I was into Led Zeppelin, The Who, Deep Purple, Hendrix when I was young because my dad listened to it. I got my first guitar when I was 11. In junior high and high school, I got into neoclassical stuff (Yngwie Malmsteen mainly), Sabbath, Ozzy, Dio, and Judas Priest.

I actually got into NWOBHM through the backdoor - I discovered thrash and speed metal in the mid-80's and every time I read or heard an interview, they mentioned Diamond Head or Motorhead or Maiden. So I had to check them out and I ended up liking NWOBHM more than I ever liked thrash.

I'm thinking you must be in your early 40's?

The year I graduated, I was working in a grocery store and became friends with a guy that was really into metal and hard rock. He introduced me to a lot of music that I hadn't heard before.

We started going up to Portland to a big record store there and would check out their import section. With no internet or magazine coverage, we knew next to nothing about these bands and would frequently buy stuff based on the album cover. The first two albums I bought were Holocaust "The Nightcomers" and Tank "Filth Hounds of Hades" and I was blown away.

I spent a ton of money there. My favorites from that time were Holocaust, Tank, Angel Witch, Saxon, Twisted Sister (hey - "Under the Blade" was an awesome song and album), Krokus, Ozzy, Black Sabbath and a bunch of others that I'm forgetting at the moment.

I haven't heard it in a long long time but I'd still know every single word....the Frehley solo album....I love that damn thing! every song on it is good. Back In The New York Groove, to my knowledge, was the only hit off of the 4 solos.

I was a KISS fan as a teenager in the 70's but can also say the draw was the stage show much more than the music.Had the opportunity to see the original line-up in '79 and it was in a word,wow.

Now,as an adult I have a few of their songs,probably most listen to Shock Me from Alive II.Again,I'll say what I said earlier,I look at them as I do a great popcorn movie,just turn off your brain and enjoy the "rocket ride."

Kiss had about 7 good years-after that they have been milking it. Playing the same songs for 30 years. I have read Peter and Ace's books-pretty good stuff. I guess Paul's book is out this week-what a Dbag-prob won't read it. Gene is one disgusting human being-that is for sure.

Hope this will be their retirement tour- but they will keep going until they are pimping kiss wheelchairs and adult diapers.

Exactly 40.

I'm listening to "Under the Blade" right now! ROFL

The song Buckcherry ripped off...

Haven't heard that version

I posted it a while back. Just a second.

Found it.

Definitely a rip off,didn't much like the song either.

Who could forget this? A classic!



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Maybe my favorite effort from Ace...

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This is crazy to me. Frosty, I always pictured you to be in your late 20s based on your posts. htismage, I had you pegged for late 40s mostly based on your favorite bands.

I was exposed to music at a very early age. My dad was a hippie. So when I became musically "aware" I was still listening to many of the things he listened to. In some ways, I was always a few years behind the "in" thing because I spent those first few years discovering music older than me rather than new stuff...