Whats wrong with Anthrax anyway?

[Anvil]

It might be because it is probably the first thrash album I ever listened to but I think Among the Living was Anthrax's pinnacle. 

[Ducky]

I had a live album of their's (possibly "The Island Years") as a young fella and I loved it. Have no idea why the studio gear didn't resonate the same...

My CD of Among the Living is the only CD out of the thousands I've bought that turned out to be faulty (and it was on a CD buying excursion from Sligo to Dublin when I was 17, so a return wasn't exactly handy); maybe I'm subconsciously salty over that

[TheFlyingGiraffe]

After seeing all the big four in the last couple of years, I can confidently say that Anthrax is the only one of the lot that I would bother seeing again

[Carnage]

I've never listened to an Anthrax album. O only know Madhouse, Bring The Noise and Safe Home or whatever it's called.
What's the very best one?

Persistence Of Time. Full stop.

Among The Living and Spreading The Disease after that but POT is THE one to hear.

[Thorn]

Yeah, Persistence then Fistful of Metal

[The Butcher]

Listening to persistence for the first time and that is one underwhelming first track. Second track is worse. The beige of thrash metal! Good drumming I'll give them that.

[leatherface]

Although I mentioned POT I personally prefer earlier material like the 'Armed and Dangerous' EP.!

If you don't like them there's no convincing otherwise it seems.

[Pagan Saviour]

First gig with Dan Lilker and guess what, they play the same shit they always do.

01. Among The Living
02. Caught In A Mosh
03. Antisocial (TRUST cover)
04. Madhouse
05. Metal Thrashing Mad
06. Efilnikufesin (N.F.L.)
07. Medusa
08. In The End
09. Deathrider
10. I Am The Law
11. Got The Time (Joe Jackson cover)
12. Indians

[londonleatherboy]

so disappointing..the potential to throw the shackles off and let rip..they serve up the same ol greatest hits and covers

[Trev]

I really don't get it, they've a great back catalogue so why is it constantly the same setlist?

Seen them live a couple of times and they've always been good, but I've have zero interest in going to them again knowing that I'll have heard 90% of the stuff multiple times before

[Mooncat]

Isn't it less about the quality of their work and more because they never belonged in a Big 4 with the other 3? It's like a big 3, plus like a secondary 6 or so 

In pure sales they prob have more than the rest, but still not quite in the league of the big 3. In terms of quality of their best work they're nowhere near the best work of the other 3.

[Carnage]

I'd put Persistence Of Time and Among The Living up with the best of the other 3 any day of the week.

[Pagan Saviour]

The covers are unforgivable really. Got the time? In the set consistently is dopey

[Carnage]

I've never felt as pissed off as I did when they played two covers in a seven song, half hour set at the Slayer gig a few years ago. Unforgivable.

[Pagan Saviour]

Seen this in my feed this morning and thought of this thread.

What's wrong with Anthrax?

This

They we're their own saboteurs - how the fuck did they think Dan Nelson was a good idea? Sounds like Puddle of Mudd. That's where they were playing toilets before Metallica gave them a second wind with the Big 4 shows. And it's worth reiterating every time what a knob Scott Ian is, look at those stage moves.