MartyJazz Posted February 18, 2005 Report Posted February 18, 2005 This first guy could possibly have been in a "hair" band: Whereas this guy, definitely not: Quote
Alexander Posted February 18, 2005 Report Posted February 18, 2005 I voted for the hair bands. Never did anything for me, and I like 70s metal bands like Zeppelin and Sabbath. The whole singer-songwriter thing is hard to pin down. I don't like Seals and Crofts, but I love Dylan, Neil Young, Gram Parsons, Van Morrison, Paul Simon, Tim Hardin, Nick Drake, Joni Mitchell and a bunch of other people who fit into that scene to a certain extent. Not a huge James Taylor fan, but I certainly don't hate him (my wife has a best-of which is decent). I like Gord, too. Speaking of singer-songwriters, is anybody else into Conor Oberst and Bright Eyes? I got both of his most recent albums ("I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning" and "Digital Ash in a Digital Urn") and I have to say that I'm VERY impressed. The kid reminds me of a cross between Nick Drake and Leonard Cohen. The AMG hates those two albums, but I'm loving them. Has anybody else heard these? Quote
catesta Posted February 18, 2005 Report Posted February 18, 2005 I really dislike late-nineties 'nu-metal' by Limp Bizkit, Korn, Linkin Park and their ilk. That stuff was really popular with people my age a couple of years ago, but I always thought it stunk. Especially Bizkit, with that whining brat Fred Durst. I agree 100%. As far as the topic of the thread, I was very much into the metal thing in the 80's. I didn't dress the part or anything, but enjoyed a lot of the music. You can poke fun of the way most of those guys looked, but there were some talent in those bands. I don't know that I would go so far as to say the James Taylor types sucked, but I'd still take the metal. Quote
JSngry Posted February 18, 2005 Report Posted February 18, 2005 Tim Buckley would've never been in a Hair Band. Quote
tonym Posted February 18, 2005 Report Posted February 18, 2005 How about '90's middling-inoffensive-soft-rock dross. Meaning David Gray, The Lighthouse Family , Alanis Morrishit, Seal and so on. Ditto on the Nu-Metal stuff; no-one did it like Rage Against The Machine first did. Quote
7/4 Posted February 18, 2005 Report Posted February 18, 2005 (edited) That's Jimmy Johnson in the background, formerly of Alan Holdsworth's IOU band. Everyone has to pay the bills. Edited February 18, 2005 by 7/4 Quote
bertrand Posted February 18, 2005 Report Posted February 18, 2005 (edited) This seems like the right thread to conjure up the name Harry Chapin. This may get me banned from Organissimo for life, of course. Chapin had a song about lonely fishermen's wived in Gloucester Mass who, in the dead of winter, would 'cuddle up' to their big hairy dogs. 'Cuddle up' is a euphemism here, but you get my drift. Bertrand. P.S. It's spelled 'Gloucester', but it's pronounced 'throat-warbler mangrove'. Edited February 18, 2005 by bertrand Quote
AfricaBrass Posted February 18, 2005 Report Posted February 18, 2005 Our name for the people in hair bands was "hair farmers." I haven't thought to that in years. Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted February 18, 2005 Report Posted February 18, 2005 I have to go with the hair bands. Whenever I hear Poison, Whitesnake, Def Leppard, etc. I just ask myself, "What the hell were these guys thinking?" But hey, they sold lots of records so what do I know? Quote
Joe Posted February 18, 2005 Report Posted February 18, 2005 Jeez. Warrant or the Starland Vocal Band... talk about your tough choices... Quote
ghost of miles Posted February 18, 2005 Report Posted February 18, 2005 Be warned: this stuff (hair band music) has been coming back with a vengeance. Quote
RDK Posted February 18, 2005 Report Posted February 18, 2005 Call me weird, but I'm a fan of James Taylor. Love most of his stuff ... and have it as well. No need to be embarrassed by James Taylor. I can take him or leave him, but he was a talented cat. Overall I try hard not to disparage any musical genre as I find there's both brilliance and dreck in all of them. Might i also suggest that more guys have gotten laid as a result of playing James Taylor than John Coltrane... Quote
Big Al Posted February 18, 2005 Report Posted February 18, 2005 Be warned: this stuff (hair band music) has been coming back with a vengeance. No kidding! It's now being prominently featured on "classic rock" radio, ESPECIALLY Def Leppard (who I've hated with a vengeance since day one). Who made this decision? Quote
7/4 Posted February 18, 2005 Report Posted February 18, 2005 Be warned:Â this stuff (hair band music) has been coming back with a vengeance. No kidding! It's now being prominently featured on "classic rock" radio, ESPECIALLY Def Leppard (who I've hated with a vengeance since day one). Who made this decision? the right? Quote
ghost of miles Posted February 18, 2005 Report Posted February 18, 2005 Be warned:Â this stuff (hair band music) has been coming back with a vengeance. No kidding! It's now being prominently featured on "classic rock" radio, ESPECIALLY Def Leppard (who I've hated with a vengeance since day one). Who made this decision? the right? More like "the wrong." According to the law of popular culture, anything that was once commercially successful for more than an Andy Warhole minute will come round once more, generally in 15-20 years' time. Quote
Big Al Posted February 18, 2005 Report Posted February 18, 2005 Be warned:Â this stuff (hair band music) has been coming back with a vengeance. No kidding! It's now being prominently featured on "classic rock" radio, ESPECIALLY Def Leppard (who I've hated with a vengeance since day one). Who made this decision? the right? Nah. If it was up to them, the only thing popular today would be prefabricated hip-pop, lip-synchers, alt-pop,..... And the only group we'd find in the jazz section would be Mannheim Steamroller. Quote
AfricaBrass Posted February 18, 2005 Report Posted February 18, 2005 Be warned:Â this stuff (hair band music) has been coming back with a vengeance. No kidding! It's now being prominently featured on "classic rock" radio, ESPECIALLY Def Leppard (who I've hated with a vengeance since day one). Who made this decision? the right? Nah. If it was up to them, the only thing popular today would be prefabricated hip-pop, lip-synchers, alt-pop,..... And the only group we'd find in the jazz section would be Mannheim Steamroller. Good point! I'd rather see hair farmers on the top of the charts before I would choose to see pro tools pitch corrected "singers" like Ashlee Simpson. At least they play their own instruments. Quote
sheldonm Posted February 18, 2005 Report Posted February 18, 2005 What's a hair band? I can't believe Dee snyder only has one leg!!! Quote
sheldonm Posted February 18, 2005 Report Posted February 18, 2005 Call me weird, but I'm a fan of James Taylor. Love most of his stuff ... and have it as well. Cheers! Hair Bands? Hairwise he fits (I think by now he must have blow-dried himself to death) ... I'm with you Deus, I also like James Taylor! Quote
AfricaBrass Posted February 18, 2005 Report Posted February 18, 2005 What happens to a member of a hair band when he goes bald? I guess it's headband time (like Mark Knopfler)? Quote
Joe G Posted February 18, 2005 Report Posted February 18, 2005 Might i also suggest that more guys have gotten laid as a result of playing James Taylor than John Coltrane... Yeah, but what about all those power ballads that "taught us how to love"? Quote
sheldonm Posted February 18, 2005 Report Posted February 18, 2005 I'd rather see hair farmers on the top of the charts before I would choose to see pro tools pitch corrected "singers" like Ashlee Simpson. At least they play their own instruments. Quote
Jazzmoose Posted February 18, 2005 Report Posted February 18, 2005 This seems like the right thread to conjure up the name Harry Chapin. This may get me banned from Organissimo for life, of course. As well it should. Hair bands by a mile with me. I liked some Taylor, and still have some stuff that would fall into this category (I remember a Dave Mason LP...does Nilson count?) but the hair bands NEVER appealed to me. Pure bubblegum for thirteen year old boys as far as I can tell. Quote
7/4 Posted February 18, 2005 Report Posted February 18, 2005 This seems like the right thread to conjure up the name Harry Chapin. This may get me banned from Organissimo for life, of course. As well it should. Hair bands by a mile with me. I liked some Taylor, and still have some stuff that would fall into this category (I remember a Dave Mason LP...does Nilson count?) but the hair bands NEVER appealed to me. Pure bubblegum for thirteen year old boys as far as I can tell. YEAH BUT AT LEAST THERE ARE GUITAR SOLOS. Quote
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