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because everything you read on an artist or record says the same thing, like:

Ted Leo -- "a revved-up [sped up, etc] Thin Lizzy"
Wilco -- "the krautrock of Spiders(Kidsmoke)"

― JC-L (JC-L), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 13:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Grandaddy Grandaddy Grandaddy Grandaddy Grandaddy Grandaddy Grandaddy Grandaddy

― mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 13:34 (twenty-one years ago)

"the purple midget"

― Siegbran (eofor), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 13:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Sounds less than Princely, and definitely should be done away with.

― JC-L (JC-L), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 13:56 (twenty-one years ago)

"Look like hairdressers..."

― People love Gravity and Evolution! (kate), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 14:00 (twenty-one years ago)

"I have more interesting stories to tell."

― harshaw (jube), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 14:47 (twenty-one years ago)

"lo-fi" obv

― J0hn Darn1elle (J0hn Darn1elle), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 14:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Thin White Duke

― Huk-El (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 14:54 (twenty-one years ago)

the purple one, anything to do with purple and prince.

― dickvandyke (dickvandyke), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 14:55 (twenty-one years ago)

"Material Girl"

Jesus. Retire that already.

― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 14:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Yeah, Prince sprung to my mind here too. Was the "X Formally Known As Y" phrase popular in the media before the whole name change thing?

(I'm young, I don't remember)

(X-Post now, just worked out what that means btw)

― TomB (TomB), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 15:00 (twenty-one years ago)

"chameleon" bowie/neil young/etc.

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 15:02 (twenty-one years ago)

White Stripes reference for any guitar/drums duo.

― TomB (TomB), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 15:08 (twenty-one years ago)

Blender on Lightning Bolt:

If the White Stripes gave up blues-rock for steroids, acid and death metal, they might sound something like this. [Apr 2003, p.124]

― People love Gravity and Ebullition! (ex machina), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 15:09 (twenty-one years ago)

Lightning Bolt reference for any guitar or bass/drums duo.

― People love Gravity and Ebullition! (ex machina), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 15:10 (twenty-one years ago)

"saviors of rock" should be done away with altogether. unless of course it's in reference to the spice girls

― Felonious Drunk (Felcher), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 15:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Beatles references for...

*shot at*

― TomB (TomB), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 15:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Esther

― Huk-El (Horace Mann), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 15:20 (twenty-one years ago)

"diva"

― stockholm cindy (Jody Beth Rosen), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 15:20 (twenty-one years ago)

If the White Stripes gave up blues-rock for steroids, acid and death metal, they might sound something like this. [Apr 2003, p.124]

Kind of dead on, though ...

― deanomgwtf!!!p%3Fmsgid%3D4581997 (deangulberry), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 15:24 (twenty-one years ago)

except that the drums would still suck

― get a life (ex machina), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 15:25 (twenty-one years ago)

Best band evah! Bass dude from Lightning Bolt with Breast Girl from White Stripes. Oooh, mixmashsmashupfunness tonight!

― TomB (TomB), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 15:46 (twenty-one years ago)

TomB, I hate you.

― GET A LIFE! (ex machina), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 15:46 (twenty-one years ago)

Best band ever would be Brian Gibson + Hella.

― deanomgwtf!!!p%3Fmsgid%3D4581997 (deangulberry), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 15:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Brian Chippendale is such a better drummer than the dude from Hella. Go back to Club Bang!

― GET A LIFE! (ex machina), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 15:59 (twenty-one years ago)

dean, i'm with you on this one

― cutty (mcutt), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 16:01 (twenty-one years ago)

Don't get me wrong. I like Brian Chippendale but his playing style is all slop. Zach is disgustingly talented. But when I see them tonight, I'll voice your discontent, Jon.

― deanomgwtf!!!p%3Fmsgid%3D4581997 (deangulberry), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 16:03 (twenty-one years ago)

björk: "pixie"

― mookieproof (mookieproof), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 16:04 (twenty-one years ago)

zach is PRECISE PRECISION

every hit, everything, well calculated and executed

― cutty (mcutt), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 16:04 (twenty-one years ago)

xpost

― cutty (mcutt), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 16:04 (twenty-one years ago)

you guys are stupid

― GET A LIFE! (ex machina), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 16:04 (twenty-one years ago)

every hit, everything, well calculated and executed and twice as fast as BC

― deanomgwtf!!!p%3Fmsgid%3D4581997 (deangulberry), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 16:05 (twenty-one years ago)

uh, no

― GET A LIFE! (ex machina), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 16:06 (twenty-one years ago)

also, hella sucks

― GET A LIFE! (ex machina), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 16:06 (twenty-one years ago)

hella is boring

― GET A LIFE! (ex machina), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 16:06 (twenty-one years ago)

Also Jon, don't be mad. We know that you and Brian used to eat vegan corndogs together, but this isn't about that.

― deanomgwtf!!!p%3Fmsgid%3D4581997 (deangulberry), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 16:06 (twenty-one years ago)

you can't dance to hella; that's why you go to club bang

― GET A LIFE! (ex machina), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 16:06 (twenty-one years ago)

fuck hella

― GET A LIFE! (ex machina), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 16:06 (twenty-one years ago)

hella sucks

― GET A LIFE! (ex machina), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 16:06 (twenty-one years ago)

jon, stop being so defensive because we like a drummer better than your precious chippendale.

http://www.coldfury.com/MrK/Images/chippenkitty.jpg

― cutty (mcutt), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 16:07 (twenty-one years ago)

if hella were a good providence band on load
then you'd be blowing them nonstop dont deny

-- dean gulberry (dingl...), January 8th, 2004.

KEY WORD = "GOOD"

― GET A LIFE! (ex machina), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 16:07 (twenty-one years ago)

dude, you'd think lightning bolt is your fucking mother

― cutty (mcutt), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 16:08 (twenty-one years ago)

*GOOD* being the key.

they're boring as shit live. the records don't do anything exciting for me. i'd rather listen to don caballero or the aforementioned dilute.

-- Ian Johnson (johni72...) (webmail), January 8th, 2004 6:52 PM. (orion) (link)

― GET A LIFE! (ex machina), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 16:08 (twenty-one years ago)

if hella were a good providence band on load
then you'd be blowing them nonstop dont deny
-- dean gulberry (dingl...), January 8th, 2004.

hella is good, but not from providence or shoving loads down your throat

― deanomgwtf!!!p%3Fmsgid%3D4581997 (deangulberry), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 16:10 (twenty-one years ago)

i like wolf eyes

― GET A LIFE! (ex machina), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 16:10 (twenty-one years ago)

also, i haven't seen lightning bolt in 2 years

― GET A LIFE! (ex machina), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 16:10 (twenty-one years ago)

I think it's funny that Hella is boring live accoriding to you, but Acid Mothers Temple is not? What kind of logic is that? IS IT BECAUSE THEY'RE JAPANESE AND EXOTIC?!?!?!

― deanomgwtf!!!p%3Fmsgid%3D4581997 (deangulberry), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 16:10 (twenty-one years ago)

don't mean to ride this derail any further, but i could watch zach hill play for HURRRS

― cutty (mcutt), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 16:11 (twenty-one years ago)

no because they don't suck

Results 1 - 10 of about 784 for "hella sucks". (0.40 seconds)
Results 1 - 4 of about 23 for "lightning bolt sucks". (0.27 seconds)

― GET A LIFE! (ex machina), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 16:12 (twenty-one years ago)

I like Sunroof!

― GET A LIFE! (ex machina), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 16:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Results 1 - 10 of about 783 for "hella sucks + jon williams". (0.40 seconds)

― deanomgwtf!!!p%3Fmsgid%3D4581997 (deangulberry), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 16:15 (twenty-one years ago)

Your search - "hella sucks" + jon williams - did not match any documents.

― GET A LIFE! (ex machina), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 16:17 (twenty-one years ago)

people, why the hate? We gotta stand strong against the forces of PERPETUA!

CAN YOU DIG IT?!???

Cyrus' plan is to keep up a truce between all street gangs and unite them to take over the city. As he says, there are at least 60,000 assorted gang members and hangers-on, while there are only 20,000 cops. He also says "Can you dig it!?!?!" a lot in this weird sort of offkey way, sort of like the same weird offkey way Hacksaw Jim Duggan chants "USA!" Most of the gangs at the meeting are pretty into the plan, maybe because they see the Gramercy Riffs are powerful enough to have matching silk robes and slippers.

when you google image "The Warriors gang meeting" you get this:

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 16:17 (twenty-one years ago)

It was joke, Jon. I only have to look upthread to see you say "hella sucks."

― deanomgwtf!!!p%3Fmsgid%3D4581997 (deangulberry), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 16:18 (twenty-one years ago)

hella sucks

― GET A LIFE! (ex machina), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 16:18 (twenty-one years ago)

(actually I like Hella)

― GET A LIFE! (ex machina), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 16:19 (twenty-one years ago)

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 16:19 (twenty-one years ago)

― hstencil (hstencil), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 16:19 (twenty-one years ago)

To let this thread get back to being about "artist-specific phrases ... etc" : T/S ||| Zach H!ll of H3LLA vs. Br!an Ch!ppendale of L!GHTN!NG BOLT [for jon w!ll!ams]

― deanomgwtf!!!p%3Fmsgid%3D4581997 (deangulberry), Wednesday, 23 June 2004 16:19 (twenty-one years ago)

"alt-country chanteuse"

― anx, Thursday, 24 June 2004 05:18 (twenty-one years ago)

"alt"-anything.

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Thursday, 24 June 2004 07:10 (twenty-one years ago)

alt-indie!!

― are 'friends' electricsound? (electricsound), Thursday, 24 June 2004 07:11 (twenty-one years ago)

hahah otm.

― latebloomer (latebloomer), Thursday, 24 June 2004 07:12 (twenty-one years ago)

Hella are real fun guys, had an awesome night when they came over to London earlier this year, but they were fucking boring live once you get over how good (how much stamina!) Zach has. The best way I could descibe it is to say that the whole night sounded like the new record, which is bad, I just wanted it to sound like HYHI where they seem to restrain themselves a hell of a lot more and concentrate on making wicked fucked up melodies.

― TomB (TomB), Thursday, 24 June 2004 07:42 (twenty-one years ago)

His best album since Scary Monsters.

― mzui, Thursday, 24 June 2004 07:49 (twenty-one years ago)

'Girlband' (obviously, 'boyband' means something radically different...)
and: 'post'-whatever.
also: 'stunningly beautiful' in reviews.

― Rush Rhees (Rush Rhees), Thursday, 24 June 2004 13:11 (twenty-one years ago)

"are todays iron and wine fans yesterdays pavement fans"

― Velveteen Bingo (Chris V), Thursday, 24 June 2004 13:16 (twenty-one years ago)

Prince - "return to form"
Kelis - "robotic"

― briania (briania), Thursday, 24 June 2004 13:33 (twenty-one years ago)

one year passes...
Guys: artist-specific.

For instance:

"devendra banhart / troubadour" = YES
"shimmering reverb" = NO

― joseph cotten (joseph cotten), Saturday, 24 December 2005 00:21 (twenty years ago)

seminal - Big Star

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Saturday, 24 December 2005 00:23 (twenty years ago)

tori amos, joni mitchell, et al - "confessional"

― inger lynde (Jody Beth Rosen), Saturday, 24 December 2005 00:45 (twenty years ago)

Any of that 'prince of darkness' shit that Nick Cave cops......

― stu, Saturday, 24 December 2005 04:55 (twenty years ago)

Chuck D + "Black America's CNN" = LAZY FUCKING JOURNALISM

― Tantrum The Cat (Tantrum The Cat), Saturday, 24 December 2005 05:02 (twenty years ago)


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