5 Reasons Why Indie Rock Doesn't Rock

[StoneTheCrow]

They definitely play a different loop than the ones the free radio stations play. But it's a loop nonetheless and it wasn't long before it wore out its welcome.

[K8teebug]

the old school show on XMU is pretty good.  I like Blogger radio too.  Still better than the radio.

[chaz]

jet sucks

Totally agree.  Horrible horrible band.

[HoyaSaxa03]

jet sucks

Totally agree.  Horrible horrible band.

but they're exactly what the article is clamoring for, right?

[sweetcell]

but they're exactly what the article is clamoring for, right?

that wasn't my impression... what makes you think that?

[chaz]

but they're exactly what the article is clamoring for, right?

that wasn't my impression... what makes you think that?

That are you gonna come my way song was catchy and cute....but around the time it came out I was listening to that album in a friend's car and I was honestly shocked at how bad it was.

When talk of bringing back acdc started, my mind went straight to jet.  Thats what we'd get.

[hutch]

jet sucks

Totally agree.  Horrible horrible band.

but they're exactly what the article is clamoring for, right?

absolutely not. ... jet are complete poseurs..  and they are not acdc poseurs.. they are rolling stones poseurs.

I saw a magazine 'spread' on them a few years ago... they had the jack daniels bottles, keith look down to a science..


you know guys, you can be genuine and still make chuck berry rock and roll... and every indie band you guys wet your pants over has plenty of role models, influences and blueprints.. they dont' come up with their music in a vacumn. its just the wrong blueprint..its not rock..its not rock and roll..its no fun.

[James Ford]

That "My Ding a Ling" song totally rocks.

[hutch]

That "My Ding a Ling" song totally rocks.

No one is perfect.. not even Chuck Berry.. but he did pretty much take rock and roll to the next level and if you could credit anyone for its "invention" it would be him. What did John Lennon say? If you could use another word for rock and roll you could call it "Chuck Berry"..(I paraphrase)

[chaz]

Read this.  This is what he's talking about.

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/27321/in-on-the-killjoy

[hutch]

Read this.  This is what he's talking about.

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/27321/in-on-the-killjoy

couldn't agree more with that article.... i remember reading it when it came out and i still think about it.. heck just came up last week when my friends band was playing a show.

[chaz]

Read this.  This is what he's talking about.

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/articles/27321/in-on-the-killjoy

couldn't agree more with that article.... i remember reading it when it came out and i still think about it.. heck just came up last week when my friends band was playing a show.

A really good friend of mine wrote that.  You would not believe that backlash he experienced from the DC hipster mafia...he was definitely persona non grata around here.  So much drama...turned into a total scandal among my group of friends.  I loved it.

The article did go a little over the top, but it was satire.

A good read though.  And the whole story surrounding it, from how it was conceived to the inevitable fallout is solid gold.

And the artwork was priceless...Ian and Guy dressed up as puritan pilgrims was effing brilliant.

[sweetcell]

That "My Ding a Ling" song totally rocks.

sure does: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXCh9OhDiCI&ob=av3e

[azaghal1981]

DC rock is mostly still as up its own ass as that article made it out to be in 2003.

[HoyaSaxa03]

When talk of bringing back acdc started, my mind went straight to jet.  Thats what we'd get.

exactly, we've seen what this results in (jet), and it sucks ... sorry ...