So Maiden as a starter band if you like? Hm...
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 12 May 2003 16:43 (twenty-one years ago) link
You've obviously never listened to the first two Maiden albums (pre-Bruce). I'm not saying you'd like them, but they have fuck-all to do with mythology or operatic vox.
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 12 May 2003 17:15 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Siegbran (eofor), Monday, 12 May 2003 18:08 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Kris (aqueduct), Monday, 12 May 2003 18:14 (twenty-one years ago) link
― chuck, Monday, 12 May 2003 18:17 (twenty-one years ago) link
No. One's. Safe. (Honestly, that's a really ridiculous claim to make.)
― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Monday, 12 May 2003 18:33 (twenty-one years ago) link
http://www.nolifetilmetal.com/Images/eddieanimated.gif
WHHAAAAAAAAAAATTTTTTT???????
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 12 May 2003 18:35 (twenty-one years ago) link
― sundar subramanian (sundar), Monday, 12 May 2003 18:57 (twenty-one years ago) link
― sundar subramanian (sundar), Monday, 12 May 2003 18:58 (twenty-one years ago) link
― chaki (chaki), Monday, 12 May 2003 18:59 (twenty-one years ago) link
― sundar subramanian (sundar), Monday, 12 May 2003 19:03 (twenty-one years ago) link
― chaki (chaki), Monday, 12 May 2003 19:04 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 12 May 2003 19:06 (twenty-one years ago) link
― sundar subramanian (sundar), Monday, 12 May 2003 19:09 (twenty-one years ago) link
― chaki (chaki), Monday, 12 May 2003 19:11 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 12 May 2003 19:13 (twenty-one years ago) link
― chaki (chaki), Monday, 12 May 2003 19:15 (twenty-one years ago) link
"OH FOR GOD'S SAKE, BE A MAN!"
― Eddie (vassifer), Monday, 12 May 2003 19:19 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ally (mlescaut), Monday, 12 May 2003 19:20 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 12 May 2003 19:43 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Monday, 12 May 2003 20:42 (twenty-one years ago) link
― chuck, Monday, 12 May 2003 21:03 (twenty-one years ago) link
Anthrax have aged very badly by the way, I saw them a few months ago supporting Motorhead and they were just terrible all the way, the only thing I remember was a decent Caught In A Mosh.
― Siegbran (eofor), Monday, 12 May 2003 21:47 (twenty-one years ago) link
Not gonna say I disagree with this (I really don't care about Manowar one way or another; they just seemed to have a sense of humor that Maiden lacked, which is at least SOMETHING), except to say that the equation of complexness with "substance" is just silly. I mean, the Ramones and AC/DC and Motorhead were, uh, somewhat linear too, right?
― chuck, Monday, 12 May 2003 22:33 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Siegbran (eofor), Monday, 12 May 2003 22:42 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Shakey Mo Collier, Monday, 12 May 2003 22:56 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 01:55 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Shakey Mo Collier, Tuesday, 13 May 2003 15:07 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 16:14 (twenty-one years ago) link
(P.S.: Preferring Iron Maiden to Kix means hating fun, period. Or maybe just hating hooks, wit, rhythm, melodies, weirdness, singers who can actually sing, and rock'n'roll. Same things, more or less.)
― chuck, Tuesday, 13 May 2003 17:33 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ally (mlescaut), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 17:39 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Shakey Mo Collier, Tuesday, 13 May 2003 17:43 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Ally (mlescaut), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 17:43 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Lord Custos Epsilon (Lord Custos Epsilon), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 17:46 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 18:00 (twenty-one years ago) link
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― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 18:27 (twenty-one years ago) link
There are oodles of bands who only managed one or two decent albums before splitting. That wasn't my point. However, I don't think Good Charlotte are doing anything interesting or original enough for them to milk it beyond album number three. Maybe they'll prove me wrong and re-invent themselves ala Talk Talk or Radiohead. Stranger things have certainly happened. All I know is that to me they're well below mediocre in the music department, and the fact that they insist on dressing themselves up like something they're not only adds insult to injury.
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 18:36 (twenty-one years ago) link
― NA. (Nick A.), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 18:42 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 18:45 (twenty-one years ago) link
Huh?
― Jeanne Fury (Jeanne Fury), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 18:51 (twenty-one years ago) link
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 18:53 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 18:55 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Pashmina (Pashmina), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 18:57 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Siegbran (eofor), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 18:57 (twenty-one years ago) link
I'm also curious about his assertion that Tina Marie is a metal artist, but that's another thread.
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 19:01 (twenty-one years ago) link
I'm flattered you've utilized my 3EB comparison, Alex!
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 19:06 (twenty-one years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 19:06 (twenty-one years ago) link
nickalicious is OTM: argue semantics of longevity if you want (yes, it's a bad argument, whatever), Good Charlotte still suck; even the song of theirs I like, I went off on pretty quickly. They're like what Blink 182 shits out after a glass of Metamucil, for fuck's sake. They are never going to pull off something as great as "First Date", much less Iron Maiden's best work, because they just aren't very good.
― Ally (mlescaut), Tuesday, 13 May 2003 19:08 (twenty-one years ago) link
Kix do have their dub-metal moments, by the way. That's in my book, too, I think. But start with "Walking Away" and "Book to Hypnotise."
And for crissakes, Alex, her name is TEENA Marie. And I said ONE of her albums was metal; I defy you to show me ANYWHERE where I called her "a metal artist". And if you don't understand WHY *Emerald City* sounds metal to me, it might help to read the intro to my book, and the *Emerald City* review which said book contains. It's all there!
― chuck, Tuesday, 13 May 2003 19:08 (twenty-one years ago) link