Just when I think it’s time to pack up the Pontiac and move further from Beverly (Hills, that is) than Burbank, I get a small reminder of some of the Hollywood-esque perks I’d be missing. Case in point this time: the recent bi-annual charity sale the Warner Music Group holds, allowing the local Warner Bros. offices to partake of some of the label’s excess booty at dirt-cheap prices, with proceeds this time going to the damn fine Kaboom!.
I get to feed my insatiable music addiction courtesy my favorite label, snag some Clapton t-shirts and Depeche Mode for milady, and get my folks and in-laws some classic rock and R&B catalog releases. It’s win-win-win-win for all involved, though said milady has a valid point as to where we’re going to find room for the new additions to the family, notably the boxed sets (mmm, ZZ Top’s Chrome, Smoke & BBQ).
Now for the Marshall Stack-packaged catch o’ the day, and also where I’ll need your help, fellow Threedonians: The Heavy Metal Box, four discs of ear-splintering hard rock and metal classics, covering the genre’s formative years through the glorious 70s and 80s and early 90s (1991 to be specific; i.e. the year Nirvana’s Nevermind and grunge, to bum from the set’s liner notes, “ushered into the mainstream a new punk-oriented music of disaffection”).
Like any great boxed set, though, due to licensing issues and/or bands not wanting to participate, there are some key MIA acts. However, when it comes to assembling a fifth disc, those technicalities go the way of the dodo Kingdom Come. So, with your able assistance, I supply the bands, you fill in some song suggestions, please. Throw in some bands I may miss if you want, too. The blank CD awaits and its fate is in your hands …
AC/DC (Bon Scott) –
Black Sabbath (Ozzy) –
Van Halen (David Lee Roth) –
AC/DC (Brian Johnson) –
Ozzy Osbourne –
Motley Crue –
Def Leppard –
Van Halen (Sammy Hagar) –
Guns ‘N Roses –
Faith No More –
White Zombie –
Ministry –
Soundgarden –
Alice in Chains –
Pat Boone –
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AC/DC (Bon Scott) – Dirty Deeds (Done Dirt Cheap)
Black Sabbath (Ozzy) – Iron Man (not much a of a Sabbath fan)
Van Halen (David Lee Roth) – Ain’t Talkin’ ’bout Love
AC/DC (Brian Johnson) – Back in Black (it’s hard to kick the clasics!)
Ozzy Osbourne – meh
Motley Crue – Dr. Feelgood
Def Leppard – double meh
Van Halen (Sammy Hagar) –
Guns ‘N Roses – Civil War or I Used to Love Her (But I Had to Kill Her)
Faith No More – the only one I know is their one hit — so that one — “Epic,” “Falling to Pieces,” “Easy,” “War Pigs,” “Midlife Crisis,” “we Care A Lot”??? he’p me, he’p me…
White Zombie – meh
Ministry – meh
Soundgarden – Jesus Christ Pose
Alice in Chains – Down in a Hole
Pat Boone – Tooty Fruity (it’s like he was Black)
whoops! Steph… I’d rather do “Three Lock Box” from Hagar’s solo career…
Noted and in total agreement (though “Source of Infection” is a pretty rockin’ VH tune).
That’s it… We Care A Lot over Epic — which is great too.
Just fill the whole collection full of Black Sabbath tracks and that would be fine by me…
Pagan.
Heh……. I stand guilty as charged.
Van Halen in Sammy Hagar era? FLOYD! No more soup for you!
Anything by the Crue..been listening to a lot of Primal Scream..
Guns n Roses
Slash by himself
Black Sabbath with Ozzy and with Ronnie James Dio
Ozzy
Ron James Dio
The Runaways
Lita Ford
Joan Jett
Nikki Sixx with his compadres from SIXX AM
Cinderella
Skid Row
Judas Priest
ACDC
Aerosmith
Too many to name…
A lot of the bands/acts you mention are already on the 4-disc set, Steph. Otherwise, looking for songs and like the “Primal Scream” suggestion.
Love that list, Stephanie! I’ll have to play some of the good stuff after the kids are in bed tonight.
AC/DC (Bon Scott) – Hell Ain’t a Bad Place to Be
Black Sabbath (Ozzy) – NIB (prefer Ozzy’s version with Primus, though)
Van Halen (David Lee Roth) – Somebody Get Me A Doctor
AC/DC (Brian Johnson) – Get It Up
Ozzy Osbourne – Goodbye to Romance
Motley Crue – Looks That Kill (terrible band)
Def Leppard – give me a break
Van Halen (Sammy Hagar) – Summer Nights
Guns ‘N Roses – Rocket Queen
Faith No More – Falling to Pieces
White Zombie – Supercharger Heaven
Ministry – Jesus Built My Hot Rod
Soundgarden – Superunknown
Alice in Chains – Again
Pat Boone – Crazy Train
And it isn’t a “heavy metal box set” without these bands.
Pantera
Sepultura
Slayer
Anthrax
Motorhead
Metallica pre-1991
Iron Maiden
Judas Priest
Has anyone looked at the list under the “four discs of ear-splintering hard rock and metal classics” hyperlink? All these bands accounted for there, including two each from Maiden and Priest (and, no, no 1991- Metallica
). There’s even Lemmy’s Hawkwind represented. Also, Def Leppard pre-Hysteria rocks, hard, especially High ‘n’ Dry.
No, I did not click your insidious link. I didn’t want to touch it, because the foul stench of Motley Crue and Mutt Lang-era Def Lepard was unctuously seeping off it – enough to make my Fender Strat turn pink and sprout a “B.C. Rich” label on the head stock.
But mainly because I’m lazy.
we’re supposed to click links?
I’m 100% for knocking “Mutt,” but I don’t think he became the studio over-tinkerer till Hysteria. That said, thank God AC/DC bid him adieu after For Those About to Rock…
To each their own, but what’s the beef with the Crue? Thought a blues guy like you would appreciate Mick Mars’ contributions to the band, even if his bluesy side didn’t start to rise to the surface till Theatre of Pain.
Here’s the track list:
Disc 1
1. “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida” — Iron Butterfly
2. “Summertime Blues” — Blue Cheer
3. “Easy Livin” — Uriah Heep
4. “Highway Star” — Deep Purple
5. “Billion Dollar Babies” — Alice Cooper
6. “Lost Johnny” — Hawkwind
7. “Bad Motor Scooter” — Montrose
8. “Working Man” — Rush
9. “Man On The Silver Mountain” — Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow
10. “Detroit Rock City” — Kiss
11. “The Ripper” — Judas Priest
12. “Cat Scratch Fever” — Ted Nugent
13. “Lights Out” — UFO
14. “Godzilla” — Blue Oyster Cult
15. “Demolition Boys” — Girlschool
16. “White Witch” — Angel Witch
17. “The Phantom Of The Opera” — Iron Maiden
18. “Neon Knights” — Black Sabbath
Disc 2
1. “Ace Of Spades” — Motorhead
2. “Am I Evil?” — Diamond Head
3. “Nice Boys” — Rose Tattoo
4. “Attack Of The Mad Axeman” — Michael Schenker Group
5. “Denim And Leather” — Saxon
6. “Blitzkrieg” — Blitzkrieg
7. “Gangland” — Tygers Of Pan Tang
8. “Witching Hour” — Venom
9. “You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’” — Judas Priest
10. “The Number Of The Beast” — Iron Maiden
11. “Star War” — Raven
12. “Say What You Will” — Fastway
13. “Black Funeral” — Mercyful Fate
14. “Animal (F**k Like A Beast)” — W.A.S.P.
15. “Mean Streak” — Y&T
16. “Holy Diver” — Dio
17. “Queen Of The Reich” — Queensryche
18. “Whiplash” — Metallica
Disc 3
1. “Rock You Like A Hurricane” — Scorpions
2. “Metal Health” — Quiet Riot
3. “Into The Fire” — Dokken
4. “Balls To The Wall” — Accept
5. “Round And Round” — Ratt
6. “I Wanna Rock” — Twisted Sister
7. “The Boulevard Of Broken Dreams” — Hanoi Rocks
8. “Big Bottom” — Spinal Tap
9. “Midnite Maniac” — Krokus
10. “I’ll See The Light, Tonight” — Yngwie J. Malmsteen’s Rising Force
11. “Crazy Nights” — Loudness
12. “Shake Me” — Cinderella
13. “Watch The Children Pray” — Metal Church
14. “To Hell With The Devil” — Stryper
15. “A Little Time” — Helloween
16. “Wrecking Crew” — Overkill
17. “Caught In A Mosh” — Anthrax
18. “Peace Sells” — Megadeth
Disc 4
1. “Still Of The Night” — Whitesnake
2. “Rock Me” — Great White
3. “Talk Dirty To Me” — Poison
4. “Bathroom Wall” — Faster Pussycat
5. “Hall Of The Mountain King” — Savatage
6. “Kiss Me Deadly” — Lita Ford
7. “Hail And Kill” — Manowar
8. “Trial By Fire” — Testament
9. “Welcome Home” — King Diamond
10. “South Of Heaven” — Slayer
11. “One” — Metallica
12. “Cult Of Personality” — Living Colour
13. “Youth Gone Wild” — Skid Row
14. “Cowboys From Hell” — Pantera
15. “Beg To Differ” — Prong
16. “Dead Embryonic Cells” — Sepultura
How about some Primus? They may not count as “pure” heavy metal, ala Metalica, Black Sabbath or Judas Priest, but damn if those Primus boys don’t have some fun.
They and Red Hot Chili Peppers are more funk inspired metal, but since the set included Rush, which many describe as Prog Rock, then I can toss a vote in for Primus. “My Name Is Mud” “Jerry Was A Race Car Driver” “Mr. Krinkle”
They certainly do qualify for a good week’s worth of WFT videos. Check out “Wynona’s Big Brown Beaver”
Primus? Oh, absolutely!!! Little RHCP never hurts either.
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