From: rhr9081@hertz.njit.edu (Ray Rich)
Newsgroups: alt.rock-n-roll.metal.heavy
Subject: Re: Headbangers Ball?????
Date: 17 Dec 92 21:54:34 GMT
Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J.

In article <BzBuME.By7@acsu.buffalo.edu> opndick@ubvmsd.cc.buffalo.edu (Dick Piechowicz) writes:
>In article <1992Dec7.143625.4432@memstvx1.memst.edu>, mech14017020@memstvx1.memst.edu writes...
>>In article <4DEC199215215994@phobos.ucc.umass.edu>, tpoulin@phobos.ucc.umass.edu (THOMAS J POULIN) writes:
>>>     Why do they still call it The Headbangers Ball?????  The only
>>> friggin' videos they ever play are either from Pearl Nice, or some
>>> new gay band like Jackyl.  I watched the last show, and it was definitely
>>> the worst one ever.  Rickey Rachtman stood there like the geek that he
>>> is reading from hundreds of mail messages about his hair cut.  Every1 wanted
>>> to know if he(which he did) cut his hair just because of pressure brought 
>>> down upon him from that POLITICAL music network(MTV)?? heh heh heh.  His reply 
>>> to this was, "calm down people it's just a haircut".  Then his replies to, "
>>> Play some speed thrash metal", was, "Boy, I only wish I could."
>>> 
>>>    FUCK YOU RICKSTER!!!
>>> 
>>>    Old Music Played<----HB's Ball----->New Music Played
>>>    ----------------                    ----------------
>>>     Napalm Death                         Pearl Jam
>>>     Old Metallica                        Wherever I may Roam
>>>     Overkill                             Jackyl
>>>     Iron Maiden                          Black Crowes
>>>     Pantera                              ...
>>>     White Zombies                        ...
>>>     Obituary                             ...
>>>     Sepultura                            ...
>>>     Exodus                               ...
>>>     Megadeth                             Foreclosure of a Dream
>>>     Anthrax                              Many Other Panzies 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> WHATS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE....
>>> WHEN WILL VIDEOS BY THESE GOOD BANDS EVER BE PLAYED AGAIN!!!!
>>> 
>>> Whatever happened to the triple thrash threat  Rickster????
>>> to heavy for you...
>>> Oh I forgot its not Guns N' Roses.
>>> 
>>> Another pissed off viewer,
>>> Tom
>>> 
>> 
>> 
>>I think they should call it 'The HeadGIVERS Ball.' I remember the good old
>>days when they really played metal. Some Slayer here, some Sepultura there.
>>Now it sucks. Although this past weekend there were two half-descent songs
>>played by Biohazard and Cathedral. Short of those, it was a show made for
>>the wannabees who were still hanging around after 'Yo! MTV craps.' Anyway,
>>that's my opinion.
>> 
>>	Abandoning the quest for the perfect sig.
>>		Troy T.
>SHUT UP!!!!!!!!! some of us people DO like Pearl Jam, along with other really
>heavy stuff. maybe you should watch more than just the countdown. during the
>real headbangers ball (12am-2am) they still play iron maiden, queensryche,
>megadeth, OLD metallica,ect. so next time PAY ATTENTION!!! instead of
>sleeping!!!        
>                                          yers truly,
>                                                     Kay
>p.s. Im using a friends account. so, please dont flame him.

	WHAT?!  What Old MetallicA?  MetallicA didn't have any MTV videos
until One, and then they made three versions of the same fucking video.
Iron Maiden?  I could count on the fingers of one hand the times I've seen
an Iron Maiden video and it wasn't to promote a tour of theirs or because it
was a world premiere.  Same goes for Danzig.  Headgivers' Ball plays 
predominantly shit.  Sure Pearl Jam's cool, but their videos end up in daily
rotation.  If they're not going to show metal videos during the day, at least
have them in Headbangers' Ball and not just a rehash of metal videos deemed
safe enough for daily rotation and new videos by no-name scum bands, like
Bad4Good.  Gimme a fucking break, it's the kid from Different Strokes.

						Raythrax