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fingers Metal master


Number of posts: 693 Age: 25 Registration date: 2007-05-17
 | Subject: Any fans for Babylon AD Sun Feb 07, 2010 12:48 am | |
| heard the kid goes wild and its awesome and I think they are an underrated glam metal band |
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Metal Misfit Metal is in my blood


Number of posts: 2940 Age: 30 Registration date: 2007-01-24
 | Subject: Re: Any fans for Babylon AD Sun Feb 07, 2010 12:58 am | |
| Babylon is good stuff. I really like their first two albums (the only I've heard).
You may want to check out Syrym. Their debut album is really good and came out in '08. Guitarist Ron Freschi and drummer Jamey Pacheco are in the band. |
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tohostudios King Of Kaiju

Number of posts: 14346 Age: 51 Registration date: 2008-02-07
 | Subject: Re: Any fans for Babylon AD Sun Feb 07, 2010 1:22 am | |
| Yep! "Bang go the bells!!" |
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Eyesore Metal is in my blood


Number of posts: 4604 Age: 36 Registration date: 2009-10-22
 | Subject: Re: Any fans for Babylon AD Sun Feb 07, 2010 4:13 am | |
| One of my favorite bands of that era. I saw them tour for the debut at Derringers Rock Club in Brockton waaaaaaay back in the day.
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=146816273591&v=info
Check out how many killer bands are in the photo section. As a teen, I saw Stryper, Steelheart, Biohazard, Wargasm, Forbidden, Testament, Mucky Pup, just countless killer bands. And then it closed down. =(
Anyway, Syrym is really good, too. Better than the third Babylon A.D. disc, which wasn't so bad but had too many songs with too much modern influence. Syrym actually cover one of the better songs from that disc, "The Sky Is Falling," but their version isn't as good. _________________ "Happy people have no stories" —Therapy? Shock Totem | The Eyesore Times | Getcha Rocks Off  |
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Eyesore Metal is in my blood


Number of posts: 4604 Age: 36 Registration date: 2009-10-22
 | Subject: Re: Any fans for Babylon AD Sun Feb 07, 2010 4:14 am | |
| Also, Babylon A.D. were not a glam band. _________________ "Happy people have no stories" —Therapy? Shock Totem | The Eyesore Times | Getcha Rocks Off  |
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Fat Freddy Lord of all PBR's


Number of posts: 19970 Age: 41 Registration date: 2007-02-21
 | Subject: Re: Any fans for Babylon AD Sun Feb 07, 2010 4:37 am | |
| Excellent band! Saw'em live twice back when they were touring for the first album. They could throw down live too. Unfortunately, I think they came to the Hair Metal Major-Label Signing Fiesta just a little too late.
The debut and NOTHING SACRED albums still get a lotta spins from me. _________________ "God's the ultimate playa, so naturally He's going to have some haters," rapper Ice Cube said. "But these haters need to realize that if you mess with the man upstairs, you will get your ass smote. True dat."
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James B. Scurvy Skalliwag

Number of posts: 4637 Age: 46 Registration date: 2008-02-10
 | Subject: Re: Any fans for Babylon AD Sun Feb 07, 2010 4:48 am | |
| I throw them into the Tora Tora< Dangerous Toys thang. Like Faster Freddycat said... got caught up in that major label "glam" trip a lil too late and unfairly got the label. I caught part of a show once and never have owned anything but what I've heard either on regular radio and satelite stations hasn't turned me off. I have always said that there were alot of better bands out there than what got signed. Much less than those that broke big. _________________  |
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fingers Metal master


Number of posts: 693 Age: 25 Registration date: 2007-05-17
 | Subject: Re: Any fans for Babylon AD Sun Feb 07, 2010 9:54 am | |
| | Eyesore wrote: | | Also, Babylon A.D. were not a glam band. |
probably the same sub genre as Guns N Roses |
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Fat Freddy Lord of all PBR's


Number of posts: 19970 Age: 41 Registration date: 2007-02-21
 | Subject: Re: Any fans for Babylon AD Mon Feb 08, 2010 2:46 pm | |
| My favorite part of "RoboCop 2" is when you can hear Babylon A.D.'s "The Kid Goes Wild" playing in the background during the video-arcade scene  _________________ "God's the ultimate playa, so naturally He's going to have some haters," rapper Ice Cube said. "But these haters need to realize that if you mess with the man upstairs, you will get your ass smote. True dat."
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MetalGuy71 Bukkake Tsunami

Number of posts: 14692 Age: 40 Registration date: 2007-02-01
 | Subject: Re: Any fans for Babylon AD Mon Feb 08, 2010 3:25 pm | |
| These guys slipped under my radar back in the day. I hear them from time to time on sattelite radio and they sound pretty decent, but I never felt compelled to seek them out. Maybe back in the day, but not in 2010. _________________ A legend in posting since February 1st, 2007
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scottmitchell74 Jada Pinkett Smith's Cabana Boy

Number of posts: 7315 Age: 37 Registration date: 2007-01-23
 | Subject: Re: Any fans for Babylon AD Mon Feb 08, 2010 3:43 pm | |
| I very much enjoy the one ablum I have. |
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7thSaviour Heart of Metal


Number of posts: 2112 Age: 40 Registration date: 2007-04-13
 | Subject: Re: Any fans for Babylon AD Mon Feb 08, 2010 4:02 pm | |
| I LOVE Babylon A.D.! Been a fan for 20 years now! |
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Eyesore Metal is in my blood


Number of posts: 4604 Age: 36 Registration date: 2009-10-22
 | Subject: Re: Any fans for Babylon AD Mon Mar 15, 2010 6:47 am | |
| http://www.myspace.com/babylonadtheband
Looks like they've recorded a 20th Anniversary version of "Bang Go The Bells." Sounds like butt, if you ask me. Way too processed and weak. It has no balls at all.
But I guess the original line-up has regrouped for a new album. Despite American Blitzkrieg having some too-modern songs there were quite a few really good ones on it, particularly "Magic Mary," "One Way Ride," and "The Sky Is Falling." So a new album has potential.
Of course, if it sounds like this new re-recording it'll be hard to listen to. _________________ "Happy people have no stories" —Therapy? Shock Totem | The Eyesore Times | Getcha Rocks Off  |
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7thSaviour Heart of Metal


Number of posts: 2112 Age: 40 Registration date: 2007-04-13
 | Subject: Re: Any fans for Babylon AD Mon Mar 15, 2010 1:21 pm | |
| I am glad to hear they're back together and working on new music! |
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jstate Heart of Metal


Number of posts: 1625 Age: 38 Registration date: 2007-10-03
 | Subject: Re: Any fans for Babylon AD Mon Mar 15, 2010 2:07 pm | |
| Babylon AD's first album is a pure nostalgia trip for me. At the time I had gone through a rough break-up - so my mood wasn't real healthy. I came across this record somehow and it became a soundtrack to that summer (1990). It never left my walkman for long. Still frequently play it today. The Sam Kinison part in The Kid Goes Wild is tough though.
Despite loving this record, I didn't pick up Nothing Sacred until many years later. That one is also a frequent player too.
At one point Bang Go The Bells became a way over used phrase amongst my friends. "So how was last night? Any bang go the bells?". "It was like bang go the bells". Any and everything would come down to that phrase. Best part was, except for my buddy Kyle, nobody else knew it's origin. |
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Guest Guest
 | Subject: Re: Any fans for Babylon AD Mon Mar 15, 2010 4:28 pm | |
| Only have the first one but it's quality 80's metal. I'll have to check out more. |
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Eyesore Metal is in my blood


Number of posts: 4604 Age: 36 Registration date: 2009-10-22
 | Subject: Re: Any fans for Babylon AD Mon Mar 15, 2010 5:02 pm | |
| I think the debut is one of best to ever come out of that era. Top 10, easy. It's a brilliant slab of 80s rock. _________________ "Happy people have no stories" —Therapy? Shock Totem | The Eyesore Times | Getcha Rocks Off  |
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krokus Metal is in my blood


Number of posts: 3573 Age: 36 Registration date: 2007-02-15
 | Subject: Re: Any fans for Babylon AD Mon Mar 15, 2010 9:15 pm | |
| | 7thSaviour wrote: | | I am glad to hear they're back together and working on new music! |
Me too. |
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nevermore Metal is Forever


Number of posts: 5154 Age: 42 Registration date: 2007-09-16
 | Subject: Re: Any fans for Babylon AD Mon Mar 15, 2010 9:23 pm | |
| One of the more underrated bands of the 80's. I think they should have been way more popular than what they were. |
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the sentinel Metal is in my blood


Number of posts: 4259 Age: 37 Registration date: 2007-07-31
 | Subject: Re: Any fans for Babylon AD Mon Mar 15, 2010 10:01 pm | |
| I have had the s/t for a long time, after having it on cassette forever, but it took a while to find "Nothing Sacred" on cd. Both are great in my opinion, but I play the s/t far more often. Peace. |
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mr.electric39 Heart of Metal


Number of posts: 1469 Age: 44 Registration date: 2007-02-24
 | Subject: Re: Any fans for Babylon AD Tue Mar 16, 2010 6:29 am | |
| You woulda thunk living in the San Francisco Bay area woulda made me a Babylon AD fan and you woulda thunk incorrectly.... I never really thought they were all that good... to each their own... |
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