Hank III

[suhl]

you are just stubborn and use things like saying grow up to make me look bad then turn around and make the same type of remarks except try to sound mature. your problem is the same as a lot of people on here, you think it is ok to go around being ignorant and acting like you know when you dont and just presenting lies as truth is ok as long as you are nice about it. then you can get all high and mighty and toss around words like immature grow up or whatever has nothing to do with the main point. if you think down sounds like pantera in any way then i cant see you really appreciating either band. if you want to deprive yourself of down just so you can be a stubborn prick that is fine with me but trust me whenever you decide to end this pointless charade youll thank me:thumbsup:

[yabatab]

Love peace and afro grease to ya.........but I still don't like Down.

And they don't sound like pantera thats why they were a mere
imitation (in my opinion) I saw it as him using panteras name to
sell it thats it. But hey man you like them and I have no
problem with that, its only music. The way this turned out you
think we was arguing over politics.....LOL

And how did my Hank III thread turn into a pantera debate

[Cas]

suhl we agree on a lot of things dude :thumbsup:

and yabatab, we are in a big disagreement and I won't resort to name calling but to say that NOLA(my avatar) or any down material is a piece of shit is blasephemy. so down became a band soley because Phil was in pantera at the time? i'll give a little history lesson on down: Phil wrote lyrics and material for down as far back as 92'. the only reason these ideas came to fruition is because one day, during a break in pantera's, eyehategod's, and crowbar's touring schedule they all got together(because they were all friends as early back as high school) to jam soley for the purpose to hang out, make music, and enjoy each other's company. as it goes they wrote an entire demo over a weekend. they realized they had stumbled upon something very special and unique so they decided to record an album dedicated to new orleans (NOLA) and their love of black sabbath. after playing only 13 shows, word of mouth spread that this so called side project was something to check out and guess what: it sold HALF A MILLION COPIES worldwide. that to me is incredible considering they got no airplay and played only 13 shows. in other words: these guys didn't try to make down an awesome band, they did it without even trying. bands today can't do this with all the label support and air time in the world. why you ask? because they don't have .02% of heart that Phil, Jimmy, Kirk, Rex, and Pepper have. oh and to say that Down was the reason pantera split up is just wrong dude, pantera broke up because 1. tension between phil and dime and vinnie were growing because of phil's heroin addiction. 2. that motherfucker nathal gale murdered dimebag(insert flood outro here :sadcrying ). and 3 superjoint ritual was more important to phil than a pantera record. and btw down is so special to me I got "lifer" tattooed above my right ankle. :smokin:

[yabatab]

The passion for music is strong and it is shitty when
someone comes along and calls a band you like crap.
Im just not a down fan and to debate what broke
pantera up is pointless really but in my opinion
Phils other bands he had going on did put a strain
on the structure of Pantera.

The argument that broke out over me calling down
and SJR pantera imitations was not what I intended.
I am sure there is bands I like that you wouldn't like
and I would have done the same thing and tried to
defend them.

All I can say is I am sorry for degrading some thing
you like.