So over the last two days, I ran through Sound Of White Noise and Volume 8.
I was a huge Armored Saint fan when John joined Anthrax, and I think I just had unrealistic expectations, but I distinctly remember being somewhat disappointed by it.
Only is an excellent song, and I always loved Hi Pro Glo and Invisible. And I thought This Is Not An Exit was really cool. The rest of the album was kinda meh. Now it's aged pretty well though. I also think that vocally, it might be John's best album of his career.
Volume 8 is heavy AF and it has a couple of great tunes, notably Catharsis and Inside Out.
But there's a number of tracks that just don't do anything for me..Born Again Idiot, Big Fat, Alpha Male. They really lose me in the second half of the album.
Gonna spin WCFYA. But I never cared for it, and I'm not expecting a big change. Been easily a dozen or so years since I've checked it out.
OK, here's my thoughts on WCFYA..
1. It sounds like a band out of ideas
2. It's tuned way too low
3. Monotonous mid tempo
4. Total lack of melody and harmony
The only song I'd consider putting on my Best Of The Bush Era would be Anyplace But Here. Safe Home is OK as is Refuse To Be Denied.