Re: [bomp] Holy crap I'm lost...

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Count Brockula wrote:
> 
> Ok, I've got a question. My nephew is 14 years old (almost 15) and has 
> REALLY gotten big into late 60s - mid 70s hard/heavy rock. He's bored of 
> Zeppelin (after hearing the 2 Budgie I gave him he decided Zeppelin was 
> lame) and had made his way through most of the classic stuff (Deep 
> Purple, Sabbath, AC/DC, Motorhead, BOC) and he wants more. I want to 
> load him up with stuff for Xmess and this is not my area of expertise. 
> Any suggestions? Nothing too noodly or wanky (he really hates 80s metal 
> and his cutoff really seems to be around '80).  I gave him UFO's first 
> album and he liked some of it (I found it in almost mint condition for 
> $1.49 at a local thrift. So points of reference for suggestions are 
> Sabbath, Deep Purple, Budgie, BOC and their ilk. I am lost when it comes 
> to this stuff and I knew there were some of you on here that could help.

Here's a few:

Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow

Alice Cooper: the original band

Edgar Broughton Band: "Wasa Wasa" & "Sing Brother Sing"

Dust (with Marc "Ramone" Bell)

Free: any

Hawkwind: Lemmy era

James Gang: any

Judas Priest: '70s stuff

Nazareth: '70s stuff

Sir Lord Baltimore

Steppenwolf: any

UFO: the Schenker LPs - "Phenomenon", "Force It",
      "No Heavy Petting", "Lights Out", "Obsession" &
      "Strangers In The Night"

Uriah Heep: s/t thru "The Magician's Birthday"

Edgar Winter Group: " They Only Come Out at Night" &
                     "Shock Treatment"


He may also dig some of the '90s "stoner rock" bands like
Kyuss and Fu Manchu.

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