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I love hard rock and metal, but its not all I like, so my music collection is somewhat...vast & odd. Still, the majority of my collection is hard rock & metal, so I call myself a metalhead.
However- I have noted that almost every metalhead of my acquaintence has something in their collection that is, how shall I put it...less than metal. Some guilty pleasure of some sort.
Example- the guy who turned me on to Motorhead was also a big fan of Winger. In retrospect, I can kinda respect that, since Kip Winger is actually a fantastic musician. He was a studio musician for years before forming his band, and he's still a hired gun in high demand today. Say what you want, the man has mad bass skilzzzz. (Ok, he's not Flea, Geddy, Hamm or Claypool, but still...)
Also, I noticed that because metal is somewhat of an underground genre, even today, most Metalheads have some pretty obscure stuff in their collections as well.
So, this is the place to confess your guilty musical pleasures and brag about your obscure finds, your (King) diamonds in the rough...but there is one rule:
You can only brag if you first confess!
Confession: I must confess I also have a complete collection of Europe and Nitro. Slaughter is on my shelf. Bang Tango...Bulletboys. Vain! Vinnie Vincent Invasion! Did I mention EUROPE?
Brag: Despite the above, I also have a collection of hard rock ranging from Alcatrazz to Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Godflesh, Helmet, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Led Zeppelin, Living Colour, Malmsteen, Motorhead, Primus, Queensryche, Rainbow, Satriani, Vandenburg, Whitesnake & Zebra. I also have a complete collection of Budgie & Kyuss, as well as albums by shredders like Jennifer Batten, Chris Impelliteri, Helios Creed & Ronnie Montrose... Most of Bruce Dickenson's solo work. Dio's work with Elf. Trust. Slayer. Soulfly. Rage Against the Machine. Alter Bridge. Ozzy. Van Halen. Audioslave. Soundgarden. Red Hot Chili Peppers. Pearl Jam. Alice in Chains. Green River.
and so, so many more quality bands...
I love hard rock and metal, but its not all I like, so my music collection is somewhat...vast & odd. Still, the majority of my collection is hard rock & metal, so I call myself a metalhead.
However- I have noted that almost every metalhead of my acquaintence has something in their collection that is, how shall I put it...less than metal. Some guilty pleasure of some sort.
Example- the guy who turned me on to Motorhead was also a big fan of Winger. In retrospect, I can kinda respect that, since Kip Winger is actually a fantastic musician. He was a studio musician for years before forming his band, and he's still a hired gun in high demand today. Say what you want, the man has mad bass skilzzzz. (Ok, he's not Flea, Geddy, Hamm or Claypool, but still...)
Also, I noticed that because metal is somewhat of an underground genre, even today, most Metalheads have some pretty obscure stuff in their collections as well.
So, this is the place to confess your guilty musical pleasures and brag about your obscure finds, your (King) diamonds in the rough...but there is one rule:
You can only brag if you first confess!
Confession: I must confess I also have a complete collection of Europe and Nitro. Slaughter is on my shelf. Bang Tango...Bulletboys. Vain! Vinnie Vincent Invasion! Did I mention EUROPE?
Brag: Despite the above, I also have a collection of hard rock ranging from Alcatrazz to Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Godflesh, Helmet, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Led Zeppelin, Living Colour, Malmsteen, Motorhead, Primus, Queensryche, Rainbow, Satriani, Vandenburg, Whitesnake & Zebra. I also have a complete collection of Budgie & Kyuss, as well as albums by shredders like Jennifer Batten, Chris Impelliteri, Helios Creed & Ronnie Montrose... Most of Bruce Dickenson's solo work. Dio's work with Elf. Trust. Slayer. Soulfly. Rage Against the Machine. Alter Bridge. Ozzy. Van Halen. Audioslave. Soundgarden. Red Hot Chili Peppers. Pearl Jam. Alice in Chains. Green River.
and so, so many more quality bands...