NFU
I like pie.
R0l0 said:
who talks about caravan besides me? and maybe 2 other people? and in a context outside of one thread? or are you just being sarcastic?
Mike Akerfeldt & Steve Wilson
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who talks about caravan besides me? and maybe 2 other people? and in a context outside of one thread? or are you just being sarcastic?
R0l0
lol @ opeth tattoos
half sarcasm, half me not seeing what's so special about Grey&Pink(aside from the long track) after seeing it as one (if not the) most plugged prog albums around hereNineFeetUnderground said:who talks about caravan besides me? and maybe 2 other people? and in a context outside of one thread? or are you just being sarcastic?
oh well, to each their own
the_3_toed_sloth
Massive member
OpethNZ said:
What pisses me off is how after people make such a big show of how 'musically open' they are, they gasp in horror at anyone bad-mouthing The Beatles.
I can understand what they did for the music world, but that sure doesn't mean i think they are the greatest band ever. Ahahahah and the number of people ive had telling me that "i just havn't listened to the right songs", then be utterly unable to show me anything to change my opinion is downright funny.
AlexGuinness
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NFU
I like pie.
R0l0 said:half sarcasm, half me not seeing what's so special about Grey&Pink(aside from the long track) after seeing it as one (if not the) most plugged prog albums around here
oh well, to each their own
its one of my top albums. but ive often said how most people will probably not notice anything special about it.
if other people have overpraised it...i cant help that. so i dont know
NFU
I like pie.
Yeah, i must say that a Steven Wilson and Mikael side project would be awesome... but I don't even know if it could happen. With egos like theirs colliding on whole songs, it might get crazy. The only way i could see it happening is if they both wrote individual songs and then dressed each other's up with their own touches. Neither of them are jam-style song writers, and with their schedules, I couldn't imagine a project of equal contribution musically. I could definitely be wrong though. Also, I just saw porcupine tree in new jersey. They were awesome, but the show was stolen from them by the second band Tunnels that opened. Incredible fusion jazz, possibly my new favorite band, i got two of their cds after hearing a 40 minute set. By the way, without gavin harrison, Pt wouldn't be half as good, and john wesley is their live secret weapon (but not really a secret).
affinityband
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OpethNZ
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R0l0 said:
Yep, that is what i was meaning, i tried telling a friend of mine that the beatles as far as being musicians, arent astronomically good by any stretch of the imagination, but then again some people havent been exposed to enough music to be able to make such judgements, so in come sweeping statements hehe. But yeah, as far as song writing, they were bloody masters....its good to be able to express my opinion on the Beatles in this forum and not be covered in a shower of tears from the Beatles fan club
NFU
I like pie.
OpethNZ said:
the beatles were almost 40 years ago.
40 years ago, rock musicians were ONLY so good anyway. guys like van halen and even hendrix still had years until they innovated rock instrumentation to the levels we know it now and so on. They werent doing sweeps, youre right....they werent playing with their feet, youre right....they werent completely breaking any musicianship boundaries, youre right....
however, they made some very exciting, significant and interesting albums, and did quite well doing so...based on their musical ability, as well as their imaginations. THis in my book makes them exceptional musicians. Maybe not extremely technical or virtuoso like, but great musicians nonetheless. Not to mention, all of them (except maybe ringo?) can (or could when they were alive) play at least 3 instruments each...which in itself takes a good musician to do. Most musicians cant just pick up another instrument and write a song with it and have it sell a million records....the beatles often did this.
so even though i realize the music doesnt appeal to you for whatever reason...and inevitibly the beatles are indeed overrated to many of you by now...cut them some slack and maybe look at it from a different point of view.
OpethNZ
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yeah well said NFU, im pretty impartial on the whole situation, and i agree with your points, it can just be an annoying subject probably built up from many years of people shoving it down my throat i should listen to em, but yup i agree with ya there, and 40 years and still considered one of the greatest bands of all time, well that kinda sustainabillity speaks volumes
Shadows Skulk
New Metal Member
NineFeetUnderground said:
Ringo could play drums, various percussion instruments, piano, guitar, harmonica, accordion
edit: added some
NFU
I like pie.
Shadows Skulk said:
cool...even more so then.
i just never followed ringos work outside of the beatles...the other members i did..so i just wanted to make a safe and knowingly true statement.
NFU
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R0l0
lol @ opeth tattoos
you mean you didn't watch him as "Mr. Conductor" on Shining Time Station?NineFeetUnderground said:
deliverance
ecnareviled
BurningSky said:
i bought a Tunnels cd last night too, and listening to it as i type this, they were fucking amazing.so, what shirt were you wearing? i sent you a PM about meeting up, but i guess you didn't see it.
oh shit, i never get PM's so i forgot they exist. Feel free to use my AIM name in case of those situations. Um what shirt was I wearing... i dont remember.. oh it was just a grey shirt, with nothing on it, but my friend i went to buy a cd with is 6'3" and was wearing a tie dye Dead shirt, in case you saw him. God, these cds are so good.
deliverance
ecnareviled
BurningSky said:
i bought progressivity.
i saw one dude with a tiedye shirt, i guess you were with him haha.
did you see anybody with a Still Life shirt on?
