Recent Reformations ( RATM, The Smashing Pumpkins etc )
A lot of bands have been reforming of late, Rage, the smashing pumpkins, crowded House, the police.
What do people think?, is this a good thing. I hope RATM dont sully their reputation.
I heard Zac De la Rocha drives a f@cking hummer or some other kind of monster gas guzzler, what a toss bag. 😉
It's not a bad thing, whether or not it becomes a good thing is open to whatever happens.
I never heard about Zack driving a hummer, in fact, I've never known a great deal of musicians as uncomfortable with fame as he was/is.
Daron Malakian from System of a Down is the one who said he drives a hummer, not that it actually matters if you do your research.
-AC
How much do you think what's happening here with these artists is that...
A) They're getting back together for the money
or
B) They are so lost with direction in their lives that the only thing they can do well and that brings them joy is to WANK out with their old band mates (who are most likely also in the same pathetic boat) and WANK out on their comfy old material.
Unfortunately...what the bands who reform aren't able to do well is write relevant music again. Sure they're gonna write "music"...and there's gonna be people who'll believe the hype, buy the albums, and go to the concerts...but again...It's all about having a clue...and if you have a clue...you know this is all just a joke.
Originally posted by EPIIIBITESUnfortunately...what the bands who reform aren't able to do well is write relevant music again. Sure they're gonna write "music"...and there's gonna be people who'll believe the hype, buy the albums, and go to the concerts...but again...It's all about having a clue...and if you have a clue...you know this is all just a joke.
That's your opinion. "Having a clue", or not, is basically insinuating that fans of the band just buy it because it's there, instead of consciously enjoying the music, new or old, and see the band out of nosalgia. Just because you don't think it's inspired artistically doesn't mean it's a mindset shared by everyone.
What does that say for new fans of the band that just discover them?
Originally posted by EPIIIBITES
How much do you think what's happening here with these artists is that...A) They're getting back together for the money
or
B) They are so lost with direction in their lives that the only thing they can do well and that brings them joy is to WANK out with their old band mates (who are most likely also in the same pathetic boat) and WANK out on their comfy old material.
Unfortunately...what the bands who reform aren't able to do well is write relevant music again. Sure they're gonna write "music"...and there's gonna be people who'll believe the hype, buy the albums, and go to the concerts...but again...It's all about having a clue...and if you have a clue...you know this is all just a joke.
So, those two options are the only options because you say so? That's a bit pathetic isn't it?
A contradicts B.
They have enough money to do whatever they want in life, so your argument makes no sense. Zack has happily spent the last few years more or less in hiding, voluntarily.
I suggest you research bands before claiming things regarding them. If you can find time between listening to The Killers and Lily Allen, maybe you'll learn something.
-AC
Originally posted by EPIIIBITES
You guys don't get it.Someone...please...let them see the light!
I like how this is just a thread asking about what we think of these reformations...but if we allude to them being negative then it's like..."Well...that can't be! Get outa here!"
Weirdos! (not you Core)
They can be negative, but they don't have to be.
Tom Morello continued to make relevant music after RATM, why should they suddenly lose the touch?
Though, as someone else said, it's probably a one time reunion anyways.
Originally posted by EPIIIBITES
You guys don't get it.Someone...please...let them see the light!
I like how this is just a thread asking about what we think of these reformations...but if we allude to them being negative then it's like..."Well...that can't be! Get outa here!"
Weirdos! (not you Core)
You're posting under the pretense that they are negative. Atleast that's how it seems. I respect your approach, but it's really without merit. None of the reforming bands are in the poor house. Sting has never really stopped making music. It may be a one last hurrah..a thank you, for The Police, anyway. As for RATM, as long as politics exist, and people's personal political convictions are strong, RATM's music will be relevant
relevant
you really do love to speak about bands being relevant dont you?
relevant to what exactly?....to society?....to the youth?...
given they are fractured and apathetic respectively then its no wonder that so called "emo" is flourishing and genuinly great bands with passion like RATM get generally overlooked by the uneducated masses
I'd venture to guess "relevant" to today's musical standards. If relevancy were really an issue, AOR/Classic rock radio stations wouldn't exist.
Reunion tours for the sake of making money aren't always a bad thing if the demand is there and the artists are still physically capable. It's the album that comes after that you have to worry about, lol.
Originally posted by The Core
I'd venture to guess "relevant" to today's musical standards. If relevancy were really an issue, AOR/Classic rock radio stations wouldn't exist.
Well, relevancy could still be an issue, it's just that you'd have to include those within it.
Though I imagine it's now been thought about more than the sense in which it was used, which was 'bullshit'.
Oh Really?
Let's say if the Beach Boys were all still alive and back together, they could never, EVER be as relevant as they were with Pet Sounds (which, again for those in the KNOW, could very well be the greatest album of all time).
It's because all the elements were there...and probably the biggest one being youthful innocence. That album is almost the musical equivalent of the feeling of love! It's a phenomenon, a masterpiece, and regarded as such.
If you don't understand what a number of critics have said about Brian Philips having flown “too close to the sun” with making this album, then I don’t expect you to understand what it means that bands can't be as “relevant” as they once were...as is the case with the Beach Boys.
You, and some others here, need to just accept that you might not be capable of grasping certain concepts (like relevancy) about music…it’s only natural. And if that infuriates you, so be it.
Rage are done
The Pumpkins are done
If people wanna psych themselves into believing that a band of theirs that’s reuniting is still gonna “have it” just so they can relive buying their albums and falling in love with them all over again…then by all means those musical half-wits can do that.
I’ll look for something fresh and new…yes…like Lily Allen.
Originally posted by EPIIIBITES
Oh Really?Let's say if the Beach Boys were all still alive and back together, they could never, EVER be as relevant as they were with Pet Sounds (which, again for those in the KNOW, could very well be the greatest album of all time).
It's because all the elements were there...and probably the biggest one being youthful innocence. That album is almost the musical equivalent of the feeling of love! It's a phenomenon, a masterpiece, and regarded as such.
If you don't understand what a number of critics have said about Brian Philips having flown “too close to the sun” with making this album, then I don’t expect you to understand what it means that bands can't be as “relevant” as they once were...as is the case with the Beach Boys.
You, and some others here, need to just accept that you might not be capable of grasping certain concepts (like relevancy) about music…it’s only natural. And if that infuriates you, so be it.
Yeah, you know a lot.
Who is Brian Philips?
Why don't you define your term, instead of just talking bullshit and using the indistinctness as a way of weaselling out of things.
Originally posted by EPIIIBITES
I’ll look for something fresh and new…yes…like Lily Allen.
Hahahaha.
Good one.