Hogan can play a mean bass. He isn't Burton quality, but he can play.

So he'd have pretended to pluck the strings, and all of his solos would be predictable and poorly executed, with no psychological buildup?

Most importantly ... Hulk Hogan would have died years ago under a bus. I support this.

If he could have killed them all before they became Skynyrd 2000. Just listening to their first 3 albums and the crap they did after, man, so sad.

It would have been a bad thing for the band. They were just recovering from the Lars/Napster debacle in September 2001, so I don't think the band would have survived the outrage of the Hulkster destroying the Twin Towers.

Just keep him the hell away from the mic during shows. "Let me tell you something, brother, all you crazy Hulkamaniacs who bought tickets to see me, you're the best, brother."

Also, he quit wrestling in 1983. He has had hundreds of matches since then.

Cliff graduated 2 years ahead of me from our high school for those of you looking for your useless bit of trivia for the day.

/got nothing obviously
//Mad-Radhu - 1 internet to you, that was funny

In an alternate universe, the bus didn't crash.

Send me CDs from there plz

And the joke is, Hogan is pretty good.

Les Claypool auditioned for Metallica after Burton died.

/Useless bit of trivia.

Does this mean we'll hear Met covering "I Am a Real American"?

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Done!!!
I was going to make a joke about lady wrestler LuFisto also being a bassist but nothing I could say would top this.

Mister Peejay Quote 2009-11-03 07:33:22 AM
In an alternate universe, the bus didn't crash.
Lars died.
Send me CDs from there plz

FTFY

Former wrestling star Hulk Hogan has confessed he almost quit the ring to become Metallica's bass player.

"When Metallica was looking for a bass player, I called and never heard a word back from them. I would have quit wrestling in a heartbeat to be a bass player for Metallica."

So no... He didn't "almost quit the ring to become Metallica's bass player.". They didn't want him. Big difference.

GibbyTheMole: Former wrestling star Hulk Hogan has confessed he almost quit the ring to become Metallica's bass player.

"When Metallica was looking for a bass player, I called and never heard a word back from them. I would have quit wrestling in a heartbeat to be a bass player for Metallica."

So no... He didn't "almost quit the ring to become Metallica's bass player.". They didn't want him. Big difference.

Of course they didn't want him. With Hogan in the band, James' gimmick as the teutonic behemoth gets severely diminished if not destroyed :P

spumco: If he could have killed them all before they became Skynyrd 2000. Just listening to their first 3 albums and the crap they did after, man, so sad.

Load wasn't THAT bad and the Black album is arguably one of their best next to Master of Puppets. But you have to admit that the teaming was the Orchestra was pretty damn good, even if it was metal light.

Fact of the matter, Lars needs to get back in the closet and James needs to get back on the sauce.

IdBeCrazyIf: Load wasn't THAT bad and the Black album is arguably one of their best next to Master of Puppets. But you have to admit that the teaming was the Orchestra was pretty damn good, even if it was metal light.

How more wrong could you be?
The answer is none. None more wrong.

Rev. Skarekroe: How more wrong could you be?
The answer is none. None more wrong.

I don't throw my flag in with the purists that all metal needs to be played at lightning speeds or louder than everything.

Lemmy was and always will be right... its all rock and roll. And you cannot disagree with Lemmy.. because Lemmy is God.

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I need one of those "at first I was like ..." "and then I was all ..." pictures.

rocky_howard

Of course they didn't want him. With Hogan in the band, James' gimmick as the teutonic behemoth gets severely diminished if not destroyed :P

Ha! True, dat.

Mad_Radhu: It would have been a bad thing for the band. They were just recovering from the Lars/Napster debacle in September 2001, so I don't think the band would have survived the outrage of the Hulkster destroying the Twin Towers.

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