I thought somewhere in time, and 7th son albums were also really good, but those are the last ones I have.
the artwork on the Somewhere in Time album cover was great.
Yeah they are good albums I agree. I guess I momentarily got too old for them at 22. The first 2 are still my favoritem.
i am quite fond of the songs dance of the dead and paschendale.
there are decent, or even very good, songs on the following 2 records but the sharp edge/originality seemed dulled.
no matter how good their first 5 records were (really good), I remain convinced Derek Riggs was a key part of their getting traction early on.
obligatory mention - I only bought balls to picasso once bruce left, and wrote off his solo work and paid no more attention to it in the 90’s.. very big misjudgment, 20 yrs later I discover Chemical Wedding and Accident of Birth. IMO the best heavy metal LP’s by a ‘big name’ no one has ever heard of.