Stutz is the really challenging one here, for my money. Snowaxe isn't that heavy, but if I can get down with the likes of Winterkat or Metalwolf, I can hang with Snowaxe!
Awesome man, I always appreciate hearing from you! Yeah though, these days, I tend to be more intrigued by records that baffle me in some way.... hahaha
Oh Mann! Die Mystery Platte hab ich schon voll vergessen! Das war für 1988 schon was Anderes, die kenn ich seit Ende der 90er. Hab ich glaub ich noch nie gezeigt... muss ich mal wieder auflegen.
Die Mystery LP ist echt super. Mir hat jemand erzählt, daß Du die mal gezeigt hast... ich bin wegen der Sonic Age News-Email drauf gekommen. Leider, natürlich.. ich würde lieber behaupten, daß mich der Eumel auf die Platte gebracht hat!
I shit you not, I was in Michigan for a show one time and we crashed at the supporting acts house. His father was the guitarist for STUTZ. I almost fainted, but not as much as the dude who was more wowed that I even know STUTZ hahaha
I'm really not completely clear on why Stutz ever got noticed by metal dealers. I guess it kinda has that cool-private-press look to it, but so do a lot of disco albums from not a lot of years earlier. That's awesome that you ran into that guy though, hahaha.... My closest experience like that was when the Buried By Time and Dust label was starting out, and they were doing those first Witchfinder General albums, the dude had a small release party just for some of the metal guys he knew locally, and one of them was the singer from Max Lynx, hahaha. But almost everyone there knew who that band was, because we were pretty much all collectors....
I bought that Mystery record after Jürgen mentioned it in a video a while back (at least I think it was him) and I haved really connected with it, maybe I didn’t really know what to make of it… the first track is really good… but I remember it as that vibe never really comes back around in the other songs.. but I’ll pull it out and review the thing
I had to pul out my The Awful Truth record out 😂 that record is weird for a Metal Blade release… but in this new light, It kinda deserved a spin again…. It’s still weird, but kinda good at the same time
I'm really kinda fascinated by that Stutz LP. I'm not gonna go as far as to say it's good, but it's definitely not what I expect from either a metal band or an 80s synth pop band!
Sword is cool... Cool enough, in fact, that if they had gotten big instead of Helix and Triumph, Canada might have a better reputation for metal today!
I had that Sword and got rid of it, now I want it back! Stormspell put out 3 Stutz comps a while ago...I could not hang at all. The keyboards struck me as obnoxious. I'm in a sleaze/glam phase so Panther looks like a must. 😆 Cheers Aaron!
Oh dude, the keys on the Stutz are *totally* obnoxious. Jesus Christ, they might be the most annoying keys on any record, ever. That's kinda why I'm so fascinated with it.......
Aaron, Sword is good but I only have live at Hammersmith. You need to check out the Sword. Great Texas stoner. First three records have like a D&D vibe. Stutz man, I know you are a huge gear head. The Stutz is such a gawdy car. I imagine a street Rod in your garage. Pull out the surf and drag. We will go cruising. Cool you still listening to some Edgar Winter. Peace ☮️ Namaste 🙏 the Zonkman
Hahaha! That's interesting about the Stutz, I had no idea... I only even knew it was a car because I came across it when I was looking around online for the record!
They Only Come Out At Night is EW's best. I have to agree with Rich. It was Derringer that helped those records to sound so good. A co-worker was playing the new Lamb Of God album the other day. I have to admit. They are sounding pretty darn good. This may be their best album in years. I appreciate older bands who are still trying to write their best music. Always good to see you Aaron~ Rob/Boston
Well, I went ahead and pulled out my copy of All American Boy, and it's playing right now. I think this is the first time the thing has ever seen my turntable, even though I've had it for years.... it's one of those that I got in a big deal and never got around to playing. I've actually never listened to Lamb of God, hahaha!
I don't know why you haven't come up on my recommended earlier than now? I have been watching your channel now for a couple months! I'm a fellow metal head born in 70 growing up and listening to all the usual metal suspects and dig your channel! What type of work do you do if you don't mind sharing where you can listen to 6-8 records a day? Great channel!
Well shit man, glad you found me, and thanks for stopping by! I work from home, so unless I'm on a conference call or something, I can usually listen to records at work. But even when I can't, I usually start listening to music around 5, so even if I hang it up to watch a movie or whatever at 9 or 10, that's a pretty big chunk of time right there. No secret, hahaha.
Jeff Scott Soto (Panther) is one of my favorite 80's metal voices, total power but effortlessly listenable while never cheesy or screechy, he really elevates that record and everything else he did back then. A shame he never hooked up with a worthy band full time, but then again it's kinda cool to hear him with a bunch of different projects. Eclpse is cool, about ten years ago someone was selling a mystery test pressing on Ebay that was a source of excitement for a while until someone finally figured out it was the Eclpse album. Man, Stutz is SO bad, I bought it just because of the cover and what a shit sandwich. Both Trilogy albums are cool, same with Sword. Mystery actually has me on the fence, their weirdness factor makes it a real shock to discover they're actually German and not Italian or Greek but there's enough staid Teutonic metal orthodoxy to keep me at arms length. If someone digs up Mystery demos recorded in a moldy Black Forest bunker please sign me up. Have you heard the new Darkthrone album? They are really in the sweet spot in recent years for people like me who don't like corpsepaint and capes.
It's kinda funny that Darkthrone is almost a "legacy band" now, isn't it? Regarding Eclpse, that's another one I find myself liking a little bit more every time I play it, which is always a good quality in a record, even though I still wouldn't call it "great". Soto.... I don't know man, he's definitely a good singer, and I can't think of any albums he's been on that I've hated, but that kinda just puts him in league with Graham Bonnet!
Sword is totally a band I'll fall in love with someday, if I happen to put it on when I'm in exactly the right mood. It certainly checks all the boxes, and the songwriting is good, which is a big one for me...!
Well shit, I thought Lubbock was farther away from you than that... I thought it was closer to Amarillo till I looked at a map just now. I learned something new today!
Love me some Edgar winter, but some of the later 70s stuff gets overly symphonic and kinda poppy. The E.W.'s White Trash is the stuff to go for. Great video, as always a lot of stuff I've never heard of.
You know, I didn't care much for that White Trash record I was talking about last time (I kinda soft pedaled it, since I wasn't in the mood for that kind of sound, but still), and the one here that I liked the least (for being symphonic and proggy, but not necessarily poppy) is the earliest. I'm not saying you're wrong, because I don't know his later 70s stuff, but it's an interesting comment to hear, since of the four I have, the two latest are the ones I've liked most. Thanks for the thoughts, and I always appreciate hearing from you!
@MetalTheologian that EWG on they only come out at night is the best one. Frankenstein is a scorcher. I'll admit I haven't listened to the proggy one you showed though. However I've listened to a couple that are later and it gets less hard rock and seems to be trying to keep up with some trends. I still perfer Edgar over Johnny Winter I think. Both talented but Johnny only really plays blues rock and it gets boring.
@@cliffordthevinylcheapskate351 Yeah, the one that piqued my interest was actually that 80s one, the concept album based on the L. Ron Hubbard books, because that's just such a batshit concept for an album, but what I actually heard off that record was pretty hard to stomach. I think we're on exactly the same page with regard to Johnny... I have one of his records, and I don't mind keeping it around, but I'm not exactly hungering for more.
I was thinking about making a video showing the records I’ purging and the ones that stay. Quite frankly some of the great records are going and some that are staying are just good at best. I just don’t need to listen to Who’s Next anymore.
Yeah man, I was really confronted with that when I was pulling records for those two sales. Especially in the metal section, there's some god-awful shit that stayed on the shelf, and some great ones that went. But on the other hand, a pretty big part of that (especially outside of the metal section) is how easily I'll be able to find something again if I end up regretting it.
@@MetalTheologian I have not confronted that with my Punk records. Sure I have some crap punk records but I would rather listen to them over 70% of my classic rock.
I never bothered with that second Sword record, because I wasn’t that impressed by the first one, which was the highly touted one. But I’m gonna go check it out along with Mystery and the others, cause you’ve got interesting taste. I might even have to give Edgar Winter another try. I love Johnny, but classic rock radio playing Frankenstein to death kinda torpedoed Edgar for me. I should’ve mentioned this on the video where you showed Chastain, but I totally spaced it- Chastain and Mark Shelton had a project together in 1988 called Chastain/Shelton. I think there’s a vinyl release with their demos, I’ve not yet even UA-cam’d it. But I thought you’d like to know (unless you already know, in which case I’m being redundant and pedantic) Take it easy
No man, I didn't know about that Chastain/Shelton thing, thanks for the info! I would definitely recommend the Mystery over the Sword... the Sword record is really good, there's nothing to hate on it for, but Mystery is fuckin' unique. And regarding Edgar.... I certainly understand about classic rock radio, but I was more surprised to find I owned the record with Free Ride on it than anything having to do with Frankenstein, hahaha!
Hahaha... ja, die Stutz Platte... ich kenn das, du hörst eine geile Metal Platte die eigentlich keine Metal Platte ist. Bestes Beispiel: Abba! "Gimme Gimme Gimme" ist ein Maiden Song von 1983 oder 1986 und "Eagle" ist die beste Maiden Ballade, die Maiden nie geschrieben hat!
Well shit, maybe I just need to pull out my copy of All American Boy then, too. I don't think I've ever played that record, even once, and I tried to sell it during my last sale... but hey, I tried to sell Edgar too, and here we are.
![Edgar Winter - Mission Earth - FULL ALBUM (1986[?])](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/fonP6gr-2JI/mqdefault.jpg)
"I kinda love it and I kinda feel insulted by it" - sounds like my third wife!
I have a soft spot for records where I feel like the band is fucking with me .....
Haha STUTZ and Snowaxe! Found them in the dollar bins years ago!! I like the weird ones!
Stutz is the really challenging one here, for my money. Snowaxe isn't that heavy, but if I can get down with the likes of Winterkat or Metalwolf, I can hang with Snowaxe!
I decided to take some time on this Friday Night and watch The Metal Theologian. Classic Line when you said "I Kinda Feel Insulted By This Record"
Awesome man, I always appreciate hearing from you! Yeah though, these days, I tend to be more intrigued by records that baffle me in some way.... hahaha
Oh Mann! Die Mystery Platte hab ich schon voll vergessen! Das war für 1988 schon was Anderes, die kenn ich seit Ende der 90er. Hab ich glaub ich noch nie gezeigt... muss ich mal wieder auflegen.
Die Mystery LP ist echt super. Mir hat jemand erzählt, daß Du die mal gezeigt hast... ich bin wegen der Sonic Age News-Email drauf gekommen. Leider, natürlich.. ich würde lieber behaupten, daß mich der Eumel auf die Platte gebracht hat!
I shit you not, I was in Michigan for a show one time and we crashed at the supporting acts house. His father was the guitarist for STUTZ. I almost fainted, but not as much as the dude who was more wowed that I even know STUTZ hahaha
I'm really not completely clear on why Stutz ever got noticed by metal dealers. I guess it kinda has that cool-private-press look to it, but so do a lot of disco albums from not a lot of years earlier. That's awesome that you ran into that guy though, hahaha.... My closest experience like that was when the Buried By Time and Dust label was starting out, and they were doing those first Witchfinder General albums, the dude had a small release party just for some of the metal guys he knew locally, and one of them was the singer from Max Lynx, hahaha. But almost everyone there knew who that band was, because we were pretty much all collectors....
I bought that Mystery record after Jürgen mentioned it in a video a while back (at least I think it was him) and I haved really connected with it, maybe I didn’t really know what to make of it… the first track is really good… but I remember it as that vibe never really comes back around in the other songs.. but I’ll pull it out and review the thing
Oh man, give that Mystery record another shot, at least if you like the weird stuff, hahaha! It's really a unique record, and I absolutely love it!
I had to pul out my The Awful Truth record out 😂 that record is weird for a Metal Blade release… but in this new light, It kinda deserved a spin again…. It’s still weird, but kinda good at the same time
Awesome video!!!!!!!!
Thanks dude, you're the best!
Oooof man that Stutz was rough! You’re a better man than me if you can get down with that, my dude. Getting the Plague vibes but no idea why hahaha
I'm really kinda fascinated by that Stutz LP. I'm not gonna go as far as to say it's good, but it's definitely not what I expect from either a metal band or an 80s synth pop band!
Cool as always. I have to look for that Sword record. Viele Grüße
Sword is cool... Cool enough, in fact, that if they had gotten big instead of Helix and Triumph, Canada might have a better reputation for metal today!
@@MetalTheologian I agree with that. I saw and meet Anvil here in my hometown a few years ago. It was awesome!
Sword 🤩🤩
It's a good record, man! And I probably reach for this one more than the first one, these days.....
I had that Sword and got rid of it, now I want it back! Stormspell put out 3 Stutz comps a while ago...I could not hang at all. The keyboards struck me as obnoxious. I'm in a sleaze/glam phase so Panther looks like a must. 😆 Cheers Aaron!
Oh dude, the keys on the Stutz are *totally* obnoxious. Jesus Christ, they might be the most annoying keys on any record, ever. That's kinda why I'm so fascinated with it.......
Aaron, Sword is good but I only have live at Hammersmith. You need to check out the Sword. Great Texas stoner. First three records have like a D&D vibe. Stutz man, I know you are a huge gear head. The Stutz is such a gawdy car. I imagine a street Rod in your garage. Pull out the surf and drag. We will go cruising. Cool you still listening to some Edgar Winter. Peace ☮️ Namaste 🙏 the Zonkman
Hahaha! That's interesting about the Stutz, I had no idea... I only even knew it was a car because I came across it when I was looking around online for the record!
They Only Come Out At Night is EW's best. I have to agree with Rich. It was Derringer that helped those records to sound so good. A co-worker was playing the new Lamb Of God album the other day. I have to admit. They are sounding pretty darn good. This may be their best album in years. I appreciate older bands who are still trying to write their best music. Always good to see you Aaron~
Rob/Boston
Well, I went ahead and pulled out my copy of All American Boy, and it's playing right now. I think this is the first time the thing has ever seen my turntable, even though I've had it for years.... it's one of those that I got in a big deal and never got around to playing. I've actually never listened to Lamb of God, hahaha!
I don't know why you haven't come up on my recommended earlier than now? I have been watching your channel now for a couple months! I'm a fellow metal head born in 70 growing up and listening to all the usual metal suspects and dig your channel! What type of work do you do if you don't mind sharing where you can listen to 6-8 records a day? Great channel!
Well shit man, glad you found me, and thanks for stopping by! I work from home, so unless I'm on a conference call or something, I can usually listen to records at work. But even when I can't, I usually start listening to music around 5, so even if I hang it up to watch a movie or whatever at 9 or 10, that's a pretty big chunk of time right there. No secret, hahaha.
Jeff Scott Soto (Panther) is one of my favorite 80's metal voices, total power but effortlessly listenable while never cheesy or screechy, he really elevates that record and everything else he did back then. A shame he never hooked up with a worthy band full time, but then again it's kinda cool to hear him with a bunch of different projects. Eclpse is cool, about ten years ago someone was selling a mystery test pressing on Ebay that was a source of excitement for a while until someone finally figured out it was the Eclpse album. Man, Stutz is SO bad, I bought it just because of the cover and what a shit sandwich. Both Trilogy albums are cool, same with Sword. Mystery actually has me on the fence, their weirdness factor makes it a real shock to discover they're actually German and not Italian or Greek but there's enough staid Teutonic metal orthodoxy to keep me at arms length. If someone digs up Mystery demos recorded in a moldy Black Forest bunker please sign me up. Have you heard the new Darkthrone album? They are really in the sweet spot in recent years for people like me who don't like corpsepaint and capes.
It's kinda funny that Darkthrone is almost a "legacy band" now, isn't it? Regarding Eclpse, that's another one I find myself liking a little bit more every time I play it, which is always a good quality in a record, even though I still wouldn't call it "great". Soto.... I don't know man, he's definitely a good singer, and I can't think of any albums he's been on that I've hated, but that kinda just puts him in league with Graham Bonnet!
I love Sword i like all 3 records
Sword is totally a band I'll fall in love with someday, if I happen to put it on when I'm in exactly the right mood. It certainly checks all the boxes, and the songwriting is good, which is a big one for me...!
@@MetalTheologian Thats cool its the same with me with Black metal need too be in the mood.
Lubbock is about an hour and a half from me. That’s where o go to dig for records
Well shit, I thought Lubbock was farther away from you than that... I thought it was closer to Amarillo till I looked at a map just now. I learned something new today!
Sword is Canadian. I’m bound and determined to be pedantic today. Later
Hahaha! Yeah, I think my copy of the first one is on Aquarius, but I could be wrong about that.......
Love me some Edgar winter, but some of the later 70s stuff gets overly symphonic and kinda poppy. The E.W.'s White Trash is the stuff to go for. Great video, as always a lot of stuff I've never heard of.
You know, I didn't care much for that White Trash record I was talking about last time (I kinda soft pedaled it, since I wasn't in the mood for that kind of sound, but still), and the one here that I liked the least (for being symphonic and proggy, but not necessarily poppy) is the earliest. I'm not saying you're wrong, because I don't know his later 70s stuff, but it's an interesting comment to hear, since of the four I have, the two latest are the ones I've liked most. Thanks for the thoughts, and I always appreciate hearing from you!
@MetalTheologian that EWG on they only come out at night is the best one. Frankenstein is a scorcher. I'll admit I haven't listened to the proggy one you showed though. However I've listened to a couple that are later and it gets less hard rock and seems to be trying to keep up with some trends. I still perfer Edgar over Johnny Winter I think. Both talented but Johnny only really plays blues rock and it gets boring.
@@cliffordthevinylcheapskate351 Yeah, the one that piqued my interest was actually that 80s one, the concept album based on the L. Ron Hubbard books, because that's just such a batshit concept for an album, but what I actually heard off that record was pretty hard to stomach. I think we're on exactly the same page with regard to Johnny... I have one of his records, and I don't mind keeping it around, but I'm not exactly hungering for more.
Aus einem anderen Blickwinkel: Vielleicht hatten Stutz die besten Abba Songs die Abba nie geschrieben hat, hahahaha...
Hahaha! Naja, Abba fan bin ich kaum, die Songs sind z.T aber echt gut... Take A Chance On Me hat mir z.B. immer gefallen!
I was thinking about making a video showing the records I’ purging and the ones that stay. Quite frankly some of the great records are going and some that are staying are just good at best. I just don’t need to listen to Who’s Next anymore.
Yeah man, I was really confronted with that when I was pulling records for those two sales. Especially in the metal section, there's some god-awful shit that stayed on the shelf, and some great ones that went. But on the other hand, a pretty big part of that (especially outside of the metal section) is how easily I'll be able to find something again if I end up regretting it.
@@MetalTheologian I have not confronted that with my Punk records. Sure I have some crap punk records but I would rather listen to them over 70% of my classic rock.
Did someone say S Y N T H ?
Hahahaha!! Dude, I've been listening to almost nothing but Mercyful Metal records for the last couple of weeks! (and Edgar Winter)
I never bothered with that second Sword record, because I wasn’t that impressed by the first one, which was the highly touted one. But I’m gonna go check it out along with Mystery and the others, cause you’ve got interesting taste. I might even have to give Edgar Winter another try. I love Johnny, but classic rock radio playing Frankenstein to death kinda torpedoed Edgar for me.
I should’ve mentioned this on the video where you showed Chastain, but I totally spaced it- Chastain and Mark Shelton had a project together in 1988 called Chastain/Shelton. I think there’s a vinyl release with their demos, I’ve not yet even UA-cam’d it. But I thought you’d like to know (unless you already know, in which case I’m being redundant and pedantic) Take it easy
No man, I didn't know about that Chastain/Shelton thing, thanks for the info! I would definitely recommend the Mystery over the Sword... the Sword record is really good, there's nothing to hate on it for, but Mystery is fuckin' unique. And regarding Edgar.... I certainly understand about classic rock radio, but I was more surprised to find I owned the record with Free Ride on it than anything having to do with Frankenstein, hahaha!
Hahaha... ja, die Stutz Platte... ich kenn das, du hörst eine geile Metal Platte die eigentlich keine Metal Platte ist. Bestes Beispiel: Abba! "Gimme Gimme Gimme" ist ein Maiden Song von 1983 oder 1986 und "Eagle" ist die beste Maiden Ballade, die Maiden nie geschrieben hat!
Hahahaha! Oh leck, wie Du ABBA hypst! Von denen will ich jetzt in Deinem nächsten Video was sehen!
Stutz is pretty bad. Rick Derringer is what makes those Edgar Winter albums so good.
Well shit, maybe I just need to pull out my copy of All American Boy then, too. I don't think I've ever played that record, even once, and I tried to sell it during my last sale... but hey, I tried to sell Edgar too, and here we are.