Although
often tagged as the poster boy for '90s alt-rock, Billy Corgan's
trailblazing work with The Smashing Pumpkins is informed by many
musical sources: psychedelia, progressive rock, punk and, most
importantly, heavy metal.
His chainsaw guitar sound on I Am One,
from 1991's Gish, bears this out. It's a slamming, Sabbath-like slab of
unadulterated metal, with a bracing solo that undoubtedly left more
than a fair share of GIT shredders agape.
Need more proof? Check out the lacerating Tales Of A Scorched Earth
from 1995's Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness. Shoe-gazer rock?
Uh...don't think so. Hide small children and animals before blasting
this volcanic opus.
On the following pages, Billy Corgan runs
down his favourite heavy metal albums of all time, those records that
rocked his world and helped shape his playing into a fascinating (and
very heavy!) amalgam. He kicks things off, oddly enough, with The Stooges:
"It put the punk into metal or the other way around. Essential listening."
첫댓글 머시풀페이트의 앨범을 3위에 올려놓다니.. 정말 의외네요. 킹다이아몬드/머시풀페이트 예전에 정말 좋아했었는데..
1위 소름
빌리라면 블랙 사바스일줄 알았지 ㅎㅎㅎㅎ 슬레이어는 저도 격하게 동감. 저 앨범은 슬레이어 최고의 앨범입니다.