Aussie Dave Wrote:
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> This is all subjective though. But i nearly spat
> out my dinner when I was reading a few posters
> early voting in the Top 5 for Sparkle Lounge,
> which in all fairness is a tragic record. Some
> interesting reading for sure. Not sure how you
> could have Pyromania in the Top couple then not
> have Hysteria in the Top 5 at all? Or have
> Hysteria as #1 but not have Pyro in the Top 5.
> Those two records go hand in hand really.

To me, Hysteria is solid all the way through, no filler. Pyromania was a stepping stone towards Hysteria, but it's nowhere near as strong and it hasn't aged as well for me - Stuff like Action! Not Words and Comin' Under Fire are weaker than anything from High n Dry in my opinion. I always found the drum sound a little muddy too, which bugged me. But don't get me wrong, when Pyromania is good it's fantastic!

The closest that they have got to a no filler album for me after Hysteria is Slang, yes very different in style, but that's one of the reasons I like that and X so much. I'm not the kind of person that wants bands to remake the same record over and over again. That's why I don't rate Eurphoria. Just a poor attempt to emulate Hysteria.

Thinny



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