Lightning to the Nations

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If you call yourself a NWOBHM fan, YOU NEED THIS ALBUM!!

I bought this album way before the price jumped to $200. Because I've been a long time fan of British Heavy Metal, and most importantly, Diamond Head. You just can't beat the Tatler/Harris songwriting team. This is their 'unofficial/offical' debut album. I guess their 1979 Four Cuts EP doesn't count?...Anyway, every song on this is a Diamond Head classic. From the title track, with it's big opening, to Helpless. The near nine-minute sexual epic Sucking My Love also is a classic. Diamond Head som…

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Written by "Rooster" Cogburn

Not quite as advertised

The Amazon review is wrong. It sounds like Metal Blade just took selected tunes from "Behold the Beginning," added the track "Lightning to the Nations" and came up with some new packaging. Whether it's worth the freight for the one "new" track is debatable. Still, Diamond Head is Diamond Head and it's good listening if you can stomach the cheesy electronic drums.

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Track listing Edit

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Lightning to the Nations

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2

Prince

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3

Sucking My Love

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4

Am I Evil?

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5

Sweet and Innocent

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6

It's Electric

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7

Helpless

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Other versions Edit

7 tracks	format: 1 x CD record label: Castle Us catalog number: 3984-14006-2 release dates: Apr 29 2003 view details
14 tracks	format: 1 x CD record label: Castle Us catalog number: 3984-14006-2 release dates: Jun 20 1997 in Germany view details