To Cry You A Song - NWOBHM

Here's another recurring post that I'll probably drag out longer than necessary. The idea here is my recommendation for a single CD (up to 80 minutes) containing top-rated songs based on a specific genre, year, band, country of origin, theme, etc.

I've listed the artists, songs and song times first, along with the length of the CD. Below the CD track list, I've listed the artists, albums, and years of release in case you actually want to create this CD yourself. I'll follow this same format (but with a lot less introductory crap) on subsequent posts.

My first post (as if you couldn't tell by the title) is a CD featuring New Wave of British Heavy Metal bands. You've probably noticed that some famous bands are missing from this compilation. I did this intentionally so that some lesser known songs could get some attention. (And besides, I'll probably post about Iron Maiden, Saxon and Def Leppard at some point anyway; it's easy enough to create a single disc of top-rated songs by each of these bands.)

By the way, there's no real insight to the track order; I just listed the songs in order of release date. Also, I tried to stay in the early 80s, but a few songs released after this time period were much to good to ignore.

NWOBHM Tracks:
1. Angel Witch - Angel Witch (3:25)
2. Fist - You'll Never Get Me Up (In One of Those) (2:49)
3. Samson - Vice Versa (4:44)
4. Warrior - Let Battle Commence (5:01)
5. White Spirit - Midnight Chaser (5:17)
6. Diamond Head - Am I Evil? (7:42)
7. Gaskin - End of the World (3:38)
8. More - I Have No Answers (5:44)
9. Vardis - Blue Rock (I Miss You) (4:30)
10. Demon - Don't Break the Circle (4:43)
11. Raven - Ballad of Marshall Stack (5:38)
12. Savage - Let It Loose (3:17)
13. Witchfinder General - Quietus Reprise (6:29)
14. Grim Reaper - See You in Hell (4:24)
15. Blitzkrieg - Night Howl (3:30)
16. Elixir - Born Loser (4:55)
17. Jaguar - Eighties (3:49)
Disc length - 79:35

Albums:
Angel Witch - Angel Witch (1980)
Fist - Turn the Hell On (1980)
Samson - Head On (1980)
Warrior - Let Battle Commence (1980)
White Spirit - White Spirit (1980)
Diamond Head - Lightning to the Nations (1981)
Gaskin - End of the World (1981)
More - Warhead (1981)
Vardis - The World's Insane (1981)
Demon - The Unexpected Guest (1982)
Raven - All for One (1983)
Savage - Loose 'n' Lethal (1983)
Witchfinder General - Friends of Hell (1983)
Grim Reaper - See You In Hell (1984)
Blitzkrieg - Ten (1996)
Elixir - The Idol (2003)
Jaguar - Run Ragged (2003)