I agree with jonnie and i have done all along. Joey seems so happy to be in the band again and i dont seem him as permament and he will be absolutly heartbroken when he is "asked" to leave again. And in the meantime anthrax have seriously pissed off and probably lost their current singer so tehy could be fucked. However i love the reunion and am just enjoying it while it lasts.
Finally saw Alive 2
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yeah this is what puzzles me. in interviews after they sacked joey, scott said how joey didn't fit in, never wrote a single lyric, a single note of music and now all of a sudden the guy is back in the band and scott loves the guy.
it seems they are using joey to purely generate some interest in the band (like a marketing gimmick) and that strikes me as a very cynical tactic. especially since i think bush was a far better fit. definitely a step backwards.
but hey maybe a bit of mystery is a good thing........
it seems they are using joey to purely generate some interest in the band (like a marketing gimmick) and that strikes me as a very cynical tactic. especially since i think bush was a far better fit. definitely a step backwards.
but hey maybe a bit of mystery is a good thing........
max said:
if a song has high notes, I would say it's pretty good to be able to hit them.
BOOOOOOOOKKKKKAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!
MadeInNewJersey
nursing my wounds
MadeInNewJersey said:Now you're just talking crazy
It's a concept so crazy....it'll have to work.
johnnieCzech said:
The funny thing is that the only HARDCORE John Bush era fans are located on this forum. That would be a few hundred or so. Most Anthrax fans in the real world (away from this forum) will always think of Anthrax as the Joey era. The "Indians" "NFL" "Im the Man" that shit is what 99 percent of Anthrax fans will always remember. There are not many true metal heads out there that are going to miss songs like 'safe home'. There are not many Anthrax fans that even know who Rob is, excpet for the few die hards on THIS forum.
So all this talk about fans being pissed off yeah its true, 100 or so of the fans on THIS forum might be pissed off. But in the actual real world people are excited about the thrash being brought back, most metal heads are estatic that Joey is back and Anthrax is back to sounding how they remembered them as sounding. You can tell this by ticket sales and how crazy the crowd is going.
There are hundreds of thousands of Anthrax fans around the world. The only ones that are pissed Joey is back are about 100 people and they are on this forum bitching about it every day
ironmaidenfan09 said:
I strongly disagree, it's not like the bush era cd's only sold to the 100 or so fans on this forum and it's not like the reunion tour is filling places like it did in the 80s.
Lane
Suppurating torso
MadeInNewJersey said:
Wel, I see Korn as a rock band. And what is nu-metal? Maybe 2 latest In Flames albums, IMO..? Thank god they have moved a bit backwards on their forthcoming one!
whitey131 said:
I bought some Bush era CD's that doesn't mean I am a huge john bush era fan. I just wanted to check the CD's out. It's almost rediculous to argue about because its so simple. The Old school Anthrax fans think of Anthrax as Joey the vocalist. Not many people do you run across that are like 'yeah this sucks joey is back' they are all stoked. Every icon metal band in the world has even been quoted as being excited about the classic line up being back together. Anthrax had some good songs with John, he is a good vocalist, but its just not ANTHRASH that most metal heads grew up with. When arena's were being filed up Joey was on vocals and those people that filled arena's LOVED anthrax. When John came on board they slowly started losing fans until they could barely sell out clubs. Now granted they are still playing clubs they are able to sell them out and will have a much better chance at getting on a major tour with major bands such as Iron Maiden, Metallica etc. With Bush on vocals it would have never happend.
$haron Osbourne wouldn't even let them play ozzfest because she knew the crowd wanted the classic line up on the stage not the john bush line up
You have such a one sided view of this, I bought Among the living, it doesn't mean I'm a hard core Joey fan either. Your talking about the old school metal fans, not everyone. The truth is there are many fans spli on this.ironmaidenfan09 said:
sumairetsu
Joker's Favorite
I've gotta comment again.
I came on board just after Spreading the Disease came out. The day that Among the Living came out, I was there to get the cassette once class let out. I've been listening to the band for 20+ years and seen the lineups with Joey and John.
Yes, I'm old (35).
Honestly, when John Bush was brought on board, I thought it was the best way for the band to go. It's not that I thought that Joey was a bad vocalist, but John seemed to fit better with the band, visually and sonically.
I think that bands should move forward, not backwards. For some of us old school fans, Joey and Dan's return just doesn't ring right.
I came on board just after Spreading the Disease came out. The day that Among the Living came out, I was there to get the cassette once class let out. I've been listening to the band for 20+ years and seen the lineups with Joey and John.
Yes, I'm old (35).
Honestly, when John Bush was brought on board, I thought it was the best way for the band to go. It's not that I thought that Joey was a bad vocalist, but John seemed to fit better with the band, visually and sonically.
I think that bands should move forward, not backwards. For some of us old school fans, Joey and Dan's return just doesn't ring right.
Carcassian
Utopian Blaster
sumairetsu said:I've gotta comment again.
I came on board just after Spreading the Disease came out. The day that Among the Living came out, I was there to get the cassette once class let out. I've been listening to the band for 20+ years and seen the lineups with Joey and John.
Yes, I'm old (35).
Honestly, when John Bush was brought on board, I thought it was the best way for the band to go. It's not that I thought that Joey was a bad vocalist, but John seemed to fit better with the band, visually and sonically.
I think that bands should move forward, not backwards. For some of us old school fans, Joey and Dan's return just doesn't ring right.
Please see the 73977479473749739 last threads to continue reunion discussion along the same lines.
spacebeer
Thrash Bastard
Well IMO they certainly made a huge step forward on the live front, energetic performances, killer crowds and huge moshpits! they sound anything but dated and burned out if you have been to any of the reunion shows!
Speak for yourself. I've been into Anthrax since fucking 1987 and I love the Bush era, and you know where I stand on the reunion.ironmaidenfan09 said:
MARKETING
How do you know that wouldn't have happened anyway? In the 90s, if you weren't Metallica, you flat out didn't play anything except clubs, with rare exceptions.
So with Bush they never sold out shows; er, the WCFYA tour! If those gigs weren't sold out, they were damn near it.
Oh? Well, I hate to say it, Judas Priest isn't Iron Maiden. Don't forget Anthrax did co-headlining tours with Priest before (granted, not with Halford) and Motorhead (granted, not Metallica), that were successful in the States and Europe.
Yeah, they were a hit at Ozzfest last year! Er, wait a minute...
spacebeer said:
They don't sound dated to you becuase you like old school. Nothin wrong with that!
