@cd318, pedantic is good. Heavy rock is just that. It may be loud, with lots of shrieking vocals and dominant electric guitar, boisterous and many other things of merit. That was a few Zep songs. Levee was very much blues, a country-blues song originally written and recorded by a couple of folk in 1929.
Just as with other examples some have provided which are clearly nowhere near metal, like AC/DC.
Metal enthusiasts would quite possibly take exception to instances where this distinction is blurred by people who don't know or don't care. Musicians find this important.
Dave Grohl quoted Lemmy (late of Motorhead) - "Lemmy’s the king of rock ’n’ roll—he told me he never considered Motörhead a metal band, he was quite adamant." {from Wiki}
Yeah, I found that slightly surprising, too - but quite understandable.
And importantly, since this is a thread about Heavy Metal, a sub-genre of Metal itself, we must be even more careful. Unlike politicians who are tutored in the art of deflection when asked a direct question, we have nothing to gain by not being focused.
Its only fair. Zeppelin didn't even come close. Ever.
Just as with other examples some have provided which are clearly nowhere near metal, like AC/DC.
Metal enthusiasts would quite possibly take exception to instances where this distinction is blurred by people who don't know or don't care. Musicians find this important.
Dave Grohl quoted Lemmy (late of Motorhead) - "Lemmy’s the king of rock ’n’ roll—he told me he never considered Motörhead a metal band, he was quite adamant." {from Wiki}
Yeah, I found that slightly surprising, too - but quite understandable.
And importantly, since this is a thread about Heavy Metal, a sub-genre of Metal itself, we must be even more careful. Unlike politicians who are tutored in the art of deflection when asked a direct question, we have nothing to gain by not being focused.
Its only fair. Zeppelin didn't even come close. Ever.