But you can’t deny that it distills the sheer ridiculousness of the 80’s metal scene rather well.
Musicwise I’m more of a DRI/Dark Angel man but I do love a bit of pure metal silliness every now and again, saw Manowar few years back, bloody brilliant, one of the best atmospheres I’ve ever experienced at a gig.
I like Suicidal Tendencies. Started listening to them just as I was getting into mountain biking. Me and mate used to blow our dole money on trips to the Lake district, Suicidal tendencies were always in the cassette player of the car. Happy days.
Managed to pick up a vinyl copy of ‘We Care A Lot’ from Piccadilly Records, brand new in 88.
Had been released in 85, so god knows how it got to Manchester.
Well, it was a regular in The Banshee/Jilly’s/Rock World, along with loads of other Punk/Crossover stuff like Mudhoney, Dead Kennedy’s, Killing Joke etc.
Georgia Satellites – remember seeing them in the old International club in Manchester. We built a pyramid New Model Army stylee in the middle of the crowd and Dan Baird (vocalist?) stopped what he was doing to watch us!
My music interests started with King Crimson’s ITCOTCK, then Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Sabbath, Uriah Heep. The ‘New Wave of Heavy Metal’ left me cold, apart from a bit of Anthrax, most of it I thought was overblown and daft, then Mudhoney, Faith No More and Soundgarden came along and restored my faith in heavy rock.