He Wanted ATTENTION. Pantera Gave Him a WHOLE Song.

Here's a deep dive into 'Far Beyond Driven' ICYMI along with the amazing MTV contest story https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oH277qg-gi8&t=217s&pp=ygUgcm9jayBuIHJvbGwgdHJ1ZSBzdG9yaWVzIHBhbnRlcmE%3D

Pantera & Superjoint Ritual changed my life

For as great as Pantera were with incredible music, Phil was always a fucking moron. His reputation, in every way, is well deserved.

In Honolulu in the early/mid 80-90's, the local security would mistake our mosh pit for a fight and jump in and start throwing haymakers the size of dinner plates. We are talking HUGE samoan/tongan/polynesian braddahs in the 250-350lb range. We would beg them to let us little 'ha'ole' guys enjoy our voluntary slam pit and that we were just enjoying ourselves.
The learning curve was steep with them. They come from a warrior culture and LOVE to scrap. Anyone that's been to a local party can attest to what happens after midnight, regardless of the celebration. To them, it's just 'fun' to break noses and cheekbones.

4:07 Even if the opening act sucks, you give them their justice. They are performing for those who love that band. I am NOT a huge Pantera fan. But they have enough material to make a memorable concert, even if it was just the first 2 major label recordings.

I mean. Pantera is racist asf.. Soooo. Yeah. Fuck em

It's hard to imagine how they thought the guy who gives nazi salutes and shouts "white power" was a racist. I really loved Vulgar Display of Power when I was twelve. Then I turned 13 and was too much of an adult to listen. Panterrible.

I always thought Dime's and Rex's hair looked like an Herbal Essences commercial in that video

Is that supposed to be Phil in the thumbnail? Doesn't look anything like him.

That is such a bad idea to flick off phil at a Pantera concert, lmao.

I witnessed a similar incident on that same tour when I saw them with White Zombie and Megadeth. Phil had some big boys in the crowd, one of whom was a varsity football player from my high school, give some dude in the audience a beat-down for heckling him. I'm not gonna say the guy didn't deserve it, but I always though it was a pussy thing to do. Where I come, from you don't use other people to handle your shit. At least Axle Rose had the sack to jump into the crowd himself when he had a problem with someone in the audience, rather than having a young fan, with his whole life ahead of him, comit a felony on your behalf. Phil knew how to act tough and run his big mouth, but I never saw him thrown down himself. That tells me all I need to know about Phil's "tough guy" image. Great show though!

I bet Phil rethinks his sentiments regarding fans jumping the stage after Dimebag's death.

Who the heck is in the thumbnail?

You going to make excuses for his white power comments at the Dime memorial gig?