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Matt Fallon
The guy was in Skid Row and Anthrax but never made it on their official albums. Was he that bad? Was he good enough for the clubs without the star quality for the big time? Ever see him perform?
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Re: Matt Fallon
Scott Ian described Fallon in a German Metal Hammer magazine as "Er war ein arrogantes Arschloch".
Don't think you need to be a native German speaker to get the idea.
Don't think you need to be a native German speaker to get the idea.
Re: Matt Fallon
That’s the pot calling the kettle black.Love_Industry wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 12:29 pm Scott Ian described Fallon in a German Metal Hammer magazine as "Er war ein arrogantes Arschloch".
Don't think you need to be a native German speaker to get the idea.
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Re: Matt Fallon
Matt Fallon could have been damn good, but almost no one was Sebastian Bach in 1989 good. Tons of signed bands didn't have a singer anywhere as good. Can't really slag the guy in comparison.
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Re: Matt Fallon
Plenty of SR demos with Matt on YouTube for you to decide what he had or didn’t have.
Re: Matt Fallon
I always thought he sounded pretty good on those demos. It'd be interesting to know how we'd all view him if he had stuck in the band and his voice wasn't always viewed in the shadows of Bach.
Here's a demo from the early 90s from his project "Fallon", it's clear they're copping the Skid Row sound as hard as possible, and his voice sounds even more like Bach than the old SR demos. He's solid but of course he sounds like Bach if Bach was missing some of the power and all of the upper register:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTdyfOmhGGo
I remember reading that at one point he was jamming with Jon Bon Jovi in between his time in Anthrax and Skid Row. It seems from all accounts he was talented enough but not talented enough to make up for being insufferable.
I also remember a story where Anthrax was in line to open for the Scorpions and he refused to take the gig because he said they (Anthrax) weren't good enough, lmao.
He's always claimed to have written a bunch of Spreading the Disease and he's probably right.
Interestingly, I've never heard him make the same accusation with Skid Row, even though those early demos included several songs that ended up on their first album. That being said, he did get songwriting credits for Midnight/Tornado so maybe they didn't do him wrong.
Fun side note: One of the unreleased Skid Row songs from those demo sessions "Walk with a Stranger" was recorded by Trixter in 2012. Which is perfect because it sounds exactly like a Trixter song:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL_8N2GvhhI
Re: Matt Fallon
Found this flyer from Metallica's show Willy’s in Sayreville, NJ on May 7, 1983
https://i.imgur.com/QPiT8GA.png
Opening is Anthrax and "Steel Fortune" which was a cover band with Snake and Matt Fallon.
And a band called PREY who apparently NEVER STOOPED TO COMMERCIALITY:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzEcRdSQ0H4
Skip to 5:00 for the most out of place keyboard solo ever.
https://i.imgur.com/QPiT8GA.png
Opening is Anthrax and "Steel Fortune" which was a cover band with Snake and Matt Fallon.
And a band called PREY who apparently NEVER STOOPED TO COMMERCIALITY:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzEcRdSQ0H4
Skip to 5:00 for the most out of place keyboard solo ever.
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Re: Matt Fallon
Is that a typo or is Dave Sabo's real last name Szabo?aznsquirt wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 2:53 am Found this flyer from Metallica's show Willy’s in Sayreville, NJ on May 7, 1983
https://i.imgur.com/QPiT8GA.png
Opening is Anthrax and "Steel Fortune" which was a cover band with Snake and Matt Fallon.
And a band called PREY who apparently NEVER STOOPED TO COMMERCIALITY:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzEcRdSQ0H4
Skip to 5:00 for the most out of place keyboard solo ever.
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Re: Matt Fallon
I think it is. I recall he has Hungarian ancestry. Or at least his family's real name, they may have changed it before he was born as it is not in his profile on Wikipedia.
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So I dug into this and couldn't find any evidence of him ever having gone by Szabo (or being born as such).Love_Industry wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 8:25 amI think it is. I recall he has Hungarian ancestry. Or at least his family's real name, they may have changed it before he was born as it is not in his profile on Wikipedia.
Anyway, funny enough I found this podcast with him and he literally starts the podcast by telling the story about how his great-grandfather or grandfather (he's not sure which) was named Szabo and the z got dropped at Ellis Island:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQf2yNJJveY
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Re: Matt Fallon
Was he the backshitter?Love_Industry wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 12:29 pm Scott Ian described Fallon in a German Metal Hammer magazine as "Er war ein arrogantes Arschloch".
Don't think you need to be a native German speaker to get the idea.
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Re: Matt Fallon
Different asshole.superglide88 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 9:53 amWas he the backshitter?Love_Industry wrote: ↑Tue Apr 02, 2024 12:29 pm Scott Ian described Fallon in a German Metal Hammer magazine as "Er war ein arrogantes Arschloch".
Don't think you need to be a native German speaker to get the idea.
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You say it's rainin' but you're shittin' down my back...
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Re: Matt Fallon
Makes sense. Szabo is like Smith in Hungary.aznsquirt wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 9:25 amSo I dug into this and couldn't find any evidence of him ever having gone by Szabo (or being born as such).Love_Industry wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 8:25 amI think it is. I recall he has Hungarian ancestry. Or at least his family's real name, they may have changed it before he was born as it is not in his profile on Wikipedia.
Anyway, funny enough I found this podcast with him and he literally starts the podcast by telling the story about how his great-grandfather or grandfather (he's not sure which) was named Szabo and the z got dropped at Ellis Island:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQf2yNJJveY
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Re: Matt Fallon
Fallon is like Robert Fleischman, bands did better after them- twice.
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The surprise was how Snake pronounces his Americanized name. Say-bo. Just like the host I expected it to be Sah-bo, closer to the Hungarian Dshah-bo.Bono Nettencourt wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 12:04 pmMakes sense. Szabo is like Smith in Hungary.aznsquirt wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 9:25 am
Anyway, funny enough I found this podcast with him and he literally starts the podcast by telling the story about how his great-grandfather or grandfather (he's not sure which) was named Szabo and the z got dropped at Ellis Island:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQf2yNJJveY