Music

[ZEUS]

Otep - One crazy hot and bothered chick screaming her own poetry. A must listen for metal fans.

Finger Eleven - Several albums from this group have gone unnoticed. They have their own signature 'rock' sound that is easy to appreciate.

TOOL - Come on, quite possibly the successor to Pink Floyd light shows. There should be a genre of music called "Tool" because of their influence.

Acid Bath - Older underground melodic metal from sons of Satan. Beautiful.

Acumen (or later, "Acumen Nation") - GREAT electro beats and creepy lyrics such as "You ain't got the balls to be a hero, especially when I cut off your arms, cut off your arms, cut off your arms!" I think Bart would like these guys before they dropped the Industrial sound and added 'Nation'.

Static-X - Probably the best concert I have been to in terms of "sounding like their albums". Their replay factor seems to fade though.

Chevelle - A rock band that continues to grow with every album.

Marillyn Manson - Say what you will, but Manson has entertained just about everyone in one way or another.

Prick - "THERE ARE NO FAIR FIGHTS!" Sing along industrial electonica. "You found a garter belt on my nose... I warned ya." Love it!

OK, George Strait, Johnny Cash, Keith Whitley, and some other country singers, I can actually enjoy. Otherwise, I sometimes listen to classical music when I am writing. But, sadly, if a hot chick is singing, I generally like it! I'm a sucker.

[nfpgasmask]

Acumen (or later, "Acumen Nation") - GREAT electro beats and creepy lyrics such as "You ain't got the balls to be a hero, especially when I cut off your arms, cut off your arms, cut off your arms!" I think Bart would like these guys before they dropped the Industrial sound and added 'Nation'.

OK, George Strait, Johnny Cash, Keith Whitley, and some other country singers, I can actually enjoy. Otherwise, I sometimes listen to classical music when I am writing. But, sadly, if a hot chick is singing, I generally like it! I'm a sucker.

Yeah, Acumen, I do like the older stuff a lot better. I saw them live a couple times back in Chicago. DJ "Acucrack" used to spin a lot back there, still does I think...

And all this talk of Johnny Cash...I love Cash, but I personally can't lump him into country. I mean, his older stuff is definitely more country, but to me, his newer stuff is more folk. All I know is that his cover of NIN's - Hurt and Danzing's - 13 are unbelievable....and SOOO much better than the originals.

Bart

[JHarris1385]

I cant stand Cash.

[nfpgasmask]

I cant stand Cash.

Come on man, JC rules! His music is so melancholy and depressing! I love it!

Whenever you are feeling depressed, just throw on some Cash, or some Swans....

Bart

PS - I can't stand ska... ...and pop "punk" just ain't punk. Pop maybe, but in no way is it punk.

[JHarris1385]

My opinion on JC is slightly skewd but that is only becuase I heard one of his cd's over and over and over while driving to vacation one time in my past. I think its purely annoying.

...Yeah alot do not like ska and I only like the bands that hint on the punk side (Less than Jake mainly). Punk in my terms is doing what you will at anytime with no restrictions (going against the flow). If a band plays punk themed chords but comes across as on a pop note they are doing what they want. My mind changed a couple years back about pop-punk when I read an article debating calling it punk at all. If I can locate it im sure it will show the light at the of the tunnel a little clearer.

[nfpgasmask]

Yeah, I guess for me punk vs pop punk is the style of the music itself, not just how the band rebels or goes against the mainstream. I mean, to me, there is a "punk sound" for sure. I'm just old school I guess. There is nothing like some good, polictical, aggressive punk to get your blood pumping.

I think I once read an interview with Green Day about how they never considered themselves "punk". It was a label they just somehow acquired. Its funny, I love stories like that. Its just like The Sisters of Mercy. I read somewhere once that they never intended to be a "goth band". But as it turns out, they are like one of the most notable goth bands in history.

Funny how genre labels really mean nothing.

Bart

My opinion on JC is slightly skewd but that is only becuase I heard one of his cd's over and over and over while driving to vacation one time in my past. I think its purely annoying.

...Yeah alot do not like ska and I only like the bands that hint on the punk side (Less than Jake mainly). Punk in my terms is doing what you will at anytime with no restrictions (going against the flow). If a band plays punk themed chords but comes across as on a pop note they are doing what they want. My mind changed a couple years back about pop-punk when I read an article debating calling it punk at all. If I can locate it im sure it will show the light at the of the tunnel a little clearer.

[JHarris1385]

I used to like Green Day back in the Dookie days and maybe a little Nimrod too, now they too annoy me.
Im guessing punk to you is anti-flag sound?

[bulldog]

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[Mark B]

Classical from Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, all the way to Heavy Metal,
The real bands were those in the 70's.
Who, Black Sabbath, Stones, REO, RUSH, Styx, ELO, to many good bands to remeber.
WOW, I am having a LSD flash back to my college days.
I never inhaled just like Bill Clinton if you can believe that.

[tomdietrying]

I listen to SIRIUS SATELITE.

Right now the two things I listen to are HOWARD STERN and CH. 14 - Classic Vinyl. (Stone, Led Zepplin, Cult etc.)

Peace.
Tom