What is the Greatest Hard Rock/ Metal Song Ever?

[darthseinfeld]

Tony Iommi may be the most under rated musician all time.

Check the Primus version out sometime. Great Les Claypool bass solo to close the the song out

NIB and Snowbling are my two favorite Sabbath songs

 

[Runwildboys]

Lol he must deleted it, but that was some serious off the rails stuff

I think a mod must have deleted it, because I had a response deleted as well

 

[darthseinfeld]

Personal fave

 

[darthseinfeld]

I think a mod must have deleted it, because I had a response deleted as well

Honestly I have no idea what he was saying. Something about drugs and law enforcement and the Pope

Now if you think about, that all does have the makings of a pretty sick metal song

 

[Runwildboys]

Honestly I have no idea what he was saying. Something about drugs and law enforcement and the Pope

Now if you think about, that all does have the makings of a pretty sick metal song

If I remember correctly, he was accusing someone (Tobascocat?) of supporting drug use, and was saying really off the wall stuff, just because he (Tobascocat?) didn't agree with his choice of Joe Cocker. It was really bizarre.

 

[Runwildboys]

Personal fave

Iron Maiden's best, IMO.

 

[Vtwin]

Get your facts in the ball park and rock and roll more than your own version of a punk rock.

Who the heck do you think you are? Seriously? Who the heck are you?

 

[Vtwin]

Somebody has to do it.

 

[Runwildboys]

Somebody has to do it.

Definitely an iconic riff!

 

[Khartun]

I'm a huge fan of AC/DC and Thunderstruck isn't even close to their best song.

 

[Runwildboys]

I'm a huge fan of AC/DC and Thunderstruck isn't even close to their best song.

I'm one of those people, whose opinion changes with my mood. Sometimes Thunderstruck is my favorite (especially when comparing videos), sometimes it's Let There Be Rock, Ride On, Squealer, or one of many others.

 

[SlammedZero]

Well, I'd say this track is up there on my list.

 

[IMGumby]

War Pigs - Black Sabbath

 

[triplets_93]

I'm very well aware of the song. I'm also aware that it's neither hard rock nor metal. That's almost as ridiculous as Jethro Tull winning the Grammy for "Best Heavy Metal Album" over Metallica.

BTW, that's not even the best version of the song. The original Beatles rendition is far superior.

In all fairness to Jethro Tull, they did do great Hard Rock.
Like this:

 

[triplets_93]

Hard Rock:

Heartbreaker (One of the first LZ songs I ever listened to...)



Metal-like:

TSRTS

 

[Runwildboys]

In all fairness to Jethro Tull, they did do great Hard Rock.
Like this:

I love Jethro Tull, always have. But they have nothing in their discography that should, by rights, beat Metallica, in the Heavy Metal genre

 

[Runwildboys]

 

[pete026]

In all fairness to Jethro Tull, they did do great Hard Rock.

The Heavy Horses album has sat in the shadows of Aqualung, Thick as a Brick, Songs from the Woods, etc. Vastly underrated. This is one of its more edgy, prog heavy metal songs. Interestingly, it has haunting lyrics on a similar theme to "Enter Sandman". Great guitar/drum intro. One of my favorite albums of theirs.

 

[Runwildboys]

The Heavy Horses album has sat in the shadows of Aqualung, Thick as a Brick, Songs from the Woods, etc. Vastly underrated. This is one of its more edgy, prog heavy metal songs. Interestingly, it has haunting lyrics on a similar theme to "Enter Sandman". Great guitar/drum intro. One of my favorite albums of theirs.

Hard rock, yes. Heavy metal?...No.

 

[pete026]

Hard rock, yes. Heavy metal?...No.

I guess it depends on one's interpretation of "heavy metal". Or what defines heavy metal? To me, heavy metal with its many sub-genres incorporates guitar distortion, emphatic percussion, a heavy bass melody to name some. No Lullaby has all of those. With the addition flute, organ, and numerous time signature changes; it lends itself to what I would consider prog heavy metal. But this only applies to a few Tull songs. They cross many genres. All IMHO, of course.