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Let's backdate to 1985. The Highway Kings had just home-produced Arrogance, an indie album which unexpectedly generated some publicity in Creem magazine. Some of this spiel is still in print in Chuck Eddy's "Stairway to Hell" (Da Capo). You can even buy this book from Amazon!
Of Arrogance, it was said:
"Right away you hear a lick plagiarized from BOC's 'The Red and the Black,' then suddenly men in blue are pulling over commie freaks who cheat at solitaire . . . It's got plenty of those kind of ugly riffs that stick to your heels so you can't even scrape 'em off with a hacksaw . . ."
It was said "Highway Kings" was the only Godz tribute, ever.
And a Spin writer opined:
Like a steel-toed boot . . . the Highway Kings kick-start 'Arrogance' in a style that will knock your socks off. Dick and his pals romp through filched Texas roadhouse bamalama with a fiery biker-metal glee. Mr. Destiny lays down his party line with the edict: "We wanna ride our machines without being hassled by the man/We wanna be free to beat people up if they try to take away our chicks and drugs . . ."
For colorful history see here.
Read Dick Destiny's printed work!
Some more Highway Kings stuff and a tune I don't have room to put on here.
He was the metal man before you, part II
He was the metal man before you: Coinage of phrase "heavy metal."
Dick Destiny's big blog -- a laff riot.
A study in Wolfmother.
Leanne Kingwell's new record is great!
My 2005 Top Ten lists from the Village Voice Pazz & Jop Critic's Poll. Yes, I've
been doing this for a l-o-n-g time.
Sludge
in the Seventies
Blooz metal man: Don't fear the wheelchair!
Rancid Vat & Easy Action.
The Mighty Thor's 'An-Thor-Logy.'
Tales from the Crypt -- The bad guys at Sony.
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