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Originally Posted by cichlidfan
Probably less than a 1,000 people in a venue that seats over 5,000. Such a shame since they really are excellent as a live band.
Wow. That's almost as bad as doing a concert at a dog racing track and still failing to sell out!
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
EDIT: Interviewed 2014, same 5 guys now for 16 years, not bad for a cover band and I swear they just keep getting better (as does their stage show).
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What else is sad (from Wikipedia)...
========== "The Beastie Boys were an American hip hop group from New York City formed in 1981. The group comprised Michael "Mike D" Diamond (vocals, drums), Adam "MCA" Yauch (vocals, bass) and Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz (vocals, guitar)."
"On May 4, 2012, Yauch died from cancer at the age of 47."
"Founding Beastie Boys guitarist John Berry died on May 19, 2016, aged 52, as a result of frontotemporal dementia," ==========
That I knew, this I didn't...
========== "The Outfield was an English rock band based in London, England. The band achieved success in the mid-1980s and are best remembered for their hit single, "Your Love". The band's lineup consisted of guitarist John Spinks, vocalist and bassist Tony Lewis and drummer Alan Jackman."
"On 9 July 2014, John Spinks died of liver cancer. He was 60 years old." ==========
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The rusty wire that holds the cork that keeps the anger in Gives way and suddenly it’s day again The sun is in the east Even though the day is done Two suns in the sunset, hmph Could be the human race is run
#4482527 - 07/12/1903:46 PMRe: Our music was the best...
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The rusty wire that holds the cork that keeps the anger in Gives way and suddenly it’s day again The sun is in the east Even though the day is done Two suns in the sunset, hmph Could be the human race is run
#4482529 - 07/12/1903:58 PMRe: Our music was the best...
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Kate Bush, Cinderella, and lots of stuff I've never heard of... I'm going to harvest the hell out of this thread when it's done (find what I like and then go on a music shopping spree).
The rusty wire that holds the cork that keeps the anger in Gives way and suddenly it’s day again The sun is in the east Even though the day is done Two suns in the sunset, hmph Could be the human race is run
#4482535 - 07/12/1905:24 PMRe: Our music was the best...
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For some reason (?) at the time I could not stand Ratt but that has changed for sure and I do rock out to their hits when they come on the radio or Pandora
Another top band for me was Dokken - love, love that band - George Lynch is a true rock guitar virtuoso
It's Not Love
Breaking The Chains
Just Got Lucky
Into The Fire
and the mandatory rock ballad Walk Away
If you want a great Pandora channel create a "Dokken" channel, it sticks to the 80's rock genre better then using a lot of other bands
Since we are on the subject of old music. How many of you still use/listen to vinyl? I have a few hundred albums in the closet (some of which have never been released on CD) and am tempted to get a turntable again. I have a friend that is so into vinyl that he has a $1500 turntable (not including the cost of the cartridge and stylus).
Ah shucks, can't really stream comfortably on satellite internet. Don't feel bad for me, it's for the best.
Although it looks like they're running fiber-optics out here, at least along the main highway (on both sides of road) so maybe I'll soon have options. I haven't decided if that's a good thing or not.
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Can't have 80's without some Rick James, although YT sound doesn't do this justice...
The rusty wire that holds the cork that keeps the anger in Gives way and suddenly it’s day again The sun is in the east Even though the day is done Two suns in the sunset, hmph Could be the human race is run
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Originally Posted by cichlidfan
Since we are on the subject of old music. How many of you still use/listen to vinyl? .
I'm fairly certain my last LP purchase was the soundtrack for "Return of the Jedi" in 1983.
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
#4482541 - 07/12/1906:08 PMRe: Our music was the best...
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Weezer, who are definitely not a new band, recently released a cover album 'The Teal Album' and it has a great cover of Tears for Fears "Everybody Wants to Rule the World".
#4482544 - 07/12/1906:15 PMRe: Our music was the best...
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Wasn't Tears for Fears considered to be New Wave?
What I find so funny about the "alternative" label in retrospect is that many of the artists who fell under that label had major commercial mainstream success.
So what were they an "alternative" to then?
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
What I find so funny about the "alternative" label in retrospect is that many of the artists who fell under that label had major commercial mainstream success.
So what were they an "alternative" to then?
I think Talking Heads, Elvis Costello and the B-52s, fell under that category but achieved pretty major success as well.
Since we are on the subject of old music. How many of you still use/listen to vinyl? I have a few hundred albums in the closet (some of which have never been released on CD) and am tempted to get a turntable again. I have a friend that is so into vinyl that he has a $1500 turntable (not including the cost of the cartridge and stylus).
Until about the time I was engaged (early-'87), my music collection was mostly on 8-tracks (at that time people were happy to get rid of them, so large collection for little money). I purchased only a few LPs (often duplicates of 8-tracks) when I wanted the best sound quality or a cassette for the car (chrome or metal tape with proper recording levels). I always hated cheap quality record-store cassettes.
To pay for a ring and first new car, I sold lots of possessions including my king-sized waterbed and stereo/music collection. I don't remember where my LPs went. Wasn't long after getting married (1/88) that I started buying CDs.
The rusty wire that holds the cork that keeps the anger in Gives way and suddenly it’s day again The sun is in the east Even though the day is done Two suns in the sunset, hmph Could be the human race is run
#4482547 - 07/12/1906:33 PMRe: Our music was the best...
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Wow Mark, so you got married while Reagan was still in office? You really are old!
“Whoever fights monsters should see to it that in the process he does not become a monster. And if you gaze long enough into an abyss, the abyss will gaze back into you.”
#4482548 - 07/12/1906:34 PMRe: Our music was the best...
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It was alternative to what was being played on the radio at that time, so many of the bands got their first exposure on heavy rotation on MTV. The bands got really big but at first the radio airplay was not there but it did come.
Tears for Fears and a lot of the New Wave bands did get the radio airplay but "College Rock" was a different story.
There you would hear bands like Husker Du, Fugazi, and so many more that did not get airplay on regular radio. For us the College Rock station was coming out of Vanderbilt University and they were great back in the 80's
Wow Mark, so you got married while Reagan was still in office? You really are old!
Lol. I like my age, but that may change in the future.
The rusty wire that holds the cork that keeps the anger in Gives way and suddenly it’s day again The sun is in the east Even though the day is done Two suns in the sunset, hmph Could be the human race is run
#4482554 - 07/12/1906:44 PMRe: Our music was the best...
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^ So many music videos have screwed up and/or shortend songs.
The rusty wire that holds the cork that keeps the anger in Gives way and suddenly it’s day again The sun is in the east Even though the day is done Two suns in the sunset, hmph Could be the human race is run
What I find so funny about the "alternative" label in retrospect is that many of the artists who fell under that label had major commercial mainstream success.