Juancarlin Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Last nite I saw again a Bongo. A Blue one. The store was closed so I had no chance to get closer, or (May the Gods forgive me) play it. I still dislike it with passion. I guess that is what it is expected to provoke. I understand what you mean, but just play it man, it has Tone with a capital T. You may not buy it, or even like the look of it for that matter, but set it flat and enjoy Mmmm I won't promise you anything, but I'll try. However, please have in mind I already took the pill that came with my Epic 5, and it seems I will (at least for some time) only have eyes for beautiful wooden chunks bearing the Alembic logo (And no, you won't get me with that cardboard box bass as it was done before with the traditional yearly Sadowsky petition.. ) Brought to you by Juancarlin. www.juancarlinmusic.com http://www.youtube.com/JuanCarlinMusic www.facebook.com/JuanCarlinMusic Instagram: @JuanCarlinMusic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 BTW - a couple extra bits for folk like Erik who just like their music to kick ass without being particularly thoughtful or esoteric about it. [video:youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkF4JD2rO3Q&feature=related [video:youtube] A bunch of loud, obnoxious music I USED to make with friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bear Jew Posted December 7, 2009 Author Share Posted December 7, 2009 Cool... when will the kicking of ass begin? \m/ Erik "To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting." --Sun Tzu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenfxj Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 That's what Styx would've sounded like if Dennis DeYoung was a bit more butch. Push the button Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 That's what Styx would've sounded like if Dennis DeYoung was a bit more butch. Hmmmm.... There's a piece of insight for you. I actually like the mid 70's Styx stuff (Pieces of Eight, The Grand Illusion, etc) - a bit too poppy to take in heavy doses, but... A bunch of loud, obnoxious music I USED to make with friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bear Jew Posted December 7, 2009 Author Share Posted December 7, 2009 Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto. \m/ Erik "To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting." --Sun Tzu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenfxj Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Now THAT kicks ass! Push the button Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bear Jew Posted December 7, 2009 Author Share Posted December 7, 2009 I actually heard Shaw/Blades on the radio not long ago, and I must admit I thought they sounded pretty great playing other people's songs and singing in harmony. \m/ Erik "To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting." --Sun Tzu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rizzo9247 Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Defend the existence of: Damn Yankees! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danzilla Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 Defend the existence of: Damn Yankees! Ummm...It got Ted out of his loincloth and into "regular" clothes for a while? "Am I enough of a freak to be worth paying to see?"- Separated Out (Marillion) NEW band Old band Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bear Jew Posted December 7, 2009 Author Share Posted December 7, 2009 There's basically no good excuse for Damn Yankees. Ted could have gotten a job at KFC if he needed money in 1989. \m/ Erik "To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting." --Sun Tzu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 There's basically no good excuse for Damn Yankees. Ted could have gotten a job at KFC if he needed money in 1989. There's an excuse, but it's not a good one. It made a bunch of washed-up has-beens feel relevant again for 6 months. A bunch of loud, obnoxious music I USED to make with friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenfxj Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 That's not cool man. Damn Yankees was a very important band. Not funny at all. You WISH you could rock like the Nuge! Push the button Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bear Jew Posted December 7, 2009 Author Share Posted December 7, 2009 The Nuge has to pay his bills just like everyone else, but come on... Can you take me higher? \m/ Erik "To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting." --Sun Tzu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted December 7, 2009 Share Posted December 7, 2009 The Nuge has to pay his bills just like everyone else, but come on... Can you take me higher? Actually it was "High Enough" - which probably speaks to why Ted was hurting for money. A bunch of loud, obnoxious music I USED to make with friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chad Thorne Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 The Nuge has to pay his bills just like everyone else, but come on... Can you take me higher? Actually it was "High Enough" - which probably speaks to why Ted was hurting for money. Ted doesn't do any drugs, never has. He loves the ladies, though, and may have spent a lot of money in that direction... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeremy c Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 I liked the Amboy Dukes. Free download of my cd!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffinator Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 The Nuge has to pay his bills just like everyone else, but come on... Can you take me higher? Actually it was "High Enough" - which probably speaks to why Ted was hurting for money. Ted doesn't do any drugs, never has. He loves the ladies, though, and may have spent a lot of money in that direction... Thanks for ruining my joke. A bunch of loud, obnoxious music I USED to make with friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bear Jew Posted December 8, 2009 Author Share Posted December 8, 2009 I liked The Amboy Dukes, too. \m/ Erik "To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting." --Sun Tzu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenfxj Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 And Journey to the Center of the Mind is not about drugs. Push the button Frank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davo-London Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 I've tried to like them. I've been told to like them. But I don't. Does that make me a bad person? Davo "We will make you bob your head whether you want to or not". - David Sisk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bear Jew Posted December 8, 2009 Author Share Posted December 8, 2009 Yes, Davo, you're a bad person. Just like me. You may now stand in the corner and weep. \m/ Erik "To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting." --Sun Tzu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
picker Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Defend their existence? I'm not even sure I can defend my own. Always remember that you are unique. Just like everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bottom End Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Better the Amboy Dukes than DT. Dream Theater may have talent, but their songs have no soul. Push the button. "Call me what instrument you will, though you can fret me, yet you cannot play upon me.'-Hamlet Guitar solos last 30 seconds, the bass line lasts for the whole song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcadmus Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 This conversation -- and Pandora -- just inspired me to order this: http://i733.photobucket.com/albums/ww340/j_cadmus/dreamtheater.jpg TBJ cries: "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" "Tours widely in the southwestern tip of Kentucky" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bear Jew Posted December 8, 2009 Author Share Posted December 8, 2009 Hey man, it's just your life... if you wanna waste it, go ahead. \m/ Erik "To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting." --Sun Tzu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcadmus Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 Now, now, I think this forum's big enough for people who like Dream Theater AND for people who like Pan/tallica/deth. Actually, I always thought DT was less than the sum of its parts -- some very talented musicians, but with material that just wasn't particularly strong. That's what intrigued me about this record -- it's mostly covers -- Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Kansas, the Dregs, Genesis, Queen, Elton John, etc. We'll see, when I hear the whole thing. "Tours widely in the southwestern tip of Kentucky" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EddiePlaysBass Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 A Change Of Seasons is one heck of an album. The title track is about 23 minutes long but flies by. Anyone who sits it out and claims DT has no soul or emotion in their songs, simply does not WANT to even consider changing his mind. The live tracks (all covers) are great fun and very well executed. I'd be interested to know what you think of it. Oh and another good thing about that album: it does not feature Jordan Rudess. I don't care how many "Best Keyboard Player Award" that guy wins, I find his playing to be utter wanking and terribly uninteresting. Don't like his sound, don't like his style and don't like his rotating keyboard. "I'm a work in progress." Micky Barnes The Ross Brown Shirt World Tour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bear Jew Posted December 8, 2009 Author Share Posted December 8, 2009 Do you think there is enough of a disparity between Pan/tallica/deth and DT for that statement to hold water? I guess that's a separate discussion, though. And, for what it's worth, I'd generally prefer a root canal to the acts making up the three-band name conglomeration above. I used to dig Pantera when they were young and hungry and had a producer to reign in the band's more noodly tendencies. Never been a Metallica fan (early stuff was scattershot and had more heart than good sense, later stuff was weak.) On the plus side, both of these bands did rock at one time or another. Never liked Megadeth, though... Mustaine's voice always irritated me, and I generally find the music to be lacking groove overall. Having said that much, the forum most definitely is big enough for everyone, as far as I am concerned. On a slight tangent... just because there's room for everyone here doesn't mean we shouldn't be prepared to explain the appeal of whatever we like... I mean, it's easy enough, right? "I like X because Y." If a person can't do that, maybe they really need to re-examine why they are saying they like whatever it is they say they like. \m/ Erik "To fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting." --Sun Tzu Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Capasso Posted December 8, 2009 Share Posted December 8, 2009 On a slight tangent... just because there's room for everyone here doesn't mean we shouldn't be prepared to explain the appeal of whatever we like... I mean, it's easy enough, right? "I like X because Y." If a person can't do that, maybe they really need to re-examine why they are saying they like whatever it is they say they like. I understand where you are going with this. I agree that anyone can be sucked in by what's popular or what was heard in our youth. You need to be able to get more out of it than "going along with the crowd" (not that I think anyone is this thread has done that at all - just saying). But music is at least partially about what you feel. I'm reminded of meeting Ed Friedland's wife at a BassPlayer show. She's married to a guy who can groove and is a nice guy, but who also appreciated intricate jazz. After listening to Wayne Krantz/Anthony Jackson / (sorry - can't remember which drummer), she said that it's mostly guys who like that music. She meant that the music was so intricate that it lost it's emotional content. You may disagree, but I took her point - sometimes music just makes you feel things that you can't really explain. Tom www.stoneflyrocks.com Acoustic Color Be practical as well as generous in your ideals. Keep your eyes on the stars and keep your feet on the ground. - Theodore Roosevelt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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