OFF: Other bands

[Ben Fagin]

Can you name any decent US Metal bands?

I think Metallica are the only one really, we met them in 1984 at Shades,
(Metal shop in soho, London W1)  remember that? Anyway, I thought they were a
bunch of c***ts apart from Cliff Burton who was terrific, RIP.


On Wednesday 22 Jan 2003 12:32 am, you wrote:
> While I agree that during the 1980's, Metal was the best music genre in
> general. I hated that Tompson Twins, big hair synth kinda crap......
>
> There were some eclectic so-called "New Wave" bands that were cool
> though.....
> XTC, The Stranglers, Boomtown Rats, Gary Numan...
>
> But the crap on the radio and MTV was awful and overall I am a firm
> believer that the 1980's sucked! I graduated high school in 1983, so I
> think I know a little about that time period. Just before graduation, we
> were jammin Iron Maiden's Piece of Mind, not Tears For Queers or whatever
> (sorry Mike  ")....
>
> And while, I think that European metal bands do have the edge on American
> metal bands, lumping all American Metal bands into the Motley Crue, Ratt,
> Kiss mold is underselling us Yanks by a longshot.
>
> To me, that's like saying punk was invented in England.
>
> By saying that - a person is overlooking Iggy and The Stooges, The MC5 and
> the Ramones.....
> who were "Kickin Out The Jams, Mother Fuckers!" long before the Sex Pistols
> said "Never Mind The Bollocks".....
>
> I love all 5 bands listed below. I even went to see Motley Crue in 1984 at
> Veterans Memorial in Columbus, Ohio because SAXON was the opening band. The
> show was scheduled to start at 8:00 PM. We got there at 7:20 PM to be sure
> to see SAXON and they were 1/2 way through their set. I was pissed!!
>
> Peace,
>
> D
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ben Fagin [mailto:vulcanfoundry at BLUEYONDER.CO.UK]
> Sent: Monday, January 20, 2003 3:36 AM
> Subject: Re: OFF: Other bands
>
>
> Yeah, top notch! we used to see them in the 80s and they were superb. used
> to
> blow everyone away. German bands really have it sussed. I used to like Kiss
> &
> Van Halen but after Donington 1987 where I met Lemmy on the way I had a
> revelation that all music is bollocks apart from Hawkwind, we had a chat
> and I said "are you going to Hawkwind tommorrow" he didnt answer but shook
> my hand and walked off to his car. the next day I got back to London and
> Acid Daze blew me away, Silver machine was incredible! I swapped all the
> other records i had for hawkwind and motorhead and got my hair cut.
>
> I used to hate Motley Crue and Ratt but "Lay it Down" is an ok song, though
> I
> dont think they wrote it. Sorry, but I dont think any US Metal bands "have
> it" especially Kiss which is commercial tripe.
>
> "Shake you heads and fill your heart with.....
>
> Accept
> Scorpions
> MSG
> Saxon
> Motorhead......"