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Post by pdxjim on Apr 14, 2020 19:17:50 GMT 1
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Post by veg on Apr 14, 2020 19:23:25 GMT 1
One of the greatest songs ever takes me back to having long hair, drinking in the dive and ragging my bike without a care. Brilliant.
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Post by steve h on Apr 14, 2020 19:33:09 GMT 1
Funny... the only thing I was reminded of was Rolf Harris................
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Post by pdxjim on Apr 14, 2020 19:43:35 GMT 1
“Master ...” is def peak Metallica.
Everything prior built up to it, and it’s been downhill fast ever since.
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Post by donkeychomp on Apr 14, 2020 22:08:42 GMT 1
Not heard Death Magnetic? Best album they have done...so far!
Alex
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Post by pdxjim on Apr 15, 2020 1:31:19 GMT 1
Not heard Death Magnetic? Best album they have done...so far! Alex Just listened to it front to back this afternoon. Better than I expected, I guess. Lots of songs sound exactly like ones off "And Justice ..." and a few off "Master ...". Like, they sounded EXACTLY like those old songs just with the notes and arrangements jumbled around. And the part that I just can't get past is Hetfield's "singing". Those "Yaaaaeeeeaayyyyy...UH!", and "Whoa, whoaaaaaaayyyeeee ... UH!" bits are so corny! I was wearing 'phones and my co-worker kept asking what I was laughing at. |
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Post by veg on Apr 15, 2020 5:53:45 GMT 1
Most bands are the same though aren’t they, find their sound and stick with it. My fave ever band AcDc love their early stuff, v different to later, hard driving rock n roll, after Bon we got back in black which was for all intents and purposes repeated for the next 30 yrs but not as well, with the odd exceptions, seen them live on loads of tours and their set list is virtually always the same bar a couple from their new album.
Always thought that Motörhead changed a lot but that was lemmy driving that.
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Post by pdxjim on Apr 15, 2020 7:10:15 GMT 1
Most bands are the same though aren’t they, find their sound and stick with it. My fave ever band AcDc love their early stuff, v different to later, hard driving rock n roll, after Bon we got back in black which was for all intents and purposes repeated for the next 30 yrs but not as well, with the odd exceptions, seen them live on loads of tours and their set list is virtually always the same bar a couple from their new album. Always thought that Motörhead changed a lot but that was lemmy driving that. It's true. Can't blame a band for finding a formula that works and sticking with it. AC/DC are a fantastic example. From what, 1975 to 2005 or so, they basically just rewrote the same song over and over. The first few records set the standard, then once BJ joined up and "Back in Black" came out, they just kept riding the same few riffs for the next 30 years. Even tho I lost interest in the new stuff, Bon Scott era AC/DC is some of my favorite rock n' roll of all time and never gets old. I would think Motorhead's sound changing so much was their revolving door of drummers and guitarists.  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2020 15:23:14 GMT 1
We just had The Highway To Hell Bon Scott tribute show on 1st March
It ran for about 10Km's along Canning highway from the Raffles, where AC/DC and Bon Scott started it all to May st in Fremantle, stopping at pubs along the way, each tribute band putting on their own take of an AckaDacka song on top of a float
The 4 lane highway was closed to traffic and over 100,000 people turned up to watch the procession and the performances
Sleepy pubs had their best trade ever, it lasted 8 or more hours
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Post by veg on Apr 15, 2020 15:30:52 GMT 1
Surely it all started in Scotland? 😁
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Post by donkeychomp on Apr 15, 2020 23:01:33 GMT 1
My music tastes are varied but like most LC nutters a bit of metal is my fave genre. And talking of AC/DC, I saw the Black Ice gig in Wembley, and then in Perth...same gig and the final one ever. I felt honoured to be there. The felt like a total dick head and very annoyed when they started touring again! Never seen Metallica and that St Angers me as they are my favourite band by a mile. Saw Motorhead in Hammersmith. Bomber tour, so loud I was deaf for 3 days after. But...my second fave is Hawkwind. Used to see them every xmas in London, usually small venues and tickets about £20. A great night out. This year they played one venue. The Royal Albert Hall, and prices started at £180. Now that surprised me.
And it sold out!!
Alex
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Post by pdxjim on Apr 16, 2020 2:40:43 GMT 1
😎
I saw Metallica at Oakland Coliseum "Day on the Green" 1991 with Faith No More, Soundgarden and Queensryche.
Would’ve, of course, preferred a more intimate venue and five years earlier, but it was pretty fun for the spectacle if nothing else.
Oakland Coliseum seats 50,000 and I believe it was sold out that night.
Utter chaos. 👍
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Post by icarus001 on Apr 16, 2020 6:51:41 GMT 1
Never really rated Metallica, I bought Kill em All, Ride the Lightening and Master of Puppets, but after that it was just a very cold flat sound, no emotion in the music.
I couldn't understand the hype they got, I thought they were just an ok band for a bit, then went off the boil.
Saying that, it's not really my sound, I went to see all the bands of the day, Twisted Sister, WASP, Iron Maiden, etc, but my real favourite was (and still is) punk bands like The Stupids, Misfits, NOFX, etc.
Plus some stuff like The Ramones, etc.
Still got a lot of AC/DC albums though, I haven't met a human being alive that doesn't like at least a few of their songs.
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Post by pdxjim on Apr 16, 2020 7:23:03 GMT 1
... but my real favourite was (and still is) punk bands like The Stupids, Misfits, NOFX, etc. Plus some stuff like The Ramones, ... I saw NOFX a few times living in San Francisco in the 90's. Best one was a "secret" show at The Nightbreak on Haight Street. The Nightbreak was a tiny club, maybe 100 person max occupancy. This was during the height of their first wave of success right after "Punk in Drublic" came out and the oversold venue was bursting at the seams That night was (also) utter chaos, and I distinctly remember it was the day Jerry Garcia (of the Grateful Dead) had died, making it 5 August, 1995. |
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Post by veg on Apr 16, 2020 8:12:27 GMT 1
Used to go to loads of gigs both local and small, and big bands. I got more into Indy rock and punk rather then metal, couldn’t stand those hair metal bands in all their spandex.
Dead Kennedys, bad brains, body count and these guys
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Post by chrisg on Apr 16, 2020 11:55:46 GMT 1
Funny... the only thing I was reminded of was Rolf Harris................ Me too, wonder which hand was Rolfs?  |
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Post by steve h on Apr 16, 2020 13:20:31 GMT 1
Funny... the only thing I was reminded of was Rolf Harris................ Me too, wonder which hand was Rolfs? Who knows...he had his hand in many things...sadly not all of them were legal..... |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2020 14:05:25 GMT 1
Hi Veg
Bon Scott was born in Scotland, however left at the age of 6 with his family, in 1952, they lived in Melbourne for 4 years then moved to Fremantle, W Australia in 1956,
Scott formed his first band, The Spektors, in 1964 and became the band's drummer and occasional lead vocalist. He performed in several other bands including The Valentines and Fraternity he performed in pubs with these bands until about 1973, before replacing Dave Evans as the lead singer of AC/DC in 1974. AC/DC's popularity grew throughout the 1970s, initially in Australia, and then internationally.
Angus and Malcolm Young were also born in Scotland, however they left as children in 1963 and did their performing in Australia
AC/DC was formed in 1973 and was named after a label on the back of the Youngs' sister's sewing machine, the 3 along with Phil Rudd met up in Melbourne and that is how it all started
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Post by veg on Apr 16, 2020 15:11:16 GMT 1
😁 I was winding you up, I know the history that the 3 formative members were all born in Scotland so technically they are a Scottish band which Scotland being part of the union means they British and the Australia act wasn’t passed until 1986 which meant when they were formed as a band in Australia they were still a dominion of the UK. Which also technically means that they are British.
Now as we know the United Kingdom came about as a result of the unions of Wales Scotland and Ireland ( or should we say the English conquering our neighbours).
Therefore technically they are English 👍
Can you tell I’ve been on lock down for 4 weeks.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2020 15:37:16 GMT 1
I'll keep referring to their heritage as Australian
Not bad for an Irishman, who has been in Australia 40 years
So you want to get technical eh
We have part of our sports as State of Origin, in Rugby League and to a lot lesser degree Australian rules, whichever state you play your first game is the state you can play for
So their first gig was in Australia, so they are an Australian band
Just like Split Enz, Crowded House, Lorde and Marc Hunter (Dragon) we call them Australian too, even though they are all Kiwis LOL
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