Walk (Pantera song)
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| publication | 1993 (single) |
| length | 5:15 |
| Genre (s) | Groove metal |
| Author (s) | Phil Anselmo , Dimebag Darrell , Rex Brown , Vinnie Paul |
| album | Vulgar Display of Power |
Walk is a song by the US metal band Pantera . It was the fourth single from the sixth album Vulgar Display of Power .
Origin and content
The song is based on a guitar riff in 12/8 time , which is unusual for metal , which guitarist Dimebag Darrell played during a sound check on the tour of the previous album Cowboys from Hell . His bandmates liked the riff. According to drummer Vinnie Paul , the reef had a Shuffle - Groove , probably with the band roots in Southern rock would be related. Half-brothers Darrell and Paul grew up with bands like ZZ Top and Lynyrd Skynyrd . This shuffle groove was kept for the later song.
The lyrics were written by singer Phil Anselmo for friends of the band members, who suddenly treated the musicians differently after returning from the tour to the album Cowboys from Hell and thought that Pantera were now rock stars. With the text Phil Anselmo wanted to tell them to take their attitude and go. In addition, rumors would get around that Anselmo was now a rock star and arrogant.
A music video for the song was shot during a concert at the Riviera Theater in Chicago . According to Phil Anselmo, the band played the song four times that night to get enough material for the video. For the cover of the single, a picture of Phil Anselmo from the music video for the first single Mouth for War was used. In addition to the single, various EPs have been released that contain live versions as well as remixes by Godflesh guitarist Justin K. Broadrick and JG Thirlwell .
reception
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Walk reached number 35 on the UK singles chart. The TV channel VH1 led Walk at number 16 on their list of top 40 metal songs. On the list of the best guitar solos by Guitar World magazine , Walk ranked 54th. The American magazine Loudwire led Walk to number one on the list of the best Pantera songs.
Re-use
The song Walk was featured on the soundtrack of the Netflix film Triple Frontier in 2019 . Godsmack singer Sully Erna sang the song together with Pantera members Dimebag Darrell , Rex Brown and Vinnie Paul at a concert in Las Vegas . A recording of it is on the Godsmack DVD Smack This! to see. Avenged Sevenfold released a cover version for their live DVD Live in the LBC & Diamonds in the Rough .
The baseball team of the Texas Rangers play the song Walk when one of their players by a base on balls , which also Walk is called, may advance to first base. The professional boxer Yuri Foreman and the wrestler Rob Van Dam used Walk as their entry anthem . The song is also one of the soundtracks for the video games The Bigs 2 , Madden NFL 10 , NHL 11 and for the game Rock Band 3 .
During the COVID-19 pandemic in spring 2020, Pantera released a limited-edition t-shirt. It shows the slightly modified cover motif of the album Vulgar Display of Power . The person being hit wears a respirator, while the person being hit wears protective gloves. Below the picture are the lines “Be yourself, by yourself. Stay away from me! ”From the lyrics, which is a reminder of the spatial distance with which the virus is to be prevented from spreading. 40 percent of the proceeds are donated.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Kory Grow: Pantera Look Back at 20 Years of 'Walk'. Spin , accessed September 9, 2018 .
- ↑ Dave Basner: 20 Things You Might Not Know About Pantera's 'Vulgar Display of Power'. iHeartRadio , accessed June 24, 2018 .
- ^ Holger Stratmann: Productive hatred . In: Rock Hard , May 1992, p. 16
- ↑ Chart sources: UK
- ↑ VH1 - 40 Greatest Metal Songs. David Tompkins Music Database, accessed September 10, 2018 .
- ↑ Amy Sciarretto: 10 Best Pantera Songs. Loudwire , accessed September 10, 2018 .
- ↑ Triple Frontier Soundtrack. Internet Movie Database , accessed April 6, 2020 .
- ↑ Graham Hartmann: Pantera's Dimebag Darrell Jokes Around + Jams 'Walk' at Godsmack Gig in Never-Before-Seen Clip. Loudwire, accessed April 6, 2020 .
- ↑ AVENGED SEVENFOLD Discuss Their Cover Of PANTERA's 'Walk': Video Available. Blabbermouth.net , accessed April 6, 2020 .
- ↑ PANTERA Releases Limited-Edition 'Social Distancing' T-Shirt. Blabbermouth.net, accessed April 6, 2020 .