Songs From The 60's And The 70's I Think Every Metal Fan Should Have Heard
Songs From The 60's And The 70's I Think Every Metal Fan Should Have Heard
This is a mix of my personal favourite 60's and 70's hard rock/metal songs and the more influential ones, songs that I think every metal fan need to hear. A mix of the most well-known songs to totally obscure stuff. If you think I have missed some important song you can always suggest me.
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The Jimi Hendrix Experience
- Axis: Bold As Love
Spanish Castle Magic (1967)
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Cream
- Disraeli Gears
Sunshine of Your Love; Tales Of Brave Ulysses (1967)
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Iron Butterfly
- In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
Summertime Blues (1968): This is sometimes considered as the first heavy metal song ever.
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Iron Butterfly
- In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (1968)
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Vanilla Fudge
- Renaissance
Thoughts (1968)
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Gun
- Gun
Race With The Devil (1968): Brilliant song.
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Steppenwolf
- Steppenwolf
Born To Be Wild (1968): This is the first use of the term heavy metal in lyrics.
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The Beatles
- The Beatles (White Album)
Helter Skelter (1968)
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Led Zeppelin
- Led Zeppelin II
Communication Breakdown; Dazed And Confused (1969): "Communication Breakdown" is often seen as a predecessor to speed metal.
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Led Zeppelin
- Led Zeppelin II
Whole Lotta Love (1969)
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King Crimson
- In The Court Of The Crimson King
Futilist's Lament (1969): This album is sometimes called the first prog metal album ever, although usually only considered as hard progressive rock, but among the hardest album from the 60's.
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King Crimson
- In The Court Of The Crimson King
21st Century Schizoid Man (1969): The most metallic song on this first prog rock album.
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The 31 Flavors
- Hair
Distortions of Darkness (1969): As heavy as it gets in the '60s.
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Bent Wind
- Sussex
Sacred Cows (1969)
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Black Sabbath
- Paranoid
Black Sabbath; N.I.B. (1970): "Black Sabbath" is probably the most influential metal song ever. N.I.B. is my personal favourite Black Sabbath song.
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Uriah Heep
- Very 'eavy... Very 'umble
Speed King; Child In Time (1970): Deep Purple's most metallic album, more songs could be recommended.
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Lucifer's Friend
- Lucifer's Friend
The Immigrant Song (1970): Because of its lyrics it is sometimes called the first viking metal song ever.
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Lucifer's Friend
- Lucifer's Friend
Ride The Sky (1970)
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Uriah Heep
- Salisbury
Children Of The Grave; Into The Void (1971): "Children Of The Grave" is the closest from this time of an example of how heavy metal later would sound. "Into The Void" is perhaps Black Sabbath's heaviest song ever.
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Deep Purple
- Fireball
July Morning; Look At Yourself (1971): July Morning is Uriah Heep's masterpiece epic.
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Jethro Tull
- Aqualung
Halo Of Flies (1971): This is the closest Alice Cooper has come to prog metal.
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Flower Travellin' Band
- Satori
Satori 1 (1971)
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Dust
- Dust
From a Dry Camel (1971): Not the entire album is metal, but this song definitely is
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Focus
- Focus II
Hocus Pocus (1971): Not a very heavy band, but this song is hard enough
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Uriah Heep
- Demons And Wizards
Highway Star; Smoke On The Water (1972): "Highway Star" is often considered as the first speed metal song and is the most metallic Deep Purple song.
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Elf
- Elf
Never More (1972): Early great song with Ronnie James Dio.
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Wishbone Ash
- Argus
Time Was (1972)
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Uriah Heep
- Sweet Freedom
Pilgrim (1973): This is the most metallic Uriah Heep song, and a predecessor to power metal.
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Black Sabbath
- Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Keep Yourself Alive; My Fairy King (1973): "Keep Yourself Alive" is the most metallic song of the album. "My Fairy King" is my second favourite Queen song ever.
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Led Zeppelin
- Houses Of The Holy
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973): The best song on this more experimental album.
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Buffalo
- Volcanic Rock
Dream On (1973): One of the best hard rock ballads, although not very metallic.
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Buffalo
- Volcanic Rock
Shylock (1973)
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Icecross
- Icecross
Nightmare (1973)
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Queen
- Queen II
Orge Battle (1974): Sometimes considered as an early heavy metal song.
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Budgie
- In For The Kill
Stone Cold Crazy; Now I'm Here (1974): "Now I'm Here" is my favourite song here, but "Stone Cold Crazy" is the more influential, since it is sometimes seen as the start of the thrash genre.
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Rainbow
- Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow
Symptom Of The Universe; Meglomania (1975): "Symptom Of The Universe" is sometimes considered as one of the earliest examples of thrash. These two songs could also be considered as early examples of prog metal.
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Uriah Heep
- Return To Fantasy
Man On The Silver Mountain; Temple Of The King (1975): "Temple Of The King" is a beautiful ballad, though it has nothing to do with metal.
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Budgie
- Bandolier
Napoleon Bona-Part One Napoleon Bona-Part Two (1975)
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Alice Cooper
- Welcome To My Nightmare
The Black Widow (1975)
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Nazareth
- Hair Of The Dog
Hair Of The Dog (1975)
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Judas Priest
- Sin After Sin
We'll Burn The Sky; Steamrock Fever (1977): "We'll Burn The Sky" is a great epic, "Steamrock Fever" an uptempo song.
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Rainbow
- Long Live Rock 'N' Roll
Last Good-bye; Slippin' Away (1978): I love the entire album, which is often called proto-doom metal. The epic "Last Good-bye" is my favourite song on the album, although it isn't the heaviest song.
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Heavy Load
- Full Speed At High Level
Gates Of Babylon; Kill The King (1978): "Gates Of Babylon" is my favourite Rainbow song, often seen as a continuation of "Stargazer", but darker. "Kill The King" is often mentioned as the first power metal song ever.
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Thin Lizzy
- Fröm The Fjörds
The Destroyer; The Wizard's Vengeance (1979): The entire album here is great. This album has been called the first prog metal album, although more often labeled as epic heavy metal.
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Bedemon
- Child Of Darkness: From The Original Master Tapes
Overkill (1979): Especially the fast drumming have been influential.
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Bedemon
- Child of Darkness: From the Original Master Tapes
Child of Darkness: Proto-doom metal
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Sudden Death
- Suddenly
The Zoo; My time is over: Early heavy metal
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Supernaut
- Supernaut
Darkness Falls: Proto-doom metal
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This is only a 70's "Pop List" for amateurs, nothing apecial at all. How about - 1) Alvin Lee- In Flight 2) The Animals - Animalisms 3) Johnny Winter- Johnny Winter 4) The Graham Bond Organization - The Sound of 65 5) The John Dummer Band - Blue 6) Livin' Blues - Hell's Session 7) Chris Farlow - 14 Things To think About 8) Nazareth - Hair of Dog 9) Aerosmith - Rocks 10) Dust - Hard Attack etc...
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Posts: 698 Written by Aristarchos on 06.08.2014 at 11:27 Such as telling people you think everyone should listen to One-Direction as they are the best band in 2014....but I think they're shit !
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I think what God Buster meant is that by making a list with songs that should be listened to just because they are influential and somehow got to be widely known among the metal/rock scene in a certain way compares to what media does nowadays, like imposing that people listen to the on top mainstream bands just because they received prizes and such stuff. Hence he does the One Direction comparison. [/captainobvious] *fliesaway*
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How about something from Coven?
---- Need a break from headbanging? Restore your street cred by visiting my hip-hop list! Tha Swagnum Opus: A Selection Of Hip-Hop For The Curious Metalhead
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This list is dope!!!! Literally though, Psych and Hard Rock at its very best. Perhaps I'd add some Hawkwind & Grateful Dead. But especially Hawkwind. Maybe even some The Kinks.
---- - Headbanging with mostly clogged arteries to that stuff - Guib's List Of Essential Albums - Also Thrash Paradise Thrash Here
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Posts: 6609 Written by Guib on 22.05.2024 at 17:05 I'd agree, for me Hawkwind - "Master Of The Universe" especially, and I could suggest a ton of Grateful Dead songs, but if it was me personally I'd add one of my favorite songs of that time, Ten Years After - 50000 Miles Beneath My Brain.
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I had to compare this with my 60s/70s spotify list that has about 150 songs. I'd say in terms of bands covered it matches about 90% of this list. Out of the songs on this list I think about 50% are on that spotify list. 
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