but Sandfrog made me misanthropic.

I liked them better, later, when they were called:
Mouse Rat
Muscle Confusion
Ninja Dick
A.D. and the D Bags
Fourskin
Scarecrow Boat
and Just The Tip

“I also listen to this one underground extreme metal band you’ve probably never heard of. It’s called ‘Slayer’.”

Their new work especially.

“My stuff is a little bit Beatles, kind of Zeppelin-esque, throw a little JImi in there…I also get a little softer sometimes, with some Elton John vibes, but when we really bring it, the closest comparison would have to be the Pixies.”

The Jaguar has switches on the top left of the guitar, which I don’t see on that one. I could be wrong though. The Fender Jaguar, Jazzmaster, Mustang and Tornado all had similar body styles.

Godflesh is classic and eventually everybody seeks out Justin Broadrick’s oeuvre. Baroness I can hang with, too, but are far down the line of my favorite stoner metal bands of today. Isis will hit every screamo/hardcore fans ears eventually, because they have the pedigree of other bands/projects, not to mention longevity. But most of this stuff is still de rigueur due to the explosion of Hot Topic style mall metal from the early 2000’s. Those kids just grew up and are finally listening to what the old guys(i.e. 35 year olds) in Kerrang are telling them to.

Basically…if he mentioned Isis and Godflesh in 1998, my mind would’ve exploded. Now, it’s just sorta what I expect.

One thing that always bugged me(and still does) is how many times I read or heard that Germs were horrible musicians. Maybe in the very, very, VERY beginning they sucked, but most of the music these writers or talking heads in documentaries were commenting on was the seminal stuff. And that band, by then, could shred.

+1 on the Germs rec.

You can talk to him about it here.