otakon wrote:
It's laughable to see how Pantera tries so hard to hide the fact that they were glam.
From glam to groove metal, all jumping bandwagons. Pantera has zero integrity in my eyes, Damageplan certainly didnt help.
nonetheless Dimebag is definately a good guitarist .. and so as Piggy
Don't be a tool. That's an ignorant statement. That is what's laughable. Pantera NEVER tried to hide that they were glam. First off, they were KIDS when Pantera started. When I was a teenager I was in a shitty rock band called X-WOLF (don't ask)!! Still, I emulated my favorite bands and what was "cool." Shit, my guitar playing style is identical to that of Steve Clark from Def Leppard!
Yes, early in the bands career they were heavy, glam-like rock, but if you've EVER heard their first four albums you would hear a band CLEARLY progressing and evolving into the band they eventually became on Cowboys From Hell and beyond.
You started hearing Dimebag's signature solo and riff work, the double-bass started to show up on Projects In The Jungle! Name another 80's rock band that had double bass in their songs? There aren't many! By the time I Am The Night came out you could hear that Cowboys From Hell style creeping into a lot of the songs, then on Power Metal it was all there. Cowboys From Hell took it one step further, but you can't deny the 80's influence on parts of that album. Then they shed 95% of that 80's rock influence on Vulgar Display Of Power and continued to get heavier from there on.
Comments that they jumped on bandwagons, hid their past, etc. is a bunch of bullshit. It's ignorant to even suggest it.