Yet another genre preference

[perth shrimper]

Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Queensryche, Metallica,
Def Leppard etc, etc.....

Yep, sad to say but i dug it at the time.

From about age 15-20 i loved this stuff, never had the ripped denim or the patches though.

Anyone else love this smelly and highly unfashionable with girls music?

 

[Mad Cyril]

Quote[/b] (perth shrimper @ Dec. 20 2004,05:14)]Iron Maiden, Megadeth, Queensryche, Metallica,
Def Leppard etc, etc.....

Yep, sad to say but i dug it at the time.

From about age 15-20 i loved this stuff, never had the ripped denim or the patches though.

Anyone else love this smelly and highly unfashionable with girls music?

Not really.

 

[MrB]

Yep (well, except for Def Leppard anyway!).

I even went to see Queensryche at the Astoria a few months ago.

 

[Leeboy]

nope - liked my 'twee indie bands' too much

 

[The Artful Shrimper]

Like Iron Maiden, Had the pleasure of seeing them years ago play live in the Ruskin Arms pub, East Ham, for a secret suprise gig which was surreal. I must admit I prefer the original singer Di Annia.

Metallica got too big, and when they started moaning about people downloading music that just about killed it for me, especially when they then go and release an album with an orchestra...no cred what so ev'

AC/DC with Bon Scott. Archetypal and the dogs bollox.

Motorhead, still got me smelly t-shirt which I used to wear much to others dissaproval at scooter rallies.

 

[Ron Manager]

Nope, metal fans are a bunch of sad w***ers who struggle to outgrow puberty  

Sorry guys...............................

 

[Firestorm]

Used to be loads play the Kursaal in the 70's
saw Purple ,Hawkwind, sabbath, Quo down there.
Not really my favourite music but still a good night out

 

[MrB]

Quote[/b] (Ron Manager @ Dec. 20 2004,09:45)]Nope, metal fans are a bunch of sad w***ers who struggle to outgrow puberty  

Sorry guys...............................

We got there in the end though, unlike you twee boys....

 

[Ron Manager]

Quote[/b] (MrB @ Dec. 21 2004,08:49)]

Quote[/b] (Ron Manager @ Dec. 20 2004,09:45)]Nope, metal fans are a bunch of sad w***ers who struggle to outgrow puberty  

Sorry guys...............................

We got there in the end though, unlike you twee boys....

Good answer............you long haired head-banging greaser!

 

[Bob Cratchitt]

Yep - Loved it. Also I think you are merging two different scenes: NWOBHM and Thrash. NWOBHM brought us Iron Maiden, Def Leppard and Saxon, with pre-NWOBHM bands like Motorhead and Judas Priest joining in. This scene occured after Punk in '79. Whereas Metallica, Megadeth and Slayer were your Thrash bands which did not start until about '83 which coincided with the '82 fall of NWOBHM. Thrash seemed to be the antidote to Poodle hair lycra wearing rock of the same era. Then G'N'R famously started the Sleaze scene and stated that Glam Metal was dead. During this time you got Skid Row, LA Guns and Faster Pussycat. Sleaze made way eventually for Grunge and the rest you should all know as hard rock was given more airtime due to the new satellite channels springing up showing all the different music genres it could. Anyway all can be called hard rock/Metal.

BTW Artful it is Di 'Anno and i prefer Bruce. Saw Maiden last year when they toured, it was a great show brought back memories of Hammersmith Odeon or Donington.

Also if were not for the Metal heads, The Esplanade would not have been turned into a Music Venue as the dudes who own Maple Studios started this night to help promote the hard rock scene. The original night was Monday's at the Maritime Rooms but the event grew to big so they got in contact with the Esplanade and the as they say the rest is history.