From the Music Vault - Slayer
Published June 06, 2006
Then I heard this one night. Sitting on a couch. Slamming back a beer while wondering where I was at. Fucked up on ten different types of drugs. Thinking I could levitate if I just had one more line.
Then it came on.
"Hey dude....that was TSOL, dude..." "No it wasn't. that was Slayer." What? Really? Fuck me. Really? It had been along time since I heard TSOL so I didn't really question it. I was still trying to peel an apple with my mind so I really didn't care if I was wrong or right on the song. I was focused on the apple.
"Hey dude, that's Dr Know...." "No dude, it isn't...it's Slayer, dude" The apple's skin was still on, so I really didn't pay much attention to it. That skin would come off, god dammit. But I think that was Dr. Know. hmmmmm.
"Oh, OK...Hey dude, that's fucking DI, god dammit, don't fucking tell me this is Slayer again god dammit or I am quitting drugs and becoming a hare krishna, god dammit!"
Apple was thrown out the door in anger and frustration. Poor apple never had a chance.
"Shave your head dude and put the pipe down cause this is Slayer."
Fuck.
I hate religion and I hate not having my apple. It was a green one too. Those are the best, god dammit.
If some of you don't know this was an album of Slayer's tributes and covers of punk bands. Pretty much all west coast punk rock with a few exceptions. They jammed as much in as they could even mixing a couple songs together from a band or two to get the most out of their time. Did it work? You be the judge. 33 minutes of not slowing down. They knew they only had a little time to pack as much punch as they could into this album and they did it. This fucker kicks you in the face.
All you have to know is that this album turned a bunch of punk rockers on to them. This was a band that I ignored until this record came out. When I heard this I kinda said to myself, "This band is pretty cool...." and went out to find the other records like a junkie on a dope hunt. "There must be more....there must be more...." I know people don't like this one but you have to realize what it did.
- From the Music Vault - Slayer
- Published: June 06, 2006
- Type: Opinion
- Section: Music
- Filed Under: Music: Metal, Music: Punk Rock
- Writer: Michele Catalano
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Apart from the usually cited albums, I loved the debut, Show No Mercy.
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Granted " Undisputed.." wasn't one of my favs, I do agree that they it was rather huge with the punk scene. A friend of mine way back, that was editor for Rapid Fire Magazine(Boston Punk Fanzine),loved this release. I may not have liked it but I "got it".
Bands will always do tributes to their influences. I can't say if they did a good job because I'm not a huge punk fan but I can say I would rather listen to that CD than Def Leppard's new release..*Smirk*
For me, "South of Heaven" is the f*cking ballz!!
Great Review guys... Maybe you can do a review for Ironchrist"Getting the most out pof your Extinction"!?!