Originally Posted by DNR:
“The 'old school' bands: Maiden, Megadeth, Slayer, Machine Head etc”
“The 'old school' bands: Maiden, Megadeth, Slayer, Machine Head etc”
Iron Maiden were contemporaries of : Saxon, Judas Priest, Motorhead, Praying Mantis, Montrose, Def Leppard, Girlschool, Rainbow, Whitesnake, UFO, Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath
Megadeath, Slayer and Machine Head would have meant nothing to the fans of Maiden in the old days. "Machine Head"? was just an album by Deep Purple.
I should know, as I was a demin-clad teenager who moved on to adding an army-surplus jacket and a crash helmet to the ensemble. Rush, Status Quo and Van Halen were on the fringes (despite Quo being the original head-bangers' band) as were the true prog-rock bands like Yes, Pendragon, Marillion, Pink Floyd etc. the British HM scene thought itself independent of the US scene - and only the best US rockers were accepted - Lynerd Skynerd (despite their 'country' sound), Mountain, Alice Cooper and in particular Van Halen. Graham Bonnet, Ronnie James Dio and various others were only grudgingly included.
Hawkwind, Uriah Heep and (one of my favorites) Blue Oyster Cult would probably make the set.
Iron Maiden were one of those HM bands that had what it took to last.



