First heavy metal song?

[nedkelly]

Some people are only know-alls and just want to put their biased opinioins on the line just to contrast facts coming from other people. Too bad.

 

[joe]

Exactly, you'd need many a post to define the family of heavy metal. I don't expect you to show the family tree in detail and go through all the motions, so to say.

IMHO, the genealogy has to be laid out in some detail as it is the foundation of "traditional heavy metal". I don't think no one can name a specific date when the genre became clearly distinguishable. For me, I take 1976 as the floor of "traditional heavy metal" however there is exceptions of a handful of artists like Black Sabbath and Budgie.

It would take me quite some time to put this and the other characteristics of "traditional heavy metal" on paper, if you will. First, I don't really have the time and secondly and least not at this point, I don't want to do it. Just that simple.

 

[nedkelly]

IMHO, the genealogy has to be laid out in some detail as it is the foundation of "traditional heavy metal". I don't think no one can name a specific date when the genre became clearly distinguishable. For me, I take 1976 as the floor of "traditional heavy metal" however there is exceptions of a handful of artists like Black Sabbath and Budgie.

It would take me quite some time to put this and the other characteristics of "traditional heavy metal" on paper, if you will. First, I don't really have the time and secondly and least not at this point, I don't want to do it. Just that simple.

Right on...unless we can find a common definition of HM, it would be hard to continue. All facts are welcome though....

 

[joe]

Right on...unless se can find a common definition of HM, it would be hard to continue. All facts are welcome though....

This isn't all about me. How about your description/definition of "traditional heavy metal"? Maybe your account of the genre will motivate me. The Wikipedia definition will not be accepted.

 

[nedkelly]

We would need the HM family tree here....the "first heavy metal riff" would do fine....since this isn't about me either and since I never quoted one single word from Wikipedia, let's see if the HM family tree will be produced here.

 

[Slaytallica]

The album Sea Shanties by High Tide came out in 1969, it's heavy, check out the first song Futilist's Lament.

https://open.spotify.com/track/6Y2FHIctlvmkQtD8Xiden9

https://open.spotify.com/track/1fFBWTqwBhULxl5aB1TNVT

 

[TeleCat]

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - Iron Butterfly 1968 possibly.