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jakefrep Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-04 09:25 AM
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Am I the only person who's never heard of Dimebag Darrell?
Not to be callous, but why do I get the feeling that I'm the last person on Earth who's ever heard of the guy? Is it a bad thing that I never would have heard the name Dimebag Darrell if he hadn't died?
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ohioliberal Donating Member (458 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-04 09:26 AM
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1. Don't feel bad
I've never heard of him either and I've got a 19 year old who loves music and he has never mentioned him to me.
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NoPasaran Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-04 09:26 AM
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2. Nope
I'd never heard of him either.
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Nicholas D Wolfwood Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-04 09:26 AM
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3. No, I think most people didn't know who he was.
Pantera certainly didn't have all THAT many fans.

I don't see any reason why most people WOULD know him. And this is coming from someone that actually DOES listen to Pantera.
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Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-04 09:27 AM
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5. I only know who he was because my husband was a Pantera fan.
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shesemsmom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-04 09:27 AM
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4. so who is he
I don't know who he is either
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kedrys Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-04 09:28 AM
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6. His music is a bit of an acquired taste...
If you like metal that makes you bleed profusely from both eyeballs for weeks at a time, he had you covered. But he was also a great guitar player, and came across as a very thoughtful fellow in several interviews.
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Beer Snob-50 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-04 09:28 AM
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7. add me to the growing list on this thread
my kids are into the more poppy stuff (well my oldest son does listen to eminiem and had turned me on to that also)
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Burma Jones Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-04 09:28 AM
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8. Nope
I never heard of him, but I'm not into Metal..........
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peacefreak Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-04 09:33 AM
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9. I hadn't either.
It was interesting at work when one of the kids at work got a call from her bf & she kept on saying dimebag, dimebag. At first I thought she was talking about a dime bag of pot. No drug deals at work, please! (Or if you must, please share).:smoke:
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progressoid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-04 09:33 AM
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10. I heard on the radio today that some in the MSM were comparing his
death with John Lennons. :( That's a bit of a stretch.
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Nicholas D Wolfwood Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-04 10:34 AM
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18. I think they were comparing the circumstances
In which case it's not a stretch at all.
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Scout Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-04 09:34 AM
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11. Nope ... no clue who he is here. eom
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Zuni Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-04 09:36 AM
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12. I knew him from Guitar magazines---not a pantera fan
although I did have one of their albums when I was a wee lad. But I mostly knew him from his numerous articles he wrote to help aspiring guitarists
:-(
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OhioChick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-04 09:38 AM
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13. I think that
"Vulgar Display of Power" was their best.....loved the song "This Love."
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Debbi801 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-04 09:43 AM
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14. Don't feel bad, I hadn't either.
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Poppyseedman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-04 09:46 AM
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15. No, don't feel bad,
I'm in my 40's and had no idea who he was or the band.

When I first heard the news that "Dimebag Darrel" was murdered, I thought to myself. "Good, no less drug dealer off the street.

I didn't know he was a musician. I'm glad the cop bagged the jerk who did him in, though.
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pansypoo53219 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-04 09:51 AM
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16. who?
what band?
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mcscajun Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-04 10:24 AM
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17. Nope...I hadn't a clue, either.
I'd barely been aware of the previous existence of the band Pantera. So I couldn't name One of its members. If Darrell hadn't been shot and killed yesterday, I might have died still not knowing who he was or what he did.
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Aiptasia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-04 10:37 AM
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19. I guess because there aren't many screamo fans here
Pantera isn't my cup o tea, either, but I did actually buy Great Southern Trendkill.

It sucks that some crazy steroid fanboy went lunatic and gunned down the band on stage because of Pantera's breakup.
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johnnie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-04 10:41 AM
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20. I didn't know his name
Being involved in some of the music world for a while I would have thought I would have known who he is. Of course I knew of Pantera and heard some of their stuff, but didn't know the name of the guys in the band.
I love all different types of music, but some I never acquired a taste for. Thrash metal is one of those types. It would be like if someone told me a famous opera star passed away. :shrug:
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jakefrep Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-04 04:27 PM
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22. When Kurt Cobain died,
I felt about the same way and I am squarely in the middle of the generation that supposedly was most moved by his music. I had heard of Nirvana, but I couldn't name their band members to save my life. It didn't help that I couldn't stand their music.
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Champ Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Dec-10-04 10:44 AM
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21. I didn't know who he was either
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