Letās be real: the āFounding Memberā doesnāt mean a damn thing to the suits anymore. We just sat through the absolute train wreck of a Judas Priest documentary discussion, and itās clearāthe industry wants the brand, but they hate the history. Excluding KK Downing and Ripper Owens isnāt just a snub; itās a rewrite of history that treats a decade of the bandās life like a mistake.
And donāt even get us started on the Van Halen camp. Alex is digging through Eddieās private vaults, bringing in Steve Lukatherāa god on the fretboard, sureāto āfinishā what Eddie left behind. If the man who defined modern guitar didnāt finish it, it wasnāt meant to be heard. Itās the same disease affecting The Eagles and Pantera. At what point do you stop being a band and start being a traveling museum of āwhat used to beā? Weāre watching our heroes turn into high-priced tribute acts of themselves, and the fans are expected to just swallow it and buy the 1,700-minute Reload box set.
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