I used to rock Q*RYCHE plates on my old Superbeetle, cuz I was proud to be Queensrÿche's biggest fan in Canada (doubt me? bring it!...I'm talking to you Mike Rocnik!) ;) But lets be honest...they're older now, half the original members are gone, and the thought-provoking lyrics they used to churn, have been replaced with shallow verse. <<sigh>>
But the plates linger on the garage wall....been off the road for 20 years this year, since I sold the beetle in '98. In 1998, the band sucked. I was ashamed and relegated them to the nail on the garage wall.
Their latest incarnation, after the Patriarch was fired from the band, with Todd LaTorre on vocals are actually pretty good. His voice and phrasing is eerily close to GT, and he's a good fit, but I have no illusions that they will achieve anything close to the early 90s. I'm sure they all secure decent pay now, but have to tour like hell to get it. I'm still a fan, but won't spend $100 for a sh^tty bootleg, or a tour T shirt anymore, but would I spend $20 for the plate re-registration? Hmmm....
That said, should I rock the plates on the GLI, or not? Queensrÿche is bound to be blasting from the Blaupunkt 2 post deck slated for the dash. (I'm sure I still have a Denon Metal cassette loaded with the Rÿche kicking around) Be solid on the retro!
Alright, I guess I'm over 40 now, I could give a sh^t what you think. 8P
August 2019 update: No need to think about it...they go back on their intended steed...
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