Neil Fallon Fan First: Bad Brains, Tom Waits, New Music & Why Clutch Fans Are Different

Cluch's Neil Fallon dives deep into his history as a music fan, from the fringe music scenes of Washington D.C. through to his favorite lyrics of all time and the stories behind his band's new album, 'Sunrise on Slaughter Beach.' SUBSCRIBE / LISTEN TO THE PODCAST: Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2TzldGO Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3x0vxFH NEIL FALLON CONTENT GUIDE: 00:00 Introduction 00:15 The first artist you put on a pedestal? Bad Brains 02:55 Does a frontperson have a responsibility to control the energy in the room? 05:15 The unique nature of Clutch fans and the live experience 06:31 Who were you at age 15 musically (and high school bands)? 09:26 The Clutch sound: DC hardcore, go-go & punk rock (and that swing) 14:57 What’s your relationship with heavy metal? 15:44 What do you play in your downtime? 16:31: The new record, “Sunrise on Slaughter Beach” & inscrutable videos 21:07 When did you fall in love with the written word? “You are so weird!” 24:01 The first song you wrote? 25:47 What music has taught you & singer aspirations (or the lack of) 27:32 The rest of Clutch’s lofty ambitions 29:36 Clutch’s consistency & lack of disappointment 30:47 How would you define a Clutch fan? 32:38 Sincerity on the new record & the last few years 36:51 Given the choice of anyone, who would you have as a dinner guest? 38:08 The first artist you had a strong reaction to that wasn’t love? 40:09 Writing film scores 41:13 Your Musical Mount Rushmore 45:31 Have you ever been starstruck? 48:31 New frontiers, lyrically 49:56 Treasured memories & explaining the world to a new human 52:10 Five Songs That Changed Your Life Subscribe to our channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/revolver?... --- Revolver on the web: Revolver on Shopify: https://revolvermagazine.myshopify.com Revolver on Facebook:   / revolvermag   Revolver on Twitter:   / revolvermag   Revolver on Instagram:   / revolvermag   Subscribe to the Revolver Newsletter: https://signup.e2ma.net/signup/185346... #clutch #neilfallon #stonerrock #metal #heavymetal #slaughterbeach #purerockfury #tomwaits #blacksabbath #badbrains #elephantriders #blasttyrant #hardcore #noiserock