Am I Evil ( Diamond Head, 1980) its inspirations
What I think are some inspirations behind Diamond Head s song Am I Evil from their 1980 album Lightning To The Nations, ranging from the intro drums of The Eric Burdon Band s hard rock version of Ring Of Fire, included in their 1974 album Sun Secrets; through the orchestral piece Mars, The Bringer Of War, off the suite The Planets, composed by Gustav Holst in 1918; to the distinctive riff, very similar to the one in Symptom Of The Universe, from Black Sabbath s 1975 album Sabotage; to the solo which resembles Ritchie Blackmore s style, particularly, maybe, in Deep Purple s 1970 classic Child In Time, from Deep Purple In Rock. Disclaimer: Actually, this is not the original 1980 version of Am I Evil I had to put the 1982 rerecording from Borrowed Time due to copyright issues. It s a little bit lame, but it s the same lineup of the same band and mostly the same era. All credits to them.
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