Weird topic,but looking to see what my peers think. They emerged during a period dominated by grunge bands and pretty much immediately following the last of the hard rock outfits like GnR, Aerosmith on its last legs. Blind Melon had a cool sound, but no band had as distinguishing a sound as The Smashing Pumpkins. Sure they had those overdrive-laden songs on Siamese Dream, but really beautifully written progressions. Mayonnaise and 1979 are two of my favorite songs ever. Then you get MellonCollie and its like a completely different band...meaning a totally reinvented sound. Dont get me wrong, I thought the double album was a mistake as there is plenty of crap on there too.
I always thought Corgan to be a weirdo, but then you listen to him talk about his music and what hes been through in his life and I have come to admire this band more and more over the years.
Anybody get feels when looking back on this group?
Puke. Who listens to that and doesn't cringe? Girls? Men? Teens? College kids?
Oh yeah. Another one of those bands that's awful in the Blink/Weezer lump is Fall Out Boy. I might even have to go ahead and put Maroon 5 above all of them. Lol.
The guitarwork on a Crow Left of the Murder for some really really sticks out to me.
Also, Fallout Boy was one that I never really liked, but that's a pretty wild assortment there dude lol. I consider Maroon 5 to be a straight up pop band, and think Weezer is from a really different time than the rest of the bands you mentioned. I do see the Blink and Fallout Boy connection, but even then, Blink was a bit earlier.
Shit though, at this point, Fallout Boy and Panic at the Disco, neither of whom I liked, are so so so far removed from what they actually were when they first came out. Both are pop bands with four to the floor vaguely EDM sounding kick drums all over their songs. Totally different from their myspace pop-punk/scene roots. Never was a fan of them to begin with though in the first place, so not too torn up over it. Wish they stayed more like "rock bands" just so there were more popular bands in the mainstream, for reasons I alluded to earlier in this thread.
Puke. Who listens to that and doesn't cringe? Girls? Men? Teens? College kids?
I gotta say though, I usually have this viewpoint that when it comes to music, I don't give a fuck about anything other than how it sounds. I got no shame in admitting that Toxic by Britney Spears (which samples some obscure arabic song brilliantly) and Last Friday Night by Katy Perry are songs I love. Like fuck it, they sound good, so whatever, lol.
But yeah, I've just gotten past the point of "hating" bands, unless the individuals themselves are true pieces of shit (like lostprophets, or, IMO, xxxtenacion, sixnine, etc)
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Really? I always thought Incubus was way overplayed. Then again, nearly every single one of these bands mentioned on this thread is looked at as overplayed. Maybe it was my location and the DJs had quite the fondness for Incubus but they really kept rolling out those songs from 1998-1999 into 2001-2002.
Incubus's big hits were overplayed (especially Drive), but their catalog is incredibly deep in terms of quality. Most of their best songs weren't singles, and each release had a different sound than the next one.
Going to agree with this - the big hits were overplayed but there's enough quality in that catalog that you can actually avoid them - I listen to Make Yourself and Privilege rather than Drive. On Morning View, I still love the other hits, but it's just a really good album top to bottom.
They evolved their sound every album and it helped them not get stale. Even in concert they changed the arrangements - the live version of Redefine from the Look Alive DVD is a favorite. It's a credit to them how they've become top musicians.
Music and literature is a no slum zone for me. Need good lyrics and sound or I just can’t do it. So something like Michael Jackson or the Eagles just kill me.
But when I find a band or musician I like well I get pretty into it
Music and literature is a no slum zone for me. Need good lyrics and sound or I just can’t do it. So something like Michael Jackson or the Eagles just kill me.
But when I find a band or musician I like well I get pretty into it
Lyrics I can take or leave. I like a lot of instrumental bands, and like half of the music I listen to is instrumental, so I never gave too much of a shit about lyrics. Don't get me wrong, they can make a song better or actively make it worse if they're terrible, but they're also easy to ignore.
As far as bands from the 1990s, Lifetime needs to be mentioned. Hello Bastards and Jersey's Best Dancers were great albums.
Seemed like a lot of punk/emo bands that made it to the radio in the early 2000s were influenced by them or at least it sounded like it.
I don't know, but it just seems as if once the public approves of music then those album review guys act as if they called it a classic the entire time.
As far as bands from the 1990s, Lifetime needs to be mentioned. Hello Bastards and Jersey's Best Dancers were great albums.
Seemed like a lot of punk/emo bands that made it to the radio in the early 2000s were influenced by them or at least it sounded like it.
We really did have one of the best music scenes out of all US college towns
I don't know, but it just seems as if once the public approves of music then those album review guys act as if they called it a classic the entire time.
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Everyone hated it when it was released. They didn't release anything until 2001 and when they toured they wouldn't play anything off of Pinkerton. It has since gained a lot of respect.
As far as bands from the 1990s, Lifetime needs to be mentioned. Hello Bastards and Jersey's Best Dancers were great albums.
Seemed like a lot of punk/emo bands that made it to the radio in the early 2000s were influenced by them or at least it sounded like it.
Lifetime, New Brunswick NJ legends. As a Rutgers students who grew up next door, Lifetime, Thursday, Screaming Females, and Gaslight Anthem will always have special places in my heart.
We really did have one of the best music scenes out of all US college towns
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Everyone hated it when it was released. They didn't release anything until 2001 and when they toured they wouldn't play anything off of Pinkerton. It has since gained a lot of respect.
As far as bands from the 1990s, Lifetime needs to be mentioned. Hello Bastards and Jersey's Best Dancers were great albums.
Seemed like a lot of punk/emo bands that made it to the radio in the early 2000s were influenced by them or at least it sounded like it.
Lifetime, New Brunswick NJ legends. As a Rutgers students who grew up next door, Lifetime, Thursday, Screaming Females, and Gaslight Anthem will always have special places in my heart.
We really did have one of the best music scenes out of all US college towns
I was at Lifetime's last show at the Trocadero in Philly.
One of the new post punk revival bands I mentioned earlier, Shame, got great reviews from the start.
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Everyone hated it when it was released. They didn't release anything until 2001 and when they toured they wouldn't play anything off of Pinkerton. It has since gained a lot of respect.
As far as bands from the 1990s, Lifetime needs to be mentioned. Hello Bastards and Jersey's Best Dancers were great albums.
Seemed like a lot of punk/emo bands that made it to the radio in the early 2000s were influenced by them or at least it sounded like it.
Lifetime, New Brunswick NJ legends. As a Rutgers students who grew up next door, Lifetime, Thursday, Screaming Females, and Gaslight Anthem will always have special places in my heart.
We really did have one of the best music scenes out of all US college towns
I was at Lifetime's last show at the Trocadero in Philly.
Man, could Meg White play the drums.
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Yes, I remember when White Blood Cells came out they were loved by the critics. I don't remember what was thought of their earlier albums. I never heard of them before White Blood Cells.
Man, could Meg White play the drums.
Since this thread is gonna die, and I've mentioned a lot of bands but never posted one, figured I might as well close it out with ONE song at least.
This is my favorite band of all time, The Fall of Troy. This is their most popular song, though definitely not my favorite. Having said that, it's still amazing because almost all their songs are (save for one album).
It's also fairly popular as it got a huge boost due to eventually being in a Guitar Hero video game. This particular song, FPREMIX, is off their 2005 album which Doppelganger, recorded when they were all 18/19. This record, along with Nevermind, is my favorite album of all time.
When I first heard this band and was 16, I wanted to quit playing music. They were so much better than me and doing everything I wanted to with a band, were a three piece that somehow was playing their instruments and singing at the same time, only slightly older than me, and just so much better. The album changed what I thought was even possible on guitar and changed the way I looked at the instrument, and was actually life changing (not even being hyperbolic).
Check it out, and if you like it, you should check out the whole album. My favorite song off this album is Mouths like Sidewinder Misiles (gotta get the Doppelganger version though, the earlier one is from when they were 17).
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Everyone hated it when it was released. They didn't release anything until 2001 and when they toured they wouldn't play anything off of Pinkerton. It has since gained a lot of respect.
As far as bands from the 1990s, Lifetime needs to be mentioned. Hello Bastards and Jersey's Best Dancers were great albums.
Seemed like a lot of punk/emo bands that made it to the radio in the early 2000s were influenced by them or at least it sounded like it.
Lifetime, New Brunswick NJ legends. As a Rutgers students who grew up next door, Lifetime, Thursday, Screaming Females, and Gaslight Anthem will always have special places in my heart.
We really did have one of the best music scenes out of all US college towns
I was at Lifetime's last show at the Trocadero in Philly.
Me too. I had heard about them about a week before on a college radio show. I was their to see the Bouncing Souls. I was at the same venue to see the Lifetime when they opened for the Bouncing Souls when they got together for their reunion. Amazing how things change.
Was Less Than Jake also part of that show? My memory could be off. I am also a big Bouncing Souls fan.
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Everyone hated it when it was released. They didn't release anything until 2001 and when they toured they wouldn't play anything off of Pinkerton. It has since gained a lot of respect.
As far as bands from the 1990s, Lifetime needs to be mentioned. Hello Bastards and Jersey's Best Dancers were great albums.
Seemed like a lot of punk/emo bands that made it to the radio in the early 2000s were influenced by them or at least it sounded like it.
Lifetime, New Brunswick NJ legends. As a Rutgers students who grew up next door, Lifetime, Thursday, Screaming Females, and Gaslight Anthem will always have special places in my heart.
We really did have one of the best music scenes out of all US college towns
I was at Lifetime's last show at the Trocadero in Philly.
Me too. I had heard about them about a week before on a college radio show. I was their to see the Bouncing Souls. I was at the same venue to see the Lifetime when they opened for the Bouncing Souls when they got together for their reunion. Amazing how things change.
Was Less Than Jake also part of that show? My memory could be off. I am also a big Bouncing Souls fan.
Not sure if you’re aware, but Beach Rats are members of Lifetime (Ari), Bouncing Souls (Pete and Bryan) and Bad Religion (Brian Baker). The drummer is an old friend of Souls, Dubs.
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Everyone hated it when it was released. They didn't release anything until 2001 and when they toured they wouldn't play anything off of Pinkerton. It has since gained a lot of respect.
As far as bands from the 1990s, Lifetime needs to be mentioned. Hello Bastards and Jersey's Best Dancers were great albums.
Seemed like a lot of punk/emo bands that made it to the radio in the early 2000s were influenced by them or at least it sounded like it.
Lifetime, New Brunswick NJ legends. As a Rutgers students who grew up next door, Lifetime, Thursday, Screaming Females, and Gaslight Anthem will always have special places in my heart.
We really did have one of the best music scenes out of all US college towns
I was at Lifetime's last show at the Trocadero in Philly.
Me too. I had heard about them about a week before on a college radio show. I was their to see the Bouncing Souls. I was at the same venue to see the Lifetime when they opened for the Bouncing Souls when they got together for their reunion. Amazing how things change.
Was Less Than Jake also part of that show? My memory could be off. I am also a big Bouncing Souls fan.
If you like heavy shit and Ska (and are from NJ), I'm sure some of you probably ended up seeing Folly back in the day. Great crossover stuff.
But yeah, I always thought RX Bandits was the best ska band, if you can even call them that after their first couple albums. It was like "progressive ska". The mathrock/prog ska combo really worked out well for them. Great drummer and guitarists also.
Streetlight Manifesto was my NJ ska band of choice.
And Tim Barry. Avail was another great band.
Streetlight Manifesto was my NJ ska band of choice.
I'm pretty sure Jamie teaches band at North Brunswick High School. My childhood friend who plays in a ska/hardcore (Folly-ish but not as hardcore) band called The Best of the Worst teaches with Jamie, and has always talked about how crazy it is since he spent his youth looking up to that band, haha.
maybe 1997 or 1998 in a blistering hot late July day at RFK
great show
maybe 1997 or 1998 in a blistering hot late July day at RFK
great show
I went to Blink-182 and NFG in 2001 at the Tweeter Center in Camden. What a toilet that arena, or outdoor amphitheater, was (even then, cannot imagine what it's like now) and someone got hit in the head with a banana. Blink-182 had the words "FUCK" in flames.
What an awful experience. Cannot expect much from Camden.
maybe 1997 or 1998 in a blistering hot late July day at RFK
great show
Pretty sure that was 1997, I was at the one in Asbury Park. Also had Sick of it All on that lineup. And Limp Bizkit.
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tour with Less than Jake, Reel Big Fish, Social Distortion, Blink 182, Pennywise, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Bad Religion, Bouncing Souls, the descendants, Buck-o-nine, and more
maybe 1997 or 1998 in a blistering hot late July day at RFK
great show
Pretty sure that was 1997, I was at the one in Asbury Park. Also had Sick of it All on that lineup. And Limp Bizkit.
Yep! definitely same show (different location).
I think Pennywise closed or at least was one of the final bands if I remember right, I was such a big fan of them, wonder whatever happened to them.
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tour with Less than Jake, Reel Big Fish, Social Distortion, Blink 182, Pennywise, Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Bad Religion, Bouncing Souls, the descendants, Buck-o-nine, and more
maybe 1997 or 1998 in a blistering hot late July day at RFK
great show
Pretty sure that was 1997, I was at the one in Asbury Park. Also had Sick of it All on that lineup. And Limp Bizkit.
Yep! definitely same show (different location).
I think Pennywise closed or at least was one of the final bands if I remember right, I was such a big fan of them, wonder whatever happened to them.
Bosstones closed, Pennywise was second from the end. I distinctly remember the dilemma when the Bosstones played, as the Descendents were playing at the same time on a smaller stage. I think I ended up watching half of each.
Regarding Pennywise, I know their lead singer left the band for awhile but I think he’s back now. He also wrote a book about being a punk rock parent, it was pretty good light reading.
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