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Originally posted by katie
A very boring band indeed.
A very boring band indeed.
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Did they become boring when Steve Clark passed away?sigpic -
Steve was definately the rock n roll in that band.Originally posted by Steve Savicki
Did they become boring when Steve Clark passed away?
But I'd say Mutt's overproduction was the source of the tedium in that band...The Power Of The Riff Compels MeComment
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In my mind, we don't get to choose which guitarists have been best for that band. Steve left on his own accord.
Might sound harsh, I don't find dead musicians great just because they're dead. Not saying that's what's going on here, but Phil and Viv are really good guitarists by their own right.
Lots of people follow Steve alongside, Dimebag Darrell, as well as Kirk Cobain and Michael Hutchence; just because they died in their prime. Whereas if they didn't particularly stand out to me when they were alive, I don't instantly become a fan just because they're gone.
I respect them all equally as musicians. But I can't discount the work of the living just because they lost a member to a tragedy."If our country is worth dying for in time of war let us resolve that it is truly worth living for in time of peace." - Hamilton FishComment
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Viv is the best guitar player ever to have been in that band, he's just never been allowed to show it.
I don't think that Steve Clark was an amazing player, but he had more feeling, more dirt, grit and edge than technicians like Phil Collins, who could probably have played circles around him....The Power Of The Riff Compels MeComment
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Phil Collens is a sterile, bland guitar player who does nothing for me. Steve Clark picked up some slack after Pete Willis got fired, but their best rock was made by him without a doubt. High And Dry is really their only true rock album. The others are pop fluff. Vivian Campbell was castrated upon joining Def Lep. Sad really, as he is a good guitar player. He proved that with Dio. They sold out and became a chicks band with Sugar. Blah! And I don't imagine this latest release will be anything different either. Pass.Comment
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Ever notice that most musicians do their best work drunk?
Of course when they sober up, they deny that fact. But you think about truly good music (even the likes of CVH)....it was the best of the worst times in their sobriety chapter.
I couldn't imagine having to usher a bandmate to the stage forcefully the way Joe had to with Steve Clark. To do that had to make being in that band sheer torture."If our country is worth dying for in time of war let us resolve that it is truly worth living for in time of peace." - Hamilton FishComment
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You think Pyromania was girl pop fluff?Originally posted by CROWBAR
Phil Collens is a sterile, bland guitar player who does nothing for me. Steve Clark picked up some slack after Pete Willis got fired, but their best rock was made by him without a doubt. High And Dry is really their only true rock album. The others are pop fluff. Vivian Campbell was castrated upon joining Def Lep. Sad really, as he is a good guitar player. He proved that with Dio. They sold out and became a chicks band with Sugar. Blah! And I don't imagine this latest release will be anything different either. Pass.
Wow, I don't believe I've ever heard anyone say that before."If our country is worth dying for in time of war let us resolve that it is truly worth living for in time of peace." - Hamilton FishComment
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Hysteria was pop-girl fluff.
Just like Slippery When Wet.....The Power Of The Riff Compels MeComment
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Amen Binnie
Amen"If our country is worth dying for in time of war let us resolve that it is truly worth living for in time of peace." - Hamilton FishComment
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Maybe not pop fluff, but the songs from it were definitely made for the MTV crowd back then. And radio single(s)Originally posted by Ellyllions
You think Pyromania was girl pop fluff?
Wow, I don't believe I've ever heard anyone say that before.
I guess I like a harder edge to the music Elly.Comment
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I'll give you Photograph.
But the rest of the album is quite amazing to my ears.
To each his/her own babe.
ETA: I do remember Joe Elliot saying that when MTV was born they wanted on it ASAP. His words were this, "We're more like Duran Duran..."
"If our country is worth dying for in time of war let us resolve that it is truly worth living for in time of peace." - Hamilton FishComment
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Here comes Hysteria 2 ANYONE?Comment
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Nah, I'll pass on Hysteria 2, 3.
I'll take one "Pyromania II" to go please. And SuperSize it."If our country is worth dying for in time of war let us resolve that it is truly worth living for in time of peace." - Hamilton FishComment
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Agreed!Originally posted by Ellyllions
I'll give you Photograph.
But the rest of the album is quite amazing to my ears.
To each his/her own babe.
ETA: I do remember Joe Elliot saying that when MTV was born they wanted on it ASAP. His words were this, "We're more like Duran Duran..."Comment
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I guess drugs overdo the best work.Originally posted by Ellyllions Ever notice that most musicians do their best work drunk?sigpicComment
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