Ranking the Studio Albums: Pantera (w/Martin Popoff)
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I first heard Pantera when the song This Love aired on Headbangers Ball. I was hooked on them instantly and was lucky enough to see them live twice, once with White Zombie and once with Type O Negative. Vulgar Display of Power holds a special place in my heart
Darrell is one of my favorite guitarists, the one that made me want to play guitar in the first place. He was an AMAZING soloist, legendary skill but with a lot of bluesy finesse... When I think of musical moments that give me goosebumps, Dime is probably the one who most delivered those, which justifies his legend status in metal for me. He pulled off some of the most beautiful guitar playing in a HEAVY band, proving it's not just about being brutal, even with the sheer amount of riffs being he threw down relentlessly...
9- Metal Magic (1983)- Cool, but I can't single out any tracks that make me want to hear it regularly
8- I Am the Night (1985)- I have a soft spot for a few tracks here like Come On Eyes and Right Over the Edge... I agree there's more traditional heavy metal to this than Glam, you could tell by the riffs. It's only ranked this low because the rest are just so good.
7- Power Metal (1988)- I think songs like Over and Out and Death Trap are kind of foreshadowing the CFH sound here, with Dime's playing becoming more complex and shreddy, less reliant on hooks... I also like Hard Time quite a lot. Phil seemed to be drawing some Rob Halford influences, which I'm surprised no one mentioned.
6- Projects in the Jungle (1984)- My favorite of the 80s era, simply because I think the songs are just so much better. All Over Tonight has some of those goosebump-inducing moments with the breakdown riff and solo... The title track is ballsy and Takin' My Life is one of the better displays of sensibility... Songs such as Like Fire are kind of Motley Crue-ish, but that was never an issue for me because I do like a lot of 80s hard rock...
5- Reinventing the Steel (2000)- Nothing to complain about this one... Tons of good tracks, including a few favorites like Goddamn Electric, Yesterday Don't Mean Shit and It Makes Them Disappear... I think the only reason this falls behind is because Pantera was offering a new sound with just about every consecutive release, and for the first time they were sounding kinda familiar...
4- Far Beyond Driven (1994)- I agree with the comments about this being maybe the craziest and most dangerous sounding album... It might be the heaviest thing of its time, while maintaining a little bit of class. All the hit tracks are great and there are some amazing deep tracks like Shedding Skin and Throes of Rejections. I could live without a few tracks like 25 years and Use My Third Arm though, which is ultimately why it's fourth for me. There's an ever slight bit of filler here...
3- The Great Southern Trendkill (1996)- This is the album that grew on me the most. At first what bothered me is that it's kinda campy and mid-paced. But I got past that once I saw the brilliance of it, like how it's conflicted and has amazing contrasts... Floods and 10's are perfect examples- chilling, uneasy songs with beautiful solos. I guess it's conveying more desolation and anguish than just rage, and the fact that it's done so genuinely and perfectly speaks out... Plus there's more of the typical Dime riffage going on here to keep it consistently interesting.
2- Vulgar Display of Power (1992)- Top to bottom perfect album with some of Dime's best riffs and a tighter sound. The album is exactly what the cover shows, a face-pounding demystified metal record replacing dragons and satan mumbo jumbo with real shit, street-talking you into submission. I don't mind said mumbo jumbo, but you have to admit this album was perfectly timed for the 90s, capturing the decade's vibe entirely. I like Rex's mini- bass solos behind Dime's, and I love this record more for the deep-cuts than the actual hits. Regular People, Rise and Hollow are all amazing...
1- Cowboys from Hell (1990)- Another perfect album top to bottom, and I think this is just overrall one of the most satisfying albums of all time for me, adding lots of variety to an already perfect template that seems to be a cross between thrash metal and more classic metal (I get some Randy Rhoads, Diary of a Madman Ozzy vibes from it as well)... The Sleep, Cemetery Gates and Psycho Holiday are my favorite Pantera songs, also with my favorite Dime solos (and more goosebump moments!). The riffs are complex, not as straightforward as they might be among heavier bands of the time, and each song is unique and complety different from the previous, making it a truly captivating record that not many hour-long albums can stand up to... I don't think I had mentioned it before, but Vinny also had a wonderfully unique drum style, and I think this album was a cornerstone for that...All being said, this is easily in my top 10 favorite albums of all time list...
"We'll Meet Again" is Pantera's greatest song before they released Cowboys from Hell! GO LISTEN TO IT NOW! AMAZING SOLO
I'll go with "Takin' My Life", but I do love "We'll Meet Again", which was a precursor to Cemetary Gates.
@@Danimal77 just listened to "Taking my Life" decent track, very nice 🤘
The Pantera style heavy metal they put out prior Cowboys was so tacky to me!..One or two objectively ok songs, but man, they bored me so much.
@@Danimal77 i f love taking my life...fave pantera song with “come on eyes” and yes “well meet again”...good f taste bro
In 1998, Dime told me that was his favorite solo.
My friends and I were shocked in 1994 when Far Beyond Driven debuted at #1 on Billboard's top 200.
Pantera kicks ass! I have Beavis and Butthead to thank for showing them to me early on! Vulgar Display is classic!
"Godammit Pantera this beer is warm!"
Haha Butthead always calls Phil “Hey Pantera!!”
those early albums , take me back. Back to the club days of Texas. I was stationed at FT HOOD in 83/84, and Pantera played the Woodstock club , in nearby Harker Heights all the time. Was my favorite local band to see. I used to talk to them at the bar, show them my new tattoo. Fast forward , 1987, i met a Medic in Germany . He had shelves of metal albums, bootlegs. We found out we were stationed at FT HOOD same period, and he said , you remember that band PANTERA? they have a couple albums out, and they are damn good! Played me the vinyl of those early albums. Fast forward, late 90, a friend said check this new Metal CD out..and it was Cowboys from Hell....what a turnaround. The same band from those Texas club days. Still my favorite cd
Thank you for this comment! I moved to Killeen right before hs and always wondered if pantera came through here
@@coledoucette5116 The club they played a lot was called the Woodstock at the time. harker heights.
@@Mission2Transition641 nice I wonder if it’s still there
I enjoy their whole catalogue, one of my top songs from them is Avoid The Light which was on the Dracula 2000 soundtrack. Here's my ranking:
1 - Cowboys From Hell
2 - Vulgar Display Of Power
3 - Power Metal
4 - The Great Southern Trendkill
5 - Far Beyond Driven
6 - Reinventing The Steel
7 - I Am The Night
8 - Projects In The Jungle
9 - Metal Magic
My same list as well.
@@davorbrijacak Awesome, good to see someone else that thinks highly of Power Metal.
@@Skycladatdusk78personally I think trendkill is better than cowboys or vulgar but I do so agree that power metal is amazing
Cowboys
Vulgar
Trendkill
Far Beyond
Steel
Power Metal
I don't always agree with him, but always great to hear from Martin, great chemistry between you both Pete.
Personally I hear a lot of RATT in those early Pantera albums especially the guitar playing.
correct!!!
Saw Pantera supporting Megadeth on their UK tour. Both bands were magnificent. A great night
Disappointed that their first albums aren’t available on Spotify!
I still remember when I heard about Dimebag's death. What a blow! I will always love Vulgar. One the best metal albums for me. Then Far Beyond, Cowboys and Steel, in that order.
This might get some Hate, But my Favorite Pantera Albums are-
Metal Magic, Projects in the jungle, I am the Night, Cowboys from Hell and Power Metal.
I like them also, But I really wish that they had re-recorded some tracks during Vulgar era such as We´ll meet again, Hard Ride, Takin My Life, Forever Tonight
I hate you
Won't get hate from me. I agree with you completely.
80's Pantera is so underrated.
@@themetalmaniac7811 They Are!
And Get's So much Hate!
Great show guys .
Far Beyond Driven always in my top ten albums of all time 🍺🥃🤘👍
I'd love to see a proper remaster to vinyl of those pre-Cowboys albums... as a box set.
Not a fan at all but I'm dedicated to watching the shows no matter. Thanks Pete and Martin
Same here, never liked Pantera, I have many friends that do though, but I like watching these countdowns even if I don’t like the band.
@@sspbrazil I like the band but my friends pretty much only listen to few bands, including Pantera which is very annoying.
@@davorbrijacak Yeah, that can be annoying.
@Sam thanks.
Great discussion, and I basically agree with Pete's ranking. My favorite Pantera factoid is the fact they knocked Ace of Base out of the #1 spot with FBD. Like one week the kids of America are bopping along to candy-coated Swedish dance music, then they have a bad weekend and all of a sudden need the crushing groove of Pantera to get them through the day.
Interesting to hear the negatives from Martin re: Phil's early vocals. I find that stuff monumentally better than his late grunts...
I'm the other way around. Give me RTS vocals over CFH everyday of the week
Just starting the vid, but my favorite album is Great Southern Trendkill by far. A pre-Cowboys album I do like a bit is Power Metal. It has a lot of Judas Priest influence and Phil's performance is killer.
Edit: I totally get these guys' position on calling themselves "poser pantera fans" (their words!). Cowboys to Steel I'm a HUGE fan of them more than just their big riffs, and I do love Phil's vocals throughout. With Great Southern I love how dark and ugly it gets. Much of their other work in a way makes me think of the ethos of Priest in terms of their way of "waving the flag of heavy metal". Great Southern is this stark departure from all that and has some of their most terrifying performances to me.
Its funny. I was never allowed to buy albums that had the parental advisory sticker on it when I was younger. I tried to pull a fast one and stuck a bigger sticker over it one time and got caught. That album was Far Beyond Driven. I got grounded for like two weeks.
saw Pantera in 92' at Flash Gordons in Cleveland 5 bucks at the door it was like a week before Vulgar came out.Phil threw a cd and a cassette in the crowd i caught the cd my buddy got the tape.great show
1. Cowboys From Hell
2. Vulgar Display of Power
3. Far Beyond Driven.
4. The Great Southern Trendkill. Haven’t heard the rest. But it sounds like the early stuff is worth checking out. Especially Power Metal.
Far Beyond Driven and Vulgar Display of Power are easily my two favorites.
My second compact disc I ever owned was "Cowboys From Hell" very soon after its initial release. I was 15. My first CD was Prong. I've never listened to any of their albums prior to Cowboys and that's my bad but I certainly loved everything else they ever released. There is so much information and history talked about from both of you regarding Pantera, such a fun, entertaining, and educational episode. Thanks guys!
Finally!! I was wondering why such a popular band took so long to get a video
I’ve heard the first few albums and I completely agree, definitely got incorrectly labeled as glam. I haven’t really spent much time with them in order to rank em, but here’s the rest:
5. Reinventing the Steel
4. The Great Southern Trendkill
3. Cowboys From Hell
2. Vulgar Display of Power
1. Far Beyond Driven
Wait a minute! I've just heard Popoff mentioning J. Mascis???? Probably the first time J. is mentioned on Sea of Tranquility. Cool!!!
Probably the last too...
J. Mascis is such an underrated guitarist.
J. Mascis has some killer guitar tones. Dinosaur JR best to worst when, Pete?
@@DistantEarlyWarning Saw him live at '93 Lollapalooza he was tearing it up, i'll never forget it was like 45 minutes of heaven easily the best guitarist that day!
@@mutant_blues Lol.... You got that right!
Actually the earlier pre Cowboys from Hell albums more sound like traditional 80's metal. A nwobhm sound
This is great iam a huge pantera fan from day one thanks Pete and Martin. And for dowing this. About time the boys from Texas got the spot light on this one. Keep them fucking horns up
R.I.P. Dimebag Darrell and Vinnie Paul
1. Cowboys From Hell
2. Vulgar Display of Power
3. Far Beyond Driven
4. The Great Southern Trendkill
5. Reinventing the Steel
6. Power Metal
7. Metal Magic
8. I Am the Night
9. Projects in the Jungle
Pantera is one of my favorite bands ever!! I am so glad that I got to see them live three times back in the mid 90's- 2000's. I was barely 12 years old when Cowboys From Hell album came out and I loved Pantera ever since. I love all nine studio albums , and I listen to them very often . My ranking at this moment would have to be.
9. Metal Magic
8. I Am The Night
7. Projects In The Jungle
6. Power Metal
5. Reinventing The Steel
4. Far Beyond Driven
3. Vulgar Display Of Power
2. Cowboys From Hell
1. The Great Southern Trendkill
1. Far Beyond
2. GSTK
3. Vulgar
4. Reinventing
5. CFH
6. Power Metal
7. I Am the Night
8. Projects in the Jungle
9. Metal Magic
Thank you for Ranking the Studio Albums: Pantera (w/ Martin Popoff).🎤🎸🎵🥁
I’ll just rank the 90s albums since I haven’t listen to the 80s projects:
5. trendkill
4. Reinventing
3. Cowboys
2. Vulgar
1. beyond driven
Exhorder - The Law is the most decent one they never did. Worth checking anyway.
Exhorder are fantastic, they came out with a new album that is pretty decent.
Slaughter In The Vatican is good too.
Exhorder's riffs remind me of Exodus. But not as good.
Phil sounds similar to Exhorder, but Panteras music doesn't sound anything like them
With the Faith No More reference at the end there from Martin it sounds like you need to do a rate the FNM albums episode.
Saw Pantera roughly 15 times. One of the best live bands ever circa ‘92 - ‘95.
Proud to be Loud was featured in the party scene in Donnie Darko. For some reason, they credited as “The Zombies” or something like that🤷♂️
Love the shirt,Pete. I hope you do a ranking of Blue Cheer albums one day.
Eventually!
There's a whole section on their Wikipedia page entitled 'Exhorder controversy
' that covers one theory behind their sound change. Exhorder really pioneered that groove metal mid-tempo sound, and a lot of people think that Pantera ripped it off. There might be some truth to it....and Exhorder are definitely worth checking out, but Pantera are a whole other level of talent and took the sound in their own direction.
Pantera also took a few things from Oliver Magnum, a Speed/Power Metal band from Oklahoma who played in Texas quite a lot. You listen to their only full length from 1989, and a demo from 1986 which sounds sort of like Pantera before Pantera, with a superior vocalist.
Meh rock is all about influence and change. Everyone rips each other off, it's part of what makes rock great! I can hear the start of Pantera's new sound on Power Metal. Particularly the song "We'll Meet Again".
Well phil grew up along Kyles thomas , thats normal there re similarities .
Beside exhorder little inspiration.
Pantera was much more still heavy metal as Hook makers .
Otherwise that groove thing to me comes really from the funk and blues black music they were exposed to in south and 70's bands but percussive as Budgie , and Trapeze big time
Pat travers., 70's Judas Priest , Early whitesnake .
Try to play The bass/ drum line at the end of psycho holiday solo section and Ready and willing in a row to get it what im saying .
@@virtualsignals1215 Power metal , Over and out , Death trap , Pst 88 ...
Down bellow .
Its all there ....
Heck Pete's back at again love it especially since I'ma huge metal head
The first album I heard from Pantera was Vulgar Display of Power and to this day it's still my favourite because it balances perfectly the Kiss / Van Halen melodic ambitions of Vinnie and Dimebag with the hardcore militaristic bark of Phil Anselmo. From that album I worked backwards until I found about the 1st four records that are completely diferent lyrically but not that diferent in terms of drive and intensity. If the first albums were produced by Terry Date, they probably would have sounded very close to the Cowboys From Hell fase albeit with a Ratt / Dokken vibe to them. It is strange that the familiy never released these albums officialy (supposedly at the request of the Darrell Abott brothers) even more so because those are the only albums they own entirely. A similar thing happens with Celtic Frost in regards to the Cold Lake album which I find to be an extremely interesting record with a Glam vibe to it, but the band disabow with extreme prejudice. #Pantera#Celticfrost
Another great episode Martin and Pete. Good to see those early albums get a little air time for sure. I remember arguing with people that they were the same band, as I played them my Projects in the Jungle cassette (1990) The band had nothing to be ashamed about regarding their early stuff! Keep these great episodes coming guys🤘🤘🤘
Check out Reinventing The Steel 20th anniversary cover. Its MUCH better. In fact,it's what it should've been.
Ah Pantera, love at first listen. I was six and one of my older brothers played me "Primal Concrete Sledge," I was immediately hooked. At that point the only metal songs I had heard where "Ride the Lightning" & "Fear of the Dark." So cool, completely hooked on metal since.
Sadly I was too young to see them live, Dimebag was murdered when I was thirteen. Born a generation too late.
I also share my birthday with Dimebag, which is a fun coincidence. Got two Dime guitars, a Washburn dimebolt and a Dean Razorback V. I don't play anymore, but I still own them. Sentimental value.
Anyway, I'll put my rankings below. I do like their 80's albums, songs like "Down Below," and "Valhalla" are really cool.
1. Cowboys From Hell
I could have swapped this with Vulgar pretty easily, but for me this is my favourite Pantera album and certainly the one I would recommend to anyone looking to get into this band for the first time. I believe Dimebag's best solo's are on Cowboys and Vulgar. I know "Floods" has a lot of fans, but for me "The Sleep" is the pinnacle of Dimebag solo's. Also a rather under-rated song in my eyes. So fucking good, that solo gets me every damn time. Also, "Shattered" is such a fun song. Phil's vocals are soaring on this track which I absolutely love.
2. Vulgar Display of Power
Definitely could have been number one for me, there are so many good tracks from this album. "Walk," "By Demons be Driven," "This Love," "Hollow" and "A New Level." I think honestly both of these top albums for me have no weak tracks, I don't skip any of them when I am listening to them in the car. I just turn the volume up. "Walk" has a really cool and different sounding solo to a lot of Dimebag's stuff, a real stand out solo for me.
3. Far Beyond Driven
An awesome album cover. I'd certainly agree that it's their best one, love the colour scheme as well. That guitar tone is crunching. Songs like "25 Years," "Slaughtered," "Shedding Skin" and "5 Minutes Alone" are the stand out tracks for me. "25 Years" was a song that I appreciated a lot more as I got older, as a kid that was heavily into thrash I was too impatient at the time to listen to the first act of the song before it speeds up, how things have changed.
4. The Great Southern Trendkill
I do like this album a lot. A decade ago this would have been third on my list. A few weaker tracks that usual for me on this album and some of the solo's are kinda meh. The solo in "Floods" of course is iconic and great, my only issue with that song is that on the album the outro is not longer. The outro is wonderful, I wish they kept it longer on the studio release. "Living Through Me (Hells Wrath)" "War Nerve" and "Floods" are the main stand out tracks for me.
5. Reinventing the Steel
Of the "modern" Pantera albums, this is easily the one I enjoy the least and had no chance of being anywhere but fifth when compared to the four albums above it on my list. However, there are some really cool songs here. I think the riffs on this album are cool but for me, there are no memorable solos at all. "Death Rattle," "Revolution is my Name," "I'll Cast a Shadow," all have a lot of great riffs. The intro song is kinda weak though, certainly the weakest album opener of these top five records.
6. Power Metal
7. I Am the Night
8. Projects in the Jungle
9. Metal Magic
These last four albums are fun to listen to and just show a different side to the band. When they were so young and full of piss and vinegar. "Down Below" is a damn fun track, whether its the original off "I Am the Night" or the remake with Phil on "Power Metal." A simple but fun riff that fit into the 80's "Van Halen homage" band that they appeared to be, at least to me.
I also really dig "Heavy Metal Rules" off their "Projects..." record, not the most complex song in the world, but it doesn't have to be. Simple, easy to bang your head to. Same with "Valhalla" off "...Night," though a bit more up tempo than the previously mentioned song. Still enjoyable.
For me, I love Pantera. I don't have a "favourite band" ever, I don't know who I would pick if I was forced under penalty of death to choose. That being said, I do have a holy trinity of bands.
They are; Metallica, Iron Maiden, and Pantera. Those are the three bands that introduced me to metal at a young age and I shall forever be indebted to them. Times change, but their classic albums never age and my enjoyment of them never fades.
Rest in Peace to the Abbott brothers.
Power metal ? Simple riff .
I guess 90's fans never tried to play 80's Pantera
Its harder actually
Finally!!!!! Keep the great videos pete! I think you should do a anthrax album ranking next!
definitely!!!
Agreed!
Down Below by Pantera is the same riff as No No No by Def Leppard... just sayin’
9) Metal Magic
8) Projects
7) I am the Night
6) Power Metal
5) Reinventing the Steel
4) Far Beyond Driven
3) Vulgar Display
2) Cowboys
1) Trendkill
I wish Phil would've kept his ripping voice in tact ...Phil influenced a ton of singers in the 90s and 2000s much like Halford influenced singers to rip high in the 70s and 80s
Still laughing with Martin's poverty metal lol. Loved the video!
If I am not mistaken, Far Beyond Driven also made it to #1 on the billboard charts. For 1994 that is amazing because Heavy Metal music was really going underground. The most extreme Heavy Metal album to ever make it to #1 on billboard charts.
Not to attack pete but why do you mostly respond to negative comments
What are you talking about? Do you keep track of every comment I respond to? I respond to tons of positive comments.
@@seaoftranquilityprog I hope I've not been pissing you off lately, I'm a huge fan of your channel I just noticed that the negative comments are given the most attention
@@kyle.sterritt Well, look at it this way...about 95% of all the comments are positive, and are mostly comments that don't really need or require me commenting on. And figure, many videos get hundreds if not thousands of comments. I just don't have the time to sift through all those comments. I generally just check comments for a day or two after a video has posted and then I've got to move on to the newer ones. The few negative ones tend to stick out, and if it warrants a response, I'll respond.
@@seaoftranquilityprog your right that the negative ones stick out the most thats what I mean, you reply to the negative ones and may not always reply to the positive ones, thats all and I can't wait for the future that this is channel is going in
He responds to both positive *and* negative.
In 1997, No venue would book them in Detroit due to the destruction. They played a barn at the State Fairgrounds on 8 mile with Clutch and Neurosis. Stage and soundboard barriers flying all over the place.
1) Vulgar Display of Power
2) Cowboys From Hell
3) Far Beyond Driven
Not a big fan of the last two and never heard the first few.
The great southern trendkill is my favourite
People will most likely crucify me, but my second favourite Pantera song is Heavy Metal Rules from the Projects in the Jungle album. As cheesy as those early albums are the heaviness and musicianship are there full force. It’s good to hear others feel the same way.
1. Far Beyond Driven
2. Vulgar Display of Power
'3. Cowboys from Hell'
4. Reinventing the Steel'
5. The Great Southern Trendkill
6. Power Metal
7. Metal Magic
8. I Am The Night
9. Projects in the Jungle'
1. The great southern trendkill
2. Far beyond driven
3. Cowboys from hell
4. Vulgar display of power
5. Power metal
6. Reinventing the steel
7. I am the night
8. Projects in the jungle
9. Metal magic
More Pantera videos please!
1. The Great Southern Trendkill
2. Far Beyond Driven
3. Reinventing The Steel
4. Vulgar Display of Power
5. Cowboys From Hell
6. Power Metal
7. Projects In The Jungle
8. Metal Magic
9. I Am The Night
Projects In The Jungle is a pretty good album!
Totally agree that Reinventing has an awful album cover.....thankfully the new deluxe edition that comes out later this month with a new Terry Date mix also has a new cover.
Have you ranked Strapping Young Lad? I searched your channel and couldn't find it.
Try a ranking of Sepultura next time.
I actually need to give all the Pantera albums a listen.
No enough of a fan to do a Sepultura ranking I don't think. though I do have a bunch of their albums on CD.
@@seaoftranquilityprog gutted 😞
Debut to Arise is more than enough to own, in my humble opinion.
@@hellojimmypage Totally.
Respectfully Sepultura has a few good albums, but haven't made anything relevant in 20 years, I put them in the In Flames & Children of Bodom boat! 3 bands that started off great, but haven't made anything competent in a long time! It's disappointing 😟
For me: _Power Metal_ > everything else.
Bc of the vocals?
@@integrity101 the solos , the riffs .. i like the sound DIY prod rawness and E tuning .
The drums are bad ass .
As much i love the others albums too , in normal way that " big " , compressed production really annoys me with time .
Thats why i prefer even the CFH demos than the album .
I only like their 80's albums. Have them all on vinyl. Power Metal is a awesome album!! Sad that the band dont wanted to talk about these albums.
They did .
They didnt only because journalist in alternative era were waiting to shit on it
I give you a thumbs up for including all albums.
Here is my ranking:
1. Cowboys from Hell
2. I Am the Night
3. Great Southern Trendkill
4. Power Metal
5. Projects in the Jungle
6. Vulgar Display of Power
7. Far Beyond Driven
8. Metal Magic
9. Reinventing the Steel
1. Power Metal
2. Cowboys From Hell
3. Vulgar Display of Power
4. Far Beyond Driven
5. Reinventing the Steel
6. Projects in the Jungle
7. The Great Southern Trendkill
8. Metal Magic
9. I Am the Night
Great vid guys! Glad to see the early albums getting some attention since they are really great albums. I still don't understand why the brothers never re-released them. If they put them back out there after Cowboys or Vulgar was released they would have all went at least gold or possibly platinum. Hopefully one day the estates will put them out as a package.
It's such a contrast for me with the pre Cowboys material, as you guys thoroughly cover. I tried and could never really get into them. The other 5, though... I've worshiped for many years. Of all the metal I obsess over, Pantera has always been one of my top bands, with Dimebag being my favorite metal icon of all time 🙌 I was lucky enough to see them open for Sabbath in 99 so I can die happy haha
With that said... My top 5:
1. Vulgar Display of Power
2. Cowboys from Hell
3. Far Beyond Driven
4. Reinventing the Steel
5. The Great Southern Trendkill
It was interesting. As many people, as many tastes because I think that Power Metal is clearly different from the first 3 records. Obviously not as much as the Cowboys but I can absolutely hear the change. I'm not saying this about "We'll Meet Again" an "Hard Ride" - if the whole record was like this, it would be true that they didn't change anything. And Phil's voice is very strong on it, not "annoying" for me.
I think the peak was Vulgar, they couldn't beat it. Even though there were BRUTALLY good songs on the Beyond album, overall I think Vulgar is stronger. And the favorite of many (TGST) turned out to be too chaotic for me. Reinventing was a more classic Pantera, but it no longer delivered what I expected from it. For me, Vulgar, Cowboys and Far Beyond are the band's heyday - in that order. As for the last two records, there are good songs on them as well but to be honest, I listened to them less than Power Metal.
what do people think of monster magnet?
That they are doped to infinity!
Cool band.
I think Monster Mash was their best song.
@@laceynewman7064 ozium is my fav for sure
I consider them "space metal". Love it!
I’ve always saw Dime as the logical progression of the EVH style of guitar playing. He definitely took it to “A New Level “. Cowboys from Hell is my favorite Pantera album it never gets old a true masterwork.
Funny you mention A New Level because that has what might be my favorite Dime solo
@@ThrawnTheater Awesome solo such incredible technique.
1-Trendkill
2-Far beyond driven
3-Reinventing the steel
4-Vulgar
5-Cowboys
6-Power metal
Thx for correcting the myth that pre-Phil Pantera was “glam,” Pete. As someone who watched their rise from Fort Worth-Dallas clubs to world domination (seeing ‘em four or five times a month for years), I can testify that Pantera was NEVER glam. Sure, they sported the look for most of the ‘80s but never musically.
How would u define glam? Certainly some cheesy party lyrics. I never listen to glam....
YES! Been waiting for this one. Big credit on how they got their sound is Exhorder, rather than Metallica's AJFA imo.
1- Far Beyond Driven
2 - The Great Southern Trendkill
3 - Reinventing the Steel
4 - Vulgar Display of Power
5 - CFH
6 - Power Metal
7 - Metal Magic
8 - Projects in the Jungle
9 - I Am the Night
The first 4 albums are ok for what they are. They were only officially released on vinyl. They said they’re never going to reissue them lol I think they are embarrassed about them. If the brothers were still alive maybe they’d get a reissue. Also never liked the first singer that much
My favorite will always be Cowboys. It has energy, it has toughness and has some of the best 90s metal ever made like cowboys and cemetery
I was 20, on magic mushrooms, sitting in the back of my buddy's car, the first time I heard Pantera. Cowboys From Hell when it was a new release Just hearing that opening ka-chuka-chuka riff...it was so amazing. Blew my mind, as cliche as that sounds. Then Vulgar dropped (still my favourite album), and forget about it. Lifer in the Pantera army.
1. The Great Southern Trendkill
2. Far Beyond Driven
3. Reinventing The Steel
4. Vulgar Display Of Power
5. Cowboys From Hell
6. Power Metal
7. I Am The Night
8. Projects In The Jungle
9. Metal Magic
Awesome! Had a feeling Pantera was coming
My rank:
1 Vulgar Display of Power
2 Far Beyond Driven
3 Cowboys from Hell
4 The Great Southern Trendkill
5 Reinventing the Steel
6 Power Metal
7 Projects in the Jungle
8 I Am the Night
9 Metal Magic
Pantera WAS Glam-Metal back in the 80s. I mean, c'mon; they all wore spandex and had big teased-up hair. But they could also rock hard and shred with the best of them. You are definitely correct that *Projects In The Jungle* was their Def Leppard album, just as *I Am The Night* was their Scorpions album. I thought *Power Metal* was good, too, but of course the guys didn't start becoming true legends until the did *Cowboys From Hell* - which described them perfectly - in 1990. "Cemetery Gates" is STILL my favorite Pantera song. 🤘🏻
I do admit I really didn't know that Pantera had albums before cowboys from hell I did try to get into the early stuff but couldn't
I don't like anything b4 Cowboys, but the song "We'll Meet Again" has an amazing Dime solo! PLEASE check it out, it's a great tune!
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I always thought DEATH TRAP was a great song that couldve been on CFH
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I love their early albums, but prefer their later stuff. The first song I ever heard was come-on eyes back in 1985, and I remember how I loved the guitar sound of Dime!
Cowboys to Steel my least favorite is Reinventing The Steel. It’s a great album but I just like the other 4 more.
9-metal magic
8-projects in the jungle
7-I am the night
6-power metal
5-tgst
4-rts
3-fbd
2-cfh
1-vdop
The CFH sound cames from Over Kill - Years Of Decay (1989) which was produced by Terry. Apparently they hired him because they had been fascinated with that production and Dime wanted to sound that way or as close as possible. Just go listen to that album and draw your own conclusions.
I have to say, I agree with Popoff when he says he’s not a fan of their atonal, experimental side. Case in point: Hell’s Wrath would be such a better song if not for that middle section that brings the momentum to a grinding halt.
Also, I really feel like Far Beyond Driven, as great as it is, is the most front-loaded album I can think of. The opening sequence is absolutely amazing until Good Friends and a Bottle of Pills, undoubtedly the WORST song they ever recorded, ruins it. Side 2 (cuz I had it on cassette lol) is heavy and great but just not as memorable as side 1. For my money, Vulgar Display of Power is the greatest Pantera album from top to bottom.
I haven't take the time to listen to their 80s albums, so my list goes like this:
1 Cowboys From Hell
2 Vulgar Display of Power
3 The Great Southern Trendkill
4 Far Beyond Driven
5 Reinventing the Steel
If cowboys is your favorite you may really enjoy Power Metal
This is funny.. I just downloaded these albums 2 weeks ago and love them! I always thought they were hair metal baed on what everyone always said.
1: cowboys from hell
2: far beyond driven
3: vulgar display of power
4: reinventing the steel
5: great southern trend kill
Cemetery Gates is on the Demon Knight soundtrack. Vulgar Display Of Power is my #1 because my best friend in middle school helped turn me on to Pantera, Metallica & other Heavy Metal bands.
When you listen to Martin talk about Pantera here it honestly doesn’t really sound like he likes anything about them at all. He doesn’t like them when they’re too fast. He doesn’t like them when they’re too doomy.lol He doesn’t like them when they’re too psych. He doesn’t like Dime’s solos. He doesn’t like when Phil does too many falsetto screams. He basically just likes the catchy riffs. I wish Pete had done this one alone because Martin completely ruined this. It’s not fun to listen to someone talk about a band when they really aren’t a fan. He doesn’t understand the band, he shouldn’t have been a part of this, just my two cents. I mean for God’s sakes Dime is one of the best lead players in the history of metal and he doesn’t even like his solos. Oh yeah he’s also bothered by Phil’s vocals on the first 2 major label albums. What a bummer to hear him crap all over them.lol
My all-time favorite is Far Beyond Driven. Just pummeling, wonderful album. Great show, and i love that Martin looks like he just rolled out of bed. No disrespect - I did the same myself. Cheers!
@Martin Popoff I am not a hair expert. When MY hair was short, that’s why the pillow did. I was doubly impressed at the clarity and articulation. Noe i am only singly impressed.
Pantera is so overrated and boring. I know people love them and I'm gonna get flamed here. The band has a couple of songs in the second half of their career. Phil's vocals are too harsh and flat. They lack dynamics in the music as well. One riff repeated to death doesn't make a great song nor does it make an entire album listenable.
The only album I cared for in the 80s was power metal. But I think most of us can agree cowboys through far beyond was the peak of pantera.
My top three were, are and probably will always be the Vulgar/Far Beyond Driven/Trendkill triptych.
Wow, I'm not sure why you 2 are doing a Pantera ranking when it seems you don't really like Pantera that much. Crazy.
Far Beyond Driven is by far my favorite Pantera album as well.
Dime's solos are the best thing on planet Earth.
"Only A Heartbeat Away" could have been on Pyromania and would've been a fucking hit song. EASILY.
So could 'Takin My Life have been on Pyromania.