"Otherwise it is just another Pantera and there are thousands of them."
C'mon, you are not serious ?
I see maybe 1 on the road a year, unless at a car gathering.
As for the before and after. I prefer the classic lines as penned by Tom T. But, you should do what you like,it is all that really counts.
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