18th March 2004, 10:08 PM
Quote:Pink Floyd's "The Wall", perhaps the greatest album ever, came out in 1979. It sold 23,000,000 copies. By itself. And, it's one of the most expensive single-release albums there are, still going for almost $30 even today.
That's long ago though. Bands these days are lucky to sell 1 million records and then fizzle out, much less 20,000,000 spanning four different albums over 8 years.
Quote:The best ever? Hah. I have heard both guitarists and bassists that are so far beyond Rage that it isn't funny. See: Eddie Van Halen and Jimmy Page of Led Zep for an awesome lead, or John Entwistle of The Who and Jaco Pastorius for someone who can lick a bass better than almost anyone can do lead. It's insulting to real musicians like them that some teen-hate rock guitarist who, to me, doesn't sound any different from other teen-hate rock guitarists.
Tom Morello was an innovator. The sounds he makes are so unlike any guitarist, ever. Who else from the 70's, 80's, and 90's can say that they've done anything different with the guitar that everybody else hasn't already done? Songs like "Microphone Fiend" and "Calm Like a Bomb" (played at the end of Matrix Reloaded), excellent songs. It sounds completely apart from any rock music out there.
Quote:I said that already. Remember, I'm not a twelve-year old mentality that hates my parents.
That's not the target age, despite what you have heard/read/thought?
"Some of those that burn crosses/ are the same that hold office"
RATM is not for angry teens who hate their parents. Korn is a band for angry teens.
Quote:I would think a man who hates the capitalist system would wretch at the idea of signing with Epic Records, subsidiary to one of the world's most humongous corporations. But I guess there's no reason not to make millions of dollars in profit and run a business while making shitty music about how bad making money and operating business is.
They are activists. What better way to get a message across then sign with a label that will get millions of people to hear it...ANYWAYS you can like making money and dislike a purly Capitalist government. I like money. But I wouldn't like living in a purely-capitalist nation. Get my drift? On each of RATM's CDs, they have whole sections in the lyrics or the inside of the CD case devoted to ACTION. About 20 websites and references are listed for the listeners to seek out and fight their fight. These include: National Commison for Democracy in Mexico, International Concerned Famly and Friends of Mumia Abu-Jamal, Women Alive, International Defense of the Lord Peltier Committee, UNITE! and etc.
Quote:And all that aside, you, my friend, are an angry little man. You need to listen to better music, preferably something that chills ya out a bit. Go download some Weather Report. Preferably Birdland. And get lost in the music, my friend. No hate, no hypocrisy, hell, no words at all, just rhythm, jazz and the inhumanly-played bass by Pastorius.Meh. Jazz isn't really my thing...and I like virutally every type of music. No lie...I have certain preferences though.
http://www.brain-damage.co.uk/general/top100.html
http://www.philtur.com/blogs/august03/82...stone.aspx
http://www.theguitarfiles.com/cgi-bin/to...rerank.cgi
A few of the websites which agree that the Harvard-educated (just thought I'd add that) Tom Morrelo is great.