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[i]The Wildhearts are better though, when they exist. [/i]
Funnily enough, I was (and still am) listening to the Wildhearts whilst I read that.
One of the most under rated bands ever.
They were contenders but it all went horribly wrong, Load, St Anger and then the Some kind of monster doco, saw them at their best on the Ride the Lightening tour, they played one date at the Lyceum in London. Maybe I am getting old but they just dont do it for me at all anymore.
[i] they are, IMO, far superior to Metallica[/i]
See, that means "I prefer them to Metallica". There's no "superiority" is there?
The only FACT is that Axl Rose is a complete and utter arsehole and for that reason alone I wouldn't listen to his "caterwalling" if I was paid £10 a minute.
Metallica haven't done a decent album since black, in 1990.
Oh and Slayer south of Heaven FTW, although God Hates us all is on ANGRY album too.
GNR for getting down with the rock chicks, lol.
I guess it all depends on your definitions of "better" and "rock" 😉
CountZero, much as I love The Sisters Of Mercy, the current live incarnation is little better than Eldritch doing karaoke. I will always be able to enjoy a New Model Army gig though
How about The Rock Of Gibraltar's very own rock band ( 😉 see what I did there?)
Its gotta be AC/DC
Just got back from a lads ski trip to Austria. Spent a fantastic night in a small Australian themed bar near Kitzbuhel, listening to a brilliant Geordie band doing covers of stuff like "Whole Lotta Rosie" and "You Shook Me All Night Long".
Ahh, pure heaven 🙂
As much as I love Metallica, they haven't released anything of real note since Master of Puppets. And Justice For All is a decent album ruined by awful production. The Black album is over hyped and over blown beyond belief with only a couple of tracks that have stood the test of time. Anything released after that isn't worth commenting on.
They're still decent live but if it's a teary eyed nostalgia trip I want, there are better bands out there still on the go.
See, that means "I prefer them to Metallica". There's no "superiority" is there?
But how is that 'superiority' measured? Surely it can only ever be IMO?
There are plenty of people out there that think any rock/metal is gash and that JLS are superior.
Does this measure superiority?
Guns N' Roses - Appetite for Destruction - 28 million copies sold worldwide
Metallica - Metallica (ie, The Black Album) - 22 million copies sold worldwide
Then of course
AC/DC - Back in Black - 49 million copies sold worldwide
ALL rock is good.
Just play it loud
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This should really have turned quite quickly into a "let's all celebrate Led Zeppelin!" thread.
Led Zep - I always struggled to get into them that much, despite my best efforts.
Kashmir is wondrous though.
But for me, if I had to listen to one metal band and no other for the rest of my life it would be Black Sabbath (even some of the Dio stuff).
Such variety, such creativity. I think they remain a very under-rated band.
I do really like AC/DC too, but I think I would struggle after a while because, as stated already on this thread, they can be a bit samey.
(IMO 😉 )
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Charlie from Busted left to form the band Fightstar. I became aware of this fact having picked up their album, liked it and brought it to work, at which point people tried to take the piss out of me. I recommend giving them a listen
"Just got back from a lads ski trip to Austria. Spent a fantastic night in a small Australian themed bar near Kitzbuhel, listening to a brilliant Geordie band doing covers of stuff like "Whole Lotta Rosie" and "You Shook Me All Night Long".
Ahh, pure heaven "
Just tell me that it had dumped 2 foot of fresh the night before. That you had first tracks down powder field after powder field under blue bird skies in the morning and then you hit the park busting sweet slow stylish backside 360s all afternoon !!
I'm not jealous ... the thought of that just makes me smile sooo much.... think that would be pretty much my perfect day... yeah with my kids whooping every time I stomped a landing.... we can but dream..... Happy days
As a live act Metalica certainly are up there with anyone I've ever seen, although Nuclear Assault were easily the loudest. RATM were also superb live.
As for recorded studio material I think The Foo Fighters are the best for consistent high quality albums even with all the different members.
Charlie from Busted left to form the band Fightstar. I became aware of this fact having picked up their album, liked it and brought it to work, at which point people tried to take the piss out of me. I recommend giving them a listen
Be Human, awesome album.
Metallica are great, they are definitely up there as the biggest and best of all time. I think only Led Zeppelin (for sheer genius) and AC/DC (for longevity) equal them.
Foo Fighters and QOTSA are also great but probably need a few more years yet
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QOTSA
Never ever will they be held in the same esteem as the truly great rock bands.
Axl is an amazing front-man - one of the most charismatic frontmen around, with a great voice to boot
That's the most amusing thing I've read today. Please continue.
Deep Purple. end of thread.
The correct answer is Velvet Revolver.
Of the 6cds in the changer, those two never come out. Although there's that many votes for ACDC, I think they need to go in for a bit.
Foo Fighters and QOTSA are also great but probably need a few more years yet
Never liked Foo Fighters - all very samey - but like Dave G and loved Nirvana. Similarly I find QOTSA very camp, but love Kyuss.
As for Metallica, I think ...And Justice For All is one of the greatest rock albums ever, but after that they went seriously downhill IMHO. The Black Album is a very good 'rock' record, but not really 'Metallica'. And why Enter Sandman is apparently the best rock song ever still escapes me.
Ride the Lightning, best Metallica album ever
I bought a van a while ago and this album was in the tape deck. Definite bonus.
Never "got" QOTSA
Axl [s]is[/s][b]was[/b] an amazing front-man - one of the most charismatic frontmen around, with a great voice to boot
FTFY 🙂
As for recorded studio material I think The Foo Fighters are the best for consistent high quality albums even with all the different members.
I think when they get it right FF are a great rock band, but they've done too many albums that sound the same. The snippets they've released for the new one sound promising though.
FWIW I never really *got* Metallica.
How about Girls Aloud?
[b]was[/b] an amazing front-man
Well I saw them in Manchester late last year and enjoyed it. Yes, he didn't come on stage till 10.30pm or whatever, but he was still there at 1.30am and put on a great show (IMO)
(And I have seen them about six times in total with differing line-ups, either at their gigs or at festivals). His voice was the cleanest and most impressive at the Leeds Festival when Buckethead was on guitar.
Pity he looks like Mick Hucknall now though.
I'm going to see "Adler's Appetite" soon.
Having seen Izzy Stradlin and the Ju Ju Hounds, and Velvet Revolver, this will complete my 'set' of having seen ex-GnR-members from the only line-up that mattered 😉
Pity he looks like Mick Hucknall now though
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"His voice was the cleanest and most impressive at the Leeds Festival when Buckethead was on guitar."
See, that was a gig and a half... And it should have been rubbish but on the night, they were amazingly good. Nunchucks and all (also had the brilliant comedy of Axl getting annoyed at missing their start time because of the Prodigy's slow stage change)
OTOH this year at Reading was like watching an old fighter who still thinks he can compete with the new boys getting knocked out with the first punch. Horrible.
Anyone going to Sonisphere then? Diamond Head, Anthrax, Slayer, Megadeth and Metallica on the Friday night.
See, that was a gig and a half... And it should have been rubbish but on the night, they were amazingly good.
Glad it wasn't just me thinking that. I was at the just back from the very front on the left. Was given a fake £10 in change at the bar just behind. Sat with people burning cardboard to keep warm towards the end 🙂
Prize goes to 'Velvet Revolver' from Wozza as the most ridiculous suggestion.
manitou +1
sadly all my youngest and the kids he knows that are into rock have been far too influenced by the Hard Rock Cafe / media revisionists and think that Aerosmith and their ilk are the bees knees
Anyone going to Sonisphere then? Diamond Head, Anthrax, Slayer, Megadeth and Metallica on the Friday night.
Yes - tickets brought ages ago.
Last year was great too.
Let me say it again - ALL rock music is good - just play it loud.
My mum liked Rainbow!
Compliments to your mum for her excellent musical taste
Parents weren't always old you know, perhaps she was a rock chick in the seventies
I'm off to see Big Country with my twenty year old daughter in April and really looking forward to it
Now speaking of a good band, they were pretty good especially live
Scorpions were excellent too, saw them at Redaing in 79 when they replaced Thin Lizzy, great set and The Tokyo Tapes is one of the very best live albums.
I'm off to see Big Country with my twenty year old daughter in April and really looking forward to it. Now speaking of a good band, they were pretty good especially live
They may have been good live at one point, but given that Stuart Adamson died in 2001, hardly their classic lineup.
They may have been good live at one point, but given that Stuart Adamson died in 2001, hardly their classic lineup.
About to say exactly the same thing.
They played T a couple of years ago and were supposedly good but not my cup of tea. I'm doing Download instead of Soni this year and whilst I would like to see the big 4 together, I'm preferring the Download line up so far. Anyone that has seen Miles Kennedy perform with Slash will know that Axl isn't the greatest singer but then again I'm in the camp that has the classic GnR line up ahead of Metallica, best against best, it's just they didn't last very long and Axl went mad.
They may have been good live at one point, but given that Stuart Adamson died in 2001, hardly their classic lineup
Obviously not, but they played a few gigs around the New Year and apparently Mike Peters does a very good job on vocals
Will be nice to hear that sound again and from what i've seen on youtube the crowd seem to be thoroughly enjoying it
MIKE PETERS? From THE ALARM??? Holy moly. Biggest joke band going even when we were young and punky.
Quality control needed!
Me thinks that a lot of "plastic" American metal bands in the 80's have given the public a jaundiced view of the genre of heavy rock.
The 70's was [u]the[/u] era for heavy rock and there were some total gems produced in that decade. The genre was pretty diverse too.
This was before the days of fans' moronic air guitaring and headbanging.
any one mention europe yet.
if not europe.