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Post by melon1 on Apr 20, 2006 15:31:18 GMT -5
Time for idol worship.
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Post by melon1 on Apr 20, 2006 15:41:03 GMT -5
My favorite personalities in music:
#1 Bob Dylan - by a long shot. Anyone who hasn't seen "Don't Look Back" should either rent or buy it. I haven't seen it in too long since I used to own it but lost the damn thing. I really do need to buy it again, come to think of it. One of the MANY reasons I dig Dylan as a person is because he found Jesus in the 70s. Even before he got saved he was engaging in much more Christlike behavior than the church of the time getting involved in the Civil Rights movement and all. Sadly, eventually the smokescreen called "Christianity" that wasn't at all was prevalent at the time and most definitely turned Dylan off as he was to authentic to deal with it for very long. It is my prayer that he will return to his faith soon and see it in a new light, with new revelation. What else can I say about His Bobness? The greatest lyricist of all time. The Poet of Rock.
2. Johnny Cash - The Man In Black has always been one of my favorite people. His conversion experience and faithfulness to the Lord has given an even greater impression in my eyes than I would have if he wasn't of the faith. A great storyteller and songwriter, making great music right up to his death and joining his wife in heaven to sing praises forever, Cash style.
3. Bono - He comes way after the top two but I've never known of anyone in music who I would consider to have put more heart and soul and emotion into their lyrics and singing. Wow, he's a Christian too. It's only dawning on me right this second that the top 3 personalities in music for me all know the Lord, or at least have at one time in their life.
I'll think of some more later for sure, but those are the main ones for me.
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Post by skvorisdeadsorta on Apr 20, 2006 15:55:58 GMT -5
Mike Patton and Frank Zappa.
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Post by Thorngrub on Apr 20, 2006 16:35:00 GMT -5
currently alive:
brian eno
roger waters
iggy pop
bob dylan
david bowie
peter murphy
maynard james keenan
tom waits
jonathan davis
eddie vedder
pj harvey
paz lenchantin
adrian belew
laurie anderson
peter gabriel
tony levin
serj tankian
daron malakian
Hank III
Steve Earle
will oldham
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These are some of my favorite personalities in rock, today.
*Each & ever last mutherluvin one of em*
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Post by rockysigman on Apr 20, 2006 16:44:00 GMT -5
Flea
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Post by limitdeditionlayla on Apr 20, 2006 19:33:32 GMT -5
Flea is a character. I like any musician whose interviews don't make you cry with boredom. Which is why I don't like Maynard, because his on-air interviews are just painful. Theres being mysterious & then theres being a complete dick.
Ben Harper is also a shit in interviews.
Henry Rollins is a character, I love him. Mike Patton, too, because he's just a genius. One of the biggest musical geniuses of our time, but why isn't he lauded like Dave fucking Grohl is? I like Grohl, but that horse-face leads one of the worst bands around right now. Your drumming is awesome, Grohl, why can't Foo Fighters just retire already? All your songs sound the same.
Ryan Adams I love also. Have as many tantrums as you like, dude. Because you rule. We need more rock stars like that. I'm so sick of boring bands where no-one offends the media or has sex with groupies. Are you a rock star or an accountant? I think if a groupie tried to feel up Franz Ferdinand they'd probably cry.
Music is definately lacking in new personalities. All the new bands coming out, they're boring as shit, they take boring drugs & they all look the same. What are you singing about if you're such boring people? Bah. Why don't we have like some sort of Skid Row for our generation? Booo..
/bitter jaded groupie rant
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Post by Paul on Apr 20, 2006 22:30:34 GMT -5
"Music is definitely lacking in new personalities. All the new bands coming out, they're boring as shit, they take boring drugs & they all look the same. What are you singing about if you're such boring people? Bah. Why don't we have like some sort of Skid Row for our generation? Booo.. "
Awesome!
You know, it seems taboo to like Eddie Vedder, but fuck it, I like him, and think music needs someone like him. What Layla said above is spot on in a lot of ways IMO...I realize there is always boring people, and every genre and generation has them, but it also seems like there are some standouts to counter the shit....Well nowadays it seems very skewed on the side of shit...Love Vedder or hate him, you gotta admit something makes him tick, and he can be a rather interesting person + he has a great stage presence, another thing severely lacking today. Ed Ved knows how to take command of the stage, and really capture the crowd in the moment. If anything he's very heart felt and genuine. Oh, and he doesn't over expose himself I mean in the last 13 years he's done like 3 interviews w/ Rolling Stone mag, and less w/ others...
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Post by sisyphus on Apr 20, 2006 23:10:12 GMT -5
hell yeah mike patton is a genius.... i admit, i like mr. bungle.... a lot.... woooeeee
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Post by frag on Apr 20, 2006 23:13:50 GMT -5
Patton is king.
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Post by dolly on Apr 21, 2006 6:45:59 GMT -5
I miss Joe Strummer and Johnny Cash. I might also miss Warren Zevon - Thorny might be with me here - but I will say that he was already dying by the time I got into him.
Current:
Ray Davies. Grumpy, dry sardonic wit that is oh so British.
Flea - I agree he is kind of fun, and certainly not boring
Also, Anthony Keidis - but I'm not sure that's anything to do with 'personality'....
Serj Tankian - speaks out old school style on all the political stuff, but not in a pompous and self-important way [arise Sirs Bono and Geldof]
Ricky out of the Kaiser Chiefs - True, their music is a bit crap, but he is an extremely funny and fast-witted guy - and expertly executes that cheeky Northern humour that I miss so much. Loved him on all the TV shows I've seen him on.
Richard Thompson - witty, uber-talented, could listen to him talk all night.
Kurt Wagner from Lambchop - Again - dry, enigmatic, funny.
Keith Richards - ultimate sleazy rockstar. He is what Pete Docherty would love to be, but never will.
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Post by dolly on Apr 21, 2006 6:52:40 GMT -5
currently alive: pj harvey Y'know I thought about PJ Harvey, and would have loved to drop her in there (if only to have at least one woman in my list), but I'm not sure that her 'personality' as such has ever really come across - other than in her songs. Sure, she's dark, sexy, enigmatic, and potentially psychotic (always a quality I admire if it's not directed at me), but otherwise she's intensely private, seemingly shy, savvy in her polite and pleasing manner in never saying anything sensational or out of place (the rare interviews I've read and seen - I'm thinking Jools Holland, TV-wise)... I'd love to know more about what drives her to produce the amazing art that she does (both in song, and visually in her appearance and photo shoots), but she (deliberately from what I've read) never gives anything away. |
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Post by limitdeditionlayla on Apr 22, 2006 21:52:15 GMT -5
PJ Harvey should be on your list simply because the gal has great legs.
Also, Anthony Keidis - but I'm not sure that's anything to do with 'personality'...
Haha. I like Kiedis for his body, too.
Yeah, Serj is a character. I don't think many people could pull off that facial hair without looking like idiots. And Keef Richards. Bless.
I really don't get the Kate Moss-Pete Doherty thing. I used to think Kate wanted to portray herself as this generation's Anita Pallenberg & Doherty was the best way to do that, but surely his bullshit would get old fast? The guy actually has talent, but he also has rotting, yellow teeth, no fashion sense whatsoever & isn't good-looking in the least. How could you have sex with him? What would you talk about? Smackheads aren't coherent & they steal your money.
Stop the madness, Kate.
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Post by Adam on Apr 23, 2006 0:13:02 GMT -5
David Bowie
?uestlove
Daron Malakian
Billy Corgan
Eddie Vedder
Anthony Keidis
Flea
Willie Nelson
Beck
Dave Grohl
Iggy Pop
Elvis Costello
Bono (oh, fuck off, I like the bastard)
Trent Reznor
Maynard James Keenan
Prince
Keith Richards
Tom Petty
Rob Zombie
Joni Mitchell
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Post by luke on Apr 24, 2006 12:38:45 GMT -5
I've been on vacation, but let me say...
Ryan Adams is a pussy fucking bitch. This guy could release the next White Album, and I'd still piss all over it because he's such a whiny little pussy. There's being a rock star- kicking ass, taking names, fucking sluts. There's being a rock star- doing too much heroin, getting depressed, choking on your own vomit. Then there's being a whiny little pissy ho bag like Ryan Adams- throwing hissy fits, crying backstage, having a poor wittle temper tantwum because mommy wasn't there to keep anyone from calling him Bryan Adams. What a fucking douche.
Corgan and Rose have both been guilty of being a Ryan Adams rockstar. Corgan makes up for it at times; it got the best of Axl, though. But still, no one sucks as fucking bad as Ryan Adams.
If someone paid me to go to his shitty fucking show, I'd request "Summer of 69", and when he started weeping like a woman onstage, I'd chunk my bottle of Killian's square at his fucking forehead. Then I'd go to jail, and maybe I'd get bum raped, but even then, I still wouldn't be as big a bitch as Ryan Adams.
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Post by Paul on Apr 24, 2006 12:44:54 GMT -5
I've been on vacation, but let me say... Ryan Adams is a pussy fucking bitch. This guy could release the next White Album, and I'd still piss all over it because he's such a whiny little pussy. There's being a rock star- kicking ass, taking names, fucking sluts. There's being a rock star- doing too much heroin, getting depressed, choking on your own vomit. Then there's being a whiny little pissy ho bag like Ryan Adams- throwing hissy fits, crying backstage, having a poor wittle temper tantwum because mommy wasn't there to keep anyone from calling him Bryan Adams. What a fucking douche. Corgan and Rose have both been guilty of being a Ryan Adams rockstar. Corgan makes up for it at times; it got the best of Axl, though. But still, no one sucks as fucking bad as Ryan Adams. If someone paid me to go to his shitty fucking show, I'd request "Summer of 69", and when he started weeping like a woman onstage, I'd chunk my bottle of Killian's square at his fucking forehead. Then I'd go to jail, and maybe I'd get bum raped, but even then, I still wouldn't be as big a bitch as Ryan Adams.  You should smoke some pot..... But I agree, I have no love for Ryan Adams either... |
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You should smoke some pot.....