Damn the Anthrax... what a disease I made! I played 3 or 4 of their songs live, and every time I saw the mosh pit of "caught in a mosh" beneath me, I got goosebumps! Of course, I didn't miss their last two shows in Italy in 2006 with the "old" lineup. Yes, the review is nice and detailed, but it's lacking one thing. A criticism, that although they will always remain among my favorite metal bands, would be needed. With these compilations, live albums, collections, etc. from the last few years, THEY'VE BROKEN MY BALLS! Unfortunately, I believe they can't accept that thrash is a dead genre from an expressive and compositional point of view. The only ones who have managed to introduce novelties into the genre in the last 10 years, in my opinion, are SLIPKNOT. As for the state of our guys, I can testify that Benante and Scott are still the same. That is, the true soul and engine of the group and the two real speed thrash phenomena. The others have always been buy-and-sell types. Bass and lead guitar have never been Anthrax's strong suit. Belladonna was never a "great vocal virtuoso," but he fit within his '80s genre. Today, he’s blown up, and I have to say he’s almost pitiful up there on stage. Praise to the consistency and the desire, at 40-something, to still play in small clubs (I saw them live in Brescia and there were maybe 200 of us?) for mosh sessions! Commendable.
Thank you! My critique is this: "only that this is a proper chapter to celebrate the 20 years of existence, and that the band returns to the studio with Bush and Caggiano to continue everything good (indeed excellent) that they had achieved in recent times." I believe that Anthrax with Bush on vocals made albums not exactly "thrash" but definitely more "modern" and varied compared to the Belladonna period... then again, de gustibus :)
But I've always loved Bush's voice a lot! The albums with him... beautiful sound of white noise, gorgeous Stomp 442, the last one is crap! The albums with Belladonna and those with Bush can't be compared because they belong to completely different genres. I'd say the first ones are good for the '80s and the others are good for the '90s. For me, the true legend of the band remains Charlie Benante. A machine!
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thetrooper
11 may 07beso
11 may 07burnyourworld
11 may 07My critique is this:
"only that this is a proper chapter to celebrate the 20 years of existence, and that the band returns to the studio with Bush and Caggiano to continue everything good (indeed excellent) that they had achieved in recent times."
I believe that Anthrax with Bush on vocals made albums not exactly "thrash" but definitely more "modern" and varied compared to the Belladonna period... then again, de gustibus :)
beso
12 may 07