Dear Dave,
I underestimated you. You see, the last time we spent any time together, I was in high school.
I underestimated you. You see, the last time we spent any time together, I was in high school.
High school people don't know what they're talking about. Maybe they do, but their teenage brains are so addled with confusion that they make arbitrary, impulsive, and absolutist decisions.
I decided that I didn't really like your band.
This was sort of your fault.
You're a terrible singer. Or, you were then. Now, I'm better able to appreciate what that sort of thing is about.
And, to make matters worse, I've always been a Metallica fan first. Having made this judgment under the influence of teenaging, I didn't really think much beyond the fact that they threw you out of the band and, like being an NFC East fan, you just have to pick one and hate the other.
Ask my wife about my opinions on the Giants.
Anyway, I chose Metallica. Really, I'd chosen Metallica and Pantera and Testament and Sepultura, so there wasn't any more room at the inn.
You can only pick four. Like suits of cards. Or evangelists. Or cardinal directions.
But I was hasty.
You are significantly better than I'd thought. You are, in fact, one hell of a writer of melodies. And your chord progressions are super interesting. More than most.
So, I just want to say I'm sorry.
And that I'll see you in March when you come here on the 20th anniversary tour.
I'll be the one up front eating crow.
XOXO,
Adrian
PS-I'm glad to hear that Ellefson's back in the band.
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