If you had lived in Newcastle in 1981...

mordred · Post by **mordred** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 9:38 pm

Your mate: "Hey, it's Saturday tomorrow and all, wanna go out and grab a beer?"

You: "Hmm, maybe. What bands are playing the pub down at the corner tomorrow, is it Venom, Raven and Tygers of Pan Tang?"

Your mate: "No, I think that's next week. This week it's Persian Risk, Satan and ... uhm... what was it ... Blitzkrieg!"

You: "Yeah, might be worth it".

ION BRITTON · Post by **ION BRITTON** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 9:59 pm

I've had similar 'visions' about livin' in Texas, Florida, Chicago, California etc in the mid 80s...I totally sympathize with you. I almost envy those who witnessed all those things back then.

Black Axe · Post by **Black Axe** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 10:18 pm

Actually, I would be playing in one of those bands!

Avenger · Post by **Avenger** » Mon Sep 07, 2009 11:34 pm

ION BRITTON wrote:I've had similar 'visions' about livin' in Texas, Florida, Chicago, California etc in the mid 80s...I totally sympathize with you. I almost envy those who witnessed all those things back then.

Don't forget Ohio.

The Knell · Post by **The Knell** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 12:17 am

my mother attended a grave digger concert here back then when they still were in demo stages but left because she didnt liked it. she was a punk. mülheim was a pretty big punk spot here.
but yeah you just wish you were there when shit was boiling and all cool stuff came up and evolved and turned to crap later etc

The Erlking · Post by **The Erlking** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 7:20 am

Yeah it's too bad there's not an exciting and musically interesting uprise of heavy metal bands nowadays. There are some boring retro-bands + one or two really good new ones but not that wave of youthfull enthusiasm for heavy metal like when it was a new thing. I think that even the most mediocre or even kinda sucky 80s bands would've been cooler to see than most metal that gets published today.

Post by **DaN** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 8:35 am

The closest thing I ever got to something like this was Treat playing in the town's public park

(No, I never went...)

Funny thing is, had we been 20-25+ in Newcastle in 1981 we'd considered those bands the equivalent of NUmet'l. "Only Zeppelin is Trve!!"

GJ · Post by GJ » Tue Sep 08, 2009 8:41 am

Ok, DaN (Rev. JJ) you can close down this forum now - then we all shall meet up in Newcastle for an olde cult (of the damned) metal collective suicide...

MEXDefenderOfSteel · Post by **MEXDefenderOfSteel** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 8:47 am

DaN wrote:
Funny thing is, had we been 20-25+ in Newcastle in 1981 we'd considered those bands the equivalent of NUmet'l. "Only Zeppelin is Trve!!"

true dat!!!, still ,what an awesome wet dream

mordred · Post by **mordred** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 2:33 pm

None of you would have even considered listening to heavy metal in 1981 had you been around to do so. You would have considered HM modern shit for hipster kids and you would have preached the superiority of the glorious hammond organ of yesteryear and you would proudly have collected and polished precious 70's prog vinyl while ridiculing headbangers.

mordred · Post by **mordred** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 2:35 pm

The Erlking wrote:I think that even the most mediocre or even kinda sucky 80s bands would've been cooler to see than most metal that gets published today.

Nah... the worst horror I could imagine is being forced to watch a Vectom concert.

The Erlking · Post by **The Erlking** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 2:51 pm

mordred wrote:
The Erlking wrote:I think that even the most mediocre or even kinda sucky 80s bands would've been cooler to see than most metal that gets published today.
Nah... the worst horror I could imagine is being forced to watch a Vectom concert.

Well I would rather see three vectoms in a row than go to a killswitch engage concert.

mordred · Post by **mordred** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 3:52 pm

The Erlking wrote:
mordred wrote:
The Erlking wrote:I think that even the most mediocre or even kinda sucky 80s bands would've been cooler to see than most metal that gets published today.
Nah... the worst horror I could imagine is being forced to watch a Vectom concert.
Well I would rather see three vectoms in a row than go to a killswitch engage concert.

I got to admit you have a point, but it's still a close call.

Piotr Sargnagel · Post by **Piotr Sargnagel** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 4:54 pm

I think I would have got the hell out of Newcastle as soon as possible if I had been there in the 80s, Metal or no Metal. Industrial English coal-mining town in the 80s? No thanks.

ION BRITTON · Post by **ION BRITTON** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 5:29 pm

DaN wrote:"Only Zeppelin is Trve!!"

Speak for yourself! Me never, at any time, at any age and for any reason!