samsonlonghair wrote:It's always something when the opening act blows away the main act.
I've told this story before, but it is worth repeating.
While in high school I missed a Danzig concert that most of my friends were going to. My good pal Brandon (aka Brand-x, aka Brandolion, aka honey-bee, aka B) went and the next day he filled me in on the concert. I didn't believe a word he said at least for a year, but here is how our conversation went...
B: Dude, Danzig totally sucks but the opening band was incredible. They're called Korn, and they were amazing. Probably the most hard core band I've ever heard.
Me: There isn't a band called Corn.
B: Well, they spell it with a K and a backwards R.
Me: That sounds like the worst band name ever.
B: Nah, they're really heavy and have this song where the lead singer screams about being a faggot.
Me: Uh huh.
B: No seriously. Will and I even hung out with them in their tour bus. They threw us out when some girls arrived but we met the lead singer, and there's a guy called Monkey, some other guy called Head and...
Me: I'm not buying any of this. I mean really? Korn? Monkey? Head?
B: I'm telling you, they're going to be huge.
The rest is history, and Brand-x still brings that story up from time to time. And of course, Korn became one of our favorite bands at the time. Even my friends who only listened to hip hop loved Korn because it sounded awesome on their car's "system". Do kids still call it a "system"?
