I received an email from Bandsintown alerting me of this career spanning “XL” stream to commemorate Anthrax being a band for 40 years. This is no small feat as the only other bands that immediately come to mind when I think of longevity in rock and roll are the Rolling Stones and Aerosmith. Pretty good company to be keeping.
Thankfully Anthrax allowed re-broadcasts of the two hour and 12 minute stream until July 25th because I was unable to watch during the original broadcast due to being out of town. I am a bigger fan of the John Bush era Anthrax so the considerable material with original singer Joey Belladonna is hit or miss for me. One thing is certain: Anthrax still rocks. The stream was basically just them rocking out from a sound stage somewhere interspersed with footage from various rock luminaries saying how much they respect Anthrax. The highlight for me was “Got the Time” but until this stream I had no idea this was originally a Joe Jackson song! “Bring the Noise” was also pretty cool because they had Chuck D come do his part.
SETLIST: Fight ‘Em ‘Til You Can’t, Madhouse, Caught in a Mosh, Metal Thrashing Mad, Got the Time, I Am the Law, Keep it in the Family, Lone Justice, The Devil You Know, Be All, End All, Now It’s Dark, Antisocial, In the End, Medusa, Evil Twin, Indians, A Skeleton in the Closet, Aftershock, Blood Eagle Wings, Bring the Noise, A.I.R., Among the Living, Breathing Lightning, Protest and Survive, Efilnikufesin (N.F.L.)
