whats wrong with rocknroll?

[Axl H]

Re: whats wrong with rocknroll?

+1 when it comes to spandex. Did you ever get anywhere with those plans of yours some time back.

I must admit that Nirvana has got a few songs that I can stand to listen to on a party. I still much rather listen to Europe though. Of course, I'd much rather listen to John Norums solo album Face the Truth on top of that again, but that's another story altogether.




Oh, and I think AH^DK likes at least a couple of albums made in 1986

Nah the spandex got put on hold, got some leather pants instead

I havent heard Johns solo record, is it some good heavy rock or?

Ohh and yeah of I like stuff from '86... The Final Countdown was released then

[Frankly]

Re: whats wrong with rocknroll?

I know what is wrong with music today.

Too many people in forums talking tone when they could be making music.

[metlking]

Re: whats wrong with rocknroll?

I know what is wrong with music today.

Too many people in forums talking tone when they could be making music.

AMEN.....shut the f@ck up and play your guitar!

[Sirion]

Re: whats wrong with rocknroll?

Nah the spandex got put on hold, got some leather pants instead

I havent heard Johns solo record, is it some good heavy rock or?

Ohh and yeah of I like stuff from '86... The Final Countdown was released then

You really need to get Face the Truth then. It's got Glenn Hughes singing, and if you like Gary Moores rock albums, you'll love it. Johns playing on the album very much sounds like a Gary Moore on steroides. And THAT is quite an achievement.

[NUNOSLASH]

Re: whats wrong with rocknroll?

I words of the mighty Dio in Rainbow: if you dont like rock n roll, well if you dont like rock and roll, if you dont like rock n roll, ITS TOOOO LATE NOW!!

[Sirion]

Re: whats wrong with rocknroll?

Rainbow is the greatest band ever

[Zhangliqun]

Re: whats wrong with rocknroll?

...and?

SRV was able to do something to get a little more exposure without being ruined artistically. In other words, it can be done.

[big_black]

Re: whats wrong with rocknroll?

SRV was able to do something to get a little more exposure without being ruined artistically. In other words, it can be done.

Yeah, he "sold out".

It happens all the time....and there is nothing inherently wrong with that, it just makes for a pretty mediocre musical scene.

[JohnnyGuitar]

Re: whats wrong with rocknroll?

You know, the fact that this thread almost reached 300 might prove that something is wrong with RNR.

Besides - too many posts here were about grunge/punk vs hair metal. The fact that we're discussing styles and bands that bloomed more then 10 years ago is sad.

[Zhangliqun]

Re: whats wrong with rocknroll?

Yeah, he "sold out".

It happens all the time....and there is nothing inherently wrong with that, it just makes for a pretty mediocre musical scene.

And then he "sold back in" and was able to do his own thing because he had some money and exposure. He's not remembered for the Bowie tune, he's remembered (rightly) as one of the all-time great bluesmen. Nothing "pretty mediocre" about that.

The other thing to remember is that it's actually okay to like mediocre music. It's not for you or me, but for the general public, that's all they want because that's all they really can comprehend or even need. So what?

That doesn't make them bad or inferior people any more than preferring a cheeseburger over a steak at a $50/plate restaurant or Seinfeld over Shakespeare. And chances are we'd find many of them are very deep and substantive in areas of life where we're shallow, likely in areas more important than musical taste.

So as I said before, it is possible to take this stuff WAAAAAAY too seriously, which is what is really wrong with both rock-n-roll, and this thread.

[big_black]

Re: whats wrong with rocknroll?

The other thing to remember is that it's actually okay to like mediocre music. It's not for you or me, but for the general public, that's all they want because that's all they really can comprehend or even need. So what?

I disagree that is what people want. If it was, we wouldn't hear about "Rock 'n Roll sucking" all the time. I think those people just don't know where to look.

[Zhangliqun]

Re: whats wrong with rocknroll?

I disagree that is what people want. If it was, we wouldn't hear about "Rock 'n Roll sucking" all the time. I think those people just don't know where to look.

We do disagree. We hear about rock-n-roll sucking all the time, sure, but about 90% of the time in echo chambers like this one. The general public just isn't that serious about music.

Yes, there are some out there listening to bubblegum who would have a musical religious experience if they heard some alternative/underground/whatever you wanna call it. But they're matched at least man for man by people already in the scene who HAVE heard this stuff and secretly don't like it that much, but pretend to just so their friends will think they're hip.