Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted November 24, 2010 Author Members Share Posted November 24, 2010 skull hoodie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Indiana Tones Posted November 24, 2010 Members Share Posted November 24, 2010 I'm 31 and have a 10 yr old and a 2 wk old. Very much a dad. I try to pawn most late 80's and 90's music off on my daughters. Lots of Pink Floyd in there too. Tool, AIC, Smashing Pumpkins....I like = Dad rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members driverhasabomb Posted November 24, 2010 Members Share Posted November 24, 2010 Dad rock is just super generic simplified rock. When I worked in a bar I'd get a lot of bands like that. Typical power chord progressions that don't really make any kind of harmonic sense, shallow (or overly deep) lyrics crooned by a guy taking himself way too seriously, gaggle of wives standing in front of the stage with some cheap beer raised in the air. It really has nothing to do with age... most dad rock bands I ran sound for were in their late 20's. Most people 40+ either have the chops to play good rock or are into other genres of music. I've never heard anyone on here play what I'd consider dad rock. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted November 24, 2010 Author Members Share Posted November 24, 2010 Dad rock is just super generic simplified rock. When I worked in a bar I'd get a lot of bands like that. Typical power chord progressions that don't really make any kind of harmonic sense, shallow (or overly deep) lyrics crooned by a guy taking himself way too seriously, gaggle of wives standing in front of the stage with some cheap beer raised in the air. It really has nothing to do with age... most dad rock bands I ran sound for were in their late 20's. Most people 40+ either have the chops to play good rock or are into other genres of music. I've never heard anyone on here play what I'd consider dad rock. That sounds like my memory of Phoenix Hell Tavern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members driverhasabomb Posted November 24, 2010 Members Share Posted November 24, 2010 That sounds like my memory of Phoenix Hell Tavern. lol yes exactly. Imagine your *typical* bar cover band. Now imagine their originals. A good percentage of the time that's going to be 'dad rock' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tron Murphy Posted November 24, 2010 Members Share Posted November 24, 2010 Is PHT that one that has like 4 different bars in it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members lucid origami Posted November 24, 2010 Members Share Posted November 24, 2010 Dad Rock is a state of mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted November 24, 2010 Author Members Share Posted November 24, 2010 Is PHT that one that has like 4 different bars in it? Yes. My old band first played there when i was 19. We'd have to do 3 sets of 60 minutes, and 1 set 45 minutes, on the F'in dot or we'd get docked. That sometimes meant extending the solo of "Comfortably Numb" well beyond any ability to enjoy it anymore just to fill the remaining minutes, and then stop abruptly when the club manager started approaching the stage. On our first night, i was standing with the drummer after 3 sets... he took a sip of Jaeger and fell over like a pine tree from exhaustion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tron Murphy Posted November 24, 2010 Members Share Posted November 24, 2010 Yes. My old band first played there when i was 19. We'd have to do 3 sets of 60 minutes, and 1 set 45 minutes, on the F'in dot or we'd get docked. That sometimes meant extending the solo of "Comfortably Numb" well beyond any ability to enjoy it anymore just to fill the remaining minutes, and then stop abruptly when the club manager started approaching the stage. On our first night, i was standing with the drummer after 3 sets... he took a sip of Jaeger and fell over like a pine tree from exhaustion Oh man, that place is awful. How long has it been since you've been there? The last time I went I couldn't wait to get out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members duncan Posted November 24, 2010 Members Share Posted November 24, 2010 Dad Rock is a state of mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members más_fuerte Posted November 24, 2010 Members Share Posted November 24, 2010 To me, Dad Rock is all the bands that took me way too long to get into, while I was screwing around listening to other crappy bands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members big_cat Posted November 24, 2010 Members Share Posted November 24, 2010 black keys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Taylor. Posted November 24, 2010 Members Share Posted November 24, 2010 Abba Because Abba is Hebrew for father. Oh my gosh I'm so funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted November 24, 2010 Author Members Share Posted November 24, 2010 Oh man, that place is awful. How long has it been since you've been there? The last time I went I couldn't wait to get out.Last time i was there was probably the last time my band played there... About 1993. We got sick of it, and switched over to Butchertown Pub. Despite my bitching, we have funny memories of Louisville Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Stratman Tigers Posted November 24, 2010 Members Share Posted November 24, 2010 Dad rock, as defined in my One Hot Minute thread (which I think is the reason for this thread) is when a band makes music that is more accessible to an older audience. Said audience might've not liked the band when the band was younger, but now that the band has "matured" and "slowed down", they like IE: U2 and RHCP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members mdrake34 Posted November 24, 2010 Members Share Posted November 24, 2010 black keysHowever, on a sidenote, when did the Black Keys start playing with a bass player and keyboard player, cut their hair and wear suits?[YOUTUBE]3ojcl9dRRDs[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Tron Murphy Posted November 24, 2010 Members Share Posted November 24, 2010 Last time i was there was probably the last time my band played there... About 1993. We got sick of it, and switched over to Butchertown Pub. Despite my bitching, we have funny memories of Louisville Last time I was there was about 1.5 years ago or so. They had a live band club, a country dance club, a pop dance club, and I can't remember what the fourth might have been. It was abysmal...but it was packed full of all kinds of people with smiles on their faces, so what do I know? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Hiwatt Bob Posted November 24, 2010 Members Share Posted November 24, 2010 {censored} all ya'll white boy Dad Rock. Dad Rap is tha hardcore {censored} ninjaz. [YOUTUBE]fZa7hU6tP_s[/YOUTUBE] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted November 24, 2010 Author Members Share Posted November 24, 2010 Last time I was there was about 1.5 years ago or so. They had a live band club, a country dance club, a pop dance club, and I can't remember what the fourth might have been. It was abysmal...but it was packed full of all kinds of people with smiles on their faces, so what do I know? If im ever in L'vlle again, i'll probably stop in for the mems, though im sure it's completely changed now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Dr.Picklebottom Posted November 24, 2010 Members Share Posted November 24, 2010 its just music younger generations dont relate to at all. they see some old guy talking about an 'old' band, they dislike the style jeans hes wearing and maybe the color of socks hes wearing with his sandals so his music is guilty by association. as hard as it is to imagine hendrix, zep, and floyd are all included. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zooey Posted November 24, 2010 Members Share Posted November 24, 2010 It's music that people in their forties partied to in college. http://acapella.harmony-central.com/showthread.php?t=2707049 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fender&EHX4ever Posted November 24, 2010 Author Members Share Posted November 24, 2010 It's music that people in their forties partied to in college. http://acapella.harmony-central.com/showthread.php?t=2707049 Uh oh, guilty'd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members melx Posted November 24, 2010 Members Share Posted November 24, 2010 Dad rock, as defined in my One Hot Minute thread (which I think is the reason for this thread) is when a band makes music that is more accessible to an older audience. Said audience might've not liked the band when the band was younger, but now that the band has "matured" and "slowed down", they likeIE: U2 and RHCP. yup, this is how I understand it... that's why I said Soul Asylum, people I know use the phrase 'gone a bit dad rock' to mean a band that's calmed down... the 'dad' part relates to the band more than the listener... it's like... "the band has grown up and mellowed out now they are older (dads)" kinda thing. Green Day went a bit 'dad rock' around the 'Warning' album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members janimarj Posted November 24, 2010 Members Share Posted November 24, 2010 Dad Sabbath ... or Black Dadbath The way I see it, dad rock doesn't have anything to do with when the music was made. Status Quo defines dad rock for me. Dadus Quo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members H.R. Shove and Stuff Posted November 24, 2010 Members Share Posted November 24, 2010 IMO, just about anything on a 'classic rock' radio station. Not that I don't like some of it, but there are some that are.. you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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