Speed of sound tour?
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Is that you Jason? lol
Yeah, he got the brunt of it. And that’s a bummer because Jason is an extremely rad dude. Under valued and under appreciated while he was there. Part of the reason he got hazed so bad was because he was 1) not Cliff and 2) was too happy to be there in their eyes.
That all said, I’m not going to feel too bad because he got to rule the metal world for a decade and a half and he is a squillionaire because of it.
Anyway, thanks for coming to my Jason Newsted appreciation TED talk lol.
I swear in the 80s and 90s the absolute dorkiest thing you could be was sincere.
Especially within certain corners of the metal world. If you were earnest and sincere that wasn’t “metal” enough. I especially remember that vibe in the 90’s.
In reality some of the best metal ever has been made by unapologetic dorks and nerds. If the band looks like they’re going to play DnD after the gig you’re probably in for a killer show.
I used to go to a lot of metal shows in New Orleans, and it was always a tossup on whether the crowd would be nerds or bikers and junkies. I was always relieved when it was nerds.
Not just metal, punk too. I was in the punk and metal scenes, which even just that got you shit on. You could change metal to punk in your 2nd sentence, with a few exceptions it's true There was a lot of sincere fun, but also a lot of performative nonsense and taking things too seriously.
There’s a lot of history of punks and metalheads clashing when the truth is both groups are so similar. They do the exact same kinds of things lol. All the tribalism and behaviors and judgements and mindsets. Just within different sub-genres of rock.
Exactly, and part of it is that no one gatekeeps like young punk fans, but the metal fans acted superior and the punks acted like metalheads were morons. But those weren't just fans, but the ones who made it their identity. The one band I got friends on both sides to always appreciate: Motorhead.
Lemmy truly was one of a kind. Everyone could agree on Lemmy!
If the band looks like they’re going to play DnD after the gig you’re probably in for a killer show.
Sounds like Alestorm, who I've only just been introduced to