Rock is all about irreverence

Seitse

Doug Stanhope

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24 Sep 09 12:27

Seitse

Doug Stanhope

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24 Sep 09 12:27

Hence, any rock band taking itself too seriously sucks.

This is pure FACT.

So much of a fact that, despite not being properly a "rock" band, here's the last real rock band of the 20th century.

Indie rockers, Beatles fans, and Cobain zombies please abstain to post here. Or, better yet, try to stop breathing.

Seitse

Doug Stanhope

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24 Sep 09 12:49

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Originally posted by Seitse
Hence, any rock band taking itself too seriously sucks.

This is pure FACT.

So much of a fact that, despite not being properly a "rock" band, here's the last real rock band of the 20th century.
[b]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4PN7Xbexq4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXZ3yUZTlrA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzaFGMQRBfs

Indie rockers, ...[text shortened]... fans, and Cobain zombies please abstain to post here. Or, better yet, try to stop breathing.[/b]

Yo Seitse, I'm really happy for you and I'm gonna let you finish, but
Black Sabbath had one of the best rock songs of all time!

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darvlay

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24 Sep 09 12:53

Has there even been a decent Mexican rock band?

Seitse

Doug Stanhope

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24 Sep 09 12:54

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Some.

It's called mariachi music, though.

darvlay

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24 Sep 09 13:02

Originally posted by Seitse
Some.

It's called mariachi music, though.

Oh, you mean like Gerardo?

Seitse

Doug Stanhope

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24 Sep 09 13:03

Originally posted by darvlay
Oh, you mean like Gerardo?

Olé!

darvlay

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24 Sep 09 13:04

Originally posted by Seitse
Olé!

At least post some Beasties songs some of us haven't heard a million times before.

Seitse

Doug Stanhope

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24 Sep 09 13:07

Originally posted by darvlay
At least post some Beasties songs some of us haven't heard a million times before.

From youtube?!?! Prrrrrrlease!!

You're asking asking proof of virginity from Madonna's rear.

darvlay

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24 Sep 09 13:09

Originally posted by Seitse
From youtube?!?! Prrrrrrlease!!

You're asking asking proof of virginity from Madonna's rear.

have you heard anything from the new album?

Seitse

Doug Stanhope

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24 Sep 09 13:09

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Anyway, here's a little gem from another real rock band.

Not as B side and underground as you would wish, but at least is not Thuderstruck.

Don't they kick arse, my man? 🙂

Seitse

Doug Stanhope

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24 Sep 09 13:10

Originally posted by darvlay
have you heard anything from the new album?

It's so amazing I feel like dancing like it was 1982!

darvlay

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24 Sep 09 13:24

Originally posted by Seitse
Anyway, here's a little gem from another [b]real rock band.

Not as B side and underground as you would wish, but at least is not Thuderstruck.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_Y1OdSbU_w

Don't they kick arse, my man? 🙂[/b]

You might as well have played Thunderstruck. You heard one AC/DC song, you've heard them all. 😀

Seitse

Doug Stanhope

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24 Sep 09 13:40

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Originally posted by darvlay
You might as well have played Thunderstruck. You heard one AC/DC song, you've heard them all. 😀

Same goes for these guys.

I dig them badly, though!

Don't tell me you don't tap your feet when listening to this stuff 😉

darvlay

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24 Sep 09 13:41

Originally posted by Seitse
Same goes for these guys.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP2ECZLQSqo

I dig them badly, though!

Don't tell me you don't tap your feet when listening to this stuff 😉

Ha ha! Yeah, I don't mind the Top once and a while...

Melanerpes

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24 Sep 09 16:42

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Originally posted by Seitse
Hence, any rock band taking itself too seriously sucks.

This is pure FACT.

So much of a fact that, despite not being properly a "rock" band, here's the last real rock band of the 20th century.
[b]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H4PN7Xbexq4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YXZ3yUZTlrA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KzaFGMQRBfs

Indie rockers, ...[text shortened]... fans, and Cobain zombies please abstain to post here. Or, better yet, try to stop breathing.[/b]

the Beastie Boys were indeed a great group. And I would definitely consider them to be a rock band.

I like the way they blended traditional rock with 80's hip-hop to come up with something wasn't really "either". But isn't that kind of what "rock" is supposed to be about?

Not sure if "irreverence" has anything to do with it, though -- isn't everyone irreverent now? - the last time society "revered" anything was probably in 1969. If someone REALLY wants to be rebellious, they should put out something that sounds like Abba.