It’s the fall of 1984 and a fellow fourth grader, whose name has long been forgotten to time, has asked me to join him in forming a band. I can’t sing worth a lick or play any kind of instrument, but the idea of being in a band seems pretty cool, so of course I accept the invitation. He tells me he wants to play the same kind of music as his favourite band, Judas Priest. I have no idea who they are as growing up, we were mostly a talk-radio family and what music I did have access to came from either Video Hits on CBC or CJFM, which played mostly Top-40 pop music. So, he lent me his copy of their 1980 classic, British Steel. The first track was their hit “Breaking The Law,” with its unforgettable opening guitar riff. I didn’t know what this music was, but I loved it. My ambitions of being i...