Tone Reminder : Among the Living

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Crazy hardcore band's back in the day I love it! NYHC if you know what it means.
 
romanianreaper said:
A few months ago I saw him with Armored Saint. I really like John and had big shoes to fill for old school Anthrax fans like me. He has a great voice and crazy he almost ended up fronting Metallica. I love The Sound of White Noise and was such a great fresh sound.
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Stomp 442 is a fun album
 
I notice back in the 80's and 90's they never low cut the guitars, they left them intact, and just used a thinner bass tone that worked with the guitars. I kinda miss that old school thrash production style.

I hate it when people say AJFA has no bass. There's clearly a bass line on every song on that album, just listen to the verses of "One" with headphones for instance. I also notice a few other spots where the bass barely cuts through (like the slow down spot on the title track), but that's not what it's purpose was, it was essentially just there to enhance the fullness of the guitars, not to really be heard. This is old school thrash, bass takes a back seat. Well, except for Megadeth... David Ellefsons basslines were always pumped up loud.
 
abrackas said:
Also a big fan of John Bush era. I got into them relatively later and got to see them in 2003 with Bush. Never got into the timbre of Joey’s voice. Guitar tones were great on those earlier albums for sure. Scott Ian surely knows how to play some rhythm.
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For me it was definitely the other way around!

My first introduction to Anthrax was the Armed and Dangerous EP; I love Joey's voice. Never really cared for John Bush in Anthrax, and to me, Armored Saint suits him better.
I followed them up to (and including) Persistence...then I lost interest a bit.
 
anomaly said:
I notice back in the 80's and 90's they never low cut the guitars, they left them intact, and just used a thinner bass tone that worked with the guitars. I kinda miss that old school thrash production style.

I hate it when people say AJFA has no bass. There's clearly a bass line on every song on that album, just listen to the verses of "One" with headphones for instance. I also notice a few other spots where the bass barely cuts through (like the slow down spot on the title track), but that's not what it's purpose was, it was essentially just there to enhance the fullness of the guitars, not to really be heard. This is old school thrash, bass takes a back seat. Well, except for Megadeth... David Ellefsons basslines were always pumped up loud.
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The analog tape was the HUGEST part of the tones . In later years the guys all tried original gear setups and noticed it sounded small . The difference was all digital recording. AC/DC as well . The
Y use the same gear as the 70s and their sound is so clean compared to the guitars of the past . Too clean now
 
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Speeddemon said:
For me it was definitely the other way around!

My first introduction to Anthrax was the Armed and Dangerous EP; I love Joey's voice. Never really cared for John Bush in Anthrax, and to me, Armored Saint suits him better.
I followed them up to (and including) Persistence...then I lost interest a bit.
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I love it all . It’s a fun journey listen to them all in order
 
ClintN667 said:
Kinda weird with their use of pentagrams lately. Just seems odd
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It’s their new Anthrax logo . It’s actually an A with points . Not actually a pentagram . I thought the same thing until I watched their history of episodes 1 to 24 . It actually was a great series
 
anomaly said:
I notice back in the 80's and 90's they never low cut the guitars, they left them intact, and just used a thinner bass tone that worked with the guitars. I kinda miss that old school thrash production style.

I hate it when people say AJFA has no bass. There's clearly a bass line on every song on that album, just listen to the verses of "One" with headphones for instance. I also notice a few other spots where the bass barely cuts through (like the slow down spot on the title track), but that's not what it's purpose was, it was essentially just there to enhance the fullness of the guitars, not to really be heard. This is old school thrash, bass takes a back seat. Well, except for Megadeth... David Ellefsons basslines were always pumped up loud.
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It's funny you say that because I was recently listening to something on that album and really focused in and could hear the bass.

I never thought about that before but Frankie's bass was almost like a guitar and not hidden. It was part of their sound too. If you listen to songs on that album, his bass really stands out strong on certain parts. Those first four songs right in a row on that album, just destroy. Alot of people don't realize the album cover wad done as a tribute to Cliff Burton.
 
someone should go through scott ians autobiography and count how many times that he references being Jewish. i'll put the over/under at 50.
 
I rocked a Judge Dread I Am The Law backpatch on my jean jacket thru the late 80’s…
Those early Anthrax albums are really special, along with SOD…

Billy Milano tried picking up my buddies girlfriend in Ithaca NY one night after recording at Pyramid Sound.
 
i thought his 800's were actually 2210's...? big gain difference in those..
 
Techdeth said:
Ya he has been awhile . I was shocked whej he switched
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Sorta shocked too to see him use a Mooer Phase 90.... I mean, the guy probably has a nice budget, but if it works, it works!

I've tried tons of chorus pedals, including pricey ones (like Providence), only to come back twice to the Mooer Ensemble King (since I don't want to schlep my 2 vintage Boss CE-2's around anymore, they got quite a mid boost and they're bigger and not true bypass).
 
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