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Mar 27, 2015 9:35:25 GMT -6
Post by Whiskey Mercenary on Mar 27, 2015 9:35:25 GMT -6
Wow, so I've not been into classic rock/metal at all. Started listening to Black Sabbath today, holy crap. Love it.
I remember you guys talking a a lot about Queensryche too, good stuff!
I've got a lot of catching up to do.
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Post by stapletron on Mar 27, 2015 16:34:00 GMT -6
Wow, so I've not been into classic rock/metal at all. Started listening to Black Sabbath today, holy crap. Love it. I remember you guys talking a a lot about Queensryche too, good stuff! I've got a lot of catching up to do. For those who like sabbath, give Electric Wizard a listen. They definitely channel some of that sound. |
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Post by jjflash on Apr 3, 2015 7:20:54 GMT -6
Terrible band name, but I thought Houndmouth's From The Hill's Below The City was one of the best albums of 2013. They remind me a bit of The Band with all the Americana harmonizing and they've got a pretty good looking lady in the band as well. Anyway, I went and saw them a few weeks ago, wasn't expecting much, wasn't expecting a big crowd or anything and BAM--the venue was sold out and they blew the doors off the place. I was beyond impressed, especially with the main singer/guitarist guy.
Anyway their new album has been out a few weeks ago and is a little more of a grower than the debut, but its started to really take hold with me.
Oh, and here they are from Letterman the other night. Pretty good for a TV performance:
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Post by Deleted on Apr 7, 2015 22:24:10 GMT -6
Houndmouth are getting AirPlay around me. Pretty descent.
Here's a guy I've been into for a few years now, from Iowa. William Elliot Whitmore
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Post by drstrange on Apr 10, 2015 15:33:46 GMT -6
as the missus is visiting her dad (in a foreign country) I have the chance to make full use of my Altecs .... tonight was rock night (tomorrow might be opera night, not sure yet ...), no new revelations though:
1. The first 45sec of Moby's Extreme Ways sound the better the louder you play it (as soon as the guy starts to "sing" you better switch)
2. Muse's Origin of Symmetry is poorly recorded
3. The best three bands of the 90s are all British (Massive Attack, Radiohead, Underworld)
4. The ultimate hard rock ballad is The Widow by Mars Volta
5. The award for the eponymous song about rock hedonism goes to All Along the Watchtower in the version of Jimi Hendrix
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Post by Winterland on Apr 11, 2015 1:49:44 GMT -6
as the missus is visiting her dad (in a foreign country) I have the chance to make full use of my Altecs .... tonight was rock night (tomorrow might be opera night, not sure yet ...), no new revelations though: 1. The first 45sec of Moby's Extreme Ways sound the better the louder you play it (as soon as the guy starts to "sing" you better switch) 2. Muse's Origin of Symmetry is poorly recorded 3. The best three bands of the 90s are all British (Massive Attack, Radiohead, Underworld) 4. The ultimate hard rock ballad is The Widow by Mars Volta 5. The award for the eponymous song about rock hedonism goes to All Along the Watchtower in the version of Jimi Hendrix I have contemplated all your observations even though I am not familiar with all the songs. It's good to have revelations. |
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Apr 11, 2015 2:00:22 GMT -6
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Post by Winterland on Apr 11, 2015 2:00:22 GMT -6
One of my favorite Minnesota bands hailing from Duluth. Low. I knew them even before the band started and was a fan from the start. It is very mellow and were one of bands that the term slowcore was used to describe the genre. 3 piece band guitar, bass, drums. Female and male vocals doing both lead and harmonies. It is very beautiful and haunting music. It can sound depressing at times but you just go with it. Not for having a party type music for sure. This song is from their second album When the Curtain Hits the Cast. My favorite is probably their first album. If I Could Live in Hope. They have done well. |
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Apr 13, 2015 22:50:50 GMT -6
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2015 12:16:50 GMT -6
Maybe we can continue in this same vein.
Songs that have anything to do with style, fashion, clothing etc.
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May 6, 2015 3:20:47 GMT -6
Post by julian on May 6, 2015 3:20:47 GMT -6
This looks very cool. Just need to set aside $6,000...
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May 6, 2015 11:24:59 GMT -6
Post by Winterland on May 6, 2015 11:24:59 GMT -6
This looks very cool. Just need to set aside $6,000... Very cool. It is always strange when I hear the remade versions of songs that they have recorded over the years. You get the original version stuck in your head and any other version sounds strange. Talking about Detroit Rock City in the ad. |
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May 6, 2015 12:55:27 GMT -6
Post by julian on May 6, 2015 12:55:27 GMT -6
Yeah, they seem to be re-recording old classics at the drop of a hat these days. Every time something comes out using an old track it seems to be given a new re-working.
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2015 1:02:31 GMT -6
I bought "Destroyer" when I was 11 years old...1981..with a bunch of coins I saved up from chores. My older brothers were 12 and 14 years older than me and I got a steady diet of Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Alice Cooper, Neil Young, Hendrix etc etc as a very young kid. These days I like all sorts of music, but as a kid, classic rock and also heavy music was basically bred into me.
I'll never forget listening to that album through headphones as a kid. The image of Kiss combined with the music was like something from another planet to my young mind. It's hard to explain in the context of modern music, given the extreme amount of diversity that is out there now and how much media and imagery are a part of music and a bands aesthetic these days. Kiss seemed like villains and superheroes at the same time and they rocked out too! My older bros thought it was a bunch of gimmicky shit, but I didn't care.
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May 8, 2015 1:27:19 GMT -6
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Post by Winterland on May 8, 2015 1:27:19 GMT -6
I bought "Destroyer" when I was 11 years old...1981..with a bunch of coins I saved up from chores. My older brothers were 12 and 14 years older than me and I got a steady diet of Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Alice Cooper, Neil Young, Hendrix etc etc as a very young kid. These days I like all sorts of music, but as a kid, classic rock and also heavy music was basically bred into me. I'll never forget listening to that album through headphones as a kid. The image of Kiss combined with the music was like something from another planet to my young mind. It's hard to explain in the context of modern music, given the extreme amount of diversity that is out there now and how much media and imagery are a part of music and a bands aesthetic these days. Kiss seemed like villains and superheroes at the same time and they rocked out too! My older bros thought it was a bunch of gimmicky shit, but I didn't care. Very cool. Your experience with Destroyer was shared by many including me. Old26 too. The combination of the music and the album art really pulled you in. I think the younger generation is missing out on this experience. Hopefully many are being turned onto the album experience. I keep seeing vinyl being carried in more stores all the time. |
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May 8, 2015 1:49:58 GMT -6
Post by Deleted on May 8, 2015 1:49:58 GMT -6
I bought "Destroyer" when I was 11 years old...1981..with a bunch of coins I saved up from chores. My older brothers were 12 and 14 years older than me and I got a steady diet of Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Alice Cooper, Neil Young, Hendrix etc etc as a very young kid. These days I like all sorts of music, but as a kid, classic rock and also heavy music was basically bred into me. I'll never forget listening to that album through headphones as a kid. The image of Kiss combined with the music was like something from another planet to my young mind. It's hard to explain in the context of modern music, given the extreme amount of diversity that is out there now and how much media and imagery are a part of music and a bands aesthetic these days. Kiss seemed like villains and superheroes at the same time and they rocked out too! My older bros thought it was a bunch of gimmicky shit, but I didn't care. Very cool. Your experience with Destroyer was shared by many including me. Old26 too. The combination of the music and the album art really pulled you in. I think the younger generation is missing out on this experience. Hopefully many are being turned onto the album experience. I keep seeing vinyl being carried in more stores all the time. Totally agree. Tech and internet is great, but the singular effect of an album as an artistic, stand alone piece, is a somewhat lost art form. I do like the vinyl issues/reissues. Good stuff. |
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Post by julian on May 8, 2015 6:29:39 GMT -6
For me, Kiss, and their general attitude (or what I took from it, at least), was what shaped me and guided my own development as a kid.
My best friend's family had to relocate to the States in 1977 for two years. When he came back he had these B&W clippings from newspapers and a few posters of Kiss. Of course, at that age he had some things a little, er, 'confused' and his relaying of what Kiss were meant that for years I genuinely didn't actually know, for sure, if they were human at all. No way of finding out any information about them back in the pre-Internet days... we knew only what they (very carefully) wanted us to know.
On a tangent, I wonder if a band like Kiss could have made it in the same way in today's era of the Internet and total coverage media? My friend heard tales from people who'd seen Kiss live and from what had been covered in carefully constructed magazine interviews and suchlike. There was a huge mystery - enhanced by the 'make up only' photo policy - and much of what I first heard about Kiss was the combination of 75% reality and 25% Chinese whispers.
BUT, the main thing was a 7" vinyl, ex-jukebox copy of 'Detroit Rock City/Beth' that my friend had been given in the States but had no record player to play it on... I did, a knackered old mono player with built in speaker that my parents had replaced with something better. He gave me the single - which I still have - and we listend to it over and over and over and over and over and over again.
That then evolved to us, as nine year olds, setting up buckets and God knows what else in our gardens, putting on makeup and 'being' Kiss to the sound of that 7" single. Strangely, at the time I wanted to be Peter Criss, although as I got older and found out more about them it was always Ace that intrigued me most.
After that, and when I moved to a bigger town, I started saving all my money to buy Kiss records and cassettes (the Destroyer album on cassette was my first purchase).
All the way along I just identified with the idea that this is my life and, as long as I don't hurt anybody else, I can (and should) do whatever the hell I want with it. Again, a little strangely maybe, I got The Elder album at a pivotal time in my life where the song 'I' almost became a blueprint for me - so that album has always been important to me.
I'm happy to admit that some of the later albums contained some pretty poor stuff and that, at times, when I've seen them I've had moments of boredom, but everything I thought back in 1979 holds just as true today.
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Post by julian on May 8, 2015 6:34:24 GMT -6
In honour of yesterday's UK General Election, I thought I'd just leave this little classic right here...
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Post by jray on May 8, 2015 7:04:46 GMT -6
Listened to The Who's Tommy yesterday on the drive home - so good
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Post by Deleted on May 8, 2015 11:04:05 GMT -6
julian and Winterland, it is hard to explain these days how much mystery there was surrounding the band back then and how much control they had over their image thanks to the limits of media at the time. I remember pics of Gene out in public with a bandana over his face making the newspaper and really over the top rumors about the band being common conversation. Pretty cool how we (as well as Old26) all have that in common from childhood. Regarding the COC vid (and the election), I still laugh to myself when I think about bringing a copy of "Animosity" over to a friends place in high school and putting into his cassette player. Full disclosure - we were smoking weed at the time. My friend, who liked metal and hated punk, listened to side 1, looked at me and said "dude....I don't even know what this is supposed to be....I....so much screaming.....". He asked to borrow the cassette later and that was that, he was a fan.
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May 8, 2015 14:43:11 GMT -6
Post by Winterland on May 8, 2015 14:43:11 GMT -6
For me, Kiss, and their general attitude (or what I took from it, at least), was what shaped me and guided my own development as a kid. My best friend's family had to relocate to the States in 1977 for two years. When he came back he had these B&W clippings from newspapers and a few posters of Kiss. Of course, at that age he had some things a little, er, 'confused' and his relaying of what Kiss were meant that for years I genuinely didn't actually know, for sure, if they were human at all. No way of finding out any information about them back in the pre-Internet days... we knew only what they (very carefully) wanted us to know. On a tangent, I wonder if a band like Kiss could have made it in the same way in today's era of the Internet and total coverage media? My friend heard tales from people who'd seen Kiss live and from what had been covered in carefully constructed magazine interviews and suchlike. There was a huge mystery - enhanced by the 'make up only' photo policy - and much of what I first heard about Kiss was the combination of 75% reality and 25% Chinese whispers. BUT, the main thing was a 7" vinyl, ex-jukebox copy of 'Detroit Rock City/Beth' that my friend had been given in the States but had no record player to play it on... I did, a knackered old mono player with built in speaker that my parents had replaced with something better. He gave me the single - which I still have - and we listend to it over and over and over and over and over and over again. That then evolved to us, as nine year olds, setting up buckets and God knows what else in our gardens, putting on makeup and 'being' Kiss to the sound of that 7" single. Strangely, at the time I wanted to be Peter Criss, although as I got older and found out more about them it was always Ace that intrigued me most. After that, and when I moved to a bigger town, I started saving all my money to buy Kiss records and cassettes (the Destroyer album on cassette was my first purchase). All the way along I just identified with the idea that this is my life and, as long as I don't hurt anybody else, I can (and should) do whatever the hell I want with it. Again, a little strangely maybe, I got The Elder album at a pivotal time in my life where the song 'I' almost became a blueprint for me - so that album has always been important to me. I'm happy to admit that some of the later albums contained some pretty poor stuff and that, at times, when I've seen them I've had moments of boredom, but everything I thought back in 1979 holds just as true today. Great stuff Julian! |
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Post by Old26 on May 11, 2015 17:40:16 GMT -6
My buddy has been on the road with the boys of KISS. Got some killer pics, and I'll ask if it's OK to post 'em up. He has all access to them and has some great gear as well. Fun to be talking about these guys over 40 years after I found them and became a fanatic.
KISS: Alive I can say changed my life. If only I had the chops and discipline at that point in my life to take the reins and learn to play. Seeing my son do it is pretty damn cool, but I imagine that the missing ingredient is the genes from my wife's family - all musical and artistic. I have/had the passion for music, but like most sports, not the talent.
I'll state that everything from Hotter Than Hell to (Wicked Lester while the start, didn't thrill me) Love Gun was my favorite era. I sorta checked out on the hair bands of the 80's and went into other stuff like REM and all that was the 80's. It was a big change for me musically, and having grown up in PA in a conservative time/place, the 80's really were a crazy ass decade for music. KISS, while having the occasional track the got me hooked, was no longer in my playlist, except when driving or with other KISS Army members...those that would admit to such a thing.
There was nothing like them then and not since. Sure, Gene is the epitome of a whore, but he's a smart cat and makes a lot of money. If you had a band, you'd want that guy in charge if you wanted to make money.
Enough for now. Probably exceeded my daily allotment of CPU cycles before my head starts to throb...
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Post by Winterland on May 11, 2015 23:38:47 GMT -6
My buddy has been on the road with the boys of KISS. Got some killer pics, and I'll ask if it's OK to post 'em up. He has all access to them and has some great gear as well. Fun to be talking about these guys over 40 years after I found them and became a fanatic. KISS: Alive I can say changed my life. If only I had the chops and discipline at that point in my life to take the reins and learn to play. Seeing my son do it is pretty damn cool, but I imagine that the missing ingredient is the genes from my wife's family - all musical and artistic. I have/had the passion for music, but like most sports, not the talent. I'll state that everything from Hotter Than Hell to (Wicked Lester while the start, didn't thrill me) Love Gun was my favorite era. I sorta checked out on the hair bands of the 80's and went into other stuff like REM and all that was the 80's. It was a big change for me musically, and having grown up in PA in a conservative time/place, the 80's really were a crazy ass decade for music. KISS, while having the occasional track the got me hooked, was no longer in my playlist, except when driving or with other KISS Army members...those that would admit to such a thing. There was nothing like them then and not since. Sure, Gene is the epitome of a whore, but he's a smart cat and makes a lot of money. If you had a band, you'd want that guy in charge if you wanted to make money. Enough for now. Probably exceeded my daily allotment of CPU cycles before my head starts to throb... Cool now I know who to call for a Kiss hook up when they are in town.  You mentioned R.E.M. Definitely a band I really got into also. Their first album Murmur is one of my desert island albums. |
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Post by Winterland on May 22, 2015 15:36:21 GMT -6
Just heard Neil Young's new album The Monsanto Years. Wow, this man is really with the times and not afraid to speak truth to power! Respect Neil. I will have to check it out. I love Neil. Read all his books and try to get his albums and watch his movies. I saw him live once with Crosby Stills Nash and Young and it was amazing. Brought a few tears to my eyes. Took the wife, oldest son and his friend when they were about 16. He was into Korn, Godsmack etc. which I like too and they were amazed also. Neil could certainly rest on his laurels but keeps on being creative. If anyone hasn't seen his Journeys movie check it out. Recent live performances mixed with his story telling. Love ya Neil. |
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Jun 16, 2015 14:26:11 GMT -6
Post by whiskeyriver on Jun 16, 2015 14:26:11 GMT -6
Best current rock band. Full stop. Greg Cartwright is a rock god. Amazing musician, amazing songwriter.
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Jun 24, 2015 8:26:53 GMT -6
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Post by bentin on Jun 24, 2015 8:26:53 GMT -6
Does anyone listen to XM/Sirius? Is there a good channel? I had been listening to XMU, but they suck now. There's a band called Ass Glanimal, excuse me, Glass Animal that they're trying to force upon us every hour. They're some sort of awful old person soft rock, think even more stoned Morcheeba. They also throw in Jamie XX, who makes music to fall asleep to and drive off the road to. Dick. XMU is supposed to play new music, but sneaks in a Strokes song every other hour or so. The Strokes are not new, good or relevant. Stop.
TL/DR, my little Shitbox car doesn't have a USB or Bluetooth, so I try to listen to the free satellite radio that the prior owner still pays for. I listened to OMD this morning just to avoid the awful crap XMU was playing. Please tell me there's a channel I've just missed.
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