Let's talk about music

[FrozenNuts]

Yeah, my biggest issue has always been endurance. I can go for a bit, but I mostly use them for making more fills throughout my playing. My roommate is NUTS at it, best heavy metal drummer I know personally. He always says "If we could put my feet with your hands and creativity, it'd be an amazing drummer." We have our sets in the basement facing each other and do some funny exchanges.

This is fantastic!

[GSdrums87]

If you've ever seen Godsmack do Batalla de los Tambores...it's like that but not nearly as cool.

[Kraftster]

Anyone know The Van Allen Belt? Seems like could be a local band opening up tonight?

[BigMcK]

Growing up an aspiring drummer, Don Brewer was looked at as the man with the single speedy pedal. Times and music styles have changed since back then.

[Sarcastic]

Cover song ideas? We need about 13 more songs to get to 40 total. We do everything from STP and MetallicA to rock covers of Adelle and Lady Gaga. I'm running out of ideas. Classic rock, modern rock, pop, it's all up for discussion.

BROFIST

[Sarcastic]

PF. Can we get your set list, please. Just curious.

[Sarcastic]

See if you guys can pull this off.

[Sarcastic]

Another popular one, guaranteed to garner applause.



to help you out, bro

[Gaucho]

Speed is meaningless.

[FreeCandy44]

Im not one for speed, give me Dave Grohl, Matt Cameron, Joey Castillo, and people of that ilk.

[columbia]

I never cared much for Rage Against the Machine, but they were oh so better than their peers.

[Sarcastic]

Speed is meaningless.

I don't know why you're bringing that up. Speed for the sake of speed is fun for 10 minutes, then becomes a circus act. Look elsewhere to a guy like to Michael Batio for that. Here you have one of the top 3 guitar players in all of metal, in one of the top progressive bands over last 20 years. I doubt you ever listened to these guys, judging by your overall taste in music. All you hear is speed, I get it. Not the beauty in what he's playing, the flowing melody, his effortless technique and vibrato, and that golden touch of his. A lot of people get confused by speed. Truth is that fast or slow, it matters nothing when it comes to emotion or musicality, whether it's metal or classical or jazz or bluegrass or flamenco or whatever else you can think of that has world's best instrumentalists. But many people can't get past the speed factor. It's insane to me, but, anyway, why don't you listen to a full album to realize the full spectrum of Mike's playing. If you don't get it, then you and I have nothing to talk about in music terms.

[Kraftster]

Very good set tonight from Sallie Ford & The Sound Outside.



Wasn't too happy when I yelled "Go Timbers!" after they said they were from Portland, OR and the guitarist said "F*** the Timbers!" Sallie was pretty happy about it, but not this guy. I told my buddy in Portland and he said "typical Portland, too hipster for hipster stuff." Ha.

[Gaucho]

Speed is meaningless.

I don't know why you're bringing that up.

Drunk. I didn't even know what band you're talking about.

That said, you say yourself that speed is not an end in itself, so we are basically in agreement.

[Froggy]

anyone in the pittsburgh area who plays guitar want to buy any of my old effects pedals? I haven't used them in years, and looking for a bit of pocket cash.

i have a BOSS oc-2 octave pedal, an ibanez cf7 chorus/flanger pedal, and a danelectro daddy o fuzz pedal. I only have the ac adapter for the danelectro one, but those are under $10 online. PM me if you're interested.

[Gaucho]

http://www.stereogum.com/1405441/arcade-fire-lp4-out-1029/news/

[Ben Klingston]

http://www.stereogum.com/1405441/arcade-fire-lp4-out-1029/news/

James Murphy is the producer.

[Gaucho]

http://www.stereogum.com/1405441/arcade-fire-lp4-out-1029/news/

James Murphy is the producer.

[canaan]

Did anybody happen to see Corey feldmans ascension millennium video? Lol?

[columbia]

What exactly is he trying to achieve with that?

[FreeCandy44]

How is it some bands get better with age like Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, Pixies etc but some bands get worse?

Metallica Blackened 89 vs 09.


Let me just say that, this is my favorite Metallica song. Jason > Robert at everything, Hetfield never recovered from blowing out his vocals singing So What, Kirk and Lars don't seem to care. I know Metallica arguments are old news....but this makes me sad.

[skullman80]

That Seattle 89 performance is their peak live. They were never better ....from like 85-89 they were untouchable live. That 09 performance isn't bad by any means. They still put on a helluva live show even now, but it's never going to be like it was 25 years ago with the style of music they play. Slayer doesn't sound like they did 25 years ago live, nor does Megadeth etc etc.

It's a lot easier to sound the same live when you play music like PJ, or the Pixies, or even Soundgarden, it's not as taxing as most of the thrash stuff from the 80's.

Also while I think Jason is a cool dude, Rob is a better bass layer than him. Jason was more fun live though, as his backup vocals were awesome.

Here is a pretty good recent blackened performance. They cut the solo short which sucks, but other than that its pretty damn good.

[PensFanInDC]

PF. Can we get your set list, please. Just curious.

Currently....

Dead and Bloated
Rolling in the Deep
Working for the Weekend
Bad Romance
Kryptonite
Cumbersome
Simply Irresistible (no....I will not wear a purple dress....)
Fire Woman
Mother
Life is a Highway
I'm the Only One (female lead)
Black Horse and a Cherry Tree (female lead)
Renegade
Sweet Caroline
Sweet Home Alabama (mandatory for cover bands...I think it's a law or something...)

We have some acoustic stuff we may or may not take full band some day

Good Riddance
Forever Young
Simple Man
Jane Says
Desperado
All For You
If You Could Only
Hey Ya
Somethings Always Wrong
Mama Said
One Thing

The next 4 we are working on

Play The Funky Music (written in Pittsburgh FYI)
Killing in the Name
Enter Sandman (see: Alabama, Sweet Home)
Panic Station

In the Queue
Black Betty
Dreams
Jimmy Olsen's Blues
Cold Hard *****
You May Be Right
Ronnie
Midnight Rider

[FreeCandy44]

Please tell me you use a megaphone for Dead & Bloated ala Scott Weiland.

[MRandall25]

What, no Freebird?