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by CrankerBait
Sat Mar 09, 2024 10:35 am
Forum: The Original Gossip Board
Topic: Favorite Rock and Metal Drummers
Replies: 41
Views: 2841

Re: Favorite Rock and Metal Drummers

Ian Paice
John Bonham
Keith Moon
Stewart Copeland
Charlie Watts
Neil Peart
Phil Rudd
by CrankerBait
Tue Mar 05, 2024 1:12 pm
Forum: The Original Gossip Board
Topic: Keith Richards - I'm Waiting For The Man
Replies: 3
Views: 508

Re: Keith Richards - I'm Waiting For The Man

That's a great version of a great song! Thanks for posting the link.
by CrankerBait
Tue Mar 05, 2024 5:59 am
Forum: The Original Gossip Board
Topic: We Are The World documentary on Netflix
Replies: 64
Views: 5499

Re: We Are The World documentary on Netflix

Cool documentary, but I came away from it thinking about how "Do They Know It's Christmas?" was a hundred times better. "We Are The World" was at least a little better than the cringey Canadian effort, "Tears Are Not Enough". If anybody is curious about how Neil Young, ...
by CrankerBait
Mon Mar 04, 2024 5:05 pm
Forum: The Original Gossip Board
Topic: Van Halen @ Sydney, Australia 2013-04-20 (pro shot)
Replies: 21
Views: 2403

Re: Van Halen @ Sydney, Australia 2013-04-20 (pro shot)

The band sounds good. MA would have been better, especially with the backing vocals, but Wolf was really solid.
by CrankerBait
Mon Mar 04, 2024 4:20 pm
Forum: The Original Gossip Board
Topic: ROCK on the Spectrum
Replies: 31
Views: 2762

Re: ROCK on the Spectrum

Gary Numan claims he was diagnosed as being on the spectrum. Some have speculated that Alan Wilson of Canned Heat could have been too.

Having said that, most of us here are probably not qualified to determine who may or may not be on the spectrum.
by CrankerBait
Mon Mar 04, 2024 12:09 pm
Forum: The Original Gossip Board
Topic: Legacy acts. No new material vs. Mediocre material (Poll)
Replies: 28
Views: 2065

Re: Legacy acts. No new material vs. Mediocre material (Poll)

This is case by case for me. If GN’R are gonna put out…not their best material and play it live, but they’re playing 3 hour sets including what everyone came to hear, fine, fair enough. They’re clearly not doing it for money or for their health. If RHCP are gonna put out…not their best material and...
by CrankerBait
Sat Mar 02, 2024 4:12 pm
Forum: The Original Gossip Board
Topic: Genesis - The lamb lies down on broadway - LIVE in NYC 1978
Replies: 4
Views: 508

Re: Genesis - The lamb lies down on broadway - LIVE in NYC 1978

That's Peter Gabriel solo, not Genesis. He left in '75, I think. I think it was the only old Genesis song he did on the Scratch tour. The vocals are great, I agree. Always wished that he added a Genesis song or two to his live shows later on in his career. Guess his solo catalog was strong enough wi...
by CrankerBait
Sat Mar 02, 2024 9:10 am
Forum: The Original Gossip Board
Topic: Bands whose first gigs were at huge venues.
Replies: 35
Views: 2656

Re: Bands whose first gigs were at huge venues.

Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young at Woodstock. Their first major public gig was on August 16, 1969, at the Auditorium Theater in Chicago, with Joni Mitchell as their opening act. They mentioned they were going to someplace called Woodstock the next day, but that they had no idea where it was. That's ...
by CrankerBait
Fri Mar 01, 2024 5:57 am
Forum: The Original Gossip Board
Topic: Bands whose first gigs were at huge venues.
Replies: 35
Views: 2656

Re: Bands whose first gigs were at huge venues.

The Band at Winterland. Yes, they were Dylan's band earlier, but this was their first show where they weren't a backing band.
by CrankerBait
Fri Mar 01, 2024 5:52 am
Forum: The Original Gossip Board
Topic: Bands whose first gigs were at huge venues.
Replies: 35
Views: 2656

Re: Bands whose first gigs were at huge venues.

Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young at Woodstock.
by CrankerBait
Wed Feb 28, 2024 11:14 am
Forum: The Original Gossip Board
Topic: PYROMANIA 40TH ANNIVERSARY BOX SET
Replies: 24
Views: 2459

Re: PYROMANIA 40TH ANNIVERSARY BOX SET

I bought a deluxe 2-CD version ten years ago, disc 2 has the LA Forum show, which is great. This version is a bit too much, that Dortmund show only has a short set and I don't feel the need to listen to anything beyond that 11th song song I've never heard before. I think you're right it being a bit...
by CrankerBait
Wed Feb 28, 2024 6:40 am
Forum: The Original Gossip Board
Topic: How can I tell if the guy driving my taxi cab is former KISS scab Tommy Thayer?
Replies: 21
Views: 1573

Re: How can I tell if the guy driving my taxi cab is former KISS scab Tommy Thayer?

When he tries to charge you $5 000 for one of the signed Tommy Thayer Epiphone Les Pauls he has in the trunk?
by CrankerBait
Tue Feb 27, 2024 10:04 am
Forum: The Original Gossip Board
Topic: Bad Company
Replies: 15
Views: 1677

Re: Bad Company

The debut is a classic. Straight Shooter is also really good.

Mick Ralphs is one of my favorite guitarists. Tasteful solos. Kind of a "less is more" approach to playing guitar.
by CrankerBait
Mon Feb 26, 2024 4:00 am
Forum: The Original Gossip Board
Topic: Who was your 1st?
Replies: 47
Views: 3312

Re: Who was your 1st?

Didn't need to get my own albums for a while because my parents had a great - combined, later separate - collection: The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Simon and Garfunkel, Bob Dylan, CSNY, Fleetwood Mac, Eagles, Stevie Wonder, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Steely Dan, Joe Cocker, ...
by CrankerBait
Thu Feb 22, 2024 7:59 am
Forum: The Original Gossip Board
Topic: ONE album since 2000
Replies: 45
Views: 3014

Re: ONE album since 2000

Songs for the Deaf, Death by Sexy, The Suburbs, Blak and Blu, Ceremonials, Post Pop Depression, Below the Belt, and Snakes & Arrows are good. Same with the new Stones album.

I have to go with Memory Almost Full by Paul McCartney if I have to go with just one.
by CrankerBait
Thu Feb 22, 2024 3:34 am
Forum: The Original Gossip Board
Topic: Roger Waters calls Bono "disgusting" and "a shit"
Replies: 38
Views: 3113

Re: Roger Waters calls Bono "disgusting" and "a shit"

Hot take - You can feel bad for a bunch of kids that died at a music festival and still think Netanyahu & the IDF are genocidal pieces of shit. They aren't mutually exclusive opinions.. Yeah, but did Bono include the kids in Gaza in his comments? He's a bit naive if he didn't think this would g...
by CrankerBait
Wed Feb 21, 2024 12:14 pm
Forum: The Original Gossip Board
Topic: What's your least favorite song by Canadian heartthrobs "RUSH"?
Replies: 27
Views: 2053

Re: What's your least favorite song by Canadian heartthrobs "RUSH"?

Both have already been mentioned: "I Think I'm Going Bald" and "Roll the Bones". I saw the Roll the Bones tour and it was during the title track that I took a piss and got myself another beer. A lot of fans seemed to be doing the same. What's wrong with the RTB title track? Othe...
by CrankerBait
Tue Feb 20, 2024 6:22 am
Forum: The Original Gossip Board
Topic: Susanna Hoffs 65
Replies: 25
Views: 2785

Re: Susanna Hoffs 65

For 65, she's an absolute stunner.
by CrankerBait
Tue Feb 20, 2024 6:17 am
Forum: The Original Gossip Board
Topic: What's your least favorite song by Canadian heartthrobs "RUSH"?
Replies: 27
Views: 2053

Re: What's your least favorite song by Canadian heartthrobs "RUSH"?

Both have already been mentioned: "I Think I'm Going Bald" and "Roll the Bones". I saw the Roll the Bones tour and it was during the title track that I took a piss and got myself another beer. A lot of fans seemed to be doing the same.
by CrankerBait
Mon Feb 19, 2024 11:43 am
Forum: The Original Gossip Board
Topic: Bands where no one are friends
Replies: 40
Views: 3647

Re: Bands where no one are friends

Another obvious one, their biggest record was about how they all hated each other because they were all screwing each other. Stevie Nicks had zero talent but she fucked the right people to help get her songs written. See also Courtney Love and Sheryl Crow. Definitely agree about Courtney Love. Disa...
by CrankerBait
Sun Feb 18, 2024 10:59 am
Forum: The Original Gossip Board
Topic: All time greatest stage props
Replies: 37
Views: 2507

Re: All time greatest stage props

Several come to mind. A few of these were groundbreaking and considered really amazing when they appeared. Pink Floyd: The flying pig, the crashing airplane, "Mr. Screen", and the wall built across the stage. AC/DC: The cannons and bell. Alice Cooper: Gallows and guillotine. Iron Maiden: E...
by CrankerBait
Sat Feb 17, 2024 10:56 am
Forum: The Original Gossip Board
Topic: Is the hate for Priest’s Turbo really justified??
Replies: 62
Views: 3544

Re: Is the hate for Priest’s Turbo really justified??

SFV is one of the best metal albums of all time. (I don't like British Steel quite as much, but it is also a classic.) Turbo isn't nearly as good, and it isn't as good as the album that came before right it, Defenders of the Faith . Combine that with the costume changes - less leather and studs and...
by CrankerBait
Tue Feb 13, 2024 10:59 am
Forum: The Original Gossip Board
Topic: People who are thrilled to fucking death that they quit their band
Replies: 25
Views: 2261

Re: People who are thrilled to fucking death that they quit their band

Grendel wrote: Mon Feb 12, 2024 11:26 am Eric Clapton was supposedly very happy to get away from Ginger Baker.
I've heard that too, but it couldn't have been that bad because when Steve Winwood asked Clapton if Baker could join in Blind Faith, he agreed to it. This would have been only a couple of months after Cream broke up.
by CrankerBait
Sun Feb 11, 2024 9:37 am
Forum: The Original Gossip Board
Topic: Rock Hall of Fame 2024 nominees announced
Replies: 61
Views: 3824

Re: Rock Hall of Fame 2024 nominees announced

I'm curious as to why Bryan Adams hasn't gotten in yet? I know the Hall of Fame has been a bit of a joke for a long time, but that is a glaring omission.
by CrankerBait
Sat Feb 10, 2024 12:50 pm
Forum: The Original Gossip Board
Topic: People who deeply regretted quitting their band?
Replies: 91
Views: 6007

Re: People who deeply regretted quitting their band?

He was sacked. And he only got the job back because they sacked Topper Headon for being strung out on scag. Absolutely, and he didn’t last long after that, either. Fortunately for him the second time. Chimes was replaced by a drum machine on Cut the Crap , so he managed to avoid being on one of the...
by CrankerBait
Sat Feb 10, 2024 8:35 am
Forum: The Original Gossip Board
Topic: People who deeply regretted quitting their band?
Replies: 91
Views: 6007

Re: People who deeply regretted quitting their band?

Not sure if he quit or was fired, but Terry Chimes left the Clash after their first album, only to rejoin them for the Combat Rock tour. Don't know if he regretted it or not, but he would have missed out any royalties he might have gotten for their most successful releases.
by CrankerBait
Sat Feb 10, 2024 8:12 am
Forum: The Original Gossip Board
Topic: People who deeply regretted quitting their band?
Replies: 91
Views: 6007

Re: People who deeply regretted quitting their band?

DonJuanDeMarco wrote: Sat Feb 10, 2024 7:47 am Has the guy from the Beatles been mentioned yet? Pete Best.
Like a lot of the other guys being mentioned here, he got fired.
by CrankerBait
Thu Feb 08, 2024 10:54 am
Forum: The Original Gossip Board
Topic: 40 years ago this week a new wave classic hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100: Where does "Karma Chameleon" rank for you?
Replies: 22
Views: 1513

Re: 40 years ago this week a new wave classic hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100: Where does "Karma Chameleon" rank for you

Culture Club is one of my least favorite early 80s British acts. Never thought they were really doing anything very original, whether musically or with their image. "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" was alright, but I hated "Karma Chameleon" from the first listen. It ranks very low...
by CrankerBait
Tue Feb 06, 2024 3:57 am
Forum: The Original Gossip Board
Topic: Best song based on a TV show or movie?
Replies: 24
Views: 1886

Re: Best song based on a TV show or movie?

I chose Judas Priest Johnny B. Goode. I think it is overlooked. The arrangement is all their own they could have called it something else and never have been called out for copyright infringement The guitar is awesome Rob sounds great, but it never gets mentioned among great priest songs. Maybe it'...