Name a band, then list 3 songs you think are essential to their catalog of music

[trigun500]

Marilyn Manson - Sweet Dream, Beautiful People, The Fight Song
High on Fire - Turk, Frost Hammer, Blessed Black Wings
Rammstein, Du Hast, Links 234, Engel
Beastie Boys - Sabotage, So What'Cha Want, Intergalatic
Rage Against the Machine - Killing in the Name of, Bulls on Parade, Take the Power Back

 

[ProfJohn]

there isnt a band in here i havent heard of

seems the issue is you

So says Mr "No Lifer"

Some of us have lives and don't have time to listen to all these obscure bands

 

[ProfJohn]

ProfJohn was talking about Tool and Jane's Addiction, neither of which are remotely obscure (especially Tool who still sell millions AFAIK) and which many metal fans would argue aren't metal either.

EDIT: And just look at the bands he posts. I personally have a metal-bias, but he is a fan of some relatively "obscure" stuff too. I've never heard of BoDeans or The Call before, and looking them up they sure as well were never chart-toppers. You can find death metal bands more successful.

I am not actually fans of those bands, not that I dislike them, I was just listing bands that were influenced by U2.

And the whole discussion was based on the absurd notion that U2 hadn't done anything worth talking about since Joshua Tree or that the band wasn't influential etc etc.

Sure Janes Addiction and Tool are important, influential and highly regarded groups in there genre, but in the wider musical world that aren't that important. U2 on the other hand is one of the biggest influences on the alt-rock scene. Many of the most popular groups of the past two decades owe a lot to U2 from the effects laden guitar tracks to the soaring lyrics etc etc.




BTW you probably have heard the BoDeans, Closer to Free- was theme song for Party of Five. Might not be the greatest song in the world, but it certainly got a lot of air time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qnk1vlS9G5w

 

[dank69]

...Sure Janes Addiction and Tool are important, influential and highly regarded groups in there genre, but in the wider musical world that aren't that important. ..

Jane's Addiction was the catalyst that brought the end of hair 'metal'. One could argue that there was no better accomplishment in all of music.

 

[Anubis]

So says Mr "No Lifer"

Some of us have lives and don't have time to listen to all these obscure bands

in the post i quoted only 1 of those bands can be called obscure

the first 2 have been around for 15+ years

 

[Anubis]

Jane's Addiction was the catalyst that brought the end of hair 'metal'. One could argue that there was no better accomplishment in all of music.

the hair "metal" era was NEVER as bad as the backstreet boys/nsync era of shit music

 

[Ns1]

the hair "metal" era was NEVER as bad as the backstreet boys/nsync era of shit music

truth

 

[dank69]

the hair "metal" era was NEVER as bad as the backstreet boys/nsync era of shit music

That 'era' is still alive and well and will never end, unless you can stop the production of pre-teen girls.

 

[Anubis]

yea but its more diluted now and less in your face then it was before and is slowly being replaced by hipster music which is at least tolerable

 

[Ns1]

yea but its more diluted now and less in your face then it was before and is slowly being replaced by hipster music which is at least tolerable

i hate watching hipsters play music. fuck.


but at least they can play instruments.

 

[Fayd]

The Who - My Generation, Won't Get Fooled Again, Baba O'Riley

behind blue eyes?...

 

[ProfJohn]

Hair Bands vs Boy Bands...

Aren't they really the same thing just directed at different sets of teenage females?
Boy bands are for the good girls and hair bands are for bad girls...

 

[Ns1]

Hair Bands vs Boy Bands...

Aren't they really the same thing just directed at different sets of teenage females?
Boy bands are for the good girls and hair bands are for bad girls...

One plays instruments the other one dances on stage.


Hair bands - do they write their own material?

 

[dank69]

Hair Bands vs Boy Bands...

Aren't they really the same thing just directed at different sets of teenage females?
Boy bands are for the good girls and hair bands are for bad girls...

Except hair bands were popular even with grown men.

One plays instruments the other one dances on stage.


Hair bands - do they write their own material?

A lot of them did not.

 

[Rifter]

Def Leppard - pour some sugar on me, love bites, hysteria

REM - man on the moon, everybody hurts, orange crush

Bon Jovi - livn on a prayer, bad medicine, id die for you

 

[ProfJohn]

Some of the hair bands were actually talented musically. Poison and Mötley Crüe for example, and let's not forget that Bon Jovi started as a hair band too.

And I hate to say it, but some of the boy bands had talent as well. NSYNC being the most notable for their actually singing ability. Their Bee Gees Medley at the Grammys was really good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGbNQ1-Ty_A

 

[Ns1]

Some of the hair bands were actually talented musically. Poison and Mötley Crüe for example, and let's not forget that Bon Jovi started as a hair band too.

And I hate to say it, but some of the boy bands had talent as well. NSYNC being the most notable for their actually singing ability. There Bee Gees Medley at the Grammys was really good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGbNQ1-Ty_A

boy bands = glorified karaoke singers with dance moves.

 

[zebano]

I am not actually fans of those bands, not that I dislike them, I was just listing bands that were influenced by U2.

And the whole discussion was based on the absurd notion that U2 hadn't done anything worth talking about since Joshua Tree or that the band wasn't influential etc etc.

Sure Janes Addiction and Tool are important, influential and highly regarded groups in there genre, but in the wider musical world that aren't that important. U2 on the other hand is one of the biggest influences on the alt-rock scene. Many of the most popular groups of the past two decades owe a lot to U2 from the effects laden guitar tracks to the soaring lyrics etc etc.


BTW you probably have heard the BoDeans, Closer to Free- was theme song for Party of Five. Might not be the greatest song in the world, but it certainly got a lot of air time.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qnk1vlS9G5w

Closer to free was catchy but "Good Things" was their best song in my book.

lol @ Silver Jews and Flogging Molly, I bet if I concentrated really hard I could come up with some good silly band names too.

Now you just have to come up with musical talent to couple with said silly names.