THE METALSUCKS TRIBUTE TO JIM GILLETTE
By popular demand — inspired by the one, the only, Jon Becker — our MetalSucks tribute to ex-Nitro singer Jim Gillette, he of the wine-glass shattering vocal high notes. We’ve trawled the bowels of YouTube to come up with the best home-filmed Jim Gillette imitations out there and we’ve compiled them into one handy-dandy post. What follows is Exhibit A in Internet awesomeness.
First, the original, Jim Gillette. After the jump… his devotees.
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Jon Becker demonstrates the vocal-easing power of chewing gum:
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Will Shaw gives it a shot. Note the recording locale (his car), the background items (babyseat), and the smug look on his face after nailing it!
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David Gear seems to have filmed this one on a church alter. And dude, what’s with the fan?:
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Who ever said beardos and hair metal don’t go well together clearly hasn’t seen this one:
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“Yo! I’m Vinnie Boombotz from Long Island! Look at me!”:
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Group effort, but no one can quite seem to nail it:
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Pash Cracken, in the bathroom, the best singing location imaginable:
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“Jim JAH-lette tribute, from Japan!” I don’t know why this makes me laugh, but it does:
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And the list goes on and on. If you’re bored at work, type in “Jim Gillette” on YouTube and see what comes up. Hours worth of entertainment.
-VN
