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~~TumorAttitude~~ · 08-27-2010, 08:12 PM

I feel bad for people that don't "get" noise rock. Its an absolutely freeing genre.

**Janszoon** · 08-27-2010, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

Sometimes I just want to listen to something loud, abrasive, chaotic & mental.

'Proper music' doesn't really cut it during those times.

Absolutely.

Gavin B. · 08-27-2010, 08:22 PM

I don't think the Stooges & the MC 5 are even in the same musical tier as the Velvet Underground, a band that was a whole lot more than a proto-punk band. John Cale & Lou Reed were composers of songs that are in the same class of great songwriters like Bob Dylan, David Bowie & Patti Smith.

Iggy has definitely become more of a three dimensional musician over the course of his solo career but there was no evidence of his talents for crafting a nuanced pop music song during his tenure with the Stooges. Over the years since the dissolution of the MC 5 Wayne Kramer has written a few first rate topical songs but he is still a reprobate rocker at age 62.

Don't get me wrong, I adore the Stooges & the MC 5 but neither band had a songwriter with the talents of Reed or Cale. The first three VU albums are as influential as any music that came out of second generation rock & roll.

clutnuckle · 08-27-2010, 09:12 PM

I've heard 70-minute albums of essentially just long noise drones that are better than most contemporary pop albums (I'm not saying that pop is stagnant either, I legitimately mean that it's pretty great noise...). It's an odd claim to make, but smart noise-makers open up so many hypnotic doors that sometimes musical tones simply can't.

Nine Black Poppies · 08-27-2010, 09:41 PM

I feel like this might belong in this thread: I realized today that I actually like Metallica's version of "Whiskey in the Jar" better than any other version I've ever heard (and I've heard a lot).

jtwilliams · 08-28-2010, 04:34 AM

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Originally Posted by TumorAttitude

Well, I understand that you don't like it and respect your opinion and all that other polite shit that will keep me from getting banned but its my favorite genre ever. I think noise enhances the music, adds to it, and makes it harder and angrier.

I respect your opinion as well. I just can't seem to get into it.

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Originally Posted by jackhammer

Noise rock is immense when done well. Melt Banana still kick many heavier bands into touch easily.

The disregard for genre rules is a major pull for me. Who wants to follow a set pattern?

I think part of it for me, is that I am not really into a lot of heavyish music. About the heaviest stuff I listen to would probably be grunge stuff or proto-punk, thats bout it. That an the occasional Pantera song.

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Originally Posted by Urban Hatemonger

Sometimes I just want to listen to something loud, abrasive, chaotic & mental.

'Proper music' doesn't really cut it during those times.

I can't honestly say that I listen to any music that really fits your description. Perhaps thats why I can't seem to get into it?

jtwilliams · 08-28-2010, 04:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Nine Black Poppies

I feel like this might belong in this thread: I realized today that I actually like Metallica's version of "Whiskey in the Jar" better than any other version I've ever heard (and I've heard a lot).

Have you heard the one that inspired Metallica's?

Personally I really like Thin Lizzy.

~~TumorAttitude~~ · 08-29-2010, 02:40 AM

I think The Dead Milkmen are okay.

Nine Black Poppies · 08-29-2010, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by jtwilliams

Have you heard the one that inspired Metallica's?

Personally I really like Thin Lizzy.

I have and I enjoy it, but I dunno... for some reason Metallica just really do it for me on that song.

RVCA · 08-29-2010, 04:01 PM

^ I always read your name as Nine Black Poopies :-/

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~~TumorAttitude~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Purgatory Posts: 749	I feel bad for people that don't "get" noise rock. Its an absolutely freeing genre.

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Gavin B. Model Worker Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1,248	I don't think the Stooges & the MC 5 are even in the same musical tier as the Velvet Underground, a band that was a whole lot more than a proto-punk band. John Cale & Lou Reed were composers of songs that are in the same class of great songwriters like Bob Dylan, David Bowie & Patti Smith. Iggy has definitely become more of a three dimensional musician over the course of his solo career but there was no evidence of his talents for crafting a nuanced pop music song during his tenure with the Stooges. Over the years since the dissolution of the MC 5 Wayne Kramer has written a few first rate topical songs but he is still a reprobate rocker at age 62. Don't get me wrong, I adore the Stooges & the MC 5 but neither band had a songwriter with the talents of Reed or Cale. The first three VU albums are as influential as any music that came out of second generation rock & roll.

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clutnuckle Music Addict Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: -_-_-_-_~__~-~_-`_`-~_-`-~-~ Posts: 1,276	I've heard 70-minute albums of essentially just long noise drones that are better than most contemporary pop albums (I'm not saying that pop is stagnant either, I legitimately mean that it's pretty great noise...). It's an odd claim to make, but smart noise-makers open up so many hypnotic doors that sometimes musical tones simply can't.

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~~TumorAttitude~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Purgatory Posts: 749	I think The Dead Milkmen are okay.

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RVCA （￣ー￣） Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 3,270	^ I always read your name as Nine Black Poopies :-/