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boo boo · 07-01-2006, 08:24 PM

Then why are you on a music forum?

Raine · 07-01-2006, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by bungalowbill357

I'll probably get crucified for this but...

Rage Against the Machine is total sh*t wanna-be political white mans version of public enemy.

I can't believe you said that.
You don't like Nirvana, you don't like Rage, well screw you

boo boo · 07-01-2006, 09:03 PM

I love both, but i just think Garbage are ok.

~~hiu~~ · 07-01-2006, 09:05 PM

Krautrock is better than all prog other than Red by King Crimson and the first three Peter Gabriel albums.
Sgt Peppers and OK Computer have two average songs between them, the rest suck ass.

boo boo · 07-01-2006, 09:12 PM

Bleh.... Of the Krautrock bunch... I only really like Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream and Can... Though i think Can are overrated by some critics but thats just me... I like some Neu and Faust, but not a lot... Some Krautrock is too repetitive for me.... Especially bands like Birth Control, i really don't see whats so appealing about their music.

Eno > Krautrock anyway.

Though i understand how important the movement is, any form of electronic music can go back to Krautrock, pretty much.

Raine · 07-01-2006, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by swimintheundertow

Bands who suck live aren't good bands. What orchestra can't play well live? I don't care how a computer or play back can make you sound like a good musician, after you've given it a few hundred shots. Live performances pretty much seperate an ok band from a great band. If you're a good writer but not a performer become a studio musician. Or like boo boo said if you suck live don't make me waste my money on you sucking ass. Just record studio albums and when people ask why don't you tour say, I suck.

I've seen The Foo Fighters maybe 6 times so far, and they aren't always amazing live. It doesn't mean that they're a crap band.
I've seen Metallica live shortly after they released St. Anger. I hated ST. Anger but i loved watching them performing songs from that album live. And I'd see them live again if had the chance and I'd buy any future albums they make.
I've seen Linkin Park live about 9 times. Mostly back whent hey first came out. At any rate, back then I loved their stuff. When they released Meteora I thought it was a crappy album and I still went to see them live and seeing them perform some of the songs from that album made me appreciate the actually CD more. And back then I still thought they were an ok (not necessarily great) band.
I've seen Kittie live 4 four times now. I like their CDs but sometimes. . . Three of the four times I've seen them live, They were amazing. The other one time, I guess they were having an off day and they were just terrible. The crowd was half dead and I felt like I was about to pass out at any moment. Even after that I still remain a fan of theirs and I'd most likely go see them live again in the near future.

And then there are some bands/musicians that just suck live but are popular. I've seen Snoop Dogg live twice and each time while he was on stage I was not listening to anything he was saying. That doesn't take a way from the fact that he's a really good rapper.

That's just my two cent though

shiftael · 07-01-2006, 09:16 PM

death metal is more then Cannibal Corpse, & 6 Feet Under, there ARE good death metal bands out there, past and present.
People that only listen to one or two bands in any given genere and dismiss the whole genre are lame

boo boo · 07-01-2006, 09:18 PM

Kittie annoy me to some extreme.

Nothing against feminists, but Kittie's whole "we're chicks, we can rawk, please take us seriously" persona gets on my nerves.

Urban Hat€monger ? · 07-01-2006, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by boo boo

Bleh.... Of the Krautrock bunch... I only really like Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream and Can... Though i think Can are overrated by some critics but thats just me... I like some Neu and Faust, but not a lot... Some Krautrock is too repetitive for me....

Krautrock - More rhythm , less wank

boo boo · 07-01-2006, 09:21 PM

I hope you're kidding.

A lot of Krautrock is pretty ambient and dissonant, there's technically little rhythm at all.

A lot of Cans music consists of extended melodies over improvised polyrhythms, which dosen't make it different from much prog except for the dissonance between chords and atonal structure... In english, i find them to not to be any less wanky than other prog bands, maybe even more so, the songs are improvised in a way that it takes repeated listens to find any melody behind the noise, again i don't see how it's so much more melodic and rhythmic than any other kind of prog, really, i don't hear it.... Aumgn is one of the wankiest songs i have ever heard.

But wank is a word most often used for anyone who can play more than 4 notes without screwing up, should be taken as a compliment.

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~~hiu~~ Account Disabled Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 1,174	Krautrock is better than all prog other than Red by King Crimson and the first three Peter Gabriel albums. Sgt Peppers and OK Computer have two average songs between them, the rest suck ass.

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shiftael Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 390	death metal is more then Cannibal Corpse, & 6 Feet Under, there ARE good death metal bands out there, past and present. People that only listen to one or two bands in any given genere and dismiss the whole genre are lame