Wed May 12, 2010 11:05 am
Wed May 12, 2010 12:28 pm
JBo wrote:Btw, take a look at what Bob M went on to play - nice choice of guitar -eh?
Wed May 12, 2010 12:40 pm
Wed May 12, 2010 1:15 pm
JBo wrote:I didnt make many shows back in the 90's Seattle heyday... that was bout it. A girlfriend and I were at the Cobain Vigil held @ the Seattle Center shortly after Kurt's death. I say death as I firmly believe he was off'ed rather than taking his own life.
Lot's of folks think I'm daff for believing so but I have a gut feeling and there's some interesting/compelling evidence...
A few things - no fingerprints on the rifle... Kurt had so much heroin in his body that its unlikely he could of pulled the trigger...
2 types very different types of handwriting on the 'suicide note'... the most compelling iMO was Mentors' singer, EL Duce - he said on camera for the documentary Kurt & Courtney that Courtney offered him 50 grand to off Kurt... days after being interviewed he was found dead on railroad tracks in the desert - apparently he was struck by a freight train while intoxicated. Some say it was an accident - others suicide... Not sure, but interesting timing -eh?
Then there's Kristen Pfaff, Hole's original bass player also found dead from an heroin overdose...
Wed May 12, 2010 1:36 pm
JBo wrote:Next up... Had an interesting convo w/ Spot last week over dinner. We were discussing the current stale & lame state of 'popular' music and how hardly anything is new or original. Think bout it - since the 50's each decade has had a least 1 if not 2 music styles emerge - some good, some horrid depending on your perspective but new & fresh nonetheless.
From a Creative standpoint, it seems things been in a stagnant holding patter since the mid 90's...
Spot and I couldnt come up with anything remarkable for the last decade other than bands reforming or tribute bands... and young ones just rehashing & mixing old styles mostly poorly. Even the Movie Industry seems devoid of anything original - not totally but there's appears to be more remakes of Classic movies than anything bold and new. Proly why I'm a fan of Indie bands & films...
So, what dya'll think?- is it over? Has it all been done & said? Wiil this 40+ period of Rock/Pop be equated to the period of 'Classical music'? Hell, they're already calling much of it Classic Rock and each day that genre grows...
Please state your opinions and why you think so -- and... what do you think is next?
Most interesting pov wins a CD of SRV's Blues at Sunrise.
JBo wrote:Trivia Time
I'm a female bass player of a popular but not very successful band that formed in the mid-80's. I have dark, sing and play bass. Our band was active from '86 to bout '93 when we broke up. We have since reformed at least once.
Who am I and what's the band I play in.
Wed May 12, 2010 2:59 pm
So what dya'll think? is it over? Has it all been said & done? Wiil this 40+ period of Rock/Pop be equated to the likes/period of 'Classical music'?
Hell, they're already calling much of it Classic Rock and each day that genre grows...
Wed May 12, 2010 3:30 pm
Wed May 12, 2010 3:47 pm
sirmyghin wrote:Agree completely with you on the state of pop music, but although being younger (23ish) As opposed to appreciating grunge (as you seem to) I look at it as half the problem. The onset of that style of music took away from technical musicianship which continued to grow, and made it okay to be mediocre. This further progressed to the heavily manufactured music on the 90's which could be played by people on their guitar the second day they bought it (opposed to grunge which took about a week to build up to ). With the decrease in use of talent naturally comes stagnation because ideas are used repetitively. It is sort of a romantic era but the revelation was to suck. There was a rise to Virtuosity shortly before the romantic era too, but that did not tone down as much.
The big thing could be like early rock however. Rock was a mixing of rhythm and blues (mainly black community), country (southern white community), and that eras pop (urban music). A mixing of cultures, which was only possible at the time in America due to the demographic. Southern American music is much more rhythmically complex due to the higher influence of African roots on the music (slaves were generally less concerned over/oppressed outside of work hours). With the growing global music community it may be possible for people to be influenced by the still kicking technical elements, along with the simpler music which may create another synthesis, what is now 'pop' with something else. Which could be so shocking to ears yet pleasing it could cause another "golden" age.
My personal preferences are to Progressive and Metal music (power/heavy, no doom,drone,black,or death metal). I feel that talent is required for music to be good, as you need to bring something new to that table. This does not mean shredding your face off, showboating is not necessary, it should remain musical, and if not technically complicated at least intricate and unique. That sort of leads to the experimental styles I try to create, more as atmospheres and melding of pieces that following the 'rules' of popular music. That said I also listen to a lot of 70's rock and folk from all over the board. Bluegrass and country too. The only thing I cannot get into is the resurgence of punk that was grunge, the music there on along with pop, and rap. But even rap occasionally has something interesting to offer, wish I could find that violin oriented hip hop group I heard once, it was interesting.
Wed May 12, 2010 10:17 pm
Spot wrote:I think the 2000’s have been about rehashing a lot of things in all forms of entertainment. One of the better examples that comes to mind is the re-vamping of classic horror movies. Nightmare On Elm Street was just released but it’s a total mind-bender when you actually take the time to list how many remakes have been done. Here’s what I come up with off the top of my head:
King Kong (twice), Godzilla (twice), Amityville Horror, Halloween, Halloween II, Prom Night, When A Stranger Calls, Wicker Man, The Crazies, Nightmare On Elm Street, Night Of The Living Dead, Dawn Of The Dead, House On Haunted Hill, The Hills Have Eyes, Psycho, House Of Wax, Cat People, The Fog, 13 Ghosts, The Thing, The Hitcher, The Omen, The Haunting, The Eye, Planet Of The Apes, 2001 Maniacs, Village Of The Damned, Invasion Of The Body Snatchers, Mary Riley (Jeckel & Hyde), The Wolfman, Mary Shelly’s Frankenstein, Brom Stoker’s Dracula, House Of Usher, The Fly, Island Of Dr. Moreau, Willard, Last House On The Left, My Bloody Valentine, Black Christmas, Friday The 13th, The Day The Earth Stood Still, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Rosemary’s Baby, The Ghoulies, The Orphanage, The Stepfather, Children Of The Corn, It’s Alive - HORROR MOVIE REMAKES CURRENTLY IN THE WORKS: Near Dark, Salem’s Lot, Terror Train, The Fury, It, Little Shop Of Horrors, Piranha, Angel Heart, Re-animator, The Howling, Hellraiser, They Live, People Under The Stairs, Shocker, The Thing (a third time!) Predator, Child’s Play, Motel Hell, Silent Night Deadly Night, Pet Cemetery, Mother’s Day, The Birds, The Funhouse, Total Recall, Plan 9 From Outer Space, The Eyes Of Laura Mars, Scanners, Army Of Darkness, Poltergeist and The Creature From The Black Lagoon.
You don’t have to be a horror movie fan to see what’s going on here. Not a lot of new material these days and I’ve noticed the same thing when I’m out clubbing – no real stand-out bands doing anything original. That is one of the reasons that tribute bands are thriving.
I’m guessing Anne Rice's favorite band for your mystery bass player.
Remember the local cable access show with Richard Lee called Kurt Cobain Was Murdered?
Wed May 12, 2010 10:21 pm
Brock wrote:JBo wrote:Btw, take a look at what Bob M went on to play - nice choice of guitar -eh?
I love this studio video. Look at the SC party on the wall.
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Thu May 13, 2010 8:45 am
Thu May 13, 2010 10:52 am
JBo wrote:So I want to know if you've owned Celebrity owned guitars or sold any to Celebrities... post pics if you have em!