Xanadoood
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Judas Priest contributed to defining an entire musical genre and culture, a lifestyle. I remember when they hit big. Things were different. Not in.
Bon Jovi achieved massive commercial success and longevity. They rode the coat tails. In.
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
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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..
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Do you honestly think that anyone gets anywhere in Hollywood without paying a price?
Do you really think they get where they are on talent alone?
Some do. Yes. There is definitely a sinister, nasty side to the Hollywood culture, but it's not EVERYBODY.
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They have always known. Check out this roast of Lauer back in 2008.
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Pre-PWaves, Neil would lag or rush, and Ged could be pitchy. But they were doing so many shows...As great as Neil was/is, he had issues keeping time in the early days ... but that only adds to the magic for me
Up to 250 shows a year, according to geddy. Yikes.
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I am posting the links without comment.
http://www.browardpa...irthday-6418411
I posted the above first because this is who this link: http://www.crazydays...om.html?m=1
is allegedly about.
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
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His show was funny. But looking back at it, and his standup, the signs were there. He definitely pushed the boundaries.
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Most times chokin ones chicken mentioned in a TRF thread
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Is Hollywood finished? Is the entertainment industry in serious decline?
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.
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Anthony Edwards comes out as another child victim.. Hollywood is a f***in cesspool of vultures
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A lot of us here like music for reasons most people don't even consider or care about. For a lot of people music isn't an obsession or a lifeline. Music is a diversion, it's escapism through entertainment. Garth Brooks seems to provide that to his audience. And he seems to legitimately care about providing it to his fans. I can't name one Garth Brooks song off the top of my head, but I still respect the man.
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.
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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
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.
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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
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I think Emmett is a great guitarist, and he's written some great riffs and solos. I have no doubt he knows the fretboard like nobody's business and knows every chord. I saw him at a guitar workshop, and he played a jazzy thing where every beat was a different chord. It was cool, but frankly forgettable. He's a great shredder, and his solos (such as in Rock and Roll Machine) can have different facets.
But still . . . I don't think I've really ever heard him do something unique. A lot of his licks seem grabbed from the big cosmic bag o' rock guitar licks. There is occasionally a sloppiness and a strident tone in his playing. I suspect some of that is production and youth.
With respect to Alex, I think of his solo on Working Man, and I think that even though it definitely takes liberally from the blues scales, there are some things that are quite astonishing and unique for such a young player on a first album of boogie-rock. There's a two string climbing thing he does where he seems to stretch his fingers beyond what should be possible. Then you think of the By-Tor solos, the Necromancer solos, Kings and Cygnus - I don't think Emmett ever comes close to such jaw dropping glory - not to mention the brilliance of La Villa, the emotional power of the Jacob's Ladder lead and of course Limelight.
I'm a great admirer of Emmett, and I'm happy to go along with this "same league" thing . . . but Lifeson just as a direct line to something special, a sort of mojo or tap into the collective unconscious, or something.
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.
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If not the same league, they've at least shared the same stage more than once
http://i.pinimg.com/736x/96/f1/87/96f187907ec89a7bfff5118f3ef46131--triumph-workshop.jpg
They just covered Blinding Light Show
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Alex for the win at 1:45 to 2:00.. boom!
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I saw Emmett do a solo show at this little dive in Utah in '01 or so. He'd play a song, take a request, tell a story...
He mentioned that he had to dumb down a lot of his early riffs because the other 2 couldn't handle them.
He us the far more accomplished player. I don't see Alex doing a classical album, or a jazz album.
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
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Emmet doesn't even come close to writing completely cool kick ass solos like this..
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First poll that has genuinely shocked me.
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.
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First poll that has genuinely shocked me.
Yeah same here. Alex is a far more interesting player IMO.
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No. Tossing a classical guitar piece on an album full of cheesy arena rock tunes doesn't make one great.
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.
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No. Tossing a classical guitar piece on an album full of cheesy arena rock tunes doesn't make one great.
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Them African Americans sure is funny!!
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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!This sucks. I just got over Walter Becker dying. :(
: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.
Why Tom Sawyer?
in Rush
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They ripped the keyboard riff off from Journey!