Reinventing The Steel 2000 Album

Pantera

Ah, this was horrible - a one-song, maybe two-song album. Pantera mailed it in for the money then went their separate ways. "Goddamn Electric" was especially atrocious - to first hear a line like “your trust is in whiskey and weed and Slayer” was one of the corniest experiences to go through. Dimebag is a shell of himself, even on the comeback single "Revolution Is My Name", which sounds like he took 5-10 snippets of past material and stitched the song together out of them. There are lots of dumb self-reverential lyrics and themes, too. There is a sound effect on "Death Rattle" which intentionally sounds like a bong hit. The drunk guy on the cover is a mess of blurred fingers, spilled booze, and bodily fluids, which is a great indicator of the mess that is this record. I give'em 2 points because at least the style of music is in my wheelhouse, but can't be held responsible for anyone else's take.