For My Sunday Song #399, we are to a song and band I was completely unfamiliar with. The song is “I Am The Best You Can Get” by the band Hollywood Monsters. The song is the Japanese Bonus Track fro their album ‘Thriving on Chaos’ and was released in 2019. When I saw the lineup of this band, I knew all the players. It was Steph Honde on vocals, Glen Drover from Megadeth on lead guitar and Alexis Von Kraven also of Megadeth on drums. With this line-up you know then this is going to be one heavy ass song. And you’d be right.

I’m not a 100% sure the meaning behind these lyrics, but for me it seems that the person is going insane and the insanity has taken control of this person. The song is from the insanity’s point of view and he keeps telling the person that the insanity is the best you can get it. When it doesn’t it need him anymore, it will let him die I guess. It is a dark song no matter what it really means. This is how I’m looking at it and makes it most interesting for me.

Mike has this to say about the track…“Always a surprise when the Japanese bonus track is one of the highlights.  The heavy, thumping “I Am the Best You Can Get” slays!  “Heavy” is an understatement!  Vocalist Steph Honde goes from scream on the verses, to growl on the chorus.  The droning chorus is the best part!  This one features (Canadian) Glen Drover on lead guitar and Alexis Von Kraven on the relentless drums.  The Japanese CD even comes with a printed interview with Steph Honde – though I cannot read Japanese!” For me another best part is those drums. When Alexis hits those skins, it reverberates throughout your body. You can feel every beat. Mix that drum beat wit Glen’s guitar licks and this is a beast of a song. And kudo’s to Steph for giving every ounce of his voice to this one. His relentless screams convey the darkness of this tune. Great stuff.

Give the song a listen and let me know what you think. Should it have made the final track list of the album? Not know the rest of the album, I can’t say, but this song is killer and if this was left off, what else is on there. Now, I want to thank Mike for picking these tracks and you should go check out his website – Mike Ladano and his YouTube page for Grab A Stack A Rock. You will enjoy it all!! Thanks so much for stopping by and I hope you all have a Happy Sunday!

https://youtube.com/watch?v=tCj4aGeC_yI%3Fsi%3DMYsqGDAcdpy3QuLS

“I AM THE BEST YOU CAN GET”

No more identity, for me you’re all history,

I’m the best you can get, I’m the best you can get.

Can you picture what will be, did I tell you about my insanity?

Until the day I don’t need you, until the day I don’t feed you,

You will do as you are told, as you are told.

I’m the best you can get, have you guessed it yet?

I’m the best you can get, have you guessed it yet?

Did I tell you about my insanity?

I’m the best you can get, I’m the best you can get.

And what freedom means to me?

Until the day I don’t need you, until the day I don’t feed you,

You will do as you are told.

I’m the best you can get, I’m the best you can get,

I’m the best you can get, I’m the best you can get,

Have you guessed it yet?

You will do as you are told, 

I’m the best you can get, I’m the best you can get.

Written by Steph Honde