IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
I have never listened to a full Michael Bolton song ever. I did like the Michael Bolton character on Office Space however.
Sadchild's "high fives" (every artist I like at least five songs from)
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IdRatherBeSkiing
Sherbert is NOT and NEVER WILL BE ice cream.
Ha. Speaking of the devil.
scotchandcigar
All I wanted was some steak
At your service.
That whole movie is spot-on. Mike Judge at his peak.
sadchild
Dude
Back in Bolton's peak, I'd hear him on the radio or in the halls of a mall. Bleh. However, my room mate at the time liked "How Can We Be Lovers" and would play the cassingle in our apartment. It grew on me a little bit.
In modern times, I hear him on the VJ once in a while. Unless I happen to have an available skip I can use...
sadchild
Dude
Midnight Oil
Genre: pop rock, alt rock
Discovered: probably FM, "Beds Are Burning"
Other: Back in the day, I only knew my top 3 below. I didn't hear anything else from them until SXM First Wave. Their new song "Gadigal Land" is pretty good.
HIGH FIVE:
1. Beds Are Burning
2. Outbreak Of Love
3. Blue Sky Mine
4. The Dead Heart
5. Forgotten Years
HecticArt
Administrator
I've only heard a little of their stuff, but I've liked what I've heard.
Ya beat me to it.
I said it before \/ /\/ \/
I'll say it again.
sadchild
Dude
Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Genre: ska, alt rock
Discovered: video compilation RockVideo Monthly - Alternative Releases - May 1994 (same place I discovered Stabbing Westward and Meat Puppets), "Simmer Down"
Other: Aside from the Ska-Core, The Devil And More EP I bought back in the day, I only like a handful of their other songs.
HIGH FIVE:
1. The Impression That I Get
2. Simmer Down
3. Where'd You Go
4. Someday I Suppose
5. So Sad To Say
sadchild
Dude
Correction: First heard them on a compilation CD (that I just personally entered into Discogs now)
Various - McGathy Metal Vol.1 Spring '93
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1993 CD release of "McGathy Metal Vol.1 Spring '93" on Discogs.
www.discogs.com
Same place I discovered Quicksand, Savatage and Arcade.
My second exposure was that video compilation.
I know, important shit, right?
sadchild
Dude
Mindless Self Indulgence
Genre: electropunk
Discovered: ex-singer of my band, "Never Wanted To Dance"
Other: Totally out there. Zany. Offensive. Fun (but only if you have a twisted sense of humor). Like a raunchy Devo played at 78RPM.
HIGH FIVE:
1. Never Wanted To Dance
2. Witness
3. Jack U Up
4. Shut Me Up
5. Stupid MF
sadchild
Dude
Ministry
Genre: industrial metal
Discovered: MTV, "NWO"
Other: Why can I not find anything substantial from Google about the big fire the crowd started during Ministry's set in Boston at Lollapalooza 1992? A friend of mine was there and said it was unbelievable. And the only thing I can find is a comment on a blog post from someone who was there?!
I remember that show. I was one of people up in the grass section. I remember most of the details the same way, but my experience was completely different.
I was jumping in and out of mosh pits all day and I was still enjoying the rush I got from the chaotic but relatively safe “dancing” that I loved. Out of the corner of my eye I caught a small flame in the center of a pit where someone lit clothes or something on fire. Some daring types started jumping over and through the flames. Others began taking off their t-shirts and throwing them into the flames and building the fire. This seemed to set off some kind of tribal atmosphere. The crowd around the fire started to move in a rhythmic circle around the fire jumpers… and it grew, and grew. Then the place erupted. A few small chunks of grass thrown into the air turned into an impromptu dirt fight… there was so much sod in the air it reminded me of the nighttime videos of the bombing of Bagdad.. but it was not a ‘fight’ really, but more like a neighborhood water fight… but with the only mostly-harmless element available. Until the fence started coming down. But still, after about a half-dozen bonfires started I never felt tense or anxious. I felt alive. I felt excited. I would later refer to the show as one of my all-time favorite concert experiences.
I was jumping in and out of mosh pits all day and I was still enjoying the rush I got from the chaotic but relatively safe “dancing” that I loved. Out of the corner of my eye I caught a small flame in the center of a pit where someone lit clothes or something on fire. Some daring types started jumping over and through the flames. Others began taking off their t-shirts and throwing them into the flames and building the fire. This seemed to set off some kind of tribal atmosphere. The crowd around the fire started to move in a rhythmic circle around the fire jumpers… and it grew, and grew. Then the place erupted. A few small chunks of grass thrown into the air turned into an impromptu dirt fight… there was so much sod in the air it reminded me of the nighttime videos of the bombing of Bagdad.. but it was not a ‘fight’ really, but more like a neighborhood water fight… but with the only mostly-harmless element available. Until the fence started coming down. But still, after about a half-dozen bonfires started I never felt tense or anxious. I felt alive. I felt excited. I would later refer to the show as one of my all-time favorite concert experiences.
HIGH FIVE:
1. TV2
2. Just One Fix
3. NWO
4. No W
5. Scarecrow
sadchild
Dude
Missio
Genre: wiki says "pop rock, synth pop" but I definitely disagree. - but I can't think of a good classification... maybe dark-EDM?
Discovered: SXM, "Middle Fingers"
Other: Another of the small handful of newer artists I like that have a truly modern 2020's sound.
HIGH FIVE:
1. I See You
2. Middle Fingers
3. I Do What I Want
4. Sing To Me
5. The Darker The Weather, The Better The Man
HecticArt
Administrator
It's a rough watch. It's hard to believe that he made it through the early days. There's even a Toledo reference that I don't think the Convention and Visitors Bureau had endorsed.
I like that song. It's fun and catchy.
sadchild
Dude
Mister Mister
Genre: pop rock
Discovered: MTV
Other: Another one album band for me. Nothing I've heard outside of their debut has interested me. Always wondered why the three hits were put as the first three tracks of side B.
HIGH FIVE:
1. Is It Love
2. Kyrie
3. Into My Own Hands
4. Broken Wings
5. Black-White
scotchandcigar
All I wanted was some steak
Mister Mister
Genre: pop rock
Discovered: MTV
Other: Another one album band for me. Nothing I've heard outside of their debut has interested me. Always wondered why the three hits were put as the first three tracks of side B.
HIGH FIVE:
1. Is It Love
2. Kyrie
3. Into My Own Hands
4. Broken Wings
5. Black-White
This is reminding me to check the Worst Band Names thread.
sadchild
Dude
MOD (Method Of Destruction)
Genre: thrash metal, un-PC comedy
Discovered: cousin
Other: Controversial first album. Like the song "AIDS", which stands for 'anally inflicted death sentence' and bashes gays. And track one "Aren't You Hungry", which uses an old Burger King slogan (and the N word) to bash charities that raise money to feed people in Africa. I won't defend these guys, but they do have some songs I like. And hey - no one has called for Axl Rose's head on a platter yet for "One In A Million". Millions still listen to GNR despite his take on "immigrants and f----s" and "police and n-----s".
HIGH FIVE:
1. Wigga
2. Makin' Friends Is Fun
3. Ode To Harry
4. Spandex Enormity
5. Hate Tank
sadchild
Dude
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Mother May I
Genre: rock and roll
Discovered: CMJ
Other: Mid 90s rock sound a la Goo Goo Dolls, etc. Got signed and toured the US and England, but never broke. Yet another band where I pretty much just like one of their albums.
HIGH FIVE:
1. Meet You There
2. Poison Dart
3. Painted On
4. Dick And Jane
5. Birthday Wish