I seem to remember liking Black Sabbath's completely inane Fairies Wear Boots, but now when I try to remember any of their tunes they all sound like Iron Man. Except the one that went Make a joke and I will sigh and you will laugh and I will cry--that gets stuck in my head, interspersed with the theme to The Odd Couple, for some reason.

   Deep Purple, I'd go with Highway Star instead, for the solo.

   I liked Tull's Hymn 43 as a headbanger when I was in 5th grade.

   The Stones, Brown Sugar.

   I like Page's sculptural riffs and many things about Zepplin, but somehow they never quite hit the spot, innovative and interesting as they are. And I never thought anything of the Stairway solo. Didn't see why anyone would learn it instead of making something up.

   Yes had some headbangy stuff like Soundchaser, Southside Of The Sky, bits and pieces, and I liked them a bit. I found their spacey/treky image sort of embarrassing, but it was probably a pretty good advertising metaphor.

   I've arranged a cover of the mullethead-banger classic of all time, Freebird. I just play the diddlediddle diddlediddle lick over and over, and sing Lord help me I can't cha--ange.

   Little Richard singing Rock Island Line sounds pretty good.