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therippa
Fluffy-Esque
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Fleabass76
Fluffy-Esque
USA
1026 Posts |
 Posted - 12/15/2003 : 4:57:42 PM
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Ha, that's funny.
But...Bela Fleck and Jeff Coffin told me to listen to Radiohead!!
I'm sure that guy is a doctor.. |
Robots are the enemy? Hmm... |
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Zachmozach
Fluffy-Esque
USA
1534 Posts |
Posted - 12/15/2003 : 7:28:41 PM
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I'd love it if he actually pointed anything worth reading. You'd think a doctor even though I did'nt read what kind could argue and insult musical groups a little better. All he did was that circle talk stuff. Almost everything he said was like They suck really bad because their not very good, and then he'd mention some lame thing that they had done, or a lame lyic. Then even on the radiohead one he said
"We all have a favorite band. I won't tell you what mine is, because even if you'd heard of them, which you haven't, you couldn't even begin to understand them. I like my favorite band because they're great."
Same thing. My favorite band is the best cause they're great!
Even though I agree with him on a lot of bands on the list I'd like to see it argued better. At least by a doctor anyway. |
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Arthen
Alien Abductee
USA
4845 Posts |
Posted - 12/15/2003 : 11:50:19 PM
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| Yeah, I really only disagree with him when he talks about "Games Without Frontiers". |
Steve Hackett: "I'm my own opening act, you see."
Tim (before "Faceoff"): "Peace, love....and SEX!"
cbenc41@hotmail.com |
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rubylith
Fluffy-Esque
1915 Posts |
Posted - 12/16/2003 : 12:08:24 AM
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for someone to spend time on how much something musically sucks is sad. sure everyone has an opinion...i would rather be the guy saying:
"hey i got this new cd, its really great! everything in it is very different, blah, blah"
then the guy saying
"i think that band sucks, i hate them, i wish they would die"
being positive is a better way of achieving a tuned mind to what IS good and what IS bad, and when something is bad, just ignore it, and hopefully it will go away. |
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PJK
Alien Abductee
USA
4159 Posts |
Posted - 12/16/2003 : 2:43:43 PM
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Dr David Thorpe Sucks! |
"It is hard enough to remember my opinions, without also remembering my reasons for them!"Friedrich Nietzsche |
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Saint Jude
Alien Abductee
USA
2144 Posts |
Posted - 12/17/2003 : 01:55:24 AM
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| i dont think hes ment to be taken so seriously. i didnt take him serious. and found some of what he said funny and true. |
Remember, turn off your tv. Read. |
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dan p.
Alien Abductee
Uganda
3776 Posts |
Posted - 12/17/2003 : 4:56:23 PM
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| i didn't read one thing having to do with music. i read a lot about press and image and fanbase. all of which are totally and utterly meaningless in a discussion of a band's music. he had maybe 2 vague references to guitar playing and musical simplicity. that's not gonna cut it, doc. try knowing something about music before talking about it. what's his doctrite in, anyway? |
death to false metal. |
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Arthen
Alien Abductee
USA
4845 Posts |
Posted - 12/17/2003 : 11:57:59 PM
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| I think he's a doctor in the same field as Dr. Dre. |
Steve Hackett: "I'm my own opening act, you see."
Tim (before "Faceoff"): "Peace, love....and SEX!"
cbenc41@hotmail.com |
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dan p.
Alien Abductee
Uganda
3776 Posts |
Posted - 12/18/2003 : 2:39:00 PM
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| ah. stupidology. |
death to false metal. |
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JoeGamo05
Chatterbox
USA
279 Posts |
Posted - 12/19/2003 : 12:09:43 AM
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| sigh i hate people like this a persons doing what he loves and inspired by others so they make a liivng... maybe the guy was a musician once but never "hit it big" so he's angry at the rest of world? even though i don't like many of those people as much i do of other i still give them respect to the fact that they can play in front of thousands of people and have fun doing it |
When the trees start walking, the ground starts moving, your insane, your insane |
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Seth Watters
Is Anybody Here?
USA
26 Posts |
Posted - 12/21/2003 : 01:04:41 AM
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| Personally, I completely disagree with anyone who bashes John Mayer. I'm sure this statement will raise some controversy, but he is great guitarist and a great songwriter. No one gives him a chance because he sounds so poppy, but at the core, he is an excellent musician. |
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dan p.
Alien Abductee
Uganda
3776 Posts |
Posted - 12/21/2003 : 12:00:02 PM
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| haha. john mayer is diet dave matthews. i've never heard him do anything that great on guitar, nor have i heard any really good songwriting from him. i hear bad to mediocre and boring. his main problem is he doesn't have a ridiculously good band backing him up, like dave matthews does. and if you're going to obviously rip off another artist of considerable skill, you'd better be just as good, if not better. and furthermore, i defy john mayer to write a song without using major 7th chords. it's not going to happen. i understand that's his "sound" or whatever. but give it rest. i love major 7th chords, but i don't love anything enough to not mind being bludgeoned over the head with it for 5 minutes. |
death to false metal. |
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Seth Watters
Is Anybody Here?
USA
26 Posts |
Posted - 12/25/2003 : 3:13:40 PM
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| Try listening to some of his live cd "Any Given Thursday." He performs Lenny, the Stevie Ray piece, and does a few great solos of his own. |
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therippa
Fluffy-Esque
Kazakhstan
1099 Posts |
Posted - 12/25/2003 : 4:50:03 PM
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Has anyone noticed that it's always the people with less than 50 posts that defend him?
...no flame intended |
Aspiring to Be Fluffy-Esque an Alien Abductee! |
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dan p.
Alien Abductee
Uganda
3776 Posts |
Posted - 12/26/2003 : 12:33:01 PM
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i fail to see what post count has to do with anything.
yeah, ok, so he can play a few songs by good guitarists. and so he plays a couple of solos that pass, for you, as good. now, i have not heard these solos, nor have you made an attempt to describe them, so i can only assumed, based on everything else he's done, that's it's probably not that great. my point remains, that he's a mediocre guitarist and songwriter, in addition to the fact he's copping dave's style. poorly.
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DMBFreak84
Is Anybody Here?
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Posted - 12/27/2003 : 10:00:07 AM
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Originally posted by dan p.
haha. john mayer is diet dave matthews. i've never heard him do anything that great on guitar, nor have i heard any really good songwriting from him. i hear bad to mediocre and boring. his main problem is he doesn't have a ridiculously good band backing him up, like dave matthews does. and if you're going to obviously rip off another artist of considerable skill, you'd better be just as good, if not better. and furthermore, i defy john mayer to write a song without using major 7th chords. it's not going to happen. i understand that's his "sound" or whatever. but give it rest. i love major 7th chords, but i don't love anything enough to not mind being bludgeoned over the head with it for 5 minutes.
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dan p.
Alien Abductee
Uganda
3776 Posts |
Posted - 12/27/2003 : 4:43:25 PM
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| lemme ask you this. if he's good enough to play this really difficult song, why is it that he can't write like that? could it because he had to spend forever learning it and really isn't god enough to do it consitantly? i think so. |
death to false metal. |
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Fluffy
Administrator
USA
10739 Posts |
Posted - 04/08/2004 : 9:49:42 PM
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Remember Dr. David Thorpe? Well I do and I just love his diatribes whether I agree or not. They actually make me laugh out loud. Well there is a new one about that lovely band The Darkness. Check it out!
http://www.somethingawful.com/yourbandsucks/ |
Peace & Keep the Faith
Fluffy         
"THE MUSIC BUSINESS IS A CRUEL AND SHALLOW MONEY TRENCH-- A LONG PLASTIC HALLWAY WHERE THIEVES AND PIMPS RUN FREE AND GOOD MEN DIE LIKE DOGS. THERE'S ALSO A NEGATIVE SIDE..." -Hunter S. Thompson |
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dan p.
Alien Abductee
Uganda
3776 Posts |
Posted - 04/08/2004 : 10:35:16 PM
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| i read the rest of them, and aside from the tool one, he's dead on all the time. it's hilarious. |
death to false metal. |
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KevinLesko
Alien Abductee
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Posted - 04/09/2004 : 04:01:41 AM
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LOL!! I love The Darkness. At first I hated that cd, when we got it in on promo.. but once I started taking it less seriously, and more as a joke, I really started to like them. They ae actually playing two shows in Hollywood that a bunch of my co-workers and I were going to try to attend based on the fact that it would be a guarenteed laugh-fest, but they actually both sold out immediately  |
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dan p.
Alien Abductee
Uganda
3776 Posts |
Posted - 04/09/2004 : 10:54:18 AM
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| i can't really listen to them, even if they are a joke. |
death to false metal. |
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acfc70
Is Anybody Here?
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Posted - 04/14/2004 : 9:01:54 PM
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| yo i'm a big dmb, phish and disco biscuits fan, is radiohead a good band for me to listen to? |
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Arthen
Alien Abductee
USA
4845 Posts |
Posted - 04/14/2004 : 11:46:46 PM
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Just because you like those bands or any other band doesn't mean you shouldn't give new things a try. It's impossible to guarantee whether or not you'll like it just because you like Phish, DMB, etc.
Just take a listen. |
Steve Hackett: "I'm my own opening act, you see."
Tim (before "Faceoff"): "Peace, love....and SEX!"
cbenc41@hotmail.com |
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dan p.
Alien Abductee
Uganda
3776 Posts |
Posted - 04/14/2004 : 11:46:50 PM
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i don't see how what you listen to already has any bearing on if another band is good for you to listen to. unless you seek only to listen to one type of music.
yes, radiohead is good for everyone. |
death to false metal. |
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La Mer De Noms
Try A Little Harder
66 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2004 : 10:11:20 AM
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Originally posted by dan p.
lemme ask you this. if he's good enough to play this really difficult song, why is it that he can't write like that? could it because he had to spend forever learning it and really isn't god enough to do it consitantly? i think so.
because the record label isnt paying him to write good songs, they're paying him to write pop songs. |
Well that is that and this is this.
Will you tell me what you saw and I'll tell you what you missed,when the ocean met the sky.
You missed when time and life shook hands and said goodbye.
When the earth folded on itself.
And said "Good luck, for your sake I hope heaven and hell are really there, but I wouldn't hold my breath." |
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La Mer De Noms
Try A Little Harder
66 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2004 : 10:12:42 AM
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Originally posted by Saint Jude
i dont think hes ment to be taken so seriously. i didnt take him serious. and found some of what he said funny and true.
he's spot on with the majority of tool fans. |
Well that is that and this is this.
Will you tell me what you saw and I'll tell you what you missed,when the ocean met the sky.
You missed when time and life shook hands and said goodbye.
When the earth folded on itself.
And said "Good luck, for your sake I hope heaven and hell are really there, but I wouldn't hold my breath." |
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dan p.
Alien Abductee
Uganda
3776 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2004 : 12:11:40 PM
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Originally posted by La Mer De Noms
quote:
Originally posted by dan p.
lemme ask you this. if he's good enough to play this really difficult song, why is it that he can't write like that? could it because he had to spend forever learning it and really isn't god enough to do it consitantly? i think so.
because the record label isnt paying him to write good songs, they're paying him to write pop songs.
then he's as good as terrible. |
death to false metal. |
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Arthen
Alien Abductee
USA
4845 Posts |
Posted - 04/24/2004 : 1:40:02 PM
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| One more reason for John Mayer to take a swan dive off a thirty story buliding. |
Steve Hackett: "I'm my own opening act, you see."
Tim (before "Faceoff"): "Peace, love....and SEX!"
cbenc41@hotmail.com |
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La Mer De Noms
Try A Little Harder
66 Posts |
Posted - 04/25/2004 : 11:42:27 AM
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Originally posted by dan p.
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Originally posted by La Mer De Noms
quote:
Originally posted by dan p.
lemme ask you this. if he's good enough to play this really difficult song, why is it that he can't write like that? could it because he had to spend forever learning it and really isn't god enough to do it consitantly? i think so.
because the record label isnt paying him to write good songs, they're paying him to write pop songs.
then he's as good as terrible.
well, people are known to do stupid things for a lot of cash, in this case, a hell of a lot of cash. |
Well that is that and this is this.
Will you tell me what you saw and I'll tell you what you missed,when the ocean met the sky.
You missed when time and life shook hands and said goodbye.
When the earth folded on itself.
And said "Good luck, for your sake I hope heaven and hell are really there, but I wouldn't hold my breath." |
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sarcasmboy_1
Is Anybody Here?
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Posted - 04/25/2004 : 2:29:11 PM
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Originally posted by La Mer De Noms
well, people are known to do stupid things for a lot of cash, in this case, a hell of a lot of cash.
So you're calling him a sellout? |
My animosity towards you knows no bounds |
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La Mer De Noms
Try A Little Harder
66 Posts |
Posted - 04/25/2004 : 5:45:15 PM
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quote:
Originally posted by sarcasmboy_1
quote:
Originally posted by La Mer De Noms
well, people are known to do stupid things for a lot of cash, in this case, a hell of a lot of cash.
So you're calling him a sellout?
that, or he actually enjoys writting pop songs. |
Well that is that and this is this.
Will you tell me what you saw and I'll tell you what you missed,when the ocean met the sky.
You missed when time and life shook hands and said goodbye.
When the earth folded on itself.
And said "Good luck, for your sake I hope heaven and hell are really there, but I wouldn't hold my breath." |
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dan p.
Alien Abductee
Uganda
3776 Posts |
Posted - 04/25/2004 : 7:03:42 PM
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| so he's really good, but he just writes bad pop music for money. being talented doesn't give you permission to suck. |
death to false metal. |
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JoeGamo05
Chatterbox
USA
279 Posts |
Posted - 04/26/2004 : 10:34:36 PM
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| lol what do you all think about jason mraz i think he's a lil conceded(sp?) lol i heard there is this guy i think he's on this site joegamo09 or something he's supposed to be sexy as hell and okay at guitar you guys should give him a listen... j/p everyone has soldout though if you think of it.. if someone took a gross amount of money and shoved it in ur face and told you to play something most ppl might.. whooooo knows |
When the trees start walking, the ground starts moving, your insane, your insane |
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dan p.
Alien Abductee
Uganda
3776 Posts |
Posted - 04/26/2004 : 11:50:56 PM
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that depends on how much you care about music and how much you care about getting a lot of money. correct me if i'm wrong, but hasn't tim reynolds turned down a lot of offers? and has he sold out? nope. he's doing whatever the hell he goddamn pleases and frankly, i'm fine with that.
your post implies that accepting money to write music is selling out. but supposing someone writes music they like, and as it happens, people are willing to spend money to hear it? beethoven found himself in that situation. would you sit here and tell us that beethoven sold out? |
death to false metal. |
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Arthen
Alien Abductee
USA
4845 Posts |
Posted - 04/27/2004 : 12:16:23 AM
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Jason Mraz is an assclown. I hate him. But I'm not sure who I hate more: Jason Mraz or John Mayer?
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Steve Hackett: "I'm my own opening act, you see."
Tim (before "Faceoff"): "Peace, love....and SEX!"
cbenc41@hotmail.com |
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James M.
Chatterbox
USA
245 Posts |
Posted - 04/27/2004 : 01:04:30 AM
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| i like mraz...hes got an incredible voice and good lyrics..not the banal shit john mayer keeps spitting at us...god he sucks....but just my opinion |
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Why Coldplay, Tool, Radiohead, and John Mayer Suck
