RAY AGAINST THE MACHINE

Yes ! The Wembley gig I was at . Anthrax looked slightly more serious and determined from their previous shows imho I never thought we'd end up at the bar after 4 or 5 songs for maiden . In them days pre internet, news about internal problems at the time were not as instant as these days

Yes ! Metal at its finest . I was lucky to see anthrax at the Clarendon when they first played here on the spreading the disease tour . This was their next London gig . Then they came back for the Amomg the living tour , was very lucky to see thrash at its peak 🙂

That's very impressive , getting back on track so quickly after the various incidents on earlier parts of the tour . I was at the hammy o gig . Believe it or not , anthrax were the better band that night .

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Or possibly a hoodie . Grey tracksuit ?

I was there also. Great gig . As for pantera, I was a fan initially . It took me a while to get used to the drop tuning at the time. I saw them at the Kentish Town forum ( town and country ) . It was one of those rare gigs that wasn't really memorable .Not a bad gig as such . TBH, all I can remember was them playing Walk and Phil shouting f##ing hostile a few times .

The beard twitchers would say in name only . No dimbag, and no vinnie . A lot of bad blood towards mr.. anselmo for sometime from the Abbott families apparently . But that's possibly for another thread 🤔

True . Plus of course they have their agents and advisers who keep planning etc

Great stuff! I have the Zoom as well

Must admit , I'm a little embarrassed 😬to admit that I carried on seeing them and buying their stuff right up to the present album . Having said that , I did enjoy both of the Death magnetic gigs at London's o2 ( one of those was £5 ticket which my friend managed to get and give me . No stageshow .) The last time I saw them was at the 02 on the hard wired tour . In all honesty , it was a really good gig . That's the last time though . Regarding their releases ( black album onwards ) , they just got really patchy . They always preferred gigs than recording new stuff. Incredibly lazy really ,and it shows. I only played the latest release once ., hard wired a couple of times . Did like death magnetic mostly. They'll always be huge , as they're the led zep of metal imho. I don't think that there are any bands in metal that have the continuity that they have . Maybe anthrax , but even they are not releasing as much as they should be . I miss slayer , but even their later albums were patchy. A shame about the way they had to stop. Then again I'm not over obsessed about metal anymore . I prefer watching live gigs on you tube of obituary , kreator , testament etc . Prefer the comfort of my home these days 🙂

Interesting take . Cliff had a dirtier sound , while Jason's is much more clearer . It was a great move to allow Jason to sing on a couple of songs also . It is said that Cliff was more into skynyrd etc . The flares are a clue 🙂. They relied heavily on cliff , who was said to be more in charge of their direction . I think you're right , and that Jason was the best Metallica bassist . I did wonder if Cliff would fit in with the makeup and ' friends haircuts' around the Load era. 😂

Not keen on the look ( onky my opinion though 😋) , but it does seem like it might be similar to the moog guitar which never really took off . Wonder if there'll be a bass version 🤔

Nice one ! You should upload a picture of it . I have just has a look on you tube , and it looks great . Built in looper too ! The red looks cool also

I 'd say it was a ' bucket list ' moment . ( I hate that term ) . They did the deep purple thing with the orchestra, then Monster , then ...lulu 🤐

Not that they care , but it's a shame the way they evolved imho . A great enthusiastic bunch , and real underdogs back in the day . They got very lucky with their Bass players of true talent . As said above , it does seem true that they took way too many liberties with Jason and admitted doing so . It is said also, that they were going to kick lars out of the band when cliff was still alive . That gig at download when Dave Lombardo and joey jordison showed how much better they could have been .. I have the monster dvd , watched it a couple of times and it is heavy going , bordering on embarrassing imho. couldn't stomach it now . They went from alcoholic a to bud light . " The Metallica family " etc . Even though I'm bored of them now and despite anyone's opinions of Lars , they did write some killer material at a young age . As for James , I don't understand why he appears to be fragile even now . Has the drink still affected him ? Does he still shoot bears ?

My first couple of gigs were birthday gigs , so private but held in a pub . The first walk on track we used was Testament Hypnosis ( instrumental ) from the new order album. The second one was Traditional Greek wedding music which we found on some Carlin/ De Wolff CDs Advertising companies use. Love the suggestions of others , but I've played various tv themes in band rehearsals which raised frowns or belly laughs . The professionals , Steptoe and son , High chaparral , the big country were received well . When I first got my Boss ME8-b , I managed to get a nice Roobarb and custard sound which surprisingly had no les Dawson connotations. I'd say if you're gonna do it in the dog and duck etc , then maybe do it on the opening of set 2 . Magic Roundabout , or Roobarb and custard would be my tuppence worth ..

This is great ! 😹

It does seam that their are a lot more Americanisations taking over on this side of the pond . Neighbor , mom etc I try not too get to angry tho. Looks like you payed a lot for that nice base though 😬

Could be wrong but I'd say for the player ,when you get to a certain age , a " heavy " type of bass can get a bit much . Imho , in your younger years you could handle most basses with ease but joints / bones/ tendons deteriorate as we get older. There are many designs now made with basswood for example , which is a lot lighter imho. I have a Washburn status headless which looks light and lovely , but if someone else picks it up they'll also say " that's heavy " Its made of ash/ walnut . The best bass I have in terms of feel , is my Vester Custom fretless which is great . I haven't weighed it , but it's sooo heavy. It's a copy of a Warwick which I have . The Warwick is the lightest bass I own ..or is it the Jack Daniels bass? 🤔 I agree , and say if it's not a problem playing it then keep it .

I used to get withdrawal symptoms if on holiday etc back in the day . These days now that my gear is home use only , I spend more time on my synths ( with the odd bass line here and there ). Not every day , but am working on it . If I was spending time away for more than a couple of days , I'd be taking the iPad mini which has many musical apps Very handy !

Great stuff ! Love the old Fate and early king Diamond material . For some reason I lost interest over later part of their careers . Shame Michael Denner isn't with them . Their musicianship is some of the best in metal , despite the Marmite opinions of King Diamond . I can't / won't open Facebook link unfortunately , but will have to check her stuff out . She must be a hell of a player to fit n with them. Timmy Grabber RIP

I was for a brief moment thinking of the tall guy with the checked blazers. That is Den Hegarty of ..the darts 😬

I just had a quick Google as to who Joe dart is . Wow ! Chad valley have gone up in my estimation . Looks like a bitsa bog standard ugly bass .

Will be watching this at some stage . Must admit I don't know too much about him , and I missed him on my radar . I saw him on you tube giving the best demo of a boss multi fx unit I've seen .. Great player