hmmm...not even that could redeem the black hole of human cultural development that is the 80's....

i dont think Eddy Van Halen was a songwriter, so i guess ill agree to an extent.

The 80's was a much needed whoopee cushion placed beneath the a$$ of cultural development.

i'm sorry, you'll have to explain that...didn't get the metaphor...

I like the cut of your jib!!! But we are skimming over Bryan Adams here right?! (please ignore the song I was listening to on my first post in this thread)

We are certainly LEAPING over Bryan Adams here.

hehehe! So Maiden or Priest??

I think my preference is obvious. I also like JP, but if you're still refering to JP's accusation of Iron Maiden stealing their sound I think that's crazy. It was probably attributed to the fact that at that time the two bands were heavily utilizing the double guitar lead tecnique ( a melody being played synchronously on 2 guitars with one guitar playing the higher or lower octave) Judas priest utilized this technique, but Iron Maiden Mastered it. Maiden owned preist in the areas of technical proficiency, vocal skill, and definitely song writing and lyrical subject matter. A lot of people don't realiz that the majority of Iron maiden's song lyrics consisted of historical and political themes, which was exceptionally rare for a metal band in the 80's. As a bonus Steve Harris, Iron Maiden's Bass player is one of the best and most underrated masters of the instrument.

Harmony ;)

Well, no. For a harmony to technically excist the variable interval cannot be an octave. It is a dual melody.