rolling stones take the cake, icing, and all the shit in

[sonickteam2]

Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
  oh you're such a contrarian! i love it!
 

and i love how you talk out of your ass all the time.  
 
   
 
  you're a constant reminder why i dont read music magazines.

[walkonby]

somebody go look on ebay and see how much someone already has two tickets for sale for the mci show.  go mick, go keif.

[HoyaSaxa03]

Originally posted by sonickteam3:
   

Originally posted by walkonby:
  and here i thought u2 was sticking it to me.

they are.  and in 20 years, U2 shows will be $800!!!! [/b]

U2 is a perfect example, for the most part they've remained classicist throughout their career, but have managed to stay "relevant" in the modern music industry
 
 it's a remarkable coup, and they're able to rake in the huge cash of "nostalgia" acts while still selling new albums and staying on magazine covers ... more power to em

[Bags]

Is a band that sells 20,000 overpriced tickets relevant?  Whether I want to think so or not, probably....  Relevant, popular, it's a sticky argument.  Is Beyonce relevant?  Is Usher relevant?  They can sell the hell out of a concert, though.
 
 Point is, they can sell the tickets.  I'd say I find it amazing, but I just paid $200 to see U2, so who am I to point fingers...
 
 -edit-
 
 Better example, I paid close to $200 (I think...) to see Simon and Garfunkle.  NO WAY they are still 'relevant,' whatever that means, but damn if they're not icons and I'd never seen them before.

[HoyaSaxa03]

Originally posted by sonickteam3:
   

Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
  oh you're such a contrarian! i love it!
 

and i love how you talk out of your ass all the time.  
 
     
 
  you're a constant reminder why i dont read music magazines. [/b]

that's cute ... so you disagree with what i said?

[sonickteam2]

Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
 and using the words "relevant" or "irrelevant" when describing a band is unfortunate

the understatement of the year.

[HoyaSaxa03]

Originally posted by Bags:
  Is a band that sells 20,000 overpriced tickets relevant?  Whether I want to think so or not, probably....  Relevant, popular, it's a sticky argument.  Is Beyonce relevant?  Is Usher relevant?  They can sell the hell out of a concert, though.
 

it is sticky ... and i would certainly consider beyonce and usher "relevant" because they're accepted by and drive the mass pop-culture machine
 
 the stones will sell out 20,000 insanely overpriced tickets, but they're not "driving the bus", they're treading water and cashing in on the time when they were one of the most "relevant" bands of their era
 
 i agree, the term "relevant" is sticky and kind of sucks, but that doesn't mean it isn't valid

[sonickteam2]

Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
 that's cute ... so you disagree with what i said?

you said a whole slew of crap. i disagreed with some of it, most of it was useless information.

[HoyaSaxa03]

Originally posted by sonickteam3:
   

Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
 and using the words "relevant" or "irrelevant" when describing a band is unfortunate

the understatement of the year. [/b]

man, you must be really angry on a constant basis when wading through popular culture ... it's not like calling the rolling stones irrelevant is some kind of a leap of logic or original idea

[eltee]

That a boy Caufield!

[HoyaSaxa03]

Originally posted by Bags:
  Better example, I paid close to $200 (I think...) to see Simon and Garfunkle.  NO WAY they are still 'relevant,' whatever that means, but damn if they're not icons and I'd never seen them before.

hell yeah! i'm pissed off i didn't go see that show
 
 and i paid way too much to see the stones in 98, and am very happy i did so.

[ggw]

Look at "relevant" this way:
 
 Twenty years from now, it is highly unlikely that any band will cite "Bridges to Babylon" or "Voodoo Lounge" as major influences.

[HoyaSaxa03]

Originally posted by abulum:
  That a boy Caufield!    

holden was a naive bastard =)  it's a cruel, cruel world ...
 
 random thought: i did a book report on 'catcher in the rye' in 6th grade, and my teacher refused to accept it because she had no idea what the book was ... isn't that insane??

[HoyaSaxa03]

Originally posted by ggwâ?¢:
  Look at "relevant" this way:
 
 Twenty years from now, it is highly unlikely that any band will cite "Bridges to Babylon" or "Voodoo Lounge" as major influences.

and, on the other hand, you have 1972's "exile on main street" whose structure, songs, and spirit have influenced countless artists, even liz phair

[grotty]

Originally posted by HoyaParanoia:
  "exile on main street"

the album cover photo should be in the dictionary next to the definition for: OVERRATED