Anthrax - Among the Living
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Artist: AnthraxEdition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1990-06-15
Music Label: Fontana Island
Soundtracks:
- Among The Living
- Caught In A Mosh
- I Am The Law
- Efilnikufesin (N.F.L.)
- A Skeleton In The Closet
- Indians
- One World
- A.D.I./Horror Of It All
- Imitation Of Life
Free Music Notes for Among the Living
Free Music Review: Maybe a masterpiece, but a very dated one...
Hit: 3 Stars
"Among the Living" just hasn't aged very well. Charlie's drumming has always been a personal favorite, and the bass and rhythm guitar work of Anthrax has always been well above par. But Dan Spitz has always been, well... lacking, as a thrash solo guitar player. He's not bad, just not all that great. Certainly better than the pre-marty Friedman Megadeth days, and at least on a par with Kirk "don't ever step off that wah pedal" Hammett... Kerry King's and Jeff Hanneman's maniacal mayhem solos are of a whole different caliber...
That, and, I hate to say it... but I just don't like Joey Belladona as a vocalist. He doesn't have a bad voice, just one that has always seemed out of place with the music, at least to me. And lyrics... well, we all knew Anthrax was far sillier than the rest of the 1980's thrash legends... but that has been a large part of their downfall over time. Seriously, listen to "Indians" or "I Am the Law"... they're a little TOO silly for a thrash band, at least for me.
Still a classic, still a must own, and definitely still a landmark among 1980's thrash, just a bit dated and flawed.
Among the Living Poster
If Metallica and Slayer invented speed metal, Anthrax brought it to the East Coast and imbued it with the attitude and excitement of New York hardcore. Among the Living is, without a doubt, their finest hour--a roaring, adrenaline-pumped collection of flailing beats, precise, razor-edged riffs and shout-along refrains. Unlike most full-throttle metal vocalists of the era, Joey Belladonna chose to sing as well as shout, giving songs like "Among the Living," "Indians" and "Efilnikcufecin" ("nice fuckin' life" spelled backwards) a decided melodic edge. Yet Scott Ian and Dan Spitz's buzzsaw guitar flurries, and Charlie Benante's insistent drumming, prevented the songs from ever degenerating into the run-of-the-mill heavy metal they so despised. --Jon WiederhornPop Music CDs
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