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They ripped the keyboard riff off from Journey!

I don't get it. What about Def Leppard? They really spearheaded the hair metal poppy type of hard rock with Pyromania. And Hysteria was a huge album as well. Them and Motley Crue should get in before Bon Jovi, if we are talking 80s hair pop metal

They clearly don't want any metal in there. But what about post punk/ punk bands like sonic youth, husker du, replacements, the minuteman, black flag etc..

Some do. Yes. There is definitely a sinister, nasty side to the Hollywood culture, but it's not EVERYBODY.

They have always known. Check out this roast of Lauer back in 2008. https://www.google.com/amp/www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/12/05/media-elite-laughed-at-2008-roast-sending-matt-lauer-s-pervy-behavior.amp.html

Pre-PWaves, Neil would lag or rush, and Ged could be pitchy. But they were doing so many shows... Up to 250 shows a year, according to geddy. Yikes.

I was reading about this just recently. That crazy days site.. not sure how legit, but there are rumors that a few of the anonymous posts/stories are Robert Downey jr.. he's airing some serious dirt on Hollywood a d the entertainment world

His show was funny. But looking back at it, and his standup, the signs were there. He definitely pushed the boundaries.

Most times chokin ones chicken mentioned in a TRF thread

It doesn't help. Especially with a majority of Hollywood being on the left politically and talking shit about Trumps indiscretions. They need to go away for a while.

Anthony Edwards comes out as another child victim.. Hollywood is a f***in cesspool of vultures http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-entertainment-news-updates-anthony-edwards-pens-powerful-essay-1510344160-htmlstory.html

That's a good point. I have to keep my music snob tendencies in check sometimes. For most of the general public, music is an escape. Like watching a reality tv show.

Eddie Rabbitt. Forgot all about him. You can include Kenny Rogers into that successful crossover country guys group too. Of course it's all preference but Rogers and Rabbitt never seemed cheap/generic to me. Garth always has. Yeah they seemed more country. Garth had a definite pop crossover appeal.

He came on the scene at just the right time. There weren't too many crossover country guys in the early 90s. He filled that niche and cashed in. And now we have an endless supply of Garth brooks descendants.. horrifying If you look back at his career, Garth brooks sort of invented a new style of pop country.. I don't recall any of his type in the 80s

Yup. Emmet is like a Steve Morse. Jack of all trades. Amazingly versatile player. But Lifeson has some real unique aspects to his classic Rush sound.

They just covered Blinding Light Show

Alex for the win at 1:45 to 2:00.. boom!

But that's the issue. He spent most of his career playing in a second rate hard rock band. I saw him and Steve Morse doing a classical guitar duet thing.. Emmett should have just been a guitar solo guy. He completely wasted his talent in an arena rock band, a goofy one who put on Blinding light shows and who lived for the weekend

Emmet doesn't even come close to writing completely cool kick ass solos like this..

Yeah same here. Alex is a far more interesting player IMO. IMHO, Alex is the more interesting player too. But "Who's more interesting?" wasn't the poll question. This is true. I would say he's in the same league as far as skill level for sure. But not even close as far as an overall inventive player in the context of the music he wrote with his band. Alex transitioned from hard rock style 70s player to prog player to weaving in and out of Geddys synth obsession in the 80s.

Yeah same here. Alex is a far more interesting player IMO.

You make Triumph sound like Bon Jovi They were cheesy in a different way. Here are a few song title examples from triumph.. I live for the weekend Fool for your love Hot time ( In this city tonight) And then we have Petite Etude.. a little acoustic piece from Rick.. I guess he was playing it during his hot time in the city .. tonight In always got the impression that Rick desperately wanted to be in a more serious band without so much cheese..He was a very accomplished player.

No. Tossing a classical guitar piece on an album full of cheesy arena rock tunes doesn't make one great.

Them African Americans sure is funny!!

Yeah. The Petty thing has made it clear to me that classic rock is indeed in its death throws. It was a good run, though! :cheers: Yeah the last 5 years has really been nail after nail in the classic rock coffin.. Off the top of my head.. Bowie Prince Allman Cornell Jon lord Wakeman Lemmy Becker And now petty .. I think I'm even missing a few :( Edited to add.. Glen Frey Greg lake Chris squire George micheal Leonard Cohen It's been brutal. Keith Emerson John Wetton Wakeman?? He is still alive. But yea, brutal. Doh!! I just noticed that. My bad. Apologies to Mr. Wakeman. I was thinking of Emerson.