When we showed them Metallica’s Death Magnetic, they’re like, “Uh…nice try.” And they’re buddies with those guys. That’s why we thought they would be great for that segment. ![]() They’re very opinionated and we love that about them. Jim Florentine: I loved that! Kerry’s a great guy, and Dave too. But come on! You got Steve Harris from Iron Maiden and I wanna hear from him! Have him talk about The Number of the Beast record and what it was like to get Bruce Dickinson in the band.” Stuff like that.Īlex Obert: You also had a segment with Kerry King and Dave Lombardo rating various albums. Though it’s funny, I wanna hear what Steve Harris has to say. But then again, look, if we’ve got Steve Harris in from Iron Maiden, I know that as a fan, if I’m sittin’ at home watchin’ that show, I don’t wanna see me and Don busting a guy’s balls about a Van Halen show. We’re limited in budget, but I love stuff like that, bustin’ balls. They charge even way more for their songs played on the air. Bands aren’t making the money now through record companies and record sales. Because it costs a lot of money for a band to play one of their songs now. It’s tough for that stuff to fit in, that’s why we don’t have any live music on the show. We’re on VH1 Classic, we’re not a big budget. When you shoot something outside the studio, it costs a lot of money to get a crew, to get audio guys, and then go back and edit the whole thing. Jim Florentine: I loved it! I wish we could do more of that stuff, that’s me and Don just breakin’ balls, what we do best. Most of these segments like ask ’em five questions and the top five and The Throwdown, they’re pretty much in every episode.Īlex Obert: I’d like to go over some past That Metal Show memories with you and feel free to share any thoughts that come to mind.Īlex Obert: The iconic Van Halen skit in the first episode. Jim Florentine: That’s up to the producers. Sometimes it’s “What’s your favorite new band?” It’s always cool to hear what these guys are listening to.Īlex Obert: How do you determine which segment goes with which show? I like that kind of segment, it’s quick, not long-winded answers. We can spend a little more time with them going around the horn. Jim Florentine: I like when we ask the five questions to the artists, first album they bought, first concert, what song did they learn, the one vice, it’s gets a little more personal with them. But you know, look, when the executives want some changes, they just wanna freshen up the show a little bit, it’s like, “Alright, well let’s figure out what’ll work best.” Some other ideas they weren’t so crazy about.Īlex Obert: What is your favorite new segment? I guess it worked for last year, but we’re not doing it this year. They wanted it to look a little different and put some stuff in. They wanted a bunch of new segments for the show. We’re not doing it this season, we did it last year. So it’s current for this week, but after that, six months down the road, we’re already gonna know the Queensryche name.Īlex Obert: One of the more recent segments on That Metal Show, what is your opinion on Origins? ![]() But then again, they show these shows for the next three, four years in repeat. We talked about it on this past week’s taping and the show will air Saturday. We just talked about what’s going on with Queensryche and the naming thing, whose gonna get the name cause that’s pretty much coming down to the wire. You’re limiting yourself with guests, but I think it’ll work out.Īlex Obert: With the new taping schedule, will you be keeping up on rock current events to share? Most of the hard rock and metal guys live in LA, these guys have gotta fly in now. But in New York, there was a blizzard this past week, sixteen inches of snow. This is compared to when we go to Los Angeles, we cram ten shows in thirteen days, tape two a day. Jim Florentine: I mean it’s cool cause it’s local, so it’s nice. I spoke with Jim to discuss That Metal Show, adventures in comedy, his personal stories with iconic rock musicians, and much more!Īlex Obert: What does it mean for you to be back in New York City for That Metal Show? And of course, he provided the voice for Special Ed and Bobby Fletcher on Crank Yankers. He is an accomplished stand up comedian with four live albums and five volumes of “Terrorizing Telemarketers”. He is a co-host on That Metal Show on VH1 Classic, the biggest and best rock talk show around. Jim Florentine has made a giant impact in the worlds of comedy and rock music.
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