lamradio Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Haha, coming in with a bang! I love that damn band though. Yeah, too bad the singer had to be such a Rock Star.. They could have been one of those 90's bands that still tours today. I'd go see them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jellyrolls Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Yeah, too bad the singer had to be such a Rock Star.. They could have been one of those 90's bands that still tours today. I'd go see them.I absolutely agree with you there. I have heard they are getting back together, but I won't even bother listening to it being that Shannon won't be singing. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lamradio Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 I absolutely agree with you there. I have heard they are getting back together, but I won't even bother listening to it being that Shannon won't be singing. I actually saw them in Charlotte on their last tour and Shannon was wearing a white dress and make-up.. It was at a festival and The Ramone's were the headliner. It was also The Ramone's last tour. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jellyrolls Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Nice! I bet that was a killer show. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
austrya Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Anyone who really likes Tori Amos obviously hasn't heard Kate Bush. Ok, I love Tori Amos. I do not even come close to liking Kate Bush. She reminds me too much of Ani DiFranco. Blah. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Shannon Hoon was a queen. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted May 13, 2008 Share Posted May 13, 2008 Ok, I love Tori Amos. I do not even come close to liking Kate Bush. She reminds me too much of Ani DiFranco. Blah.Now that's what I call a blasphemy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hardwood floor Posted May 13, 2008 Author Share Posted May 13, 2008 Ok, I love Tori Amos. I do not even come close to liking Kate Bush. She reminds me too much of Ani DiFranco. Blah. first thing on this thread that actually pissed me off!! nicely done!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Heartbreak Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Oh yeah, how about this? Pat Benatar's version of Wuthering Heights blows away the original. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hardwood floor Posted May 14, 2008 Author Share Posted May 14, 2008 Oh yeah, how about this? Pat Benatar's version of Wuthering Heights blows away the original. good god ... did she really record it? i heard a cover of wuthering heights recently from some hot shot blonde australian chick and it just was pitiful one song nobody should cover anyway, back to the topic at hand ... occurred to me today that ... The Grateful Dead first sets were wayyyy more interesting than second sets!! songs > jams Quote Link to post Share on other sites
quarter23cd Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 The Grateful Dead first sets were wayyyy more interesting than second sets!! songs > jamsPosting this idea on a website devoted to a song-based band like Wilco is not blasphemy. Go post this on Dead.net and then see what reaction you get. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
markosis Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Ok, I love Tori Amos. I do not even come close to liking Kate Bush. She reminds me too much of Ani DiFranco. Blah. Kate Bush reminds you of Ani Difranco? WTF? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Oh yeah, how about this? Pat Benatar's version of Wuthering Heights blows away the original. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lizish Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Ok, I love Tori Amos. I do not even come close to liking Kate Bush. She reminds me too much of Ani DiFranco. Blah. Way to get rid of the musical cred. 'with this kiss I pass the key' Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Heartbreak Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 The funny part about Pat Benatar's version of Wuthering Heights is that I really do like it better than Kate Bush's. Of course, I heard Pat's version first, so that's probably why. Never been a big fan of the Bush. Wait, that didn't sound right ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tongue-tied Posted May 17, 2008 Share Posted May 17, 2008 Yesterday I was trying to figure out what was better: my favorite Bob Dylan album or my favorite Cat Stevens album. I haven't reached a conclusion but maybe the question is blasphemous on its own. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gobias Industries Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 I absolutely agree with you there. I have heard they are getting back together, but I won't even bother listening to it being that Shannon won't be singing. Yeah, they're playing right on campus here in a few but I really don't like Blind Melon at all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 I think it's bad enough that middle-class black kids are listening to this stuff, but at least they can squint and see how it might relate to their experience; when white kids listen to it, I can't help but feel they're contributing to the modern minstrelsy. I'm still trying to figure out what this means. Should I just give theMaker the benefit of the doubt and assume it doesn't mean anything and that he was just throwing words up onto his post at random to see if anyone noticed? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big Perm Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 The movie about him is one of the saddest and most tragic films I have seen in a long time. Louie, having known some folks that worked on the film, apparently the director went far our of his way to manipulate a lot of it, forcing folks to say exactly what he wanted them to say, I've been told this from more than one reliable source, in some instances people would say, but thats not what/how it happened, and the director insisted they say what he wanted. I don't know how much is true or not, but take it for what it's worth. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Big Perm Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 P.S. - I f**king Love rap/hip-hop! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 I'm still trying to figure out what this means. Should I just give theMaker the benefit of the doubt and assume it doesn't mean anything and that he was just throwing words up onto his post at random to see if anyone noticed? Bumpsies. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted May 21, 2008 Share Posted May 21, 2008 I'm still trying to figure out what this means. Should I just give theMaker the benefit of the doubt and assume it doesn't mean anything and that he was just throwing words up onto his post at random to see if anyone noticed?No, I think you can take what he said at face value: Only imprisoned black people or those with arrest warrants out on them deserve to listen to rap music. The rest of us are just too damn bitch. Excuse me while I dig out my Glen Campbell records. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hardwood floor Posted July 7, 2008 Author Share Posted July 7, 2008 every time i try to listen to pearl jam i come to the inescapable conclusion that they're drastically overrated Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PopTodd Posted July 7, 2008 Share Posted July 7, 2008 every time i try to listen to pearl jam i come to the inescapable conclusion that they're drastically overrated Agreed.On record, but I have seen them live, and their reputation for amazing live shows is NOT just hyperole. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Erik Ritland Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 As I just touched on in a thread in the Just a Fan forum, I find it interesting what people think of the "canons" of their favorite bands. What albums are overrated? Which underrated? Why? There are a few glaring ones for me. The first one I list in the topic description: I like Dylan's Self Portrait better than Blood on the Tracks. SP, actually, is one of my favorite Dylan albums. Why? Because he's just doing what he wants to do, and I find that incredibly rock n' roll. He's covering way old folk tunes in a fun, laid back style ("Days of 49", "Copper Kettle", "Little Sadie"), covering whatever new songs he happens to dig (his rendition of "The Boxer" is especially riveting), he's covering country standards and old 50s rock songs and whatever the hell he wants! He's doing what HE wants to do, and I respect that a ton as an artistic statement. He's saying "here you go, here I am, I'm laying it all on the line", and I think it's great. It helps that I love all the music he covers, too. BotT has always been overrated to me. Seems like Dylan is on autopilot. The lyrics are filled with very typical themes and rhymes imagery and the songs aren't exactly...I dunno, spectacular. Very ordinary. I prefer Oh Mercy, Street Legal, Modern Times, Desire... Similarly, Dark Side of the Moon, while fairly groundbreaking as far as the direction it would take Pink Floyd in, is not their best, or their most interesting, album. There's a bit more to Wish You Were Here - a little more character, a little more something than talking about "Time" and "Money." It digs a little deeper into the human psyche, is a little more personal and just as groundbreaking musically. Animals is a twisted, magnificent, deep analogy, maybe not as friendly or easy to get in to on the surface, but certainly great, and the music is solid, catchy, and musically well done and experimental. The Final Cut, though, is my favorite Pink Floyd album - so much emotion there! Like The Wall only compact and twice as scary and interesting. The dynamics are incredible - people say it's a Waters solo album, but the thunderous drums and some of Gilmour's best solos are a large part of why that album works so well. One of my favorite albums of all time. Check "The Gunner's Dream" if nothing else. That's to say nothing of their experimental folk period between Syd Barrett's departure and DSotM. The incomparable Meddle is the best showing of this, but the Ummagumma live album is breathtaking too. They also had a handful of singles and songs from movie soundtracks in this era that are well written, interesting, and unique, like nothing they did before or after. Lastly I'll touch on Neil Young. Never really cared too much for Harvest. It's a great Neil album (in a canon of many), but I think he's done a lot that compares to it. "Heart of Gold" and "Old Man" are good songs, I LOVE "Alabama", "Needle", and "Out on the Weekend", but the rest is somewhat fillerish. I prefer an album that most feel is almost all fillerish - American Stars N' Bars. There are a couple raunchy country punk rock classic that are endlessly interesting to me, pure gold - "Saddle up the Palamino" and "Bite the Bullet", which will never get their due. "Old Country Waltz" and "Hold Back the Tears" are classic Neil country. "Homegrown" is classic Neil country/rock, and of course "Like a Hurricane" is one of his greatest songs. Sure, "Will to Love" is wretched, but isn't life sometimes, too? Solid album. Also love Old Ways, Chrome Dreams II... Let me make it known that i don't purposely like albums everybody else doesn't like and dislike albums that everyone likes. I hate people who are snobbish like that. I just look for different things in music I guess. I'm excited to hear everybody else's blasphemous views! And I'm sorry if this thread has happened before...didn't exactly know how to do my homework on it... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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