The Music Thread

[metalman]

What do you listen to??

Okay, so I am old and blunt, I'll say it for you, I dont like country music, hip hop, rap crap (which really isnt music), or the like...and I do like classic & hard rock ('oldies' for you youngsters) :D

Faves include:
Rush, Led Zeppelin, Bad Company, Styx, Boston, Black Sabbath,
Dio, Judas Priest, and many others.

For newer modern bands I like:
Nickelback, 3 Doors Down, Alter Bridge, Staind, Saving Abel, Back Door Slam, and more.

Chick bands: Heart!! Thats it. lol... in fact if you want to hear any live Led Zeppelin tunes performed these chicks do it well....plus Nancy is hot playing guitar. ;)

Bands that seem not to fall in any of the first catogories:
Joe Satriani, Dream Theater, and various prog metal.

Genres that I enjoy include:
Blues, blues rock, 60's-80's hard rock and metal, classical, jazz, prog metal, alternative, but mostly I like plain old unvarnished blues based guitar driven rock n roll. I am a huge fan of 'cover' tunes. I collect rock tunes played by artists other then the original band/writers.

When I was a young fellow I worked for a 'metal' band. They played progressive style rock in the form of Rush but with a Black Sabbath, Ted Nugent, & Yes flavor. In addition, they covered Rush, Sabbath, Nugent, Hendrix, Joe Walsh, Van Halen, and many others.

I drove the truck, ran the stage lights, and was the drum tech. I spent many nights sitting on or next to a huge pile of speakers with rock music pumping through them amplified at 5, 10, or 20 thousand watts...or some mega number. Of course I did this without the benefit of any hearing proection, so that, along with firing 44 magnums without ear plugs, has left me with a nice case of partial hearing impairment. Just so you know, I am not senile, I just cant always hear what youre saying! LOL....

Current Albums I recommend:

Alter Bridge - Blackbird
http://www.amazon.com/Blackbird-Alter-Bridge/dp/B000VKJ6VS

Back Door Slam - Roll Away
http://www.amazon.com/Roll-Away-Back-Door-Slam/dp/B000QEILGU/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1220573408&sr=8-1

Staind - The Illusion of Progress

http://www.amazon.com/Illusion-Progress-Staind/dp/B001B94K14/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1220573597&sr=1-1


Saving Abel - (self titled)

http://www.amazon.com/Saving-Abel/dp/B0013FSVD4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1220573274&sr=1-1

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

Good idea for a thread, I'll add my thoughts later when I'm not in such a funk.

[RotorNutFD3S]

I'm listen to mostly classic/hard rock and modern rock. I can stand a little country music or hip-hop, but mostly older stuff there. I also like a very specific set of techno/electronica artists (whatever you want to call it), such as Paul Van Dyke, Paul Oakenfold, Juno Reactor, and The Prodigy. Never really listen to those in huge doses though. And I can't stand the crap that's just repetitive beats and sounds.

I also love going to concerts. I've met (and gotten a ton of stuff signed by) Trapt, Nickelback, Three Days Grace, Chevelle, Seether, Flyleaf, Halestorm, Shinedown, and had lunch with Crossfade and Breaking Benjamin before a show, and I just scored tickets to see Buckcherry and Saving Abel on October 9th at The Tabernacle.

[FlameProofCandle]

Ramones

enough said.

[iJohnnyC.]

Ramones

enough said.


SexPistols > Ramones :P

I have a very broad taste in music, and I change obsessions pretty often. I do agree with most others, NO country, Very little "rap".
Right now, I'm going back to my 90's punk roots with some Millencolin, Face to Face, Vandals ect...
All in the wake of an odd Metal stage...

General tastes include: Punk/Metal/Blues/Folk/Bluegrass/Jam
Honestly, if I can tell that a musician is passionate about what he/shes doing, I can get into it.

[FlameProofCandle]

how can you say the sex pistols are better?

johnny i'm disappointed.

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

I started off with the true Brit rock of the 90's, which I'm sure is very surprising :lol:

I listen to pretty much everything except for country and crap ***** sound like Dave Matthews and Jack Johnson.

I'm big into techno - trance, dnb, dance, house and all that at the moment. And I won't lie, I do like rap, just not the stuff you hear on the radio all the time.

And of course, 80's!

[iJohnnyC.]

johnny i'm disappointed.


I'm just messing with you buddy! Ramones > Sex Pistols any day.
"God Save the Queen" v/s "Rockaway Beach" No contest!



Jack Johnson.


You have officially gone too far.
Have you listened to Sleep Through the Static?

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

Sleep through the Static? How aptly named for one of his tracks :D Very self-observant of him.

[iJohnnyC.]

Sleep through the Static? How aptly named for one of his tracks :D Very self-observant of him.


Ok, you win. Why you may ask....
Its not only the name of a track...
Its the ALBUM title as well. :lol:

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

:lol: :lol:

[JennB]

Oh dear.. this could get long.

I've always been really into music. My tastes are all over the place and I have been digging deep for good stuff since I was in my very early teens. First concert (that I didn't attend with a family member or something like that) - Fugazi (January 1993). Most recent concert - Nine Inch Nails (about 3 weeks ago).

I probably listen to Tool more than anything else but my ipod is full of years and years of music that I love.

Examples:

Rock bands, traditional and not such as:
Tool
A Perfect Circle
Nine Inch Nails
Phish
Spoon
Muse
Bad Religion
Band of Horses
Descendants
Swervedriver
Self
Pixies
Fugazi
Idiot Pilot
Radiohead
Stone Roses

I listen to some rap/hip hop but definitely none of the crap that is on the radio these days. I like old Outkast, anything by the Beastie Boys, old west coast NWA type stuff and even some terribly ghetto fabulous Lil Kim, Foxy Brown, Three Six Mafia and Trick Daddy sometimes. There are a ton of rap artists that I have one or two songs from on my ipod but a lot of the stuff I can't listen to for too long.

I also have a nice little collection of vinyl at home. I used to spin drum and bass waaaay back in the day but I still listen to it a lot. I'm really into Evol Intent, Dom, old Konflict stuff, I really like a lot of the new dubstep that is out as well as the really hard stuff that is being produced these days. I love the early 90's old school stuff that got me into DnB as well as some stuff from the late 90's. There was a bit of a lull in 2003, 2004-ish where all I listened to was old stuff because I didn't like the new stuff but it's a lot better now. I still like Tricky and the Prodigy as well, though neither are DnB. And of course I love Squarpusher... no idea where to categorize him though... lol.

I can enjoy most any type of music if it takes talent and has soul behind it though. I love jazz and have been to jazz clubs and festivals in many cities around the US. I love bluegrass. Well, I can't say I own any right now but I do enjoy it quite a bit. I know tons about really obscure bands and artists, toooooons about old punk since I was really into it for years and years and still listen to it. Hell, I even know a lot about straight edge hardcore and have seen Earth Crisis 4 times... that usually surprises people. I saw a lot of bands like Offspring and Green Day in tiny clubs with 200 people back before they were ever on the radio. (I've totally lost my love for Green Day but I still love Offspring. They put on a hell of a show) Saw Pennywise, NOFX, All, Helmet, tons of bands that I am really glad to have experienced.

The ipod probably has about 200 different artists on it and I'm about to add a lot more. I'm pretty slack about updating it.

I'm not the girl you want to go up against in music trivia.:lol: (Mike can attest to all of the free pizza we've had at Mellow Mushroom trivia nights because of this fact). If you ever need to ask someone about anything from traditional rock to hip hop to shoegazer pop to obscure electronica to 80's music and disco all the way back to 60's rock and even some big band... I'm your girl. Ha.

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

Well that's good to know for pizza. I'm thoroughly enjoying the latest Ministry of Sound Garage Classics of the summer... how I wish we had this stuff getting played here.

[JennB]

Internet radio :cool:

Sometimes, WREK 91.1 and WRAS 88.5 play some good stuff as well if you're stuck in traffic or driving around town.

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

Radio stations in Athens = non-existent.

I use internet radio alot, don't have it on the go though.

[Doppelgänger]

Yeah.... don't taunt Jenn with Music trivia!!

I myself... oh boy. I first started listening to grunge back ~91 92 when a friend of mine introduced me to Nirvana. Now I listen to a lof of things. I played in several bands when i was a teen too and I also played in my school's orchestra from 6th grade up to when i left highschool... i played the cello ( but also play bass buitar, upright bass, guitar and can hold a beat on the drums). So that even gives me a soft spot for classical/ochestra music. A lot of what i listen to is:

Tool (probably being my favorite pick if i had to pick one band to listen to)
A Perfect Circle
Failure (GREAT 90's band and if you listen to Perfect Circle and know "the nurse who loved me" - that was orignally done by Failure)
Idiot Pilot
Filter
311
Sublime
NIN
Toadies
Weezer
Beastie Boys
old Blink 182
The Vandals
Muse
old Korn
Suicide Machines
Primus
Rage Against the Machine
Unwritten Law
Deftones
The Urge
Social Distortion

Then there is some rap/hop-hop that i don't mind... old snoop/jay-z/Dre/WuTang etc... I also don't mid some of the old classics like J. Cash/Zepplin/Hendrix/Beatles/Iron Maiden/old Metallica/BOC. I'm not really a fan of country/pop/cheezy techo (i.e. house) and i really hate most of this new wannabe thug rap bull****.

[Doppelgänger]

Radio stations in Athens = non-existent.

I use internet radio alot, don't have it on the go though.

A friend of mine does slots on 103.7..we call him Scooby.. but i don;t know if he uses that on-air :lol:

[Grantri]

Being the self serving kind of guy that I am I like anything I can play and get paid for! I lead a two/three piece acoustic duo and we play damn near every weekend in one little joint or another.


Those of you who are into internet radio , check out Hounddogradio.net... We've done some live shjows in the studio there and recently played a benefit at Blind Willie's in Va Highlands for them. I have also been known to co host the Saturday night show on occasion..

That said I listen to a pretty wide variety of music. I'm no fan of country or rap but anything else is fair game

[BFH miata]

everything except for country and crap ***** sound like Dave Matthews


You better stay away from my CD collection then... Country, classic rock and some rock from the 90's for me please.

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

:lol: I'll keep that noted!

[metalman]

Something different...

If youre into Christmas themes, rock n roll, with a splash of classical and Broadway...I recomend this upcoming show....

Trans Siberian Orchestra
Sun. Nov. 16 at Phiilips Arena, Atlanta, GA

I have seen them several times, always entertaining. The best show I have ever seen them perform was when they played at the Fox Theater. I dont like Phillips Arena...but the band is cool. Very talented bunch of artists gathered together.

[metalman]

my current faves are coheed and OLD MCR. i know, i know... lol

im also a big fall out boy fan. theres not many bands left that play decent rock and have a truly vocally talented singer, but they are one of them IMO.

Here ya go....here's the real music thread. :butt: :lol:

[jesseealexander]

i actually almost saw the trans siberian orchestra last year, but things came up.

hopefully ill get to this year.

[MoD_Scotty]

Guess I'm the only metalhead here!

Fortunately, I also listen to a lot of other stuff, like rock (classic, progressive, grunge, etc), jazz, and a tiny bit of hiphop or techno.

I've been to way too many concerts to list.

I've been playing bass and guitar since 1994. I've dabbled on drums now and then as well. I'm currently in a metal band (the link in my sig).

[mustangtomiata]

coheed=fail
fall out boy=fail
I listen to rock(but whats on the radio gets old and starts to sound the same), classic rock all day from elton john to the stones, country(not cookie cutter bull**** that is mostly played on the radio), rap(again not cookie cutter bull**** that is played on the radio), chill/reggae ish bands like 311, sublime, OAR and mostly metal! My favorite band is Killswitch Engage, also big ones are Lamb of God, Through the eyes of the Dead, As I lay Dying, In Flames, Bullet for My Valentine(light metal), Trivium, and August burns red to name a few. As far as musical talent goes all i can do is play guitar hero/rockband(i'm a geek) and i used to play trombone through my middle school days, I am a HORRIBLE singer, tone def i suppose, and i cant keep a rythm...wanna start a band? lol

[Acro]

God if I had the money I would go. I love TSO. Listening to Blind Melon right now :p

[simontibbett]

I listen to techno, all that trance stuff, not dance. Some rock, some older hardcore rap.

[MoD_Scotty]

mostly metal! My favorite band is Killswitch Engage, also big ones are Lamb of God, Through the eyes of the Dead, As I lay Dying, In Flames, Bullet for My Valentine(light metal), Trivium, and August burns red to name a few.


You should definitely check out my band!

[metalman]

Watch out for Chickenfoot!
Kickass old skool no frills rock....coming soon!

Chickenfoot is:
Sammy Hagar - guitars and vocals
Michael Anthony - bass
Chad Smith - drums
Joe Satriani - guitars, what else!!!


A sample here.... www.chickenfoot.us/
Soap on a Rope.....hahaha....

[morningscifi]

Hey Simon, check out the group "Hybrid" if you haven't already. You might like it if you're into trancy techno. They're friggin awesome.

[Jecht]

I missed out on this thread since I wasn't on the site yet. lol

I listen to just about anything other than country. Mainly The Strokes, Beatles, Blur, Ratatat, Daft Punk, Justice, Ramones, Common, etc.

I also like piano - mainly just Chopin though.

[FooSchnickens]

Man, my musical tastes are so diverse I don't know where to start....

I listen to lots of different genres of music, but aside from classic rock and dance/trance/house there are maybe one or two artists within each genre that I will listen to on a regular basis. I dabble in older hip-hop, peruse industrial from time to time, swing around to classical for a bit, get stuck on a single artist/album in any given genre for weeks at a time, and then maybe settle on some lo-fi whilst cleaning my camera gear and guns.

I'll work on compiling a list, but it's going to be so crazy I'm almost afraid to do it :lol:

Oh yeah, I absolutely CAN'T STAND new rap/hip-hop (with VERY few exceptions), country (Eagles don't count), and whiney college boy music (gavin degraw, etc).

[wildfire0310]

My taste is pretty wide but mostly I listen to Rock, Ska, and Punk.

Noted bands:
Nirvana
Tool
Adema
Korn
MIS
Reel Big Fish
Suburban Legend
Trivian
Machine Head
In Flames
Placebo
Emile Auturm


What I was raised on
Led Zepplin
AC/DC
Def Leppard


I Dislike most country and rap. There are few exception to that rule but 1 in a million

[Georgia Cracker]

I am ashamed (or not) to say I don't know of a single new band that I'm excited about, can't even name the ones played on the radio because it does not catch my ear. I do listen to WRAS, and have since '72 or so, and enjoy about half of their playlist. They were my absolute favorite station way back in the late '70s when the punks took it over and held total control 'til about 80 or so when the school took it away from them. I started listenening close to music back about '66 or so, and like all the old rock (Hendrix was my favorite, saw him at the Atlanta Pop Festival in '70) and the usual and unusual classic rock, then morphed to punk and new wave in the '70s and into the 80's and was big into the local scene (Brains, B-52s, Pylon, Swiming Pool Cues, Guadalcanal Diary). Got married to a stick in the mud and gradually lost touch with the scene.

Recently remarried and she likes the music scene (although not all that I like, but she tolerates mine Ok). So we are starting to go to clubs again when we can. I still like the old guys, love the new Jeff Back CD, and the latest Who album from a couple years ago. Right now mourning the loss of the guitarist for Pylon and the guitarist for the Stooges. A real shame about both.

Oh yeah, last weekend when it rained all day I got out the Ramones DVD "It's Alive" and rocked for hours. Drove the wife and kids nuts but I loved it. Damn I miss too loud rock'n'roll shows. I think tonight we're gonna go see Dave Ridarick (ex-bass player for Riggs, if any of y'all remember the movie "Heavy Metal) and his latest band. I'll be deaf and hungover tomorrow.

And no country or rap for me, either.

[Pitt]

I love all music. I record it in my home studio part time and play it all the time. Music rules.

[redrumracer]

I listen mostly to hip-hop/rap, techno, alternative, selected country songs, and occasionally if I'm in the mood classical.

[scandmx5]

Techno, europop, east-euro, hispanic, Norwegian folk, CCR, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones, 80's is my all time favorite though!

[metalman]

What I was raised on
Led Zepplin
AC/DC
Def Leppard


I Dislike most country and rap. There are few exception to that rule but 1 in a million

Props to your parents!! :lol:

[metalman]

If you like Joe Satriani and similar guitar music give this guy a listen...DC Slater.

http://www.myspace.com/dcslater

http://www.dcslater.com/home/

I have both his CDs and look forward to his new one.

[jzilla]

Raphael Saddiq, D'angelo, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, John Legend...
Marvin Gaye, Donnie Hathaway, Al Green, BabyFace
Also some Jay-Z, Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock, DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince before there was Will Smith. 90's hiphop. Common, Talib Kweli, Kanye(he's a prick but he does make some nice beats) Dr. Dre, Warren G, DJ Quik
Tons of old school Jazzy stuff and funky stuff too like Rise, Chuck Maggione, Dazz Band, Brick, Kool and the Gang. and occasionally some gay stuff will come into the ipod like Chris Botti and Michael Buble.

[DecoyOctopus]

Anyone listen to Lady Gaga? shes pretty new, i like her style, shes materialistic and proud, i would beat till her bones turn to dust. shes sort of pop-techno.

[mustangtomiata]

Raphael Saddiq, D'angelo, Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, John Legend...
Marvin Gaye, Donnie Hathaway, Al Green, BabyFace
Also some Jay-Z, Rob Base and DJ EZ Rock, DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince before there was Will Smith. 90's hiphop. Common, Talib Kweli, Kanye(he's a prick but he does make some nice beats) Dr. Dre, Warren G, DJ Quik
Tons of old school Jazzy stuff and funky stuff too like Rise, Chuck Maggione, Dazz Band, Brick, Kool and the Gang. and occasionally some gay stuff will come into the ipod like Chris Botti and Michael Buble.


I like me some Marvin Gaye every now and then. Matter of fact i'm pullin up youtube and listenin to it right now :lol:.

[metalman]

Concert news...
If there are any old skool British metal fans here...Judas Priest is coming to Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Aug 20. Nothing like listening to "Metal Gods" under the stars.
Special guest - Whitesnake
A couple years back I took my teenage son to the Priest reunion show. It was a cool father and son experience. ;)

Also, at the Tabernacle Aug 30, Chickenfoot. Satriani, Hagar, Smith, Anthony and crew.

[CupCate18]

I listen to just about anything except classical.

Right now I have a techno cd in the car, on some other cd's, i have pop, rap, country, rock, and everything else.

[MoD_Scotty]

Concert news...
If there are any old skool British metal fans here...Judas Priest is coming to Verizon Wireless Amphitheater Aug 20. Nothing like listening to "Metal Gods" under the stars.
Special guest - Whitesnake
A couple years back I took my teenage son to the Priest reunion show. It was a cool father and son experience. ;)

Also, at the Tabernacle Aug 30, Chickenfoot. Satriani, Hagar, Smith, Anthony and crew.

I'd like to see both of those shows, but I don't think I'd drive 2hrs to do it. Man I'm weird.

[lazybones]

Indie, Techno, & Lady Gaga

[metalman]

Chickenfoot has Back Door Slam opening for them at the Tabernacle Aug 30
If you never heard young white dudes wail some classic blues you owe it to yourself
to check these guys out.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7PtSsbkGdM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xy2ATLk16YE

Doing a classic Hendrix number...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50DbjogXuyc&feature=related

[scandmx5]

lady gaga = M.I.A fad that went away as quick as it came :lol:

[DecoyOctopus]

lady gaga = M.I.A fad that went away as quick as it came :lol:

your crazy i would eat grapes out of gaga's butthole, i already got her new album "disco heaven"

[scandmx5]

your crazy i would eat grapes out of gaga's butthole

i bet this is the first, last, and only time that sentence has ever been said in the history of humanity

[GVfanatic]

hey man i love "love game". don't think i'd ever eat a grape from her brown eye though. lol

[MoD_Scotty]

your crazy i would eat grapes out of gaga's butthole,

lmfao!

[lazybones]

let's have some fun, this beat is sick.
i wanna take a ride on your disco stick!

[DecoyOctopus]

i wanna kiss you, but if i do then i might miss ya baybeh

[Oblio]

kinda sounds like Pfunk
if you aint gona get it on get your dead *** home

[Spark!Plug]

trip hop - massive attack, portishead, cursive
dwntempo screamo - bear vs shark

to be honest i cant say who my fav bands are b/ci got 3234 mp3's...

[DecoyOctopus]

hey man i love "love game". don't think i'd ever eat a grape from her brown eye though. lol

speaking of "brown eyes" thats another great song from her.

[JennB]

Ugh. Lady Gage is the definition of butter face. Gross. And the things she wears are ridiculous.

I try to avoid trendy pop at all costs.

[DecoyOctopus]

Ugh. Lady Gage is the definition unique, gorgeous, and amazingly talented. And the things she wears are sooooooooofakkinggg cute.

I want to be her.

i couldnt agree with you any harder :)

[JennB]

I don't think so.

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

Ugh. Lady Gage is the definition of butter face. Gross. And the things she wears are ridiculous.



Well that's because she's not marketed at you. She's designed to get hot blooded males hard, and it works!

:banana:

[metalman]

The best thing about trendy pop is that very shortly no one even remembers the 'artist'. ;)

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

Well, not for their musical talent at least. If you can call it talent. I prefer to call it brilliant marketing.

[metalman]

Well, not for their musical talent at least. If you can call it talent. I prefer to call it brilliant marketing.

Its like paper plates, you buy them, use them, then throw them in the garbage.
The value is minimal at best. BUT someone makes $ off it. ;)

[DecoyOctopus]

She's designed to get hot blooded males hard, and it works!

WHOA! shes not "designed" shes got style. she picks all of her outfits, writes all of her music, directs produces all of her videos, etc. i think shes the best thing that popped up in years, i hate all of these new artists they have no talent, completely synthesized beats, their lyrics are total space fillers. not even music anymore just noise.

[lazybones]

trip hop - massive attack, portishead, cursive
dwntempo screamo - bear vs shark

to be honest i cant say who my fav bands are b/ci got 3234 mp3's...

fenderflaired you like cursive?! thats one of my top 3 favorite bands ever. i love cursive :)


Well that's because she's not marketed at you. She's designed to get hot blooded males hard, and it works!

:banana:

oh contraire, she is marketed towards her, and girls for that matter. not only does she like to get boys all hot and bothered....
her door swings both ways my friend.

[caseyfoster]

fenderflaired you like cursive?! thats one of my top 3 favorite bands ever. i love cursive :)




oh contraire, she is marketed towards her, and girls for that matter. not only does she like to get boys all hot and bothered....
her door swings both ways my friend.
Im down

[Jack-MX5ATLanta.com]

Ok well it's part of the design then. I still don't know how much of it is her and how much of it is marketing. I think it leans towards the latter.

[RotorNutFD3S]

I think most of the popular music industry leans towards the latter these days. It's a damn shame too.

[lazybones]

Ok well it's part of the design then. I still don't know how much of it is her and how much of it is marketing. I think it leans towards the latter.

nah, she does alllll her own stuff. literally, everything from costume to song writing to music video directing. i think it's cool. she's about fame sure, what artist, singer, actress (etc.) isn't? but nonetheless, i like her

[MoD_Scotty]

Death to auto-tune. That is all.

[lazybones]

Death to auto-tune. That is all.


HAHAH :lol:

[Spark!Plug]

fenderflaired you like cursive?! thats one of my top 3 favorite bands ever. i love cursive :)

their one of my favorite bands too. its great music for a laid back night of spirited driving!!

[lazybones]

their one of my favorite bands too. its great music for a laid back night of spirited driving!!

definitely. he's so passionate, and real. i love The Recluse and The Great Decay

[Georgia Cracker]

Ok, any of the other age challenged guys here remember Traffic or Blind Faith? I just picked up the Eric Clapton/Steve Winwood collaboration recorded recently. Lots of great tunes, and blasts from the distant past. Great fun, you could tell they were having a good time.

[Spark!Plug]

definitely. he's so passionate, and real. i love The Recluse and The Great Decay

You should check out Bear Vs Shark. specifically "bear vs shark - story of old roller coaster" or "-what a horrible night for a curse" the second one is my fav.

[metalman]

Ok, any of the other age challenged guys here remember Traffic or Blind Faith? I just picked up the Eric Clapton/Steve Winwood collaboration recorded recently. Lots of great tunes, and blasts from the distant past. Great fun, you could tell they were having a good time.

Yeah dude, I am a Blind Faith guy from way back. Peace man! ;) :D

[wantboost]

Well that's because she's not marketed at you.

LOL

[Oblio]

WHOA! shes not "designed" shes got style. she picks all of her outfits, writes all of her music, directs produces all of her videos, etc. i think shes the best thing that popped up in years, i hate all of these new artists they have no talent, completely synthesized beats, their lyrics are total space fillers. not even music anymore just noise.

they still make videos?

[Oblio]

Ok, any of the other age challenged guys here remember Traffic or Blind Faith? I just picked up the Eric Clapton/Steve Winwood collaboration recorded recently. Lots of great tunes, and blasts from the distant past. Great fun, you could tell they were having a good time.

did you ever hear the blues album they made with Bo didali

[Grantri]

+ 1 on the Winwood/Clapton stuff

[Doppelgänger]

Anyone else going to see TOOL? Mmmmm can't wait.

I still want to know what happened to Linkin Park. They were great..well, the first couple albums were...and when they were working with other (mostly rap) artists. But then the kinda disappeared for awhile. Their last bit of stuff is rather "blah"....it's like they lost all of their anger and were put on Prozac :(

Today's radio stations = fail
Pandora = win

[GVfanatic]

i dont know about everyone else but Linkin Parks's new song "New Divide" is awesome. definitely hope their new album will be good cuz the last one just didn't feel LP'ish.

[matredd]

Anyone else going to see TOOL? Mmmmm can't wait.

I still want to know what happened to Linkin Park. They were great..well, the first couple albums were...and when they were working with other (mostly rap) artists. But then the kinda disappeared for awhile. Their last bit of stuff is rather "blah"....it's like they lost all of their anger and were put on Prozac :(

Today's radio stations = fail
Pandora = win
I may go see Tool. I heard it was $50

[wildfire0310]

Anyone else going to see TOOL? Mmmmm can't wait.

I still want to know what happened to Linkin Park. They were great..well, the first couple albums were...and when they were working with other (mostly rap) artists. But then the kinda disappeared for awhile. Their last bit of stuff is rather "blah"....it's like they lost all of their anger and were put on Prozac :(

Today's radio stations = fail
Pandora = win

Still need to see Tool. Got to see NIN twice lately. Granted I would so trade two new NIN for one good old NIN days. Back when Trent was still all doped out. :lol:

Yea LP kinda went very save the world. The last CD isn't bad but just on a different style then the first two. Either way its been a few years since I really heard anything about them.

Pandora is my life at work. First thing I do after recording my hours when I get to work is start Firefox. I have pandora, work e-mail and mx5 forums saved so it auto opens all 3 when I start firefox :D

[GVfanatic]

search "New Divide" by Linkin Park. they're back :banana:

[JennB]

I may go see Tool. I heard it was $50

$137 for a pair with all of the fees.

[RotorNutFD3S]

Yeah, New Divide is pretty good. There's also another new song being played on XM/Sirius too, I forget it's name, both apparently are being used in the new Transformers movie. However, neither of them (or Minutes to Midnight) have the same feel as anything from Hybrid Theory or Meteora...

[CaveRacing]

Those blasted fees. They fee you for everything! Convenience, mail, handling, printing, charging, scanning, handing over, the envelope....It's ridic. It's really not that bad, but still. I just picked up a couple of $20 tickets and the fees were almost 50% of each ticket price. :eek:

[GVfanatic]

Yeah, New Divide is pretty good. There's also another new song being played on XM/Sirius too, I forget it's name, both apparently are being used in the new Transformers movie. However, neither of them (or Minutes to Midnight) have the same feel as anything from Hybrid Theory or Meteora...

well no. but it's a step closer to goin back to that style from their last album which was missin all the angst and synthesizing

[MoD_Scotty]

Anyone else going to see TOOL? Mmmmm can't wait.


I already have tickets. It'll be the 5th time I've seen them, starting in 1996.

[sharkythesharkdogg]

The wife and her friend are going. I've already seen TOOL at least twice, so I'm sitting it out to save money.
Heather(my wife) told me that she's pretty sure it's all seated. Even down on the floor. If that's the case, that's a weird TOOL experience.

[Spark!Plug]

i havnt been to a concert.. never have the money for it. im holding out for an incubus concert. i wanted to make the one a year or more ago but wasin NC at NTI.

[JennB]

Yes. Tool is all seated. Same as in 2007

We bought 6 tickets. Had to be sure we got in and could enjoy it with some friends


Incubus is coming in august but we can't decide if we want to go

[Spark!Plug]

august, sweet my b/day is the 21st of august. i might be able to get someone to buy the tickets for me for my birthday. i'd like to have someone to ride with to go, i cant bring myself to parking the miata in atlanta.. i dont want it vandalized or wrecked by someone stealing it or breaking into it. i'll see if some of my friends would go, but it'd be neat to go with a club member.

[JennB]

Umm... Verizon in Alpharetta really isn't that scary

[Spark!Plug]

im really paranoid though :o i get worried about leaving my car parked at cvs in newnan! when you see the pics of my car you'll see why i feel like i have a "break into the car b/c its EASY" sign on the rear of my car... it involves duct tape.

[metalman]

The best Tool song ever....but isnt. ;)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdQGSykj6vo

I like it but like the original better....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgHSk91RhL8

But if you want to hear it performed these days these guys are your best bet...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KsQAUschQk

[scandmx5]

[/bump]
call me late but i just heard "21 Guns" by Green Day for the 1st time today
i likes

[metalman]

A song for you all.
DL this and have a listen....but only if you like guitar and bluesy rock. ;)

http://www.mediafire.com/file/jzzmvjudyz0/As_It_Fades.mp3

Edit: link died, updated, should work now...maybe. :)

[mustangtomiata]

New green day is blah...blah blah blah. Old green day is so good. I was in elementary school when dookie came out and I have bought that CD 3 times cuz i keep losing it.

[Doppelgänger]

Yeah, Kerplunk was their best album, followed by 1039 Smoothed out slappy hours, then Dookie. Insomniac was OK..and everything after that sucked. Though there were a couple of songs on Nimrod that were cool (Redundant, Worry Rock and Scattered).

[JennB]

My god... I was at a Green Day concert (maybe 300 people) when they announced their next album, "Dookie". said it was coming out in a few months and made the audience guess the name of it by telling us that it was what made the sound "Kerplunk". retards... lol


I want to go here for my b-day.

http://rockontherange.com/epicenter/lineup.html

C&C in the morning, music in the afternoon and evening. Sounds great.

[MoD_Scotty]

^^^^ I'd go just for Tool and Alice in Chains.

I saw Green Day around the same time you did. I was already in high school...so that show was fun, because I got to throw around a bunch of little kids in the mosh pit!

I TRIED to see AIC back in '94, when they were on tour with Metallica, Candlebox, and Suicidal Tendencies....but of course Layne had to go back into rehab, and they were replaced with Fight (Rob Halford's band at the time). The show was OK, but it would have been WAY better with AIC.

I almost got to see them the last time they toured (with the new singer), at a secret show at the HoB in Orlando (my Mom works at the box office there). But it turned out to be an acoustic show, and I would have had to leave Augusta at the asscrack of dawn to catch it. I like AIC, but I generally hate acoustic versions of anything, so I didn't make it.

Speaking of grunge though....if the current metal band I'm in doesn't last too long, I'm SERIOUSLY considering forming a grunge cover band. I think I could make some decent money if I found the right front man...and I'd finally have a reason to dust off my old combat boots!

[metalman]

Fight (Rob Halford's band at the time).


:lol: I cant believe anyone here knows that band.

[MoD_Scotty]

LOL...I would have much rather seen Priest

[JennB]

^^^^ I'd go just for Tool and Alice in Chains.

I saw Green Day around the same time you did. I was already in high school...so that show was fun, because I got to throw around a bunch of little kids in the mosh pit!



I saw them three times in 92 and 93. I was lucky that those shows were all ages... I did a lot of sneaking into shows back in the day. lol

I honestly couldn't believe when they got popular. Before that, the preppy kids at my school made fun of us for wearing Green Day and Offspring t-shirts. We were not happy when the kids we hated were now listening to the music we loved.

[wildfire0310]

Speaking of grunge though....if the current metal band I'm in doesn't last too long, I'm SERIOUSLY considering forming a grunge cover band. I think I could make some decent money if I found the right front man...and I'd finally have a reason to dust off my old combat boots!


Hell yea... Something about the music that came out in the late 80s and early 90s seems to me to be the best. All the best Ska, Punk and Grunge all came out during that time period, let alone bands were still completely influenced by all the great old school rock. It seems like 90% of the crap that comes out now days there is just no heart in the music anymore.

[metalman]

Hell yea... Something about the music that came out in the late 80s and early 90s seems to me to be the best.

Hmmm...lemme take a wild guess here, you were middle school/HS age range then? ;)

Every generation thinks their music is the best based upon that 'formula'.
It has alot to do with when the mind is impressionable and other factors I think.

My older siblings think Tommy James & The Shondells, Sam the Sham & The Pharaohs, Cream, etc etc are the best ever. :D

[metalman]

More on that thought....

To me the most influential and 'best' music of the last century grew out of the 60's.
Super groups like The Who, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath etc.
The influence of Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Deep Purple etc etc. This kind of phenomenon will never exist in pop/rock music again I dont think.
And then those influences carried forward by the bands of the 70's... Aerosmith, Rush, Boston, Montrose, Van Halen, Styx, Kansas, Judas Priest, and so many countless others....each within a different style of rock ranging from pop to metal and prog.
The 80s was a rather dead period to me, with but a few new bright lights like Metallica etc, with the influx of new wave euro-garbage, and then silly hair metal no talent crap like Poison etc. But even that band is just a silly cartoon caricature of 60's/70's rock. But thats how I see it. :D

[wildfire0310]

Hmmm...lemme take a wild guess here, you were middle school/HS age range then? ;)


Yea that would be a good guess. Granted I know my view is somewhat basis but I also look at it, as nothing since then has even tried to be new or original. Yea I know what I enjoy it's really original but atleast you can tell they had influences and tried to blend the two styles together..aka Ska.. you can hear the blend of Reggie/Jazz(aka the horns) mixed with punk/rock

More on that thought....

To me the most influential and 'best' music of the last century grew out of the 60's.
Super groups like The Who, Led Zeppelin, Black Sabbath etc.
The influence of Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Deep Purple etc etc. This kind of phenomenon will never exist in pop/rock music again I dont think.
And then those influences carried forward by the bands of the 70's... Aerosmith, Rush, Boston, Montrose, Van Halen, Styx, Kansas, Judas Priest, and so many countless others....each within a different style of rock ranging from pop to metal and prog.
The 80s was a rather dead period to me, with but a few new bright lights like Metallica etc, with the influx of new wave euro-garbage, and then silly hair metal no talent crap like Poison etc. But even that band is just a silly cartoon caricature of 60's/70's rock. But thats how I see it. :D

Well depends on how you view best but I will always agree that the music that came out of the 60s and 70s would be the best for its influential value. Whether or not someone likes the greats like Who, Zeppelin, Sabbath etc, it is hard to disagree that 90% of the music that has come out since the 80s was massive influenced by the greats.

Granted there will always be a place for the great "classics" of modern music, but granted I grew up on all that. :D

[metalman]

Well depends on how you view best but I will always agree that the music that came out of the 60s and 70s would be the best for its influential value. Whether or not someone likes the greats like Who, Zeppelin, Sabbath etc, it is hard to disagree that 90% of the music that has come out since the 80s was massive influenced by the greats.


And that was really my only point, not to suggest your taste in music was 'wrong'. :D
And its also partly why I think 60's/70's music is the "best" so to speak. Pretty much everything since is just a different take on those influences.

If you think about it nearly every guitarist, bassist, and drummer is influenced by the following...(or influenced by someone influenced by them)...all are 60's/70s
...in random order...

Guitarists

Jimi Hendrix
Eric Clapton
Leslie West
Pete Townsend
Jimi Page
Tony Iommi
Tom Sholz
Randy Rhoades
Eddie Van Halen
Steve Morse




Drums

Ginger Baker
Corky Laing
John Bonham
Keith Moon
Neil Peart
Tommy Aldridge


Bass

Felix Pappalardi
Geddy Lee
John Entwistle
Chris Squire
Greg Lake
Jack Bruce
Geezer Butler

I may have skipped some. :D

[scandmx5]

goddamn i love CCR
-jamming out currently-
...just got home from illinois, locked the front door oh boy...

[mustangtomiata]

CCR is good.

[Synthmob]

Just bought my tix to see Deadmau5 @ masquerade in Nov...

[sharkythesharkdogg]

For the metal heads.

The new Born of Osiris is much more melodic and traditionally structured. They've taken a progressive metal turn, but I don't think they've done it successfully.

I prefer the first album as it contains sporadic break beats, interesting key board interludes, better dual harmonies, and enough time changes to keep the songs from getting repetitive.

This album seems to focus more on the metal and less on the death-core aspect of their music. That's not a problem to me. It should have been a good addition to their discography, but the songs just don't seem as inspired. I think they started experimenting with a new sound and lost their focus.

On the other hand, if you like folk-death/folk-metal then Eluveitie is a band you must check out! They keep getting their sound better and more distinctly theirs with each successive album. They also have a fairly new album that's completely acoustic. It concentrates exclusively on the traditional folk music that they usually combine with the death metal. It's also very good. You should give it a listen.

If you don't like heavier music, you should probably avoid anything I've suggested above.

I also learned Brain Drill has broken up.......:cry:
iXqSa7_5pSs
a moment of silence for Brain Drill.

[MoD_Scotty]

For the metal heads.

The new Born of Osiris is much more melodic and traditionally structured. They've taken a progressive metal turn, but I don't think they've done it successfully.

I prefer the first album as it contains sporadic break beats, interesting key board interludes, better dual harmonies, and enough time changes to keep the songs from getting repetitive.

This album seems to focus more on the metal and less on the death-core aspect of their music. That's not a problem to me. It should have been a good addition to their discography, but the songs just don't seem as inspired. I think they started experimenting with a new sound and lost their focus.

On the other hand, if you like folk-death/folk-metal then Eluveitie is a band you must check out! They keep getting their sound better and more distinctly theirs with each successive album. They also have a fairly new album that's completely acoustic. It concentrates exclusively on the traditional folk music that they usually combine with the death metal. It's also very good. You should give it a listen.

If you don't like heavier music, you should probably avoid anything I've suggested above.

I also learned Brain Drill has broken up.......:cry:
iXqSa7_5pSs
a moment of silence for Brain Drill.

I'm probably the only person on this board that has any idea what you're talking about! I just got the new Born of Osiris, haven't listened to it yet.

The bassist in Brain Drill is awesome, could tell just by that riff right at the beginning of that song.

You should check out my (old, but soon to be remade) band, Hollowmass. There's a link in my sig, and you can also download other songs from here:
http://www.kevinrepking.com/Replacements/upload/music/Hollowmass/

The second half of "46lbs" is pretty heavy. And if you're into something more epic, check out "Something Cruel."

I'll hopefully have something recorded from the new version of the band....the songs we're writing now are WAY heavier.

[sharkythesharkdogg]

I'm probably the only person on this board that has any idea what you're talking about!

Lols. I was thinking there were a few more people into it around here, but you're probably right.

Anyway, I didn't mean for my B.O.O. review to sound as harsh as it came out. There's definitely a lot of good in the new album, but I think the next album will be the one to really anticipate. Be ready for things like the end of a song transitioning from a Dimmu Borgir style gothic blast beat to sort of a blackened deathmetal rap rock outro.......yep..

I hadn't noticed your sig link before, so I'll go check it out sometime.

[jesseealexander]

does anyone else miss OLD blink 182? because i ******* do. ive been jamming to enema of the state and take off your pants and jacket for the past 3 days straight i feel the need to start a super awesome pop-punk band RIGHT ******* NOW!!!

[lance]

And that was really my only point, not to suggest your taste in music was 'wrong'. :D
And its also partly why I think 60's/70's music is the "best" so to speak. Pretty much everything since is just a different take on those influences.

If you think about it nearly every guitarist, bassist, and drummer is influenced by the following...(or influenced by someone influenced by them)...all are 60's/70s
...in random order...

Guitarists

Jimi Hendrix
Eric Clapton
Leslie West
Pete Townsend
Jimi Page
Tony Iommi
Tom Sholz
Randy Rhoades
Eddie Van Halen
Steve Morse




Drums

Ginger Baker
Corky Laing
John Bonham
Keith Moon
Neil Peart
Tommy Aldridge


Bass

Felix Pappalardi
Geddy Lee
John Entwistle
Chris Squire
Greg Lake
Jack Bruce
Geezer Butler

I may have skipped some. :D



And a lot of their influence came from the blues. Which is why most of my music tastes run to Blues and 60's 70's Rock. Of course I was in high school in the late 60's so got to see it all develop.:clap:

[wildfire0310]

does anyone else miss OLD blink 182? because i ******* do. ive been jamming to enema of the state and take off your pants and jacket for the past 3 days straight i feel the need to start a super awesome pop-punk band RIGHT ******* NOW!!!

Sorry but Enema of the state and Take off your Pants and jacket are not Old school blink. Old school blink is Dude Ranch.

[jesseealexander]

Sorry but Enema of the state and Take off your Pants and jacket are not Old school blink. Old school blink is Dude Ranch.

well any older than enema of the state doesnt count as blink in my eyes because it was pre travis barker, therefore its not blink. he kinda brought the band together.

[sharkythesharkdogg]

Naw. To me, Blink was actually MORE Blink pre-Barker. I think Enema and everything thereafter is decent, but more radio structured. It sounded to clean and produced.

The true pop-punk sound was with the original drummer. You had your E.P./demos like flyswatter and Buddha. Then Cheshire Cat and Dude Ranch.

If you start bringing in production qualities that are too good it looses a lot of the punk aspect and just ends up being....well pop.

[MoD_Scotty]

That band should be called "BLOWS 182."




















































Yeah, that's right, I went there.

[JennB]

Any NIN fans? We're going to see their next to last show ever. Sad to see the end but glad to see it go while still so good instead of just fading into age and obscurity.

[metalman]

Any NIN fans? We're going to see their next to last show ever. Sad to see the end but glad to see it go while still so good instead of just fading into age and obscurity.

To say I am a fan is likely overstating the reality but I do appreciate some NIN music. :)

[metalman]

And a lot of their influence came from the blues. Which is why most of my music tastes run to Blues and 60's 70's Rock. Of course I was in high school in the late 60's so got to see it all develop.:clap:

Exactly. Rock n roll was born of blues and gospel.
And as it 'developed' in the 60's and 70's pretty much everything since is a rehash or another interpretation.

BTW, you should check out Back Door Slam if you like blues.
I suppose I could burn you a CD for testing purposes. ;)

[metalman]

Which is why most of my music tastes run to Blues and 60's 70's Rock.

If you like blues check these out...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNGfD6i7ckQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDAQm2qWnYw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulv9j3TFNQ4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMXXnLSRdBE

Some cool slide action on this one...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaCjPdtDBxo

Joe Bonamassa.

He will be performing in Atlanta this fall.

[MoD_Scotty]

Any NIN fans? We're going to see their next to last show ever. Sad to see the end but glad to see it go while still so good instead of just fading into age and obscurity.

That sounds funny to me, considering they've been around since 1988! But I get what ya mean. I dig some NIN, too.

Speaking of NIN....remember these?

http://www.tkclanq3.com/pics/ninbox/nails_big.jpg

[jesseealexander]

Naw. To me, Blink was actually MORE Blink pre-Barker. I think Enema and everything thereafter is decent, but more radio structured. It sounded to clean and produced.

The true pop-punk sound was with the original drummer. You had your E.P./demos like flyswatter and Buddha. Then Cheshire Cat and Dude Ranch.

If you start bringing in production qualities that are too good it looses a lot of the punk aspect and just ends up being....well pop.

ive never undestood why some people think that. theres a difference between bands who record music with good sound quality and those who change their sound to fit the recording qualities. they definitely didnt lose any of that on Enema or Take Off Your Pants, they just progressed. you cant expect a band to sit around and make 10 years worth of music that all sounds exactly the same, it gets boring and repetitive. the self titled album to me seems over-produced at first but if you really listen to it its still blink, they just decided to try something different.

[JennB]

That sounds funny to me, considering they've been around since 1988! But I get what ya mean. I dig some NIN, too.




Have you seen them lately though? Still rocking like a decade or two ago. It's hard to believe how old some of the music is, it still sounds so relevant. Mike told me he read a quote from Trent saying he was stopping so he didn't end up like Kiss. Putting on makeup and doing a little circus dance for the fans.. something to that effect. I get it and I totally respect it.



(my Pretty Hate Machine tape is about 18 years old now, I have since moved it to digital and now it hangs out on my iPod)

[lance]

If you like blues check these out...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNGfD6i7ckQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kDAQm2qWnYw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulv9j3TFNQ4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMXXnLSRdBE

Some cool slide action on this one...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uaCjPdtDBxo

Joe Bonamassa.

He will be performing in Atlanta this fall.

Where will he be performing and when??

[metalman]

Where will he be performing and when??

Oct 30 at Center Stage Theater

[Doppelgänger]

ive never undestood why some people think that. theres a difference between bands who record music with good sound quality and those who change their sound to fit the recording qualities. they definitely didnt lose any of that on Enema or Take Off Your Pants, they just progressed. you cant expect a band to sit around and make 10 years worth of music that all sounds exactly the same, it gets boring and repetitive. the self titled album to me seems over-produced at first but if you really listen to it its still blink, they just decided to try something different.

Nah, Chashire Cat and Dude Rach were good, quality 'we spent our time working on our sound', Enema started sounding more of what the producer/racord label wanted to push and after that it was all kinda trendy. Korn is another example of a band doing this...their self-titled album was not bad, but their latest stuff is a 180* turn around from how they used to be...and not for the better. 311 has gone through a good bit of evolution too..but it's not a bad one. NIN on the other hand, yeah, Trent has managed to keep the one-of-a-kind sound that makes NIN without making everything sound the same. Tool has also kept their signature style...which is why I love Tool. When Maynard wanted to do something a little different, we got APC..which was equally as great and I wish he would go back into the studio with both Tool and APC. One band that has disappointed me with their "new" stuff is Linkin Park...I want to kick whoever is putting the Prozac in their water. Green Day, though, has to be the prime example of evolutionary sound fail...I can't stand them now...total crap.

Another bad that got some airplay, but never made it "big"..and really kicks ***, is Local-H. They're had like 6 albums an only a few tracks have made it to the radio, yet they still have their own sound.

[Doppelgänger]

Have you seen them lately though? Still rocking like a decade or two ago. It's hard to believe how old some of the music is, it still sounds so relevant. Mike told me he read a quote from Trent saying he was stopping so he didn't end up like Kiss. Putting on makeup and doing a little circus dance for the fans.. something to that effect. I get it and I totally respect it.



(my Pretty Hate Machine tape is about 18 years old now, I have since moved it to digital and now it hangs out on my iPod)

Yeah, here is the article that is creating quite the uproar in the industry....it seems Trent struck a few nerves with it :lol:

Article from CageRattle-
Trent Reznor has further explained that while the current Nine Inch Nails tour is the band’s last, he has no plans to retire from music making. The NIN main man said that the group “as a touring live band or live band that’s on the road all the time is stopping. I’ve just reached the point… where it has invaded every other aspect of my life. Also I think creatively, my time would be better spent on other stuff that could be NIN or outside NIN. Some of it may be collaborative things. I have a number of projects that are not music-related which I have put on the back burner for a long time…”
He continued, “I’d never want to be Gene Simmons, an old man who puts on makeup to entertain kids, like a clown going to work… In my paranoia, I fear that if I don’t stop this, it could become that. Because it’s nice to get a paycheck, and now the only way to get a paycheck is to play live, so it’s all those things swirling around in my head.”
As for the state of the music industry, Reznor said that “To see that system collapse is an exciting thing. There isn’t a clear answer on what the right thing to do is right now, and as a musician you’re up against a pretty difficult scenario: most kids feel it’s OK to steal music, and do freely… The good news is that people are excited and interested in music.” He added, “There are ways that you can monetize your business, but the traditional way of going to a record store and having to pay for it, those days are over. In the States, there aren’t any record stores left. The only place… is like a Best Buy where you go to buy a washing machine and there’s a tiny rack of DVDs and CDs. I think we’re in between business models right now.”

[MoD_Scotty]

^^^^He hit the nail on the head. Even with people buying CDs on iTunes, the downfall of paying for music is well on it's way. Add to that a fresh generation of kids who, through Guitar Hero and Rock Band, have discovered that they might have what it takes to play instruments/sing, and the next 10-15 years in the music industry are going to be very different from the way things were just 10 years ago.

There's a damn good reason why I gave up ever trying to "make it big" through music a long time ago. I know I could make a living playing in a cover band, doing weddings and corporate gigs, and I may in fact do that eventually, but a "record deal" is never going to happen. I know several bands who have been "signed," and most of them receive ZERO support from the label. These guys are touring like 8-9months out of the year, splitting $300-400 a night between 5 people, living out of a ratty van. And they've been doing it for YEARS.

But anyway, it'll be interesting to see what Trent Reznor does. He's a pretty intelligent dude, and it's safe to assume he'll always have a pretty wide fan base.

[sharkythesharkdogg]

theres a difference between bands who record music with good sound quality and those who change their sound to fit the recording qualities. they definitely didnt lose any of that on Enema or Take Off Your Pants, they just progressed. you cant expect a band to sit around and make 10 years worth of music that all sounds exactly the same, it gets boring and repetitive.LOL. I actually said that some of the stuff of their later albums was good. I even said the Enema, and TOPAJ were decent. They just lost the punk sound.

I think bands progressing is great. I don't want them to be miserable.

When it comes to punk you CAN judge a band on things like recording quality because it's supposed to sound a little rough around the edges. It's supposed to sound "do it yourself." If your sound doesn't make me think of 3 dudes traveling all over the U.S. living out of a ****ty little van, then it's not true punk to me. It can sound punk, and it can sound good. It's just not punk anymore. Part of that music is the life style. It may sound corny, but it's true.

From Ashes Rise=Punk. Blink=radio flavored punk.

[scandmx5]

Rob Zombie/White Zombie is good stuff

[metalman]

Who ever said chicks can't play guitar? (well, other then Nancy Wilson)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SnsmV9yYHA8&feature=related

Oh yeah...I can dig it...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQKvyqG7Nc4&feature=related


And plays the blues too....just for old guys like you Lance :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5plU18_ukrY&feature=related

[wildfire0310]

well any older than enema of the state doesnt count as blink in my eyes because it was pre travis barker, therefore its not blink. he kinda brought the band together.

See that just kinda backwards thinking.. That would make it NEW blink as he change the band and I will agree with that. But anything pre Travis Barker would be old Blink and everything after would be new blink. Now you may enjoy older new blink.

I will agree with Mike that most bands tend to conform to what the label thinks is the best sound. Which really sucks cause it tends to be different then what got the public attention to start with so then we as a mass get bored with the band, as they start to sound just like everything else.

I will have to disagree with Mike on KoRn. Yes they have evolved and grown and may not be for the best, but the weird part is their evolution is not because of a label. Now days the evolution of the band is purely the bands choice as they are free from a major label, and are more self producted. Thou it is still noticeable on Follow the leader how much the record label got them to merge in other sounds. With that said, I still pefer the old CDs to the new stuff but I do still enjoy a few songs from the newer stuff.

[metalman]

This made me laugh :lol: Definitely NOT work safe!

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/6eafcc11f1/steel-panther-community-property


Taking my 14 yr old to see Judas Priest tonight. Its time he see's where that metal
he listens to originated. ;)

[sharkythesharkdogg]

Good job! Show him some roots. Maiden and Priest all day.

[MoD_Scotty]

That vid was alright...I dug the solo. I like Steel Dragon better though!

How was the Priest show? I bet that **** was badass.

[metalman]

That vid was alright...I dug the solo. I like Steel Dragon better though!

How was the Priest show? I bet that **** was badass.

That band is a collection of individuals doing a 'cartoon' of 80's hair metal.
The lyrics are funny as hell.

Priest was cool. Probably the most laid back crowd I have ever seen at
one of their shows. This is a 30th anniversary of their album British Steel so they played the entire album. That meant some songs I havent heard them perform in years.
Halford's best vocal performance of the night was on "Victim Of Changes".
The old guy can still do it. My boy thought it was all badass and especially liked "Nostradamus". I think one day when I am dead and gone my kids will remember
fondly the time their old man took them to a Priest show. ;)

[MoD_Scotty]

^^^^^ That's awesome.

I was joking about Steel Dragon....that's the band from the movie Rock Star....which is loosely based around the story of Judas Priest.

[metalman]

Only a few tickets left for the no frills rock and blues concert of the year(IMHO)...Chickenfoot with Davy Knowles and Back Door Slam. This Sunday at the Tabernacle.

Here's a sample of the new cut from Back Door Slam.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KCUxnB99kPc

The old guys *cough* Lance, George, etc *cough* may appreciate this cover...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWhXjS3uy3A

[MoD_Scotty]

LOL..."Almost Cut my Hair," that's like every day of my life.

I'd like to see Chickenfoot, if I didn't hate Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, and Chad Smith so much :)



Plus, I bought tickets for one concert already (and believe it or not, Heather was the one who was all about going):

Nov 5th @Tabernacle
http://www.shockwaves.tv/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/mast_tour.jpg


And how's this for a coincidence....in this video, Satch is wearing a Metalocalypse shirt!

KKkxxLEBwBo

[DecoyOctopus]

i would sign my life away so quick to attend their concert and just be massacred

[metalman]

I'd like to see Chickenfoot, if I didn't hate Sammy Hagar, Michael Anthony, and Chad Smith so much :)


Pretty much sums up my feelings about Metalocalypse/Dethklok :lol:
Although my sons love that **** and attended their last show there.

[metalman]

Only a few tickets left for the no frills rock and blues concert of the year(IMHO)...Chickenfoot with Davy Knowles and Back Door Slam. This Sunday at the Tabernacle.



Other then one drunken dumb *** hovering in the aisle :lol:a sold out rockin' good time last night, including some down home Mississippi Blues, a Slammin' rendition of CSNY's "Almost Cut My Hair"...and a Chickenfoot rendition of The Who's "My Generation" complete with Keith Moon drum set "destruction" finale.

I dont care what they say, 62 yr old Sammy can out sing and out party most rockers 1/4 his age. ;)

[JennB]

NIN in LA this weekend! I'm getting really excited after seeing setlists from this final run of shows. They are playing about 20-30 songs per night. In NYC this past weekend, Peter Murphy from Bauhaus joined them for some songs.

Who knows what we'll be in store for in LA.

[Synthmob]

Dang hadn't heard the name Peter Murphy since my roommate used to play that CD from the early 90s non-stop of his...

Saw Shadows Fall on Jimmy Fallon tonight -- the lead singer needs longer 'locks.

[sharkythesharkdogg]

I think these guys are about to blow up big. At least in the metal scene. I think most of the members are only 18-21. Pretty talented for being so young.

h08W7mWXWqU

[MoD_Scotty]

Pretty much Trivium part 2. It still blows my mind to see kids that age shredding it up. Makes me hate the fact that I didn't start playing til I was 17. But then again, if I could have found a drummer and a solid place to practice when I started...I'd have been playing this kind of stuff by 20-21, too. As a matter of fact, I pretty much was LOL.

[mustangtomiata]

I went and saw a concert last night kinda at a bar with a band called wrong way from atl and they mainly cover sublime and do a damn good job of it they also played 311 and grateful dead, I was very pleased with it, good chill music.

[sharkythesharkdogg]

Pretty much Trivium part 2.Definitely some big similarities. I'm looking at them as a young Scar Symmetry, but since I still haven't really heard any of the newer Scar Symmetry stuff with the two new singers I guess Tracedawn could be called the young old style Scar Symmetry ....something....my head hurts.....I'm gonna go lie down.

[sharkythesharkdogg]

I just found these guys....

AOWVyWtaNa8

and I threw these guys back in rotation. Brutal and progressive FTW!

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I've been in a metal mood lately.

[MoD_Scotty]

I dig My Bitter End. Wasn't too impressed with Lunarsea....for a progmetal band....they didn't seem proggy enough! I mean, sweep-picking is cool, but 9yr olds can do it nowadays! I liked the dude's John Petrucci signature guitar though.

My Bitter End is way more my speed...I'll have to grab that CD.

[sharkythesharkdogg]

Naw, I was sayin' I believe MBE is(was) pretty proggy for a death-core group. So I think that's cool.

Lunarsea is just good ol' fashioned melodic death-metal. Labeling bands is hard though. I just go with what I like. I'll burn you a copy of that whole MBE album if you're really interested. It has some pretty good stuff on there.

[Synthmob]

And now for something a little more thought-provoking...
Carl Sagan - 'A Glorious Dawn' ft Stephen Hawking (Cosmos Remixed)

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[scandmx5]

nah this thread lacks norteña desperately

71rh1iTg9PQ
:whistle:

[Synthmob]

nah this thread lacks norteña desperately
:whistle:

:smackhim:

[MoD_Scotty]

I think I just figured out what I'm going to be for Halloween!

-bAN7Ts0xBo

[scandmx5]

that **** is FTMFW!!!!!!!!!!!

i haz new avatar

[Synthmob]

Lol at 3:12 I had enough and stopped. I can see Scotty in that costume though!

[Spark!Plug]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ir6nn9t7Fpc
:smackhim::nono:

[Synthmob]

That's not so bad FF -- a little too much bass drumming on the hooks but good energy otherwise.

[Spark!Plug]

That's not so bad FF -- a little too much bass drumming on the hooks but good energy otherwise.

check out an album of them.. they got even better songs, my fav is:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWjLcSV3dq4 :clap:

[MoD_Scotty]

I don't really like 5FDP at all. I think they are doodoo.

[Spark!Plug]

yeh i only play dfdp when i dont give a **** and im angry... its like screaming at everyone. heh...

[MoD_Scotty]

For those kind of moods, I prefer Emmure, Through the Eyes of the Dead, or Suicide Silence.

It's funny, every time I talk **** about another metal band (or any band for that matter), I always expect to see a "well I bet you couldn't do any better" response...because I'm pretty confident that I could do better. I'm just not pretty enough for a record deal. Oh yeah, and finding 4-5 other people that can their **** together....that's always a challenge.

[sharkythesharkdogg]

I'm excited! My finances should be opening in a few more months, and with that maybe I'll finally be able to get that drum set I've always wanted.

My friend is working on his battle metal/80's falsetto, and he's getting really good! I'm so proud I have to give you guys an example of what sort of sound he's aiming for.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygK6Xj3953E

If you've never seen three inches of blood, you're missing out! Axes of Evil!

[MoD_Scotty]

I LOVE 3" of Blood. Awesome band, and friggin amazing live.

[sharkythesharkdogg]

I swear, dude, I wish you lived closer. You have to fun to hang out with. I'm sad they dropped the backing vocalist (name?). I thought it added a lot to the sound.

[MoD_Scotty]

Well, I'm in ATL for concerts and stuff all the time. You going to Dethklok/Mastadon at Tabernacle?

[sharkythesharkdogg]

Maybe, my schedule is going to be weird for a while. I do like Mastadon. I'm definitely going to see Heathenfest at the Masquerade in November. I can't miss a chance to see Eluveitie.

[Spark!Plug]

mastodon is like a tool sounding dethklok, def like them and would wanna go to a cert but all my money goes to "fixes"

[MoD_Scotty]

Trying to convince my band to cover this:

Xo2oXg2BsLw

[sharkythesharkdogg]

See if you can get them to cover this song.


oECIKVaz5rc

[scandmx5]

howsabouts some Nazi techno ftmfw! :lol:
who knew Goebbels was such a DJ :lol:
uIJslz0ZA3U

[sharkythesharkdogg]

Awesome frontmen that are women. I've met them all except for the singer of The Agonist. They were all very humble, and laid back. No divas here. I've decided my next girl must be as badass as one of these girls.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXzIeI0mkFI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFvoS9V-7ys

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9AcG0glVu4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OsOzrApkvA

Currently taking applications.:lol: Scotty will back me up on this!

[Spark!Plug]

Awesome frontmen that are women. I've met them all except for the singer of The Agonist. They were all very humble, and laid back. No divas here. I've decided my next girl must be as badass as one of these girls.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXzIeI0mkFI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFvoS9V-7ys

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9AcG0glVu4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OsOzrApkvA

Currently taking applications.:lol: Scotty will back me up on this!

i thought you were married lol...

[Dr.Drew]

I'm excited! My finances should be opening in a few more months, and with that maybe I'll finally be able to get that drum set I've always wanted.

What type of set are you looking for? I can get you a good deal on anything Tama

[MoD_Scotty]

Awesome frontmen that are women. I've met them all except for the singer of The Agonist. They were all very humble, and laid back. No divas here. I've decided my next girl must be as badass as one of these girls.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXzIeI0mkFI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFvoS9V-7ys

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9AcG0glVu4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OsOzrApkvA

Currently taking applications.:lol: Scotty will back me up on this!

Yeah, all great examples. Also check out Light This City:

1H4SVRApGhM

It's really too bad our female singer got deported to Canada...she was pretty badass. If you listen to "Kill I Might" on our myspace page (link in my sig), she does some incredible low growly stuff at around 0:50. It's hard to believe that demonic sound comes out of a 5' 100lb chick.

[sharkythesharkdogg]

What type of set are you looking for? I can get you a good deal on anything Tama

Well it won't be anything for a while.:( Things take a while when it involves the goverment and paperwork.

I don't know jack**** about drums, so just a set that's simple to learn on and then expand as my experience grows.

[Beastinthebushes]

What type of set are you looking for? I can get you a good deal on anything Tama

How can you get a good deal on anything tama???? Im a drummer and have been thinking about getting a new set soon. Ive got a pearl export series, nothing fancy, but gets the job done. PM me if you would like

[scandmx5]

all i have to say is phucking win win win FTMFW!!!!!
i know you've all heard the song
this is my favorite band of all time
but this video compilation of vids and pics is just awesome!!!!!


UYnySGM9dQA

[scandmx5]

more phucking Raveonettes win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
makes me want to go hit some lines...ya down?
it's like The Doors and 50's beats all collide
to make this epic group
(also scandinavians) :bow:
mRUqpgg-8Ps

[scandmx5]

estonian polkkapop anyone?
GZDqJ4mg44M
this song owns
even though i don't have a phlucking idea of what he's saying
sounds like Finnish :lol:

[Dr.Drew]

Well it won't be anything for a while.:( Things take a while when it involves the goverment and paperwork.

I don't know jack**** about drums, so just a set that's simple to learn on and then expand as my experience grows.

Well, when you're ready let me know. If you're looking to learn then I recommend the Tama Imperialstar set. It's an 18" kick with three toms, crash, ride, hi-hats, and a small china. It's a great set to get started on and you can pick one up in the low 700's.


Hey Calvin, if you like the Ravonettes lookup the Libertines, I think you'll dig em.

[scandmx5]

what decoyoctopus is always listening to when he rides up




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[scandmx5]

-edited

i was extremely drunk when i posted this sorry
^albanian folk FTMFW!!!

[chic]

jfac
the used
carnifex
311
sublime
ligeia
a7x



:)

[chic]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZrFTR9fucr8

[chic]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WqE_q3kFUM

[chic]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGQUn4BKPX8

[MoD_Scotty]

Wow, I figured I'd be the only person on this forum that knew who Jason Becker was.

[Beastinthebushes]

Yo MoD_Scotty, Since you are a bassist, I assume you are familiar with the amazing victor wooten?

GmoA8FwqF9I

[MoD_Scotty]

Of course. You're actually the second person to mention him to me today!

BTW, I think ol' Vic should be nominated for goofiest bass face on the planet!

One last edit...while agree he's a total badass...I think a lot of his stuff (especially this solo), just sounds like a bunch of clicking. It might be the crappy speakers I'm listening to it with right now...but I dunno, I think he's a little overrated.

[Beastinthebushes]

I do agree, it all seems a bit sloppy and choppy, but he is still a god on bass, like this amazing grace solo, pretty good stuff. And yes, his faces do not give him any extra points.

pEyEu-hS0fA

[Dr.Drew]

Wooten is the man, of course anyone who plays with Bela Fleck is amazing.

[Beastinthebushes]

True story

[JennB]

We're going to see Muse :banana:

[Beastinthebushes]

That is a damn good band to see live, for 3 dudes, they can rock pretty loud and hard.

[Dr.Drew]

We're going to see Muse :banana:

I need to see them bad!! Lucky you.

I took the afternoon to catch up on some music I've been missing out on. Here's the albums I've got so far.

Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
Passion Pit - Mannors (checkout "Sleepyhead" on youtube)
Phoenix - Wolfgang Amadaus Phoenix
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros (check out their performance on Letterman)

I know it's all bearded indie stuff but I'm a sucker for bearded indie stuff.

[chic]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK0rvReE-4c

[MoD_Scotty]

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=2135125716316460991#

[Synthmob]

Death Metal Rooster...

A43JOxLa5MM

[DecoyOctopus]

still riding clean, making cheese and getting my dick sucked...some of the most inspiring lyrics i have ever heard.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ddi4yeLWLXg&feature=related

[metalman]

A prog tune...just for fun.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4iuibP4g4I

[Beastinthebushes]

dream theatre kicks ***!

[sharkythesharkdogg]

indeed.

[Dr.Drew]

You kids can keep your damn metal, there's only one album I need:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/4/42/This_Boot_Is_Made_for_Fonk-N.jpg

[Dr.Drew]

Anyone want to discuss their favorite albums of 2010?

[metalman]

Not much music being made these days that trips my trigger.
I have been listening the new Alterbridge and Saving Abel stuff.
And for kicks I DL'd the new Krokus...the Swiss AC/DC, and a throwback to the 70s-80's.



YouTube - Krokus - Ride Into The Sun

[metalman]

And then there is this...but its not new, its from '09

YouTube - Ethan Brosh ANCIENT LAND Official Music Video (Magna Carta Records)

[Dr.Drew]

I never thought I would hear of a band refered to as "the Swiss AC/DC" :lol: It's good to know someone out there is still making good old panty ripping cock rock.

I think my favorites we're the Black Keys new album

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Arcade Fire's The Suburbs

H-mJoXbkmEs

and Deerhunter

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[metalman]

I never thought I would hear of a band refered to as "the Swiss AC/DC" :lol:

Well the two bands are very similar in music style and sound. Marc Storace, Brian Johnson, and Bon Scott all have (had) similar voice qualities.
Krokus has been around since the early 70s and after seeing AC/DC they changed their sound to be like theirs. You can fool some people with some of their songs telling them its AC/DC so it seems to fit.

[metalman]

Long live the memory of RJD.
One of the last songs he sang and recorded with David "Rock" Feinstein....

YouTube - Dio - Metal Will Never Die

[Shortround]

I love krokus! My fiance's little sister told me about them.

[Shortround]

Dutton if you like indie stuff you should check out childish gambino, he's a rapper don't know how you feel about that but he raps over grizzly bear and animal collective has some songs over vampire weekend good stuff. It Donald Glover the dude who plays Troy on the show community. I'm not a big rap fan but I love it it's hilarious and badass at the same time

[Dr.Drew]

That does sound pretty interesting. I'll check it out at work tomorrow.

[sharkythesharkdogg]

It's like a fantasy metal video with electro-lounge dubbed over it.

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Holy Crap I Can't Stop Laughing! :lol: a ha ha!!!

[scandmx5]

9kwww-VUqEI
:slayer::slayer::slayer::slayer::slayer:

[sharkythesharkdogg]

Everyone has probably heard them by now, but just in case. Listen to the whole song. It's a classic!

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[sharkythesharkdogg]

So....someone finally did it. I'm usually all about genre blending but, not quite sure how I feel about this. It might grow on me.


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CDgbYF48UPw&feature=fvw

[Shortround]

Everyone has probably heard them by now, but just in case. Listen to the whole song. It's a classic!

ZrFTR9fucr8&feature=related

Dude I saw iwrestledabearonce in mobile once, fvcking awesome shows she gives me chills

[sharkythesharkdogg]

I think the new album is due out first quarter of this year, so I'm pretty excited to hear it.

[lazybones]

Love me some indie music. Just bought a few CD's this evening: The Album Leaf, The Shins, Arcade Fire, and Circa Survive. I initially went to pick up The Faint, but they didn't have it :( I love them.

YouTube - The Faint Desperate Guys

[theONLYsawyer]

This kid is pretty good. I went to school with him and he is pretty talented.

YouTube - BABY (Justin Bieber) - Braylen HoPe REMIX

[Shortround]

I love the faint! Worked up so sexual is an awesome song.

[metalman]

I think the term 'indie' is largely misused. Some think its a genre.
It merely means independently produced. :)

Here is an 'indie' artist I enjoy....

Music by DC Slater, video is airplane content.

YouTube - Eagles By DC Slater

Haha...the graphics editing at the end is incorrect, thats not Journey.

[Dr.Drew]

I think the term 'indie' is largely misused. Some think its a genre.
It merely means independently produced. :)

True story, technically the Insane Clown Posse is "indie" and I don't think many hipsters weirdly dancing to MGMT would also consider their selves Juggalos.

[Shortround]

True story, technically the Insane Clown Posse is "indie" and I don't think many hipsters weirdly dancing to MGMT would also consider their selves Juggalos.

Amen to the weirdly dancing, icp makes mr want to smack my head into a wall hard enough to go deaf... Does anyone have a last.fm account? Post you screen name I you do, mine is the same as here

[lazybones]

I think the term 'indie' is largely misused. Some think its a genre.
It merely means independently produced. :)


Yes, but like many other things, has gone on to mean more. It is considered a 'genre' at this point due to growing popularity. :)

[metalman]

Yes, but like many other things, has gone on to mean more. It is considered a 'genre' at this point due to growing popularity. :)

I still say thats a misuse. :) A slang term as it were.
People like the artist I posted, DC Slater, consider themselves indie artists, even support their causes etc, but certainly dont fit the freakadoo (my slang word ;) ) genre that kids tend to refer to when using that term. He is a virtuoso rock guitarist. I have some long term musician friends who are also indie, but their genre is actually symphonic 'prog' rock. Another guitarist friend is also indie, and his genre is also rock, prog rock. His music has a 70s/80s rock feel in a similar vein as Rush.
I have this same argument with my kids, the term indie implies much more then how the term is used by kids these days. ;)

[lazybones]

I still say thats a misuse. :) A slang term as it were.
People like the artist I posted, DC Slater, consider themselves indie artists, even support their causes etc, but certainly dont fit the freakadoo (my slang word ;) ) genre that kids tend to refer to when using that term. He is a virtuoso rock guitarist. I have some long term musician friends who are also indie, but their genre is actually symphonic 'prog' rock. Another guitarist friend is also indie, and his genre is also rock, prog rock. His music has a 70s/80s rock feel in a similar vein as Rush.
I have this same argument with my kids, the term indie implies much more then how the term is used by kids these days. ;)

And more power to him, but nonetheless, the term 'indie' is now a slang used to describe a genre of music. And we 'kids' are aware of the wider meaning, but this is how it's more commonly used 'these days.' ;)

[scandmx5]

:jzilla:

[Dr.Drew]

I'm a kid these days and I classify music based on sound and not appearance. There are so many genres that use the word "indie" to describe a certain type of their music. Your indie and someone else's indie might be totally different.

[scandmx5]

either way you're all god damn hipsters. **** apple :lol:

[metalman]

Your indie and someone else's indie might be totally different.


Exactly. Not really the mark of a genre.
The term indie can in no way even refer to a single genre. Because that word actually refers to production, not style or sound.
Such the case when one substitutes an incorrect English word in place of a correct one.

[lazybones]

Exactly. Not really the mark of a genre.
The term indie can in no way even refer to a single genre. Because that word actually refers to production, not style or sound.
Such the case when one substitutes an incorrect English word in place of a correct one.

This is more a discussion of "then" and "now." it DID refer to production, NOW it refers to style and sound. There's no official written document saying this, it's just how it is "these days." I don't really see what the big deal is. It's just an adjective used to describe something. So what if it was used differently back in your day? Things change!

[Dr.Drew]

But it's the same now Bones. For instance, there is now a such thing as "indie metal" that sounds nothing like the bands you listen to. Yet it's followers, here in 2011, refer to it as "indie."

Or what about "indie hip-hop?" We like roughly the same types of music from what I've gathered but I get irritated when people call it indie. Sometimes it's alternative, sometimes rock, sometimes pop, and a million little genres in between, and yes, some of it is indie, but the general sound, or type, overall, is not indie.

Indie is just a word that carries different inflections based on who is saying it and because of that I disagree with anyone trying to use it as a label for the music they happen to listen to. Every band was Indie at some point.

[metalman]

This is more a discussion of "then" and "now." it DID refer to production, NOW it refers to style and sound. There's no official written document saying this, it's just how it is "these days." I don't really see what the big deal is. It's just an adjective used to describe something. So what if it was used differently back in your day? Things change!

Uhh yeah, its not a matter of 'back in my day'.
Unfortunately the genres within indie are many, thats a fact.
And we already know what a genre is.
But, you can call your own favorite music by that term if you want, even though its not the right term....and it means something else....and even though someone else's idea of it is something completely different....which is why is isnt a genre. ;)

The music I posted earlier is 'indie' yet I bet it has no resemblance to what you call indie. Yeah, thats because its not a genre.

Like Dr Phil would probably say..."You cant paint a black cat with a white stripe and turn it into a skunk" :lol:

[lazybones]

Oh for the love of god. I was simply saying it carries more meanings than just what Kurt was saying it is. I'm aware it describes independent artists, whether it's rock, hip hop, etc., but I'm saying it's heavier meaning as of late is as an unofficial genre.

[Beastinthebushes]

Calvin, do you have any popcorn left?

[lazybones]

And yes, I will continue to call some of the music I listen to indie, because that's an unofficial genre. Like I said, it has many meanings. It's widely referred to as a genre now, I'm not the only one. I'm not saying it doesn't refer to independent labels.I'm just saying it's got a wider range of meaning then it did in "your day." Let's keep Dr. Phil out of this. ;)

[scandmx5]

: passes to daniel: :jzilla: :drunk: :jzilla:

[metalman]

Like I said, it has many meanings. It's widely referred to as a genre now, I'm not the only one.

I know.
A lot like pig latin. People take real words, alter them, attach a meaning, and other cult members of the pig latin community think they know what you mean...most of the time. :lol:

I am not disputing that some people such as yourself and many others use the word
indie as a reference to a genre. I am merely pointing out that in fact it is not.
It cant be, as in fact it refers to multiple genres. Thats a fact, not my imagination.
Which evidently you sorta kinda agree by your own words with yet sorta dont.

And Dr Phil didnt say that, I did.
Just because you paint a black cat with a white stripe doesnt make it a skunk.
Just because you may call all independent music a single genre doesnt make it so. ;)

[lazybones]

Well, all I can say is that I appreciate your mind blowing wisdom in enlightening me of something I already know, and restating things I've already said ;)