-
Finished your HSC? Check out our University Discussion, Non-School forums or help out next year's HSC students! -
YOU can help the next generation of students in the community! Share your trial papers and notes on our Notes & Resources page
Rock Music! (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter punkasskid10
- Start date
sixfingers
New Member
- Joined
- Oct 18, 2002
- Messages
- 27
No Luigi I am not stalking you. You know how I always have an opinion to throw in about music......
I have a problem with these so called "punk" people who believe if you like punk you can't like anything else. You can't like successful bands and you can't like anything on mainstream television/radio. I think you lot are showing your ignorance about the movement itself - it was about freedom, breaking out of expectations and so forth and by subscribing to the stereotypical anti-everything punk image you are adhering to a new set of expectations that have developed out of the movement. Why do we have to pick one type of music and swear life-long allegiance to it and no other? What does it matter if the music only has three chords and a deadshit singer? If it makes you feel good then listen to it, if it doesn't, don't.
That, of course is not all punk is about....
What about old music? Sure you can't see them play live but with the internet you have access to so much and its amazing what great stuff is out there that would be awful if it was just left to rot.
I have a problem with these so called "punk" people who believe if you like punk you can't like anything else. You can't like successful bands and you can't like anything on mainstream television/radio. I think you lot are showing your ignorance about the movement itself - it was about freedom, breaking out of expectations and so forth and by subscribing to the stereotypical anti-everything punk image you are adhering to a new set of expectations that have developed out of the movement. Why do we have to pick one type of music and swear life-long allegiance to it and no other? What does it matter if the music only has three chords and a deadshit singer? If it makes you feel good then listen to it, if it doesn't, don't.
That, of course is not all punk is about....
What about old music? Sure you can't see them play live but with the internet you have access to so much and its amazing what great stuff is out there that would be awful if it was just left to rot.
sixfingers
New Member
- Joined
- Oct 18, 2002
- Messages
- 27
And if you want to rock....try the Pixies, they are insane.
Nirvana was supposed to have started as a Pixies tribute band and no-one can deny the effect Nirvana had on the growing alternative (grrr I hate that word) music world.
Nirvana was supposed to have started as a Pixies tribute band and no-one can deny the effect Nirvana had on the growing alternative (grrr I hate that word) music world.
punkasskid10
New Member
i would just like to comment that the vines are not overrated!
it's good to see a local band like the vines good reps coz they r a really good band
i reckon the only ppl that were good at the arias were the vines, silverchair and motoace. it was good to see silverchair perform live again but they only did like one song! i wanted them to play like a while set. break free went off! i'd just wish that i was there!
it's good to see a local band like the vines good reps coz they r a really good band
i reckon the only ppl that were good at the arias were the vines, silverchair and motoace. it was good to see silverchair perform live again but they only did like one song! i wanted them to play like a while set. break free went off! i'd just wish that i was there!
mercurydrinker
Member
I personally think the Vines are extremely overrated.
The songs while catchy, are quite basic and get boring quick, because there is no depth. The "singer" isn't much of a singer, he's "raw" but rather poor at singing...
And they aren't particularly original or interesting. I hate this whole back to retro rock crap, its like they ran out of ideas, so now they'll use ideas that were done 20+ years ago (e.g. The Strokes, White Stripes and the Hives etc.)
Although "Get Free" is a fun song to play on the guitar, and to yell off key to....
The songs while catchy, are quite basic and get boring quick, because there is no depth. The "singer" isn't much of a singer, he's "raw" but rather poor at singing...
And they aren't particularly original or interesting. I hate this whole back to retro rock crap, its like they ran out of ideas, so now they'll use ideas that were done 20+ years ago (e.g. The Strokes, White Stripes and the Hives etc.)
Although "Get Free" is a fun song to play on the guitar, and to yell off key to....
sixfingers
New Member
- Joined
- Oct 18, 2002
- Messages
- 27
the only reason the vines seem overrated is because aussie bands never do well overseas - they are getting the recognition that more of our bands also deserve
mercurydrinker
Member
Point taken, but they're aren't even world class material IMHO.
I personally don't think there are many worthwhile bands here....
Except george (who are awesome), powderfinger, Something for Kate and a few more.....
sixfingers
New Member
- Joined
- Oct 18, 2002
- Messages
- 27
I suppose there really isn't much here.....
the thing is....who can say what is world class material - the brits seems to think the vines are.
What I mean is that I don't think they neccessarily deserve to be singled out but for some reason the rest of the world has decided to like them, and thats pretty good for an aussie band so lets not give them too hard a time.
mercurydrinker
Member
hrmm.. point taken again...
I think alot of bands/artists aren't world class material, that are popular/famous, so The Vines aren't really the only ones.... its just that they got mentioned here that I decided to make a comment...
dissonance
Member
yeah, eventhough the Vines are Australian and from even recorded their demo in the same studio that my band recorded ours I don't see anything Australian about them at all -- they might be Australian but they were created into the sensation they are overseas and practically by-passed the Australian music scene.
Its like they went global before they were even domestic...if you get my drift.
I don't think there is anything partcularly wrong with this, but basically I'm trying to say that I would think they were overrated no matter what country they came from...
they have a catchy song and a great, timely image.
Its like they went global before they were even domestic...if you get my drift.
I don't think there is anything partcularly wrong with this, but basically I'm trying to say that I would think they were overrated no matter what country they came from...
they have a catchy song and a great, timely image.
Coles Punk
New Member
eh the vines sound too much like nirvana but without kurts talent for lyrics
saladsurgery
kicking the cack
i agree, good on an aussie band for making it big, but the british music press seems to hand out the "best band ever" title twice a week.
N
newfoundglory
Guest
GLASSJAW are awesome, d/l the song PRETTY LUSH
sixfingers
New Member
- Joined
- Oct 18, 2002
- Messages
- 27
ok i did.
it's not bad.
what else do you recommend?