The first 'Mystery Track' on Sonic Nightmares was The Scorpions. We have also played a track by Status Quo (not Pictures Of Matchstick Men) as well as several '70s/'80s German new wave bands that could easily be called 'hard rock'. Of course this is all part of the "podcast you love to hate" campaign we have been pushing lately. Beat-Man is a total Metal Head, by the way (maybe I shouldn't have said that). So if one of the most respected Trash Punkers in Europe is into this stuff I'm sure there are a lot more here in the Hideout.
Many if not most Garage/Billy/Punk types that I know here in Europe began their musical journeys with Metal. It was the first widely accessible rebel music here in the '80s. Punk was a bit more underground and not so readily available in record stores.
My experience was totally different. I grew up in Orange County, California in the early '80s. The So Cal Punk scene was very big at that time and there were many bands, fanzines, etc. Metal was considered 'Arena Rock' bullshit. Metal kids and Punks never hung out together like you see now (Google Heavy Metal Parking Lot). In fact it was the L.A. Punk scene that introduced me to '60s Punk. I'll never forget that life-changing moment on the Rodney On The Roq radio show when a Black Flag track was followed by The Seeds! So I do understand the knee-jerk reaction when someone brings up Metal especially in these forums.
So, do I like hard rock? Fuck yeah.....
The Stooges
The MC5
DMZ
Thin Lizzy
AC/DC
Motorhead
Grand Funk (that first red album)
Blue Cheer
Black Sabbath (you know which records I mean...)
But if you wanna talk about Poison or Guns n Roses or Whitesnake here, I'm probably not going to be very enthusiastic.
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