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Kory wrote:
11 May 2018, 2:43pm
WestwayKid wrote:
11 May 2018, 1:36pm
JennyB wrote:
11 May 2018, 12:47pm
WestwayKid wrote:
11 May 2018, 11:10am
JennyB wrote:
11 May 2018, 10:25am


How do I do that when I don't know the words? Oh my god, this Dave Matthews song is live and never ending. He keeps repeating the same phrase over and over again. I literally just plugged my ears like a petulant child.
DMB might be one of the few bands I actually hate...but I think it's more than just their blend of generic, safe music. I think what truly pushes me over the line is that I can't stand their fans. I'm probable generalizing here - but I always picture a bunch of frat boy d-bags playing beer pong in the parking lot while their brainless girlfriends wander around drinking Miller Lite and talking about how they can't wait to here Crash Into Me. Music should stand for something. It should be something and junk like this just offends me. Plus - didn't they empty the septic tank of their tour bus into the Chicago River?
That's definitely part of it - same with the Dead. He really is painfully generic. He makes Huey Lewis seem like Bowie.
I'm not sure who I dislike more: DMB or Phish. I pretty much hate every jam band...but some are definitely more annoying than others. Dave Matthews just seems like music for people who want to like music, but really don't. He's so generic and harmless that people can embrace him without having to really commit to anything. Heck, he even makes Phish look somewhat edgy.
What do you two define as "generic?"
Just anything middle of the road. Not so bad that it elicits an emotional response (like, say, "Russians" by Sting) and not good. Just there.
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JennyB wrote:
11 May 2018, 2:52pm
Kory wrote:
11 May 2018, 2:43pm
WestwayKid wrote:
11 May 2018, 1:36pm
JennyB wrote:
11 May 2018, 12:47pm
WestwayKid wrote:
11 May 2018, 11:10am


DMB might be one of the few bands I actually hate...but I think it's more than just their blend of generic, safe music. I think what truly pushes me over the line is that I can't stand their fans. I'm probable generalizing here - but I always picture a bunch of frat boy d-bags playing beer pong in the parking lot while their brainless girlfriends wander around drinking Miller Lite and talking about how they can't wait to here Crash Into Me. Music should stand for something. It should be something and junk like this just offends me. Plus - didn't they empty the septic tank of their tour bus into the Chicago River?
That's definitely part of it - same with the Dead. He really is painfully generic. He makes Huey Lewis seem like Bowie.
I'm not sure who I dislike more: DMB or Phish. I pretty much hate every jam band...but some are definitely more annoying than others. Dave Matthews just seems like music for people who want to like music, but really don't. He's so generic and harmless that people can embrace him without having to really commit to anything. Heck, he even makes Phish look somewhat edgy.
What do you two define as "generic?"
Just anything middle of the road. Not so bad that it elicits an emotional response (like, say, "Russians" by Sting) and not good. Just there.
I'm not defending the band, but I don't think a group with that kind of musicianship (at least on the first three albums) could be labelled "generic." I would reserve that tag for bands that just strum major chords against a simple 4/4 beat with lyrics about the beach or something.
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Kory wrote:
11 May 2018, 3:04pm
JennyB wrote:
11 May 2018, 2:52pm
Kory wrote:
11 May 2018, 2:43pm
WestwayKid wrote:
11 May 2018, 1:36pm
JennyB wrote:
11 May 2018, 12:47pm

That's definitely part of it - same with the Dead. He really is painfully generic. He makes Huey Lewis seem like Bowie.
I'm not sure who I dislike more: DMB or Phish. I pretty much hate every jam band...but some are definitely more annoying than others. Dave Matthews just seems like music for people who want to like music, but really don't. He's so generic and harmless that people can embrace him without having to really commit to anything. Heck, he even makes Phish look somewhat edgy.
What do you two define as "generic?"
Just anything middle of the road. Not so bad that it elicits an emotional response (like, say, "Russians" by Sting) and not good. Just there.
I'm not defending the band, but I don't think a group with that kind of musicianship (at least on the first three albums) could be labelled "generic." I would reserve that tag for bands that just strum major chords against a simple 4/4 beat with lyrics about the beach or something.
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eumaas wrote:
11 May 2018, 3:05pm
Kory wrote:
11 May 2018, 3:04pm
JennyB wrote:
11 May 2018, 2:52pm
Kory wrote:
11 May 2018, 2:43pm
WestwayKid wrote:
11 May 2018, 1:36pm


I'm not sure who I dislike more: DMB or Phish. I pretty much hate every jam band...but some are definitely more annoying than others. Dave Matthews just seems like music for people who want to like music, but really don't. He's so generic and harmless that people can embrace him without having to really commit to anything. Heck, he even makes Phish look somewhat edgy.
What do you two define as "generic?"
Just anything middle of the road. Not so bad that it elicits an emotional response (like, say, "Russians" by Sting) and not good. Just there.
I'm not defending the band, but I don't think a group with that kind of musicianship (at least on the first three albums) could be labelled "generic." I would reserve that tag for bands that just strum major chords against a simple 4/4 beat with lyrics about the beach or something.
is this a slam against my hit song Sand in My Asshole Once More?
That's timeless.
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Kory wrote:
11 May 2018, 5:33pm
eumaas wrote:
11 May 2018, 3:05pm
Kory wrote:
11 May 2018, 3:04pm
JennyB wrote:
11 May 2018, 2:52pm
Kory wrote:
11 May 2018, 2:43pm


What do you two define as "generic?"
Just anything middle of the road. Not so bad that it elicits an emotional response (like, say, "Russians" by Sting) and not good. Just there.
I'm not defending the band, but I don't think a group with that kind of musicianship (at least on the first three albums) could be labelled "generic." I would reserve that tag for bands that just strum major chords against a simple 4/4 beat with lyrics about the beach or something.
is this a slam against my hit song Sand in My Asshole Once More?
That's timeless.
Despite being derivative of Pavement.
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Manchester is a dull fucking triangle of a high street and the Hacienda has been replaced by luxury flats.
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Silent Majority wrote:
12 May 2018, 5:46pm
the Hacienda has been replaced by luxury flats.
The soil that it's built on is drenched with enough residual ecstacy to keep the residents persistently fucked up.
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
12 May 2018, 6:29pm
Silent Majority wrote:
12 May 2018, 5:46pm
the Hacienda has been replaced by luxury flats.
The soil that it's built on is drenched with enough residual ecstacy to keep the residents persistently fucked up.
Imagine being haunted by ravers.

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Inder wrote:
12 May 2018, 6:58pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
12 May 2018, 6:29pm
Silent Majority wrote:
12 May 2018, 5:46pm
the Hacienda has been replaced by luxury flats.
The soil that it's built on is drenched with enough residual ecstacy to keep the residents persistently fucked up.
Imagine being haunted by ravers.
They would make terrifying Zombies!!!

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Inder wrote:
12 May 2018, 6:58pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
12 May 2018, 6:29pm
Silent Majority wrote:
12 May 2018, 5:46pm
the Hacienda has been replaced by luxury flats.
The soil that it's built on is drenched with enough residual ecstacy to keep the residents persistently fucked up.
Imagine being haunted by ravers.
Instead of rattling chains, they carry glow sticks.
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101Walterton wrote:
12 May 2018, 7:02pm
Inder wrote:
12 May 2018, 6:58pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
12 May 2018, 6:29pm
Silent Majority wrote:
12 May 2018, 5:46pm
the Hacienda has been replaced by luxury flats.
The soil that it's built on is drenched with enough residual ecstacy to keep the residents persistently fucked up.
Imagine being haunted by ravers.
They would make zombies terrified !!!
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
10 May 2018, 6:21pm
Flex wrote:
10 May 2018, 6:09pm
for filing bootlegs, i like YYYYMMDD because it's the best way for dates to naturally sort themselves. My biographer (Hooky) can feel free to make a note of that preference.
I use that when naming files that have dates (like paystubs) for that very reason. The obsessive efficiency part of me would fully support making that convention in speech and writing.

Also, writing about your awkward years is going to be so much fun. It'll be a shame when they finally end.
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Silent Majority wrote:
12 May 2018, 5:46pm
Manchester is a dull fucking triangle of a high street and the Hacienda has been replaced by luxury flats.
Is Hooky's new club a decent place to see live music?
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Spiff wrote:
14 May 2018, 9:11am
Dr. Medulla wrote:
10 May 2018, 6:21pm
Flex wrote:
10 May 2018, 6:09pm
for filing bootlegs, i like YYYYMMDD because it's the best way for dates to naturally sort themselves. My biographer (Hooky) can feel free to make a note of that preference.
I use that when naming files that have dates (like paystubs) for that very reason. The obsessive efficiency part of me would fully support making that convention in speech and writing.

Also, writing about your awkward years is going to be so much fun. It'll be a shame when they finally end.
The awkward years end? Why didn't somebody tell me?
The key is to be ashamed of the nekkid body. The choice, good sir, is now on you.
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Spiff wrote:
14 May 2018, 9:17am
Silent Majority wrote:
12 May 2018, 5:46pm
Manchester is a dull fucking triangle of a high street and the Hacienda has been replaced by luxury flats.
Is Hooky's new club a decent place to see live music?
I was only there for a few hours, I don't know.
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