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What about music?
Pearl Jam said, "we don't want to be famous", threw buckets of money away by not doing videos/promotions, went on a listener-alienation spree to shake off any of the 'grunge' followers who were tagging along, and pretty much made good on their word. They emereged again once it was clear that what was left were their real fans. Think about it--though Pearl Jam did pretty well for themselves, they could've made BILLIONS by stepping up as the media whores in the void created by Kurt's suicide. They were the only band 'big' enough to do just that. But they didn't want it...and the whole thing floundered under lesser groups that just weren't capable or fit of carrying that mantle, and the "grunge movement" died a sputtering death.
Sure, Vedder can be a pretensious prick sometimes, but there's no denying his (or the rest of the group's) talent.
Anyway...
Stuff I listen to nowadays: Foo Fighters, Avenged Sevenfold, Garbage, Pearl Jam, Prince, Plumb, White Stripes, Freezepop, Lacuna Coil, Smashing Pumpkins, Queens of the Stoneage...and of course a lot of the classic stuff that people here have already listed.
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Ken- the whole "we hate fame" thing was part of their schtick...it was a brilliant piece of anti-marketing.
Freezepop? What the hell man, I didn't have you pegged for that sort of thing.
Prince. That begs a question- PURPLE RAIN or SIGN O' THE TIMES?
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I could buy Pearl Jam as anti-marketers if they hadn't kept it going for so long. Seemed legit. Even so, they threw away a lot of money and could've made more going the other route if that was their intention.
Then again...they're still around releasing albums when few from that period of music are....so maybe it worked out just right for them all the same.
"F R E-squared Z E P O P....Freezepop forever..."
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I'd have to go with Sandinista. For the reason you listed. It has a little bit of punk, jazz, reggae, etc. It seems like they were trying out different styles of music. My favorite is "Something about England" because of the history lesson it tells.Mik- that's a tough call, they're all pretty different. The knee-jerk response is LONDON CALLING, but there are times when I think SANDINISTA is pretty fucking brilliant- if not because every song is great, but because it's the sound of a band really pushing itself- maybe in too many directions at once. Too many great songs across the catalog. "Spanish Bombs" is probably my favorite track...
Ken- the whole "we hate fame" thing was part of their schtick...it was a brilliant piece of anti-marketing.
Freezepop? What the hell man, I didn't have you pegged for that sort of thing.
Prince. That begs a question- PURPLE RAIN or SIGN O' THE TIMES?
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Favourite Fall track Mike ? .... I am not that knowledgeable on all their work but liked 'Totally Wired' back then and still do now - or is that far to mainstream ?
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I don't think I own any now (I finally bit the bullet and threw out my cassettes the last time I moved, having not unboxed them for several years) but I do still like them.
On the topic of music - Pandora.com radio is amazing for finding new stuff. I am somewhat aided by coworkers with good, matching taste of music, but it's great for finding weird shit I like, but could not expect other people to. (Such as the Finnish Folk Thrash). It keeps me from being stuck to a single rigid set of bands, stuck in the same musical time zone I was in highschool...
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Nothing wrong with making a living playing music at all and I don't begrudge anyone for doing so...has long as they're honest about it and don't try to make their living being one of these major label acts that bitch and whine about being famous and making money, a la Nirvana. I think Billy Joel has a lot more honesty and integrity than Nirvana.
I do actually like Dave Grohl. I don't care for Foo Fighters, but he's a pretty damn good musician and songwriter...I figure if he's cool enough to hang out with Killing Joke, Voivod, and Motorhead then he's probably alright.
Thaad- if you like that Finnish folk thrash, you ought to check out Skyforger from Latvia...actually, a lot of black metal bands do some folk stuff, Drudkh has a pretty nice album of Ukranian folk music called "The Swan Road".
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* dysjunct and Harkonnen13: I dig your lists (if not your userids).
* I don't care about past, future, or media. I listen to Nevermind and it sounds pretty goddam good.
* One current band with the Ameritrash spirit is High on Fire.
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Twisting, falling, the eaagles they drop from the sky
Without warning the nuclear beast shows its eyes
chaos ramped the cult of severed head rise
Among the ashes, could not forsee strength or size
Haunting screaming, gone in a flash of your eyes
Priestly being meant nothing more than their guise
Fallen angels light up the sky with demise
Blackened hydra makes way as dark men conspire
Demons swarming, attacking the few who survive
Armageddon, the heaven and hell will collide
cometh conqueror, black death is alloted its time
Princely power, to walk through the blood is divine
Woo ha!
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Don't forget Tenacious D.I do actually like Dave Grohl. I don't care for Foo Fighters, but he's a pretty damn good musician and songwriter...I figure if he's cool enough to hang out with Killing Joke, Voivod, and Motorhead then he's probably alright.
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They had Lemmie be the role of the Narrator. He is very well spoken... but very scary looking.
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Favorite Band? That'd be Rush, but unlike the crowd, I like Permanent Waves over Moving Pictures. Hell, my favorite Rush album is probably Counterparts. It's kind of like AC/DC: a lot of people like Back in Black the most, but I like Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap better.
Other bands that I've listened to recently: The Ramones, Triumph, Led Zeppelin, Alice in Chains, U2, The Who, Iron Maiden, Linkin Park, The Clash, and The Kinks.
Hey, I've got the kids calling the cardboard skeleton we hang on the front door for Halloween "Eddie", so I must be doing something right.
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