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Neil actually has respect on that " other forum" mechanic dude is talking about. He cant play Jazz well. Jazz snobs rip him all the time, but many jazz cats were influenced by Neil back in the day. and who gives a sh*t if he has social anxiety problems?..he is who he is.

These lists are like favorite band ones...always changing and thinking of ones you forgot, but off the top of my head.. All in the Family X-files Freaks and Geeks Seinfeld Ren and Stimpy

An 80s classic!! Brings me back to those days everytime when i see it. " The sausage king of Chicago"

QUOTE (rotting @ May 31 2009, 08:27 PM) here's my list, of course not all bands had a perfect carreer. But here are MY top 15 . LORDGORE ZOMBIE RITUAL SLAYER CANNIBAL CORPSE SACRIFICE DEATH ANGEL VOIVOD FORBIDDEN SLAYER IRON MAIDEN PRIEST ATHEIST DEICIDE GOREROTTED JUNGLE ROT Slayer is so kick ass , you had to list them twice.

Black Sabbath Slayer Tool Judas Priest Celtic Frost Metallica Sepultura Anthrax Megedeth Pantera Motorhead Meshugga Maiden Prong Rush In no particular order

Some heavy bands from the Boston area to check out that never really broke open but were all quite unique.....were around in the 90s mostly. Scissorfight 6l6 Quintane Americana Sam Black Church Honkeyball

QUOTE (naturalsciences101 @ May 26 2009, 07:52 PM) I'm not the type of guy who will hate music just because it's popular. Nowadays, it's a specific type of music which constantly rises to popularity...and, it's that specific type of music that I absolutely detest. Dig? So, the net result is that I hate the majority of popular music. A few years back, the band Wolfmother rose to prominence. I like their debut effort. Nice meshing of an early-70's Hard Rock sound with some accessible Garage Rock songwriting. Some folks that I know who actually do care for that brand of retro-styled Hard Rock didn't like the Motherwolf album. And, the reason for that was because of the band's worldwide popularity. That's kinda silly, no? But, I share their frustration, because a large share of very deserving bands and albums, which are quite similiar in musical direction and quality to the Motherwolf outing have been completely overlooked by the masses. Sure, these albums that I speak of do rather well in small markets, and have their cult followings...but never enjoy the mass appeal that Wolfmother did. One such recording is Witchcraft's The Alchemist. Amazingly accessible and catchy retro songwriting abounds all over the place on this one. A really solid and significant outing from this Swedish organization who built up to this level of craft with the trial-and-error experimentation of their first two offerings. A little Proggy, a little Doomy, but more than a little listenable, Witchcraft's The Alchemist kicks arse. I have no doubt that if this recording was given the same level of media and record company support, that it would have blown up as big as the Wolfmother stuff. But, it was mishandled, and now, only a fraction of the people know about it. If you like music somewhere in the realm of Wolfmother and The White Stripes, but just a tad darker and proggier, then the last Witchcraft joint is for you, friend. I as well own the Alchemist and think its a great album. but ive seen the tag " doom metal" thrown out when talking about them. I hear a very 70s sabbath/zep hybrid. Nothing really Doomy about it IMO. ..agreed?..or am i missing something?

just a great movie. I like when candy tells martin that he " plays with his balls a lot"..." you do more ball handling than Larry Bird"..

I read that there was talk of a " The Warriors" remake. you just cant top some originals and they should be left the f#ck alone.

Lamb Of God just played around these parts last weekend. and the reviwer in one of the local papers stated that they were like the new Pantera.... ...

QUOTE (naturalsciences101 @ May 15 2009, 12:09 PM) I don't think what I'm saying here is opinion at all. Or, the fact that the media latched onto the Natalie Halloway case over ALL other similiar cases also happens to be only my opinion too. The analogy is killer. I don't see Mastodon as has having ANY crossover appeal. That's why you've received such a reaction from me. That the reason why I'm so astounded over their popularity. Mastodon are an excellent, excellent band with, I think, absolutely no mainstream-crossover appeal at all. That's why I can't see why a person who REALLY liks something like Crack The Skye would differentiate between that awesomely solid effort and what Intronaut or Baroness has recently done. If ya like one, it SHOULD mean that you would like this particular genre of music as a WHOLE, and it should follow that you would look into these other titles and like them as well. That's what's called 'logic'. Mastodon doesn't sound like, nor will they ever be a mainstream-crossover band. There is nothing POP in their sound at all. Not a shred. I think the Metal scene is just looking for a band to " fly the flag" so to speak. Lamb Of God is another band that all of a sudden is being noticed. they were nominated for a grammy this year and shit. but 5 years ago , no one knew who they were. this type of shit always happens. the media latches on to a band and try and make them " cool" , even though the real Metal fans know the deal.

QUOTE (naturalsciences101 @ May 15 2009, 02:28 AM) QUOTE (metaldad @ May 14 2009, 09:07 PM) people fail to remember. ED wanted MIKE out in 1980. he wanted BILLY SHEEHAN. don't be so shocked I did not know of this, my friend. Is this like how he above say it be? Was it a matter of them touring together and Eddie wanting Sheehan in? I don't know nothing aout no Talas band. But, what a kicker it was that Sheehan wound up in the DLR band. Dave pro'lly pulled that move intentionally to piss off Eddie. No doubt. The Vai move also pissed 'im off somehow. QUOTE Ed is an idiot because Mike Anthony IS the Van Halen sound!! NO ONE can do that high vocal harmony like Micheal. next to Eddies playing, the harmonies were VH's signature sound. That's why I was even afraid to hear any boots of these shows. I said to myself, I says, 'How in the heck are they gonna pull of the backing vox?" I still haven't heard how it all turned out. Fo' betta? Or worse? Talas was Sheehans original band from Buffalo. i think they toured with Halen for like 2 months on that trek.

QUOTE (metaldad @ May 14 2009, 09:07 PM) people fail to remember. ED wanted MIKE out in 1980. he wanted BILLY SHEEHAN. don't be so shocked i met Billy at an in store meet and greet and asked him about the rumour regarding him replacing Mike and he confirmed it. his band talas opened for V.H on the 1980 tour and eddie wanted him.

QUOTE (naturalsciences101 @ May 11 2009, 11:23 AM) QUOTE (Mandalorian Hunter @ May 11 2009, 10:22 AM) Personally, I did like the other recommendations. My only problem is I believe there is so much wonderful music out there that limiting yourself to one sub-genre is, well, limiting. Alot of the stuff you recommended sounded the same and in that case I'm more likely to gravitate towards the first band I discovered from that genre; Mastodon. If you, honestly, find that you DO like these other offerings in this small sub-genre, than my above diatribe doesn't pertain to you. Only you can know the truth of that. If a band's popularity has no bearing on your purchases and your likes, then this applies to the others, not you. But, don't make like those others don't exist. Because there all around you as soon as you walk out of the house every morning. Followers. Those that have to know what the mob is wearing, listening to, where they're vacationing, etc. I certainly admit to being a follower at certain intervals. I definitely bought into to some really ridiculous fads when I was a teen. That's for sure. That's why I'm so confident in what I'm saying here. I know the reach and implications of the 'Bandwagon Effect'. And, when I see a group like Mastodon garner so much mainstream support, whilst their musical brethren can't fill a small club, it irks me. Simple proposition. Fact of the matter is that if one truly likes Mastodon, they would also, naturally, gravitate towards other like-minded music. If they don't, then you know that they never really liked this type of music to begin with, but were only mimicking what the group was doing. Fair enough? Make sense? And, believe me, the only similarity you're hearing amongst these bands that I posted is what you'd normally hear across any one specific genre, be it Thrash, or Ska, or Neo-Prog or Country. The more you listen to any one specific band, the more it becomes individual to you. Those titles I listed are on the same level as 'Crack The Skye' or I wouldn't have pushed them. And, also, if you've seen any of the entries I've posted in 'What are you listening to now?' you'd know that I'm certainly not limited to this one, small, sub-genre. I listen to tons of different stuff. So, if you do really like some of these titles I listed, then pick one or two up. How about The Ocean's Precambrian or maybe Giant Squid's Metridium Fields? Some of this stuff is outside the mainstream, so you won't find them at Best Buy. Although, I did find the Baroness title right there. And, Gojira has become just as big as Mastodon now, so their probably offered at Best Buy as well. you sound like me 15 years ago....soooo cute! we get it..you are Lester Bangs and you live in your moms basement and wont be bothered with societies rules regarding music and culture. weve all been there dude..relax...have some fun.

QUOTE (naturalsciences101 @ May 11 2009, 09:55 PM) QUOTE (treeduck @ May 11 2009, 02:09 AM) Eddie lost his balls and his tone sometime between 1985 and 1986. There's still a lot of the same Eddie licks and riffs on 5150 and OU812 but something is missing, a certain "kick" a danger in Eddie's playing that exists on the Roth-era albums and is missing after. The brown sound had turned beige. The natural swing had swung off. Plus... Hagar was almost trying too hard to Van Halenize himself with his "HELLOOOOOOOO BABYS" which sounded like he was trying to do Roth and most of the album is too AOR. I think he lost his balls too, His 80s solo stuff rocks harder not to mention Montrose. Live? It seems ridiculous to have Sammy playing lead guitar while Ed plays keyboards. And so on... Quite respectfully, I don't think this makes any sense at all. It has nothing to do with Eddie losing his balls. He simply matured as an artist. He became something else. Like Presto says above, he was going there anyway. Inevitably, an artist's sound/direction/style is gonna change at some, undetermined interval along the timeline. I loved the LIVE SOUND of the first six. Well, five out of those six. Well, the live sound was really only captured well on the first four. But, they had that thing going for them that no one else did. They were an explosive act that oozed sexual energy and virtuosity. The four of them musta scored some serious trim in the early dayz. But, that's when the boys were all in their 20's. And, during the decade of the 70's. Music changed a lot from, say, 1977 to 1987...and EVH also grew ten years older. Sure, the Sammy-era discs don't rock as hard, but I see this second stage of VH as being more musicaly mature, also more diverse and complex. If that's not your bag, then, well, hey. But, Eddie wrote songs during this next phase of his career that he was 'incapable of' during his first run. Songs like 5150, Dreams, When It's Love, Right Now, these are on a different level, musically, than those nice quick romps like Beautiful Girls or Unchained. Quite honestly, I do now, and always will favor hearing songs like 'Everybody Wants Some' or 'So This Is Love' over the Sammy-era tracks just cited, but the point is that Eddie wouldn't have been psychologically and musically prepared to write songs like these back during the late 70's. And, it's not like there wasn't a nice, fair share of Hard Rockers in the batch of Sammy tunes too. Cabo Wabo, Black and Blue, Poundcake, Mine All Mine, Get Up, Best Of Both Worlds. There's some quality tunage during the Sammy years....Wow, all this Halen talks reminds me of just how long it's been since my last VH fix. Yes, I do think I will be pulling out II or Fair Warning right about now...Right Now NatSci is putting on a Van Halen disc. Right Now there is a tenant in a house somewhere on Long Island who is upset with his landlord because of volume levels. Right Now someone is stepping onto a nude beach for the first time. Right Now someone is eating canned peaches past the expiration date...Right Now! I dont know man. i think from 'woman and children" to " 1984" was there most experimental phase. the songs rocked , but they always had that quirky Eddie quality to them. i really dont think songs like Dreams and When its love are more complex or interesting thaN say, Loss of Control or Dirty Movies..that stuff was just bizzare compared to the Hagar era. perhaps they werent doing as much of the white marching powder when Sammy was in the band??..

QUOTE (Presto-digitation @ May 11 2009, 06:22 AM) QUOTE (naturalsciences101 @ May 11 2009, 12:23 AM) I don't think that any of Dave's solo work can come close to VH's post-Dave material. I remember that I liked one dang song from Dave's solo career. One song from all those albums that my friends would play for me every night out. What was that name o' that flarkin thing? Was it Shy Boy? I know it certainly wasn't 'Like Paradise' or 'Yankee Rose'. Those two were annoying. Dave had an awesome band though. Vai/Sheehan. Would have liked to see what that particular trio would come up with during the late 70's, instead of the late 80's when everything was glitz and gloss and weak. I agree. I think Eat Em And Smile is a fine album and very DLR. But it's not very VH either. I liked both it and 5150 as great experiences. It's the ONLY DLR album that comes close. Skyscraper onward is half or more filler....and by the time you get to the third DLR solo and VH's third with Sammy, the difference is laughable (in favor of VH). I think its safe to say that the Van Halen Brothers and Dave needed each other to make the music that we all associate V.H with. its one of those musical collaborations that just fit and when taken away, you get SOME of the parts...but it just never really came together. i just hope we get another album of new music from Eddie ...its been wayyyy to long!

QUOTE (treeduck @ May 11 2009, 02:26 AM) QUOTE (Xanadoood @ May 11 2009, 02:19 AM) QUOTE (treeduck @ May 11 2009, 02:09 AM) Eddie lost his balls and his tone sometime between 1985 and 1986. There's still a lot of the same Eddie licks and riffs on 5150 and OU812 but something is missing, a certain "kick" a danger in Eddie's playing that exists on the Roth-era albums and is missing after. The brown sound had turned beige. The natural swing had swung off. Plus... Hagar was almost trying too hard to Van Halenize himself with his "HELLOOOOOOOO BABYS" which sounded like he was trying to do Roth and most of the album is too AOR. I think he lost his balls too, His 80s solo stuff rocks harder not to mention Montrose. Live? It seems ridiculous to have Sammy playing lead guitar while Ed plays keyboards. And so on... very well said treeduck. all one has to do is watch " Live without a net", wich i love and , IMO, was one of the last times Halen was still kickin ass live, and then view some classic Roth era stuff....particulary from the Fair Warning tour. just more polished and streamlined with Sammy at the mic. Yeah, the production of the albums seemed weaker too, no Ted Templeman maybe? those first six Halen albums were about as Live in the studio as you can get. listen when Ed solos, and you , most of the time, wont hear any backing rythm guitar. and Ed is always on the left side, the rythm section on the right. they pretty much changed directions in all areas, not just the songwriting. though i will say that 5150 doesnt sound like any of there other albums. it has a unique quality to it that i like.

QUOTE (treeduck @ May 11 2009, 02:09 AM) Eddie lost his balls and his tone sometime between 1985 and 1986. There's still a lot of the same Eddie licks and riffs on 5150 and OU812 but something is missing, a certain "kick" a danger in Eddie's playing that exists on the Roth-era albums and is missing after. The brown sound had turned beige. The natural swing had swung off. Plus... Hagar was almost trying too hard to Van Halenize himself with his "HELLOOOOOOOO BABYS" which sounded like he was trying to do Roth and most of the album is too AOR. I think he lost his balls too, His 80s solo stuff rocks harder not to mention Montrose. Live? It seems ridiculous to have Sammy playing lead guitar while Ed plays keyboards. And so on... very well said treeduck. all one has to do is watch " Live without a net", wich i love and , IMO, was one of the last times Halen was still kickin ass live, and then view some classic Roth era stuff....particulary from the Fair Warning tour. just more polished and streamlined with Sammy at the mic.

QUOTE (Steevo @ May 10 2009, 08:45 PM) QUOTE (Xanadoood @ May 10 2009, 07:23 PM)How bout that first album from Roth. just blew the doors off 5150!.. IMO. The only one, period. oh absolutley. but i remeber all the fueding going on back when they both released those two albums , and Roth was hell bent on out Van Halen Van Halen. i enjoy both records, but you could see the change with Halen after listening to 5150, and then hearing " Eat 'em and Smile".

How bout that first album from Roth. just blew the doors off 5150!.. IMO.

think about this.... The Who without Daltrey?.... it could work..but would they make a " Tommy".... its just not the same

I have a good selection of Halen bootlegs... 76 at the Goldenwest Ballroom..opening for UFO 77 at the Pasadena Civic Aud.... there last live show before they went into record the debut.. some sick live stuff...raw...ballsy stuff....some of Eddies best shit...IMO... after 1984, they became very safe..good songs, some good playing, but they lost there edge as far as raw balls out playing. Eddie started to just play it safe . The passion seemed to be gone after Sammy joined. Its hard to describe to a Non Halen fan, but there was something different. They lost that spark. I love Halen and i actually like some of the Sammy era. F.U.CK. is a solid album. and 5150 is always a treat to listen to. but think about this...there first 6 albums were recorded in a span from 1978 to 1984...they were on fire!...just a creative force! the sammy years were very nice and safe and some good stuff...but....the ENERGY wasnt there... bands are the best with there original members..its just the way it is.

QUOTE (Prince Sphinc-Tor @ May 3 2009, 06:49 AM) Guido the killer pimp was great!!!!! " Oh great, i got a trig midterm at 8 o clock, and im being chased by Guido the killer pimp"..

QUOTE (Presto-digitation @ May 3 2009, 09:38 PM) Although it is sort of funny...Gene has an underbite like my Shih Tzu in that shot. My dog makes that same face, sans blood. http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs009.snc1/2877_1022675780369_1629469039_70794_3851568_n.jpg niiiice little pooch.. i gotta tell yah man, these reviews you do are very cool and entertaining i was horrified when i saw KISS back in like 1980..i love everything up to and including Creatures