History of Noise

What happens when I let my "metal, hard rock, and a little bit of punk" playlist run in chronological order from 1970 to the present. After a lengthy hiatus, we're back and up to 1988 right now.

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Candlemass -- "Darkness in Paradise"

1988

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Candlemass -- "Mirror Mirror"

1988

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So our journey through the history of metal is up to hair metal's late '80s heyday. I think I will handle this by not covering it in detail but doing a "guilty pleasure of the day" as we head through 1987-1990 or so. So here we go with our first installment of Guilty Pleasure of the Day!

Whitesnake -- "Here I Go Again"

1987

#1 song in the U.S., October 10-17, 1987

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Candlemass, 1988

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Candlemass, 1988

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Trouble -- "Thinking of the Past"

1987

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Trouble, 1987

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Trouble -- Run to the Light lyrics sleeve, 1987

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Trouble -- "Run to the Light"

1987

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Trouble -- Run to the Light back cover

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Trouble, 1987

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Since we're up to 1987 right now, it's time to take another quick pause from this tumblr's usual "metal history" theme to once again pay tribute to one of my other obsessions -- the Washington Redskins! In 1987, the Redskins endured a season-long quarterback controversy between Jay Schroeder and Doug Williams -- along with skepticism from sports media who thought their 1982 and 1983 Super Bowl glory days were already fading into history. After the quarterback controversy ended in Williams' favor, the Redskins silenced critics with a 42-10 blowout of the Broncos in the Super Bowl -- including 5 touchdowns in the second quarter alone!

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Soundgarden -- "Little Joe"

1987

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Soundgarden, 1987