MONDAY METAL MOMENT
The Scorpions – “Blackout”
It’s another one from the amazing class of ’82. My friends and I covered it when we were about 14. This track avoids pervy lyrics that embarrassed the shit out of me in their later big hits of the hair metal 80s and their Eddie Van Halen style new (ish) guitar player Mattias Jab is in perfect balance with the moustached classic rock style of Rudy Schenker.
MONDAY METAL MOMENT
“Highway Star” – Deep Purple
Ok we’re goin back to the early years. This one rips. This 1972 record “Machine Head” also has smoke on the water so thus an incredibly influential hard rock record.
MONDAY METAL MOMENT
Judas Priest – “Breaking The Law”
I love this photo that was recently sent to me (by big Indian incidentally) and it reminded me what a huge deal this song was as a kid. They even made a video though this single predates MTV by a little over a year. It’s a silly video but Halford is just so damn cool and the song still slays.
MONDAY METAL MOMENT
Iron Maiden “Run To The Hills
The release of this would have been right at the end of my being a metal kid. I grew up spending time with Native American culture and great men like Chief Lelooska and Buck Burshears. I’ve always thought it so cool that the subject matter of one of the greatest metal tracks of all time is of the Native Americans and the settler invasion.
MONDAY METAL MOMENT
I’ve been into early metal lately. As you might recall the term heavy-metal was coined to describe a live Jimi Hendrix performance at one of those formative festivals.
I’m not going to go back quite that far but I’m also probably not going to be playing Sepultura.
This one has been my favorite Sabbath track for several years.
It is after all an ode to pot. Check it out here.
