Schbopo
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|  Subject: Re: Origins of Heavy Metal  Tue Jul 01, 2008 7:59 am | |
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UltraMagnus007
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| | Subject: Re: Origins of Heavy Metal Tue Jul 01, 2008 8:52 pm | |
| This is a tough and interesting debate.
IMO the birth of heavy metal is hard to pin point to one band but if pushed I would say Sabbath. Yes their were plenty of bands before them that had a sound that could be seen as the beginnings of metal but Sabbath were the first band that had the true heavy guitar sound and, just as importantly, the image. The band name the song titles and lyrics and the fact they all had long hair, wore black and used a lot of religious imagery points to the the first true heavy metal band.
I don't think any band before Sabbath would have described themselves as a Heavy Metal band, even interviews I have read over the years with members of Zeppelin they always seemed to refer to themselves as a hard rock band.
I agree with Fat Freddy in that Judas priest then took this to the next level and refined this further. They were the first band to really wear the leather biker gear and their image is most closely associated with what non metal fans today would think a metal band looks and sounds like.
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| | Subject: Re: Origins of Heavy Metal Wed Jul 02, 2008 3:21 am | |
| | Tough one, but I went with Priest. |
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MetalH
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| | Subject: Re: Origins of Heavy Metal Wed Jul 02, 2008 4:43 pm | |
| Tough choice, but my personal fave from that list is Deep Purple.
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Schbopo
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| | Subject: Re: Origins of Heavy Metal Fri Jul 04, 2008 1:39 am | |
| | Am I the only Iron Butterfly fan? |
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| | Subject: Re: Origins of Heavy Metal Fri Jul 04, 2008 1:43 am | |
| | I love the Butterfly, but they didn't break any ground if you ask me. |
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AchrisK
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| | Subject: Re: Origins of Heavy Metal Sat Jul 05, 2008 12:17 am | |
| | ultmetal wrote: |
I thought about including the Yardbirds, but since Zeppelin was basically an extension of the Yardbirds, I went with them instead. The Yardbirds didn't really have any hard rock or metal in their sound either, although they certainly did have some big names in that band at one time or another. |
I'va always said Sabbath, but just last night I watched a movie from 1966 called Blow Up. Suprisingly, the Yardbirds are in it (yes, Beck and Page are actually on stage in the movie) and they are playing a song called "Train Kept A Rollin". As soon as I heard it, I said, "That's metal". I didn't even know who it was, but kinda figured it out after recognizing Jimmy Page.
I don't know what the album version sounds like, but that song was metal.
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