{"id":1408,"date":"2012-07-28T10:49:02","date_gmt":"2012-07-28T14:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.westwoodvalley.com\/?p=1408"},"modified":"2012-07-28T10:49:02","modified_gmt":"2012-07-28T14:49:02","slug":"my-musical-evolution-part-170-the-metal-years-metal-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wrharrison.com\/musicalevolution\/2012\/07\/28\/my-musical-evolution-part-170-the-metal-years-metal-health\/","title":{"rendered":"My Musical Evolution – Part 170 The Metal Years Metal Health"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Quiet<\/a>OK so this is where My Musical Evolution\u00a0<\/em>splits into two parallel lines. It isn’t really the first time this has happened but the previous time during\u00a0 The KISS Age<\/em> it was more of an overlap. This time, The Metal Years <\/em> would plow along beside College Intermission, The Rise And Fall Of ’84, <\/em>and into Roach Days Revisited.\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

<\/em>For some reason, I feel the need to keep The Metal Years separated. I suppose, it could be divided up among those other eras. It just seems that all the stuff from The Metal Years<\/em> belongs on its own.\u00a0 I think it best reflects the situation. I still liked the non-metal stuff we’ve been talking about, but the metal me was somehow different from the regular me.<\/p>\n

As I imagined getting to this point, phrases like “descent to the depths” or “slide into oblivion” would pop into my head to describe me involvement with Heavy Metal.\u00a0 I think those are stereotypical leftovers. I didn’t feel like I was sliding into oblivion or descending to the depths of metal. It was quite the contrary, I felt empowered and energized.\u00a0 Listening to Heavy Metal was an aerobic activity. It compelled me to jump around, drum on things and play air guitar. I’m sure i wasn’t the only one. The 80’s incarnation of the metal scene was just about to explode.<\/p>\n

I had heard Cum On Feel The Noize<\/em> on the radio. It provided the next stepping stone from Night Ranger. It was a little louder, a little rougher and a little more raw. There were no keyboards, just guitars and drums and Kevin DuBrow’s screaming delivery.\u00a0 In some ways, it was returning to KISS type music. I think I pondered earlier if my attraction to this hard driving guitar oriented music was a by product of living in the concrete confines of the city.<\/p>\n

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Metal Health<\/em>
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