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Well considering 'heavy metal' was originally called 'hard rock' it's not surprising. 'Rock' is such a wide ranging genre that there's not many songs you could argue belong to it in one way or another
Bring back rock and roll!!
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Well considering 'heavy metal' was originally called 'hard rock' it's not surprising. 'Rock' is such a wide ranging genre that there's not many songs you could argue belong to it in one way or another
Bring back the good old days with rock and roll and really bands! it's becoming less and less common now. all this techno/rap/hip hop, i dont even know what to call it, is just not as good!! cant beat a group with guitars and drums and base and hopefully someone who can sing!!!
rock n roll is the way to go! the way of life
Great, thanks.
No they weren't, it was Sir Lord Baltimore.
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It was Black Sabbath, as their debut album came out in 1970, and that self titled album was where 'heavy metal' supposedly began and was thought of as the first heavy metal album. Whereas the review which coined 'Heavy Metal' as a term was for Sir Lord Baltimore which was in 1971, if you want to be technical about it.
It was Black Sabbath, as their debut album came out in 1970, and that self titled album was where 'heavy metal' supposedly began and was thought of as the first heavy metal album. Whereas the review which coined 'Heavy Metal' as a term was for Sir Lord Baltimore which was in 1971, if you want to be technical about it.
No, if you wanted to be technical about it you'd say "Black Sabbath are generally thought of as being the first heavy metal band but the first band to have the term attributed to them were Sir Lord Baltimore".
Sure, there were other bands like Led Zep or Blue Cheer or Flower Travellin' Band, but the consensus is the Black Sabbath were the first metal band. However, the first band to be CALLED heavy metal were SLB.
Man of Honour
So you want rock and roll back, I’ll give you rock and roll:
Caporegime
What's the definition between rock and rock and roll?
From the above posts rock and roll just seems to be pop music from years ago.
From the above posts rock and roll just seems to be pop music from years ago.
Man of Honour
It was Black Sabbath, as their debut album came out in 1970, and that self titled album was where 'heavy metal' supposedly began and was thought of as the first heavy metal album. Whereas the review which coined 'Heavy Metal' as a term was for Sir Lord Baltimore which was in 1971, if you want to be technical about it.
You're out by a few years.
Now my memory is sketchy and I'm going back to when I was a kid but a guy called Burroughs wrote a book in the early 60s which featured a character called The Heavy Metal Kid (later a band was called The Heavy Metal Kids who I saw a few times).
Some journalist when writing a piece on Led Zeppelin in 1968 obviously remembered the term and applied it in that review.
A bloke out of Blue Oyster Cult reckoned he first applied it to bands in 1970 but he was a fibber.
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William S. Burroughs wrote a novel which included a gang called the Heavy Metal Kids.
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While we are on the subject of rock,check out the début album from Beady Eye,great album.
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Great album or just another hum drum unit shifter? If this is what now constitutes a great album I pitty the rubish our children will listen too.
Soldato
rock & roll is a genre, but I wouldn't say it's a dead one, I also wouldn't say most britpop fitted into it (as some seem to be suggesting)
rockabilly is the most rock and roll you'll generally get now musically, I think volbeat are very musically rock and roll (not sure you'd expect much else from "elvis metal") but I'm sure some will disagree
rockabilly is the most rock and roll you'll generally get now musically, I think volbeat are very musically rock and roll (not sure you'd expect much else from "elvis metal") but I'm sure some will disagree
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I think there's still plenty of talent out there. Tons of good bands / artists. But like usual, for ever 1 there are a plethora of bad ones.
I admit I hate r and b, rap and the like, but then 30 years ago I probably would've had similar hatred for a lot of the disco music too!
I admit I hate r and b, rap and the like, but then 30 years ago I probably would've had similar hatred for a lot of the disco music too!
I find bands from a multitude of sources such as reading magazines, recommendations from friends, going to gigs, similar bands on LastFM, etc.
Anything top 40, etc I tend to avoid ..... its a matter of doing some work/research rather than letting yourself be spoonfed.
Anything top 40, etc I tend to avoid ..... its a matter of doing some work/research rather than letting yourself be spoonfed.
Soldato
Why avoid top40? I don't go out of my way to listen to it, and as a result of having changed my car radio from radio 1 to rock radio in the past 6 months I've not really heard much chart music, however I won't just rule it all out as dross, if I hear something and I like it I couldn't care less what genre it falls into or how commercially successful it has been.
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FAO dmpoole - if I may quote Brian Johnson,
"I'm an out and out basics man and AC/DC are one of the best rock 'n' roll bands in the world, doing things just to the basics, you know."
Teehee.
(Actually, I agree with everything you say, but this quote was stuck in my head - I'm a bit of an Accadacca freak, y'see...)
"I'm an out and out basics man and AC/DC are one of the best rock 'n' roll bands in the world, doing things just to the basics, you know."
Teehee.
(Actually, I agree with everything you say, but this quote was stuck in my head - I'm a bit of an Accadacca freak, y'see...)
Man of Honour
I shout that before every ACDC song we tear into.
It's a bit like tourettes now and I'm embarassed when I do it.
'This is a bit of rock n roll, with a bit of damnation thrown in - AccaDacca'