It's good to listen to lots of different stuff, just whatever you like. The first two records I ever bought were Alice Cooper, Killer and Jethro Tull, Aqualung. That's two weird records to begin with, but I think they hold up well.
James HetfieldMy vocals are bad, I can't sing, hey man, I wouldn't ask you to do a drum roll if your arm was falling off.
James HetfieldAqualung is one that my brother turned me onto. It wasn't that hard-rocking, but Martin Barre had a really good sound. He knew what he was doing.
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