[kj] OT -- Metal Joke

[Bo Krogsgaard]

On Sun, 9 Jan 2005, ade wrote:

> My theory - I think when they started getting 'all political' they
> found that Joey didn't fit with their new view of the band - anyone
> know the REAL reason Joey went/got sacked/etc?

Not really. It's a fact that Joey started losing interest in Anthrax. It's 
also a fact that poodle hair was pretty much passe in the early 90s. 
Anthrax wanted a rawer sound and rawer vocals and since Joey was never 
part of the songwriting process, he was disposable. My personal 
speculations tell me that they made the move because they suddenly had 
Elektra behind them, but wanted to do so even before, just didn't because 
Megaforce weren't that economically stable at that time.

Actually, Bush (John, you fucktards) isn't as bad as most people want to 
make him. There are good post-Joey songs but not in the same amount. You 
can pretty much find them all on Return Of The Killer A's which is an 
essential fucking starting point for any Anthrax newbie. Skip the first 
track and you're safe.

I'll take any recent Anthrax album over anything Joey ever did solo, and 
that's a fact. I bet even his demo tape sucks.


b