1977 : THE YEAR IN HEAVY - In 40 Minutes

A Heavy Metal Podcast - The Mighty Decibel

Let's go back in time when heavy metal was just beginning to find its legs (after its birth in 1970 with BLACK SABBATH's self-titled debut). Back then hard rock and metal were terms used interchangeably, so don't be surprised to see both represented in this 40-minute curated set of the best hard music made that year. A big salute to 1977 - where excellent trad metal, progressive rock, hard rock and punk rock rubbed shoulders, keeping rocker's rollin'!!! Side 1 (0:00) "Bad Boy Boogie": AC/DC - Let There Be Rock (4:27) "Dissident Aggressor": JUDAS PRIEST - Sin After Sin (7:30) "Bodies": SEX PISTOLS - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (10:34) "Cinderella Man": RUSH - A Farewell To Kings (14:53) "I Wanna Know Why": AEROSMITH - Draw The Line (18:02) "The Grand Illusion": STYX - The Grand Illusion Side 2 (22:39) "Rockaway Beach": RAMONES - Rocket To Russia (24:45) "Fist Fighting Son Of A Gun": TED NUGENT - Cat Scratch Fever (27:51) "Hard Years": GODDO - Goddo (31:15) "Rock City": RIOT - Rock City (34:45) "Revenge Is Sweet": NAZARETH - Expect No Mercy (37:51) "Rocker's Rollin'": STATUS QUO - Rocking All Over The World