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Aug 2017
8:36pm, 4 Aug 2017
1,487 posts
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FergusG
I'm finding the stuff I thought was heavy/hard as a kid (AC/DC being a prime example) is actually much tamer than I was led to expect.
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Aug 2017
10:13pm, 4 Aug 2017
2,860 posts
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Serendippily
Yes I was going to try thin lizzy and AC/DC
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Aug 2017
10:16pm, 4 Aug 2017
23,363 posts
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Derby Tup
Not sure if it can be included but the Thin Lizzy 'Live and Dangerous' album is brilliant. 1977?
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Aug 2017
10:24pm, 4 Aug 2017
7,314 posts
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becca7
Metallica was one of the few that I had to abandon before the end.
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Aug 2017
1:03am, 5 Aug 2017
13,967 posts
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Dvorak
Well, if you want a bit of metal (thrash metal at that) you could try Death Angel "The Ultra-Violence" for 87 or Testament "The New Order" for 88. (Or the same bands' "Frolic In The Park" for 88 and "The Legacy" for 87.) Tbh I would be rather surprised if you enjoyed them ;-).
(I might go and see Death Angel in Glasgow next week.)
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Aug 2017
4:33pm, 7 Aug 2017
26,259 posts
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macca 53
Showing my age, I saw Thin Lizzy on that Live and Dangerous Tour in 1977 (Bridlington Spa) - they were brilliant live 
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Aug 2017
5:52pm, 7 Aug 2017
29,110 posts
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Night-owl
Fergus many years ago I thought the same. ACDC was a band I could never like much too heavy But times change
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Aug 2017
9:17pm, 7 Aug 2017
23,388 posts
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Derby Tup
I'm envious macca. I did see Def Leppard in a tiny club by the Trent in 1981 in Nottingham though 
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Aug 2017
11:10pm, 7 Aug 2017
1,506 posts
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FergusG
1982: Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
1983: Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones
1984: Metallica - Ride the Lightning
1985: The Jesus and Mary Chain - Physcocandy
1986: XTC - Skylarking
Never owned any Iron Maiden, despite my school friends being into them, and found this a predictable but enjoyable listen.
Tom Waits wasn't really my thing, but there's bits I enjoy in amongst the quirkiness and I'm giving a few more plays to see how much more it'll grow on me.
Really disappointed with first listen of Metallica. Aside from 'For Whom the Bell Tolls' (which I'd heard previously), the rest just sounded like tuneless / random noise and I was reminded why my kitchen radio is tuned to Planet Rock rather than Kerrang. Must've been in the wrong frame of mind however, as I found it more enjoyable and less 'grunty' when I forced a second playing.
I should really have picked someone new to me instead of The Jesus and Mary Chain, as I already have two of their later albums. It was billed as a classic however, so I didn't want to miss out. Only had one listen so far, but enjoyed the bouncy distortion!
XTC will get a listen at work tomorrow, if my colleagues take the hint that earphones mean 'leave me alone / don't disturb'.
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Aug 2017
7:37am, 19 Aug 2017
23,441 posts
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Derby Tup
I bought a copy of Marque Moon because of this thread. It's a real 'slow burner', but brilliant
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