NO SHIT? The BIg Four were the most popular? DAMN! FUCK! WE DIDNT KNOW THAT!!! What a fucking idiot you are sometimes. Anthrax has always been questioned for being a part of the group because they're a shitty fucking band and other three members of the group are undeniably three of the greatest thrash bands of all time, see the problem there? NO? .... my god , and then you have the nerves to call others morons after a post like that?
If Anthrax was a shitty band (as in like by actual FACT, which in music is pretty much impossible) they wouldn't be so fucking popular that they have people talking shit about how they don't deserve to be in the "big 4" and wouldn't have sold over 15 million records, with thousands of dedicated fans or their own sub-forum here, which is still one of the most active forums here.
So by this logic any band/musician that gains popularity must be talented?
Can you tell me the number of records a band needs to sell to become talented? I´d like to know.
Im not arguing that anthrax was in the big four because of their popularity but your statement above is just stupid.
Not exactly "shitty musicians" but calling a band shitty, just because you don't like a band. Anthrax are obviously good musicians in my eyes, they have wrote tons of good songs, and play the songs live almost exactly the same, something I couldn't say about Metallica.
All of you fucking morons saying this shit all the time pisses me the fuck off, THE BIG 4 WERE THE MOST FUCKING POPULAR THRASH BANDS OF THE 80's NOT WHO YOU THINK IS THE FUCKING BEST, GOT IT MOTHERFUCKERS? LITERALLY THE STUPIDEST ARGUMENT OF METAL THAT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOREVER. WHO FUCKING CARES THAT OVERKILL, TESTAMENT, EXODUS ETC AREN'T IN A FUCKING MADE UP TERM BY MEDIA/MAGAZINES OR WHATEVER THE FUCK WAS GOING ON BACK THEN?
You seriously need to chill the fuck out because it is not that serious. The stupidest argument of metal is to state that popularity wins over talent and quality, which is what you're stating. No one is arguing anything, and yes I am going to state what I think because this is a FORUM in which you do that. I didn't say I cared that much anyways because thrash is probably the genre I listen to the least in metal, but the conversation was happening and fuck yes I'm going to say what I think because fuck you .
Anyways, Anthrax is an alright band, but it's pretty obvious they're not amazing. They are a band that have good songs, but are weak when it comes to making an overall good album with the exception of two albums, probably. I'm not taking away from their popularity, but again popularity does not equate to anything but popularity...
If we were talking about which bands are actually better, it would be completely different, but instead people have to bring in "the big 4" in to everything that has to do with thrash metal. That's why it pisses me off, can't we just say for example, "I think Overkill is a far better band than Anthrax", instead of saying "I think Overkill should be in place of Anthrax in the big 4"
With regards to Benante, granted there wasn't a lot of flairy stuff going on, but his speed, double bass and tightness/timing were excellent. Of the big 4 at the time, I'd rate his drumming second behind Lombardo.
If we were talking about which bands are actually better, it would be completely different, but instead people have to bring in "the big 4" in to everything that has to do with thrash metal. That's why it pisses me off, can't we just say for example, "I think Overkill is a far better band than Anthrax", instead of saying "I think Overkill should be in place of Anthrax in the big 4"
Not exactly "shitty musicians" but calling a band shitty, just because you don't like a band.