marty friedman
17:01 Sunday, 23 October 2022
Look. Marty Friedman put out some undeniable thrash classics with Megadeth back in the day, and has become a massive star in Japan thanks to his music and television appearances. But frankly, that all pales in comparison to his brave stance against how much Cap'n Crunch sucks now.
In a comment caught by MetalSucks, Friedman took the cereal to task and demanded it gets back to the basics. Of course we're on Friedman's side too because look – everyone wants good cereal, right?
"The recipe SUCKS now. Go Back to the original. Whatever you have done to cut costs or follow some stupid protocol, WILL FAIL. Cap'n Crunch is a CLASSIC. You have a responsibility to give it the respect it deserves. It tastes like SOAP now."
Friedman also gave a shoutout to the aforementioned publication for amplifying his voice in this pressing matter, saying in a tweet "I love that you guys picked up this random post! Thank you for spreading the word, bringing attention to this important issue. If we all raise our voices together, anything is possible!"
In all seriousness, Marty Friedman recently dropped a a beautifully-animated video for his cover of Ikimono-gakari's 2012 track "Kaze Ga Fuiteiru." The cover is originally from Friedman's 2021 album Tokyo Jukebox 3 featuring covers of various Japanese musical works. As for the video, Friedman stated "All the people in all the countries in the world are connected by the same wind, is the simple concept of this video. Take from that what you will, and enjoy the fresh new imagery."
"While keeping intact the essence of Ikimono-gakari's 'Kaze Ga Fuiteiru' melody that I loved, I tried to destroy it, reconstruct it and create five minutes of new music that might bring a tear or a chill, and decidedly lifts your spirits. Whether I accomplished that or not is entirely up to you, but when I just finished the recording of 'Kaze Ga Fuiteru', someone whose opinion I respect very much called it 'grand and elegant,' so I'll go with that."
Check it out below.
