oldtiger Wrote:

kpigout Wrote:... Iron Butterfly's In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, with its 17-minute-long title track, a prime candidate for first-ever heavy metal album. ...

THIS is exactly what comes to my mind when heavy metal is mentioned.

According to the definition in the first paragraph of Kpig's qoute, Jimi Hendrix could be classified as a pioneer of HM.

I think they are missing the distinction between Acid Rock and Heavy Metal even though Acid Rock kindof morphed into the HM scene.

Most of the late sixties early seventies types were Acid Rockers. (I'm thinking Jefferson Airplane, Jimi, Janis type here)

When I think of Heavy Metal I think of Iommi, Bill Ward, Geezer and Ozzy...just the way it is. Led Zep was Heavy Metal. Judas Priest.

You had Southern Rockers like Lynyrd Skynyrd, Molly Hatchet. (Not true HM)

Kiss was a HM band in the genre I now think of as HM (At least their first few LPs were...)

Early punk NY Dolls..Then SP and Ramones

First Rapper I heard was Blondie

Early Glam...Techno band type was Angel

Early Alternative.. B-52s

Never did like the thrash stuff although I did listen to Black Flag and early Henry Rollins. GNR.

Sometime after that I quit keeping up with most of those types of music. About the same time I quit drinking and smoking reefer etc...I knew Jesus at that point in my life, but He was not yet LORD of my life. I had not yet surrendered fully to Him.

I know a little about HM.

I can't believe there have been only a few mentions of the greatest "heavy metal" band of all time: METALLICA! Lars Ulrich is the baddest drummer on the planet with his double bass.

Besides that, I do enjoy some Megadeath from time to time. Nothing like a little "speed" metal to get your blood pumping.

debbie harry is repsonsible for taking the new york city hip-hop sound national.

cbgb's was an amazing scene in the late 70's. the ramone's were taking iggy and the stooges to the next level. blondie and talking heads were founding the new wave movement. other bands like television and patty smith never made it big nationally, but were huge influences

ozzy and sabbath founded metal
priest and iron maden pushed it to the spotlite
metallica saved it from the maybelline bands
ac/dc was the ultimate "hard" rock band
the LA scene was rock + showbiz - Kiss & NY Dolls were the godfathers
guns and roses were the poster boys for self destruction

go rent "the fall of western civilzation - the metal years".

Chi-Town Wrote:I can't believe there have been only a few mentions of the greatest "heavy metal" band of all time: METALLICA! Lars Ulrich is the baddest drummer on the planet with his double bass.

Besides that, I do enjoy some Megadeath from time to time. Nothing like a little "speed" metal to get your blood pumping.

When I first heard Metallica I realized I did NOT like metal. AC/DC was/is my favorite band and I thought they were metal but they grooved to a melody most of the time. That master song by Metallica and some of the other stuff they did made me realize way back in the day that AC/DC was hard rock and that metal was not what I liked. I do still like some Iron Maiden and Sabbath (Dio years) but Venom, Slayer and all of that just lost me completely.

tigertommy Wrote:

Chi-Town Wrote:I can't believe there have been only a few mentions of the greatest "heavy metal" band of all time: METALLICA! Lars Ulrich is the baddest drummer on the planet with his double bass.

Besides that, I do enjoy some Megadeath from time to time. Nothing like a little "speed" metal to get your blood pumping.

When I first heard Metallica I realized I did NOT like metal. AC/DC was/is my favorite band and I thought they were metal but they grooved to a melody most of the time. That master song by Metallica and some of the other stuff they did made me realize way back in the day that AC/DC was hard rock and that metal was not what I liked. I do still like some Iron Maiden and Sabbath (Dio years) but Venom, Slayer and all of that just lost me completely.

ac/dc, g&r, rainbow - all not quite metal. but still great bands

Megadeth,Pantera and Ozzy if he is classified as heavy metal.

My favorites back in the day were Skid Row, Aerosmith, and lots of the locals like Every mother's nightmare, Tora Tora, and Chosen. These probably are classified as more of hard rock though.

These days for my heavy stuff I listen to Alter Bridge and Saliva.

Couldnt have said it better - I love the heavy technical prog stuff.

OrangeNinja Wrote:Ok, I'll bite.

Some metal bands I like:

Dream Theater
Symphony X
Megadeth (older - mid)
Metallica (same as above)
Pantera
Ozzy
Savatage
Steve Vai (could be labeled as hard rock)
Joe Satriani (same as above)
Def Leppard
G N' R
and a few other hair metal bands

Hard Rock:

King's X
Rush
AC/DC
Extreme
Alice in Chains
Faith No More
Aerosmith
Porcupine Tree
Marvelous 3/Butch Walker


... just to name a few.

FORealTigerFan Wrote:lots of the locals like Every mother's nightmare, Tora Tora, and Chosen.

ahem...you forgot Lord Tracy?

Metallica is my favorite "true" metal band...but another fave I haven't seen this on list yet is Motley Crue.


some other faves, riding the fence of rock/metal:

Alice In Chains
Faith No More
Rage Against The Machine
G'N'R

and for the "showing my age" part of our program:
Poison
Def Leppard

FORealTigerFan Wrote:Megadeth,Pantera and Ozzy if he is classified as heavy metal.

My favorites back in the day were Skid Row, Aerosmith, and lots of the locals like Every mother's nightmare, Tora Tora, and Chosen. These probably are classified as more of hard rock though.

These days for my heavy stuff I listen to Alter Bridge and Saliva.

Tora Tora @ Newby's June 28th

losers. best are...

#1. Fear Factory
2. Black Sabbath
3. Type O Negative
4. Metalica
5. Tool
6. Pantera
6. White Zombie
8. Rob Zombie
9. Mudvayne
10. Mushroomhead
11. Slipknot

the melvins

Old Metallica
Pantera
Megadeath
Black Sabbath
Ozzy
GNR
Rage Against the Machine (I try not to listen to them in the car b/c it makes me drive really fast)
Skid Row
Ratt
AC/DC

so am i the only one with lots of motorhead on their ipod?

tigertommy Wrote:

Chi-Town Wrote:I can't believe there have been only a few mentions of the greatest "heavy metal" band of all time: METALLICA! Lars Ulrich is the baddest drummer on the planet with his double bass.

Besides that, I do enjoy some Megadeath from time to time. Nothing like a little "speed" metal to get your blood pumping.

When I first heard Metallica I realized I did NOT like metal. AC/DC was/is my favorite band and I thought they were metal but they grooved to a melody most of the time. That master song by Metallica and some of the other stuff they did made me realize way back in the day that AC/DC was hard rock and that metal was not what I liked. I do still like some Iron Maiden and Sabbath (Dio years) but Venom, Slayer and all of that just lost me completely.

Master of Puppets, to me, is the absolute ultimate Metallica. Master is the song that hooked me on them. Pool Shark said it best, "Old Metallica" was IT!