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[kurosawa-b/w]

Originally posted by BookerT:
  WED OCT 12- THE WARLOCKS, THE BELLRAYS, THE GRIS GRIS $12 mainstage 8:30
 
 the warlocks have been one of my guilty pleasures for the past couple years.

I'd like to see The Gris Gris. I missed them at the Warehouse a while ago.

[snailhook]

WED OCT 12- THE WARLOCKS, THE BELLRAYS, THE GRIS GRIS $12

holy shit...show of the year material. the gris gris  played one of the best show i saw last year and released one of the best records i heard. the warlocks are always solid, and the bellrays bring it.
 
 

Funny you should mention Rush as that is one of the three bands whom I was thinking of with the others being Journey and Foreinger. Can't stand that shallow ash shit.

and jaguar, please don't mention rush in the same breath as foreigner and journey; they are completely different. aside from geddy lee's annoyingly shrill vocals and their post-1982 output, rush's instrumental talent blows the crap out of foreigner and journey (might as well throw in styx in there). i've even busted out some of the instrumental parts of "farewell to kings" and "2112" for some people, and they can't believe it's rush. they're no crimson, but they did have some good ideas.
 
 and their first record is great in a retarded zeppelin kind of way.

[vansmack]

Originally posted by snailhook:
  please don't mention rush in the same breath as foreigner and journey; they are completely different

Take it from a guy who loves shallow ass shit: Rush is far from shallow.  Lifeson is the weak link instrumentally, and that's not all that weak.

[palahniukkubrick]

Originally posted by vansmack:
   

Originally posted by snailhook:
  please don't mention rush in the same breath as foreigner and journey; they are completely different

Take it from a guy who loves shallow ass shit: Rush is far from shallow.  Lifeson is the weak link instrumentally, and that's not all that weak. [/b]

lifeson is a great player indeed, but you could argue that he spawned the ridiculous shredding/ overplaying guitar styles common in the eighties and that it's his fault we had to listen to all those wankers doing whammy bar dive bombs.

[snailhook]

but you could argue that he spawned the ridiculous shredding/ overplaying guitar styles common in the eighties and that it's his fault we had to listen to all those wankers doing whammy bar dive bombs.

i suppose you could, but i'd rather argue that it's eddie van halen's fault.

[bearman🐻]

Holy crap, Ministry and Revco?? That will be unreal. Being from Chicago (at the height of industrial, no less), I am SO there.

[Got Haggis?]

yeah, this tour was supposed to happen awhile ago (ministry/revco) but got delayed....at one point LARD and Skinny Puppy were supposed to be on it as well.

[sonickteam2]

Originally posted by Jaguär:
  . As with most genres, there seems to be two different sorts of Prog Rock. The Mainstream crap that makes me cringe and then the other side of the coin such as Fripp, King Crimson and Porcupine Tree.

i think perhaps that its just the mainstream part that makes you cringe.  of all of us who may hate bands because they are popular, i believe Jag wins top prize!

[helicon1]

Originally posted by sonickteam4:
   

Originally posted by Jaguär:
  . As with most genres, there seems to be two different sorts of Prog Rock. The Mainstream crap that makes me cringe and then the other side of the coin such as Fripp, King Crimson and Porcupine Tree.

i think perhaps that its just the mainstream part that makes you cringe.  of all of us who may hate bands because they are popular, i believe Jag wins top prize! [/b]

Levels of popularity mean nothing to me when it comes to the music I enjoy. The part of prog I don't like are the gigantic guitar solos, songs with 35 parts that go on for 35 minutes, etc.  Actually,  the part of Rush I don't like are his vocals. It's just my opinion but they do nothing for me.
 
 As Porcupine Tree's career has evolved, they have been refining their music to make shorter, to-the-point songs. The prog element is still there but the songs are much easier on the ear to the common fan. Some people would call that selling out, but for me, it's made their music more concise and enjoyable.

[BookerT]

jon langford will be playing at millennium stage on friday sept. 9 and at iota the next evening.

[hostiledm]

anyone know who is going to be in the Revolting Cocks line up?

[xcanuck]

Originally posted by chancegardener:
  Bright Eyes' tour dates:
 
 
 Nov. 18: Washington, D.C. (DAR Constitution Hall)
 

Word is that Leslie Feist has been pegged to open.
 I get to see her THREE times this weekend  

[amnesiac]

Ottobar's got some good shows in the fall:
 
 Wednesday October 5th
  Why?  and guests TBA
 
 Thursday October 13th
  CAT POWER  and guests TBA
 
 Friday November 11th
  SAGE FRANCIS
 
 Tuesday November 22nd
  Ted Leo Pharmacists  and guests TBA

[Got Haggis?]

the last revco lineup annoucent was of course Al Jourgenson, Phil from Skatenigs, and basically the rest of the guys in Ministry.
 
 apparently Chris and Al had a falling out.

[Charlie Nakatestes, Japanese Golfer]

Is there any guarantee that the band members will even still be alive at that date?
 
 

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
  Ministry / Revolting Cocks
 9:30 Club 6/21/2006
 Sonar 6/20/2006