Pantera - Page 2

Keith! · August 9th, 2006, 01:12 AM

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Originally Posted by the_drip

Pantera is ..meh. Would've been a hell of a lot better if dimebag could dial in an amplifier properly... terrible tone ruined alot of talent there IMO.

Wtf? You rekon?
Seems to me he started a whole new trend of guitar tone. Next to Metallica I'd say his is the most sort after tone out there for all sorts of people. To develop your own unique tone that is sort after by thousands of guitarist's and instantly recognisable in my opinion is quite a remarkable achievement if your a guitarist. Theres not a hell of alot of guitarist's that have done that.

hibernal_dream · August 9th, 2006, 01:59 AM

They're a good band. Best thing about them is they continued to improve - I think RtS is the pinnacle of their style.

the_drip · August 9th, 2006, 02:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Keith!

Wtf? You rekon?
Seems to me he started a whole new trend of guitar tone. Next to Metallica I'd say his is the most sort after tone out there for all sorts of people. To develop your own unique tone that is sort after by thousands of guitarist's and instantly recognisable in my opinion is quite a remarkable achievement if your a guitarist. Theres not a hell of alot of guitarist's that have done that.

yeah its a uniquely terrible tone that is emulated by bands that I dislike a great deal. Every single amp/stombox/guitar pickup Dimebag ever endorsed always sounded like total ass. It's a buzzy, thin, over-saturated mids-over-scooped crappy tone. No bones about it.

I like big huge guitars that smash yoru face into your scrotum which is basically the opposite of what Dime's tone was like.

Dreadful · August 9th, 2006, 02:27 AM

seems you're the only one who thinks his tone wasn't that great. whatever knobs he turned or effects he had to make it sound that LETHAL...it worked for me and a ton of others.

Pantera was a totally original metal band and were strong songwriters. Every note they played came straight from the heart, and not from the words of others. No excessive self indulgence to ruin their written songs, and no simple pop bullcrap. They were pure, well balanced metal (sounds like I'm talking about food here!) for people wanting something less excessively brutal than death metal, but more hard edged/darker than thrash...with some melody and dynamics.

the_drip · August 9th, 2006, 02:40 AM

meh I agree with you on why they appealed so much...but I couldn't ever get into them. due to his tone and I really hate phil anselmo..he never impressed me either.

And I'm pretty sure there's people who agree wtih me about my distaste for Dimebag tone. It is atrocious.

MasterOLightning · August 9th, 2006, 03:18 AM

Shit band. This Love and Walk are among the worst songs I've ever heard. I'm embarrassed that there are people that think Pantera is anywhere near the pinnacle of metal. I regret their existence.

Deadlift · August 9th, 2006, 04:31 AM

Great band. I love "Cowboys" and "Vulgar". Don't like the other albums at all.

AshDLS · August 9th, 2006, 05:32 AM

Can't stand them. The amount of obnoxious and arrogant crap those guys spewed out onstage and in interviews is unbelieveable, plus I don't see any appeal in the music at all.

opeth8 · August 9th, 2006, 08:58 AM

Vulgar Display of Power is my favorite. Not super from start to finish, but it contains some of their finest tracks.

A New Level, Fucking Hostile, Walk, This Love, Live In a Hole & Hollow are amongst their best songs IMO.

This Love & Cemetary Gates are probably my favorite songs of theirs. CG was off of Cowboys ofcourse which is my 2nd fav album.

It's a shame how things ended up between Phil & the Abbott's.
They should still be together & rocking out, but all the H & Booze fucked things up for them.
Phil also has the biggest ego in Metal.

Powers · August 9th, 2006, 09:03 AM

I don't mind a spot of Pantera, in fact I've got one album kicking about the house somewhere, wouldn't say they're amazing but good.

myra · August 9th, 2006, 10:37 AM

Pantera was one of the first metal bands that I got into and it's actually the one band that me and my brothers can agree on.

I chose TGSTK as my favorite. It had some of the heaviest stuff they had ever done and some of the most melodic. The solo at the end of Floods is, in my opinion, one of the greatest ever written.

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August 9th, 2006, 02:27 AM	#29 (permalink)
Dreadful At the Fathomless Depths Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Diego, California Posts: 1,518	seems you're the only one who thinks his tone wasn't that great. whatever knobs he turned or effects he had to make it sound that LETHAL...it worked for me and a ton of others. Pantera was a totally original metal band and were strong songwriters. Every note they played came straight from the heart, and not from the words of others. No excessive self indulgence to ruin their written songs, and no simple pop bullcrap. They were pure, well balanced metal (sounds like I'm talking about food here!) for people wanting something less excessively brutal than death metal, but more hard edged/darker than thrash...with some melody and dynamics. __________________ "I'm proud that I've never had a drug problem or complained that success sucks and shot myself like Kurt Cobain." - Chuck Schuldiner (R.I.P) Last edited by Dreadful : August 9th, 2006 at 02:30 AM.

August 9th, 2006, 02:40 AM	#30 (permalink)
the_drip Martriden K Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Montana, Harlowton pop. 1002 Posts: 2,843	meh I agree with you on why they appealed so much...but I couldn't ever get into them. due to his tone and I really hate phil anselmo..he never impressed me either. And I'm pretty sure there's people who agree wtih me about my distaste for Dimebag tone. It is atrocious. __________________ "Unsettling Dark" out via Candlelight Records Feb. 5th in U.S. and March 3rd in Europe! http://www.myspace.com/martriden http://www.martriden.com

August 9th, 2006, 03:18 AM	#31 (permalink)
MasterOLightning only got wet on my feet Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 4,887	Shit band. This Love and Walk are among the worst songs I've ever heard. I'm embarrassed that there are people that think Pantera is anywhere near the pinnacle of metal. I regret their existence. __________________ myspace.com/nightharvest NEW (old) SONG ADDED!

August 9th, 2006, 08:58 AM	#34 (permalink)
opeth8 My Arms, Your Casket Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: USA Posts: 658	Vulgar Display of Power is my favorite. Not super from start to finish, but it contains some of their finest tracks. A New Level, Fucking Hostile, Walk, This Love, Live In a Hole & Hollow are amongst their best songs IMO. This Love & Cemetary Gates are probably my favorite songs of theirs. CG was off of Cowboys ofcourse which is my 2nd fav album. It's a shame how things ended up between Phil & the Abbott's. They should still be together & rocking out, but all the H & Booze fucked things up for them. Phil also has the biggest ego in Metal. __________________

August 9th, 2006, 01:59 AM	#27 (permalink)
hibernal_dream A Mind Forever Voyaging Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Grave with a view Posts: 4,084	They're a good band. Best thing about them is they continued to improve - I think RtS is the pinnacle of their style.

August 9th, 2006, 04:31 AM	#32 (permalink)
Deadlift Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Sweden Posts: 1,246	Great band. I love "Cowboys" and "Vulgar". Don't like the other albums at all.

August 9th, 2006, 05:32 AM	#33 (permalink)
AshDLS Huh? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Shanghai now, Melbourne later Posts: 405	Can't stand them. The amount of obnoxious and arrogant crap those guys spewed out onstage and in interviews is unbelieveable, plus I don't see any appeal in the music at all.

August 9th, 2006, 09:03 AM	#35 (permalink)
Powers Good Morning USA! Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Sunderland, U.K. Posts: 2,153	I don't mind a spot of Pantera, in fact I've got one album kicking about the house somewhere, wouldn't say they're amazing but good. __________________ Francine, you be very careful out there today, we're at terror alert orange! Which means something might go down somewhere in some way at some point in time.

August 9th, 2006, 10:37 AM	#36 (permalink)
myra Strapping Young Lass Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Columbus, IN Posts: 151	Pantera was one of the first metal bands that I got into and it's actually the one band that me and my brothers can agree on. I chose TGSTK as my favorite. It had some of the heaviest stuff they had ever done and some of the most melodic. The solo at the end of Floods is, in my opinion, one of the greatest ever written. __________________ There's always money in the banana stand.