Bands that should hang it up

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  • reversedarwinism
    reversedarwinism Posts: 1,151
    catefrances wrote:
    yes.

    So when Plant/Page toured and kicked so much ass, and when The Eagles reunited and nailed it and put it on dvd....... and remeber Fleetwood Mac reuniting and how good they were..... I like all that stuff prob more if I think about it. You don't agree?
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  • catefrances
    catefrances Posts: 29,003
    reversedarwinism wrote:
    So when Plant/Page toured and kicked so much ass, and when The Eagles reunited and nailed it and put it on dvd....... and remeber Fleetwood Mac reuniting and how good they were..... I like all that stuff prob more if I think about it. You don't agree?

    plant and page does not equal zeppelin.


    and that's right i dont agree with reformations. not the church and not music. nothing. :)
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  • brain of c
    brain of c Posts: 5,213
    yosi wrote:
    Nickleback. Cause they suck.

    Um, I think as long as the Stones still bring in the money and people want to see them, they should keep playing.

    Personally, and I know most people will disagree, I also think the Red Hot Chili Peppers should call it quits. I haven't been a big fan of anything since One Hot Minute (which I seem to be the only person in existence who loved this album). Californication had some great songs, and it was fine. But I really haven't liked BTW, or SA. Also, judging from the time I saw them in concert (and several live performances on TV), their live show sucks.


    just ban them from radio.
    d'oh!!!!!!

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  • reversedarwinism
    reversedarwinism Posts: 1,151
    catefrances wrote:
    plant and page does not equal zeppelin.


    and that's right i dont agree with reformations. not the church and not music. nothing. :)

    I agree that they don't equal zeppelin, but my god was it great. Especially for a devot zep worshiper like myself. None before the almighty - commanment #1, ya know.
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  • reversedarwinism
    reversedarwinism Posts: 1,151
    brain of c wrote:
    just ban them from radio.

    I've talked so much shit about nickleback here. It just feels good. I am going to admit that in the last few weeks I've had to come the realization that I like ONE nickleback song that I've heard. Its a ballad, which a lot of crap bands can pull off.
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  • brain of c
    brain of c Posts: 5,213
    reversedarwinism wrote:
    I've talked so much shit about nickleback here. It just feels good. I am going to admit that in the last few weeks I've had to come the realization that I like ONE nickleback song that I've heard. Its a ballad, which a lot of crap bands can pull off.


    the problem begins when you hear.......any.......other nickelback song.
    d'oh!!!!!!

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  • reversedarwinism
    reversedarwinism Posts: 1,151
    brain of c wrote:
    the problem begins when you hear.......any.......other nickelback song.

    agreed, the rest suck ass. My least favorite stuff right now. Seams so contrived and corny.
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  • Housing Jim
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    I don't think they should break up, but R.E.M. should give up trying to be the commercial pop band they seem to have become in the last few years.

    Around The Sun was an extremely poor record and their live shows are not a patch on the cool, rock band they used to be. In the past Michael Stipe has always been such a captivating performer by just doing what he did, that weird little dance, nonsensical rambling between the songs......on the last tour, it just seemed like he was trying too hard, like he wanted to be Robbie Williams or summat, running from one side of the stage to the other, getting the crowd to put their hands in the air........it was an embarrassment to watch.

    I don't know if he's trying to play to the kind of fans who now go to R.E.M. shows since the greatest hits was released...tI actually witnessed one guy saying he was "bored" during Electrolite and then pronouncing "That's more like it" as he bounced up and down to Losing My Religion while the majority of the audience looked blankly at each other when they played Exhuming Mccarthy.

    I'd hate to see R.E.M. call it a day but I'd hate even more to see them continue down this current path
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  • whulmef
    whulmef Posts: 176
    Bob dylan , doubt it! His last three albums are undisputed classics. He is making some of the best music out there now. Right now he is almost as good as he was in the early sixties. Just becuase you dont have the patience to watch him live doesnt mean he isnt good. His live band right now is the tightest shit i have ever seen, the loudest band i have ever seen, and they rock harder than anyting i have ever seen (i dont go see heavy metal but..) they rock harder than pearl jam and kings of leon. I dont always know what song he is playing when i see him live but it rocks my ass off anyways.
  • cornnifer
    cornnifer Posts: 2,130
    pjoasisrule wrote:
    Particularly the touring (this will most likely be controversial)

    The Rolling Stones
    The Who (who are I believe)
    Bob Dylan
    Metallica
    Guns N Roses
    All hair bands


    i saw The Who this past December. i must say i disagree with you. These guys will kick the ass of most bands out right now. Over two hours. Very high intensity and sounded great! One of the best non PJ shows i've ever seen. i was also pleasantly surprised by some of the new material. These guys still have it. My wife went in support of me, and enjoyed probably as much as i did. Maybe more.
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  • searchlightsoul
    searchlightsoul Posts: 583
    Matty Boy wrote:
    Chris Cornell should hang it up. I know the guy is treated like he's some kind of god around here, but he's washed up. His cover of Michael Jackson was beyond lame and his James Bond song was pure shit. The guy should either get back with Soundgarden and do a greatest hits tour or retire.

    Yeah this from the guy who thinks Axl should continue the hair metal legacy. Fuck.
  • jammerfall
    jammerfall Posts: 908
    Housing Jim wrote:
    I don't think they should break up, but R.E.M. should give up trying to be the commercial pop band they seem to have become in the last few years.

    Trying to be a commercial pop band? Take a listen to any of their last three releases and you'll know that this is not a band trying to jump into the commercial cesspool.
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  • JSBE
    JSBE Posts: 1,078
    cutback wrote:
    This thread is full of a lotta ignorance. sorry....

    you think?

    if someone doesn't put on a show at least half as good as pearl jam then they must suck ass live...



    yeah, that was sarcastic.
  • MCG
    MCG Posts: 780
    I can't believe people are calling for the Rolling Stones to hang it up. I saw them twice last year and they were nothing short of amazing.
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  • Matty Boy
    Matty Boy Posts: 421
    searchlightsoul wrote:
    Yeah this from the guy who thinks Axl should continue the hair metal legacy. Fuck.
    Guns N' Roses aren't fucking hair metal... they're just one of the best Rock N' Roll bands ever. If "Appetite For Destruction" came out in 92 after "Nevermind" and "Ten" GnR would have still been bigger than Nirvana and Pearl Jam.
  • pjoasisrule
    pjoasisrule Posts: 3,412
    Matty Boy wrote:
    Guns N' Roses aren't fucking hair metal... they're just one of the best Rock N' Roll bands ever. If "Appetite For Destruction" came out in 92 after "Nevermind" and "Ten" GnR would have still been bigger than Nirvana and Pearl Jam.


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  • tybird
    tybird Posts: 17,388
    Matty Boy wrote:
    Guns N' Roses aren't fucking hair metal... they're just one of the best Rock N' Roll bands ever. If "Appetite For Destruction" came out in 92 after "Nevermind" and "Ten" GnR would have still been bigger than Nirvana and Pearl Jam.
    I will agree with the "aren't fucking hair metal" part.....I do question what success "Appetite" would have had if released in 1992.....a lot of an album's success depends on timing.....zeitgeist or the "spirit of the times." The world was ready for GnR in 1988....in fact it helped begin the end for "hair metal." The world was ready for Nirvana/Pearl Jam in 1991-92.
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  • bookmuse
    bookmuse Posts: 277
    failedpersephone wrote:
    no, son he isn't some kind of god around here. he IS god.

    sorry you didn't get the amended bible that tenclub sent out...it was mailed at the same time as the holiday single.


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  • bladworth116
    bladworth116 Posts: 344
    Housing Jim wrote:
    I don't think they should break up, but R.E.M. should give up trying to be the commercial pop band they seem to have become in the last few years.

    Around The Sun was an extremely poor record and their live shows are not a patch on the cool, rock band they used to be. In the past Michael Stipe has always been such a captivating performer by just doing what he did, that weird little dance, nonsensical rambling between the songs......on the last tour, it just seemed like he was trying too hard, like he wanted to be Robbie Williams or summat, running from one side of the stage to the other, getting the crowd to put their hands in the air........it was an embarrassment to watch.

    I don't know if he's trying to play to the kind of fans who now go to R.E.M. shows since the greatest hits was released...tI actually witnessed one guy saying he was "bored" during Electrolite and then pronouncing "That's more like it" as he bounced up and down to Losing My Religion while the majority of the audience looked blankly at each other when they played Exhuming Mccarthy.

    I'd hate to see R.E.M. call it a day but I'd hate even more to see them continue down this current path

    R.E.M. has such a huge cannon of material in their catalogue that it is impossible to please everyone. I give them props for their last few albums instead of re-creating "Automatic for the People" or other more commercially successful albums they are mining new territory. Anyone who shows up to an R.E.M. album just to hear all of their "hits" is not going to be satisfied with any show they put on. If you want to go to an R.E.M. concert to exclusively hear "Losing my Religion" or "The one I love" stay home, listen to it on your cd player and save yourself the cost of admission. I love their diverse setlists. They know they can't appeal to everyone's favorites, so they mix things up every night on tour. They are true professionals who cater to their fans
  • pjoasisrule
    pjoasisrule Posts: 3,412
    I dont hate Gnr (well I hate them now because of Axel Rose being such a huge dickhead) but I gotta say that their brand of rock seems very outdated nowadays.
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