Pantera

Reinventing The Steel

From a true pantera fan

Review Score:

(8/10)
Here is the deal
If you liked pantera albums that came out after the vulgar album, then you should like this. However if you stopped listening to them for a few years and picked them up at this point, I could see where you might be expecting something else. Hello! Pantera has had a many good albums since vulgar, and they have been forever changing their style. This is a good thing! People are stupid sometimes when it comes to rock bands, if the band changes their style too much, they are labeled a sell out, or people just complain in general about the change, if the band doesn't change their style, people complain they sound the same and are washed up. That's a lose/lose situation. I think it would be better to change and fail at that then labeled washed up. I once seen a guy at a pantera concert tell me they haven't had a good album since vulgar. Heck, one of my favorite songs from them is "becoming" and its not on vulgar!
Anyway, I will admit this album is not their best, It did take me a couple listening, but I most say this is a pretty good album, and their last. Some people mentioned problems with the lyrics, all I have to say to them is you try putting out as many albums Phil (including superjoint, and down) and still try to remain fresh, the lyrics aren't that bad, and very catchy!
In reference to someone who talked about Darrel's guitar being aggravating: JUST TRY AND PLAY IT BUDDY! dime does a lot of weird sounds and things some people consider noise. I think these things are what keeps his playing original, he still stands out in a guitar crowd! when I said play it, I mean it, some of you should sit down with a guitar and try and duplicate some of the things he does, till then you will never appreciate him!
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