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<p>Chris cornells mic just didn't want to work</p>
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<p>I was backstage at a Soundgarden show in '91 or 92 and saw the most beautiful woman I'd ever laid eyes on -- dunno who she was, she was exotic, great looking with style and class, and plainly obvious she was Chris Cornell's date, so the comment above makes me chuckle.</p> -
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<p>I was into Pearl jam because everyone my age was waaaaaaaaaaaay into Nirvana and Nirvana didn't stand out from the pack to me, and still don't. Plus, I saw Pearl Jam at Mt Smart and I tend to think you appreciate bands more if you see them live.</p>
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<p>I was never a big grunge fan, and can't compare records because I was never a big enough fan, but I saw most of the grunge bands multiple times between 1991-'93, and in a live performance imho Nirvana were <em>clearly</em> superior to all of them. It also seemed to me in performance and recordings that where most of the Seattle grunge scene leaned metal, Nirvana leaned more to Husker Du and Killing Joke, being more propulsive with higher energy and better songs.</p> -
<p>Paul Dempsey - lead singer of an Aussie band started in the 90s called Something For Kate. Here he is belting out Miley Cyrus' release "Wrecking Ball" as part of a Musical Challenge on an FM station here.</p>
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<p>I was into Pearl jam because everyone my age was waaaaaaaaaaaay into Nirvana and Nirvana didn't stand out from the pack to me, and still don't. Plus, I saw Pearl Jam at Mt Smart and I tend to think you appreciate bands more if you see them live.</p>
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<p>I was a huge Faith No More fan, a Soundgarden fan (although their shit live performance at Big Day Out put a dent in my love for them) but never really got any value out of Tool.</p>
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<p>Based solely on the recorded material: Nirvana were highly overrated IMHO, and even more so once their dickhead lead singer put his head all over a wall. I was more into Pearl Jam, but that faded over time ... maybe as I lost more hair? They still have some good stuff though and I can listen to particular tracks and still have it rock me like when I first heard it.</p>
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<p>FNM always seemed to find a way to intrigue me - flexible and different. </p>
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<p>Chuck Klosterman's unabashed <a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://grantland.com/features/chuck-klosterman-kiss-hall-of-fame/'>"THE DEFINITIVE ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL, ACCEPT-NO-SUBSTITUTES, MASSIVELY COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO THE LIFE AND TIMES OF <strong>KISS</strong>"</a> is well worth a read, very entertaining.</p>
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<p><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="margin:0px;font-weight:700;color:rgb(0,0,0);"><em>Music From "The Elder"</em> (1981):</span><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);"> Indisputably the most fascinating Kiss album by a factor of 10, this is the soundtrack to a movie that does not exist... (6)</span></span></span></p>
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<blockquote class="ipsBlockquote">6. Due to its nonexistence (there is not even a script), deducing the plot to The Elder solely from its corresponding music is more or less impossible. It appears to be set in a version of the past that is actually the future, focusing on a boy recruited by a medieval organization called the Order of the Rose. A British metal writer named Seb Hunter is currently trying to make this film happen, but there’s absolutely no chance Kiss will give him the rights to this music. <span style="color:#ff0000;">Which means we will eventually have the soundtrack to a film that does not exist and a film inspired by a soundtrack it can’t actually use.</span></blockquote>
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<p>I just got back from Bluesfest in Byron Bay so thought I'd post a few of the acts I saw that I really enjoyed - although in most cases I expect a Youtube vid wont do the live shows justice.</p>
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<p>It was a great weekend, lots of good acts, only one or two shitty ones that we stumbled upon, the food was good, the traffic was fine (no long waits getting out), and the weather was awesome ... when it usually rains the entire festival. It was an interesting crowd as per usual, lots of old people, lots of families with parents and teens/just out of teens children all hanging out together, lots of little kids and their ultra trendy parents ... every second person was wearing a fedora. Jegga would have been constantly spitting at all the 'greenies' wandering by. The music might not be up to the tastes of all you bogans that seem to frequent this thread ;).</p>
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<p>Anyway, the main act I wanted to see was Dave Mathews Band and they played two nights. On their second night we managed to be in the front row which was awesome. So here's DMB with Grey St to kick it off:</p>
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<p>At one stage we were sitting in the main tent watching a mellow artist play an ok set when I could hear the percussion thumping from one of the other tents. So I decided to go and check the other tent out and came across Nahko and Medicine for the People - who I had never heard of, and they were one of the top three acts I saw all weekend. This is "Black as NIght".</p>
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<p>The other performance in my top 3 was Michael Franti and Spearhead. Franti has definitely changed from his Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy days, hell even since I last saw them about 7 years ago. They ended their set with singing over a bunch of dance tracks on an Apple computer which was kind of funny. I can't find a decent live clip so this one will do. </p>
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<p>Heard on radiosport today one of the presenters mentioning audioculture.co.nz so checked it out and so much cool stuff re NZ music.</p>
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<p>Some cool stuff on one of my fav bands Nothing at all that I mentioned on the previous page</p>
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<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.audioculture.co.nz/people/nothing-at-all'>http://www.audioculture.co.nz/people/nothing-at-all</a></p>