music

[NEMBA_bkr-dude]

any one here in a rock band?

I'm in the children's choir.(does that count?) You can hear us every Sunday, during the school year, at All Saints Parish Church in Haverhill MA., 9:30 mass. Come on down and bring a friend :).

[MMcG]

And I can play a mean air guitar! And I have the full name of a famous pop star...does that count for anything??? 8)

[NEMBA_bkr-dude]

Yes, it does! air guitar is awesome! I read in one of my guitar mags that there was an international air guitar competition

[MMcG]

I think some guy from the netherlands or some scandanavian country won that.

YOu a guitar player biker dude?

What can you play?

[NEMBA_bkr-dude]

I play a lot of blues, and almost every kind of rock, and a little jazz. My band plays a mix of everything. We like to play weird styles of rock just because modern alternative rock is destroying all of the great things that have been done in the past 50 years. Technology is one thing to blame- it makes sounding good too easy. The other, is that less and less people are listening to the classics from the 60's to the mid 90's (skip the 80's ;D) and because of this, they can't see the quality difference of modern bands that actually had to play the whole thing through and make it sound goot to the modern bands who rely on protools and other audio editing tools to make their music sound good. One good example- listen to the chili peppers' new album and then pop in blood sugar sex magik. WOW I JUST GOT TOTALLY OFF TOPIC. but ya I play guitar and my band plays mostly originals.

[AGENTGRAPE]

i play the guitar but less and less. i have too many hobbies biking eats into playing time too. havent played in a band for 18 years. so does this mean i play with myself..... old habits are hard to break. i play bluesy rock, metal. i like to write my own stuff. i never played in a cover band ,started doing originals at 14. lots of sabbath and zeppelin influence. ac/dc motorhead more motorhead ramones clash loved the jam.

[NEMBA_bkr-dude]

haha I am 14 and I am doing the same thing as you

[I Are Baboon]

I can play the skin flute pretty good.

[johnnyt]

I can play the skin flute pretty good.

I hope MTB Chick is using your username today...

[Sky Pilot]

was it margaret dumont in those old marx brothers films?

"gentlemen, PLEASE"

[EVIL BOTA]

Sabbath rules!!!!!! Ah finally Some rock and metal heads around.
Metallica close second.. Sorry got off the subject..

[NEMBA_bkr-dude]

What about Iron Maiden??????!?!?!?!?!?!

[EVIL BOTA]

Run to the hills, Ace's high, # of the beast.. Oh ya them too.

[splat]

And How can you leave out Judas Priest ! -- Hell Bent for Leather !

[NEMBA_bkr-dude]

and then of course there is guns and roses

[AGENTGRAPE]

guns and roses??? one really groundbreaking album then axel becomes the mike tyson of rock. great talent but becomes a f*#@ing prima donna pussy. his voice sucks live do i sound pissed, been burned twice to see them live. they dont deserve anymore than an asterisk as a band. motorhead motorhead and more motorhead.

[NEMBA_bkr-dude]

Ya I guess they have gone downhill since day one

[Sylvan]

One word for ya.
Phish. ;D

[Mr_Cheeze]

WARNING CRITICAL POST WARNING

What about Phish? Usually Phish fans also like either the Grateful(ly) Dead or Jimmy Buffet, further proving their complete and utter misunderstanding as to what music really is. Yea, I know I am going to hit a nerve with you silly Parrot Heads out there. Between Buffett and the vastly overrated Springsteen, I am not sure who is ranked higher amongst the worst supposed musicians of all time. Probably Buffett.

I'm more of a metal guy, as long as it is good. Metallica used to be good before they decided they would rather make money than make good music. Tool and Korn and amongst the few really good bands of today. Both are great live.

And someone had the gall to mention Iron Maiden. Bad, bad... oh so bad. I am still convinced that the only reason anyone ever liked them in the first place was for their album cover art, because they were dreadful musicians.

Let me just repeat that Jimmy Buffett really sucks because it needs to be repeated often.

[NEMBA_bkr-dude]

I agree with the whole jimmy buffet thing and tool does kick ass but you got maiden and kron mixed up. Iron Maiden is awesome and nothing is gonna change that. Tell me you don't like the trooper!

I'm a Bass Guitarist, I've played in a few bands before. And got a descent amount of time in the recording studio. 80's influenced Metal, thats what I play in most the bands I played in. JUDAS PRIEST, IRON MAIDEN, to name some of my personal favorites. Without them, these bands that are metal today wouldnt be playing!.

[NEMBA_bkr-dude]

;D Finally a Maiden fan!

[EVIL BOTA]

I beg to differ with you Mr Cheese. Have you seen Iron Maiden live.
Well I have and let me say this .Their dueling guiter work is some of the finest I have even heard. It is alsol a matter of taste,but to say they have no talent .You are just wrong..

I agree with you on Metallica. The older stuff had alot more bite(kill'em all) to it,but I like their newer stuff also. I think master of puppets is their best album. " One "though is in my opinion is thier best song.

Bacl Sabbath is right up there with the best . Old ac/dc (Bon Scott)

Oh ya Guns -n - Roses.. dead

Jimmy buffet.. Going to see him is just an excuse to party. GUILTY!

Ah nice to talk to fello metal heads

[NEMBA_bkr-dude]

thank you evil

[Mr_Cheeze]

Every time I hear Dickenson belch out "Run... to the hills....", that is exactly what I want to do. I really don't think Maiden influenced many bands of today. Judas Priest more so. They had a bit more talent. Queensryche comes to mind as a band influenced by both, but they suck now too, less lead guitarist Chris DeGarmo. Geoff Tate's recent solo release is pure kaka.

I really didn't start listening to metal until the late 80's anyway. Metallica's "And Justice..." and Queensryche's "Operation Mindcrime" pretty much won me over.

If you have Digital Cable or Satellite, check out the heavy metal music channel. It's the best way to find out about new music as well as hear some golden oldies.

Speaking of really bad bands, I never did get the whole Danzig thing. That guy's voice just grates me to no end. And he is a really bad guitar player.

[AGENTGRAPE]

iron maiden was a good band i liked them more when paul diano was the singer i am not very big on the extremely high pitched male singers dickinson has a good voice but i wish he would keep to the lower register. as a person he is very cool i spent a couple hours getting shitfaced with him. he was trying to explain the rules of crickett in between shots of yukon jack. judas priest just plain kicked ass,they had the perfect formula. im 42 and grew up in the zeppelin era they will always be my favorite band,but sabbath were the real pioneers of the driving distorted metal sound.listen to live recordings this is where its real anyone can sound great with studio effects.that is my personal test. but remember music is a very personal choice listen to who you love not everyone like the same thing so turn it up and blow it out

[knucklebuste]

Metallica - Kill em' all
That was the album that made me pick up the guitar. I can play every song on that album. "As good or better than James Hetfield himself"
I've completely written them off anyway.
Iron Maiden is another fav.
New Bands
Tree - they are kick ass

Waaf - nothing on there interests me anymore
Wbcn - they don't know what they are

The new music does nothing for me, so I'm expanding my musical tastes to other areas. I play a lot of old tyme banjo now, and always searching for new exciting music. There isn't much nowadays. Of course I'm always listening for riffs and there is nothing that impresses me that Waaf plays. And if I hear any of the following songs once more on the radio, I'm gonna eat a niclel plated.
You shook me all night long.
Black Dog
Rock and Roll
Stairway to Heaven
Back in Black
Satisfaction
I don't hate Zep or AC/DC , they have 100's of awesome songs and they play the same **** over and over and over
I'd like to strangle the programming directors.
I saw some dude that has a couple of links to a couple of bands that sound pretty cool. seven nations - they got a freeking bag pipe player in the band (thats kick ass) and porcupinetree
Hey, here's something to do. Do up a nice fat boy and go to
www.porcupinetree.com and watch the intro flash. Thats the type of stuff I see when I close my eyes at night. Kick Ass
Now thats some refreshingly new music for me to listen to.
Knuckle

[Mr_Cheeze]

I am really sad that Maurice Gibb has passed on. I was really hoping for a BeeGee's reunion.

You think I'm kidding?

[knucklebuste]

Abba rulz. Sat Nite Feva. Yeah Baby Yeah ;D

[EVIL BOTA]

Ok lets get back to the real music. Godsmack is one of the only new bands I can stomach. Jimi hendrix is one of my fav's also.
Any one for southern rock??SKYNARD OR Almond brother. Even some CCR? Throw some Elvis in there and I'm ready to go.

Give me a peanut butter and banana sandwich!!!!!!!!!!

[knucklebuste]

Alrighty, you want a war? You got one. ELVIS sucks. He sucks major A**
Godsmack is cool except for that voodoo tune. I hate it.
Lyyynnneeeerrrdddd Ssskkkiyyynnnaaarrrdd is an old favorite, except for sweet home alabama. I like I aint the one and breeze and give me back my bullets. You know, all the stuff WZLX wont play.
But Elvis. I can't even sit through 30 seconds of that crap. I am so glad he's dead. Knuckle

[AGENTGRAPE]

HES NOT DEAD

[knucklebuste]

I completely set myself up for that one. Knuckle

[gungywump]

Miles Davis, Thelonius Monk, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, Charles Mingus, Herbie Hancock, Jimmy Smith, Groove Holmes . . .
Jimi Hendrix
James Brown, Rick James, Parliment, Bootsie Collins . . .
Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, The Doors, Pink Floyd . . .
Bob Marley, Lee Scratch Perry, Peter Tosh, U-Roy, Big Youth . . .
Early Metallica
B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf, Freddie King, Lightning Hopkins . . .
Fred Wesley, JB Horns, Maceo Parker, Karl Denson . . .
Charlie Hunter, Stanton Moore, Galactic, Deep Bannana Blackout . . .
Beastie Boys, Run DMC, De La Soul, Ice Cube, Geto Boys, Jurrasic 5 . . .
Dan The Automator, Del The Funky Homosapien, Deltron 3030, Gorrilaz, Kool Keith, Dr. Octagon . . .
Medeski Martin and Wood, D.J. Logic . . .
D.J. Greyboy, Greyboy Allstars, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe . . .

I have a LOT of CDs and I'll listen to just about anything and everything to find good music. I'm very open minded about music and am not as set in my ways as it would appear some in this forum are. I enjoy live recordings the most because that is where true musical talent is revealed. RADIO SUCKS!!

P.S. I also listen to Phish.

[MMcG]

Miles Davis, Thelonius Monk, John Coltrane, Cannonball Adderley, Charles Mingus, Herbie Hancock, Jimmy Smith, Groove Holmes . . .
Jimi Hendrix
James Brown, Rick James, Parliment, Bootsie Collins . . .
Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones, The Doors, Pink Floyd . . .
Bob Marley, Lee Scratch Perry, Peter Tosh, U-Roy, Big Youth . . .
Early Metallica
B.B. King, Muddy Waters, Howlin Wolf, Freddie King, Lightning Hopkins . . .
Fred Wesley, JB Horns, Maceo Parker, Karl Denson . . .
Charlie Hunter, Stanton Moore, Galactic, Deep Bannana Blackout . . .
Beastie Boys, Run DMC, De La Soul, Ice Cube, Geto Boys, Jurrasic 5 . . .
Dan The Automator, Del The Funky Homosapien, Deltron 3030, Gorrilaz, Kool Keith, Dr. Octagon . . .
Medeski Martin and Wood, D.J. Logic . . .
D.J. Greyboy, Greyboy Allstars, Karl Denson's Tiny Universe . . .

I have a LOT of CDs and I'll listen to just about anything and everything to find good music. I'm very open minded about music and am not as set in my ways as it would appear some in this forum are. I enjoy live recordings the most because that is where true musical talent is revealed. RADIO SUCKS!!

P.S. I also listen to Phish.


Great Googly Moogly that's one helluva list Gungy!

I have a band for you to check out: Porcupine Tree http://www.porcupinetree.com

And if you like their sound and like live CDs then I highly recommend their live CD entitled Coma Divine! Amazing stuff.

[knucklebuste]

porcupinetree.com

Love the flash intro, I'm down with that.

Music is like a modern pink floyd vibe. NICE

Knuckle


Check this out
http://extremeironing.com

[MMcG]

porcupinetree.com

Love the flash intro, I'm down with that.

Music is like a modern pink floyd vibe. NICE

Knuckle


Check this out
http://extremeironing.com


Knuckles,
At your rate of posting, you are going to catch up with me very fast!

PT does have some PF influence but their newer stuff is harder edged.....hard to classify them really..........but they rock and from what I hear they put on amazing live shows with incredible lights and visual effects. Should be back in the states for a Fall 2003 tour.

[AGENTGRAPE]

anyone ever listen to lightning hopkins

[gungywump]

Mark,
That is a cool Flash intro and I like the music but, I'd have to hear more before I forked over my hard earned coin.

Knuckles,
Your link didn't work.

Agent,
Read my list Lightning is on there!

[knucklebuste]

I guess http://extremeironing.com is busted for now. Check back later. Knuckle

[NEMBA_bkr-dude]

YA GUNGY FINALLY SOMEONE WHO LIKES JAZZ AND BLUES!!!

[EVIL BOTA]

I am down with most of your collection Gungy,but the rap **** has to go. Rap sucks . Old rap,new rap ,white rap . Blue's is good,but I don't remember seeing any CCR in your collection. Oh ya Bob Marley .. Can't stomach him either. I'll give you one thing you are well rounded in your selection..

[Sylvan]

Knuckle... Tree? As in Tree from Boston? "Arm the Homeless" Tree? Rock on!!! 8) My cousin was a pal of River's, got her name in their liner notes one time. ;D

As for Jimmy Buffett... eh. Grateful Dead... I came to the scene too late for them. Loooved "Touch of Grey" back in the day, and have a huge appreciation for "Shakedown Street", but I can't say I'm a Deadhead really.

Phish isn't just the music, it's the whole atmosphere surrounding them. How often can you go to a camping show of over 70,000 people and feel like you're at a family reunion?

And I'll have to drag Carsion over here to explain the finer points of Maiden-hood....

[Mr_Cheeze]

I would rather talk about groups that suck. Danzig, Motorhead, The Offspring, Creed, Van Hagar-Halen, BB King, Bob Marley, Oasis, Radiohead,

Elvis Costello!!!!

And just to repeat, Buffett, Grateful Dead, Springsteen, and Phish.

Elvis Presley is the OLNY Elvis and is the King. Thank you. Thank you very much.

[gungywump]

Despite Knuckles rough exterior he allowed a crack in that tough guy armour when he listed his guitar/banjo collection. So, Knuckles these are for you;

Bill Monroe, Doc Watson, Flatt & Scruggs, Seldom Scene. . .

How about Johnny Cash? I'm not a Country fan but I like some of the old stuff especially The Man In Black.

Hank Williams Sr.?

EVIL,
Yes CCR is in my collection.
Have you ever heard of Blue Floyd. It's members of Allman Brothers playing the music of Pink Floyd.
I am also a Metal fan. Slayer anyone? Flotsam and Jetsam?

Sex Pistols, Dead Kennedies, PIL . . .

Suicidal Tendencies, S.O.D., M.O.D. . . .

How about Johnny Cash? I'm not a Country fan but I like some of the old stuff especially The Man In Black.

Have you ever heard of Blue Floyd. It's members of Allman Brothers playing the music of Pink Floyd.


GW -

I enjoy a myriad of music myself and don't really discriminate....depends on the mood. Everything from DMC, Beastie Boys, to The Who, Allmans, CSN, Jethro Tull, to Some Metal, and stuff like Cowboy Junkies, Jame Taylor, even some classical, and.....I'm a big fan of Johnny Cash. I saw him in Concert just before he got diagnosed with Parkinson's. If you like live stuff I recommend getting his Live a Folson Prison CD..."Hi, I'm Johnny Cash"...great stuff.

Government Mule is a band started by Waren Haynes of the Allman's. Moon Boot Lover is a local band that has good stuff....I know the old drummer so that makes me cool.

[AGENTGRAPE]

in no particular order zeppelin sabbath the cure floyd clapton jeff beck roy buchannon motorhead lightning hopkins steely dan bosstones older metallica the clash the jam dada bob marley peter tosh ac/dc ministry the who dire straits hound dog taylor stevie ray vaughn hendrix joe satriani iron maiden judas priest both elvises sex pistols the original van halen venom santana old rolling stones the doors bo diddley pinetop perkins ike turner the pretenders john lee hooker new york dolls mc5 johnny thunders the damned j giles band early aerosmith motley crue bowie theres lots more but my head hurts. does anyone remember the neighborhoods my fovorite local band of all time

[MMcG]

Have you ever heard of Blue Floyd. It's members of Allman Brothers playing the music of Pink Floyd.
I am also a Metal fan. Slayer anyone? Flotsam and Jetsam?

Sex Pistols, Dead Kennedies, PIL . . .

Suicidal Tendencies, S.O.D., M.O.D. . . .



My brothers are big Allman Brothers fans and I like their older stuff as well. Live at the Fillmore East has to be an all time classic live album. I can't imagine the Allman Brothers covering Pink Floyd though. Crazy!

Punk bands! How about some Irish Punk Rock.......The Pogues!

I saw Public Image Limited in Concert way back with the Sugarcubes (Bjork's first band) and that was a great show. PIL was awesome live.

Oh yeah, and I saw the Grateful Dead twice in concert too. Not a huge Dead fan, but I like their stuff and the concerts were one helluva fun time.

I still like to listen to a lot of progressive rock.......Genesis, Rush, Marillion, Fish (no not Phish..but Fish- the tall scottish singer/songwriter formerly of Marillion fame - remember the song Kayleigh?) some Yes......that's how I found out about Porcupine Tree as a matter of fact........they opened for Marillion early on in their career and the buzz spread. Now I'm much more into Porcupine Tree.

And if any of you guys have some Celtic blood flowing through your veins you have to check out Seven Nations when they come around to a town near you. Great stuff!

Slainte!

McMcG

[gungywump]

GW -
Government Mule is a band started by Waren Haynes of the Allman's. Moon Boot Lover is a local band that has good stuff....I know the old drummer so that makes me cool.


Pink Floyd is Gov't Mule with a couple lineup changes. I've seen Mule a few times. Great Stuff.

Agent,
I've been to tons of Bosstones shows and hung out with the band before and after shows and have been guest listed many times. At one show in Ithaca about 10 years ago I got wasted playing pinball in the bar with Dickey for 3 hours before the show. I was almost too drunk to move but Dickey was in his prime. I don't know how he does it. I have also ingested other toxins in the times I have spent hanging out with them. Definatly a party band.

[Big Game]

When I was a boy I used to go to the Windham-Tolland 4-H camp in Pomfret, Conn. during the summer. There were a lot of fun times to be had. I made-out for the first time (yes, I subsequently got my heart broken). But anyway, during a slow, lazy hot day at camp, I wandered down to the basement of the lodge to the "library." The library was just a few shelves but had all of these really wacky books (I'd love to meet the cat who donated them). The first book that caught my eye, was a dictionary of american slang.

Oh the joy it brought me. This thing had every dirty word in the world. Many of which I never hear of. I brought it back to the cabin were I sharted it with the rest of the guys and we were hysterical.

Surprisingly, one of the entries was "music." We laughed at its absurdity and obsurity. It is apparently slang for "penis." I never heard of that before in my life. Who exactly referred to "music" as a penis? Where are they? When were they? I laughed trying to imagine what type of person would be casually say "music" in the same manner I would use "d***." Then I would think about whether some kid in the future would giggle over my use of the word "d***," instead of using his word, whatever that was. I found it amazing that words could be so funny.

I guess over the years I haven't grown up much from that 14-year old I used to be. As this post has been making me giggle every time someone adds a few words: This "music" is just getting bigger. (tee hee hee)

Your pal,

Big Game

(yes, I am aware that I set myself up for someone to call me a "music," but that is a risk I am willing to take. But I shouldn't worry as I doubt there is anyone on these forums that is that big of a knob)

[gungywump]

Man, Big Game is a music!

[AGENTGRAPE]

how about black 47 if you a lover of irish bands see them live they come thru new englan 2 or 3 times a year. i believe i am going to have to expand on this thread with a new topic the ever popular 10 albums to take to a deserted island.and yes you stinkers there will be a power supply.

[NEMBA_bkr-dude]

ok:
White Album by the Beatles
Zeppelin II
Axis: Bold as Love-hendrix
any SRV album
any Maiden album
Master of Puppets-Metallica
Blood Sugar Sex Magik- RHCP
PanaMonk-Danilo Perez
Flaming Pie-Paul McCartney
Battle of L.A.-Rage Against the Machine

[Sky Pilot]

now this isn't exactly along the lines of this other music, but a lot of the stuff by arvo part is phenomenal. his "de profundis" by the theatre of voices is, well, electrifying.