It only took a moment to move from Black Sabbath into Ozzy Osbourne. His distinctive voice and persona made it an easy transition. The syrup that was Iommi was replaced by Randy Rhoades which gave it a more modern metal sound. I wonder if Black Sabbath regretted the departure. It certainly seemed that Ozzy’s star …
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My Musical Evolution – Part 183 The Metal Years Into The Void
Brian was the one to introduce me to Black Sabbath. We were cruising around in his big old car one afternoon listening to our favorite metal music when all of a sudden the speaker on the floor at my feet began to ooze this black syrupy molasses type of music all over my shoes. It …
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My Musical Evolution – Part 181 The Metal Years A Pledge Pin? On Your Uniform?
What do you think the odds are that these guys were KISS fans before they started their own band? The music scene in the 80’s used to be a spectacle. It was larger than life. It was music and performance art. Nirvana ruined this be being the poster child for the grunge movement. Up to …
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My Musical Evolution – Part 177 The Metal Years Balls To The Wall
The Metal Years continue with Accept who were a little heavier than Mötley Crüe. Coming out of Germany, they brought with them a certain sense of mechanical industry. With guys with names like Udo Dirkschneider screeching those lyrics in a German accent, how could it not be metal. The only thing they were missing was the …
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My Musical Evolution – Part 175 The Metal Years Looks That Kill
Mötley Crüe, another metal band suffering from diaeresis. I really did escalate into what was known then as Heavy Metal. It didn’t have anything to do with the magazine, movie or soundtrack that I loved so much. Mötley Crüe was a little faster and more edgy than Def Leppard. I was quietly building up a …
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My Musical Evolution – Part 173 The Metal Years Pyromania
What kind name is Def Leppard anyway. Is this another one of the Cum On Feel The Noize Moments. Did they mean Deaf Leopard or something more sinister? My Def Leppard connection begins in Franke Park on the radio in mom’s Granada. It was a warm Autumn afternoon and I had gone to the park …
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My Musical Evolution – Part 170 The Metal Years Metal Health
OK so this is where My Musical Evolution splits into two parallel lines. It isn’t really the first time this has happened but the previous time during The KISS Age it was more of an overlap. This time, The Metal Years would plow along beside College Intermission, The Rise And Fall Of ’84, and into Roach …
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