Episode 25: Welcome to the Boomtown Episode 25 (Precious Metal)
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Welcome back to the 80s! If you did a Wikipedia search for “heavy metal music” you would see there are literally dozens of different metal subgenres and fusion genres, as well as regional and local scenes. Episode 25, Precious Metal, features some of the popular metal artists of the 80s from the US, Canada, and the UK. So, turn up the volume to 11, throw up your devil horns, and start head bangin’!
A shout out to those of you who have been with us since the beginning and welcome to our new listeners. As always, thanks to Team Boomtown: Alan (artwork), DJ Phil B (technical advice) and David Baerwald and David Ricketts, also known as David + David, for their amazing album which inspired the title of our podcast.
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Songs chosen by both of us.
Group or artist - song title (album and release date)
1. Poison - Fallen Angel (Open Up and Say...Ahh! 1988)
2. Skid Row - Youth Gone Wild (Skid Row 1989)
3. Twisted Sister - I Wanna Rock (Stay Hungry 1984)
4. Vixen - Edge of a Broken Heart (Vixen 1988)
5. Iron Maiden - Killers (Killers 1981)
6. Lita Ford - Dressed to Kill (Dancin' on the Edge 1984)
7. Dio - Rainbow in the Dark (Holy Diver 1983)
8. Dokken - Dream Warriors (A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors soundtrack 1987)
9. Metallica - Master of Puppets (Master of Puppets 1986)
10. Mötley Crüe - Looks That Kill (Shout at the Devil 1983, single release 1984)
11. BulletBoys - Smooth Up in Ya (BulletBoys 1988)
12. Cinderella - Nobody's Fool (Night Songs 1986)
13. Spinal Tap - Big Bottom (This is Spinal Tap soundtrack 1984)
14. Saxon - Ride Like the Wind (Destiny 1988)
15. Quiet Riot - Metal Health (Bang Your Head) (Metal Health 1983)
16. Alice Cooper - Poison (Trash 1989)
17. Motörhead - Ace of Spades (Ace of Spades 1980)
18. Ozzy Osbourne - Flying High Again (Diary of a Madman 1981)
19. Judas Priest - Breaking the Law (British Steel 1980)
Listen, enjoy, follow, share, and thanks for keeping 80s music alive!
BB & DD
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