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Originally Posted by Certif1ed
a) I'd rather not see heavy metal as a Canadian invention, given the quality of music that generally emerges from that fine country (Rush apart) and
Now this is interesting - I'd like to see the report, if that's possible, and find out the exact dates of a) the journalist's assessment, and b) the recording and release of the Hapshash album.
Any linkage?
If it ain't documented, it's heresay. 
update: Date of release of "Axis" is December 1 1967, so it's looking like the Spookies have it. |
as far as the steppenwolf thing i didn't mean to say they sounded metal just that they were using the term within their music. i'm also kind of saddened at the candian diss
we've had better bands than rush. voivod isn't exactly poo.
as for the hendrix thing i remember reading it in the liner notes to 'axis: bold as love' years ago. while there would be an obvious bias in those notes, this is the first time in the years since that the claim has been challenged in a worthwhile way.