Friday afternoon video
by Adam J. Morris on Jan 2, 2009 2:30 PM CST
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Woohoo
Campy Rock. They flared out pretty hard. I seem to remember one of them dying or something bad shortly after their brush with stardumb.
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Pretty sure...
I’ve heard that song in a couple movies. Not sure which ones though.
Damn that video is crazy.
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
You really never heard this or is that a joke?
"Sooner or later, prospects kill you, because you hang onto them." - Greggo, 11/22/2005
No, I hadn't heard of this
However, I’m old and boring, so I figured folks here would have.
by Adam J. Morris on Jan 2, 2009 2:52 PM CST up reply actions
If your being serious then you might want to check out
Electric Six’s “Danger! High Voltage”! It isnt as good but it’ll remind you of the 70’s bands!
Good for a laugh!
Maybe we can crack open some old ELO albums too!
by mrichardson70 on Jan 2, 2009 3:15 PM CST up reply actions
BTW
I also forgot to mention the “Eagles of Death Metal” !
My friend’s manager used to get us back stage to Jimmy Kimmel and I caught their show. They were amazingly entertaining!
by mrichardson70 on Jan 2, 2009 3:17 PM CST up reply actions
The Eagles of Death Metal
Everyone of their songs sounds the same.
If it’s a Josh Homme side-project you’re searching for, look no further than the Desert Sessions.
by oc on Jan 2, 2009 4:01 PM CST up reply actions
pretty much
dead on with that one “oc”!
I think that Josh is the main component since you cannot really tell a difference after Nick Oliveri left the band.
by mrichardson70 on Jan 2, 2009 4:09 PM CST up reply actions
Boo
ELO wasn’t greatness, but they were respectable.
This is shiite of the lowest order (and FYI, that vid and that band ain’t 70’s).
Nah, noob.
Is that really a pic of Miles...
in his avatar? And if so why the hell would he do that?
"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates
Yes, that's Miles
I recognize it from the post-your-pic thread I did at the end of last season.
Adam did it for him last night though, I think. It’s in this thread, somewhere:
http://www.lonestarball.com/2009/1/1/707002/major-ncaa-football-school
Did Jon Daniels downsize your old position at Dunking Donuts?
by LSJ on Jan 2, 2009 3:32 PM CST up reply actions
I've never heard it either
and I guess I hadn’t missed anything.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
Seriously?
they were huge for a while, yeah they were the next Queen, then they started sucking and the band broke up, tragic. also, i’ll now have that song in my head for the next 3 days, thanks
Don't bring opinions to a fact check debate.
That's what they were saying on the show
That they were supposed to be the next big thing, and the singer developed a drug problem and flamed out.
by Adam J. Morris on Jan 2, 2009 3:13 PM CST up reply actions
They dropped about the same time Andrew W.K. did.
It was appealing for a short while, as both had a retro-rock appeal… which countered the Nickelback sludge of the early oughts.
Surprisingly, it’s the sludge that’s still running the airwaves.
by oc on Jan 2, 2009 4:10 PM CST up reply actions
they formed a new band
Stone Gods, minus Justin Hawkins (the guy singing), they’re shiite
Don't bring opinions to a fact check debate.
I once drove to New Orleans
for spring break, and this was the only CD the guy had in his car….
Got old real fast.
www.mavsmoneyball.com
How does a New Orleans Spring Break compare to a Padre Island Spring Break?
by oc on Jan 2, 2009 2:48 PM CST up reply actions
is
Quality Inn better then Comfort Inn?
by mrichardson70 on Jan 2, 2009 3:28 PM CST up reply actions
well sure
if by better you mean worse. New Orleans is the asshole of America
Have you been to Padre during Spring Break?
Douchebag capital of the Universe.
The best spring break possible is spring training if you’re trying to plan something.
www.mavsmoneyball.com
Got old real fast.
Heh, I believe it.
Go Strangers.
by hightowersmith on Jan 2, 2009 3:48 PM CST up reply actions
Dammit!
That close…
"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
lol, yeah
that was a great 1st half, one stumble less, and he scores a great TD there…
Stability is key, and JD is a Beast.
Jindal - 2012
harrell
not looking to hot today with the turnovers.
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
TT is rolling over and showing belly.
Kinda like the Cowboys, except they know how to score a TD.
"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
Song reaction
Androgynous Asphyxiation ?
"He uses statistics as a drunken man uses lamp-posts... for support rather than illumination." - Andrew Lang (1844-1912)
by Ed Coffin on Jan 2, 2009 2:50 PM CST reply actions
I believe in a thing called "mute"
Greatest Inventions Ever? 1. TiVO, 2. Boobs, 3. Baseball
by willamos2 on Jan 2, 2009 2:52 PM CST reply actions 2 recs
I'm less of a person now after watching that.....
Now I have to go listen to some Godsmack to get back my manhood!!
Argh!!
t ball on MY - "hate the contract, don't hate the player"
Um
What? People actually like Godsmack even after being introduced to something infinitely more awesome. Huh.
That song is off of one of my favorite movies
The Girl Next Door…because of those trailers for that movie I heard this song, so those two are forever linked for me
In Smoak We Trust
the darkness
first time i ever saw this video i couldn’t tell if they were for real, or were a newer version of spinal tap
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
i am
thinking spinal tap, love the trap door and falling guitar!
by mrichardson70 on Jan 2, 2009 3:29 PM CST up reply actions
Me too.
Back 5 or 6 years ago, when that song came out, I was sure this was a Spinal Tap type bit. Went out and bought the CD.
As soon as I read the lyrics for the rest of the CD’s songs, I think I felt as old as I ever have. Threw the CD away for fear that my oldest (who was two or three at the time) might one day soon read them herself, or listen to the CD.
by Jamey Newberg on Jan 2, 2009 5:57 PM CST up reply actions
This is the song that the fat kid who broke my fucking chair sang on American Idol.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
John Travolta's
son (Jett) died today. 16 years old. I cannot think of anything worse than the idea of me losing my child. Sucks!
by mrichardson70 on Jan 2, 2009 4:35 PM CST up reply actions
why was that a reply to my comment?
"Sooner or later, prospects kill you, because you hang onto them." - Greggo, 11/22/2005
maybe it should have just been a add (comment)
if it threw you for a loop sorry.. i am sure you will be ok..
i like to be random, it confuses people.
i will make sure to ask permission as to when i can comment again though!
by mrichardson70 on Jan 2, 2009 5:01 PM CST up reply actions
maybe
i was thinking you might want to be on american idol with travolta and studdard singing and dancing. maybe?
by mrichardson70 on Jan 2, 2009 5:04 PM CST up reply actions
Are you really HH?
eom
"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
that
is really good stuff! Night Ranger! Awesome!
by mrichardson70 on Jan 2, 2009 5:27 PM CST up reply actions
AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Glaus vs. Grilli has been resurrected…shudder.
;)
"...my balls are really like a veiny flesh color" blueballlefty on Jun 4, 2008 7:44 PM EDT
"you gonna lose your horse. seriously." FX2
Yes we can! November 04, 2008
My girlfriend...
said “that song is awesome” when I played this video, and started singing along.
"I know you're a bit dense but no, it doesn't. Obviously lying isn't a problem for me."
Kix - Cool Kids
This one will make you less of a person as well if you watch it….
t ball on MY - "hate the contract, don't hate the player"
VH1's top 100 hard rock songs
really blows. They’ve got plenty of good songs, but its like they just randomly chose where to rank them.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
Meh
Id agree with that in a lot of ways but i still enjoy it. It’s just nice to see a lot of great music…also reminds me how amazingly horrible the music is today
Then maybe try a little harder.
Popular top-40 type music has always been a pu-pu platter of suck.
And serously… the radio? Who the hell listens to the radio anymore?
Dig a little deeper. There are tons and tons of great bands out there if you’re willing to find them. Most of them don’t even worry about playing the radio game anymore cause radio is dead. There are so many more convenient ways to disseminate your music to people than the radio and music videos these days that most bands don’t even worry about it.
The good news is that with all the barriers the interweb has knocked down, it’s now easier for good non-commercial bands to “make it” and put their music into your eardrums.
You obviously have an internet connection, so use it. Pandora or Last.FM, or even myspace or Amazon or iTunes.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
What you're really saying is
you like your crappy music better than the current crap.
G G G E-flat_______ F F F D__________....
+1
The level of producing in the studio now with digital technology is way better than decades ago.
Studio engineers back then would love to have the tools we have now.
t ball on MY - "hate the contract, don't hate the player"
Not to mention the fact that bands can exist today without having to play the record label game.
The internet has made being a music fan so much easier.
I can barely even remember a time when I used to go to a record store to listen to CD’s to figure out if I liked one enough to buy it.
These days you can stream pretty much any album in its entirety online anytime you want.
How freaking cool is that?
The 40 Trumps All!!!
the statement should be ammended
to say a lot of music that gets airplay seems to suck
"I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it." - Mitch Hedberg
That's been true forever, though.
There’s always been a ton of popular garbage thrown out to the masses.
The lowest common denominator stuff always sucks, but to take only that shit and use it to say that “music today sucks” is just dumb.
There’s a lot of really, really good music out there today.
The 40 Trumps All!!!
I like hearing the music
but come on, first of all its silly that they called it the hard rock songs simply because they wanted to include some non-metal songs and not be bitched out about it. And Welcome to the Jungle is the best hard rock song? They put great classics in the middle of the list and just put the popular songs in the top 10. I’m not saying Welcome to the Jungle isn’t great, but its not the best.
By 2028, Mark Teixeira will be in the HOF.
-The Outlaw
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