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Subject: Best Song ever
Posted by: Bond, James Bond
- [5032423] Fri, Jan 28, 2005, 02:58
I imagine we'll garner a plethora of tastes here. Ought to be interesting.
For me, the best song ever is Hotel California by the Eagles. |
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| 89 | JeffG
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Mon, Feb 28, 2005, 19:13
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I'll just list my top 2.
Thunder Road - Bruce Springsteen
Bat out of Hell - Meatloaf
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| 90 | tastethewaste
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Mon, Feb 28, 2005, 21:32
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Spinal Meningitis Got Me Down-Ween
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| 91 | Toral
ID: 22731114
Tue, Mar 01, 2005, 00:00
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"Guide Me, O Great Jehovah"?
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| 92 | allhair allstars
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Tue, Mar 01, 2005, 22:22
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I do a lot of walking to and from work with my IPod, and I've found over time that the tempo of the music I'm listening to really plays a large role in the amount of time it takes me to get to work on any given day. Just last week as I was making my way through the crowd, one of the meanest grooves ever recorded started playing, and it probably added an extra five minutes to my commute. The Payback by James Brown is one of those mid-tempo funk grooves that won't just get you walking slower in time with the beat, but you'll actually get a little swivel in your hips and shoulders as you go along. At over seven and a half minutes long, I actually grooved myself most of the way around the block before the song ended. Recorded around 1974, The Payback is a song about a cuckolded fellow who's really pissed off at his girl, and really, really pissed off at the guy who's managed to "get down" with her. The break-downs in this song are all very hot, but the song's best feature is that it contains one of the all-time greatest lines, "I don't know karate, but I know ka-razie!!"
Fourth in an occasional series. The information contained within this post may or may not be partially true.
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| 93 | Tree
ID: 491362715
Tue, Mar 01, 2005, 23:08
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i'm gonna go with Thunder Road or Born to Run. the stories those two songs tell paint such vivid imagery...
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| 94 | Texas Flood
ID: 56121246
Tue, Mar 01, 2005, 23:32
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Hey!! Gotta gotta pay back!! The big pay back, Revenge!!!!!
God I love that song!
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| 95 | sarge33rd
ID: 2528212
Wed, Mar 02, 2005, 15:29
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1) Inna Godda Divida
2) Born to be Wild
3) Tusk
4) House in New Orleans
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| 96 | Sludge
ID: 54692111
Wed, Mar 02, 2005, 15:34
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4) House in New Orleans
I assume you mean House of the Rising Sun?
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| 97 | sarge33rd
ID: 2528212
Wed, Mar 02, 2005, 15:40
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OK, so I'm brain dead today.
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| 98 | Sludge
ID: 54692111
Wed, Mar 02, 2005, 15:57
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Sarge set 'em up. Somebody needs to knock 'em down.
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| 99 | allhair allstars
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Wed, Mar 02, 2005, 16:09
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sarge,
See post 75... great minds think alike! ;)
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| 100 | sarge33rd
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Wed, Mar 02, 2005, 16:29
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rode 20 miles through a downpour on the bike to get to work today. Got here looking/feeling like a drowned rat. lol I'll blame it on not yet being throughly thawed/dried out. :)
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| 101 | balls
ID: 53129180
Sun, Mar 13, 2005, 03:04
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allhair allstars, The Payback...cool tune...thanks to you that is now part of my collection. :)
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| 102 | allhair allstars
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ID: 50902421
Sun, Mar 13, 2005, 14:55
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My point, exactly! ;)
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| 103 | balls
ID: 448331614
Mon, Mar 14, 2005, 12:37
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I'm looking forward to your next review, mr. allhair. :)
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| 104 | MadDOG
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Mon, Mar 14, 2005, 12:46
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Olivia Newton John had some great albums.
;)
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| 105 | MadDOG
ID: 56012617
Mon, Mar 14, 2005, 12:48
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Seriously, though it seems like albums made by women are almost totally ignored in this thread.
Just proves how this is such a one sided discussion mostly about rock albums. No other forms of music.
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| 106 | Motley Crue
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Mon, Mar 14, 2005, 12:51
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Garbage has some great music. Not best ever quality, though.
I hate Madonna. But she probably belongs on the list somewhere.
Celine Dion? Oooh yeah.
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| 107 | MadDOG
ID: 56012617
Mon, Mar 14, 2005, 13:00
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Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey were big in their day.
Aretha Franklin
Gladys Knight
The Supremes and Diana Ross.
Cmon there's a lot of good music that has been made by women.
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| 108 | balls
ID: 448331614
Mon, Mar 14, 2005, 13:07
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Just proves how this is such a one sided discussion mostly about rock albums. No other forms of music.
prolly cause most of us that have responded are dudes.
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| 109 | balls
ID: 448331614
Mon, Mar 14, 2005, 13:10
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#108 was in response to all of #105...I didn't copy and paste all of it...just for clarity.
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| 110 | MadDOG
ID: 56012617
Mon, Mar 14, 2005, 13:16
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So what's your point "Balls"? Pretty funny a guy named "Balls" posted that response. LOL
It's still a one side discussion. I'm not dissing the thread, just pointing out a fact.
Or are you saying that because I brought up this subject that I am a woman trapped in a man's body?
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| 111 | Farn
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Mon, Mar 14, 2005, 13:23
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I think you're a troll trapped in PGunn's body.
If you love the ladies' albums so much how about you start listing artists and particular albums instead of throwing out a few names and telling us we are missing such great discs.
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| 112 | balls
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Mon, Mar 14, 2005, 13:25
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my point is that most dudes don't dig chick music.
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| 113 | balls
ID: 448331614
Mon, Mar 14, 2005, 13:28
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I wasn't dissing you either, oh MadandRabidOne.
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| 114 | MadDOG
ID: 56012617
Mon, Mar 14, 2005, 13:31
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OK, Farn here's some artists and albums for you.
Whitney Houston's Greatest Hits
Mariah Carey's Greatest Hits
Aretha Franklin's Greatest Hits
Diana Ross's Greatest Hits
Glady's Knight's Greatest Hits
;)
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| 115 | MadAndRabidDOG
ID: 56012617
Mon, Mar 14, 2005, 13:33
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Balls, you just inspired me to change my name.
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| 116 | balls
ID: 448331614
Mon, Mar 14, 2005, 13:36
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lol
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| 117 | Texas Flood
ID: 28236126
Mon, Mar 14, 2005, 19:10
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Female vocalists with one name make me puke. I'll take Bonnie Raitt any time!
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| 118 | blue hen
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Wed, Mar 16, 2005, 16:16
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Agree with Farn in 111. Troll/PGunn/etc.
Oh, and I like Heart and Britney Spears. Both women, last time I checked. And I'd love to check again.
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| 119 | Great One
Sustainer
ID: 053272014
Sat, Apr 09, 2005, 13:37
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Current favorite song.
Atreyu - Right Side of the Bed
anyone that likes Metal go check this band out... a band that is HEAVY but still manages to work in some wicked solos! (Think Metallica's Kill 'em All type 80's guitar work).
Atreyu Review
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| 120 | Great One
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ID: 053272014
Sat, Apr 09, 2005, 13:47
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Lip Gloss and Black may be a better illustration of what Atreyu is. Genre-defying.
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| 121 | pharlap
ID: 53301315
Wed, Apr 13, 2005, 17:30
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Kid Creole and the Coconuts - Endicott
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| 122 | Mattinglyinthehall
ID: 428299
Wed, Apr 13, 2005, 17:31
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Nice. Post 28.
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| 123 | allhair allstars
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Wed, Apr 20, 2005, 00:54
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You know how some people can tell you exactly where they were and what they were doing when JFK was shot? or when the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occured? or when they had their first kiss? Well, I can tell you exactly where I was and what I was doing when I first heard Boogie Nights, by Heatwave. I was in high school and I was one of the last people left in the stands after a football game. It was chilly, I had to pee, and I was looking for a bathroom. Ok, so maybe I don't remember ALL the details... the point is, Boogie Nights came on, I heard it for the first time that night, and I had a full bladder. Actually, I spent many years after that night just trying to hear the song again so I could figure out it's name. At the time I would have been embarrassed to acknowledge that I was stalking a disco tune, which is probably why it was so hard for me to pin down the name of the song in the first place. Fortunately I'm over that now, so I can tell you that this is a really great number from the pre-sampling era of 1976. I think. I certainly don't remember being in high school in 1976. Boogie Nights features groovy vocal arrangements, nice drumwork (including a jazzy song intro), and an oddity in the disco genre -- harp. If you listen carefully you can even hear the strings vibrate as the lower notes are being "strummed" or whatever it is you do to a harp. Do you "pluck" a harp?
Fifth in an occasional series. The information contained within this post may or may not be partially true.
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| 124 | Great One
ID: 46361920
Sat, Apr 23, 2005, 10:02
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Here's a freebie guys... just played "Do You Remember" by Jack Johnson for the girlfriend... I thought she was gonna cry. I could see how if you were married this song would be even more appropriate. Use it as you see fit... maybe some flowers and the lyrics... or open a mix cd with it... (I learned how to play it on guitar and stumbled through it).
There you go. I just scored you some points!
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| 125 | beebop
ID: 5745222
Mon, May 02, 2005, 04:17
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I think any song by CCR would be right up there, UB40 - The Way You Do The Things You Do, Van Morrison - Have I Told You lately/ Gypsy Soul, Sexual Healing and Stand By Me are high on my list.
Live - Lightning Crashes, Lauryn Hill's album is the best "chick" cd i can think of. Fleetwood Mac has lots of great songs aswell. Same as Eurythmics and Roxette.
Missy Elliott and Timbaland and Magoo are the best in Hip Hop ever!
Ill think of others later..
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| 126 | Motley Crue
Dude
ID: 439372011
Mon, May 02, 2005, 08:38
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This is not the best song in the wor-or-orld.
This is a TRIBUTE!
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| 127 | blue hen
ID: 34342811
Wed, May 04, 2005, 11:56
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Agree with 126.
"Tribute To The Greatest Song In The World" is definitely up there.
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| 128 | sarge33rd
ID: 544411918
Tue, May 31, 2005, 07:55
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certainly NOT one of "the best songs ever", but an old party favorite from a Canadian group;
1 * * *
Could've been the whiskey
* * * *
Might've been the gin
* * * *
Could've been the three or four six-packs, I don't know
17 * *
But look at the mess I'm in
* 4 * *
My head is like a football
* 1 * *
I think I'm going to die
* 5 * *
Tell me, me oh, me oh my
* 1 * *
Wasn't that a party
1 * * *
Someone took a grapefruit
* * * *
Wore it like a hat
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I saw someone under my kitchen table
57 * *
Talking to my old tom cat
* 4 *
They were talking about hockey
* 1 *
The cat was talking back
* 5 * *
Long about then every-thing went black
* 1 * *
Wasn't that a party (CHORUS)
* 4 * *
I'm sure it's just my memory
* 1 * *
Playing tricks on me
2 * * *
But I think I saw my buddy
* * 5 *
Cutting down my neighbour's tree (CHORUS)
GO TO PAGE TWO
NOTES:
- Chords change on each verse - no pattern
- Last verse can be raised a whole tone
WASN'T THAT A PARTY (PAGE TWO)
* 4 * *
Billy Joe and Tommy
* 1 * *
Well they went a little far
2 * * *
They were sitting in the back yard, blowing on a sireen
* * 5 *
>From somebody's police car
* 1 * *
So you see, Your Honour
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It was all in fun
* * * *
The little bitty track meet down on main street
* 57 * *
Was just to see if the cops could run
* 4 * *
Well they run us in to see you
* 1 * *
In an alcoholic haze
* 5 * *
I sure can use those thirty days
* 1 * *
To re-cover from the party (CHORUS)
ENDING: CHORUS, REPEATING "wasn't that a party"
I've looked and looked for an mp3 of this tune and cannot find one. :( Oh wll. Might have to find and spring for a cd now.
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| 129 | Texas Flood
ID: 326462912
Wed, Jun 01, 2005, 12:06
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Sarge, if you like that song you need to watch "Escanaba in the Moonlight". Jeff Daniels stars.....it's about a bunch of "Yoopers" and the hijinx that ensues at deer camp.
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| 130 | allhair allstars
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Wed, Nov 16, 2005, 13:12
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Have you ever been listening to your mp3 player and come across a song you've never heard before and can't remember ever putting on your player, by a band you know nothing about? Killing in the Name mysteriously showed up on my ipod recently as I was sitting in traffic on my way to work. Having this song come on was like a frying pan in the face, in a good kind of way. Awesome guitar riffs, pointed yet somewhat unintelligible lyrics, and the sheer and intense anger in the vocals really make you wonder what happened to these guys when they were younger. But then I guess you'd expect a little excitability coming from a band called Rage Against The Machine. I'm not completely sure what the song is about, except that I'm fairly certain it's an indictment of KKK members who practice their machinations as badge wearing law enforcement officers. I was surprised to learn that the song is from 1992, which means that I was in even more of a musical daze during that period of my life than I remember. What else? Political implications aside, kids living with their parents should turn this song up to 11. Parents living with their kids should turn this song down to 3. (Note to self: get more RATM.)
Sixth in an occasional series (see post 75). The information contained within this post may or may not be partially true.
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| 131 | Sludge
ID: 581043311
Wed, Nov 16, 2005, 13:59
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(Note to self: get more RATM.)
Rage's front man, Zack de la Rocha, left a couple of years back. The reformed under the name Audioslave with Chris Cornell (formerly of Soundgarden) fronting.
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| 132 | allhair allstars
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ID: 50902421
Wed, Nov 16, 2005, 15:32
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Yeah, I know they're no longer... but I figure it'd be easy to get more seeing as I don't have ANY... :)
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| 133 | Sludge
ID: 14411118
Wed, Nov 16, 2005, 23:48
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No, no. I was pointing it out to suggest you check out some Audioslave as well.
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| 134 | kev
Donor
ID: 043111845
Thu, Nov 17, 2005, 00:01
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Audioslave has a much different feel than RATM. RATM pushed the political lyrics, mostly because of Zach. Now that Zach is gone, I find the new found Audioslave, well, average. There isn't it that something that gives it volume and depth. I find RATM much deeper in quality- due to lyrics, Zach's flow, and of course, the funk of the beat.
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| 135 | Sludge
ID: 14411118
Thu, Nov 17, 2005, 00:58
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RATM pushed the political lyrics, mostly because of Zach.
That's not entirely true. Guitarist Tom Morello and Zack are virtual twins in terms of political philosophy and activism, including its inclusion in the music. The scaling back of political message in the music of Audioslave was a deliberate choice. Interestingly, if you read the Wikipedia entry on Audioslave, it seems to suggest that Cornell was the reason for that, but I've also read interviews with Morello where he seemed to indicate that he wanted to concentrate on the music not the message (of course, he may have just been saying the politically correct thing... no pun intended... band politics here). I say it's interesting because Chris Cornell is no lightweight when it comes to including political message in his music. I actually prefer Audioslave, but by the slimest of margins. The only difference being that the typical rap posturing and grandstanding that Zack inserted grates on my nerves after 5-6 songs.
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| 136 | beastiemiked
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ID: 03531815
Thu, Nov 17, 2005, 12:13
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RATM rocks! Great band to get you pumped up for a workout. I still remember when they were supposed to tour with the Beasties. F'in Mike D had to go and break his arm. By the time he healed up, RATM had broken up.
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| 137 | allhair allstars
Sustainer
ID: 50902421
Fri, Nov 18, 2005, 09:23
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So hey, do any of you guys have an album recommendation (from either band) as a good first purchase?
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| 138 | beastiemiked
Sustainer
ID: 03531815
Fri, Nov 18, 2005, 10:00
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You can't go wrong with any of Rage's albums. I'd probably start out with their self titled album(it's the one with the guy burning himself on the front).
I haven't bought either of Audioslave's albums but I'd probably go with their first album. The 3 radio releases from this album, Cochise, Like a Stone, and Show me How to Live, were all great songs. Of course you need to be a fan of Soundgarden and Rage to truly appreciate their music.
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