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I'm disappointed that I can not vote "Yes it would" right now.

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Originally Posted by Chris Lawrence

i don't think i've ever heard a megadeth record but i trust everything mark says.

Prindle's an entertaining writer (sometimes) but he often misses the point when it comes to metal (didn't he once refer to Tool as "Stool"?)...metal (especially Megadeth) isn't about clever, catchy lyrics; it's about riffs and solos.

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Originally Posted by ann ashtray

I agree....but technicality doesn't always = good music, which you've already clearly stated.

Dude just fails in the creative department. YOU WERE A DRUNK AND YA FUCKED UP GET OVER IT.

Sounds like he must be Eric Clapton's bastard son.....

i don't like dave mustaine or Megadeth, so no.

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Originally Posted by chicka

Sounds like he must be Eric Clapton's bastard son.....

I LOL'ed.

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Originally Posted by GeneticKiss

I definitely agree with you there; he constantly puts down Tool, which a lot of people do (and even though I think they're one of the best mainstream rock bands of all time, I agree with quite a bit of the criticism)... but then he'll praise Neurosis for the same things he puts down Tool for. And then he'll give CKY a 10/10. Um, okay, sure.

I just don't think he "Gets" metal, just like he doesn't "get" rap, but he reviews it anyway. Still makes for interesting -- if silly -- reviews. His SY page is the worst, though, he's even said that himself, since some of the reviews are 10 years old. Goo used to have the 10, then Confusion had the 10, now NONE of their records have a 10. And, again, he'll put down one record for something and then praise another record for the same thing he criticized earlier. Makes for odd reading.

His best reviews are the ones like Zappa's page, where he listened to all the records in a row, and reviews one a day, or however he did it. Since he didn't wait, say, 5 years between adding reviews to the page, all the reviews have a consistency to them.

Dave Mustaine is a stain, in the underwear of life. Instead go with Scott Ian from Anthrax. Sonic needs some goatee metalheads.

fuck scott ian. kerry king on the next SY album!

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Originally Posted by atsonicpark

Let's say the book is 600 pages long. On how many pages does he mention Hetfield and/or Ulrich? 601 of 'em?

Of course he talks about Metallica, since they're a very important part of his history, but he doesn't overdo it. He does acknowledge that for a long time, he was obsessed with them and that it wasn't healthy.