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Posted by Andrew McCrea (Member # 674) on 05-01-2007, 06:37 PM:

So, my favourite band is putting out a new album after a four year hiatus.

This band has gotten me through a lot since I started listening to them, which was with the critically acclaimed album Mechanical Animals that they put out in 1998.

If that's not obvious enough, its Marilyn Manson (they're a band). I've been listening for 9 years, and I was 11 when I picked up the CD. That album still sounds fresh and original to me, and still helps me get through rough patches (I'm turning 20 this year, so I still have a little angst in me [Razz]

)

What's your favourite band that you live for? Please don't contribute unless you have one single favourite band.

What do they do for you?

Posted by Mike Heenan (Member # 392) on 05-01-2007, 07:20 PM:

I dont really "live" for any band... but the band that always puts me in a good mood is ABBA... either them or Kiss (pre 1983, though some of their non makeup stuff was good).

Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 05-01-2007, 07:46 PM:

Definitely the Bee Gees. I love the "just been kicked in the nuts" sound of their singers.

Posted by Joshua Waaland (Member # 287) on 05-01-2007, 08:28 PM:

Alice in Chains was that band for me. They got me through those tough teens years like you are talking about. I never got to see them live. I was bummed as hell when Layne Staley overdosed. Can't say I was surprised but I hated to see another talented musician die from a heroin overdose. The shame of it all was that he was dead for two weeks before anyone even found him. He had alienated all of his friends and family because of his addiction.

I was a big fan of the Seattle grunge music that emerged in the early 90's when I was in high school. Pearl Jam, Mother Love Bone, Temple of the Dog, Mad Season and Soundgarden to name a few. I dug out the old Alice in Chains cd's a few weeks back and have been listening to them since. [thumbsup]

[ 05-01-2007, 10:44 PM: Message edited by: Joshua Waaland ]

Posted by Sean McKinnon (Member # 612) on 05-01-2007, 09:19 PM:

My Favorite band is a local Boston Based "Hardcore" Punk Rock band (Hardcore is a mix between punk and metal) Blood For Blood named after an early 90's movie. Blood For Blood is an asian term and basically means the same as an eye for an eye.

I like this band because they sing about the reality of life, and what it feels like to be the underdog or outcast in society which is refreshing truth compared to the songs about "Bling" and how big the rims on your SUV are from other forms of music.

Posted by Tim Reed (Member # 137) on 05-01-2007, 09:42 PM:

quote: Mike Heenan
the band that always puts me in a good mood is ABBA

MIKE! Ya beat me to it, brother! [Smile]

Oh, Agnetha, baby... you are SO my dream girl! [swoon]
Mmmm. Sing to me, lover!

Even today... gorgeous as ever.

Posted by Mike Heenan (Member # 392) on 05-01-2007, 09:44 PM:

Hmmmm Agnetha.... too bad she's such a recluse... I bet she's the one holding back on the reunion.

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 05-01-2007, 10:04 PM:

In the 70s/80s I was totally into Fleetwood Mac. But unlike most people my age, I wasn't a big Stevie Nicks-aholic...I worshipped Christine McVie. She wrote more hits for the Mac than anyone else, Nicks included. I still love her voice, very sultry.

I saw them at their 1997 reunion concert. Some friends and I drove 650 miles to the show, and just before Christine performed "Songbird," she said: "We've been told that a lot of people came a long way for the show tonight. This one's for you." It seemed like she was singing just to our group. It was a very cool moment in an extremely good concert.

By the way: I think Redifer is slamming the Bee Gees there, but they still made some damn good music no matter what anyone says.

Posted by Tim Reed (Member # 137) on 05-01-2007, 10:22 PM:

The Bee Gees are a close second in my book. Nobody was hotter than they were! They dominated the charts. As with ABBA, whenever I hear their music, I'm instantly transported back to my youth.

Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 05-01-2007, 11:49 PM:

Yanni! No wait, the Carpenters. Umm, of course ABBA kicks much ass. But wait there's the Chipmunks to consider...or Hanson! (They're both the same.) Oh geez, so many great bands, how do I decide which one keeps me living?

Seriously, "live for"??? Nobody is that good.

Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 05-02-2007, 04:28 AM:

Suicide is the only answer.

Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 05-02-2007, 04:46 AM:

quote: Brokeback (and NOT mounting) Brad
Seriously, "live for"??? Nobody is that good.

I agree! But I do like:

ABBA, KISS, ELO, and Jive Bunny! Yea!

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 05-02-2007, 01:30 PM:

quote: Brad Miller
No wait, the Carpenters.

Scoff if you will, but the Carpenters were not only the biggest selling duo in history but are getting a lot more respect these days as younger folks discover them. Karen Carpenter had one of the best and most recognizable voices in music history, and Richard was no slouch as a producer/arranger.

There was a story in Rolling Stone during their heyday that described a young girl, dying of cancer, who dreamed of seeing a Carpenters show. The group arranged for her to see the show, and she died soon after. So, it is possible to live for your favorite band.

Posted by Chad M Calpito (Member # 3736) on 05-02-2007, 02:12 PM:

Well, a particular band that I am a fan of is "The Art of Noise". The early to late 1980's (1983-1989) stuff from this band was awesome. But, the first two albums (Into The Battle & Who's Afraid of The Art of Noise?) were and still are excellent. Since then, I've been able to collect remixes of their music. This band really got me through some wonderful times, esepcially going dancing on the weekends and DJ'ing as well. Today, this band still gets me going, including while working in the booth. [Big Grin]

Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 05-02-2007, 02:12 PM:

Are you saying the Carpenters were better than Captain & Tennille??? [Razz]

Posted by Phil Hill (Member # 371) on 05-02-2007, 02:58 PM:

I also like "The Art of Noise".

"Kiss" (vocal by, dare I say it...Tom Jones) and the Peter Gunn TV show theme are *really* good!

Posted by Tim Reed (Member # 137) on 05-02-2007, 03:12 PM:

Phil... Mancini - A Shot in the Dark

quote: Mike Blakesley
it is possible to live for your favorite band

FWIW, I did take the topic heading as a figure of speech. [Wink]

Posted by Chad M Calpito (Member # 3736) on 05-02-2007, 03:13 PM:

I totally agree with you Phil. Those two songs are great.

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 05-02-2007, 04:43 PM:

quote: Brad Miller
Are you saying the Carpenters were better than Captain & Tennille???

Yeah. Also they are better than Donnie and Marie. [Cool]

Posted by Mark Ogden (Member # 43) on 05-02-2007, 04:54 PM:

I don’t know about “living for”, but for this baby boomer the band that has meant the most to me over the years is The Moody Blues. This holds true every single woman I have ever dated. If you went to any Ivy League/northeastern liberal arts college in the early seventies, you pretty much lost your virginity to either “Nights in White Satin” or “For My Lady” (unless your bedmate was into Emerson Lake & Palmer, then it was “Still . . . You Turn Me On” or “Lucky Man”). It’s a progressive rock cliché, but was more than 35 years ago that I hooked up a headphone jack to my parent’s old Magnavox console stereo so I could listen to “Seventh Sojourn” after they went to bed, while staring at the LavaLamp they got me one Christmas.

Posted by Bobby Henderson (Member # 840) on 05-02-2007, 09:09 PM:

There's not any bands I "live for," although I'm a huge fan of some.

Probably the closest one that qualifies for that "live for" part in me is The Police. I just love how that band sounds. The music is unique enough that, unlike a lot of other "80's bands," the material has a more timeless quality to it which only the greatest rock bands achieve.

Ghost in the Machine is my favorite Police album. The music on that disc has so many moods. I like playing Invisible Sun during a night time thunderstorm. I think the band hit its high mark on musicianship with that release.

Back in the 1980's, I really liked it that Every Breath You Take beat Michael Jackson and others for the top single of the year (I think that was 1983). It's a really haunting song. I don't think I understood it fully, or felt it the right way until I had my heart broken a couple of times.

I have all the releases from The Police on CD as the Message In A Box box set. My father bought that for me as a birthday present. There's a few vinyl LPs of theirs in my collection as well (and I don't even have a vinyl record player anymore). I'd love to be able to see The Police in concert on a reunion tour, but the tickets will probably be costly as hell and damned near impossible to acquire.

Aside from The Police, I'm a huge fan of several other bands.

ABBA is a guilty pleasure. The first vinyl record I ever bought for myself was ABBA's The Album. I was 9 years old. I loved the two women in that band, both in their beauty and how they sang. Their voices were beautiful but cut like a razor blade at the same time.

AC/DC, Rush, U2, Pink Floyd, Van Halen, Led Zeppelin, Rainbow, Def Leppard, Scorpions, Accept, Metallica and a number of others got played like crazy on my boom box and stereo system.

My tastes in rock music changed and matured a bit more in the late 1980s. I was glad to see "hair band metal" get swept aside by Nirvana, Alice and Chains, Soundgarden and others.

quote:
If that's not obvious enough, its Marilyn Manson (they're a band). I've been listening for 9 years, and I was 11 when I picked up the CD. That album still sounds fresh and original to me, and still helps me get through rough patches (I'm turning 20 this year, so I still have a little angst in me [Razz] )

Is that to say you need to be under age 20 to listen to Marilyn Manson? I'm quite a bit older, but own a couple of his CDs ( Antichrist Superstar and Mechanical Animals)

I'm a bigger fan of one of Manson's frequent collaborators, Trent Reznor. I have just about every NIN album release. Haven't bought Year Zero yet (trying to find out if a DualDisc version will hit store shevles). I'm still trying to make up my mind on whether or not to get the newest NIN concert DVD or wait until I get a HD setup and buy it on Blu-Ray. A big part of that video was shot at a concert I attended at Oklahoma City's Ford Center.

Posted by Hillary Charles (Member # 769) on 05-02-2007, 09:58 PM:

Not that I live for them or anything, but I still have a thing for Mike. [Wink]

Also must agree with those who voted for ABBA and The Carpenters. Just like with the Monkees, I never tire of their music.

If I were to answer this question when I was six years old, the answer without hesitation would have been The Partridge Family. [Big Grin]

Posted by Rachel Gilardi (Member # 1016) on 05-02-2007, 10:52 PM:

quote: Hillary Charles
If I were to answer this question when I was six years old, the answer without hesitation would have been The Partridge Family.

Odd because if I were asked to answer this question when I was 6 I would have said the Monkees, I had an odd and unhealthy obsession with them at that age. =)

I know Andrew said only one band but in all honesty different music has gotten me thru different times recently depending on my mood. The two bands that have had the most influence lately are Nickelback and Rascal Flatts... very different genre's.

All I have to say is 'my song' is When the Sand Runs out, Rascal Flatts. That song has got me thru a bunch of personal stuff in my life. Go check it out, its good. =)

Posted by Justin West (Member # 920) on 05-02-2007, 11:47 PM:

I would have to say that the Plasmatics helped me make it through my college years!

Posted by Andrew McCrea (Member # 674) on 05-03-2007, 12:13 AM:

No, Bobby, it was more in response to my comment about having teenaged angst.

Year Zero feels like the b-sides of With Teeth.

Gotta love Mechanical Animals though.

Posted by Jennifer Pan (Member # 2035) on 05-03-2007, 12:31 AM:

Switchfoot and Coldplay. Yeah... I know I'm only supposed to pick one band... but seriously... thats like totally not fair!! [Razz]

From the beginning till now Switchfoot has been stepping stones in my life. Every album of theirs has songs that I'll always want to refer back to... that still hit me like the first time.

Pretty much the same thing goes for Coldplay, only in addition with that is the fact that I had a desire for the sounds of the piano... And with them its now become a complete passion to hear it... being used in such a way with their music.

Posted by Allison Parsons (Member # 2728) on 05-03-2007, 12:54 AM:

Hands down, Queen. I have a tattoo, when I went to England I found Freddy's old house, hell, i even have pewter figures of them. Don't even ask how many LP's, posters, cd's, etc etc I have. Fell in love with them in 1991 when I was in 8th grade and haven't looked back since. And don't even mention Paul Rogers to me....yuck! Second band is Rush.

quote: Hillary Charles
Not that I live for them or anything, but I still have a thing for Mike

Did you ever listen to his First National Band? The double Cd Magnetic South and Loose Salute is [thumbsup]

Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 05-03-2007, 02:00 AM:

quote: Mike Blakesley
Yeah. Also they are better than Donnie and Marie.

Ummm, EVERYONE is better than Donny and Marie! [Razz]

(Uh oh, I feel the presense of an angry Cinemarker after saying that now.)

Hey Jen, you know how I know you are gay?

(I wonder how many people will get that reference.)

Posted by Jennifer Pan (Member # 2035) on 05-03-2007, 02:40 AM:

Umm... Brad... tell me something we all don't already know.

Posted by Chris Slycord (Member # 4239) on 05-03-2007, 03:14 AM:

quote: Bobby Henderson
Back in the 1980's, I really liked it that Every Breath You Take beat Michael Jackson and others for the top single of the year (I think that was 1983). It's a really haunting song. I don't think I understood it fully, or felt it the right way until I had my heart broken a couple of times.

It's a common misconception that that song is about love.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Every_Breath_You_Take

It sounds like a comforting love song. I didn't realise at the time how sinister it is. I think I was thinking of Big Brother, surveillance and control. - Sting

And my favorite band at the moment is Dream Theater.

Posted by Brian Michael Weidemann (Member # 2243) on 05-03-2007, 05:06 AM:

Any band or artist I ever would have lived for went on to put out an album or two or three that separated me from liking them. Bands like to grow, to experiment, to be creative. I'm not against that, in principle, but usually--nay, without fail--they "grow" in a direction away from me, and the things I first fell in love with about the "early" stuff are completely absent, or horribly distorted, from the new.

And so, just to name a few names: Barenaked Ladies, Tori Amos, Van Halen ...

Posted by Hillary Charles (Member # 769) on 05-03-2007, 05:40 AM:

quote:
Odd because if I were asked to answer this question when I was 6 I would have said the Monkees, I had an odd and unhealthy obsession with them at that age. =)

Rachel, they were probably off my radar at that age. Their prime time show was cancelled around 1968, and it wasn't until the show was replayed on Saturday mornings in the early 1970's that I learned of them. I haven't grown out of my own unhealthy obsession after all these years. [Eek!]

Lemme guess, you used to watch them on MTV back in the eighties? Ah, youth! [Big Grin]

quote: Allison Parsons
Did you ever listen to his First National Band? The double Cd Magnetic South and Loose Salute is

Allison, I have some of his post-Monkess stuff, but not that. Thanks for the endorsement.

Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 05-03-2007, 05:56 AM:

(Jen, it's a quote from 40 Year Old Virgin. [Wink]

)

Posted by Bobby Henderson (Member # 840) on 05-03-2007, 09:20 AM:

quote: Chris Slycord
It's a common misconception that that song is about love.

Chris, you also misconstrued that I said Every Breath You Take is a love song. It's a song about not being able to overcome the pain felt from an ended relationship and feeling unable to move on.

Wikipedia's description of the song's character as being "sinister" is also a bit of a leap. They just go on about the "I'll be watching you" lyric without seeming to notice anything else. Typical.

They don't seem to mention the bridge that goes:

Since you've gone I've been lost without a trace
I dream at night I can only see your face
I look around but it's you I can't replace
I feel so cold and I long for your embrace
I keep crying baby, baby please...

Anyone who has suffered real heartbreak from love lost knows those feelings. Thoughts of either going near or staying far away from places the former lover visited are common. The charge that Every Breath You Take is a stalker song is a load of bullshit.

Posted by Tim Reed (Member # 137) on 05-03-2007, 10:21 AM:

[Frown]

quote: Brian Michael Weidemann
without fail--they "grow" in a direction away from me, and the things I first fell in love with about the "early" stuff are completely absent, or horribly distorted

E.g., The Beach Boys.

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 05-03-2007, 10:44 AM:

quote: Bobby Henderson
The charge that Every Breath You Take is a stalker song is a load of bullshit.

It's a desperation song, about being unable to fall out of love with someone. I lived those lyrics in the early '90s.

Posted by Damien Taylor (Member # 4255) on 05-03-2007, 11:27 AM:

Just like 'Every Breath You Take', I have seen 'Against All Odds' turn up on a few romantic compilations... Do they even listen to the lyrics before they get chucked on?

As for dying for a band... My tastes change so often, I would probably die in vain. Any other record collectors on the forums? Films and records just seem so right together (not talking about vitaphone).

Actually on second thoughts, i might take a bullet for Jeff Wayne or Rick Wakeman. Fans of The Art Of Noise, should check out one of their newer albums "The Seduction of Claude Debussy". It rocked my socks off.

Posted by Barry Floyd (Member # 385) on 05-03-2007, 12:13 PM:

quote: Brian Michael Weidemann
without fail--they "grow" in a direction away from me, and the things I first fell in love with about the "early" stuff are completely absent, or horribly distorted, from the new.

I totally agree. I was a HUGE Motley Crue fan back in the mid 80's, having every poster, album, cassette, anything with their faces printed on it. Back then I was a skinny 16 year old, long-haired Vince Neil "wannabe". Me and a group of fellow long haired geeks would pile up in my van for weekend jaunts to various places the Crue would be playing in the southeast.

Times have changed, and I guess I have to. I've listened to some of their recent stuff, and it just does not have the sound or feel of what it used to.

Although I just turned 40, the smell of Jack Daniels & Coke, Marlboro Lights, Tropicana Sun Tan Oil all mixed together with some Van Halen (David Lee Roth era) or Motley Crue (Theatre of Pain era) music in the background will instantly take me back to 1985.

Now days I'm more into Kenny Chesney and Rascal Flatts.. I like Avril Lavingne too...but that could just be my "dirty old man" syndrome starting to develope... not that there's anything wrong with that. [Big Grin]

[ 05-03-2007, 02:24 PM: Message edited by: Barry Floyd ]

Posted by Andrew McCrea (Member # 674) on 05-03-2007, 12:51 PM:

quote:
quote: Chris SlycordIt's a common misconception that that song is about love.

Chris, you also misconstrued that I said Every Breath You Take is a love song. It's a song about not being able to overcome the pain felt from an ended relationship and feeling unable to move on.

Wikipedia's description of the song's character as being "sinister" is also a bit of a leap. They just go on about the "I'll be watching you" lyric without seeming to notice anything else. Typical.

They don't seem to mention the bridge that goes:

Since you've gone I've been lost without a trace
I dream at night I can only see your face
I look around but it's you I can't replace
I feel so cold and I long for your embrace
I keep crying baby, baby please...

Anyone who has suffered real heartbreak from love lost knows those feelings. Thoughts of either going near or staying far away from places the former lover visited are common. The charge that Every Breath You Take is a stalker song is a load of bullshit.

I enjoyed Dilana's take on the song on RockStar: Supernova. That's a great show!

Posted by Joshua Waaland (Member # 287) on 05-03-2007, 01:17 PM:

quote: Jennifer Pan
Switchfoot and Coldplay. Yeah... I know I'm only supposed to pick one band... but seriously... thats like totally not fair!!

From the beginning till now Switchfoot has been stepping stones in my life. Every album of theirs has songs that I'll always want to refer back to... that still hit me like the first time.

Funny you should mention Switchfoot Jen. I was trying to decide between picking them and Alice in Chains since I had to pick one. Switchfoot is definitely my second runner up. I saw them at a music festival back in 1999 and have been hooked on them since. [thumbsup]

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 05-03-2007, 01:31 PM:

quote: Bobby Henderson
Wikipedia's description of the song's character as being "sinister" is also a bit of a leap. They just go on about the "I'll be watching you" lyric without seeming to notice anything else. Typical.

Since any idiot can edit Wikipedia, you have to take a lot of things on there with a grain of salt. I certainly wouldn't take it as the final definitive word on something as vague as a song lyric subject.

Posted by Chris Slycord (Member # 4239) on 05-03-2007, 01:57 PM:

quote: Bobby Henderson
Wikipedia's description of the song's character as being "sinister" is also a bit of a leap. They just go on about the "I'll be watching you" lyric without seeming to notice anything else. Typical.

I was focusing on the fact that Sting himself claimed that was the song's meaning (and it would seem he wrote it). But of course everyone can take their own meaning.

So I don't think it's at all a big leap to apply Sting's view of a song as a meaning for that song.

Posted by Bobby Henderson (Member # 840) on 05-03-2007, 06:23 PM:

If you also notice (provided the quote in Wikipedia is accurate), having the lyrics be "sinister" was not his intention. Given the collapse of his marriage around that time, the angry and hurt feelings that were poured into that song ring true.

I think a lot of people were trying to apply a "big brother" angle to that song over the band's name and the timely popularity of George Orwell's 1984 novel.

Some of the very best rock songs have raw emotion from painful real life events poured into them. There's an angle to them that seems a little more "real" than most.

I'm not a big Alanis Morrisette fan, but the angry lyrics to You Oughta Know seemed like they could only come from having some painful experience of rejection.

Eric Clapton's Tears in Heaven is a great song, but I don't know how Clapton summoned the strength to write that song after the tragic death of his son.

Posted by Chris Slycord (Member # 4239) on 05-03-2007, 06:44 PM:

quote: Bobby Henderson
If you also notice (provided the quote in Wikipedia is accurate), having the lyrics be "sinister" was not his intention.

I looked at it a second time and I don't see where you get the above.

He said that it sounds like a love song but that he didn't realize how sinister the song was. That doesn't mean he didn't intend it to have a sinister aspect; just that he didn't realize how much of that aspect there was. He goes on to say that he was thinking of Big Brother and I took that to mean that he was thinking of Big Brother when writing the song. But it could be that he meant that he started thinking of Big Brother at a later date when he noticed the sinister aspect of the song.

Either way, it's a fantastic song.

Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 05-03-2007, 06:49 PM:

The song "I'll Be Watching You" is clearly about the intent to stalk, disembowel and murder someone. It can mean nothing else.

Posted by Jennifer Pan (Member # 2035) on 05-03-2007, 10:04 PM:

Hey Josh,

I remember watching one of Switchfoots first music video back around '98 or '99. At that moment I've always been a fan. I'd say "The Beautiful LetDown" & "Learning to Breath" are my favorite albums.

Posted by Joshua Waaland (Member # 287) on 05-03-2007, 10:23 PM:

I started out with "New Way To Be Human" as my first Switchfoot album. I think that their music has only gotten better over time. I like the more guitar heavy feel they put into it. I even have "Stars" and "Meant To Live" ringtones on my cell phone. [Big Grin]

Many bands seem to veer off at some point and their music takes a bad direction. Pearl Jam comes to mind here. I was hooked on them when "Ten" came out, but it quickly went bland after "Yield" was released.

Posted by Tim Reed (Member # 137) on 05-03-2007, 10:32 PM:

quote: Bobby Henderson
I don't know how Clapton summoned the strength to write that song after the tragic death of his son.

Me, neither, brother. Me, neither. We were just talking about that song here at home recently and wondered the same thing, because I still can't bear to even look at pictures of my late daughter.

Posted by Brad Miller (Member # 2) on 05-03-2007, 10:36 PM:

Am I the only person here who hates Sting's music?

Posted by Rick Hunter (Member # 1606) on 05-04-2007, 12:46 AM:

quote: Brad Miller
Am I the only person here who hates Sting's music?

No.

Posted by Bobby Henderson (Member # 840) on 05-04-2007, 01:26 AM:

As much as I enjoy The Police, I didn't like Sting's solo stuff anywhere near as much. The only album of his that I own is the Brand New Day CD, but I only bought that for the DTS 5.1 thing.

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 05-04-2007, 01:37 AM:

Agreed there. The Police is a good band; but Sting's solo stuff is too self-important for my taste. (His first solo album "Dream of the Blue Turtles" excepted; there's some really good stuff on it.)

Posted by Monte L Fullmer (Member # 2797) on 05-04-2007, 01:48 AM:

...also "Nothing Like the Sun" with the tune "Fragile"..a fun guitar rift to play. Tons of good songs on this album as well. "Soul Cages" fared out on the decent side. "Ten Summoner's Tales" sorta begin to thin some, but still had a few good tunes in this album...then "Mercury Rising" wasn't the greatest.

His other two band members, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland sorta tried it out on their own, esp Stewart diviled into the NewAge/ambient scene of it all ... came out with one good album, but now forgotten the title...

But two bands that are classic rock for me - "RUSH" and "the WHO"

...and the Moody Blues..especially their seven landmark albums that made them a household name..

-Monte

Posted by Rachel Gilardi (Member # 1016) on 05-04-2007, 02:31 AM:

quote: Brad Miller
Am I the only person here who hates Sting's music?

I'll 3rd that...

Posted by Tristan Lane (Member # 1169) on 05-04-2007, 04:21 AM:

quote: Mike Blakesley
I worshipped Christine McVie.

True that. She is far more talented than Stevie Nicks. Stevie had the sultry look and voice that helped her remain successful, but Christine is my favorite. (And this coming from someone born in '81)
Fleetwood Mac would have to be my favorite.

Thankfully no one has mentioned Pearl Jam or U2. I fail to see why either of these bands are so popular.

Posted by Joshua Waaland (Member # 287) on 05-04-2007, 06:37 AM:

quote: Tristan Lane
Thankfully no one has mentioned Pearl Jam or U2. I fail to see why either of these bands are so popular.

Better read this thread again Tristan. [Wink]

quote: Bobby Henderson
AC/DC, Rush, U2, Pink Floyd, Van Halen, Led Zeppelin, Rainbow, Def Leppard, Scorpions, Accept, Metallica and a number of others got played like crazy on my boom box and stereo system.

quote: Joshua Waaland
Many bands seem to veer off at some point and their music takes a bad direction. Pearl Jam comes to mind here. I was hooked on them when "Ten" came out, but it quickly went bland after "Yield" was released.

Posted by Dennis Benjamin (Member # 1137) on 05-04-2007, 07:45 AM:

I do not 'live for' any band.

Favorites in the past: Rush, Foo Fighters, Tool, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Mars Volta, Pink Floyd, Boston, and A Perfect Circle.

I am currently shopping around for a new band to like... I guess I am always looking around for new music to listen to.

Posted by Allison Parsons (Member # 2728) on 05-04-2007, 08:12 AM:

Dennis,

Give Porcupine Tree a try.

Posted by Mike Heenan (Member # 392) on 05-04-2007, 10:40 AM:

I miss GG Allin. I haven't been the same since he overdosed. Made Marilyn Manson look like a schoolgirl.

Posted by Andrew McCrea (Member # 674) on 05-04-2007, 12:40 PM:

Well, that's fitting since Manson had breasts at one point in his life... [Roll Eyes]

I like the music of The Police, but I don't like Sting's singing. It irritates me. My parents love him/them though.

Posted by Allison Parsons (Member # 2728) on 05-04-2007, 01:55 PM:

quote: Mike Heenan
I haven't been the same since he overdosed

Missed his OD'ing , or the fact that he was buried in his poo'd pants? [Smile]

There hasnt' been an AIDS death in the rock community for quite some time as well.

Posted by Jason Winn (Member # 3568) on 05-04-2007, 03:08 PM:

The only band worth living for (for me, at least) is the Insane Clown Posse! I live, breathe, and die ICP. I am a juggalo. If you don't know what a juggalo is, then don't ask me, because you wouldn't understand. Their music has really changed my life. It's changed the way I think. Their music has really got me through some tough times. On May 19, I'm gonna see them in concert (for the 8th time) here in Dallas! In August, I'm going to the 8th annual Gathering of the Juggalos (which is the third gathering I've attended). Just like they say in their song, "Take Me Away. . . "

I live for. . .
THE CARNIVAL!
I die for. . .
THE CARNIVAL!
I pray for. . .
THE CARNIVAL!
Please take me away!
TAKE ME AWAY!

Posted by Hillary Charles (Member # 769) on 05-04-2007, 03:59 PM:

quote: Mike Heenan
I miss GG Allin. I haven't been the same since he overdosed. Made Marilyn Manson look like a schoolgirl.

OMG I had forgotten about him! [Eek!]

Saw a videotape of his perfomance, and almost [puke]

So glad I never experienced him in person, not being the sort who enjoys being urinated or bled upon. GG vowed that he'd kill himself onstage and take some of the audience with him. His overdose was a bit anticlimactic.

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 05-04-2007, 07:08 PM:

quote:
The only band worth living for (for me, at least) is the Insane Clown Posse!

We sell quite a bit of the ICP music. Their fans are more fantatical than most, I'd say.

Posted by Tim Reed (Member # 137) on 05-04-2007, 07:38 PM:

Am I the only person here who doesn't know what Coldplay and Switchfoot are?

ICP!! The carnival will carry on! Down with the Clown!

MCL.

Posted by Joshua Waaland (Member # 287) on 05-06-2007, 08:43 PM:

Don't know what meaning Coldplay has but here is a quote from Wikipedia concerning Switchfoot.

"According to Jon Foreman, the name "Switchfoot" is a surfing term. "We all love to surf and have been surfing all our lives so to us, the name made sense. To switch your feet means to take a new stance facing the opposite direction. It's about change and movement, a different way of approaching life and music"."

Now you know. [thumbsup]

Or just go here for the lowdown. [Smile]

http://www.switchfoot.com/

Posted by Mike Spaeth (Member # 524) on 05-06-2007, 09:24 PM:

What's a juggalo?

Posted by Jennifer Pan (Member # 2035) on 05-06-2007, 09:36 PM:

Coldplay — they took their name from a band they knew when the original Coldplay broke up. The band we now know as Coldplay was called "Starfish." The original Coldplay got their name from the poetry book "Child's Reflections, Cold Play" by Philip Horky.

One of the reasons why I love Switchfoot:
Meant to live acoustic

Their positive message... its uplifting. [thumbsup]

Posted by Rachel Gilardi (Member # 1016) on 05-07-2007, 12:14 PM:

quote: Mike Spaeth
What's a juggalo?

In basic terms, followers of the band ICP and related bands at Psychopathic Records.

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 05-07-2007, 12:53 PM:

quote: Mike Spaeth
What's a juggalo?

It's like a dittohead, except they like ICP instead of Rush Limbaugh.

Or I guess you could be fans of both, in which case you'd be a juggahead. (Or a dittalo.) [Big Grin]

Posted by Mike Spaeth (Member # 524) on 05-07-2007, 03:56 PM:

Something tells me that if you did a Venn diagram of the two groups of people, they would be far, far apart, no overlap...

Posted by Tim Reed (Member # 137) on 05-07-2007, 05:51 PM:

Hey, I like Rush Limbaugh!

Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 05-07-2007, 05:55 PM:

I thought a juggalo was a male slut/whore/skank...?

Posted by Bobby Henderson (Member # 840) on 05-07-2007, 06:27 PM:

I thought it was a person who juggled gigolos. As if juggling bowling balls, hatchets and flaming pins wasn't challenging enough.

Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 05-07-2007, 07:41 PM:

quote: Bobby Henderson
I thought it was a person who juggled gigolos.

LOL. You win the thread!

Posted by Jason Winn (Member # 3568) on 05-07-2007, 10:27 PM:

On basic terms, a juggalo could be considered a fan of ICP/Psychopathic Records. But, it's much more than just that. It's a lifestyle. It's the way you think, the way you dress, and the way you act. Juggalos live and follow by the messages in ICP's music. We have our own philosophy. Juggalos are like one huge family. Juggalos share a bond with each other that no one else has with any other person. We have nothing but love for each other. All my friends are juggalos, but they're more than just friends to me. They're my family! Friends fade, juggalos are forever!

Here, check this video out!

News report on juggalos

Posted by Damien Taylor (Member # 4255) on 05-07-2007, 11:21 PM:

Aren't juggalos the Nazis that go into gay bars and axe people in the face.

In his next album, Eminem has reportedly rapped about ICP being active advocates of 2K D-Cinema.

They should stop being babies and settle this like men. eg. Biggie and Tupac.

Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 05-07-2007, 11:28 PM:

quote: Damien Taylor
In his next album, Eminem has reportedly rapped about ICP being active advocates of 2K D-Cinema.

Ha ha! Maybe right before they expound upon the virtues of 2K digital cinema (specifically), dozens of insane clowns unload themselves from a tiny car, ride unicycles while juggling and honk each other's noses.

Posted by Allison Parsons (Member # 2728) on 05-08-2007, 01:32 AM:

quote: Damien Taylor
Aren't juggalos the Nazis that go into gay bars and axe people in the face

no, I think those people are just Nazi's....

Posted by Monte L Fullmer (Member # 2797) on 05-08-2007, 01:42 AM:

Sad...no wonder why the world's going to crap...returning to the "Sodom and Gomorrah" days...

Funny how people seems that they have to prove a point on being different from society or hate the world since they can't fit in.

..and what is it getting them?

Think, I'll stay with listening to good ol '70's and '80's music..little more tamer back then...

Posted by Chris Slycord (Member # 4239) on 05-08-2007, 02:09 AM:

MORE TAMER?!

[Razz]

Posted by Mike Spaeth (Member # 524) on 05-08-2007, 11:24 AM:

This reminds me of the South Park episode with the "non-conforming" goth kids. "To be a non-conformist, you have to dress in black, and listen to the same music we do."

Posted by Tim Reed (Member # 137) on 05-08-2007, 11:16 PM:

Much Clown Love. Peace. [thumbsup]

Posted by Jason Winn (Member # 3568) on 05-09-2007, 08:53 AM:

Tim, are you a juggalo? If you are, then 'sup ninja! MCL!!!

Posted by Joe Redifer (Member # 3) on 05-09-2007, 12:52 PM:

I'm 98% sure that Tim's not a ninja.

Posted by Mike Heenan (Member # 392) on 05-09-2007, 02:07 PM:

Yeah but I suspect he dresses up as Gene Simmons during Halloween.

Posted by Michael Gignac (Member # 4279) on 05-09-2007, 10:58 PM:

Pink Floyd is definitely the top for me, although I'm starting to admire bands the more I see them in film. Film has a way of influencing the music you hear on a regular basis and vice versa.

Anyone interested in ambient post rock, Godspeed you Black Emperor is a good band. One of their songs was featured in 28 days later.

Posted by Monte L Fullmer (Member # 2797) on 05-10-2007, 02:16 AM:

quote:
MORE TAMER?!

Yea, at least there is a musical pattern of melody, chordal, chorus and theme going on instead of the yelling, screaming, cussing, "F'ing this" and "F'ing that", hip-hop, drug/gang banging, Subbass booming junk that emits from Esclades down to "Ricers with biggest fart tube that they can find" - being driven from those total absolute, brainless idiots - stuff to call police on.

Posted by Chad M Calpito (Member # 3736) on 05-10-2007, 10:18 AM:

Well said, Monte. Most of today's stuff (about 98% of it) I can't stand. I, too, will stick with 1970's & 1980's bands, mostly Disco from the 70's and all of the great stuff from the 80's.

Posted by Tim Reed (Member # 137) on 05-10-2007, 10:27 AM:

quote: Jason Winn
Tim, are you a juggalo?

I was waiting to see if anyone would pick up on my MCL in the earlier post - but nary a peep.

Mike... how'd ya know?! [Wink]

Posted by Anslem Rayburn (Member # 1267) on 06-18-2007, 05:46 AM:

quote: Chad M Calpito
I, too, will stick with 1970's & 1980's bands

Me, too. But when I think of the 70's and 80's, I think of Alabama, Black Sabbath, and Suzanne Vega. The 70's and 80's were all about doing what felt right and sounded right, at the time. Good god, I wish I were born before 1977 so I could have enjoyed that period of acceptance. Carry on...

Posted by Tim Reed (Member # 137) on 06-18-2007, 11:06 AM:

Nah. Not worth tradin' your youth for. [Wink]

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 06-18-2007, 11:50 AM:

I dunno about that. Being young then was awesome. Being young now is ... well ... doesn't look too awesome. (Although the casual attitude toward oral sex among the kids would've been nice back in the day.) [Big Grin]

Plus the music was better. The thought of growing up and having my favorites from my teen years being the likes of "Eminem" gives me a headache just thinking about it.

Posted by Dennis Benjamin (Member # 1137) on 06-18-2007, 12:11 PM:

Linkin Park [Eek!]

is starting to grow on me. I liked 'Meteora' and "Minutes to Midnight" is almost as good.

I tried "Porcupine Tree" and didn't like them.

-Dennis

Posted by Bill Bright (Member # 1998) on 06-18-2007, 12:15 PM:

Did you listen to the "stupid dream" album? I personally think that it is Porcupine Tree's best. On a side note the bands that I am currently into are: Muse, Oasis, Oceansize, Sigur ros and Travis.

Posted by Tim Reed (Member # 137) on 06-18-2007, 06:25 PM:

quote: Mike Blakesley
Plus the music was better. The thought of growing up and having my favorites from my teen years being the likes of "Eminem" gives me a headache

Mike, my take on that is, it's all relative. Our parents hated our music, just like their parents hated theirs, and we hate our kid's tunes.

It all depends on your baseline. [Wink]

While I can't stand most of the music out there these days, I'd give my left nut to be 22 again.

Posted by Dave Williams (Member # 299) on 06-18-2007, 06:46 PM:

Not necessarily to 'live for', but I did go to their concerts a dozen times and have every song lyric memorized, as well as the screaming guitar riffs and drum beats...

The immortal Judas Priest...

After somthing like 80 years these guys are still 'living' their music, and I love the fact I don't have to grow up and get a new favorite band.

Ciao

Posted by Andrew McCrea (Member # 674) on 06-18-2007, 10:37 PM:

Well, Manson's new album is fantastic, despite all the errors in the booklet! Still can't get into Year Zero (NIN), however.

I despise My Chemical Romance. It'll be nice when this whole emo scene crashes.

Posted by Mark Gulbrandsen (Member # 72) on 06-19-2007, 02:11 PM:

None of these guys are anywhere near as good as Lionel Hampton [Cool]

.

Mark

Posted by Michael Schaffer (Member # 1204) on 06-19-2007, 06:19 PM:

I think most people don't even know who Lionel Hampton was. I am still a little puzzled by how few people in the US appreciate or even know Jazz, considering that Jazz in its many forms is very likely the most substantial and valuable, certainly the most influential cultural contribution from the New World.

Posted by Mark Gulbrandsen (Member # 72) on 06-19-2007, 08:22 PM:

I agree 100%! Jazz is the basis for alot of todays music.

Jazz artists I've been fortunate to be able to see.... These are truely 4 of the greatest musicians in the world.

Lionel Hampton
Ray Charles
Dave Brubeck- Three times.
Woody Herman- Twice

Wish I had seen more but most of the really good old school performers are dead now. When I saw Lionel Hampton he was so old he had to be helped on stage... I would guess that he was 89 years old... definately well into his 80's... then after he got into position nothing could stop him and he went over 2 hours [thumbsup]

. Absolutely amazing! He died about 4 years later. Now its time to go put on one of his CD's....

Those that don't know who he is.... Lionel Hampton: His Life and Legacy

Mark

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 06-19-2007, 08:28 PM:

quote: Michael Schaffer
I think most people don't even know who Lionel Hampton was.

He was much better when he was with the Commodores!

[Big Grin]

(That was a joke, I know who Lionel Hampton was.)

Posted by Justin West (Member # 920) on 06-19-2007, 11:04 PM:

quote: Dave Williams
The immortal Judas Priest...

I hear ya, Dave...the Priest REWLS! I'd love to go Hot Rockin! [Cool]

Posted by Oscar Neundorfer (Member # 458) on 06-20-2007, 11:54 AM:

Lionel Hampton... Wasn't he Stompin' at the Savoy, or am I thinking of someone else?

Posted by Chad M Calpito (Member # 3736) on 06-20-2007, 12:06 PM:

Judas Priest totally rules! That's an awesome picture you posted, Dave. Judas Priest is what I listen to when I do movie builds as well as when doing my normal booth shifts. [evil]

Posted by Joshua Waaland (Member # 287) on 06-21-2007, 08:21 AM:

Air Supply Rocks! [Wink]

Posted by Christian Volpi (Member # 2370) on 06-21-2007, 01:13 PM:

Reverend Horton Heat. If you've never seen them, I highly recommend it. They will blow you away.

Posted by Per Hauberg (Member # 529) on 06-21-2007, 01:45 PM:

Judas Priest..??! My God !
Does it sound as bad as they look...?

-If the musician should have long hair and beard, let him be Dr. John, when he is really rockin' the rag, please.
ABBA were great, ELO were great - the clones of both, going around the world nowadays, are horrible...

Per

Posted by Dave Williams (Member # 299) on 06-26-2007, 01:55 AM:

Hey I know all those guys, and they all have their moments. Judas Priest is just pure hard thrashing metal, not for the faint of heart.

I happend one day to actually meet the band. It was an act of contrition on thier part to avoid a law suit, and I took it for what it was worth. I suffered an injury at their concert. The first part came when I was smashed from behind by a beer bottle. It was GA and I was at the front. After passing out, my brother who was with me did his best to keep me propped up to avoid me getting trampled. He finally got security's attention but they ignored him. He managed to get the guy to the other side of me to help my brother push me over the retaining wall where security finally helped me.

But security thought I was drunk, and left me there for nearly fourty minutes while my head was bleeding. I was out this whole time mind you. The EMT's were finally called when they saw the blood pool and I was whisked away to University of Utah Hospital.

The band was informed of what was going on and after the show came up to visit me in my room with my brother and the guy who helped me over the wall. They didn't ask for me to not sue them, but I knew they never would have intended that and they paid for all of the hospital bills.

And they signed my head dressing! Which was really too bad because they changed it two hours later.

Ciao

Posted by Gracia L. Babbidge (Member # 582) on 06-27-2007, 09:51 AM:

Not that I'd say that I'd "live for" a band...
My favorite band, is Queen.

Like Allison, I really started getting into their music in the early 90's - roughly when I was in 8th grade. I too have quite an assortment of discs, posters, and vinyl.

My mom and I even drove to NJ to see Queen + Paul Rodgers.
Sure, I was a little apprehensive - but it turned out to be one hell of a show. Paul didn't try to "be Freddie" - which is why it worked as well as it did.

Tori Amos is another artist I really dig. Yeah, I have pretty much her entire catalog on disc - and have seen her in concert four times. She too puts on one hell of a show.

Dead Can Dance is fairly well represented in my cd collection too - and someday, I'd really like to see them live!

I also, kinda sorta, live with a band... at least partially.
Grüvenwood!

A little bit of a shameless plug. [Big Grin]

Posted by Mike Blakesley (Member # 26) on 06-27-2007, 11:52 AM:

Supposedly a new Queen album is in the works.

Posted by Dave Williams (Member # 299) on 07-02-2007, 04:06 AM:

Queen performed for the VH1 Rock Honors show. If you had a chance to catch it, most especially in HD, it was one hell of a performance. I forget the dude's name, but he was the singer for Bad Company was the singer for Queen, and they were using not just their own drummer, but two others as well. Yep, count em' up, three drum kits going at it.

All three drummers used different types of kits and as a result were using different styles. I know they probably won't go that way, but if you had a chance to catch it, it was really memorable and a great tribute to Freddie as it was intended to be.

ciao