Tyler Durden said:
...but for the Bostaph era - God Hates Us All is a leviathan!
I recently read a Lombardo interview on Slabbermouth where he stated that Kerry just wanted him to play the songs exactly as written & Dave was instructed to just play the songs without making any alterations to the riff patterns or tempo. I personally think it's slightly retarded, given the years of creativity & new methods of playing that Dave developed in his years away from Slayer, that the band don't allow him some creative license to help the music flow better or create more impact on the listener. You only have to listen to 'The Gathering' to hear the sheer malevolence that Dave is capable of - now it seems as though he's had to dumb down his talent to be part of Slayer once more... pitiful...
Yeah, I agree, GHUA is a really good album. Funny enough, when hearing CI, GHUA always came back to my mind. Specially the song GHUA hehe.
Wow, that's really stupid, poor Dave, they don't just let him be. Now really, that's quite retarded, considering that Dave is a really expereinced drummer, and considering that he had been of the band for 14 years, not let him improvise is really stupid.
That's one of the things I noticed about the new album, that the drumming leaves a lot to be desired. I mean, Dave can do a hell lot better than that!!! But apparently 'tis just because they didn't let him.
The album in general is ok, I've already listened to it a few times, and I give it a score of 8/10. The problem is that the 1st 4 songs are no good at all, too monotonous for my taste. The best from the cd starts on the song Catatonic and up. I loved Black Serenade, 'tis the song I like the most right now.
But something that really convinced me was Tom Araya's fucking voice!!! I mean, that guy just keeps getting older and older and his voice better and better!!! I'm really happy with the vocals, it's the best of the cd IMO.
