middle finger to your twangy score

[Deadman_Deluxe]

... i posted about metal and zombies and it seems the bristish faction of these forums descended upon me and tore up a new one... Who are these bristish people? And how is it that you think "metal" was an amerikan invention?

[7734]

who was talking about origins? i didn't mention anything about the "invention" of metal. but if i were to do so... Electric organ made in late 1920's in Canada. That's the big bang.

[capncnut]

Metal was just a term coined by William Burroughs in the late sixies because the rock music in that era sounded heavy 'like metal'. Most of it was inspired by blues performers from the late 1800's upward. Edit: I once saw a documentary on blues and jazz and they had footage from a jazz concert in the 1920's where the whole crowd was 'moshing' out like they would at a Pantera or Slayer concert. It was quite surreal to watch actually.

[7734]

hey CapnKnut, do you remember what that documentary was?

[capncnut]

Not sure of the name but it was like a 'roots' series where they delved into the history of blues and jazz. Showed it in the UK a couple of years ago on BBC but I think it was an American show.