just fyi every band I know dreams of getting to this stage. this stage represents total arrival. you don't have to worry about your haters and you don't have to be constantly trying to win over new people.
― w of in the attic (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 19:59 (thirteen years ago) link
weird it's almost like I said exactly that aerosmith
― cop a cute abdomen (gbx), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 20:03 (thirteen years ago) link
you also know what color you energy is
― puff puff post (uh oh I'm having a fantasy), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 20:04 (thirteen years ago) link
Brainstorm, take me away from the norm I got to tell you something This phenomenon, I had to put it in a song And it goes like
Chorus: Whoa, amber is the color of your energy Whoa, shades of gold displayed naturally
You ought to know what brings me here You glide through my head blind to fear And I know why
(Chorus 2x)
You live too far away Your voice rings like a bell anyway Don't give up your independence Unless it feels so right Nothing good comes easily Sometimes you gotta fight
(Chorus)
Launched a thousand ships in my heart So easy, still it's fine from afar And you know that Whoa, brainstorm take me away from the norm Whoa, I got to tell you something
― tylerw, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 20:07 (thirteen years ago) link
this thread sent me down a rabbit hole of wikis, youtubes, and fan boards about the mars volta and their revolving drum chair. every random video of thomas pridgen soundchecking or deantoni parks playing with meshell ndegeocello is clogged up with mars volta fans arguing about drummers.
(i had no idea that they had won a grammy or that they're really popular... i'm guessing they have a big high school prog rock following?)
― adult music person (Jordan), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 20:08 (thirteen years ago) link
i think they may fill the void for certain teens that rush filled for me
― i'm a fucking walking pair of Docs (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 20:09 (thirteen years ago) link
underrated aerosmith otm, this is valhalla
― contenderizer, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 20:10 (thirteen years ago) link
devendra banhart
― Crooked Lust (thebingo), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 20:13 (thirteen years ago) link
huh, really? banhart is still big?
― tylerw, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 20:15 (thirteen years ago) link
contenderizer give credit to gbx, he was the first guy ever to notice this
― w of in the attic (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 20:16 (thirteen years ago) link
oh right, thanks, aerosmith
― contenderizer, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 20:20 (thirteen years ago) link
no one is giving me the proper credit
i thought i was in the stage of my ILX career where i could comfortable tour 2000 seat theaters but I GUESS NOT THANKS FOR NOTHING
― i'm a fucking walking pair of Docs (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 20:23 (thirteen years ago) link
contenderizer give credit to gbx, he was the first guy ever to notice this― w of in the attic (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Tuesday, May 17, 2011 3:16 PM (7 minutes ago) Bookmark
― w of in the attic (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Tuesday, May 17, 2011 3:16 PM (7 minutes ago) Bookmark
http://teslastaging.com/forums/images/smilies/Gestures/userArmsCrossed.gif
― cop a cute abdomen (gbx), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 20:24 (thirteen years ago) link
pre-order my next post on ILX and you'll receive a special edition t-shirt, limited edition 78rpm 10-inch of me reading all my posts from the neil young thread, and my 7th grade school yearbook photo
― i'm a fucking walking pair of Docs (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 20:29 (thirteen years ago) link
^^^guy knows how to treat his fans. do u want to be on a bill w/ uncle kracker this summer.
― tylerw, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 20:30 (thirteen years ago) link
dunno, i'm holding out for the remaster w/black light woodblock print of gbx's "I like to fart and I'm crazy" period.
― sarahel, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 20:31 (thirteen years ago) link
greg dulli/twilight singers?
― goole, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 20:31 (thirteen years ago) link
was thinking Kid Rock b/c he seems bizarrely ubiquitous to me (tbh I'm not paying much attention) but then I saw that Devil Without A Cause went 11x platinum. So Kid Rock's a bad answer, but still, holy shit.
― Euler, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 20:35 (thirteen years ago) link
I'm still surprised that Linkin Park and Papa Roach are still quite popular
― MarkoP, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 20:39 (thirteen years ago) link
Drive-by Truckers should be included here
― Moreno, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 20:40 (thirteen years ago) link
― sarahel, Tuesday, May 17, 2011 8:31 PM (26 minutes ago) Bookmark
irl lol
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 20:58 (thirteen years ago) link
30 Seconds to Mars
― solitary posts that effortlessly summarize the spirit of ilxor (ilxor), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 21:01 (thirteen years ago) link
^yeah i saw some ridic video on youtube and it was like they were jesus and U2 rolled into a space suit burrito
― i'm a fucking walking pair of Docs (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 21:07 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah i've seen that one it was crazytown
― BIG HOOS aka the steendriver, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 21:08 (thirteen years ago) link
-crazytown
what about deerhoof? i didn't even know they were still around but they played a pretty big place around here last year and i think it even sold out. maybe that's just around here though.
― scott seward, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 21:18 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah a lot of mainstream rock radio staples kinda sorta qualify for this thread (Incubus, Weezer, Foo Fighters) but Papa Roach is probably the best example because they seem like such a one hit wonder but the last few years you can hear one of their new songs on those stations every hour on the hour
― bile al (some dude), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 21:24 (thirteen years ago) link
1) have an identifiable, instantly familiar sound2) stick with it through thick and thin, even in the midst of experimentation3) write catchy, comfortable tunes4) have no contempt for sentiment or easy appeal5) have no vested interest in staying current6) avoid confrontation and shock7) connect with an at least moderately affluent audience that can raise kids & grow old with you
Cowboy JunkiesAllison KraussLyle Lovettk.d. lang
― more horses after the main event (Eazy), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 21:26 (thirteen years ago) link
xp: then there are bands like Green Day, where you blink and then suddenly they are way more massively popular than you ever could have imagined them getting
like, it was around the time that they did a Broadway show that I was all "okay people, I am not opposed to this band but this is now officially silly"
― I HAVE ISSUES (DJP), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 21:27 (thirteen years ago) link
That reminds me, I have to write a review of the new Incubus album by Friday and I'm still kinda boggling at the fact that it's 2011 and there's a new Incubus album.
― that's not funny. (unperson), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 21:28 (thirteen years ago) link
album of the year, amirite?
― solitary posts that effortlessly summarize the spirit of ilxor (ilxor), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 21:45 (thirteen years ago) link
you're never ever funny (on purpose).
― bile al (some dude), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 22:05 (thirteen years ago) link
who - ilxor or Phil?
― sarahel, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 22:06 (thirteen years ago) link
love the parenthetical xp
btw, wasnt trying to be lol style funny w/ that post—just my way of asking "so, how's the album?"
― solitary posts that effortlessly summarize the spirit of ilxor (ilxor), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 22:08 (thirteen years ago) link
New research found that failed attempts at humor can provoke surprisingly rude responses, with the harshest reactions coming from friends and family.
― contenderizer, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 22:12 (thirteen years ago) link
Jennifer Lopez seems to have come back with a vengeance. I heard On the Floor in every store and restaurant I walked inside of on 7th/8th Ave. and Times Square last week.
― Leopard on the Cheetos Bag (MintIce), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 22:15 (thirteen years ago) link
a lot of this stuff has to do with good management - a manager's job is to sort of help the band locate a place where they can reliably ply their trade without having to be constantly worrying about growth, staying hip, etc
Krauss is so damn smart she should be teaching seminars on how to do business
― w of in the attic (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 22:16 (thirteen years ago) link
neil young
― Lamp, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 22:17 (thirteen years ago) link
aero have you gone blonde yet?
― goole, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 22:18 (thirteen years ago) link
sorry that was kinda cheap :/
idgi
― solitary posts that effortlessly summarize the spirit of ilxor (ilxor), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 22:26 (thirteen years ago) link
― solitary posts that effortlessly summarize the spirit of ilxor (ilxor), Tuesday, May 17, 2011 6:08 PM (22 minutes ago) Bookmark
the fact that that's your way of asking that question is why you're a noxious presence
― bile al (some dude), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 22:31 (thirteen years ago) link
i suggest a nice sandwich
― contenderizer, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 22:37 (thirteen years ago) link
and the fact that your fav album of April 2011 is by the fucking Foo Fighters may explain why your panties are in a twist about my itty bitty Incubus comment
― solitary posts that effortlessly summarize the spirit of ilxor (ilxor), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 22:46 (thirteen years ago) link
anyway- done w/ this convo, if you dont have something nice to say etc.
(you'd do well to follow that advice too)
― solitary posts that effortlessly summarize the spirit of ilxor (ilxor), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 22:47 (thirteen years ago) link
Red Hot Chili Peppers ten years ago is like the ultimate example of this.
― school of seven bellhops (blueski), Tuesday, 17 May 2011 22:47 (thirteen years ago) link
― bile al (some dude), Tuesday, May 17, 2011 6:31 PM
this is ridiculous
― markers, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 22:48 (thirteen years ago) link
some dude, i like you, but not when you're in asshole mode
― markers, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 22:49 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3r7TMObOz8
― piscesx, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 22:50 (thirteen years ago) link
Atmosphere
― President Keyes, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 22:58 (thirteen years ago) link