I mentioned at number 100 that I enjoy the irony of a humorous metal band. Scatterbrain is probably the second most overtly comical band in my top 100. They play obviously New York style thrash in the vein of Anthrax, who themselves don't shy away from goofiness, but with even more irreverence and jokes. Their debut album, "Here Comes Trouble", is start-to-finish solid in terms of both composition and performance, and more than that, it's funny.
Down with the Ship (Slight Return) is a tongue-in-cheek collection of quick quotes from a bunch of popular rock tunes all fit cleverly into an otherwise straight-ahead thrash metal song. Listen closely to the below and you'll hear bits from Voodoo Chile (Slight Return) by Jimi Hendrix, Seek and Destroy by Metallica, La Grange by ZZ Top, Lonely Is The Night by Billy Squier, Walk This Way by Aerosmith, In The Air Tonight by Phil Collins, Roundabout by Yes, Roadhouse Blues by The Doors, Ain't Talkin' 'Bout Love by Van Halen, Where Eagles Dare by Iron Maiden, The Star Spangled Banner, the Woody Woodpecker theme, and Rock & Roll, Dazed and Confused, The Ocean and Heartbreaker by Led Zeppelin.
Can you catch them all?
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