Stevil here, at Amoeba Music San Francisco, with Scott Ian of the mighty Anthrax.
They're on tour supporting their killer new album 'Worship Music'
Thank you.
Scott's here to do a 'What's in My Bag?'
Let's see what I pull out first.
'Batman: Year One' DVD
I got everything under control.
Ladies, gentlemen
from this moment on
none of you are safe.
Why did I get this? Well, I love the comic
and I've read some things on the nerd sites that say this is really good
I go to a lot of nerd sites everyday, whether it's horror or sci-fi
comic books, all that kind of stuff, so... next
The Dean Martin Variety Show
I actually remember seeing these shows when was a kid
I can remember it just being on in the house
not getting it at all when I was 3
so to kind of get to see all these famous people drunk and smoking on television
yeah, like you don't get anymore
so this is kind of old school comedy
and then last but not least
some new school comedy with my friend Patton Oswalt
sweatpants are always pulled on over undeodorized flesh, it's just...
it's all swamp ass and nut fog down here
it's just, it's an unbroken belt of stink, that's all it is
you can cut slices like a bundt cake and throw it at an attacker
Patton is just the guy... I can't tell you how many times I've seen him close the show and you think
there's no way he's going to be funnier than the three dudes before him
and every time, he just brings it home
I think he's one of the best dudes ever, all-time stand-up.
Never seen him live, but every CD he's killing it. This one is fantastic.
Yes, Patton Oswalt, boys and girls. And that's it. Cheers.
Charlie Benante. What'd you get today?
Today, I've been on a Queen kick
and I found 'Jazz'
which is probably one of my favorite Queen records
This came out in '78? '79, around there
and it has one of the greatest songs they ever did called 'Mustapha'
and it starts with Freddie singing...
It's such a weird opening track but I fuckin' love it
Queen 'Jazz'...
'The Game'
Pretty much, for me, it's an underrated Queen record
there's a lot of good stuff on this record, but I feel
this was the turning point.
This is where they started to get a little strange, because after this record
they did 'Hot Space' which...
Worst Queen record I've ever heard in my life
but this one has some great songs on it
and 'Dragon Attack,' in itself, is the heaviest Queen riff
Ok, so that's 'The Game'
which brings me to one of the... continuing the Queen theme
this is, for me, one of my favorite album covers of all time
They took this album cover from an actual magazine book
of course, it didn't have Queen in it, but it had this character. I actually forgot the name of the
the piece of art that they took it from
When I would go into the record store when I was young, and I saw this
I was just drawn to it, y'know, even though I had it, I still had to stare at
that's the way I feel about our record
when you see it in the store you're drawn to it, you have to go at least see what it is.
Artwork, to me is still king.
And finally, not Queen
Starts with one of the greatest grunge records that
for me... why'd I even say 'grunge?' Such a stupid term.
Nirvana
This, to me, was one of the greatest records that ever came out, in the 90s, and...
I kind of equate Nirvana to The Beatles because
everyone sounded like The Beatles after The Beatles
and everyone sounded like Nirvana after Nirvana.
This is the greatest record, it's flawless
and it's just music in its simplest form
but that's what music should be.
Look at that. You can't help but be drawn to this cover
and a great band, and I really miss this band so... great album.
Frank Bello, what'd you pick up today?
Yes, some people find this pathetic in life but
this is where I live, man. Mary Tyler Moore
I couldn't find the seventh season anywhere. I have the other six seasons, they had seven seasons.
This means I'm old.
It's all about Ted Knight, and whoever doesn't know Ted Knight
you should know he was a comic genius
...Causing the out-of-control truck to crash through the wall of Mrs. Ray's bedroom.
Fortunately, the 93 year old Mrs. Ray was not at home at the time
having died the night before.
I loved him, and The Mary Tyler Moore Show, for my money
was the best sitcom ever made
so that's my sales flight right there
Dean Martin Variety Show
Thank you and oh, I feel great. I woke up this morning and had breakfast in bed.
Didn't plan it that way, just happens I woke up on the kitchen table.
You see these infomercials, and it makes you relive the great comics back then
I don't think they're around anymore. There are some that are around right now
but not as tasty as these guys were, they're just
right from the heart-funny, so on the bus now, those long drives, good times.
My next thing, final, every time I tried to see U2 on this last tour
I was on tour or somewhere else and
I'm a big U2 fan, I think they do it right.
This is how I relive it, I get the big screen at home, so I'm at the concert in my house
and when my kid's sleeping, I get some peace and quiet, it's all good
So that's good, that's what's in my bag.
Alright, thank you Frank.
Rock, guys, thank you.
Joey Belladonna
I actually didn't know what I was looking for until I just come across some
great guitar players that have been into...
actually, Joe Banamassa, he grew up in upstate New York so
he's from Utica, New York and I think he's a great guitar player
So I was checking out his newer and older stuff or whatever.
Eric Johnson, another really, really good guitar player
Something about some of the songs, y'know, I just like some of the newer
type of styles and stuff. Another Eric Johnson.
Of course, Whitesnake new release with Steve Vai
'Live Donnington'
1990. Cool, you know.
DVD... of course, another Joe Bonamassa
I just love... I love hearing people play well
and just take on a lot of nuances
obviously some of the stuff is not actually heavy, heavy music
there's a little bit more fusion, more blues
Thank you very much, Joey.
Thank you for having me. I appreciate that.
Rob Caggianno. What've you got today?
I got some cool stuff.
I'm on a huge Pink Floyd kick, so this is
'The Wall: Live'
Really excited about this. What else have we got here...
John McLaughlin, one of my favorite guitar players.
He rules. He's got an instructional video
'This is How I Do It'
Yes. Dude, you're up on all the stuff.
What else we got here... Peter Gabriel.
I didn't even know this was out, but it's basically, I guess
all his killer songs recorded with a full orchestra.
It says right here: no guitar or drum kit. It's probably gonna be cool.
And this, I don't really know much about this
This dude Rob crow
I vaguely...
Pinback, Goblin Cock...
Yeah I vaguely remember someone telling me that this record was cool.
So I'm gonna check it out. I like trying out new stuff.
That's what we're here for.
That's the best thing about Amoeba.
We had a little bit of a time limit today
but normally I would spend like four hours in this store.
Alright, Rob Caggianno, What's in My Bag.