[kj] OT: Jane's WAS: New October File vid

[Brendan]

Okay, I took the bait and agreed that Jane's addiction suck, perhaps not
because they are LA glam metal (and I know all that stuff too...was a
massive WASP fan in particular), but...dunno. Something about them just
annoys me. Perhaps it's the adulation they got that overshadowed other
bands that I thought were far more deserving...

Saying something is just 'LA rock' or whatever isn't really a fair
criticism...even though I'm not really into that sound. Motley Crue etc
suck shit IMO, but not because they are LA glam metal or anything.

There's still some gems in that genre...Dream On by Aerosmith I rate as a
classic...most of the rest of their stuff seemed to be crowd pleasing pap,
Dream On to me is a hint of what they could have become if they had
ditched the circus sideshow and decided to make EPIC FUCKING MUSIC :).
Tyler's voice was legendary, until he screamed it to death.

GNR, well I'll agree to disagree, but I'll never have a fair perspective
because they 'groundbreaking' (for me) band that I was contemporary with
when I was rebelling at 13...


>

> Sorry, as I struggle to get out of needlessly argumentative mode, but

> Jane's Addiction may not have been your particular cup of tea, but

> calling them "LA Glam Metal" is just incorrect. Speaking as someone

> who owned his fair share of albums from that scene (Ratt, Motley

> Crue, Quiet Riot, Lita Ford, Faster Pussycat, W.A.S.P, etc.), I can

> very authoritatively say that they sounded NOTHING like those bands.

>

> Guns N' Roses, on the other hand, WERE crappy LA Glam Metal. Why

> people treat them with undue reverence as being anything OTHER than a

> LA Metal band has always confounded me.

>

> Again, I'm not saying Jane's Addiction were God's fucking gift, but

> they weren't an LA Glam metal band.

>

> Rant over.

>

> Alex in NYC

>

>

>

> On Oct 9, 2007, at 3:48 PM, Alexander Smith wrote:

>

>>

>> You guys obviously don't know jack about LA Glam metal.

>>

>> Alex in NYC

>>

>>

>>

>> On Oct 9, 2007, at 3:46 PM, Brendan wrote:

>>

>>> Jane's Addiction were LA Glam metal with dreads.

>>>

>>> TESTIFY! God I thought it was just me...

>>>

>>>> Yeah, Quicksand were an awesome band. I was lucky enough to get

>>>> to see

>>>> them when they got back together in 1998 to tour with Deftones. I

>>>> also

>>>> really liked Walter's band Rival Schools which lasted from around

>>>> 2000 -

>>>> 2003 or so. Similiar to Quicksand. His most recent band - Walking

>>>> Concert

>>>> (who may or may not even be active anymore, I'm not sure) are not

>>>> my cup

>>>> of tea. Way to indie-rock sounding.

>>>>

>>>> Jane's Addiction were LA Glam metal with dreads.

>>>>

>>>> Leigh

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> ----- Original Message ----

>>>> From: B. Oliver Sheppard <bigblackhair at sbcglobal.net>

>>>> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)

>>>> <gathering at misera.net>

>>>> Sent: Tuesday, October 9, 2007 9:40:40 AM

>>>> Subject: Re: [kj] New October File vid, from upcoming LP - on second

>>>> though, don't it sound like Quicksand?

>>>>

>>>> On second thought, this new October File song sounds a bit like

>>>> QUICKSAND. ANyone remember them? Early 90s post-hardcore band in the

>>>> vein of Fugazi and Seaweed, good stuff, sometimes great, for some

>>>> reason

>>>> never captured as much success as they should have:

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjBSXFPDI-A

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> Good stuff! I often heard it weirdly said, when unknowing folks

>>>> heard

>>>> Quicksand back in the day, "Hey, that sounds like Tool!" But

>>>> Quicksand

>>>> had zero to do with Tool; Quicksand came out of the East Coast

>>>> New York

>>>> Hardcore scene but sounded more like Fugazi w/ maybe Jane's

>>>> Addiction

>>>> for vocals. Good formula for success -- but they got none. And

>>>> they may

>>>> have started out before Tool, at least as early as 1990.

>>>>

>>>> -Oliver

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>>

>>>> B. Oliver Sheppard wrote:

>>>>> October File new song: "Another Day"  (hmm..."A New Day," anyone?)

>>>>>

>>>>> New video:

>>>>>

>>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_uT4GR6s0g

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