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
jesus christ superstar was the first think i played this morning. its the most popular musical on earth in my life today.
― scott seward, Tuesday, 17 May 2011 23:47 (thirteen years ago) link
i think i could listen to it every day. i'm sure i could.
Atmosphere otm
― The Reverend, Wednesday, 18 May 2011 00:10 (thirteen years ago) link
oh yeah totally
― bile al (some dude), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 00:14 (thirteen years ago) link
what the fuck happened here
― w of in the attic (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 00:17 (thirteen years ago) link
Aerosmith
― solitary posts that effortlessly summarize the spirit of ilxor (ilxor), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 00:27 (thirteen years ago) link
built to spill, circa mid-2000s. maybe still, if they ever put out any records.
― thats my meme dont were it out (Pillbox), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 00:29 (thirteen years ago) link
h8 311 SO MUCH, "amber is the color of your energy" stopped me from listening to the radio for like five years.
but lol i've seen mike doughty twice in the last six or so years, he always sells out the little venue here in town. he sounds great live!
also TMBG has a new album coming out soonish, and their single got posted to Pitchfork with like, maybe a sentence of description. it felt really begrudging.
― I don't know if you should use my "Alf" reference (reddening), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 00:53 (thirteen years ago) link
yeah geeky '90s alt in general is fertile for this thread. i still check for new TMBG even if it's not that good, loved Soul Coughing but am not real into the Doughty solo stuff.
― bile al (some dude), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 00:56 (thirteen years ago) link
is there still a big touring market for bands like the Spin Doctors & Blues Traveler, who were sort of incidental players in the jamrock community, but also briefly embraced by the mainstream? Like, did they basically return from whence they came, or were they able to parlay their brief popularity into a larger and enduring fanbase?
Jamrock folks seem pretty loyal & into long-term commitment, from what I can tell.
― thats my meme dont were it out (Pillbox), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 01:27 (thirteen years ago) link
LCD Soundsystem
― it's a meme i made and i like (Steve Shasta), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 01:30 (thirteen years ago) link
well when it takes you a fortnight to stand up
― taking ilxers out with a flurry of butthurt (Noodle Vague), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 01:31 (thirteen years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEdxCn6dYsM
― scott seward, Wednesday, 18 May 2011 01:32 (thirteen years ago) link
― thats my meme dont were it out (Pillbox), Tuesday, May 17, 2011 9:27 PM (9 minutes ago) Bookmark
Blues Traveler weren't incidental, they started HORDE and headlined it for several years! they still, like, play Red Rocks, but i think their hardcore fanbase is kind of negligible, their last album (which features a SPOKEN WORD INTERLUDE BY BRUCE WILLIS apparently) didn't even chart.
― lamp kind (some dude), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 01:41 (thirteen years ago) link
6) avoid confrontation and shock
seems like this could be amended to
6) avoid confrontation and shock 6.a) alternatively, strongly advocate for cheeba
― bendy, Wednesday, 18 May 2011 02:41 (thirteen years ago) link
they started HORDE and headlined it for several years! - yeah, but would they have headlined it if they didn't start it? I guess by "incidental," I meant "second-tier" (i.e. not Phish or the Dead).
SPOKEN WORD INTERLUDE BY BRUCE WILLIS - o dear o dear
― thats my meme dont were it out (Pillbox), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 03:48 (thirteen years ago) link
Spin Doctors are currently touring w/Rick Springfield.
― Handjobs for a sport (C. Grisso/McCain), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 04:04 (thirteen years ago) link
iirc when Horde started it was about sub-Phish jambands pooling their resources, but at the tour's peak Blues Traveler had that one really huge album and were generally one of the 2 biggest acts on the tour every year
― lamp kind (some dude), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 04:05 (thirteen years ago) link
The Eels
― blank, Wednesday, 18 May 2011 04:16 (thirteen years ago) link
i feel like the strokes might fit in here
― J0rdan S., Wednesday, 18 May 2011 04:39 (thirteen years ago) link
I keep expecting Hot Chip to drop off the spectrum, but they never seem to.
― broodje kroket (dog latin), Wednesday, 18 May 2011 08:59 (thirteen years ago) link