Good British Rock Bands - Page 6

demonrail666 · 08.17.2008, 01:00 PM

You just can't get away with that whole RnR excess thing these days. It doesn't suit the times. Whether we like it or not, todays cultural climate is far more compatible with a band like Radiohead than it is Radio Birdman.

I'm sure, as attitudes change, a band like GnR will re-emerge but, were they to try and break through today, they'd be laughed out of existence. Can you imagine a band getting anywhere putting out videos like ZZ Top were in the 80s? Well, maybe in some backwater, but they wouldn't be taken seriously anywhere else.

Cantankerous · 08.17.2008, 01:02 PM

fucking zz top.
no i can't imagine that but that's not what i'm talking about.

Savage Clone · 08.17.2008, 01:06 PM

DEVIANTS!

Savage Clone · 08.17.2008, 01:07 PM

Oh, and the Alchemysts.

demonrail666 · 08.17.2008, 01:09 PM

^^Cantakerous^^ Sure, but even something like Motley Crue. A band like that relied on a certain kind of innocence that is now gone. AIDS has killed that - almost literally. The shag-happy days of the 70s and 80s are a thing of the past. It's all safe sex and worthy causes these days. Rock's sleaze-meisters of the past are all now either dead, in rehab or presenting reality TV shows.

Savage Clone · 08.17.2008, 01:12 PM

Are we forgetting that GNR and the Crue were godawful bands that were every inch "part of the problem" with music in the 1980s?

Cantankerous · 08.17.2008, 01:12 PM

are you saying you can't rock unless you live the cliched rock star lifestyle? bollocks.

demonrail666 · 08.17.2008, 01:19 PM

Of course you can. I was referring to a specific aspect of RnR, which was very much a part of the three bands you mentioned: The Stones, Led Zep and the Pistols.

Cantankerous · 08.17.2008, 01:21 PM

i just used melly's examples

i mean. it would be great if we could bring back those days but i don't see it happening. i would just like to see a decent rock band, or more of them.

MellySingsDoom · 08.17.2008, 01:22 PM

Well, if demonrail waves his axe around as well as he did at Casa Melly last Sunday, then we could have a new Johnny Ramone on our hands

Cantankerous · 08.17.2008, 01:25 PM

let's just put it this way.

angus young is my hero since i was 11 years old.

MellySingsDoom · 08.17.2008, 01:29 PM

Oh yeah, for female geetarists, Liz Buckingham (13/Sourvein/Electric Wizard) is absolutely fucking amazing:

Also: Laura Pleasants (Kylesa):

demonrail666 · 08.17.2008, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by MellySingsDoom

Oh yeah, for female geetarists, Liz Buckingham (13/Sourvein/Electric Wizard) is absolutely fucking amazing:

Absolutely. A genuine guitar hero for the 21st century. Scarily good.

demonrail666 · 08.17.2008, 02:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Savage Clone

Are we forgetting that GNR and the Crue were godawful bands that were every inch "part of the problem" with music in the 1980s?

I'm totally conflicted on this. Regarding Motley Crue, absolutely. A dreadful band of absolutely no interest or merit whatsoever. I do however have a real love for GnR's Appetite album which I just think of as a stunning collection of songs. But no, I can't really defend GnR as a whole either. I especially think it's funny how they perceive of themselves as having put the boot in on all those hair metal bands, when in fact they were merely the most popular example of the genre.

I was discusing this with Rob Instigator in another thread. I really think it's different in the UK, insofar as however big GnR were here, they were never quite as massive a force in Britain as they were in the US. We can therefore enjoy them without having to deal with the crappy cult that seemingly followed them in the their home country. I'm certainly sure that had I been living in America in the 80s, I'd hate them as much as anyone else.

Toilet & Bowels · 08.17.2008, 03:22 PM

guns and roses are appalling!

fugazifan · 08.17.2008, 03:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MellySingsDoom

Oh yeah, for female geetarists, Liz Buckingham (13/Sourvein/Electric Wizard) is absolutely fucking amazing:

Also: Laura Pleasants (Kylesa):

best female guitarist/one of the greatest guitarists of all time:

Derek · 08.17.2008, 04:34 PM

BORIS!!!!

Great choice!

Pookie · 08.17.2008, 05:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Savage Clone

Are we forgetting that GNR and the Crue were godawful bands that were every inch "part of the problem" with music in the 1980s?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toilet & Bowels

guns and roses are appalling!

Savage has said this at least twice lately and I'm still unable to rep him or T&B. I think somebody has turned off my rep facility.

I think we should be reminded of GNR's awfulness on a daily basis.

MellySingsDoom · 08.17.2008, 05:45 PM

For Pookie

:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqTuN-35580

Pookie · 08.17.2008, 05:52 PM

Reminded in words, not sounds

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08.17.2008, 01:00 PM	#101
demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,510	You just can't get away with that whole RnR excess thing these days. It doesn't suit the times. Whether we like it or not, todays cultural climate is far more compatible with a band like Radiohead than it is Radio Birdman. I'm sure, as attitudes change, a band like GnR will re-emerge but, were they to try and break through today, they'd be laughed out of existence. Can you imagine a band getting anywhere putting out videos like ZZ Top were in the 80s? Well, maybe in some backwater, but they wouldn't be taken seriously anywhere else.
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08.17.2008, 01:02 PM	#102
Cantankerous invito al cielo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: A RETIREMENT HOME Posts: 18,499	fucking zz top. no i can't imagine that but that's not what i'm talking about. __________________ RETIRED
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08.17.2008, 01:06 PM	#103
Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,290	DEVIANTS!
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08.17.2008, 01:07 PM	#104
Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,290	Oh, and the Alchemysts.
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08.17.2008, 01:09 PM	#105
demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,510	^^Cantakerous^^ Sure, but even something like Motley Crue. A band like that relied on a certain kind of innocence that is now gone. AIDS has killed that - almost literally. The shag-happy days of the 70s and 80s are a thing of the past. It's all safe sex and worthy causes these days. Rock's sleaze-meisters of the past are all now either dead, in rehab or presenting reality TV shows.
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08.17.2008, 01:12 PM	#106
Savage Clone invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 11,290	Are we forgetting that GNR and the Crue were godawful bands that were every inch "part of the problem" with music in the 1980s?
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08.17.2008, 01:12 PM	#107
Cantankerous invito al cielo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: A RETIREMENT HOME Posts: 18,499	are you saying you can't rock unless you live the cliched rock star lifestyle? bollocks. __________________ RETIRED
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08.17.2008, 01:19 PM	#108
demonrail666 invito al cielo Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 18,510	Of course you can. I was referring to a specific aspect of RnR, which was very much a part of the three bands you mentioned: The Stones, Led Zep and the Pistols.
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08.17.2008, 01:21 PM	#109
Cantankerous invito al cielo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: A RETIREMENT HOME Posts: 18,499	i just used melly's examples i mean. it would be great if we could bring back those days but i don't see it happening. i would just like to see a decent rock band, or more of them. __________________ RETIRED
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08.17.2008, 01:22 PM	#110
MellySingsDoom invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,662	Well, if demonrail waves his axe around as well as he did at Casa Melly last Sunday, then we could have a new Johnny Ramone on our hands __________________ Snow on Easter Sunday - Jesus Christ in reverse.
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08.17.2008, 01:25 PM	#111
Cantankerous invito al cielo Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: A RETIREMENT HOME Posts: 18,499	let's just put it this way. angus young is my hero since i was 11 years old. __________________ RETIRED
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08.17.2008, 01:29 PM	#112
MellySingsDoom invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,662	Oh yeah, for female geetarists, Liz Buckingham (13/Sourvein/Electric Wizard) is absolutely fucking amazing: Also: Laura Pleasants (Kylesa): __________________ Snow on Easter Sunday - Jesus Christ in reverse.
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08.17.2008, 03:22 PM	#115
Toilet & Bowels invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Northern Europe Posts: 12,264	guns and roses are appalling!
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08.17.2008, 04:34 PM	#117
Derek invito al cielo Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 8,095	BORIS!!!! Great choice!
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08.17.2008, 05:45 PM	#119
MellySingsDoom invito al cielo Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 8,662	For Pookie : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NqTuN-35580 __________________ Snow on Easter Sunday - Jesus Christ in reverse.
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08.17.2008, 05:52 PM	#120
Pookie invito al cielo Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 9,877	Reminded in words, not sounds .
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