Paul Rook

Paul from Boston area. Avid supporter of Manchester United (and all things English Premier League) and Iron Maiden (and many other bands)!

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@marugen17 @UncleSteveRock @BalladOfBalfe Well said, Gen! Couldn’t agree more! While I love all phases of Maiden’s history, I tend to enjoy the newer stuff more these days.

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@NatesHiddenGems Completely agree with this. For me, this was the last good album from the Tate years.

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@NatesHiddenGems I really like this album (one of my favorites from 2022)! I can’t even recall what prompted me to give it a listen in the first place as I was never a big Queensryche fan. Glad I did as now I’m a fairly frequent listener!

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@utdreport @gastonedul Please no! Please be fake news!

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@NatesHiddenGems Sounds like another skip for me 😁

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@Racer24 @vivien2112 @HumbleAnthem Thanks Dave and no I hadn’t even heard of it. Now I’ve got to seek this out and give it a watch! And agreed about these guys - no rock star egos, just some average guys with above average talent!

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@Racer24 @aylesburyowl @vivien2112 @HumbleAnthem Can’t wait to see them and I’ll be sure to post some comments when I do!

Rush is one of those bands that I always liked their hits back in the day (1980s as I’m in my late 50s) but never dove deep into their catalog. But now I have, and I’m totally hooked!

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@Racer24 @aylesburyowl @vivien2112 @HumbleAnthem None of my friends or family are really into going to concerts or Rush either, but I REALLY wanted to see them so I decided to just go by myself! Can’t wait to see them in Boston in September!

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@NatesHiddenGems Given your comments and thoughts on the albums thus far, I’m glad I stopped listening to them in the 80’s!

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@NatesHiddenGems Thanks for this post! I’ve never given this band a listen (odd given we’re both from Boston!) and all I knew from them was that song EVERYONE knows 😀. I’m into my second run through of this album and I’m super impressed! Lot of fantastic tracks and Nuno is phenomenal!!!

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@UncleSteveRock @IronMaiden Love this album. Favorite tracks are hard to pick but in the spirit of adding to the conversation I’d have to go with Ghost of the Navigator, Blood Brothers and Thin Line!

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Just have to say, Social D’s new album that dropped today is fantastic! Mike Ness is still the coolest guy on the play! Give it a listen, you won’t be disappointed!

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@DonMcintyre70 I’m going Saturday night!

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@Andrew_VanHalen @NatesHiddenGems Agreed! Digital Noise Alliance was a decent album I still listen to from time to time (a 7 on a 10 scale for me).

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@NatesHiddenGems Love this album! Never tire of listening to it in its entirety!

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@NatesHiddenGems Having just read all the comments, seems most feel like I do about this album, it’s pretty good! I remember listening to it quite a bit when it came out and always enjoying it. While not every track is great, there’s no skips!

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@RealMetalKevin @kirstyprince My two cents…. Phenomenal album! Rob’s released a handful of solo live albums, but for me, this is far and away the best!

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@NatesHiddenGems Have to agree with the rankings of these first two. Both quite low on quality tracks. In fact I’d say that the “best” songs referenced for both albums wouldn’t even make it into a Top 25 alltime AC/DC tracks!

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@NatesHiddenGems Thanks for re-sharing. Some interesting selections! And not that you asked (😎), but my top 5 are currently:

#5: Ghost
#4: Rush
#3: Metallica
#2: Judas Priest
#1: Iron Maiden

Rest of the top 10 would include Sabaton, Queensryche, Zeppelin, Foo Fighters and Pearl Jam.

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@NatesHiddenGems Nice! Can’t wait to see these rankings start to roll out! AC/DC was my very first concert way back in circa 1982!