Best Buy - Alcatrazz

[Larz]

I was picking up a WASP greatest hits cd last night and then decided to see what Best Buy had in their AC/DC collection when I stumbled across a misplaced copy of a re-release of Alcatrazz's Disturbing the Peace from 1985 or whenever. They didn't even have an ID card in there for Alcatrazz.

This is one of the few remaining casette tapes I still keep that I hadn't converted to cd. Vai's playing was so fresh back then and there were some kick ass songs on that record as well with Graham Bonnett singing.

I had no idea you could get this stuff still on cd at a place like Best Buy, but I was like fuck yeah I'm buying this.

Edit: And this particular Best Buy location just opened like 2-3 months ago, I should have stopped to thank whoever ordered that nearly 25 year old obscure album for the cd stock.

[Nuclear Vampire]

I love coming across a find like that. Especially when it's something you've always wanted, but kept putting off really going to town on a search like on eBay or all over the web. Just happening upon it in a store by accident is such a nice surprise.

[SEEGERMANY]

A buddy of mine must have replaced Vai the following year. I have an album produced in 1986 featuring Shreveport native Danny Johnson on guitar. Last I heard, Danny was playing guitfiddle with Steppenwolf.

[Larz]

Yeah, DTP was Vai's only album with Alcatrazz, sandwiched in between the Yngwie era and Danny Johnson.

[442w30]

Yeah, DTP was Vai's only album with Alcatrazz, sandwiched in between the Yngwie era and Danny Johnson.

Pretty cool find!

I am still looking to stumble on some old Armored Saint or Anthrax fistfull of metal in a shop. Pretty elusive.

What's with all the out of print "letter A" bands?

[markD]

some people get the letter "A" confused with "assilicious" so they think it is homoerotic - therefore they don't reissue "A" albums, and stores refuse to stock them because they are fearful of being fucked in the "A".....or so i was told, anyway.

larz, that is an awesome find!!!! i have been looking for that CD forever!!!! congrats!

[skorb]

cool find.

gotta love God Blessed Video and Will You be Home Tonight, those are great tunes and regularly in my iPod playlists.

[Ben...]

I remember one time I bought an obscure CD during the summer and the guy selling it to me said "That's a rare one. Even for here". It was used and was sold to the shop by someone who also sold a bunch of other rare albums. I never thought I'd find it so I put it at the bottom of my list due to it's strangeness and that I didn't think I'd ever find it. But I went into the store and there it was for 10 bucks.

[daisp]

Great find! cool disc...

[AK47]

Is this the band that does "Jet to Jet"?

[hippietim]

I was picking up a WASP greatest hits cd last night

With an opening line like that, I was looking for a much better punchline

[quadperson]

Pretty cool find!

I am still looking to stumble on some old Armored Saint or Anthrax fistfull of metal in a shop. Pretty elusive.

What's with all the out of print "letter A" bands?

I have fistfull of metal somewhere...if I find it you can have it.

[Snoogans]

Woohoo! I just scored a copy of Disturbing The Peace on UK Amazon for £8.99 delivered. Result!

[Larz]

Is this the band that does "Jet to Jet"?

Yes, it was the same band, but that tune was from when Yngwie was the guitarist.

I really dig "Wire and Wood" and Vai's "Lighter Shade of Green" instrumental.

How'd you like to be the guy that replaced Malmsteen and Vai in that band. No pressure, really.

[RacerX]

How'd you like to be the guy that replaced Malmsteen and Vai in that band. No pressure, really.

That would be Danny Johnson

http://www.bnrmetal.com/v2/bandpage.php?ID=Alca