My favorite type of music is heavy metal!
I love the earliest heavy meatl music from the late 60's UK!
What were some of the bands that played in the 60's in the UK? I'm not too familiar.
Some of my favorite groups include Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple.
Black Sabbath is probably the most recognizable of the three you listed.
I think they're all pretty well known. But Black Sabbath was not popular at all when they first debuted. They got lots of negative reviews.
I didn't know that! Funny to think that they're now one of the most famous bands ever.
most famous pioneers, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple were founded. Though they came to attract wide audiences, they were often derided by critics. Following the blueprint laid down by Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, several American bands modified heavy metal into more accessible forms during the 1970s: the raw, sleazy sound and outrageous stage shows of Alice Cooper and Kiss; the blues-rooted rock of Aerosmith; and the flashy guitar leads and wild party rock of Van Halen. During the mid-1970s, Judas Priest helped spur
; some preferred to escape from their grim reality in heavy metal, which was equally effective in providing fun, stress relief, and peer companionship – otherwise denied because of their unemployment.
Background Heavy rock in the UK.
The UK was a cradle of the first wave of heavy metal, which was born at the end of the 1960s and flowered in the early 1970s. Of the many British bands that came to prominence during that period, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple achieved worldwide success and critical acclaim