![]() Each of these records is generally considered to fall under the ‘Prog Rock’ umbrella makes sense, as attempting to create Rock music using a template so far outside the norm would have to be considered ‘progressive’, right? So let’s explore there records and see if we can’t find some music that rocks hard enough to truly qualify as Hard Rock or Heavy Metal. All of these records dared the improbable: Rock music made without guitars. Researching the answer to that question led me to a small handful of rock records made by some very unique power trios, all hailing from the UK (and one band actually named UK). So… Is it possible that Rock music can still qualify as ‘hard’ or ‘heavy’ without guitars? ![]() ‘Bored with the guitar’, hmmm… I seem to remember Eddie Van Halen making similar remarks at one point, probably sometime in 1984… But anyway, after re-reading the Nugent interview, I wondered… Were there ever any Rock/Metal bands formed without a guitarist? Would a band even qualify as ‘rock’ if there were no guitars on it? Could Heavy Metal exist in an 100% guitar-free environment? Few would argue that the electric guitar is a key element, in Rock music that the exploration/exploitation of the electric guitar is indeed THE defining characteristic of Heavy Metal music. It’s a hilarious interview, but Nugent’s passion for music and especially the guitar shines through the crazy cartoon bluster. Hearing this, Nugent completely loses his shit, and threatens to throw the writer out the window if she feels the same way. In response to Whitall’s questioning Miller’s extensive use of synthesizers on his ‘Fly Like an Eagle’ and ‘Book of Dreams’ albums, Miller stated that he was bored with the sound of the guitar and that everything had been said with it. ![]() In that interview, Susan Whitall shares with Ted a recent anecdote from an chat she recently had recently with Steve Miller. I was just re-reading an old issue of CREEM magazine from September 1977 specifically an interview with Ted Nugent. ![]()
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