I told him about the whole Jasonic thingy but he had heard of (but not heard) Voi-vod.

So he asked me to sum up Voi-vod in 3 tracks

I'm struggling.

Even if you take 1 early, 1 mid, and 1 modern, it sounds like 3 totally different bands.

How do you sum up all those years of progression in three tracks????

I'm suggesting:

Forgotten in Space / Jack L. / Planet Hell

but the jumps are soooooo big to realise it's 1 band??

Please help

but even if I go for the modern stuff, he may not appreciate the W+P days ahead of the influx of USA Skate / Hardcore bands like Arenalin OD, Accused, DxRxI and Cro Mags in the 80's

If I had 9 tracks to chose from 3 era's it would be so much easier but Tribal might just about sum them up for me?

But...as for 3 songs...

Hell...i just dont know.
You cant sum-up Voivod in just 3 Songs.
Just cant be done.

This is because the Music is ever-Evolving and changing.
The Music itself (without the Vocal Tracks) is constantly moving and tells a story within itself. Hope that dont sound too corny, but look at these other Bands with ever-evolving music...

YES, KING CRIMSON. Could you sum them up in just 3 songs? No.

I could easily sum up Metallica in just 3 songs.
Thats because the music isnt as diverse and evolving as that of Voivod.
Its just chops and more chops. Like playing the Guitar with a Razor Blade for a pik! lol!

Good luck trying to explain all this to a Metalli-head.
My advise would be to just play him YOUR Favorite Voivod selections. But be sure to include 'Freedoom' from Angel Rat. Just for Warcorpse.

Brain scan is up there, but since the lad is also a guitar player and a thrasher, I'd be more inclined to go for these; killing tech, dimension and maybe a live number like Insect?

Sad but True

I really want to open the door for him prior to the new tour but dont want to pad the whole thrash era just in case the new CD is diverse

Tornado
Inner combustion
Mercury

be it for the cause.