mwlikesbikes
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Yes indeed, they're alumni of Megaforce records/Old Bridge Metal Militia.
Bands that should get more respect than they do.....
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Monkey Soup
Angry Wanker
You can add Bon Jovi to that list. They sucked back in the 80's, and they don't suck any less now. Who the hell is still listening to his shit?
Monkey Soup
Angry Wanker
Metallica need to stop and call it a day. If they insist on putting albums out, they need to go into storage and break out the amps and gear that they used for their first 3 albums. Kirk also needs to listen to Kill'em All and accept that that was his best playing, and start practicing again. Out the big 4 bands, they have gone the softest.
Zaskar
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Yeah, coming up in the early 70's he kept his drama in check and he could write a song...but this is the BRUCE he morphed into. He basically turned into a half-time superbowl act imo.
Steve Vai
Endurance Guy: Tolerates most of us.
Kirk is one of my biggest influences as a guitar player. I even have his Signature Model ESP. The leads on the new album however? WTF? It doesn't even sound like he listened to to the tracks before recording his parts. Easily the worst playing he's done an any album. Very sad. And Justice for All is where he peaked.
Zaskar
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It happens. I blame MTV. I wasn't always a fan of Bruce and it wasn't until about 10 years ago that I started to listen to his stuff. But I'm a fan of Phish so what would I know about good music.
Monkey Soup
Angry Wanker
Kirk was one of my biggest influences back in the early 80's when I first picked up the guitar. Kirk, and later Dime. I learned those first 4 albums backwards and forwards. I used to sweat that ESP with the skull and crossbones really hard. I saw him a couple of times on the last tour, and there were times I didn't know what song he was soloing to, he was that far off. He is one of the few guitarists, along with Page, who has the ability to absolutely slaughter his own solos live. But a least Page was able to balance that with times of absolute inspiration.
Metallica as a band peaked with Justice. No more Flemming Rasmussen, no more good albums after.
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MikeyBikey2000
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The early stuff pre-Jaco is great and so are some of the post-Jaco records. 3 of the greatest composers in one band when Jaco was there.
RSAmerica
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Alphonso Johnson played the frets-less bass.
kidzach
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I believe The Clash get their due. That being said, this album is # 1 on my list when the question is asked "which 3 albums would you pick if stuck on a deserted island".
