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Another star dies from drugs. How suprising. A great heavy metal guitarist gets murdered on stage and he barely makes third for fourth page in the news papers. I get sick of the pop stars, some whom have no talent and lip synch, take all of the lime light. I feel sorry for Michael Jackson’s family, but not for him. Who knows what he has done with kids and I don’t think I really want to know.

Yes, he had talent, but let’s just all say what everyone wants to say but no one will. He was a freak in his later years. Everything happens for a reason. I believe you reap what you sew. Dime Bag had more talent than most of these pop stars who kill themselves with their drugs. But did the whole world stop doing what they were doing when he was taken from us? No, only those of us who understand real talent.

That’s all I have to say on this topic.

Shon

That is the age old question about bass players. Some think bass players who play with their fingers are better. Some people think bass players who use picks are faster. It is true some bass players can play just as fast as a bassist who uses a pick.

But my choice is pick. I like the sound it makes, I think most can play faster with a pick. I play using both styles, but it seems to be easier for me with a pick. So what do you think. I know players such as Steve Harris and Getty Lee are the masters of playing with thier fingers, so no disrrespect to them. John Cambpell is the bassist who got me into playing with a pick.  After seeing him play 4 times plus one-time up close at a meet and greet during the sound check I knoew I would probably never play without a pick ever again.

Shon

The bass player is seldom talked about but they are what I call the heart of the band. The drummer is the brain of the band, The singer is the mouth of the band and so on. But back to the bass player. Their are many different styles of playing, slap, fingers, and pick. Me personally I prefer playing with a pick. I have seen some bass players who play with their fingers who can play reallly fast (Robert Trujillo). But the precision style style playing of todays bass players like John Campbell, of Lamb of God, is exactly why I am writing this article. I have seen him play four times in concert, one time up close and once when I won a meet and greet and sound check pass. I stood right in front of him in amazement. I believe he follows the guitars not the drums on most of their songs if not all of them. The best thing is you can still hear him play, even though he is following the guitars, which is a hell of a job.

There are a lot of good bass players out their in the Heavy Metal category and here is my top 10:

1. John Campbell (Lamb of God)

2. Robert Trujillo (Metallica)

3. Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath)

4. Cliff Burton (Metallica)

5. Steve Harris (Iron Maiden)

6. Ryan Martinie (Mudvayne)

7. DD Verni (OverKill)

8. Rex Brown (Pantera)

9. Dave Ellefson (Ex-Megadeth)  

10. Steve Digiorgio (Testament)

This is my list, don’t like it, you don’t have to. But this is the way I see it.

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Shon

What a fucking show. I don’t usually cuss very much on this site, but Lamb of Fucking God was so powerful Saturday night. They blew everyone there away. They played so hard Chris broke something on his drum kit. Man, I was so disappointed that I didn’t get to get backstage and see the guys. Willie, I have you green camo ESP WA600 that I really need signed.

They other groups there were like window dressing, nice to look at but not much there. God Forbid and COB was probably the only bands really worth opening for the greatest pure American heavy metal band, Lamb of God. Just think about that name, Lamb of God, what better a name could they have picked. The guys in that band are so good together. I don’t know how they are with each other behind the scene’s, but, this is a band that I hope stays together a long, very long time. When I’ve seen them 20 times, then maybe they can take a break or call it quits and right now I am at 4 times I have seen them.

We are so grateful that they keep coming back to Corpus Christi, TX. Randy, you don’t need to rent an apartment down here, you can stay at our home anytime you and the guys want. You guys need to come down here and go fishing with us way out in the bay. It’s fun and relaxing.  JC, you were woop ass on the bass as always. Willie, I wish you would have came to the otherside of the stage more, where we were at. Mark, I got to see plenty of you and dude I would sign up for any guitar school you put togehter. Plus I love Nascar, maybe one day you can hit me up and lets go to the Texas Speedway race in the fall. Chris, I got there at 7 a.m. Saturday morning with my kids but we didn’t get to see you. We saw the buses come in and back into the back of the stage, we stayed till around 10 a.m. or so but the Concrete St. security guys shut the gates to where the buses were and so I figured I wouldn’t get to see you again.

For those who have never gone to a Lamb of God show, you are missing life. Lamb of God is like blood that runs through your veins, you have to have it.

Great show Lamb of God.

Shon Jimenez

Lamb of God will be here tomorrow. Are you ready? I am. I just wish they were playing the big stage instead of the small stage. It makes it easier to see for people who don’t want to get pummeled trying to get close to the stage. Remember, if you bought your tickets months ago, the times have changed. The doors now open at 5:30 p.m.. I’ll be there ar 3 p.m. to see if I can get Willie to sign my signature series cam esp wa600, since I didn’t win the meet and greet for the Corpus show.

So come on Willie, If you see some dude carrying your camo esp ltd wa600 and a couple kids with him, please come by and sign the guitar. It would mean a lot to me. You guys signed my bass back in 2007 at Stubbs in Austin, TX.

Piece, Bro

Shon

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We need more members, real heavy metal members, so get your ass over their and join. Do you got a favorite metal band to support? Support them on MetalGig.com

Shon

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Shon

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Shon