true.
And they were way less danceable (not to mention way less weird, and way less beautiful) than the Byrds, too.
Hmmm...I think "Stumble" is a bit more danceable than "Eight Miles High," unless you're simply doing a wavey arm dance.
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 20 May 2004 21:27 (twenty years ago) link
― chuck, Thursday, 20 May 2004 21:29 (twenty years ago) link
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Thursday, 20 May 2004 21:29 (twenty years ago) link
― Gear! (Gear!), Thursday, 20 May 2004 21:32 (twenty years ago) link
Or maybe Jefferson Airplane.
― chuck, Thursday, 20 May 2004 21:34 (twenty years ago) link
This is brilliant
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 20 May 2004 21:35 (twenty years ago) link
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Thursday, 20 May 2004 21:35 (twenty years ago) link
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Thursday, 20 May 2004 21:38 (twenty years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 20 May 2004 21:39 (twenty years ago) link
― chuck, Thursday, 20 May 2004 21:42 (twenty years ago) link
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Thursday, 20 May 2004 21:44 (twenty years ago) link
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Thursday, 20 May 2004 21:46 (twenty years ago) link
― Tim Ellison, Thursday, 20 May 2004 21:47 (twenty years ago) link
I didn't suggest that it wasn't. It's just that I usually bring up Kix whenever discussing pretty much anything with Chuck to the point that it was becoming a bit cliched (sort've like taking a potshot at Killing Joke if you were trying to piss me off, etc.)
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 20 May 2004 21:59 (twenty years ago) link
― chuck, Thursday, 20 May 2004 22:03 (twenty years ago) link
― chuck, Thursday, 20 May 2004 22:05 (twenty years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Thursday, 20 May 2004 22:08 (twenty years ago) link
― Tim Ellison, Thursday, 20 May 2004 22:12 (twenty years ago) link
― Clarke B. (Clarke B.), Thursday, 20 May 2004 23:59 (twenty years ago) link
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Friday, 21 May 2004 00:04 (twenty years ago) link
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Friday, 21 May 2004 00:06 (twenty years ago) link
― Clarke B. (Clarke B.), Friday, 21 May 2004 00:10 (twenty years ago) link
3337: because steve clark and phil collen have the best dual guitar action ever. yes, better than carrie/corin AND tom verlain/richard lloyd and ANYONE ELSE YOU CARE TO NAME.
3338: they're better than reading long boring music criticism right in the middle of this thread. i mean no offense, my attention span is pathetic right now, whooooaaaa def leppard are so great. CUSPIDORIAN TO THREAD!
― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Friday, 21 May 2004 00:12 (twenty years ago) link
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Friday, 21 May 2004 00:16 (twenty years ago) link
― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Friday, 21 May 2004 00:17 (twenty years ago) link
― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Friday, 21 May 2004 00:18 (twenty years ago) link
― Gear! (Gear!), Friday, 21 May 2004 00:20 (twenty years ago) link
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Friday, 21 May 2004 00:31 (twenty years ago) link
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Friday, 21 May 2004 00:40 (twenty years ago) link
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Friday, 21 May 2004 00:42 (twenty years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 21 May 2004 00:43 (twenty years ago) link
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Friday, 21 May 2004 00:47 (twenty years ago) link
And I was making joke there, re: D&D. Somewhat.
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Friday, 21 May 2004 00:56 (twenty years ago) link
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Friday, 21 May 2004 00:58 (twenty years ago) link
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Friday, 21 May 2004 01:00 (twenty years ago) link
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Friday, 21 May 2004 01:00 (twenty years ago) link
You mean in "Rock of Ages"? I think it was meant to be silly.
But Def Leppard were never "D&D Bullshit" in a lyrical context.
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 21 May 2004 01:00 (twenty years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 21 May 2004 01:01 (twenty years ago) link
There's a lot of great visual humor in "Me & My Wine."
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Friday, 21 May 2004 01:02 (twenty years ago) link
DON'T BE HASSLING BRYAN ADAMS!!!!
― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Friday, 21 May 2004 01:04 (twenty years ago) link
Personally I like it when people get over D&D bullshit.
there's definitely something to this - the ease of "Hysteria," the we-don't-give-a-shit of the "Animal" video, calling a song "Pour Some Sugar On Me." they came out of the pop closet.
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Friday, 21 May 2004 01:09 (twenty years ago) link
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Friday, 21 May 2004 01:16 (twenty years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 21 May 2004 01:16 (twenty years ago) link
One thing that struck me about "Gods of War" is how it's like the weird mirror image of every Iron Maiden song about something newsworthy/relevant -- their own "Two Minutes to Midnight," say -- but in its own world. (Is this reason 32431534?)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 21 May 2004 01:16 (twenty years ago) link
― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Friday, 21 May 2004 01:37 (twenty years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 21 May 2004 01:43 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 21 May 2004 01:44 (twenty years ago) link