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post #201 of 238
8/18/09 at 8:33pm
ICP enough said
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post #202 of 238
8/18/09 at 9:16pm
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Originally Posted by Cameron Hughes View Post
I still like Cake.
Seriously, people feel ashamed for Cake? Cake is a great band with one or two annoying songs that got way too much play on the radio. But for every "Short Skirt Long Jacket", there's a "Frank Sinatra" and a "Mexico" (those are the good ones, fyi). They're also fantastic live, and John McRae get's a million cool points from me for his incredible duet with Ben Folds.
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post #203 of 238
8/19/09 at 12:53am
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post #204 of 238
8/19/09 at 1:15am
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Originally Posted by Chris Miller View Post
Seriously, people feel ashamed for Cake? Cake is a great band with one or two annoying songs that got way too much play on the radio. But for every "Short Skirt Long Jacket", there's a "Frank Sinatra" and a "Mexico" (those are the good ones, fyi). They're also fantastic live, and John McRae get's a million cool points from me for his incredible duet with Ben Folds.
I'm not even that big on them, but I have to say that their style is unique enough to warrant their disqualification from this thread.

Plus, as a musician, I have to respect some of the grooves they lay down.
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post #205 of 238
8/19/09 at 2:16am
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Originally Posted by KungFuCornelius View Post
I used to listen to Christian Rock. Exclusively. Take that, Barry Manilow. I missed most of the music in the nineties because I was afraid of the Devil. I convinced myself that for every secular band, there was a Christian band that sounded like them, only better because their lyrics were about Jesus.
I have a few friends who were like that, luckily they listened to the "cool stuff". I don't know if it was non-Christians joining Christian labels because it was easier, or what, but I've heard some really great stuff on Christian labels. Mostly metal/industrial/hardcore stuff. Not overly preachy, if at all.
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Originally Posted by Bartleby_Scriven View Post
After I saw the (horrible) movie, I must have listened to the Queen of the Damned soundtrack ten gajillion times. This was the album that featured Jonathan Davis from Korn teaming up with members of Linkin Park, Orgy, Static X, Disturb'd, and Marilyn Manson himself to BE the band The Vampire Lestat.

*dies a horrible death*
No, don't die yet. That soundtrack was at least interesting for the fact that Davis could sing in the movie, but couldn't on the CD, so it ended up full of bizarre Jonathan Davis covers all due to contract crap. Not that any of the songs were great to begin with.
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Originally Posted by Bartleby_Scriven View Post
I also own three Dashboard Confessional albums.
Okay, now feel free to die.
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Originally Posted by Cameron Hughes View Post
I still like Cake.
Cake is harmless and fun. It's not my thing really, but I don't know why anyone would actively hate the band or be totally ashamed.
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post #206 of 238
8/19/09 at 8:00am
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Originally Posted by Jeb View Post
I don't think anyone needs to be "ashamed" of being an Abba fan. But I'm certainly not one. Skillfully executed their stuff may have been, but they were so goddam ubiquitous that they quickly became unbearable, for me anyway.
Unbearable's the word. I stand by my claim. 'Skillfully executed' is a qualifier that can be used for a lot of shitty music. Just catching them on the radio immediately makes me feel dirty. And I know a lot of people (including good friends and familiy) who will defend them vigorously, and imo they should all be ashamed.
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post #207 of 238
8/19/09 at 8:23am
I used to listen to 311. I was high. ANd stupid.
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post #208 of 238
8/19/09 at 9:35am
I LIKE Avenged Sevenfold... Do I deserve to die?
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post #209 of 238
8/19/09 at 9:35am
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Originally Posted by Bartleby_Scriven View Post
After I saw the (horrible) movie, I must have listened to the Queen of the Damned soundtrack ten gajillion times. This was the album that featured Jonathan Davis from Korn teaming up with members of Linkin Park, Orgy, Static X, Disturb'd, and Marilyn Manson himself to BE the band The Vampire Lestat.
Eh. I actually kinda dug that soundtrack. And it more or less fit what I thought Lestat's band would sound like if they'd come out at the height of nu-metal.

Also, that soundtrack introduced me to kidneythieves. Good stuff, there.

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Originally Posted by joeypants View Post
You're not alone, Justin. I'm so ashamed to say that I really, really loved the first two Limp Bizkit albums, and saw them live, TWICE. And god help me, one show featured the god awful trifecta of Staind, Kid Rock AND Limp Bizkit.
Staind's an interesting case. Their first two albums are actually not bad at all. There's some interesting bass/guitar/vocal harmonies going on, and the lyrics, while still not great, at least sound earnest. Break The Cycle turns them musically boring, but theyre still unique in that there's a genuine effort on the part of Aaron Lewis to identify his problems and fix them. 13 Shades of Gray is damn near a HAPPY nu-metal album. Its a pleasant progression, especially for the genre.

Of course, now, theyre ENTIRELY boring. Which is sad.
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post #210 of 238
8/19/09 at 10:20am
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Originally Posted by Humanoid View Post
I LIKE Avenged Sevenfold... Do I deserve to die?
Little bit, yeah.
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post #211 of 238
8/19/09 at 11:07am
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Originally Posted by BadlyDrawnBagel View Post
I liked Everclear a whole bunch and must have seen them about 8 times from '95-'97 or so.

I'll defend Mental Jewelry till my last dying breath.
Isn't that the band where every song started with the same guitar riff? Down down diggity-di down.
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post #212 of 238
8/19/09 at 11:13am
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Originally Posted by Humanoid View Post
I LIKE Avenged Sevenfold... Do I deserve to die?
I don't care for them, but there's really no denying the fact that Sinister Gates has got some serious guitar playing skills.
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post #213 of 238
8/19/09 at 11:20am
He lacks a great deal of "naming self to preserve human dignity" skills, though.
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post #214 of 238
8/19/09 at 11:36am
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Originally Posted by Judas Booth View Post
I don't care for them, but there's really no denying the fact that Sinister Gates has got some serious guitar playing skills.
He and the drummer - equally hilariously named The Reverend Tholomew Plague - are the reason I like them. Some of their duelling guitar stuff is spectacular.
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post #215 of 238
8/19/09 at 12:39pm
Avenged Sevenfold are a total guilty pleasure of mine. Pure cheese-tasticness. It's like Axel Rose started a hardcore band.
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post #216 of 238
8/19/09 at 12:46pm
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Originally Posted by Humanoid View Post
He and the drummer - equally hilariously named The Reverend Tholomew Plague - are the reason I like them. Some of their duelling guitar stuff is spectacular.
I'm sorry, but the best duelling guitar lead band is Iron Maiden with Judas Priest and Lynyrd Skynyrd closely tied for second. The duelling solos between IM's Dave Murray and Adrian Smith in the early 80s are fantastic.

Regarding Avenged Sevenfold: my main issue with them is with their terrible lead singer, M. Shadows. He has no voice, no range, and no apparent talent that I can identify.
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post #217 of 238
8/19/09 at 12:51pm
Avenged Sevenfold fucking sucks... but I wouldn't go so far as to stick them in this thread I suppose.

Now Dragonforce...

Or Shadows Fall...
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post #218 of 238
8/19/09 at 12:53pm
Dragonforce is unlistenable noise.
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post #219 of 238
8/19/09 at 12:57pm
And their Guitar Hero level almost gave me carpal tunnel syndrome.
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post #220 of 238
8/19/09 at 3:28pm
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Originally Posted by Humanoid View Post
And their Guitar Hero level almost gave me carpal tunnel syndrome.
And that's EXACTLY what that band was made for. They're just wiz-bang technical wizardry with no soul that's only real worth is to give somebody a tough level on a video game.
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post #221 of 238
8/19/09 at 3:36pm
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Originally Posted by joeypants View Post
And that's EXACTLY what that band was made for. They're just wiz-bang technical wizardry with no soul that's only real worth is to give somebody a tough level on a video game.
From what I've heard, they can't pull off that level of 'technical wizardry' live. Has anyone seen them that can back this up?
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post #222 of 238
8/19/09 at 6:17pm
Yeah, Avenged Sevenfold is good... I'm not ashamed of liking them at all. I agree their singer is weak but they put together some solid harmonies to mask it. The Rev not only kills on drums but he actually sings all the high notes (while drumming) that the singer can't hit live. It's pretty unbelievable actually.

Fuck Dragonforce... gimmicky nonsense.

Dueling Guitars? Thin Lizzy... not as technically proficient as Maiden but some of the best nonetheless.

Rando mentioned Godsmack on here and no one agreed? Come on, they are soooooo terrible. They overshadowed his other mention of C+C Music Factory!
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post #223 of 238
8/19/09 at 6:24pm
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Originally Posted by The Rain Dog View Post
Not ashamed to say I still enjoy that first album. And apparently they're still big in the Pacific Northwest.
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post #224 of 238
8/19/09 at 7:48pm
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Originally Posted by Judas Booth View Post
I'm sorry, but the best duelling guitar lead band is Iron Maiden with Judas Priest and Lynyrd Skynyrd closely tied for second. The duelling solos between IM's Dave Murray and Adrian Smith in the early 80s are fantastic.
The good thing about Avenged Sevenfold is that it introduced a LOT of kids to that dual guitar style; I've introduced several people to Thin Lizzy and Maiden after they told me that they liked A.S.
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post #225 of 238
8/19/09 at 7:51pm
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Originally Posted by Tieman View Post
Not ashamed to say I still enjoy that first album. And apparently they're still big in the Pacific Northwest.
Not really. People still go see them, but people still go see Air Supply.
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post #226 of 238
8/19/09 at 7:58pm
i liked the band custom after they released a single that a friend played for me back in highschool ... then i grew up and discovered ravi shankar.
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post #227 of 238
8/19/09 at 8:10pm
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Originally Posted by Mad Man Mundt View Post
Not really. People still go see them, but people still go see Air Supply.
I just noted when I was at the Rock & Roll Museum last year they had an entire section to themselves. But that may have just been good timing.
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post #228 of 238
8/19/09 at 8:25pm
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Originally Posted by Tieman View Post
I just noted when I was at the Rock & Roll Museum last year they had an entire section to themselves. But that may have just been good timing.
Loosely defined.
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post #229 of 238
8/19/09 at 10:38pm
3 posts about duel guitar greats with no mention of the Allmans makes Baby Jesus chug turpentine.
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post #230 of 238
8/19/09 at 10:42pm
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Originally Posted by Timothy Q View Post
Rando mentioned Godsmack on here and no one agreed? Come on, they are soooooo terrible. They overshadowed his other mention of C+C Music Factory!
Theyre not nearly as bad as some of the other shit I've heard lobbed around in this thread. Theyre just incredibly basic and uninspired 90% of the time. Then every once in a while, they pull Get Up Get Out or Spiral out of their ass, and I kinda dig 'em.

I'll take Sully Erna's desperate need for people to go away over fucking Dragonforce any damn day of the week.

Also, their live show is fucking stellar.
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post #231 of 238
8/19/09 at 10:52pm
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3 posts about duel guitar greats with no mention of the Allmans makes Baby Jesus chug turpentine.
I'd hate to think anyone's ashamed for having liked the Allman Brothers.
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post #232 of 238
8/19/09 at 10:54pm
Maybe the Doobie Brothers.
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post #233 of 238
8/20/09 at 2:16am
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I'd hate to think anyone's ashamed for having liked the Allman Brothers.
No, but the segment I was referencing had moved beyond that.
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post #234 of 238
8/20/09 at 2:50am
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Originally Posted by Schwartz View Post
No, but the segment I was referencing had moved beyond that.
Yeah, I know. That was my oh so subtle way of pointing out that we had moved a bit off topic.

To return us to topic: another couple of really crappy bands that I liked for a year or two? Vanilla Fudge and Iron Butterfly.

ETA: Fuck, I just remembered-- I paid MONEY to see Three Dog Night.
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post #235 of 238
8/20/09 at 7:07am
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Originally Posted by KungFuCornelius View Post
I used to listen to Christian Rock. Exclusively. Take that, Barry Manilow. I missed most of the music in the nineties because I was afraid of the Devil. I convinced myself that for every secular band, there was a Christian band that sounded like them, only better because their lyrics were about Jesus.
Damn, I didn't think anyone was going to post anything more abysmal than Live but you got me well beat. Nothing is worse than Christian Rock.
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post #236 of 238
8/20/09 at 10:59am
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Originally Posted by Fat Elvis View Post
Maybe the Doobie Brothers.
Late Doobie Brothers, maybe. Early stuff, no way!
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post #237 of 238
8/20/09 at 12:28pm
I notice no one's mentioned fucking P.O.D. yet.

Proud to say I hated that band from moment one.
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post #238 of 238
8/24/09 at 2:03pm
Seeing PUSA mentioned above makes me sad. Any band containing two members taught by the late great Mark Sandman (previously of the incredible Morphine) shouldn't be in a thread like this.
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