Why Mainstream Rock Sucked in 2018

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Dave W

#15
February 04, 2019, 02:36:55 PM
Quote from: gearHed289 on February 04, 2019, 08:50:34 AM
The singer annoys...



Is that really the lead singer? He looks like a character from a 70s Norman Lear sitcom. Maybe an extra from a Sanford & Son episode.

uwe

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February 04, 2019, 02:42:17 PM Last Edit: February 04, 2019, 02:50:17 PM by uwe
Quote from: Basvarken on February 04, 2019, 09:25:06 AM
Maybe this Dutch youngster band of some ten years ago qualifies?  :mrgreen:



Bassist looks faintly familiar ...  ;)

But this is nice though more The Doors than Deep Purple. Which is not to say that DP didn't have a Doors influence. Gillan got the job because he looked "just like Jim Morrison" according to Blackmore.








Your keyboarder plays beautifully - and not just the length of his mane gives him a Jon Lord aura. In the new band project I'm in we finally have a full-fledged piano and Hammond player, he has a massive sound, is no shrinking violet & I find it immensely enjoyable!
We've taken too much for granted ... and all the time it had grown ...
From techno seeds we first planted ... evolved a mind of its own ...

TBird1958

#17
February 04, 2019, 02:56:55 PM

Good to hear that you're playing, Uwe.  :)
Resident T Bird playing Drag Queen www.thenastyhabits.com  "Impülsivê", the new lush fragrance as worn by the unbelievable Fräulein Rômmélle! Traces of black patent leather, Panzer grease, mahogany and model train oil mingle and combust to one sheer sensation ...

uwe

#18
February 04, 2019, 03:02:03 PM
Greta van Fleet appear sincere (rhymes!) in what they do, misguided but sincere. I give them credit for that. Kingdom Come appeared more "casted" to me (though I can still enjoy their debut, there are albums from around that time that sound a lot more dated). Kingdom Come mostly stole the hard rock bits from Zep; the Fleet guys are more comprehensive in their sonic raids of Zeppelin archives. They've taken all the bluesy, folky, world music and psychedelic elements on board that forged the Zep sound.
We've taken too much for granted ... and all the time it had grown ...
From techno seeds we first planted ... evolved a mind of its own ...

uwe

#19
February 04, 2019, 03:06:00 PM
Quote from: TBird1958 on February 04, 2019, 02:56:55 PM
Good to hear that you're playing, Uwe.  :)

It was about time, I had lost all appetite to play during the last 18 months (but strangely missed it at the same time), but now the rust is flying off again.
We've taken too much for granted ... and all the time it had grown ...
From techno seeds we first planted ... evolved a mind of its own ...

gearHed289

#20
February 05, 2019, 08:08:48 AM
Quote from: Dave W on February 04, 2019, 02:36:55 PM
Is that really the lead singer? He looks like a character from a 70s Norman Lear sitcom. Maybe an extra from a Sanford & Son episode.

No, that's Greg Brady from the Brady Bunch! This is the GVF singer...

uwe

#21
February 05, 2019, 10:36:46 AM
He looks less Robert Plant than Daisy Coverdale did during her worst of times.

His style is more "Santana at Woodstock" , which is probably the music he grew up to via his parents. I've seen children go astray worse.
We've taken too much for granted ... and all the time it had grown ...
From techno seeds we first planted ... evolved a mind of its own ...

TBird1958

#22
February 05, 2019, 01:00:54 PM
Quote from: uwe on February 05, 2019, 10:36:46 AM
He looks less Robert Plant than Daisy Coverdale did during her worst of times.

His style is more "Santana at Woodstock" , which is probably the music he grew up to via his parents. I've seen children go astray worse.


Way worse.........Like say, Ted Nugent  :puke:
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Dave W

#23
February 05, 2019, 03:29:18 PM
Quote from: gearHed289 on February 05, 2019, 08:08:48 AM
No, that's Greg Brady from the Brady Bunch! This is the GVF singer...



My 70s sitcom reference wan't that far off!  :mrgreen:

Never watched the Brady Bunch.

westen44

#24
February 05, 2019, 05:19:36 PM
Music critic who maintains that the Yardbirds were better than LZ.  He is basing a lot of this on the "Yardbirds '68" recording released fairly recently by Jimmy Page.  Something which most people (including me) haven't heard yet. I'd like to find it, though.

https://www.salon.com/2018/01/07/better-than-led-zeppelin-a-little-known-song-proves-the-yardbirds-were-heavy-metal-pioneers/



It's not those who write the laws that have the greatest impact on society.  It's those who write the songs.

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nofi

#25
February 05, 2019, 08:23:09 PM
greta van fleet. had to look 'em up. a bunch of really short guys living the dream. a really dad dream but i digress. there is only so much you can do within a standard guitar based group, and its been done to death. no surprises there. keep looking.
"life is a blur of republicans and meat"- zippy the pinhead

Pilgrim

#26
February 06, 2019, 11:38:26 AM
I'd rather listen to Popa Chubby.

"A computer lets you make more mistakes faster than any other invention with the possible exceptions of handguns and tequila."

lowend1

#27
February 07, 2019, 11:03:42 AM
I have two sons in the GVF age group. I asked my 21-year old if any of his crowd like them. He replied "No-everybody hates them. They're just a Walmart version of Led Zeppelin." For the record, he is a fan of neither Walmart or Led Zeppelin. He is somewhat puzzled by the fact that I can't stand GVF, though.

Frankly, I haven't heard many young'uns express an affinity for them. To the contrary, it's mainly old farts like myself, some of whom are so desperate for something new (that sounds like something old) that they will cut them an inordinate amount of slack for their ersatz Zep schtick. To a starving man, a s**t sandwich looks like steak.
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uwe

#28
February 08, 2019, 06:18:48 AM
Their first album brought smiles to my face, it was très cute in its rip-off way. The new album I find mannered and much less immediate than the predecessor. They need to develop an own identity.
We've taken too much for granted ... and all the time it had grown ...
From techno seeds we first planted ... evolved a mind of its own ...

Rob

#29
February 08, 2019, 05:40:33 PM
Quote from: uwe on February 05, 2019, 10:36:46 AM
He looks less Robert Plant than Daisy Coverdale did during her worst of times.

His style is more "Santana at Woodstock" , which is probably the music he grew up to via his parents. I've seen children go astray worse.
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