[kj] OT: First speed metal track of all time

[B. Oliver Sheppard]

What about Zakary Thaks' "Bad Girl" from 1966 - from TEXAS:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9p_ecryK4mE


It's pretty fucking fast for its time, almost a decade before that Queen 
song. The track can be found on one of the Nuggets sets.

-Oliver



Alexander Smith wrote:

>

> Attributed by who?

>

> "Stone Cold Crazy" isn't even that fast (not nearly as fast as, say, 

> "Sheer Heart Attack" off NEWS OF THE WORLD).

>

> Alex in NYC

>

> On Jun 19, 2008, at 9:31 PM, Brendan Quinn wrote:

>

>> First speed metal track of all time attributed to Queen, Stone Cold 

>> Crazy 1974…Metallica ended up getting a grammy for covering it…oh well.

>>  

>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9PJ2uxiUGc

>>  

>> Nothing says speed metal like Zandra Rhodes and black nail polish.