Bang

When this album first surfaced in 1972, Bang's thunderous proto metal appealed to none other than a small contingent of post adolescent men who knew deep down that they were too old to hang out on their BMX dirt bikes in front of the 7-11. But with the resurgence of heavy, '70s-inspired rock in the '00s, it's possible to cast aside yesteryear's subcultural stereotypes and throw up a pair of secret devil signs while head banging to epics like the bellbottomed strut of "Questions." The epic "Lions, Christians" yearns to be cranked from the blown speakers of a Ford Econoline.