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Band Name: Anthrax
Album Name: I'm The Man
Rating: 3 / 5 User Rating: 4 / 5
Label: Island Records
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Aside from the coupling of Kerry King and the Beastie Boys, 'I'm The Man' represents an initial stab at the mashing of metal and rap by New York's finest thrashers, Anthrax. It's difficult to take this too seriously, and that's the point as the band give a wink and a nod to the growing culture of hip-hop, while inserting a fair amount of inside jokes and kidding around as well. As for 'Not?' Remember, you heard it here first, the band taking that once entertaining use of slang before a worldwide audience on this cut. The 'Def Uncensored Radio Version' of the title cut is the most entertaining, but in retrospect it's a very awkward song overall.
The true gem of this EP is a great cover of 'Sabbath Bloody Sabbath' (Yeah, that's 'Sweet Leaf' at the end of the cut), as the 'thrax up the tempo ever-so-slightly and spit out this rendition in likeable fashion. It's obvious that Anthrax didn't take themselves too seriously at this point and that fact was a large part of the band's appeal. Note Scott Ian's rather long mop on the inside of the album's liner – well before the awe-inspiring guitarist went on a Satan trip and grew a funny colored goatee, he kept a smile on his face and the funny colors on his Jams brand shorts.
Appropriately energetic versions of 'Caught In A Mosh' and 'I Am The Law', captured on the group's 1987 'Among The Living' tour recall Anthrax at their most deadly, highlighted by the singularly excellent voice of Joey Belladonna and the rave-up rendition of the title track (featuring Mr. Belladonna on drums) is a riot. Blazing a trail and laughing all the way to the bank, this album best represents the fun-loving side of the band that fans would embrace wholeheartedly.
Review by: EF
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