How the metal was forged ('67-'80)
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Topic: How the metal was forged ('67-'80)
Posted By: clarke2001
Subject: How the metal was forged ('67-'80)
Date Posted: June 24 2009 at 03:04
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Okay, I've been thinking about this one for a while: I'm doing a mixed tape (CD actually) of proto-metal-related songs. They doesn't have to be songs that actually influenced heavy metal - but they must resemble metal in a way - be it sinister riffage, deep chugging, dark atmosphere, gruesome lyrics, growling/screaming vocals, slowed-down tape effects for a horror movie impression, and so on. What I really want to do is to hear someone with moderate musical knowledge saying "OMG, they did it in 1971?!?" The CD will bear a sticker "This product is Deep Purple/Led Zeppelin/Black Sabbath/Steppenwolf free", because they're too obvious choices. And because I want to impress someone, too.  I would like to start the compilation with late sixties, the age when rock started experimenting with amplification and everything, and conclude it with 1980, when NWOBHM was more or less defined. But the older the better. Obscurity welcome, but not necessary. All genres welcome. The title would be How The Metal Was Forged :I really need a headbanging smiley here:  I'm not sure if there are any relevant rock songs before mid sixties - unless I add http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Link_Wray - Link Wray . Some candidates are: of course, The Beatles Helter Skelter (1968) then...I don't know... Jefferson Airplane The House At Pooneil Corners (1968) maybe even The Doors L'America (1971) and The Bonzo Dog Band Mr. Apollo (1969) Pink Floyd The Nile Song (1969) The Who Boris The Spider (1966) (death metal growls in '66, beat that) I'm sure there are many more,both ones I cannot recall right now and ones I don't know. Recently I saw a video on YouTube (someone on PA forum posted it) of some weird, slow, avantgarde gothic hippy stuff. Unfortunately I forgot the name. There must be plentiful of songs in the era of drug-induced music depicting the gore of Vietnam War, I guess. Please let me know. In the 70's, there must be even more songs fitting the compilation: first thing that springs to my mind is the brutal bass riff intro on ELP's The Barbarian, Queen's Ogre Battle (Beeb Version), Great King Rat and The Prophet's Song. Even Genesis' The Knife (as many other their songs of the era) resembles Iron Maiden epic monstrosity, but that might be a bit of a stretch. The compilation would end with, let's say, Rainbow's Still I'm Sad (which is originally The Yardbirds' tune from the 60's, IIRC). I was even thinking of Tin Huey's debut album material (1979) which is avant/punk/jazz, but vocal timbre, delivery and melodies are resembling System of a Down so strongly one might think Serj was joking with a time machine  Oh, and did I mention King Crimson...? |
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Posted By: Atavachron
Date Posted: June 24 2009 at 03:16
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an interesting discussion here about early distortion techniques, everyone from BB King to Link Wray to Ray Davies are credited for using an early version -- http://www.tdpri.com/forum/amp-central-station/4890-how-earth-does-ray-davies-think-he-invented-distortion.html - http://www.tdpri.com/forum/amp-central-station/4890-how-earth-does-ray-davies-think-he-invented-distortion.html as to your question, first thing that comes to mind is anything off the High Tide debut |
Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: June 24 2009 at 03:47
I was preparing a witty post about the first prog-metal track ever (21st Century Schizoid Man) when I saw you already knew that.  Maybe you can do a short edit of Hendrix's Machine Gun? |
clarke2001 wrote:Posted By: npjnpj
Date Posted: June 24 2009 at 04:25
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If I understand correctly, you're looking for slightly more obscure acts. If so, off the top of my head I would say:
Gun- Race with the Devil
Lucifer's Friend - First album -> quite definitely this one!
Titanic - Some tracks from their first album
Possibly I would also add the first few albums by Grand Funk Railroad, although they're possibly not obscure enough for your purposes?
And how about Velvet Underground and MC5?
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Posted By: harmonium.ro
Date Posted: June 24 2009 at 04:27
| For Hendrix's studio album I think the only one coming close is Spanish Castle Magic. |