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#61 Re: The Sunset Strip » What Are You Listening To? » 278 weeks ago

James wrote:

I love how the whole girls rock/girl power/riot grrl thing almost exploded into the stratosphere and changed the game.

Yeah, this was great & 'almost exploded' really summarizes it well. Around 95 they seemed unsure, trying. You had early alternative like L7, Sonic Youth, Pixies/The Breeders, and Four Non-Blondes etc. Also more underground like Liz Phair, Ani DiFranco, Juliana Hatfield maybe. So 95 it segues and pinnacles at Alanis Morrisette, along with less-riot grrl Jewel & Sheryl Crowe. Legitimate Musicians.. it waters down a bit into vanessa Carlton & Michelle Branch (I always mixed those two up lol), then MTV really shit things with the rise of BackStreet Boys & NSync.  As great as MTV was in hindsight with 80s & 90s music, they effed it all up when they sold out there & TRL. Which led to, thru no fault of her own, Brittany Spears. She should've been kept to a side audience, or MTV try to better handle 'Rock' and 'Pop' (MTV/MTV2?). Instead they doubled down on a teen pop sensation, followed her up with Aguilerra & Jessica Simpson etc, and it was all over.

From L7 to Brittany Spears, sheeez.

#62 Re: The Garden » Posters who vanished long ago.... » 278 weeks ago

Smoking Guns wrote:
Mike wrote:
James wrote:

Ah that brings back memories. That long Halloween (2007) thread, an exciting time to be a Halloween fan back then.


I can’t get the thread to load. Just the header.

I think that's all it is, the old ROV logo.  Ahhhh, 2006. Good times!

#63 Re: The Garden » Covid 19 » 278 weeks ago

Wish you well Axl S. Wasn't bad for me, like APE I had a sore arm, but worse than I assumed it would be. Felt really good tho the week after, like super immunity or something. Drink a bit of water leading up to it.

Mostly, life stayed the same for a couple weeks after, still felt unsure but now a month or so later (plus summer/warmer weather) I'm feeling more confident & safe about things. Still wear the mask in the grocery store but outside feel ok.

#64 Re: The Sunset Strip » Rolling Stones - No Huge, Iconic albums?!? » 279 weeks ago

Discovered this song on the radio about 10 years ago. It's been tossed aside as 'album filler', as it's 'the long song' opposite Sympathy For The Devil, kindof a Dylan-esque attempt which, is pretty good. Goes to show you a band like RS can have this song completely buried & unheard of anymore.


#65 Re: The Garden » Covid 19 » 280 weeks ago

Neemo wrote:

My 1st dose appointment is this Friday,  it's either gonna be Moderna or Pfizer

It may help to drink alot of water leading up to it. I was fine, no sickness, but drank alot for shot 1. Wish you well, congrats!

#66 Re: The Sunset Strip » Rolling Stones - No Huge, Iconic albums?!? » 280 weeks ago

That was kindof the Stones tho. Plus they trace back to the prior era with the Beatles where it was put out tons of songs & an album each year. I think they learned as the went to put out 1 album with their better material as time went on, but couldn't stop the habit of throwing it all out there.

Exile On Main Street was somewhat of a comeback album for them, or solidified their greatness & longevity. Around 1970 Zeppelin took over, along with The Who among teens and fans, and the Stones were kindof yesterdays band or for older people. Then with UK's crazy high taxes they were all so in debt & bankrupt they had to move to France to record it to turn any kind of profit. Drugs kicked in and Mick enjoyed the Paris lifestyle, they were really splitting apart and had become different people. It really became spaghetti against a wall and they put it out there not knowing how it would do and assumed it may become their final album. Sure enough, US fans loved it, they refound a whole new teen audience, and were flying jets around the US on tour. Truly was a comeback story. There was talk, and I heard this from a friend once who was older, there were Stones kids, and Zeppelin kids, almost like two factions, maybe like Metallica/GnR or metal/grunge.


If you get a chance, Keith Richards book Life is a great read.

#67 Re: The Sunset Strip » Tenet » 281 weeks ago

Tried watching it on HBOMax. Didn't really get it & tuned in & out while checking my phone etc. Short attention span maybe. Reminded me a Inception, very layered & if you not fully tuned it it's just visual candy, ok to watch and listen to, but I can't say it was great.

#68 Re: The Sunset Strip » Most Recent Movie You've Seen » 281 weeks ago

slashsfro wrote:

One last note: Why is it I have ZERO interest in anything new Hollywood puts out?  I'd rather watch any and all old movies than anything new (foreign films, exempt here).  The last "new" movie I tried to watch was that Carey Mulligan film and I turned that off after 15 mins.

Oh wait, I'm looking forward to a Nicholas Cage film coming out.  But that's because it's directed by a Japanese director whose films I've seen a lot of.

I think it  has to do with superhero films.  There are no Brad Pitts or Fight Clubs because all the money goes into Marvel/DC. There was no Reality Bites or Swingers because of Avengers/Justice League. No Tarantino's because scripts like that don't get made anymore. Joker was a great standalone movie, didn't even need to be 'Joker', could've just been a Taxi Driver type movie about a crazy dude.

Also, 2020 alot of movies got held back. Personally I'm looking forward to Top Gun (cheesy, I know) The Matrix, Dune & Batman. Should be a great summer movie season!! 9

#69 Re: The Garden » Current Events Thread » 281 weeks ago

Got my second shot Friday afternoon, Moderna. Went good, in & out, no line whatsoever at Philly's Convention Center, their large wholesale shot place. Wasn't sick but was very tired Monday & Tuesday, not sure if it was a result of it.

I can agree with you Flagg, $1100 week was high, was that the blanket amount?  Like even people working $10/hr in retail were getting that?

It's amusing how 2 years ago Andrew Yang was considered wacky for suggesting a base income to all, yet here we are. It's been a crazy year+ but I think it's ending and we've seen the light at the end of the tunnel. Could be a bad flu/sick season next winter, let's hope these variants don't spread outta control and we don't need boosters again anytime soon. Restaurants & bars will likely struggle a bit in the wintertime, not sure I'd go out to eat in Dec/Jan etc, but glad it's ending.

#70 Re: Management » Behind the music episode » 282 weeks ago

Sounds like royalty free music. Just canned studio stuff tv companies buy cd's full of various tracks they can use royalty free or something like $500/song.

I dont think its a Guns track at all.

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