Here's the music...
Remember the record collection where I learned about Stevie Wonder? (You can read about it here). The guy who had bought it didn't know what to do about it and we were allowed to pick from it. The collection was mainly late seventies early eighties glam rock which at the time didn't interest me. But I took one record that was opening a whole new musical landscape to me: British Steel by Judas Priests.
My parents house that had been invaded by me and my band, was in these days also invaded by the role-playing club of my brother. It was the primary meeting place for a lot of young boys and girls, and new records was brought into the house every day: Sonny Rollins, IceT, NHØP-Achie Sheep, U2... the list could go on forever, but one day someone brought 3 albums by Slayer!
I lived in a world of fantasy horror, refined sixties jazz, Metal Hurlant comics, ghetto Hiphop, - Incredible that we could take it all in... OK, the song ran out now, but I will have to finish :)
Slayer was surrounded with a macabre image. Just listening to them was daring, but they strangely enough was on the same label as the best hiphop artists: DEF JAM. They had a satanic, nazi image (partly because of this song about the horrendous Joseph Mengele), but they were part of the same multicultural movement as Public Enemy, Anthrax, Run DMC, Bestie Boys - and they weren't racist at all. The band itself was made up of people with very different cultural roots. It didn't take us long to look through the sensationalist imagery - I mean the lead singer was of a Chilean family - but the music was not as easily diminished.
Hard to explain what we felt about the music. It was really wild! It was pure energy! It was bleak and optimistic at the same time, not least thanks to the incredible Cuban drummer Dave Lombardo. If you listen a bit before 4:37 you don't think that the crescendo can go any higher, but... it can. I still think this is a milestone in fast energetic rock.
And.. I am going to see them this December with the guys from back then who I still see.
I nominate 
The rules:
- Choose one song from your high-school/college years.
- Write a few words about who made you listen to this song for the first time, what this song means to you (was it a breakup song? you blasted it at 100% on your audio system when you were partying with your friends?) whatever you want.
- Write your text while listening to the song. As soon as the song ends, wrap up what you where writing and submit it.
- Do this for 7 days in a row if you get nominated
- Mention one person who should do this on each day.
- Tag it with #musicwaybackchallenge and include these rules at the bottom of your post