Top Ten Heavy Songs by Not Heavy Musicians
One of their earliest songs with Gilmour, and they didn't released heavier songs than this after they released this (1969)
An early prototype of thrash metal!
This is a metal song for me - it came out in 1982. Gary Moore was mostly a blues/blues rock musician known for songs like "Still Got The Blues" and "Empty Rooms". It's a very big contrast.
A really Black Sabbath alike riff by a folk rock musician...
Yeah when I discovered this song around 2 months ago it rocked my mind!
SKOG: I'm not the one who needs to be paying attention. You said Hendrix "mostly played blues rock songs with psychedelic elements," but claim he wasn't a "heavy musician." Really don't know what you're talking about, and pretty sure you don't, either.
@visitor I'm sure this song is based on blues, but if you watch the title better, I said HEAVY songs, not Heavy METAL songs... not every heavy music are metal!
This was a blues-riff played slowly with the technique of psych-rock of 60s (psych-rock strumming). which created "heavy psych" as the author is describing. I think both visitor and author is right about it. because if you strum blues-rock slowly (with more pressure/power) it'll create a "heavy riff". same goes for psych rock. try this if you you're not believing me.
He mostly played simply blues rock songs with psychedelic elements, but this one is sounds like closer to the heavy psych!
The only metal Sweet song!
A 1983 song that is very close to power metal, and is over 7 minutes long - coming from a blues/blues rock musician.
They are a family pop group, but they released this great hard rock song!
This is a metal song, even though they aren't metal.
T.Rex is very poppy, and this song is poppy enough, but the riff changes everything... it's a protopunk song!
I agree Led Zeppelin have heavy songs but I don't think they are eligible for this list: this list is about music artists that aren't heavy in general. But Led Zeppelin have always been mentioned among the heaviest bands of their era and this is the reason they shouldn't be on this list.
@zxm sorry but I disagree with this many LZ songs you added. 3/4 of the LZ songs can call to heavy, even some people think they are metal. I wanted add only songs by bands that aren't HEAVY, not that they aren't HEAVY METAL.
All right, I can agree Led Zeppelin is not a metal band. but this song is heavy.
I though, by "not heavy" you meant non-metal bands.
Oh, I knew it released in '71, but I though it was recorded in '69. guess I was wrong.
Quite a heavy song for a 60s song. the riff proves that. plus Robert Plant's singing is also powerful
