Just For Fun

19 thoughts on “Just For Fun”

1. The Cranberries were nothing more than militant IRA supporters. Not metal, and not liked.

   1. Dunno… This tune is as metal as some. I will readily acknowledge their political bent.

   2. read where Delores O’Riordan was taking vows as a sister… just hard to imagine THAT mass.

2. Ronnie James Dio.

   Rock on, bitches!

   1. Oh yeah…

3. Cinderella: Shake Me.

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNUwsKZKSzI

   1. Green Thumb…Uh…Roger That Sir! Even before starting the video I was ALL excited. I’d be this Cinderella’s Prince or even, long tongued frog…any day.

4. Skillet is a good way to end a rotten day. Thank you, ZP.

5. A variation on The Trooper
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVH1Y15omgE

6. I also love their version of ‘Hurt’ not just for the music but also the video they did.

   It will always be Johnny Cash’s song (yeah even Trent Reznor said the song wasn’t his anymore)

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozNEdMcWZvQ

   1. Thank you Instinct, that was great!

7. There is nothing metal about The Cranberries. They were college rock alternative at best.

   You want metal? It don’t get more metal than Motorhead.

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pzdK8yd45uA

   1. Word.

8. Revisiting my stash of the mighty Judas Priest From 1974’s Rocka Rolla to 2014’s Redeemer of Souls…these guys are just godly.

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaOPV9EE0cQ

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y60Mo_Nmydg

   1. Another…

      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TaOPV9EE0cQ

9. And then there’s the tune that gave the genre it’s name, while arguably starting same:

10. I haven’t figured out how to embed videos, so here’s a list of a few that I like:

    Iron Maiden-
    The Longest Day
    Paschendale
    Tailgunner
    Where Eagles Dare (accompaniment to the Clint Eastwood movie)
    The Clansman (about William Wallace)

    Sabaton-
    Purple Hearts
    Screaming Eagles
    To Hell and Back (tribute to Audie Murphy)
    No Bullets Fly (describes the incident between Bf-109 pilot Franz Stigler and B-17 pilot Charlie Brown)
    The Price of a Mile (about the Canadians at Paschendale)
    Gallipoli
    White Death (tribute to Simo Häyha
    Midway

11. Music!!! Another favorite topic of mine. Funny this should come up, because I recently ran a “speaker test” – one ten minute song will put your speakers through the ultimate test – this song hits every sound and range. Uriah Heep – July Morning.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l685JEwFPb4

12. Utopian Riot – Like it’s 1984
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obltHh4fMqU

    Stuck Mojo – I’m American
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pD-t6tcBji4

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