Members mddawso Posted August 6, 2008 Members Share Posted August 6, 2008 1. Dave Matthews: I have no idea how this guy got a recording contract. Is this music?2. Alanis Morrisette: You can only sing those simple melodies, annoying falsettos and stupid lyrics so many times. No real musicality here. She was interviewed on "Tavis Smiley" last month and said she wrote 22 songs in 20 days in the studio and said that songs "just keep coming out of me".3. Sting: Biggest mumbler of lyrics.4. John Mayer: One of the worst "singers". Pretends to be a significant guitar player. Shameful.5. Sheryl Crow: At best a satisfactory singer. Poor/weak tone in her voice. At best a satisfactory songwriter. She got her recording contract thanks to her old boss Eric Clapton.6. KISS: Not rock-n-roll, not music, just a Halloween party + ego. 1. I don't like Dave either, but I totally understand how he got to where he is. He has a distinctive vocal melody in a talented band.3. Meh, sting, the police in general, are overrated. Nonetheless I can still see the appeal.4. John Mayer can play the guitar extremely well, and he writes meaningful lyrics. I completely understand why these people are popular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ThrashNRoll666 Posted August 6, 2008 Members Share Posted August 6, 2008 1. 311 - rap plus rock is complete {censored}, your not black, your not reggae and nobody gives a {censored} if your "from nebraska" 2. Slighly Stoopid - wat 3. Arch Enemy - i like the guitar playing and tone and all, but the vocals get old 4. U2 - bono lol 5. Buckcherry - the whole "i love you but i just wanna {censored} you" thing is getting old quick 6. Rap - i dont need an explanation 7. Slipknot - keep the dj's for rap and crap. sure the guitarist are good but they dont like to show it too much, riffs are kinda boring 8. um.....idk....straight edge people are stupid idk lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Swingfinger Posted August 6, 2008 Author Members Share Posted August 6, 2008 PPPPS... I'm surprised no one has mentioned Modest Mouse, I don't think. I love MM but it seems to me a lot of folks hate them. Weird voice. Weird lyrics. Weird instrumentation. Banjo. Tough sell for those raised on musical Wonder Bread. I thought their latest album was pretty good but nothing really jumped out at me. Btw I am surprised nobody has mentioned smashing pumpkins (I enjoy them myself). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Swingfinger Posted August 6, 2008 Author Members Share Posted August 6, 2008 1. 311 - rap plus rock is complete {censored}, your not black, your not reggae and nobody gives a {censored} if your "from nebraska"2. Slighly Stoopid - wat3. Arch Enemy - i like the guitar playing and tone and all, but the vocals get old4. U2 - bono lol5. Buckcherry - the whole "i love you but i just wanna {censored} you" thing is getting old quick6. Rap - i dont need an explanation7. Slipknot - keep the dj's for rap and crap. sure the guitarist are good but they dont like to show it too much, riffs are kinda boring 8. um.....idk....straight edge people are stupid idk lol In response to 1. If you listen to early Incubus which combines jazz, funk, metal, and rap singing you'll see that some of the alt metal has merit. Bands like Limp Bizket gave it a bad name. In reponse to 8. Ya the hole straight edge thing got out of hand but it produced some good bands(Refused for example). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DeveryHarper Posted August 6, 2008 Members Share Posted August 6, 2008 Sorry, but Sheryl Crow is a genius; I'm sure any of us would settle for half of her ability to write a song. Sting is one of the best lyricists out there (he can write a short story with only a few words--paints wonderful pictures). Alanis, just damn talented (like her music or not). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nick* Posted August 6, 2008 Members Share Posted August 6, 2008 1. 311 - rap plus rock is complete {censored}, your not black, your not reggae and nobody gives a {censored} if your "from nebraska" What would you call Rage Against The Machine then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Geno_xl Posted August 6, 2008 Members Share Posted August 6, 2008 Hmmm....interesting. I know, I know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members eddieboston2 Posted August 6, 2008 Members Share Posted August 6, 2008 It took me a while to get Nirvana. I think it was the unplugged sessions that finally did it for me. You could hear that Cobain really did sing with a lot of passion. As obscure as the lyrics were, he delivered them like he really meant them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Swingfinger Posted August 6, 2008 Author Members Share Posted August 6, 2008 It took me a while to get Nirvana. I think it was the unplugged sessions that finally did it for me. You could hear that Cobain really did sing with a lot of passion. As obscure as the lyrics were, he delivered them like he really meant them. I don't think Kurt was really concerned with creating coherent lyrics. In fact I'm pretty sure I heard that in an interview somewhere, he was more concerned with melody. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members freetime Posted August 6, 2008 Members Share Posted August 6, 2008 Dylan Lennon the Doors Pink Floyd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members ThrashNRoll666 Posted August 6, 2008 Members Share Posted August 6, 2008 wat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Vbrook Posted August 7, 2008 Members Share Posted August 7, 2008 On one level, I sometimes don't get "rock music" in general. To me, a lot of it is performance art that _utilizes_ music. The music in rock isn't supposed to be isolated, and therein lies my problem, because I've never been part of the "scenes". "Rock experience" makes more sense to me, if I think about it that way. I heard a Nirvana song and didn't quite "get it". Later, I realised the grunge fashion and the sort of way-of-life, and their lyrics spoke to people---the college students. Fair enough, I can see how that could be fun. On the other hand, metal "shredding" I can understand completely, and find interesting in its own right. To be more on topic, I must say I never, ever, understood the appeal of Bob Dylan. I found the songs too simple to be interesting, and his lyrics never spoke to me, and I never liked his voice. Joni Mitchell, on the other hand, I absolutely love. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members iamgodsvek Posted August 7, 2008 Members Share Posted August 7, 2008 What would you call Rage Against The Machine then? dumb? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nick* Posted August 8, 2008 Members Share Posted August 8, 2008 dumb?:eek::eek::eek::eek::eek:what what whhhaaat???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members masterbuilt Posted August 8, 2008 Members Share Posted August 8, 2008 Kim Cairns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members iamgodsvek Posted August 9, 2008 Members Share Posted August 9, 2008 ???? ha, south park, kyles mother, wha what whaaat?!?!? no, they are dumb, not bad, but dumb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EMDMUSIC Posted August 9, 2008 Members Share Posted August 9, 2008 I'd like to steer this back towards a songwriting related topic. I write of some pretty horrific scenarios, not exactly like Cannibal Corpse. When I write this stuff it is often for the contrast. What I mean by that is if you read say a Dean Koonts book you'll notice he is actually verry positive. Even though there are some verry {censored}ed up things happening in his stories. I choose to point out the good in humanity by showing it's verry worst. How can you truely appreciate the good in people without know the depths their potential for evil? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EMDMUSIC Posted August 9, 2008 Members Share Posted August 9, 2008 I'd like to steer this back towards a songwriting related topic. I write of some pretty horrific scenarios, not exactly like Cannibal Corpse. When I write this stuff it is often for the contrast. What I mean by that is if you read say a Dean Koonts book you'll notice he is actually verry positive. Even though there are some verry {censored}ed up things happening in his stories. I choose to point out the good in humanity by showing it's verry worst. How can you truely appreciate the good in people without know the depths their potential for evil? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members oldnewbie Posted August 9, 2008 Members Share Posted August 9, 2008 I pretty much think this is a BS thread, which is why I haven't posted on it till now. I am somewhat intrigued by your last sentence:How can you truely appreciate the good in people without know the depths their potential for evil?I am fascinated by this sort of thing. Do you have any examples of your own writings that express this dialectic? Any tidbits you feel like sharing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members iambarbie Posted August 13, 2008 Members Share Posted August 13, 2008 Fall Out Boy - One HUGE WTF? They're a generic MTV band, so what do you expect... The lead singer's voice sounds like a dying cat and the lyrics never make sense. Half the time you can't even understand what he's singing! This video comes to mind: [YOUTUBE][/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members IanAlderman Posted August 13, 2008 Members Share Posted August 13, 2008 I don't understand the popularity of bands like Fallout Boy and Nickelback. How can bands like that churn out crap year after year, and remain popular and having platinum albums? It makes no sense! And Creed. Mark Tremonti is a good player, but why did people buy into an Eddie Vedder ripoff (Scott Stapp)? The same people who worship in their shrines the MTV bands of today (Nickelback, Fallout Boy, Trapt) will be the same ones destroying evidence of their worship when they wake up and realize that the commercialism that appealed for a brief moment has up and vanished. Another appropriate thread to post, which is mere suggestion, would be Name an artist whom you never understood the reason of their being under the radar. There are far more talented artists that deserve recognition, and deserve our praise and adoration than the flavor of the week mess that has polluted our airwaves. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Swingfinger Posted August 13, 2008 Author Members Share Posted August 13, 2008 Hinder makes Nickelback and Fallout Boy look like Supreme Gods of rock. That guy sounds like a smoked out crack whore and their songs aren't even the slightest bit good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members guysmy Posted August 13, 2008 Members Share Posted August 13, 2008 Patti Smith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members voxfreak Posted August 13, 2008 Members Share Posted August 13, 2008 I agree with Pink Floyd. My bandmate absolutely adores the band and i really dont like them at all. He tries to write crazy lyrics like theres and mine are much more simple are straightforward. He'll come up with this trippy guitar lick that sounds really gay and i cant imagine being used in anything but an acid trip. It really bothers me how he tries to write like them. And Jonas Brothers. Theyre not even attractive young lads selling on sex appeal liek N'Sync or something. Theyre ugly. And crappy. And there the biggest band in America. But thank god I have Muse to make all the bad music stay away! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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