I find most of them reprehensible. To clarify for you gen-Y-Z-fgtz, buttrock being shit that you'd see on Headbangers Ball in the 80s or whatever (close enough of a definition for the purposes here)
****Cool thrash bands don't count*** I'm down with that.
But as far as assrock
I dig
Ozzy is the man. If he counts. Paul Dianno (if he counts) John Bush (if he counts) Lemmy (if he counts) Dubrow. Dug that dude for some reason, and Carlos Cavaso Dio. Kind of.
Fuck who am I missing? I know there's some good ones. I guess I like Vince Neil ok, but I Liked the Crue more for Mick and Tommy.
Walt wrote:****Cool thrash bands don't count*** I'm down with that.
In fairness, even among the cool thrash bands, there were a lot of awful vocalists who might as well have been doing butt rock. Here, cued up to the good part for you:
Joey Belladonna nearly ruined so many great Anthrax songs with his store brand Helloween delivery.
"If there was only a way that I couldn't even any less than I already can't then I'd gladly not, but I think I've entered some quantum paradox, dark matter levels of can't evening where the total absolute value of not evenness exceeds all ability to explain the can'ting." - MR RUBATO
Sebastian is a typical assrock yowler, but dem guitar tones
And Ben, yeah I get it. I dig Joey's vocals for some reason, though. Could be because I roadied for AiC for 5 shows on the Clash of the Titans tour, and Joey and Jeff Hanneman were my favorite dudes (besides AiC of course)
Don't be dissin' the Belladonna. Dude helped make a huge impact on early thrash - brought on an entirely different sound and energy, and really kept things interesting.
Walt wrote:Sebastian is a typical assrock yowler, but dem guitar tones
And Ben, yeah I get it. I dig Joey's vocals for some reason, though. Could be because I roadied for AiC for 5 shows on the Clash of the Titans tour, and Joey and Jeff Hanneman were my favorite dudes (besides AiC of course)
I was at that show in Seattle. AiC looked so damn tired!
I love Belladonna. Those early Anthrax albums are still in constant rotation.
Walt wrote:Sebastian is a typical assrock yowler, but dem guitar tones
And Ben, yeah I get it. I dig Joey's vocals for some reason, though. Could be because I roadied for AiC for 5 shows on the Clash of the Titans tour, and Joey and Jeff Hanneman were my favorite dudes (besides AiC of course)
I was at that show in Seattle. AiC looked so damn tired!
I love Belladonna. Those early Anthrax albums are still in constant rotation.
Beginning of the end for Layne. Though I and many others saw it coming, surprised he held up for another 12 years, actually. So sad.
I know it's the beginning of his career, but Spreading the Disease is Joey's peak, IMO. I dig Among the Living as well. I didn't listen to them as much after that. The Bush era has a few gems, and I like him better as a pure singer, but to me Anthrax didn't sound right without Joey.
I'm a huge fan of both Joey and Bush. Both eras (3, if you count Joey's successful return) have plenty of kick ass tracks, but I agree that Spreading the Disease and Among the Living are the pinnacle of their first era (and yes, Turbin is intentionally forgotten).
Stomp and Vol 8, along with Worship Music still get plenty of love, too
Walt wrote:But when the hour is nigh, and the lights are low, and I got a little toothpick of a shwag joint in my teeth, and my friends want to hear me play "Into the Void", or "TNT", "or "Cemetery Gates"...I plug my 600 dollar guitar into my 150 dollar amp, and I am a Rawk gawd.
Im with you on this. For the most part I wretch my guts out the second I hear most 80s metal. The whiney pouty vox, the cheesy lyrics, the cheese grater sounding guitars, the "epic" drum sounds. All typical of the crotch-rock 80s era metal. Sure, there was good stuff, but not a hell of a lot of it, & it always made you pick up your guitar. I admit I listened to some shit that makes me hang my head in shame. But nobody's perfect....
RIFF wrote:Im with you on this. For the most part I wretch my guts out the second I hear most 80s metal. The whiney pouty vox, the cheesy lyrics, the cheese grater sounding guitars, the "epic" drum sounds. All typical of the crotch-rock 80s era metal. Sure, there was good stuff, but not a hell of a lot of it, & it always made you pick up your guitar. I admit I listened to some shit that makes me hang my head in shame. But nobody's perfect....
That whole scene could not end fast enough. Thankfully there was still good metal going on inspite of the manufactured hair metal.
Seize the opportunity of a lifetime, during the lifetime of the opportunity.
Klaus Meine is a f**king boss. You guys are nuts You get a pass if the first Scorpions song you heard was the one with the g-d whistling or that pile of dung known as Tease Me Please Me. Beyond that; the Scorpions are absolutely legendary.
JiveTurkey wrote:Klaus Meine is a f**king boss. You guys are nuts You get a pass if the first Scorpions song you heard was the one with the g-d whistling or that pile of dung known as Tease Me Please Me. Beyond that; the Scorpions are absolutely legendary.
dude, Winds of Change is awesome. As an 80's baby, it hits close to home. I remember gorky park and the cold war.
JiveTurkey wrote:Klaus Meine is a f**king boss. You guys are nuts You get a pass if the first Scorpions song you heard was the one with the g-d whistling or that pile of dung known as Tease Me Please Me. Beyond that; the Scorpions are absolutely legendary.
dude, Winds of Change is awesome. As an 80's baby, it hits close to home. I remember gorky park and the cold war.
Not a fan of that one Gene. I was full on speed metal dude at that point. My love for flying Vs sprung almost exclusively from the Schenker family but I was more of a Blackout/LAFS type of guy when it came to commercial Scorps.
Bach.
that band was cool.
trying to remember who was on Stars
