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"I always liked them maaaaan"

I predict in a couple weeks/months, all you little skate-rats will be trying to find Clutch hoodies and being all "Yeah dude, Clench like, raaaawk!!!!eleven".
Why?
Because the new album is out March 30th, and the first single "Mob Goes Wild" is directed by Bam Margera, a long-time superfan. Which means eMpTyV will rotate the ass off it and suddenly they'll be everyone's favourite new band (that have been playing for 10+years)

I hope Clutch do get the exposure they richly deserve, but I get the feeling it'll be a 15minutes sniffing at the barn door before heading back into the rainy yard and plying their trade to a small fanbase again.
Shame, but at least I won't have to suddenly fork out £25 to see them at Wembley because some guy on a music channel directed their video.

[URL]http://www.pro-rock.com/v6/images_video_mob_shoot.html[/URL]

Blank wrote:
> Stryke wrote:
> Then he calls me a girl for always listening to U2
> or Counting Crows. I can live with it.
>
> In fairness to that guy, you are a girl for listening to those bands.
> Your Led Zep, Cream and Hendrix should be on heavier rotation.

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Silence, fool. I don't actually always listen to them, I was making a point. On usual rotation at the moment, I have U2, CC, Oasis, REM, Cream, Zep II & IV, Elliott Smith, Snow Patrol, RHCP. Then we have Hendrix, Flaming Lips, The Who, Sinatra, Jamie Cullum, Lifehouse, 'phonics, GnR, Manics, Radiohead e.t.c making less frequent appearances.

The only album I own that I never listen to anymore is the first Vines album. Because it's poor and I only bought it for Get Free.

Who mentioned Flaming Lips? Yoshimi is a good concept album, but if you want to get into them, I'd suggest Soft Bulletin. Just a suggestion.

Grix Thraves wrote:
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> Outside Floyd I'm a little lost.

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Tommy, by The Who. Technically a rock opera, or somesuch nonsense. Kings of Crimson were into concepts, methinks. Tool have done one, but when I made to listen to it I ran away.

Goaty - what was it you said about The Darkness?

They'll be gone before Christmas...

Granted, they're trying to "crack" America (and fail, most likely) - but they're still in the limelight. Kinda.

I think Permission to Land has gone gold, or platinum, or somesuch high sales colour over there.

Grix Thraves wrote:
> Blank wrote:
> Concept albums are cool.
>
> Yup.
>
> I think The Flaming Lips did one, Yoshimi Battles the Robots or
> something? I've never heard anything by them at all, worth a listen?


Yoshimi is very odd. It's an acquired taste, but easily listenable to in a passive sense. I.e, not really listening.

Stryke wrote:
> Silence, fool. I don't actually always listen to them, I was making a
> point. On usual rotation at the moment, I have Cream, Zep II & IV,

*nods*

> Flaming Lips, Sinatra, Jamie Cullum,
> Lifehouse, 'phonics, GnR, Manics, Radiohead, RHCP....etc etc

*opposite of nodding*

Grix Thraves wrote:
> I can't really think of that many concept albums. Dark Side and The
> Wall, well, even Wish You Were Here really...
>
> Outside Floyd I'm a little lost.

Band called Dredg. Sound like a shouty thrash metal band, but they aren't. Ask Cyclone or FFF to confirm. They're a very rock band, both their albums are concepts.

Leitmotif, their first and heavier album, deals with a man who has to go on a journey to cure himself of a moral disease (bit odd, I know). Their second, El Cielo, revolves around sleep paralysis, and the lyrical theme ties in brilliantly with the music to create the dream effect. It's a masterpiece, really. Both albums use a method of flowing tracks into one another; they aren't the kind of band that you can use to pick out tracks for a mix CD, you need to sit down and listen to an album in its entirety. But you'll be glad you did, it's more than worth it. If you're interested, Amazon should have their albums at a reasonable price.

Blank wrote:
> Stryke wrote:
> Silence, fool. I don't actually always listen to them, I was making
> a
> point. On usual rotation at the moment, I have Cream, Zep II &
> IV,
>
> *nods*
>
> Flaming Lips, Sinatra, Jamie Cullum,
> Lifehouse, 'phonics, GnR, Manics, Radiohead, RHCP....etc etc
>
> *opposite of nodding*

pft, I think that's rather good music taste actually, I shall look into Flaming Lips...

And thanks about Tommy, I'd forgot about that altogether. I need to find a decent second hand music store.

Blank wrote:
Dredg.

Thanks :) I need to make some sort of list of music I need to look at. Or er, listen to.

I wrote a little more than that, Grix. :)