Who is your favorite

[TripletDaddy]

Originally Posted by il Padrino Ute

I was at the show in SLC for the farewell tour. It was the best show they ever did in SLC - about 4 1/2 hours long and they even did an acoustic set. I've actually seen Oingo Boingo 22 times - 17 in SLC 2 in NYC and 3 in LA. Agreed about Elfman being a genius.

I saw the same EATB/Gene Loves Jezebal/New Order show that you saw, but at what was then known as Park West (now The Canyons). Great times and the only time I'm aware of that Ian McCulloch and the boys were ever in SLC.

You have seen then much more than I. I saw them about 7 or 8 times only. One New Years eve show, one halloween show, and their farewell in SLC. I do remember the set....it was a great gig. I have definitely seen then at least for every album tour since Good For Your Soul.

The Echo show in LA was at the Forum, if I recall correctly. I saw Ian solo live and he opened with Ceremony (new order), which I thought was cool.

Their latest round of shows in Anaheim were a great setlist of oldies, too. I will have to dig it up and post it for you.

[TripletDaddy]

Originally Posted by il Padrino Ute

I was at the show in SLC for the farewell tour. It was the best show they ever did in SLC - about 4 1/2 hours long and they even did an acoustic set. I've actually seen Oingo Boingo 22 times - 17 in SLC 2 in NYC and 3 in LA. Agreed about Elfman being a genius.

I saw the same EATB/Gene Loves Jezebal/New Order show that you saw, but at what was then known as Park West (now The Canyons). Great times and the only time I'm aware of that Ian McCulloch and the boys were ever in SLC.

Godfather, you may enjoy this clip of a little known commercial from the 80s. Hilarious and makes no sense all at the same time.

[il Padrino Ute]

Originally Posted by TripletDaddy

Godfather, you may enjoy this clip of a little known commercial from the 80s. Hilarious and makes no sense all at the same time.

That was great! That must have been an ad that was around when I was in Italy on a mission, as I've never seen it before.

Thanks for posting it.

[8ballrollin]

Originally Posted by il Padrino Ute

I was at the show in SLC for the farewell tour. It was the best show they ever did in SLC - about 4 1/2 hours long and they even did an acoustic set. I've actually seen Oingo Boingo 22 times - 17 in SLC 2 in NYC and 3 in LA. Agreed about Elfman being a genius.

I saw the same EATB/Gene Loves Jezebal/New Order show that you saw, but at what was then known as Park West (now The Canyons). Great times and the only time I'm aware of that Ian McCulloch and the boys were ever in SLC.

I saw that same show at the Berkeley Greek Theater. GLJ were ran off the stage by a steady pelting of pennies and lighters. No one was there to see them. ENB played several Doors' covers that night and opened with “I Left My Heart in SFO”. Top notch.

[il Padrino Ute]

Originally Posted by 8ballrollin

I saw that same show at the Berkeley Greek Theater. GLJ were ran off the stage by a steady pelting of pennies and lighters. No one was there to see them. ENB played several Doors' covers that night and opened with “I Left My Heart in SFO”. Top notch.

Folks here in Salt Lake were very receptive to GLJ during that show. Interesting how bands are treated/accepted differently around the country, eh?

[TripletDaddy]

Originally Posted by il Padrino Ute

Folks here in Salt Lake were very receptive to GLJ during that show. Interesting how bands are treated/accepted differently around the country, eh?

They killed in LA, too. At the time, "Desire" was a really popular song, as was "The Motion of Love." House of Dolls had just been released at TMOL was getting airplay on KROQ like mad.

I love New Order, but they werent as good on that tour. Echo was great. I remember a great version of "Heads Will Roll."

[il Padrino Ute]

Originally Posted by TripletDaddy

They killed in LA, too. At the time, "Desire" was a really popular song, as was "The Motion of Love." House of Dolls had just been released at TMOL was getting airplay on KROQ like mad.

I love New Order, but they werent as good on that tour. Echo was great. I remember a great version of "Heads Will Roll."

Dang, it's been about 20 years since that show happened. I don't remember it as well as you do, but then, I've been to so many shows that I have my memory banks over-filled.

KROQ was a great station to listen to when I was in Orange County from '87-'89. KJQ was the SLC version, but it went away with new management and now I don't like any of the new alternative/progressive stuff, save for a handful of bands. Now I just listen to satellite radio - Sirius 22 First Wave - so I can hear the music that I like.

[woot]

Originally Posted by TripletDaddy

No, it is depressing because it appears that nobody else here spends time following music. Most of the music references I have read so far have been examples of spoon-fed top 40 MTV type stuff. How uninteresting. For example, even though I hate country, it would be interesting to hear from someone who knows the genre really well and can recommend artists beyond Garth Brooks or Johnny Cash.

There is nothing wrong with liking popular music, per se, but it is a lazy approach. There is much better out there than what the radio tells you.

That being said, there are some diverse hobbies here....politics, classicisim, humanities, religious studies......one of my hobbies just happens to be music.

I don't think it's fair to judge anybody's musical tastes based on a thread about your favorite "mediocre" bands.

My favorite bands would include Dream Theater and Storyhill, among others, and I defy anyone to opine that those aren't immensely talented bands. I specifically listed Evanescence and Metallica as guilty pleasures, as they are indeed quite mediocre.

Music used to be my life. I used to be quite an accomplished guitar player, in a band, and constantly listening to all sorts of diverse music. That's all over now, and I admit to being much more lazy in my efforts to find decent music.

[TripletDaddy]

Originally Posted by woot

I don't think it's fair to judge anybody's musical tastes based on a thread about your favorite "mediocre" bands.

Music used to be my life. I used to be quite an accomplished guitar player, in a band, and constantly listening to all sorts of diverse music. That's all over now, and I admit to being much more lazy in my efforts to find decent music.

I am not basing it on this thread, but rather on the dearth of interesting music discussion, in general. It is more a lament than an attack, though. I would rather talk about bad music than none at all.

Your admission to being lazy about music is exactly the point I am making...and it is likely what led you to bands like evanescence. When you were more serious about music, it is probably less likely that you would have invested time in them, but perhaps no. We all have our guilty pleasures, myself included.

Rock on for playing the guitar. That is a wonderful talent. I am a mediocre guitar player, at best, but enjoy it tremendously. I will play for my kids and we sing songs or primary tunes together. It is a lot of fun. I wish I had your skills, though. I am not being falsely modest, either. I suck. I would make an average rhythm guitarist. Noodling is not in my basket of tricks. Muddy Waters once said that he found it difficult to strum, so I take solace knowing that.

[woot]

Originally Posted by TripletDaddy

I am not basing it on this thread, but rather on the dearth of interesting music discussion, in general. It is more a lament than an attack, though. I would rather talk about bad music than none at all.

Your admission to being lazy about music is exactly the point I am making...and it is likely what led you to bands like evanescence. When you were more serious about music, it is probably less likely that you would have invested time in them, but perhaps no. We all have our guilty pleasures, myself included.

Rock on for playing the guitar. That is a wonderful talent. I am a mediocre guitar player, at best, but enjoy it tremendously. I will play for my kids and we sing songs or primary tunes together. It is a lot of fun. I wish I had your skills, though. I am not being falsely modest, either. I suck. I would make an average rhythm guitarist. Noodling is not in my basket of tricks. Muddy Waters once said that he found it difficult to strum, so I take solace knowing that.

Yea it's interesting the specializations that form. John Petrucci doesn't seem to be able to play fingerstyle acoustic to save his life, but he can play metal-style as well as anybody. I remember Marty Friedman had to take time off from recording to figure out how to strum, since a song called for it and he hadn't done it in so long.

I'm more of a fingerstyle guy myself, and despite his metro-pop image, I find that John Mayer's stuff is among the most fun to play. The kid knows chord structure.

You're right that there's no way I ever would have given Evanescence the time of day before, but I listen to music so rarely anymore that they serve my modest purposes well enough now.