Diamond Head - Lightning... or ToPT - Wild Cat?

From_the_Fjords · Post by **From_the_Fjords** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 12:14 pm

two great albums; but I vote for LTTN... the first mix (in the first LP edition) is better than the others editions and kill!! LTTN sounds magic

Ernest Thesiger · Post by **Ernest Thesiger** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 1:15 pm

Seems silly to pit these two albums against each other, especially considering Sean Harris' vocal capability against Jess Cox's hurgh-ner-yeahs. I'm reminded of a late '90s Usenet post advertising a crappy "music site" which was featuring a "BATTLE OF THE BANDS: The Beatles vs. REO Speedwagon".

lunaboy · Post by **lunaboy** » Fri Mar 11, 2011 2:24 pm

LTTN .Never been big fan of TOPT.

great_knuthulhu · Post by **great_knuthulhu** » Sat Mar 12, 2011 3:16 pm

Lightning to the Nations beats Wild Cat on most counts. The latter is a very energetic and charming piece of NWOBHM but LTTN has inventive riffs, great vocals, melodies which are catchy while not too obvious...one of the best albums in the whole movement.

And I love the UFO-isms as well.

big mouth · Post by **big mouth** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 7:31 pm

"Wild Cat" anyday..... love it since I heard it back in 80 or so...so RAW and heavy... Jess Cox vocals are so abrasive and the riffs were totally exffective.....

daniel · Post by **daniel** » Mon Mar 14, 2011 11:45 pm

Revisited both. Still going with 'Wild Cat'. Love the atmosphere and vitality of the songs more.

Dirty Rocker · Post by **Dirty Rocker** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 5:40 pm

I would probably vote for DH but both are masterpieces!

Zdan · Post by **Zdan** » Tue Mar 15, 2011 6:01 pm

Diamond Head. No questions asked. If the poll was about Lightning and say Spellbound, the Angel Witch debut or even A Time Of Changes I would probably have to think about it twice. Actually - if Blitzkrieg was a choice if would get my vote. But from the two choices presented Diamond Head is a no-brainer.

MetalizeR · Post by **MetalizeR** » Mon May 16, 2011 1:17 am

Wild Cats had good hits, but Lightning to the Nations is the best album !

CloudsOfMetal · Post by **CloudsOfMetal** » Wed May 18, 2011 9:46 pm

I prefer the Wild Cats' vocals over the ones in LTTN. Both have their crown jewel songs but Wild Cats is my favorite.

Ernest Thesiger · Post by **Ernest Thesiger** » Thu May 19, 2011 2:46 pm

CloudsOfMetal wrote:I prefer the Wild Cats' vocals over the ones in LTTN.

Don't think I've ever heard anyone express this opinion before.

DeathMetalWeenie · Post by **DeathMetalWeenie** » Tue May 24, 2011 5:46 pm

I voted for "Wild Cat".....

Just because it is more HEADBANGER fun in my opinion....I do love the intellectual bent of Diamond Head's "Lightning to the Nations", but if you add Tygers of Pan Tangs aggression with Diamond Heads RIFFS, you can see the beginning of Metallica original sound come into focus, with help from Black Sabbath, Motorhead, Tank...and tons of others.

The Knell · Post by **The Knell** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 3:44 pm

I love "Wild Cat", but this is rather unoriginal boogie rock nwobhm of the early kind!
LttN is an unique record and sounds way ahead for its time for me ...one of my favorites!

Outcast · Post by **Outcast** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 5:33 pm

Tough choice, but Wild Cat won here. It's catchiness is unavoidable.

Mr Nuke · Post by **Mr Nuke** » Tue Sep 20, 2011 8:03 pm

mordred wrote:...Diamond Head will be the most popular choice because of a bit more adventurous and varied song writing...

This summed it up! Wild Cat is still a classic record, though.

Diamond Head - Lightning... or ToPT - Wild Cat?

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