Nickleback: Why Do They Appeal to You?

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[quote]biglifter wrote:

[quote]SkyNett wrote:

[quote]biglifter wrote:

I guess the pain from cumbersome lasted many years. Mid 90’s post-grunge there was a shitload bands all with the same sound. All of that bland lifehouse, default, everclear, sponge, 98 degrees kind of alternative, sans the alternative since it all sounded alike stuff. I kinda feel douchy that I even remember the names.[/quote]

Ah, I kinda liked Cumbersome - another fun one to play. But, yea dude - it’s that way in cycles throughout the history of the music industry. Early 80’s had a great new wave of metal bands, Like Crue, Quiet Riot, the first few Ozzy solo records, Ratt, Leppard, Maiden…then as the decade wore on you just got more and more watered down, dogshit versions of the same bands, with 1/4 of the talent - Warrant, Pretty Boy Floyd, fucking Britney Fox for god’s sake…

And it’s the same in the 90’s - decade started strong with amazing bands - Alice In Chains, Nirvana, SoundGarden, Screaming Trees…then as it wore on you started getting more watered down dogshit just humping the style with none of the substance…

Commercial rock music sucks these days for the most part. There’s no more guitar hero - not in radio rock anyway…I mean, you can look at the dude in SevenDust and shit, but really where’s the next revolution? Where’s the new Page, Hendrix or Eddie VH? Underground shred guitar is strong - the G3 tour, Joe Satch has a new album, guys like Andy Timmons and Paul Gilbert still produce awesome guitar work, but it’s totally niche.

I’ve been playing close to 30 years, played in a ton of bands both cover and original, used to practice 10 hours a day when I was in my teens and twenties, studied with some big name players, and it bums the shit out of me that guitar virtuosity went out of fashion in mainstream rock. I mean, there are flashes of it, but not the way it used to be.

The only thing that encourages me is seeing a lot of young players on youtube playing Rhoads, Van Halen and Vai shit and playing it well - they’re obviously really into it and these kids weren’t even born when the shit came out. I was 12 years old when the first VH record came out in 78, and I started playing at 13.

I hope we see the return of the guitar hero someday. [/quote]

I agree 110%. That was the best post in the history of all posted posts.[/quote]

I also agree but it wasn’t a perfect post because he forgot Pearl Jam.

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[quote]sen say wrote:

[quote]SkyNett wrote:
Early 80’s had a great new wave of metal bands, Like Crue, Quiet Riot, the first few Ozzy solo records, Ratt, Leppard, Maiden… [/quote]

Which one of these does not belong? (Here’s a hint…it’s the Slade cover band)

And dammit In the meantime I’ll just keep doing deadlifts X 3!
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Quiet Riot certainly belongs, because of Randy Rhoads.

As far as PJ, yes - the first record is a definitive grunge work.

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[quote]SkyNett wrote:

Quiet Riot certainly belongs, because of Randy Rhoads.

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No, no, no. That’s like saying the team Babe Ruth played for before the yankees is a quintessential team.

In the meantime I’ll just keep doing deadlifts.

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[quote]sen say wrote:

[quote]biglifter wrote:
I get a chub just thinking about Rush.[/quote]

Did you really write this? RUSH is my favorite band, but…you…get…a…chub thinking about them? Maybe you’re being slangy here, but I’d stay away from this type of slang in the future.[/quote]

It was more a feeble attempt at pissing off the Rush haters. I’ll post tits at a later date to negate the previous statement.

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[quote]sen say wrote:

[quote]SkyNett wrote:

Quiet Riot certainly belongs, because of Randy Rhoads.

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No, no, no. That’s like saying the team Babe Ruth played for before the yankees is a quintessential team.

In the meantime I’ll just keep doing deadlifts.
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Dude, whatever. I’m sure you and I have VASTLY dfifferent views on rock guitar/rock music in general.

Come on Feel The Noize, despite being a cover, was a huge part of the early 80’s metal resurgence. Whatever your take on the quality of that band, it can’t be denied that they had a big impact on the early 80s metal movement…

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[quote]SkyNett wrote:
Dude, whatever. I’m sure you and I have VASTLY dfifferent views on rock guitar/rock music in general.

Come on Feel The Noize, despite being a cover, was a huge part of the early 80’s metal resurgence. Whatever your take on the quality of that band, it can’t be denied that they had a big impact on the early 80s metal movement… [/quote]

Cliffs notes at end

Dude, whatever right back at you. I’m guessing we probably have similar tastes.

Cum on Feel the Noize is on my ipod. If I listen to it early in my workout, I’m stuck listening to it for the rest of the workout. It’s an awesome song.

I’ll concede they helped spur in the 80s metal craze at the time…but looking back 30 years later they don’t hold up very well. 2 of their 3 hits were Slade covers (Cum on feel the noize and Mama were all crazee now) and the other was Metal Health which is kind of and embarrassing song to listen to. Kevin Dubrow was a clown. Carlos Cavazo…makes a better name for a tequila based drink than a guitar player.

Cliffs notes:

We probably both like the same music

I’m right about Quiet Riot and you’re wrong

In the meantime I’ll just keep doing deadlifts

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[quote]Dustin wrote:

[quote]msd0060 wrote:

I’d love to hear YOUR reasons for the vendetta against them? Canadian? Rich? Play their own instruments/write their own songs? Sing in tune, on beat? Long hair? Content of lyrics? What the fuck? Did they cook and eat your dog? Jesus tittyfucking Christ, it’s a band. Just don’t listen.[/quote]

Okay, they are:

  1. Unoriginal

  2. ghey

  3. All their songs tend to sound the same

  4. lyric themes sound as though they were written by a 14 year old.

  5. the modern day equivalent to the band that John Stamos would have played in (on the show Full House). i.e they aren’t cool/edgy rockers but are just really lame.

  6. played non-stop by radio stations across the US and sometimes even on country music airwaves.

You just described 95% of music that’s played on the radio. Other things that are “ghey” and unoriginal? Being a dickhead troll and making flame-bait threads about shit you care nothing about.

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[quote]sen say wrote:
Cliffs notes:

We probably both like the same music

I’m right about Quiet Riot and you’re wrong

In the meantime I’ll just keep doing deadlifts

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Lol…what’s the obsession with constantly deadlifting? ; )

I agree about their weaknesses - just saying they were a HUGE part of that burgeoning LA metal scene in the late 70s early 80’s.

Have you heard any of the stuff with Rhoads from the 2 Japanese releases? Some good stuff most people have never heard.

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[quote]Ronsauce wrote:

You just described 95% of music that’s played on the radio. Other things that are “ghey” and unoriginal? Being a dickhead troll and making flame-bait threads about shit you care nothing about.

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[quote]SkyNett wrote:
Have you heard any of the stuff with Rhoads from the 2 Japanese releases? Some good stuff most people have never heard. [/quote]

Yes. That stuff rocks. My band plays a few of those tracks.

Some kid wrote some silly something or other about asking for advise on teh girlz and dropped 'In the meantime I’ll just keep doing deadlifts ’ in the middle of it…so…I been writing it all day trying to spur a movement.

In the meantime I’ll just keep doing deadlifts

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^^ I got your back Sen and
In the meantime I’ll just keep doing deadlifts.

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Ok…

Cool. What do you play Sen? Are you a guitarist?

In the meantime I’ll just keep doing deadlifts.

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Here is a nice reason why nickleback sucks.

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[quote]DJS wrote:
Here is a nice reason why nickleback sucks.

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Lol…I’ve seen that before. Their chord progressions in some songs are extremely similar.

In the meantime I’ll just keep doing deadlifts.

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[quote]SkyNett wrote:
Ok…

Cool. What do you play Sen? Are you a guitarist?

In the meantime I’ll just keep doing deadlifts. [/quote]

I play the guitar and sing. My band’s called Slade Riot. We only do covers of Slade songs that Quiet Riot also covered.

You can check me out on youtube here: RickRoll'D - YouTube

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oh yeah

In the meantime I’ll just keep doing deadlifts

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[quote]SkyNett wrote:
Lol…I’ve seen that before. Their chord progressions in some songs are extremely similar.

In the meantime I’ll just keep doing deadlifts. [/quote]

there’s a great one where they play a few Lynnrd Skynnrd songs and Dueling Banjos…progressions and the melodies are all spot on.

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[quote]sen say wrote:

You can check me out on youtube here: RickRoll'D - YouTube

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WTF??? The rick roll pic shows up now!!! Man…there goes all my material!

In the meantime I’ll just keep doing deadlifts

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[quote]SkyNett wrote:

Lol…what’s the obsession with constantly deadlifting? ; )

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4th post down roughly: http://tnation.T-Nation.com/free_online_forum/sex_girls_pictures_hot_pics_photo_women/girls_play_games?id=3995651&pageNo=0

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[quote]sen say wrote:

I play the guitar and sing. My band’s called Slade Riot. We only do covers of Slade songs that Quiet Riot also covered.

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Lol…clown. That was pretty funny - no rick roll please.

I’ll assume the part about you singing and playing guitar is the factual part of that post. A 2 song set list is pretty short. ; )

In the meantime I’ll just keep doing deadlifts.