Hello everyone,
I am new on here. Thisll be a long post, but dont rip into me because I mean well!
I kinda lost track of what Anthrax have been up to since Sound Of White Noise. At that time metal got really directionless and boring, so my taste in music changed and I got into lots of different stuff. Anyway, I recently got a pc in my house and started to look on the net for the old bands I liked and found some fairly regressive thinking and unattractive stuff (have you SEEN the racist, right-wing shite on the Billy Milano board?!...I know hes outspoken, you cant keep him down. Whatever. Hes a dick.) But having said that, I was glad to see that Anthrax are still around. I have a soft spot for them. Ill tell you why
The first real gig I went to was Anthrax and Metallica at Donnington in 1987 (unfortunately, this means that the first real band I ever saw was Cinderella who were opening that day. Eugh! Dont worry though, my friends and I made up for it by leaving before Bon Jovi came on!), we saw the band on the Among The Living tour that November at Edinburgh Playhouse with Testament supporting; a show that Anthrax went on to mention in interviews as one of the best on the tour. I loved Anthrax with a passion back then. Theyd mention books, wed read them. Theyd have a support act, wed get into them. I also loved that fact that they seemed to genuinely enjoy playing, not just in their regular band either; there was the SOD record (with an ex Anthrax member in the band = no animosity. That was very cool too.)
Its a bit odd coming on here and reading people bitching about whether Scott is as good as he used to be, or whether Charlie is a control freak, blah, blah it doesnt really matter. If you like the noise the band makes, then all is well with the world! You might not like the people in the band, but what are the chances of you ever finding out for sure?! You should never meet your heroes, cos its odd at best and heartbreaking at worst. The songs are all that matters. Who wrote them?..who cares? War Inside My Head is still a great song if Anthrax play it. The riffs sound good regardless of who wrote them. Same thing.
Dont get me wrong; Im pleased that people are passionate about the band, but so are the band thats why they complain when they dont feel as though they get much exposure. Its only natural.
I used to get annoyed when bands (Anthrax were very bad for this ) used to say Our old record is shit compared to the new one. As a fan youre left holding the old record feeling like a prick for buying it! But again, its only natural for bands to get excited about their new stuff. I imagine Id be pretty numb to a bunch of songs Id played live every night for a year!
I am rambling. Theyre still a good band. Thats all that matters. The internet makes it all the more interesting having direct access to a band! You cant imagine what it was like even FINDING an Anthrax record in the 80s!
God I feel old! Passion with perspective is hard to find, but I have some now and Im glad. I hope I dont sound patronising.
Take it easy,
Ross.
X
I am new on here. Thisll be a long post, but dont rip into me because I mean well!
I kinda lost track of what Anthrax have been up to since Sound Of White Noise. At that time metal got really directionless and boring, so my taste in music changed and I got into lots of different stuff. Anyway, I recently got a pc in my house and started to look on the net for the old bands I liked and found some fairly regressive thinking and unattractive stuff (have you SEEN the racist, right-wing shite on the Billy Milano board?!...I know hes outspoken, you cant keep him down. Whatever. Hes a dick.) But having said that, I was glad to see that Anthrax are still around. I have a soft spot for them. Ill tell you why
The first real gig I went to was Anthrax and Metallica at Donnington in 1987 (unfortunately, this means that the first real band I ever saw was Cinderella who were opening that day. Eugh! Dont worry though, my friends and I made up for it by leaving before Bon Jovi came on!), we saw the band on the Among The Living tour that November at Edinburgh Playhouse with Testament supporting; a show that Anthrax went on to mention in interviews as one of the best on the tour. I loved Anthrax with a passion back then. Theyd mention books, wed read them. Theyd have a support act, wed get into them. I also loved that fact that they seemed to genuinely enjoy playing, not just in their regular band either; there was the SOD record (with an ex Anthrax member in the band = no animosity. That was very cool too.)
Its a bit odd coming on here and reading people bitching about whether Scott is as good as he used to be, or whether Charlie is a control freak, blah, blah it doesnt really matter. If you like the noise the band makes, then all is well with the world! You might not like the people in the band, but what are the chances of you ever finding out for sure?! You should never meet your heroes, cos its odd at best and heartbreaking at worst. The songs are all that matters. Who wrote them?..who cares? War Inside My Head is still a great song if Anthrax play it. The riffs sound good regardless of who wrote them. Same thing.
Dont get me wrong; Im pleased that people are passionate about the band, but so are the band thats why they complain when they dont feel as though they get much exposure. Its only natural.
I used to get annoyed when bands (Anthrax were very bad for this ) used to say Our old record is shit compared to the new one. As a fan youre left holding the old record feeling like a prick for buying it! But again, its only natural for bands to get excited about their new stuff. I imagine Id be pretty numb to a bunch of songs Id played live every night for a year!
I am rambling. Theyre still a good band. Thats all that matters. The internet makes it all the more interesting having direct access to a band! You cant imagine what it was like even FINDING an Anthrax record in the 80s!
God I feel old!
Passion with perspective is hard to find, but I have some now and Im glad. I hope I dont sound patronising.Take it easy,
Ross.
X
