I love your jam lists. Few people I know have taste as diverse as my own. You always give me new jazz to discover!
Korn was really wonderful when I was a teenager. I don't think the term Nu-Metal had been coined yet (at least, I hadn't heard it yet) and it sounded really different from anything else. I don't listen to them now, but I can still see why they pleased me so much at the time.
Pearl Jam's 10 is on my fave list too! And I hate most everything else they've done. :( They're incredible live though--I've never seen them, but I watched a concert DVD awhile back and it was amazing.
You know, I get that. My tastes appear diverse, but to me, Ani DiFranco, Trent Reznor and Robert Johnson have more similarities than differences. They appeal to my emotions, politics, philosophies and so on in the exact same way, they just sound different. Even then, they all took a certain pop sensibility (well, maybe Johnson was a poor choice in that regard) and created something very much not pop with it.
My best friend mentioned awhile ago that I have undoubtedly become a Morrissey fan because of how similar he is to Bowie. I looked at him like he had 3 heads. I hadn't considered that at all; if anything, it's more likely because of how similar he is to Trent. They sound nothing alike, but they can both convey hopelessness and despair without worrying (openly) about how ridiculous it may sound.
i absolutely cannot stand the smiths. haha. im not very familiar with his solo work, but the smiths bother me so so much, and i dont buy into the whole 'they were the most influence band of the 1980's' or 'most influencial band in the post-punk era', thats all bullshit. hahahaha, sorry, i have had to deal with so many music snobs that constantly throw the smiths to nirvana conversation in my face as if all the decadence of the 1980's that actually led to grunge rock never happened. hahahhahaha... man, i feel better now
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Korn was really wonderful when I was a teenager. I don't think the term Nu-Metal had been coined yet (at least, I hadn't heard it yet) and it sounded really different from anything else. I don't listen to them now, but I can still see why they pleased me so much at the time.
Pearl Jam's 10 is on my fave list too! And I hate most everything else they've done. :( They're incredible live though--I've never seen them, but I watched a concert DVD awhile back and it was amazing.
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My best friend mentioned awhile ago that I have undoubtedly become a Morrissey fan because of how similar he is to Bowie. I looked at him like he had 3 heads. I hadn't considered that at all; if anything, it's more likely because of how similar he is to Trent. They sound nothing alike, but they can both convey hopelessness and despair without worrying (openly) about how ridiculous it may sound.
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