[QUOTE=Eleventeen]
To Ollie: No way! It's so good... it's purposefully dumb and so forth, but just look at the drumset... and at one point they just start flashing pictures of slaughtered animals... it's amazing.[/QUOTE]
Come on, I hate these Joke BM spoofs.

NP-Joy Division-Transmission-It's amazing how Ian Curtis made the happy phrase, [I]"Dance, dance dance to the radio"[/I] so incredibly bleak and depressing. It's a work of art.

I think it's retarded to hate joke bands, they're usually just poking fun at things they listen to, the kids from AIDs are [I]really[/I] into black metal.

Me and my friend Erik love power metal, but Dragonsbane Upon The Wings Of A Winter Night is too fun to just drop because power metal is good... it's freaking funny too!

[QUOTE=Eleventeen]I think it's retarded to hate joke bands, they're usually just poking fun at things they listen to, the kids from AIDs are [I]really[/I] into black metal.

Me and my friend Erik love power metal, but Dragonsbane Upon The Wings Of A Winter Night is too fun to just drop because power metal is good... it's freaking funny too![/QUOTE]
Retarded? Because I tend to find hilarious 'joke' music extremely annoying and unfunny? That's balls, I'm with Ollie on this one.

NP:Beethoven - Symphony No.3 - I. Allegro Con Brio

i think hating something that should be taken lightly is a little over the top myself

I guess, for me, it depends on how "jokey" they are. I would consider Electric Six a humor-rock band and I love them because they actually have pretty good song-writing and clever lyrics, not to mention actually witty lyrics. If band tries to hard to be gimmicky or joke-oriented, it can get tedious.

Speaking of "jokey" bands, Nanowar aren't very funny...or good.

To be fair it isn't so much the bands so much as the fans. For exaple:

-People always trying to put on funny music at parties and such regardless of many times it has already been played (I'm looking at you Tenacious D)

-People playing the intro to Tribute or F[SIZE="2"]u[/SIZE]ck Her Gently on thier guitars over and over again (I'm glaring at you Tenacious D)

-When people endlessly quote or worse start up an impromptu sing along of some funny song/s (I'm aiming a gun at you Tenacious D)

Does that clear thing up a little?

NP:Schumann - Fantasiestucke, Op.12 - II. Aufschwung

[QUOTE=metal guitar]To be fair it isn't so much the bands so much as the fans. For exaple:

-People always trying to put on funny music at parties and such regardless of many times it has already been played (I'm looking at you Tenacious D)

-People playing the intro to Tribute or F[SIZE="2"]u[/SIZE]ck Her Gently on thier guitars over and over again (I'm glaring at you Tenacious D)

-When people endlessly quote or worse start up an impromptu sing along of some funny song/s (I'm aiming a gun at you Tenacious D)

Does that clear thing up a little?

NP:Schumann - Fantasiestucke, Op.12 - II. Aufschwung[/QUOTE]
Whole-heartedly agree. You can't go to a party, have a get together in a room, or even just hang out with friends here without Tenacious D being brought up, played, or sung. And they're not exactly a band that could stand THAT many mulitple listens.

guys, do me a big favor. Check this crap out, and give me your brutally honest opinion :


KnightBalla44: sup man
KurrptSenate: not too much bro
KurrptSenate: you?
KnightBalla44: yo can u make it out tonight?
KurrptSenate: i might could...
KurrptSenate: whats up?
KnightBalla44: well we have a bass player and another guitarist, but like i said we wanted to go with 3 guitars so if ur interested it would be cool
KurrptSenate: what would I be doing?
KnightBalla44: playin some leads on some stuff, playing octaves on some rhythm parts, some solos
KurrptSenate: ill have to see man
KnightBalla44: [url]www.myspace.com/darklitskies[/url]

I actually like (some of the music of) Tenacious D just for musical reasons. I mean, yeah, you can get a few laughs out of them, but the ones worth listening to are ones which are just plain good songs. Same with Amateur Transplants - after forty or so listens, parts of the album are starting to lose comedic appeal. I wouldn't keep listening to it, or enjoying it as much, without some of the songs just being good songs.

But then, I've not had this experience of people trying to sing them at parties, so maybe that'd change my mind.

[QUOTE=metal guitar]To be fair it isn't so much the bands so much as the fans. For exaple:

-People always trying to put on funny music at parties and such regardless of many times it has already been played (I'm looking at you Tenacious D)

-People playing the intro to Tribute or F[SIZE="2"]u[/SIZE]ck Her Gently on thier guitars over and over again (I'm glaring at you Tenacious D)

-When people endlessly quote or worse start up an impromptu sing along of some funny song/s (I'm aiming a gun at you Tenacious D)

Does that clear thing up a little?

NP:Schumann - Fantasiestucke, Op.12 - II. Aufschwung[/QUOTE]
I agree totally.

I like Tenacious D, for a while, then I get sick.
However, the singalong thing isn't confined to music, people repeating "comedy" catchphrases (Little Britain, I hate you so.) over, and over again until they lose the little humour they had, and become meaningless annoys me immensely.

[QUOTE=Bartender]I actually like (some of the music of) Tenacious D just for musical reasons. I mean, yeah, you can get a few laughs out of them, but the ones worth listening to are ones which are just plain good songs. Same with Amateur Transplants - after forty or so listens, parts of the album are starting to lose comedic appeal. I wouldn't keep listening to it, or enjoying it as much, without some of the songs just being good songs.

But then, I've not had this experience of people trying to sing them at parties, so maybe that'd change my mind.[/QUOTE]


im kinda going to have to side with you on this one. I take it for what it is. I think trying to read into it kinda defeats the purpose imo.


I havent been to a party that had something of this nature for about 6/7 years. I would think its a nice change of pace from all the rap and stupid drunk people

Someone kill me. I think I picked up a 24 hour bug. I couldn't sleep last night, ended up passing out on the floor, so now my spine is killing me. I can't eat and have less than solid movements shall we say.

[QUOTE=Steerpike]Someone kill me. I think I picked up a 24 hour bug. I couldn't sleep last night, ended up passing out on the floor, so now my spine is killing me. I can't eat and have less than solid movements shall we say.[/QUOTE]

/e-hugs

see, the great thing about an E-hug in this situation, is that I can neither injure his sore spine more, or catch the runs from him.

It's sad too because Jack Black's actually got a pretty good voice (check his cover of "Let's Get It On" off of the High Fidelity soundtrack) but his personality is so spastic/quirky/oddball that he makes Tenacious D music.

Kurrupt, i cant listen on the myspace right now but I don't often like the idea of having more than 2 guitarists unless one is playing slide or something and even then, 2 can do it. Skynyrd was overkill. The trade-off solo in "Freebird" in the studio was actually only their lead guitarist rather than having the other lead/rythym player actually trading off. Maybe it would work better live but then it just seems like one of them gets shafted when it comes to parts.

drink a ton of juice spike


pink : thanks for the response. I tend to think 3 is complete overkill

For kurrpt and anyone else interested in Rory Gallagher!:

Born in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, he moved at an early age to the delightful town of Cork in the Southeast corner of Eire and regards that as home. He has been playing the guitar almost forever and was bought his first real guitar when he was nine. That replaced an earlier plastic model on which he had delighted friends and relations with renditions of hits by Gene Autry and Rory Rogers.

Rory joined the Fontana Showband, later renamed Impact, with whom he spent two and one-half years playing all over Ireland, touring Spain and performing a few English dates.

Lonnie Donegan was Rory's first real hero - "he really tore those songs out of himself" - to be followed by Eddie Cochran, Buddy Holly, and Chuck Berry. When the showband broke up, he got the chance to play hard rock exclusively; he, the drummer and bassist, went over to Hamburg in the summer of 1965. Back in Ireland, a few months later, Taste was born. "We played around Ireland, did another trip to Hamburg, then finally made the big step over to London in 1969."

[img]http://www.rorygallagher.com/images%20new/rory30b.jpg[/img]

"We came in May on the strength of a promise we had from the agent who fixed out German gigs, which didn't work out, but finally I changed the lineup, bringing in Richard McCracken and John Wilson, we did an audition and ended up with a recording contract with Polydor."

Taste made two albums, called "Taste" and "On the Boards" - the title being a reminder that Taste had built up their huge following entirely on the strength of their volcanic live appearances - and shortly after the band finally broke up, ""live Taste", recorded at Montreux, was released and made the charts.

With Taste behind him, Rory spent the early months of 1971 laying the foundations for a new band to continue where Taste left off. With fellow Irishmen Wilgar Campbell on drums and Gerry McAvoy on bass backing Rory, he made his first album in February and March at Advison Studios. With Vincent Crane of Atomic Rooster playing piano on a couple of tracks, the album was simply entitled "Rory Gallagher", and gave a wider picture of his talents than previously. Taste's asset was its ability to generate physical excitement, to which the new album added depth and subtlety.

[IMG]http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a130/stonerprune/200RoryStarwood1.jpg[/IMG]

Two more albums followed Rory, Wilgar and Gerry - "Deuce" and "Live in Europe" and it was the latter which at last brought the giant breakthrough in record sales.

The band first visited America in Autumn 1971, although well down the bill, gained a tremendous reaction. His return trip in summer 1972 consolidated that success.

It was during the American tour that Rory revealed publicly the most dramatic news of his career - the addition of keyboard played, Lou Martin. Lou came from the Irish group, Killing Floor, and his arrival added enormous depth to the Gallagher sound.

This sound was captured on the album "Blueprint", released in February 1973. The same month saw the debut of the new band in Britain in a lengthy concert tour. His return to America in the summer brought further acclaim and Rory now spends his time 'commuting' between Britain, America and Ireland.

In late 1973, the band produced their album "Tattoo" , which reflected the broadening horizons of the musicians and was a more adventurous work than they had previously undertaken.

One of him playing his famous destroyed strat:

[img]http://www.avaxhome.ru/media/images/rory_gallagher_abdftb.jpg[/img]

Then came the raw and earthy "Irish Tour '74' ". This double album provided a valuable insight into the stunning excitement that Rory and the band generate on stage and captured all the spontaneity of a live performance. Film director, Tony Palmer, took a film crew on tour with the band, and produced a full feature documentary titled "Rory Gallagher- Irish Tour '74' ". Both the album and the film provided a wealth of powerful virtuoso material.

His discography includes:

[center][b]Rory Gallagher[/b]


Deuce
Live In Europe
Tattoo
Blueprint
Irish Tour '74
Sinner....and Saint
Against the Grain
Calling Card
Photo Finish
Top Priority
Stagestruck
Jinx
Defender
Fresh Evidence
BBC Sessions
Wheels Within Wheels[/center]

He was possibly one of the most passionate guitarists I have ever had the pleasure of listening to.
A true legend in his own write, who needs to be remembered.

So I leave you with this, An amazing song by the man himself
for people who want to learn some intense blues! :
[center][b]Back on my stomping ground[/b]

I've been bitten,
Lord, I've been stung.
Well I was cornered,
And I was almost hung.
Well, I sure made a getaway,
And I'm, almost back on my stompin' ground.

Well, it's been written,
Many, many times it's been sung.
Well, it's well learned by the old folks,
And unheeded by the young.

Well, the grass may be greener but,
Me, I just want my stompin' ground.

Yeah....

Well, I hear the river's swollen,
The bridge is broken down.
Weatherman's heartbroken,
But even he can't stop me now.

Won't you tell the folks I'm leaving,
And I won't be long.
Keep the door wide open,
And you will hear the train I'm on.

I've been bitten,
Lord I've been stung.
Well that's alright I'm going back,
To my old stompin' ground.

Drenched by the rain,
Almost blinded by the sun.
I'm too awake for walkin',
But I'm much too tired to run.

I just want to let my feet sink,
Deep in my stompin' ground.

Well, I been jailed,
Last week I was sprung.
Well, it's in the morning paper,
I've been lookin' all around.

Well, I'm just gonna dig in my heels,
See how it feels.
I'm going back to my stompin' ground.
My old stompin' ground, let's go.[/center]

my featured artist on him for guitar!

damn, thats a comprehensive write up. I cant say I remember hearing any tracks off hand from your boy Rory


BIG UP ON THE IRISH !! :thumb:

I'll upload some for you tomorrow
but not now.
busy.

[QUOTE=Che Guevara]drink a ton of juice spike


pink : thanks for the response. I tend to think 3 is complete overkill[/QUOTE]
Iron Maiden do it well, but that's because the songs have enough parts on them to spread it out. Skynyrd were in no way as technically proficient or complex musically to justify three guitarists.

[QUOTE=Lord Abortion]Iron Maiden do it well, but that's because the songs have enough parts on them to spread it out. Skynyrd were in no way as technically proficient or complex musically to justify three guitarists.[/QUOTE]



honestly, the kid thats fronting the band...


A : completely sucks at composing music

B : barely counts as a guitar player

C : shouldnt be making music

[QUOTE=Lord Abortion]Iron Maiden do it well, but that's because the songs have enough parts on them to spread it out. Skynyrd were in no way as technically proficient or complex musically to justify three guitarists.[/QUOTE]
True. I like Maiden but honestly I'm much better acquainted with classic rock. I still think it's rare when it's done well.

The best funny band is Barenaked Ladies. And they're actually pretty good musicians who write funny songs.

What is an RAR file ?

I got some songs all in one package from the request music thread and its an RAR file...

its zipped, but by a different program


get winrar

My personal favorite funny band is The Darkest of the Hillside Thickets. They've got tunes like Big Robot Dinosaur, The Math Song, Worship Me Like a God, Dies Ist Unverschmetheit, and Sixgun Gorgon Dynamo.

The first lyrics sang in Worship Me Like a God are:

"Ionize
Disinfect
Jacque Coustaeu
Smoothly Softly
Worship me
Like a god!"

[QUOTE=Che Guevara]its zipped, but by a different program


get winrar[/QUOTE]

So, is there a way I can make all the songs in the package seperate files ?

Or do I realy need to get that winrar thing ?

[QUOTE=Apocalyptic Raids]That's extremely lame :-\[/QUOTE]

Yes, it is.

[QUOTE=Happy]What a 'tard. Record his parts wrong. Go on, vengeance :p[/QUOTE]

Oh yeah, I'll SO do that :rolleyes: . Remember, I don't want the thing crappy either way....

[QUOTE=MBS]The best funny band is Barenaked Ladies. And they're actually pretty good musicians who write funny songs.[/QUOTE]

I would say Bloodhound Gang is the best "funny" band out there, besides Tenacious D of course. They have some nice, "leisure" music at times :p

NP: In Flames- Suburban Me

[QUOTE=Stormrider331]So, is there a way I can make all the songs in the package seperate files ?

Or do I realy need to get that winrar thing ?[/QUOTE]
You have to get Winrar. You should anyway, it unzizps .zip and .rar files. And it's free.

google the shizz bro. Its real easy to use