple of lines every time, hahahaha... No. 1 Overkill! Nice rant about the (great) Annihilator album, what a way to end this series, hahahaha.... I think we need the three days you´ll spend here to get through their whole catalogue 😂
Enjoyed this series Mike. Yeah the Real Thing is a great album, agree with you that it really gets going part way into it, but the other tracks are not ones you want to skip either. One thing I've noticed with this series is how low down some of the Maiden albums were. i thought perhaps they'd all be pushing top 3 minimum. Would be cool if you can do some other decades if you have enough albums you like from them.
@@GRockVC I think a few people are surprised by the position of the Maidens. I love all their albums enough to be my favourite band. Take Testament for instance. They've rates very highly and I love Souls of Black too. But after 1990 my Interest plummets. That's the same with a lot of bands after 1990. I don't mind some stuff but miles away from how I think of them in the 80s.
1 - Joe Satriani_Flying in a Blue Dream 2 - Ozzy Osbourne_No Rest for the Wicked 3 - Savatage_Gutter Ballet 4 - Whitesnake_Slip of the Tongue 5 - Alice Cooper_Trash 6 - Black Sabbath_Headless Cross 1989 wasn't my favorite year. The Real Thing was really good and I really could replace one of the other albums on my list with it. I've heard of Gaye Bykers on Acid, but have never actually heard them. I'll eventually check it out, you've mentioned how much you like that album a few times, but I remember hearing about them back in the 80s/early 90s. I've heard Alison Hell and the song they did about mac & cheese and liked them both, but I've never heard anything else from Annihilator. If it's that bad, I probably won't bother.
@@wm-nu1yf No Overkill eh? I could have gone with a few from 89 tbh. Mordred, Toxik, Nuclear Assault, Obituary. I've always thought 89 was a strong year. Not as good as 90 though
@@metalmickey I've never heard Overkill. Out of the bands you mentioned, I've heard one song from Nuclear Assault back in the late 80s. Didn't like it at the time and haven't heard any of their stuff since. After I posted, I listened to a couple of GBOA songs. Didn't hate it, but not something I'm really into. 90 was a good year, you should at least do a ranking video for it.
Beneath the remains, Agent Orange, Streetcleaner , Fabulous Disaster, Practice what you preach, Handle with care, Conspiracy, Symphonies of sickness, Piece of time, Altars of madness, Consuming Impulse, Alice in Hell and World Downfall.
It's been a great series mate I've really enjoyed it have actually heard of your no 1 choice a bloke I worked with was big into bands like that along with ned's atomic dustbin and zodiac mindwarp cheers looking forward to the 90s when you do them!
WASP upped their game with Headless and it’s still my favourite from them 🤘I won’t promise to check out your number one 😝 you’d be over the moon that Jeff Waters lives in the UK with your love for Annihilator 😂😂
I love Alice In Hell. I love when you shit on my fav albums lol. I do agree with you on many points too. That Testament album is a banger. I'd love this to go to this day. Great vids!
Great picks here Mike. But there is to many killer albums this year. One of the best Wasp albums. Sabbat rules, impressive to see him do it live. Can't stand Faith No More, had some friends that played them all the time..... Overkill rules. Great Testament as well. Never heard of that other one. Annihilator, good album, but without the opening tracks, it would not be as popular. B-side do have a couple great songs. What a disrespectful throw..... Cheers. 🤘🏻🤘🏻
I prefer this Sabbat album over the 1st one personally, Martin's vocals & lyrics are off the charts. I never heard that story about mixed up covers before, that is an odd one, sounds very strange but strange things do happen. I saw Gay bikers on lots of gig posters but I never gave them a listen. I remember another band called Lesbian Dopeheads on Mopeds!! A tribute maybe?!
Well that was an interesting way to end your series 😂 I'd swap out Wasp, Faith no More and your no.1 for Agent Orange, Shattered existence and an Aussie plug.....Face of Despair.......Alice in Hell just outside those picks......sometimes we just don't connect with a band.....anyway thanks again and look forward to what you've got coming up 🍻🍻🍻
@@glennandreasen3152 I wish someone would offer some defense for Alice in Hell 😂. People forever say they like it but never say what it's strengths are. Cheers for watching mate
Sabbat- Masterpiece! Practice- Amazing album and leaps over the previous album. Underrated gor sure. Never liked FNM.... Only Overkill album I own. Never much of a fan. GBOA- was surprised how much I enjoyed it. Annihilator never peaked my interest .. Great series that was Mike.
Lol, that's what i like about you Mike. Making no bones whatsoever in something you can't stand : ) Wouldn't say anything like as strong, but it seems i must be the only metal fan who dosen't particularly like Testament. And again, what puts me off more than anything is Chuck Billy's vocals. Same goes for Joey Belladonna in Anthrax. Horses for courses, eh : ))
Gaye Bykers On Acid. local Lesta band, love 'em, saw them at the Rebellion Festival last year in Blackpool. look up, ‘Lesbian Dopeheads On Mopeds’, capitalism at it's finest. Great to see you deviating from the 'norm' with your eclectic tastes. great set of vids me ode.
The Zombie Eaters and The Morning After Two of their most Greatest songs love those two songs so much. FNM so talented and so unique of a group. Love FNM. pretty much love most of their albums. Introduce Yourself is also a great album very underrated in my opinion. The song Chinese Arithmetic is so fuckin Awesome in my opinion. If you don't have that album in your collection Mike? And truly love FNM like myself. I highly recommend Introduce Yourself. Such a unique album. Very good video Mike take care brother.🍻🤘
Que du bonheur et de bon souvenir metal ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I saw gaye bikers open for motorhead at Hammersmith in 87, then went along to a couple of other club gigs ,they were always good fun. I had forgotten about them.
@@christianbaker6962 Good gig that then
This was a great series, Mike, I really enjoyed it!
As could probably have been expected, there were some surprising picks, in terms of inclusions, omissions, as well as positions! Also some pretty unique takes and slightly out there opinions, but, as always, endlessly interesting and entertaining to watch.
I'd love to see you take on other decades if/when the mood takes you!
Cheers! 🤘
Living Colour - vivid!
@@metalbears4839 I don't think I heard that album more than once.
'The Headless Children' all day long, for me. 'The Heretic' is still one of my favourite tracks of all time.
No bad songs on that album
Believe it or not I kind of guessed what number 1 would be. I did give it a cursery listen ages ago when you mentioned it in another video but just wasn't feeling it at the time. I'll give it another spin and report back. Really enjoyed this series, Mike
@@seanbeast939 Cheers mate. I think most people are now at a stage where we've heard any of the easy to get into albums from the old days. If we don't know an album it's likely to be a bit more attention needed and if you've got a hundred other things to get yo it's not going to happen.
Never in a million years did I expect Stewed to the Gills to be number One. Kudos. I love that record and it's one of a trio of LPs that shifted my listening from Metal.. which by 1990 had almost disappeared thanks to Metallica and the radio friendly blandness/safeness of the Black Album- which I hate and have never listened to in it's entirety or owned. I loved that Gaye Bykers record but was not keen on other stuff apart from their last record, Pernicious Nonsense. I was a huge fan (and still am) of Pop Will Eat itself though, so my pick from number one would be the untouchable "This is the hour.. This is the day.. This is THIS LP from them in 89.. if you are a fan of Stewed to the Gills, then I highly recommend PWEI on that record as it is just one of the best British rock/alternative albums ever.
@@sichinook3793 I'll give it a go mate cheers. Bugs me that people don't try that Gaye Bykers more
Many have already mentioned some great albums, but here's two more:
Voivod - Nothingface
Xentrix - Shattered Existence
@@MosherBear I love that Xentrix album. Not big on Voivod tho
Hi Mike!!! loved the series, it was a fun ride.....of course never of G.B.O.A. not even by name, i will try to check them out. Cool Testament/FNM artwork story, btw hope that Annihilator landed safe and sound, lol.... cheers
@@cristianosorio2517 That Annihilator is probably still sat where it needs to be 😂
1989 is like the height of Metal musics popularity. Apart from the ones you've talked about in this video, I can name Sodom - Agent Orange, Cloven Hoof- A Sultan's Ransom, Metal Church - Blessing in Disguise, Helstar - Nosferatu, Savatage - Gutter Ballet, Sepultura - Beneath the Remains as some of my faves from that year. I always cringe when I watch Dad-Rock channels talking about how late 80s was a "horrible time for metal music" lol Those guys don't know shit. Anyway thnx for the video.
@@LuchaLibertaria Yeah I could have made a top 25 easy for this year. Cheers dude
Interesting mix- that Sabbat LP is incredible. For me Beneath The Remains, Agent Orange Extreme Aggression, Altars of Madness- and of course Sabbath’s Headless Cross
@@MarkHebblewhite-pf6zi I love Altars of Madness but side 2 falls off a cliff compared to side 1
I used to have a 'Vanity/Nemesis' t-shirt too. :) Excellent picks again. "Surprise.... you're dead.... ahahahah!" :) I actually recognize the name of the band that's in your number ine spot, but I'm not sure I've heard their music.
@@This-Is-Music Worth a listen but it's a rare cd these days
When the Sabbat album came out I tried to read along with the lyrics but not being a native speaker, I was thrown off after a couple of lines every time, hahahaha...
No. 1 Overkill!
Nice rant about the (great) Annihilator album, what a way to end this series, hahahaha.... I think we need the three days you´ll spend here to get through their whole catalogue 😂
@@albertampel4175 Yes I wrapped that aeries up on a nice positive uplifting note 😂
Enjoyed this series Mike. Yeah the Real Thing is a great album, agree with you that it really gets going part way into it, but the other tracks are not ones you want to skip either.
One thing I've noticed with this series is how low down some of the Maiden albums were. i thought perhaps they'd all be pushing top 3 minimum. Would be cool if you can do some other decades if you have enough albums you like from them.
@@GRockVC I think a few people are surprised by the position of the Maidens. I love all their albums enough to be my favourite band. Take Testament for instance. They've rates very highly and I love Souls of Black too. But after 1990 my Interest plummets. That's the same with a lot of bands after 1990. I don't mind some stuff but miles away from how I think of them in the 80s.
Now that's how to end a series!
@@metalmogul 😂
1 - Joe Satriani_Flying in a Blue Dream
2 - Ozzy Osbourne_No Rest for the Wicked
3 - Savatage_Gutter Ballet
4 - Whitesnake_Slip of the Tongue
5 - Alice Cooper_Trash
6 - Black Sabbath_Headless Cross
1989 wasn't my favorite year. The Real Thing was really good and I really could replace one of the other albums on my list with it. I've heard of Gaye Bykers on Acid, but have never actually heard them. I'll eventually check it out, you've mentioned how much you like that album a few times, but I remember hearing about them back in the 80s/early 90s. I've heard Alison Hell and the song they did about mac & cheese and liked them both, but I've never heard anything else from Annihilator. If it's that bad, I probably won't bother.
@@wm-nu1yf No Overkill eh? I could have gone with a few from 89 tbh. Mordred, Toxik, Nuclear Assault, Obituary. I've always thought 89 was a strong year. Not as good as 90 though
@@metalmickey I've never heard Overkill. Out of the bands you mentioned, I've heard one song from Nuclear Assault back in the late 80s. Didn't like it at the time and haven't heard any of their stuff since. After I posted, I listened to a couple of GBOA songs. Didn't hate it, but not something I'm really into. 90 was a good year, you should at least do a ranking video for it.
Beneath the remains, Agent Orange, Streetcleaner , Fabulous Disaster, Practice what you preach, Handle with care, Conspiracy, Symphonies of sickness, Piece of time, Altars of madness, Consuming Impulse, Alice in Hell and World Downfall.
@@under-one-flag You just threw Alice in Hellbib there to annoy me I think 😂
@@metalmickey 🤣
It's been a great series mate I've really enjoyed it have actually heard of your no 1 choice a bloke I worked with was big into bands like that along with ned's atomic dustbin and zodiac mindwarp cheers looking forward to the 90s when you do them!
@@robertmorris8371 Cheers Robert thanks for the feedback and kind words mate
WASP upped their game with Headless and it’s still my favourite from them 🤘I won’t promise to check out your number one 😝 you’d be over the moon that Jeff Waters lives in the UK with your love for Annihilator 😂😂
@@bvdaussiemetalhead9338 He lives near me actually. Nothing against the guy just not remotely interested in his band lol
I watched right until the end, good to see Annihilator get a mention 😂
@@darcysixstringsninelives3493 😂😂😂
I love Alice In Hell. I love when you shit on my fav albums lol. I do agree with you on many points too. That Testament album is a banger. I'd love this to go to this day. Great vids!
@@petrirantanen Thanks dude. At least you don't sulk when I go for the throat 😂
Great picks here Mike. But there is to many killer albums this year. One of the best Wasp albums. Sabbat rules, impressive to see him do it live. Can't stand Faith No More, had some friends that played them all the time..... Overkill rules. Great Testament as well. Never heard of that other one. Annihilator, good album, but without the opening tracks, it would not be as popular. B-side do have a couple great songs. What a disrespectful throw..... Cheers. 🤘🏻🤘🏻
@@rogerkjorvik 😂 yeah I just think they are totally dull. I honestly don't get what's to love
@@metalmickey Haha, don't need to love it, just don't throw it around. 😂😂😂
I prefer this Sabbat album over the 1st one personally, Martin's vocals & lyrics are off the charts. I never heard that story about mixed up covers before, that is an odd one, sounds very strange but strange things do happen. I saw Gay bikers on lots of gig posters but I never gave them a listen. I remember another band called Lesbian Dopeheads on Mopeds!! A tribute maybe?!
@@thegreyman They used that name for double billing and dressed up as women yeah.
@@metalmickey oh right well now I know! I thought the name was hilarious
Well that was an interesting way to end your series 😂 I'd swap out Wasp, Faith no More and your no.1 for Agent Orange, Shattered existence and an Aussie plug.....Face of Despair.......Alice in Hell just outside those picks......sometimes we just don't connect with a band.....anyway thanks again and look forward to what you've got coming up 🍻🍻🍻
@@glennandreasen3152 I wish someone would offer some defense for Alice in Hell 😂. People forever say they like it but never say what it's strengths are. Cheers for watching mate
Sabbat- Masterpiece!
Practice- Amazing album and leaps over the previous album. Underrated gor sure.
Never liked FNM....
Only Overkill album I own. Never much of a fan.
GBOA- was surprised how much I enjoyed it.
Annihilator never peaked my interest ..
Great series that was Mike.
@@thegrimmfluencer Cheers mate 🤘
Lol, that's what i like about you Mike. Making no bones whatsoever in something you can't stand : )
Wouldn't say anything like as strong, but it seems i must be the only metal fan who dosen't particularly like Testament. And again, what puts me off more than anything is Chuck Billy's vocals. Same goes for Joey Belladonna in Anthrax.
Horses for courses, eh : ))
@@iancaley2347 Oh Jesus you must despise Annihilator then 😂😂😂
@@metalmickey Haha, not too enamoured! Never heard the whole of that album....but going by your impression, i feel your pain : ))
Awesome picks from 1989, Mike! Good to see Faith No More, Overkill, Testament and Annihilator.
@@tainted_lord87 You didn't watch this did you 😂 I spent 5 minutes slagging Annihilator off.
@@metalmickey Admittingly, I only watched half of it before going to work. 😅
Skid row skid row
Alice Cooper thrash
Areosmith pump
The cult sonic temple
Great white twice shy
Joe stratini flying in a blue
Gaye Bykers On Acid. local Lesta band, love 'em, saw them at the Rebellion Festival last year in Blackpool. look up, ‘Lesbian Dopeheads On Mopeds’, capitalism at it's finest. Great to see you deviating from the 'norm' with your eclectic tastes. great set of vids me ode.
@@neilbower9052 Cheers Neil. Going to see GBOA myself later in the year
The Zombie Eaters and The Morning After Two of their most Greatest songs love those two songs so much. FNM so talented and so unique of a group. Love FNM. pretty much love most of their albums. Introduce Yourself is also a great album very underrated in my opinion. The song Chinese Arithmetic is so fuckin Awesome in my opinion. If you don't have that album in your collection Mike? And truly love FNM like myself. I highly recommend Introduce Yourself. Such a unique album. Very good video Mike take care brother.🍻🤘
@@stevenvalenti3722 It was in my top 6 of 1987 video yeah
@@metalmickey ok Mike been busy brother I missed that.😂🙂🍻🤘