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Re: Never thought it would happen...
Sully -- I'm glad you are back into to it.
As far as Dime, I feel exactly the same way as you. I was never a big fan of Pantera because of the screaming vocals. I liked them but not enough to buy an album. The songs where Phil actually sang were good. I just knew of him from the guitar mag interviews and what friends told me about the person that he was. Dime could play like a mofo so I had a lot of respect for him as a player but also had respect for him as a cool person too.
When he was murdered it hit me hard and I really don't know why nor did I understand it. I bought CFH and it has been continously playing in my CD player ever since. I learned "Cemetery Gates" and recording it as a tribute, I have all the parts down I just need time to finish recording it. It was a week ot two after his his passing that I was playing the song with my eyes close and in a daze, I realised that tears running down my face, I wasn't trying to fight it and then I really began to cry (hey, I'm man enough now to admit it. A couple days later I went on to learn "The Sleep" (part of my delay in finishing Gates) and would like to record that one too.
Again I have no idea why it hit me so hard, perhaps when Randy went (my idol at the time) I couldn't cry, was too macho or stupid or whatever. I may have some guilt too becuase I had the oportunity to see them many times and never did [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] I moved to Houston in 87 and event then on the local circute, they were the talk of the town and they were in Dallas but played Houston a lot
Sully -- I'm glad you are back into to it.
As far as Dime, I feel exactly the same way as you. I was never a big fan of Pantera because of the screaming vocals. I liked them but not enough to buy an album. The songs where Phil actually sang were good. I just knew of him from the guitar mag interviews and what friends told me about the person that he was. Dime could play like a mofo so I had a lot of respect for him as a player but also had respect for him as a cool person too.
When he was murdered it hit me hard and I really don't know why nor did I understand it. I bought CFH and it has been continously playing in my CD player ever since. I learned "Cemetery Gates" and recording it as a tribute, I have all the parts down I just need time to finish recording it. It was a week ot two after his his passing that I was playing the song with my eyes close and in a daze, I realised that tears running down my face, I wasn't trying to fight it and then I really began to cry (hey, I'm man enough now to admit it. A couple days later I went on to learn "The Sleep" (part of my delay in finishing Gates) and would like to record that one too.
Again I have no idea why it hit me so hard, perhaps when Randy went (my idol at the time) I couldn't cry, was too macho or stupid or whatever. I may have some guilt too becuase I had the oportunity to see them many times and never did [img]/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img] I moved to Houston in 87 and event then on the local circute, they were the talk of the town and they were in Dallas but played Houston a lot
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