QUESTION OF THE WEEK: A PERSON WHO WAS NEVER INTO, NOR EXPOSED TO HARD ROCK/HEAVY METAL, AND ONLY WANTS TO SPEND MONEY ON ONE INTRODUCTORY ALBUM TO THE GENRE,  WHAT WOULD YOU RECOMMEND THEY BUY?

So, since I want to illicit a positive experience, in order to entice this person to seek out further material from this band, as well as, others,  I would most likely recommend, something that is quite melodic, with a bit of bite.

I realize this is a difficult question, but here is my suggestion (as of posting this):

 

36 Responses

  1. Led Zeppelin IV; if that doesn’t do it, you have a Cat Stevens, Hellen Reddy fan who thinks the Eagles are too heavy

  3. I was 14 years old in the spring of 1983. Never had listened to Heavy Metal before. My friend put on Screaming for Vengeance one Saturday afternoon.
    By the end of listening to The Hellion/Electric Eye for the first timeever, I was hooked & never looked back! My absolute favorite band to this day!

    1. Well, Scott,

      You know that would always be my first choice, but I think that would be a hard sell for the ladies, as a first experience.

      I find, that am NOT a typical female, when it comes to musical taste. I would tend to believe I am more of the exception, not the rule.

  4. I’d have to recommend a separate album for each of the hard rock and heavy metal genres. IMO, this question can’t be answered with simply one album for both genres cuz the genres are both so different.

    For heavy metal, I’d recommend Judas Priest’s “Unleashed in the East”. The songs are great and the vocals, drumming, and guitar playing are phenomenal. This album would really showcase the skill levels of heavy metal musicians. It’s just a killer heavy metal album.

    For hard rock, I’d recommend AC/DC’s “Powerage” album. Its just straight forward, blood and guts rock and roll.

  5. If they like pop music then I would start them with Bon Jovi Slippery When Wet. Consider it a gateway drug. Don’t get me wrong, I love Ratt but Steven Pearcy’s raspy vocals is an acquired taste. And Black Sabbath and Priest are legends but you don’t want to start with heroin. If they like Bon Jovi then they can move to Def Leppard Hysteria. Again, this is not the pinnacle of heavy metal they’ll be starting with, but you just want to hook them in first.

    1. Fred,

      I gotcha about Pearcy‘s vocals, but I think Ratt‘s songs are that sweet spot between catchy and hard. I feel the same way about Leppard‘s Pyromania, which was my stepping stone to Judas Priest‘s Screaming For Vengeance, et al.

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