Pantera and Van Halen (strange similarites!)

[Triumphant Apostle]

They both:
1.Have brothers that play the guitar and drums and are a one guitar band.
2. Had a lead singer who has an out of control ego.
3. Had a Bass player that jammed with the lead singer in another band outside of the original band they were in.
4. Had lead singers who made ridiculous statements on stage that pissed off the other band members numerous times.
5. Founding members are brothers who decided to continue on even after their lead singer left ( Although Van Halen kept their original name.)
6. Slagged the lead singer in the press after he left and vice versa!
7. Have a lead guitarist who is clearly the heart and soul of the band.

I can't think of any more right now but I was talking to a friend about that today and we thought it was pretty ironic!

 

[Tool]

Whoa...

 

[anvil(old)]

Only one of them ripped-off Exhorder though

 

[anonymousnick2001]

Oh, and both bands' guitarists are some of the best in metal...

 

[kontan]

And I think that Darrel is fan of Eddie Van Halen

 

[Triumphant Apostle]

And I think that Darrel is fan of Eddie Van Halen

He is actually. They covered Van Halen's "Unchained" at a show I was at in '96.

 

[Life Sucks]

Interesting. You really have to think hard and know a lot about both bands to find those similarities. I know very little about Van Halen because I never listened to them.

 

[Darth Kur]

Very interesting. Admirable bit of deduction there. That took some thought.

 

[None_So_Vile]

congrats

 

[plfffffft]

Both have bass players that are pretty much there for show, as well

 

[anonymousnick2001]

Nah, Rex was pretty important.

 

[[0hr]Sunlapse]

Yeah Rex did a pretty good job, especially since they had no rhythm guitar during the solos.

 

[plfffffft]

It's called sarcasm

But I still think Michael Anthony should be drug out into the street and shot for the bassline to Running With the Devil

 

[Triumphant Apostle]

It's called sarcasm

But I still think Michael Anthony should be drug out into the street and shot for the bassline to Running With the Devil

Being a Bass player myself I have always thought Rex was one of the better Bass players in metal. He always had very inventive Basslines when Dime was soloing and I loved the fact that after Cowboys Dime no longer tracked a rythym guitar when he was soloing and just let Rex carry the groove. I do tend to agree with you on Michael Anthony though. Technically he does what he is supposed to do, which is lock in with the Drums, but he was pretty boring in my opinion!