Sir John Dunn
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Re: Listen 2 The Doors???
Apr 21, 2008, 20:44
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Stevo wrote:
Morrison's poetry
Oh aye.
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Sir John Dunn
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Re: Listen 2 The Doors???
Apr 21, 2008, 21:38
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Tekpop wrote: I don't know how the Doors movie did at the box office outside the US
The Doors movie makes me wanna empty the contents of my stomach violently.
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riotmaster
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Re: It's KISS mocking time again
Apr 21, 2008, 22:04
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gotta be honest. i'm all for mocking Kiss and Van Halen too
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Sir John Dunn
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Re: It's KISS mocking time again
Apr 21, 2008, 22:16
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riotmaster wrote:
gotta be honest. i'm all for mocking Kiss and Van Halen too
Too right, Riot. Consider me part of yer gang!
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paradox
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Re: It's KISS mocking time again
Apr 22, 2008, 07:24
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Nah!
Ya all wrong of course.
If ya can't appreciate the spectacle and cheese combined then you're missing out big style!
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IanB
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Edited Apr 22, 2008, 09:09
Re: It's KISS mocking time again
Apr 22, 2008, 08:46
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paradox wrote: Nah!
Ya all wrong of course.
If ya can't appreciate the spectacle and cheese combined then you're missing out big style!
Aye aye captain. Jimbo was Dave Lee Roth with symbolist poetry and better trousers but it's the same basic deal. There's a lot to be said for rock stars being young, dumb, well read and full of come. And I don't mean like Aubrey Beardsley either.
DLR didn't need the poetry to get his thing across in 1977, he needed to get tighter trousers and jump faster higher and longer and make sure his his guitar player played faster harder and longer than anyone else. But you can bet he'd read all the same stuff as Morrison. Van Halen and Kiss were every much a reaction to cheesecloth soft rock and the stadium yawn as the Dolls and Pistols.
Brings me back to the Harmonia show last Friday - when was it decided that rock could be denuded of its element of spectacle? Whether we are talking Little Richard or Hawkwind or Kraftwerk or Miles, all the true greats have that showbiz thing about them.
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paradox
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Re: It's KISS mocking time again
Apr 22, 2008, 09:05
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Thats the one Ian.
If a Kiss or Van Halen gig fails to make you smile then i really don't know the answer!
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riotmaster
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Re: It's KISS mocking time again
Apr 22, 2008, 10:23
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granted i only saw VH with Roth once (84) but it was a flabby, self indulgent borefest. with a solo spot from 3 members in the space of 70 odd minutes. padded out with twiddly fucking solos by EVH and lame raps from Mr Roth
only saw Kiss minus make up which only went to reinforce my view that they have NO songs
if they'd have been from Rotherham rather than NYC no fucker would've given em the time of day
thats my view and i'm sticking to it :-)
fake rock n roll wont save your soul!
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paradox
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Re: It's KISS mocking time again
Apr 22, 2008, 10:43
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For the first 3 years or so nobody did give Kiss the time of day and most bands would've chucked in the towel.
Those first 5 or 6 albums are full of cracking tunes mate but........
I fully understand why you feel like you do because i feel exactly the same about em now!
NO memorable songs since 1981!
Thats a long time to churn out shit!
BUT...Again i saw em on the first reunion tour in 96 and they were phenomenal
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earthlingfred93
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Re: Listen 2 The Doors???
Apr 22, 2008, 10:51
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I rang up HMV asking if they had anything by the Doors. They replied " yes a fire extinguisher and a brush"....I'll get me coat
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