Ep.10 Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath
The swinging sixties died taking the blues revival bands with it. The world needs something else to see it through this dark time. Black Sabbath's debut album introduced the world to heavy metal, a ne...
13 Jan 202317min
Ep.9 21st Century Schizoid Man by King Crimson
By taking influences from a wide range of genres, King Crimson invented their own kind of music which was so hard to place at the time. They weren't ordinary rockers, they were far from jazz, and by n...
4 Dec 202221min
Ep.8 Voodoo Child by Jimi Hendrix
It's not possible to overstate the genius of Hendrix. In a career spanning a mere four years, he changed not only elitist musician culture, but the very way in which we play guitar. He embraced the hi...
31 Okt 202219min
Ep.7 Helter Skelter by The Beatles
What does Charles Manson and Roland Barthes have in common? Helter Skelter was the first heavy metal song to be released. Whilst it may not have been the most popular Beatles song in its time, it did ...
13 Sep 202217min
Ep.6 Light My Fire/The End by The Doors
The Doors get a lot of love, but I still feel they're underrated. They smashed open topics other bands skirted around which would be vital in the creation of heavy metal. A study in hedonism and exist...
7 Sep 202223min
Ep.5 Satisfaction by the Rolling Stones
The '60s is a time full of change both culturally and musically, and one song represents this change to both worlds more than any other of this time. Satisfaction not only highlights the difference be...
19 Aug 202218min
Ep.4 All Day and All of the Night by the Kinks
The swinging 60s are kicking off and blues is popular again thanks to some pioneering English musicians. Rock music is born and feeds into a rapidly shifting society embracing free love and change. Me...
2 Aug 202217min
Ep.3 Blue Suede Shoes by Elvis Presley
Elvis, perhaps the most famous musician ever. He not only changed the face of music forever but our very society too. Blue Suede Shoes came out at a time where he went from local hero to international...
26 Juli 202218min
