Minier - "Minier"

Minier - Minier

1990, REX

1. Do Not Be Deceived

2. The Skeptic

3. Price

4. Killing of the Innocent

5. Prophecy

6. Philosophy of Man

7. The Secret Song

Sometimes record companies actually know what they're doing. REX wanted to release this collection of songs from The Crucified's Greg Minier as is... so that's what they did. This is straight-up thrash and it's pretty dang good. Greg is a decent vocalist in his own right and his trademark penchant for awesome riffs is there. I wonder how this would have sounded if they'd have thrown a bunch of money at it? The world will never know.

Useless Fact: Greg played all the parts on this disc and there is no bass guitar.

Applehead - "Meaning"

Applehead - Meaning

1992, Ocean

1. Revolutionary

2. Six Feet Under

3. Thoughts

4. Eyes of a Foolish Man

5. Sot

6. Intermittent You

7. Radical Departure

8. Monkey On My Back

9. Crutch

10. Meaning

11. Revelation

Greg Minier's (of The Crucified) second solo album is different from the thrash demo REX records released. I guess you could call it pre-grunge? There's a lot more melody here, especially in the slower songs like "Thoughts," "Intermittent You," and the title track. However, the riff in "Monkey On My Back" almost sounds like it could have been a riff from Pillars of Humanity. This isn't too hard to find these days so definitely check it out.

Useless Fact: This is the only album Applehead released. Sad isn't it?