What if Journey and Metallica....

Dave W · February 13, 2010, 09:23:18 AM

Be sure to read the premise at the beginning.

OldManC · February 13, 2010, 10:37:07 AM

I saw this last week on another site I frequent and most of the reactions were "?". There are more mashups on Youtube, though this is probably the best one I've seen/heard. I have to admit part of the appeal for me was how unexpected it was (just when you think every angle has been exploited...) and after that surprise, not expecting them to pull it off so well (which I think they do, whether the result is attractive to the listener or not).

I guess old rockers have to be more creative than ever these days.

uwe · February 17, 2010, 01:11:47 PM

Ah, finally Metallica with melody and Journey with some balls. About time too.

ack1961 · February 17, 2010, 02:09:10 PM

I completely despise both of those bands....but that was very, very cool.
Thanks for sharing that.

uwe · February 17, 2010, 02:18:05 PM

I just noticed: Steve Perry sang one hell of a lot better than Herr Hetfield ever will (though Hetfield has improved over the decades).

Have I ever confessed that I'm a lovin', touchin', squeezin' that corny "lead guitarist plays chorus melody"-bit at the end of DSB?

Oüch.

Psycho Bass Guy · February 17, 2010, 04:13:16 PM

Be glad you haven't had to hear classic rock radio play that song through the ground, past hell, and into American Idol territory. To me the video is just a catchy Journey cover with good guitar tones and a nicer riff hook. There was way too much "irony" on the faces of those guys for me to buy into that song. If you're going to do smaltz-pop-metal, you damn well better believe in it.

uwe · February 17, 2010, 05:23:24 PM

I've said it before: Among all those Totos, Styxes, REOs and Foreigners I like Journey best. Sure, Perry's vocals could be twee, but they could also soar and command a tune. And I always found their West Coast groove set them apart from East Coast and Brit-influenced AOR. Plus Neal Schon had a truly individual, jazzy style.

OldManC · February 17, 2010, 09:56:28 PM

Quote from: uwe on February 17, 2010, 05:23:24 PM
And I always found their West Coast groove set them apart from East Coast and Brit-influenced AOR.

Steve Smith and Aynsley Dunbar certainly added a different feel than most of the bands from the AOR genre. And as schmaltzy as some Journey could come across, they were a seriously good bunch of musicians for most of their original run, so the live show always rocked (that I saw and heard).

Highlander · February 18, 2010, 04:20:59 PM

Steve Smith ran an interesting sideline band called Vital Information - quite jazzy - quite enjoyable...

Rhythm N. Bliss · February 18, 2010, 07:05:30 PM

I like this much better--Shakira morphed with Danzig!! NSFW!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHv3qO_Y8kk

HAR HAR HAR ha haaaaa

This is Classic too:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8QH93jWZbk&feature=related

SKATE RAT · February 18, 2010, 07:30:29 PM

ok that was really funny,even if the dude doesn't really sound like Danzig. i love Danzig but i love making fun of his ridiculousness even more. have you ever seen the video with the wolf.not a parody.but funny as hell.

Psycho Bass Guy · February 18, 2010, 10:52:30 PM

I LOVE Danzig!!! I saw the Shakira parody a few years ago when it first came out, but never thought to post it here. The best part is that the guitar mashups are actually real Misfits songs.

Basvarken · February 20, 2010, 04:11:11 PM

What if ABBA and Metallica...
same joke different band

oops posted the wrong video. corrected now.

Denis · February 20, 2010, 06:57:15 PM

I will not tell anyone a lie and readily admit that I love ABBA.

uwe · February 21, 2010, 07:23:12 AM

Me too!

And Erasure as well:

You known, hard rock is not the only music men can play in women's clothes!