Only heard a couple of tracks, but was enough to know they are pretty much not for me. Remember the drummer being ridiculous though. Was a long time ago though so will give them another go. Whatâs the best place to start?
My friend Paul got sent home from school for wearing a People = Shit hoodie on own clothes day. That was amusing.
Thereâs a lot about them thatâs really easy to make fun of (the masks, the boiler suits, those two lads who are only there to whack bins with sticks) but theyâve been phenomenally successful for what they are. Despite drawing equal sniffiness from people who do and donât like metal theyâve been playing arenas for the last 20 years, which is doubly impressive given that they have basically no crossover appeal at all. I think they might be the last metal band to have really made that leap.
There are bits of their music I enjoy. Vol. 3 is a very good album, Iowa has its moments too, but they werenât ever one of my favourites and I donât think Iâve listened to them since I was about 16. Saw them live once and they were quite good, although theyâd just followed a little band called Slayer so they had a lot to live up to. Overall, generous 3 thatâs probably rounded up for their unlikely overall success rather than my enjoyment of their music.
Oh and their drummer these days is Max Weinberg from the E Street Bandâs son.
Not really music for 30 year olds is it?
Never been into them at any age mind. Poor mans Mushroomhead.
Iâve always been too scared to listen to them.
Oh, it was quite funny when they were on TFI Friday that was 50% Slipknot fans (seem to remember they gave tickets away via Kerrang!) and the other half unsuspecting Chris Evans fans who looked traumatised.
Can understand why people make the Mushroomhead comparison and they probably did rip off their imagery, but Mushroomhead were (are?) fucking dreadful.
always remember evans introducing the song as âbleed and waitâ for some reason
Remember really loving the story when they first came over here that the clown kept a dead crow in his pocket that heâd smell sometimes to make him throw up in his mask. Just utterly knowingly ridiculous. Completely unimportant whether it was true or not.
They are a singles band, tje albums are rubbish
One of the best bands iâve seen this year
Im nearly 40, i thought i was going to die in the pit, it was really silly, it was great fun
Third album is my favourite, the one that came out last year was good⊠First one blew my mind at the time, never got into âIowaâ as much as it wasnt âRelationship of Commandâ
4
Made him look extremely old too. Dont think the show lasted much longer.
Went through the list of songs above and felt the exact opposite.
He says it when theyâve finished
Had a full on mid life crisis last year (aged 36) and massively got into them, pretty much all I could listen to for a few months. It peaked in January this year when I went to see them live which was just a fantastic experience.
Despite the image of them and their lyrics theyre just fun, really can put a smile on my face when Iâm in the mood.
So gone for a 5
was huge into them when I was 12-13 and they were a good gateway band. Havenât listened to anything for about 10 years. Would see them live if I had to but mainly just to observe their fans, like being at the zoo
1/5
First 2 albums are mint. Great writing music when Iâm pissed off
4 to counter the bores