The Mighty Musical Observations Thread

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revbob wrote:
14 May 2021, 2:03pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
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What that list suggests to me is that I'm a lot more tolerant of songs that made the Top 40 than those that went to #1.
Im completely intolerant but not because of chart position per se but for the elements that make them top 40 fodder.
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Ironically enough, Pearl Jam has become an incredibly boring middle of the road rock band in their persuit of being anti commercial and distancing themselves from the success of their grunge heyday. They’ve lost any of the flavor that made them an interesting band in the first place and have settled into being a mindfuckingly boring rootsy dad rock band. They were better making cocky grunge rock anthems.

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RockNRollWhore wrote:
18 May 2021, 12:40am
Ironically enough, Pearl Jam has become an incredibly boring middle of the road rock band in their persuit of being anti commercial and distancing themselves from the success of their grunge heyday. They’ve lost any of the flavor that made them an interesting band in the first place and have settled into being a mindfuckingly boring rootsy dad rock band. They were better making cocky grunge rock anthems.
Become a boring band? They've always been a boring bloated band. I remember the fuss people made when they first appeared and I listened to that first album. Just a load of crap from the off, turgid AOR.

How they ever got lumped in with Mudhoney et all is beyond me.
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Marky Dread wrote:
18 May 2021, 5:32am
RockNRollWhore wrote:
18 May 2021, 12:40am
Ironically enough, Pearl Jam has become an incredibly boring middle of the road rock band in their persuit of being anti commercial and distancing themselves from the success of their grunge heyday. They’ve lost any of the flavor that made them an interesting band in the first place and have settled into being a mindfuckingly boring rootsy dad rock band. They were better making cocky grunge rock anthems.
Become a boring band? They've always been a boring bloated band. I remember the fuss people made when they first appeared and I listened to that first album. Just a load of crap from the off, turgid AOR.

How they ever got lumped in with Mudhoney et all is beyond me.
Can't stand them. Absolute shite.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board

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Heston wrote:
18 May 2021, 6:53am
Marky Dread wrote:
18 May 2021, 5:32am
RockNRollWhore wrote:
18 May 2021, 12:40am
Ironicsally enough, Pearl Jam has become an incredibly boring middle of the road rock band in their persuit of being anti commercial and distancing themselves from the success of their grunge heyday. They’ve lost any of the flavor that made them an interesting band in the first place and have settled into being a mindfuckingly boring rootsy dad rock band. They were better making cocky grunge rock anthems.
Become a boring band? They've always been a boring bloated band. I remember the fuss people made when they first appeared and I listened to that first album. Just a load of crap from the off, turgid AOR.

How they ever got lumped in with Mudhoney et all is beyond me.
Can't stand them. Absolute shite.
Agreed.
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26 Apr 2021, 11:27am
Can't find Kory's album art thread, but this Rolling Stone's album cover is just atrocious:
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Ugly ass Bill Wyman's mug drags down any album cover he's on and he's oddly shaded, wearing a vampire cloak or something.
I guess Bill Wyman's horrible visage was socially acceptable in the mid 70s:
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Who the hell approved this shit?
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.

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matedog wrote:
18 May 2021, 3:28pm
matedog wrote:
26 Apr 2021, 11:27am
Can't find Kory's album art thread, but this Rolling Stone's album cover is just atrocious:
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Ugly ass Bill Wyman's mug drags down any album cover he's on and he's oddly shaded, wearing a vampire cloak or something.
I guess Bill Wyman's horrible visage was socially acceptable in the mid 70s:
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Who the hell approved this shit?
The 1970s celebrated ugliness in a big way.
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
18 May 2021, 3:37pm
matedog wrote:
18 May 2021, 3:28pm
matedog wrote:
26 Apr 2021, 11:27am
Can't find Kory's album art thread, but this Rolling Stone's album cover is just atrocious:
Image
Ugly ass Bill Wyman's mug drags down any album cover he's on and he's oddly shaded, wearing a vampire cloak or something.
I guess Bill Wyman's horrible visage was socially acceptable in the mid 70s:
Image

Who the hell approved this shit?
The 1970s celebrated ugliness in a big way.
He wasn't unique in his ugliness in that band.

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matedog wrote:
18 May 2021, 3:28pm
matedog wrote:
26 Apr 2021, 11:27am
Can't find Kory's album art thread, but this Rolling Stone's album cover is just atrocious:
Image
Ugly ass Bill Wyman's mug drags down any album cover he's on and he's oddly shaded, wearing a vampire cloak or something.
I guess Bill Wyman's horrible visage was socially acceptable in the mid 70s:
Image

Who the hell approved this shit?
Meh, needs chest hair to be a true 70's star.
God, what a mess, on the ladder of success
Where you take one step and miss the whole first rung

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revbob wrote:
18 May 2021, 5:22pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
18 May 2021, 3:37pm
matedog wrote:
18 May 2021, 3:28pm
matedog wrote:
26 Apr 2021, 11:27am
Can't find Kory's album art thread, but this Rolling Stone's album cover is just atrocious:
Image
Ugly ass Bill Wyman's mug drags down any album cover he's on and he's oddly shaded, wearing a vampire cloak or something.
I guess Bill Wyman's horrible visage was socially acceptable in the mid 70s:
Image

Who the hell approved this shit?
The 1970s celebrated ugliness in a big way.
He wasn't unique in his ugliness in that band.
The ugly stick took multiple whacks on most of those guys.
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Marky Dread wrote:
18 May 2021, 5:32am
RockNRollWhore wrote:
18 May 2021, 12:40am
Ironically enough, Pearl Jam has become an incredibly boring middle of the road rock band in their persuit of being anti commercial and distancing themselves from the success of their grunge heyday. They’ve lost any of the flavor that made them an interesting band in the first place and have settled into being a mindfuckingly boring rootsy dad rock band. They were better making cocky grunge rock anthems.
Become a boring band? They've always been a boring bloated band. I remember the fuss people made when they first appeared and I listened to that first album. Just a load of crap from the off, turgid AOR.

How they ever got lumped in with Mudhoney et all is beyond me.
Meh I rate the Debut and VS. pretty highly. But yeah it’s essentially late 80s hard rock filtered through some grungy guitars with vaguely socially conscious lyrics. Creed is way better though. I think Scott stapp is the most beautiful man to ever walk this planet earth 🌍 🌎 🌏 ❤️ ♥️ 💜

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RockNRollWhore wrote:
19 May 2021, 3:16am
Marky Dread wrote:
18 May 2021, 5:32am
RockNRollWhore wrote:
18 May 2021, 12:40am
Ironically enough, Pearl Jam has become an incredibly boring middle of the road rock band in their persuit of being anti commercial and distancing themselves from the success of their grunge heyday. They’ve lost any of the flavor that made them an interesting band in the first place and have settled into being a mindfuckingly boring rootsy dad rock band. They were better making cocky grunge rock anthems.
Become a boring band? They've always been a boring bloated band. I remember the fuss people made when they first appeared and I listened to that first album. Just a load of crap from the off, turgid AOR.

How they ever got lumped in with Mudhoney et all is beyond me.
Meh I rate the Debut and VS. pretty highly. But yeah it’s essentially late 80s hard rock filtered through some grungy guitars with vaguely socially conscious lyrics. Creed is way better though. I think Scott stapp is the most beautiful man to ever walk this planet earth 🌍 🌎 🌏 ❤️ ♥️ 💜
Meh each to their own. ;)
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At times like these Im reminded of this


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