Anybody watching "Heavy: the Story of Metal" on VH1?

htismaqe · 05-26-2006, 10:47 AM

It's a 4-part documentary about the history of heavy metal music.

I love shows like this. I think everybody that loves music has a bit of nostalgia in them, even if they've outgrown a certain type of music. Beyond that, I'm a history buff (my major in college) and I take great interest in studying origins and development...the whole timeline thing...

Episode 1 was about the roots of metal. They profiled Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin and the two different schools of music that rose out of it. Then they profiled Alice Cooper and KISS and their influence on metal, the introduction of theatrics and horror elements into the music.

Episode 2 was my favorite. It was about the re-emergence of metal from near death in the late 70's and they focused on British metal. They profiled Judas Priest and Iron Maiden. They kind of did a 15-minute teaser at the end about the emerging US Los Angeles rock scene and profiled Van Halen as well as Def Leppard and the MTV thing.

**alpha_omega** · 05-26-2006, 12:25 PM

Yep...my wife sat in agony as we watched all 4 nights this week.

She kept saying..."i hate that song, i hate that band"...until they got to the part about the power ballads...then it was "I like Poison, Warrant...etc."

All in all...a very good series. I would suggest that anyone who likes or liked heavy music check it out.

**KcMizzou** · 05-26-2006, 12:34 PM

I saw parts of this the other night. It's "Metal Month" on VH1, so I'm sure it'll be on again. Good stuff.

**Reaper16** · 05-26-2006, 01:57 PM

Maybe I should watch it. I dodn't because everything else VH1 produced that had to do with metal was cringe inducing.

Halfcan · 05-26-2006, 08:45 PM

Sounds cool, I will have to check it out.

Lake · 05-27-2006, 12:47 AM

I was able to catch a few parts of a few episodes. I will have to wait until they run it in a marathon one of these afternoons or nights.

Lake · 05-27-2006, 09:33 AM

We are all in luck. VH1 Classic will be playing all four parts back to back starting at Noon Today. If you do not have this channel it will be on the regular VH1 begining at six Tonight.

Demonpenz · 05-27-2006, 10:23 AM

i really don't see alot of metal in some of these bands. To me there is one metal band. PAN ****ING TERA

**Reaper16** · 05-27-2006, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Demonpenz

i really don't see alot of metal in some of these bands. To me there is one metal band. PAN ****ING TERA

I'm hoping that this was one of your patented sarcasm posts.

**Reaper16** · 05-27-2006, 12:40 PM

This show is getting progressively worse. It's really enjoyable at times, and just boring at others. (Those times when non metal bands are being discussed, like Kiss or Van Halen) Unfortunately, hour 3 looks to be pretty much about the "hair" hard rock bands. Hour 4 needs to cover thrash, plzthx, but the synopsis mentions Korn and Limp Bizkit... not metal at all. I'm worried.

Lake · 05-27-2006, 02:05 PM

I watched the first two hours. I will watch the last two later on. Reap is correct it does start strong and weaken as it continues. It should have been a history of hard rock. It would have had to include punk though. I am glad that I grew up when I did. It would not have been easy to stay with metal and ignore punk or leave metal and embrace punk. I was in high school when grunge did what punk did to hair rock. I went with grunge at the time. Now as I become older I choose both. I never knew that Def Leppard was the band credited after Kiss with destroying metal. That is what happens when good things go mainstream and are polished up for the masses.

**Reaper16** · 05-27-2006, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Lake

I watched the first two hours. I will watch the last two later on. Reap is correct it does start strong and weaken as it continues. It should have been a history of hard rock. It would have had to include punk though. I am glad that I grew up when I did. It would not have been easy to stay with metal and ignore punk or leave metal and embrace punk. I was in high school when grunge did what punk did to hair rock. I went with grunge at the time. Now as I become older I choose both. I never knew that Def Leppard was the band credited after Kiss with destroying metal. That is what happens when good things go mainstream and are polished up for the masses.

good post

**Reaper16** · 05-27-2006, 02:15 PM

Finally, in hour 4, they begin to cover Thrash Metal. I could produce a 4 hour documentary on the thrash movement alone. They didn't even give Metallica 20 min. Metallica - unquestionably one of the best and most important bands to ever come out of this country. They only gave passing mention to Megadeth and Slayer. They won't cover Testament, Kreator, Heathen, or any other great thrash acts.

Now they're covering GnR. Later is the obscenely non-metal rap/hard rock movement (Korn, etc). Ugh.

Lake · 05-27-2006, 03:56 PM

No Testament? No Sepultura? What about Pantera and Gwar? Maybe it was just too hard to try and squeeze roughly thirty-five years into four hours. Maiden did not have enough mention or time either.

**Reaper16** · 05-27-2006, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Lake

No Testament? No Sepultura? What about Pantera and Gwar? Maybe it was just too hard to try and squeeze roughly thirty-five years into four hours. Maiden did not have enough mention or time either.

If hour 3 had pertained to metal at all, then we might have seen some ackknowledgement of bands like Pantera. (I was surpirsed they got no play). They could have even spent like 5 minutes a peice on death and black metal. That would have been nice.

05-26-2006, 10:47 AM
htismaqe 'Tis my eye! Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Chiefsplanet Casino cash: $10269900	Anybody watching "Heavy: the Story of Metal" on VH1? It's a 4-part documentary about the history of heavy metal music. I love shows like this. I think everybody that loves music has a bit of nostalgia in them, even if they've outgrown a certain type of music. Beyond that, I'm a history buff (my major in college) and I take great interest in studying origins and development...the whole timeline thing... Episode 1 was about the roots of metal. They profiled Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin and the two different schools of music that rose out of it. Then they profiled Alice Cooper and KISS and their influence on metal, the introduction of theatrics and horror elements into the music. Episode 2 was my favorite. It was about the re-emergence of metal from near death in the late 70's and they focused on British metal. They profiled Judas Priest and Iron Maiden. They kind of did a 15-minute teaser at the end about the emerging US Los Angeles rock scene and profiled Van Halen as well as Def Leppard and the MTV thing.
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05-26-2006, 12:25 PM	#2
alpha_omega Supporter Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Liberty Casino cash: $1111251	Yep...my wife sat in agony as we watched all 4 nights this week. She kept saying..."i hate that song, i hate that band"...until they got to the part about the power ballads...then it was "I like Poison, Warrant...etc." All in all...a very good series. I would suggest that anyone who likes or liked heavy music check it out.
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05-26-2006, 12:34 PM	#3
KcMizzou Supporter Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Parkville MO Casino cash: $10005170	I saw parts of this the other night. It's "Metal Month" on VH1, so I'm sure it'll be on again. Good stuff.
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05-27-2006, 02:05 PM	#11
Lake Starter Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Missouri Casino cash: $10004900	I watched the first two hours. I will watch the last two later on. Reap is correct it does start strong and weaken as it continues. It should have been a history of hard rock. It would have had to include punk though. I am glad that I grew up when I did. It would not have been easy to stay with metal and ignore punk or leave metal and embrace punk. I was in high school when grunge did what punk did to hair rock. I went with grunge at the time. Now as I become older I choose both. I never knew that Def Leppard was the band credited after Kiss with destroying metal. That is what happens when good things go mainstream and are polished up for the masses.
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05-27-2006, 03:56 PM	#14
Lake Starter Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Missouri Casino cash: $10004900	No Testament? No Sepultura? What about Pantera and Gwar? Maybe it was just too hard to try and squeeze roughly thirty-five years into four hours. Maiden did not have enough mention or time either.
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