Jimmie Tramel of Tulsa World spoke with our very own Eddie Trunk. The interview appears in its entirety below.
Tulsa World: You’re stranded on an island and you can have only five albums. What are they?
Eddie: I’m going to go mostly live albums. They give you the best of both worlds. It’s the best material usually done the best way. So I have to go with UFO Strangers in the Night. I would go Aerosmith Live! Bootleg. I would go KISS Alive!, probably Judas Priest Unleashed in the East and oh, I only get one more. So, so tough. Off the top of my head, I would go with the first Van Halen record, I guess. Can I get six? I’ve got to have Black Sabbath Heaven and Hell.
Tulsa World: Of all the names and numbers in your cell phone, which one makes you go, “Wow?”
Eddie: It’s weird because if they are in my cell phone, then that means I am really good friends with them and that we are really close.
But, by the same token, if I take a step back, the fan in me looks and I say, wow, it’s somebody like Rob Halford who actually texted me yesterday. … I grew up as a huge Judas Priest fan. Joe Perry from Aerosmith. Joey Kramer from Aerosmith.
I always say this all the time, and I don’t mean this as demeaning to the ’80s guys, but I am the same age as them. I grew up in the ’80s. We grew up together in the business, so as much as I am a fan of theirs, to me they are very much like friends I grew up with in the business.
The guys in the ’70s are the guys that I grew up with their posters on my wall. So, whether it’s Ace Frehley of KISS or Joe Perry or Joey Kramer of Aerosmith or whether it’s Rob Halford or any of these, or Cheap Trick – any of these guys that I had that close of relationship with long before I was in the business and now we are friends, that’s really special to me. The late Ronnie James Dio I was extremely close with. … So those are the guys. Whenever their number flashes on my screen, it’s pretty darn cool.
source: tulsaworld.com
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Judas Priest Screaming For Vengeance
Blue Murder Blue Murder
Def Leppard Pyromania
Lynch Mob Wicked Sensation*
AC/DC (Tie) Highway To Hell or Powerage*
*Note: My first three choices are a lock, the last two may change, depending on my mood.
I’m surprised you picked the first Lynch Mob album. I love it as well. My kid loves ‘She’s evil but she’s mine’. Great album that rarely ever gets a mention from anyone. Better than most Dokken albums.
Creatures of the Night
Rage for Order
Defenders of the Faith
Welcome to my Nightmare
Piece of Mind
Yes, DR,
My top three favorite guitar players of all time are: Rhoads, Sykes and Lynch.
I love Wicked Sensation, and think is a nearly flawless rock record. Additionally, the second self titled album, with Robert Mason, has some highlights. Namely, Tangled In The Web, I love that song.
D 🙂
+1 to Blue Murder. Might not be in my top 5, but probably top 10.
Aerosmith – Live! Bootleg
Kiss – Destroyer
Van Halen – Van Halen 1
Sammy Hagar – Standing Hampton
AC/DC – Back In Black
If I could have 7, I would add..
Pat Benatar – Crimes Of Passion
Deep Purple – Made In Japan
Well, now that I’ve had some more time to think about it, I also don’t think I could live without:
Led Zeppelin – IV
Ted Nugent – Ted Nugent or Cat Scratch Fever
Rush – Moving Pictures
The Police – Synchronicity, can’t imagine being stranded without that one!
van halen/fair warning,led zeppelin physical graffiti,queensryche operation mindcrime,ac/dc back in black,iron maiden number of the beast
Iron Maiden- Piece of Mind
Scorpions- Blackout
Van Halen 1
Metallica- Kill ’em All
Ozzy Osbourne- Blizzard of Ozz
I can’t really make a list, it changes depending on my mood…the only record I could say for sure is Alive II, but other than that, I mean, right now I think Ram It Down features the pinnacle of the band’s powers both in writing and playing; lyrics, drum machine, production (which I don’t really mind) and some filler, notwithstanding.
The first and third Asia records have been getting extensive play lately.