My conspiracies have more to do with AC/DC - band who refuses to license their songs to anyone, even iTunes - and Metallica - Napster's Y2K Band of the Year - being the "victims" here.
― pplains, Thursday, 6 November 2014 14:54 (nine years ago) link
You know when the drummer says "hey, I've written a song" and you go "oh.. oh go on then, let's see the lyrics"
― Mark G, Thursday, 6 November 2014 15:01 (nine years ago) link
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2014/11/06/world/asia/ap-as-new-zealand-acdc-charges.html?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=2
― sleeve, Thursday, 6 November 2014 15:21 (nine years ago) link
Still no "who and why" then?
― Mark G, Thursday, 6 November 2014 15:50 (nine years ago) link
do alleged murders negatively affect the sales of a band's albums, anyway?
Keith Moon accidentally killed his chauffeur/bodyguard in 1970, and in 1973 he paid someone to have Ian MacLagan killed (when Pete Townshend got wind of it, he stepped in and paid the guy not to kill MacLagan). Didn't affect sales at all.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Thursday, 6 November 2014 15:51 (nine years ago) link
in 1973 he paid someone to have Ian MacLagan killed (when Pete Townshend got wind of it, he stepped in and paid the guy not to kill MacLagan)
Um...so you're saying I've missed something, then.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 6 November 2014 15:55 (nine years ago) link
maybe he's been poisoning malcolm
― example (crüt), Thursday, 6 November 2014 15:58 (nine years ago) link
Cyanide?
― DavidLeeRoth, Thursday, 6 November 2014 16:17 (nine years ago) link
Ian Mac had an affair with Keith Moon's wife. Of course, it was OK for Keith to do such things...
― Mark G, Thursday, 6 November 2014 16:24 (nine years ago) link
― pplains, Thursday, November 6, 2014 8:54 AM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
hey PP - this isn't true, AC/DC is on iTunes and this whole thread revive was because a bunch of us were getting their compete discography for $6.99 on Amazon MP3 because of an error.
― There Goes Ryan's Scion (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 6 November 2014 17:22 (nine years ago) link
Ah, I'm two years late on the iTunes news.
― pplains, Thursday, 6 November 2014 17:26 (nine years ago) link
Crazy news but, as a drummer, Phil could really swing.
― kwhitehead, Thursday, 6 November 2014 17:34 (nine years ago) link
Malcolm locked up and Phil charged with this ... This is just to hype the new album and tour. Watch your back, Cliff, Brian and Angus, management is on a roll!
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 6 November 2014 17:48 (nine years ago) link
malcolm locked up? i thought he had demenita :(
― There Goes Ryan's Scion (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Thursday, 6 November 2014 18:10 (nine years ago) link
That's what I meant. Assisted living doesn't let dementia patients wander out.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 6 November 2014 18:21 (nine years ago) link
My conspiracies have more to do with AC/DC...
Well, they only did play 'Night Prowler' once live ...
― BlackIronPrison, Thursday, 6 November 2014 18:33 (nine years ago) link
AC/DC drummer Phil Rudd's charge of attempting to procure murder has been withdrawn.
Rudd appeared in Tauranga District Court yesterday and was also charged with possession of methamphetamine, possession of cannabis and threatening to kill.
Rudd's lawyer, Paul Mabey QC, said this afternoon that the Crown solicitor withdrew the charge after a meeting with Mabey and police.
The Crown solicitor said there was insufficient evidence to justify the charge, Mabey said.
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/10716815/AC-DC-drummer-Phil-Rudd-Procuring-murder-charge-dropped
― funk79, Friday, 7 November 2014 01:45 (nine years ago) link
One would think they would have reason to charge someone with such a heinous crime before doing it and going public with it.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 7 November 2014 01:51 (nine years ago) link
http://media.nzherald.co.nz/webcontent/image/jpg/201445/ruddhouse_620x310.jpg
― earlnash, Friday, 7 November 2014 02:14 (nine years ago) link
Wtf
― There Goes Ryan's Scion (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 7 November 2014 02:47 (nine years ago) link
When did Phil get a haircut?
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 7 November 2014 03:21 (nine years ago) link
Mabey said Rudd would defend the threatening to kill charge.
What is this weird charge? If I yell "I am going to kill you!" in anger, will that get me arrested in New Zealand?
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 7 November 2014 03:23 (nine years ago) link
Fly off to New Zealand and shout things about Peter Jackson and see what happens.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 7 November 2014 04:03 (nine years ago) link
In fact just go and say you want to kill a bunch of hobbits or something.
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 7 November 2014 04:04 (nine years ago) link
the alleged hitman speaks: was approached to be hired as a bodyguard to protect Rudd against the angry partners of prostitutes that Rudd has declined to pay after disputes over services.
Rudd was described as someone who had "done a lot for the community" by the man, single-handedly keeping some businesses afloat."The amount he spends on company is like someone's yearly wage."
"The amount he spends on company is like someone's yearly wage."
― the incredible string gland (sic), Friday, 7 November 2014 04:27 (nine years ago) link
the nz police are prone to this kind of extravagant claim dufferishness.
― estela, Friday, 7 November 2014 04:32 (nine years ago) link
This morning, I heard some 4th or 5th grader kid on the playground at morning drop-off telling his friend, "Yesterday I heard some dude tried to hire a hitman!" Clearly he was talking about Phil Rudd, and needless to say, if the gossip of kids in the single digits is any indication, Phil may have a case that his reputation has been seriously damaged. At least it wasn't about gerbils.
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 7 November 2014 14:26 (nine years ago) link
Doesn't seem that different from 'making terrorist threats' laws in parts of the US. If you threaten violence with the intention of putting someone in fear of that violence, you can get arrested.
― Wristy Hurlington (ShariVari), Friday, 7 November 2014 14:38 (nine years ago) link
Keith Moon accidentally killed his chauffeur/bodyguard in 1970, and in 1973 he paid someone to have Ian MacLagan killed (when Pete Townshend got wind of it, he stepped in and paid the guy not to kill MacLagan). Didn't affect sales at all.― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Thursday, November 6, 2014 3:51 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Thursday, November 6, 2014 3:51 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
That's a slightly different story to the one I've heard... the one I heard was that Moon was so pissed off at MacLagan making off with Kim that he paid someone to have his fingers broken to put an end to his career, rather than have him killed. Then Pete paid the guy double not to go through with it.
― Welcome To (Turrican), Friday, 7 November 2014 14:40 (nine years ago) link
"done a lot for the community" by the man, single-handedly keeping some businesses afloat"
Obviously not the brothels though
― Willl, Friday, 7 November 2014 14:48 (nine years ago) link
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, November 7, 2014 9:26 AM (23 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
there's gotta be someone out there right now who thinks Paul Rudd has had a very interesting month of confronting homophobes in airports and hiring hitmen
― nakhchi little van (some dude), Friday, 7 November 2014 14:50 (nine years ago) link
― Welcome To (Turrican), Friday, November 7, 2014 8:40 AM (18 minutes ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
wow! i had never heard this!
― There Goes Ryan's Scion (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 7 November 2014 15:00 (nine years ago) link
http://www.irishmirror.ie/whats-on/music-nightlife-news/keith-moon-put-end-rocker-3880810
― Welcome To (Turrican), Friday, 7 November 2014 15:17 (nine years ago) link
I'd never heard this moon vs. Mac story either! Crazy
― Οὖτις, Friday, 7 November 2014 15:19 (nine years ago) link
I'd heard the broken-fingers story, but I seem to recall an interview with Townshend, who is notorious for not keeping stories straight, where he leaned in close to the interviewer and quietly said something to the effect of, "No, Moon actually put a hit out on Mac." Probably not the case, though.
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Friday, 7 November 2014 15:41 (nine years ago) link
It wasn't that long ago, Pete had to write to Mojo or some such to refute an oft told tale about one of his original Mod hard nut mates that had killed four men in a brawl. "Killed" was a more poetic term for "hurt a bit" back in the sixties, you see.
― Mark G, Friday, 7 November 2014 15:51 (nine years ago) link
okay back to me going through the AC/DC entire discography....
we left off about halfway through For Those About Rock....ended up being a bit of a slog, obv the title track is all time, but yeah felt like them trying to recreate Back in Black to lesser results...
Flick of the Switch is maybe the nadir (at least until the late 90s/00s)....reaaaaaly uninspired mid-tempo stompers, seems like they were all written by AC/DC coming up with a title they were going to shout in the chorus...."Rising Power" is a keeper, but outside of that I've already forgotten everything except "Bedlam in Belgium" because it had the world "Belgium" in the title and seemed to be a story song about some AC/DC show that turned into a riot
now on Fly on the Wall....again I think this is not well regarded but actually seems a bit better than Flick of the Switch at least...."Shake Your Foundations" is great....
― punk rocketeer (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 7 November 2014 18:14 (nine years ago) link
but i mean it's hardly great or anything
"Sink the Pink" - lolzy song title aside is pretty great -- though looking ahead they recycled this and "Shake Your Foundations" for Who Made Who
― punk rocketeer (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 7 November 2014 18:17 (nine years ago) link
ok the rest of this outside of those 2 standouts isn't super great, danger is okay
― punk rocketeer (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 7 November 2014 18:35 (nine years ago) link
okay wow does the title track to "Who Made Who" feel like a breath of fresh air....their new wave song? Or at least proof they like Eliminator by ZZ Top? way more spare track with the repeating bass and angus seemingly trying to simulate a sequencer with an SG....catchy as hell...
it's such an odd album...a "soundtrack" with a new hit song, a some of their "greatest hits", the two songs from the previous album, one Bon Scott era fan favorite....and two (pretty cool) instrumentals....don't really know what this is supposed to be but honestly it works as a listening experience
― punk rocketeer (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 7 November 2014 18:46 (nine years ago) link
Who Made Who is so good.
― how's life, Friday, 7 November 2014 18:50 (nine years ago) link
it's maybe the greatest "filler" album ever made
the instrumentals are really cool, nice to hear them breaking (slightly) out of their mold
― punk rocketeer (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 7 November 2014 18:51 (nine years ago) link
i skipped over the hits on who made who because i'd just heard them all
on to Blow Up Your Video
definitely off to a better start than the last few, "Heatseeker" is sprightly, quicker tempo and catchy and Johnson actually bothering to write some vocal melodies, seems in the vein of Who Made Who (the song), seems as though they've struck on a good variation on an AC/DC song with this stuff
― punk rocketeer (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 7 November 2014 18:55 (nine years ago) link
so far this is much less plodding than the last few studio albums, nice
― punk rocketeer (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 7 November 2014 18:58 (nine years ago) link
meanstreak is kinda funky, little aerosmith goosestep
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p34ISD2fAzs
― punk rocketeer (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 7 November 2014 19:05 (nine years ago) link
ok i need something more mellow for while
― punk rocketeer (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Friday, 7 November 2014 19:17 (nine years ago) link
Black Sabbath
― Mark G, Friday, 7 November 2014 20:15 (nine years ago) link
The Cult's "Electric?"
― Josh in Chicago, Friday, 7 November 2014 20:16 (nine years ago) link
The Red House Painters guy's Bon covers album.
― Don A Henley And Get Over It (C. Grisso/McCain), Friday, 7 November 2014 20:17 (nine years ago) link