You mean in "Rock of Ages"? I think it was meant to be silly.
But Def Leppard were never "D&D Bullshit" in a lyrical context.
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 21 May 2004 01:00 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 21 May 2004 01:01 (nineteen years ago) link
There's a lot of great visual humor in "Me & My Wine."
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Friday, 21 May 2004 01:02 (nineteen years ago) link
DON'T BE HASSLING BRYAN ADAMS!!!!
― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Friday, 21 May 2004 01:04 (nineteen years ago) link
Personally I like it when people get over D&D bullshit.
there's definitely something to this - the ease of "Hysteria," the we-don't-give-a-shit of the "Animal" video, calling a song "Pour Some Sugar On Me." they came out of the pop closet.
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Friday, 21 May 2004 01:09 (nineteen years ago) link
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Friday, 21 May 2004 01:16 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 21 May 2004 01:16 (nineteen years ago) link
One thing that struck me about "Gods of War" is how it's like the weird mirror image of every Iron Maiden song about something newsworthy/relevant -- their own "Two Minutes to Midnight," say -- but in its own world. (Is this reason 32431534?)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 21 May 2004 01:16 (nineteen years ago) link
― The Lady Ms Lurex (lucylurex), Friday, 21 May 2004 01:37 (nineteen years ago) link
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 21 May 2004 01:43 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 21 May 2004 01:44 (nineteen years ago) link
http://www.genewilder.org/photos/ww/ww_wouldulike2c.jpg
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Friday, 21 May 2004 01:47 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 21 May 2004 01:49 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 21 May 2004 02:04 (nineteen years ago) link
― Eisbär (llamasfur), Sunday, 23 May 2004 19:38 (nineteen years ago) link
HYSTERIA SUCKS A BIG BAG OF GREASY DICKS!
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 23 May 2004 19:42 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 23 May 2004 19:42 (nineteen years ago) link
i weep for my generation.
― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Sunday, 23 May 2004 20:13 (nineteen years ago) link
COFFEE MUGS!
http://www.eddiesmegastore.com/images/stock/killersmug_large.jpg
― Alex in NYC (vassifer), Sunday, 23 May 2004 20:21 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 23 May 2004 20:22 (nineteen years ago) link
― Eisbär (llamasfur), Sunday, 23 May 2004 20:24 (nineteen years ago) link
― Eisbär (llamasfur), Sunday, 23 May 2004 20:25 (nineteen years ago) link
"I AM Nirvana, man!"
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 23 May 2004 20:26 (nineteen years ago) link
― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Sunday, 23 May 2004 20:27 (nineteen years ago) link
― Eisbär (llamasfur), Sunday, 23 May 2004 20:28 (nineteen years ago) link
― Eisbär (llamasfur), Sunday, 23 May 2004 20:29 (nineteen years ago) link
Well, supposedly it getting to number one meant more than Adrenalize debuting there. (Number two that week -- Wish by the Cure!)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 23 May 2004 20:30 (nineteen years ago) link
― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Sunday, 23 May 2004 20:30 (nineteen years ago) link
― Eisbär (llamasfur), Sunday, 23 May 2004 20:31 (nineteen years ago) link
― Eisbär (llamasfur), Sunday, 23 May 2004 20:32 (nineteen years ago) link
― Eisbär (llamasfur), Sunday, 23 May 2004 20:40 (nineteen years ago) link
― sundar subramanian (sundar), Sunday, 23 May 2004 21:05 (nineteen years ago) link
i was almost trife-an those days.
― Eisbär (llamasfur), Sunday, 23 May 2004 21:08 (nineteen years ago) link
Besides Meat Loaf was huge 1993.
Ok, that was all over the place.
47) The swooping sounds right before the guitar solo on "Hysteria."
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 23 May 2004 21:10 (nineteen years ago) link
― sundar subramanian (sundar), Sunday, 23 May 2004 21:17 (nineteen years ago) link
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 23 May 2004 21:21 (nineteen years ago) link
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 23 May 2004 21:24 (nineteen years ago) link
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 23 May 2004 21:25 (nineteen years ago) link
Don't you think there might have been something problematic about the 'gleefully sexual' nature of a lot of hair metal though? Maybe you do and are being ironic.
I'm not 100% sure that all that nihilistic 90s stuff was necessarily seen as liberal per se. In one way, it could be read as a liberal dissatisfaction with the order of things. But that kind of cynicism could also be read as having a sense of the futility of trying to change. Misanthropy, which was a major theme, seems to be ultimately anti-liberal.
― sundar subramanian (sundar), Sunday, 23 May 2004 21:45 (nineteen years ago) link
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 23 May 2004 21:55 (nineteen years ago) link
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 23 May 2004 21:57 (nineteen years ago) link
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 23 May 2004 21:58 (nineteen years ago) link
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 23 May 2004 21:59 (nineteen years ago) link
...and none of this had anything to do with the economy
is Strongo really Gen-Y (which begins ~78)? If so, I think we can grandfather (haha) him in.
oh, and Nelson fucking rock. ok, they don't rock. but you know what I mean.
― gabbneb (gabbneb), Monday, 24 May 2004 02:14 (nineteen years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 29 October 2004 03:57 (nineteen years ago) link
also isn't chuck's preference for DL over REM kind of ideologically overdetermined? i'm still waiting for chuck to surprise me...
― amateur!!st, Friday, 29 October 2004 04:05 (nineteen years ago) link
haha *barf*
― amateur!!st, Friday, 29 October 2004 04:11 (nineteen years ago) link