Posted March 12, 200619 yr welcome everyone :) ok, lets kick off with this notion :) over the last 50 years there have been loads of different genres/sub genres of music, simply say which track/s do you think defined a particular genre..
March 12, 200619 yr well the early 70's heavy metal/hard rock genre can be summed up in Black Sabbath's amazing Iron Man. Even if you don't know the song nearley everybody knows the tune. Early punk can be summed up in either: The sex pistols - Anarchy in the UK, The Clash - White Riot or The Damned - Smash it up.
March 13, 200619 yr Rick Astley was a huge part of the Stock/Aiken/Waterman franchaise in the 80`s Ditto Kylie
March 13, 200619 yr Rick Astley was a huge part of the Stock/Aiken/Waterman franchaise in the 80`s Ditto Kylie Hi Wendy, Great to see you here :)
March 13, 200619 yr Metallica's "Whiplash" really starts the whole Thrash-Metal ball rolling.... Slayer's "Angel of Death" kick-starts Death/Extreme Metal Faith No More's truly seminal "Epic" heralds the dawn of a new type of Metal which will eventually lead to the likes of Korn, Deftones, Slipknot, and, unfortunately, Limp Bizkit....... <_< I would argue "Iron Man" starting off Heavy Metal to be honest, it's much more likely to be Steppenwolf's "Born To Be Wild" or "Dazed and Confused" or "Good Times/Bad Times" by Led Zep "Bela Lugosi's Dead" - Bauhaus - instrumental to the fledgling Goth Scene, as was Siouxsie's "Spellbound", Joy Division's "Love Will Tear Us Apart" and The Cure's "Boys Dont Cry" Gary Numan's "Are Friends Electric" - instrumental to the Electro/Synth scene and came out in '79, before Visage and the rest...
March 13, 200619 yr The first Sabbath album and the track 'Black sabbath' defined metal, with its flattened fifth given prominance, a device found in almost all present day metal. Songs like 'born to be wild' etc more define general rock, if you decide to go back to what influenced all rock, metal included, then Chuck Berry etc would have to be a contender. But for what we know as metal today as opposed to rock, its definatly Sabbath. Although I'd give Jimi Hendrix a credit as well for influencing guitar work.
March 13, 200619 yr Author hendrix was the peak of guitar blues imo, i think everyhing else after was generic. 'twist and shout' for the 60's beat boom.. 'dancing in the street' for 60's motown.. 'see emily play'....psychedelia
March 13, 200619 yr Metallica's "Whiplash" Thats such an ace song to play. ahem abit off topic there. but i would of said Venom's "Black Metal" would of got the ball rolling as they were probably the first band to be considered as thrash, influencing 'Tallica, Slayer, Antherax, etc... Edited March 13, 200619 yr by Disposable Hero
March 13, 200619 yr Venom were partly instrumental in creating Black Metal, although in terms of actual musical ability, the likes of Mayhem, Bathory and Celtic Frost pished over them, I've always seen Venom as a wee bit of a joke to be honest mate... :lol: . Thrash is really more typical to the US scene, Metallica always maintained that their main inspiration was Iron Maiden.... Slayer's first album "Show No Mercy" came out in '81, roughly the same time as "Black Metal", so it's arguable who influenced who really.....
March 13, 200619 yr Rick Astley was a huge part of the Stock/Aiken/Waterman franchaise in the 80`s Ditto Kylie Oh yes, i really liked Rick Astley
March 13, 200619 yr Thrash is really more typical to the US scene, Metallica always maintained that their main inspiration was Iron Maiden.... Slayer's first album "Show No Mercy" came out in '81, roughly the same time as "Black Metal", so it's arguable who influenced who really..... i knew Metallica was inspired by Maiden, but not much. It was NWOBHM that inspired them, Lars been a hyped up little freak about the whole thing, most of all Diamond Head, Motorhead and Sabbath being the main insparations. i didn't know that, i knew it was early eighties but thought they released it around the same time as Kill 'em all. BTW scot, at the end of "dead skin mask" on Seassons in the abyss, what is the little voice in the background saying at the end of the song? i can't make it out
March 15, 200619 yr Madchester/baggy stuff... has to be Stone Roses' 'Fools Gold' or Happy Mondays 'Step On'.
March 18, 200619 yr Metallica's "Whiplash" really starts the whole Thrash-Metal ball rolling.... Gary Numan's "Are Friends Electric" - instrumental to the Electro/Synth scene and came out in '79, before Visage and the rest... well he seems to be the name to drop if your into marilyn manson, nin etc
March 19, 200619 yr Dont know if this counts as genre defining but..... Rammstein and their german metal. Dont think I've ever seen so many people headbanging and singing along to lyrics when they dont even know the language. My nephew is a fan and can sing along to most songs but hasnt a clue to what half of them mean. He's also since seeked out other european metal bands. But didnt Rammstein kind of kick off this wave of interest in foreign language metal bands?? Edited March 19, 200619 yr by Naomi Watts
March 20, 200619 yr Dont know if this counts as genre defining but..... Rammstein and their german metal. Dont think I've ever seen so many people headbanging and singing along to lyrics when they dont even know the language. My nephew is a fan and can sing along to most songs but hasnt a clue to what half of them mean. He's also since seeked out other european metal bands. But didnt Rammstein kind of kick off this wave of interest in foreign language metal bands?? As much as I love Rammstein, they were themselves heavily influenced by American Industrial band Ministry and fellow German Industro-Metallers KMFDM.... Good to see your nephew seeking out some top European Metal acts - here's a few for him to try out - Moonlight (from Poland, they put out their albums in both Polish and English versions), Behemoth (again, Polish) - In fact, just tell him that Polish metal is where it's at just now.... :lol: :lol:
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