First U.S. Big 4 show review

[ironmaidenfan09]

I don't want to be a smart-arse here, but when and were the Big 4 shows billed as a "thrash bill"? I know the thinking behind it - they were the big 4 thrash bands of the late 80s / early 90s...... but I can't say I can recall where any of the bands or adverts or promos saying that this is a "thrash bill".

I mean - there's only one of the bands that even considers themselves purely a thrash band - and rightly so too..... but I don't think any of them have mis-represented themselves here.....

To me, they're simply celebrating what they were all a big part of and started 30 years ago, and having a good time doing it. No harm there, is there?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_4_Live_from_Sofia,_Bulgaria

http://themetalden.com/index.php?p=11420

http://heavymetal.about.com/b/2009/12/14/thrash-metals-big-4-to-play-together-for-first-time.htm

http://hornsuprocks.blogspot.com/2011/04/big-4-kings-of-thrash-metal.html

http://unobtainium13.com/2011/01/27/the-big-4-to-thrash-indio-ca-for-a-day/

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/inside-the-plans-for-the-big-4-metal-reunion-20110126

http://www.squidoo.com/big-four-tour

http://thelion.fm/2011/01/the-big-4-of-eighties-thrash-metal-to-play-in-the-states-for-one-show/

Just to name a few.....

 

[johnnieCzech]

They did a full tour with Slipknot in 2004.

Yes I saw it. SLIPKNOT SUCKED ASS!!!!!! They were terrible, terrible and once more fucking terrible.

 

[timmyc]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Big_4_Live_from_Sofia,_Bulgaria

http://themetalden.com/index.php?p=11420

http://heavymetal.about.com/b/2009/12/14/thrash-metals-big-4-to-play-together-for-first-time.htm

http://hornsuprocks.blogspot.com/2011/04/big-4-kings-of-thrash-metal.html

http://unobtainium13.com/2011/01/27/the-big-4-to-thrash-indio-ca-for-a-day/

http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/inside-the-plans-for-the-big-4-metal-reunion-20110126

http://www.squidoo.com/big-four-tour

http://thelion.fm/2011/01/the-big-4-of-eighties-thrash-metal-to-play-in-the-states-for-one-show/

Just to name a few.....

Yeah, well done....good one.

They're all articles and webpages written by journalists and people who have absolutely fuck all to do with the tour. My point - which you make a habit of so often missing completely - was that nothing to do with the tour - band members, management, fliers, promotional stuff etc - has ever tried to promote this purely as a "thrash tour". What the hell has a wikipedia article on the DVD got to do with it??!!

Go away and try again, fool.

 

[Social Distortion]

Yes I saw it. SLIPKNOT SUCKED ASS!!!!!! They were terrible, terrible and once more fucking terrible.

Me too, and I hated Slipknot too. Slayer was great.

 

[Social Distortion]

lol. you are even more hardcore than me. Very refreshing to hear someone say they never even liked Metallica. I actually do like their old material. So you have one up on me!

Excellent!

 

[Stormwatch]

Awesome, who ever sings in your band can look in the mirror when he sings the opening line "Give me fuel, give me fireahhh, give me that much I desiraaaaahhhhh' and know he is looking at a copycat of a sell out pussy.

Well, we never did Fuel cos none of them had learned it, but we did "Wasting My Hate".
I never sang it but I did play guitar so I suppose I'm a copycat of a sell out. My day, weirdly, hasn't got any worse since I realised that.

 

[ironmaidenfan09]

Yes I saw it. SLIPKNOT SUCKED ASS!!!!!! They were terrible, terrible and once more fucking terrible.

Only time i saw Slipknot was at that Ozzfest (The one Iron Maiden got egged by $haron Osbourne) and Slipknot was honestly one of the worst sounding bands I have ever seen. I didn't have any hate towards them or anything before the performance, was actually looking forward to it a bit just to see what they were all about. But at least on this day, they were so horrible I couldn't even handle sitting through them. And looking at the audiences reaction not many people were into it either. I think even for them it was a bad day. But yes they were TERRIBLE. One of the worst live bands i have ever seen

 

[mrthrax]

Only time i saw Slipknot was at that Ozzfest (The one Iron Maiden got egged by Osbourne) and Slipknot was honestly one of the worst sounding bands I have ever seen. I didn't have any hate towards them or anything before the performance, was actually looking forward to it a bit just to see what they were all about. But at least on this day, they were so horrible I couldn't even handle sitting through them. And looking at the audiences reaction not many people were into it either. I think even for them it was a bad day. But yes they were TERRIBLE. One of the worst live bands i have ever seen

ive seen slipknot twice,great live band.

 

[Anthrax_Mosher]

Seen both Slipknot and Stone Sour.

 

[johnnieCzech]

Only time i saw Slipknot was at that Ozzfest (The one Iron Maiden got egged by Osbourne) and Slipknot was honestly one of the worst sounding bands I have ever seen. I didn't have any hate towards them or anything before the performance, was actually looking forward to it a bit just to see what they were all about. But at least on this day, they were so horrible I couldn't even handle sitting through them. And looking at the audiences reaction not many people were into it either. I think even for them it was a bad day. But yes they were TERRIBLE. One of the worst live bands i have ever seen

I experienced exactly the same thing...

 

[mrthrax]

Seen both Slipknot and Stone Sour.

'who did u like better,stone sour are brilliant live

 

[Anthrax_Mosher]

'who did u like better,stone sour are brilliant live

Probably Stone Sour, saw them last September and Slipknot was in 2005. But I was closer to the stage for Stone Sour and I can remember it better.

 

[johnnieCzech]

Stone Sour on the other hand were amazing live.