Great Moments In Rock (pop, beatles, John Lennon, career, concert)

shiftael · 05-08-2006, 05:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by boo boo

I was a metalhead until i realised that punk, alternative and prog were all better, i saw the light. =D

I was a metalhead, and still am, until I leaernd that hip-hop, punk and several other genres are good, too

rudgrljungalist · 05-08-2006, 06:53 PM

Okay so I came on this thread and surprise, surprise; I read pages 2-9, and saw maybe three or four imo "valid" contributions. So I say: Elvis shaking his pelvis and having the show broadcast waist-up (too sexual for the times); Elvis being drafted to fight WW2 (how the girls cried); Jimi torching his guitar (millions of posters sold worldwide); the deterioration of Woodstocks ideals- from its inception, to Woodstock2, and whatever the last one was supposed to be;Kurt Cobain killing himself (or did he???LOL); Arrowsmith and Run DMC doing "Walk This Way" together (was rap metal already established then?)(ok, the last one wasn't so much great as it was "experimental") Oh, and Live8, not b/c it was great or for charity, but b/c it was such a joke.

TheBig3 · 05-08-2006, 06:55 PM

/\ Yeah you tell them, and by the way Arrowsmith ****ing rocks.

If its actually a great moment in rock we're looking for, im going to say Altamont, because it spawned one of the greatest rock songs ever.

shiftael · 05-08-2006, 06:55 PM

err ,how was The Beatles on Ed Sullivan not worthy??? This moment alone inspired countless acts!!

TheBig3 · 05-08-2006, 06:56 PM

/\Good ones?

Urban Hat€monger ? · 05-08-2006, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by rudgrljungalist

Elvis being drafted to fight WW2 (how the girls cried)

I think WW2 might have been over by that point

TheBig3 · 05-08-2006, 07:04 PM

/\ LOL I can't believe I missed that, good eye Urban, good eye.

rudgrljungalist · 05-08-2006, 07:39 PM

Military service

On December 20, 1957, at the peak of his career, Presley received his draft notice for two-year service with the United States Army. On March 24, 1958, he was inducted into the Army at the Memphis Draft Board. In spite of thousands upon thousands of letter sent to the Army, many of which expressing his fans' wishes that he be spared, or that he be given special treatment, Presley received none of it, and was widely praised for neither avoiding the draft nor serving part time in domestic positions such as the Special Services. The media speculated on whether two years out of the limelight would damage his career. [citation*needed]

Presley sailed to Europe on the USS General George M. Randall (AP-115) and served in Germany, attaining the rank of sergeant. During his service, he met many people in the US Army bases he was trained at, and abroad, both in Germany and in France, where he....

So I guess it wasn't WW2 precisely, but I found this on Wikipedia so eat it.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 05-08-2006, 07:39 PM

Whats 13 years amongst friends

TheBig3 · 05-08-2006, 07:45 PM

LMAO... can we get a date on when Elvis was born?

05-08-2006, 06:53 PM	#82 (permalink)
rudgrljungalist Purple monkey dishwasher Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London, On, Canada Posts: 95	Okay so I came on this thread and surprise, surprise; I read pages 2-9, and saw maybe three or four imo "valid" contributions. So I say: Elvis shaking his pelvis and having the show broadcast waist-up (too sexual for the times); Elvis being drafted to fight WW2 (how the girls cried); Jimi torching his guitar (millions of posters sold worldwide); the deterioration of Woodstocks ideals- from its inception, to Woodstock2, and whatever the last one was supposed to be;Kurt Cobain killing himself (or did he???LOL); Arrowsmith and Run DMC doing "Walk This Way" together (was rap metal already established then?)(ok, the last one wasn't so much great as it was "experimental") Oh, and Live8, not b/c it was great or for charity, but b/c it was such a joke. __________________ Everywhere I travel, tiny life. Single-serving sugar, single-serving cream, single pat of butter. The microwave Cordon Bleu hobby kit. Shampoo-conditioner combos, sample-packaged mouthwash, tiny bars of soap. The people I meet on each flight? They're single-serving friends.

05-08-2006, 06:55 PM	#83 (permalink)
TheBig3 killedmyraindog Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 11,172	/\ Yeah you tell them, and by the way Arrowsmith ****ing rocks. If its actually a great moment in rock we're looking for, im going to say Altamont, because it spawned one of the greatest rock songs ever. __________________ I've moved to a new address

05-08-2006, 06:56 PM	#85 (permalink)
TheBig3 killedmyraindog Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 11,172	/\Good ones? __________________ I've moved to a new address

05-08-2006, 07:04 PM	#87 (permalink)
TheBig3 killedmyraindog Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 11,172	/\ LOL I can't believe I missed that, good eye Urban, good eye. __________________ I've moved to a new address

05-08-2006, 07:39 PM	#88 (permalink)
rudgrljungalist Purple monkey dishwasher Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London, On, Canada Posts: 95	Military service On December 20, 1957, at the peak of his career, Presley received his draft notice for two-year service with the United States Army. On March 24, 1958, he was inducted into the Army at the Memphis Draft Board. In spite of thousands upon thousands of letter sent to the Army, many of which expressing his fans' wishes that he be spared, or that he be given special treatment, Presley received none of it, and was widely praised for neither avoiding the draft nor serving part time in domestic positions such as the Special Services. The media speculated on whether two years out of the limelight would damage his career. [citation*needed] Presley sailed to Europe on the USS General George M. Randall (AP-115) and served in Germany, attaining the rank of sergeant. During his service, he met many people in the US Army bases he was trained at, and abroad, both in Germany and in France, where he.... So I guess it wasn't WW2 precisely, but I found this on Wikipedia so eat it. __________________ Everywhere I travel, tiny life. Single-serving sugar, single-serving cream, single pat of butter. The microwave Cordon Bleu hobby kit. Shampoo-conditioner combos, sample-packaged mouthwash, tiny bars of soap. The people I meet on each flight? They're single-serving friends.

05-08-2006, 06:55 PM	#84 (permalink)
shiftael Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 390	err ,how was The Beatles on Ed Sullivan not worthy??? This moment alone inspired countless acts!!

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Urban Hat€monger ? The Sexual Intellectual Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Somewhere cooler than you Posts: 18,605	Whats 13 years amongst friends __________________ Urb's RYM Stuff Most people sell their soul to the devil, but the devil sells his soul to Nick Cave.

05-08-2006, 07:45 PM	#90 (permalink)
TheBig3 killedmyraindog Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Boston, Massachusetts Posts: 11,172	LMAO... can we get a date on when Elvis was born? __________________ I've moved to a new address