Your favorite heavy metal tune

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I know the real instigator of this has been tombstoned, may his "discussion board" soul rot in the hell that Venom so nobly sang about in in their classic 1983 album "At War With Satan", speciifcially the song "ARRRRRRGGGGGHHH"*, but here's the ultimate poll in his honor.

LeftistRebel says it's the 1985 version of bong bong bang bang bang click click boom boom. I say it's the 1963 pre-Sabbath version. Others might have other opinions.



* For those of you who don't know, this is a real album, a real band, and a real song, though I very likely mispelled the name of the song.

[xray s]

1. Bang bang bang smash thwap crash crash ahhhyyyeeeee.....

....but with a little more cowbell...

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2. Pffffft, you newbies and your cowbell fetish

Like that hasn't been overdone a million times in the last 5 years...

[xray s]

6. HA!

Everything in Heavy Metal has been done a million times in the last 5 years!

Ptooie and frrrrppptt, sir!

:)

[leftist_rebel1569]

3. GOD....do you even have to ask?

1985 version of bong bong bang bang bang click click boom boom DEFEATS ALL! :P

[Rabrrrrrr]

4. Haven't we slogged over this crap in another thread?

Obviously, you're wrong. Face it.

It's just truth.

There's no dishonor in accepting truth. In fact, it is the highest level of honorableness, and you will rise in the esteem of all once you admit to your wrongness and embrace right living.

on edit: fixed a typo

[FarLeftRage]

5. Is this even a real poll?

Where's BOC or Led Zeppelin???

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7. Of course!

We're talking heavy metal here, which is nothing but noise, and the equivalent of taking a metal pot and a spoon and banging the hell out of it.

Sheesh.

(seriously - you might have missed the recent war - read here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=321038#322095 --> kertnom was just banned.

His salvo to DU is this one: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=322376


But this thread came first: read the first thread in this thread, http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=323040

and read this one: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=322499

For fun, you can read this: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=105&topic_id=322936 )

[FarLeftRage]

9. Yes indeed, I am late in joining this discourse

I will have to read those threads - thanks.
I have heard the same misunderstandings about heavy metal back in my youth.
Of course, that did not deter me from listening to the heavy metal of my day....

Some things never change.

[kwolf68]

8. I appreciate

Both BOC and Zep, but I argue they are not heavy metal. Led Zep certainly paved the way with their blues tinged aggressive sound and Jimmys innovative guitar playing, but I argue Motorhead started Heavy Metal.

Of course, Zep and BOC (not to mention Cream) deserve their place in the hall just like Willie Dixon and Robert Johnson do when you talk about who started rock n roll.

Best Heavy Metal Song Ever? I don't know if even I could answer that.

[neverforget]

10. But does it go up to 11?