That was fun. Billie kept asking the crowd for volunteers to come up
and play guitar. If they could tell him the first 5 notes or something
like that, he's let them up. The guy we saw nailed it, and quite
obviously was a musician who knew the music well.
Of course I can't recall which song this happened during?
I'm 50 as we speak, nothing better than discovering somebody 'new' to
me and diving right in.
Clint
On Tue, 31 Jan 2012 02:15:51 -0000, cougarc <cougarc@verizon.net> wrote:
We took our kids to see greenday about 2 years ago and our experience
was the same.
>
> What a show. I like when they would pull people on stage and get them
> to sing. Most struck out and dove into the fist few rows, caught and
> handed back.
> This one kid nailed it and armstrong gave him his guitar on the spot.
>
> I would gladly see them over and over.
>
> By the way this is not some kid saying this. I had just turned 50 and
> never felt out of place.
>
> Billy f...ck'n Armstrong has it down
>
> Mike
>
> --- In Classic_Rock_Forever@yahoogroups.com, "Cfh" <cfhiebert@...> wrote:
> >
> > I know that Green Day is located in the Punk section. The kids
> introduced me > to them. I liked them well enough, until we saw them
> in concert, that > knocked me out. That is one damn tight group on
> stage. I really couldn't > find a weak spot within the group.
> > I always look at each member on stage, with any concert, but their
> drummer, > Tres, bore more than passing attention. Great thumpy style.
> > We don't have all the albums, but enough for me to know they are
> well > worthy.
> > > I haven't listened much to Devo since the first album of theirs,
> I should > give the new one a chance.
> > > Clint
> > > -----Original Message----- > From: cougarc
> > Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2012 11:03 PM
> > To: Classic_Rock_Forever@yahoogroups.com
> > Subject: [Classic_Rock_Forever] Re: Top 5 Metal bands and Top 5 Rock bands
> > > Clint,
> > > Well said. I always thought the same about the difference in the
> two bands.
> > > Never did like iggy all that much but respect his achivements.
> > > I would have to say my favorite punk rockers would have to be
> devo (new > album is good if you like devo) and greenday. That is if
> they are concidered > punkers.
> > > Mike
> > > --- In Classic_Rock_Forever@yahoogroups.com, "Cfh" <cfhiebert@> wrote:
> > >
> > > The difference, to me, between the Ramones and the Sex Pistols
> was that > > the
> > > Ramones seemed to be having fun, and almost had a nod towards beach type
> > > music while The Sex Pistols seemed to be angry about everything.
> > >
> > > I'd prefer Iggy to either group, although in the end my favourite
> punk > > group
> > > was a little known group from Canada called the 'Battered Wives'.
> Had a > > bit
> > > of anger, but humour injected into the recipe.
> > >
> > > Clint
> > >
> > > -----Original Message----- > > From: cougarc
> > > Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2012 2:11 PM
> > > To: Classic_Rock_Forever@yahoogroups.com
> > > Subject: [Classic_Rock_Forever] Re: Top 5 Metal bands and Top 5
> Rock bands
> > >
> > > I think an better way to look at it is rock genre encompass a bunch of
> > > different sub styles. Looking at it that way it is easy to see why artist
> > > are listed under so many styles but Billy Joel said it best "it's
> all rock
> > > and roll to me"
> > >
> > > Clint you are on the right track about iggy being the godfather of punk
> > > seeing he was playing it back in the 60's. The New York Doll took it to a
> > > different level in the early 70's. It wasnt till the Ramones that
> punk was
> > > even a gerne. They really put punk rock on the map. The Sex
> Pistols > > followed
> > > later. (but no less important).
> > > In just a few years punk evolved from nothing to one style, changed and
> > > taken to another level and changed again. (makes me dizzy)
> > >
> > > top 5 metal bands
> > >
> > > 1) black sabbath
> > > 2) metalica
> > > 3) Godsmack
> > > 4) Iron Maiden
> > > 5) Disturbed
> > >
> > > top rock bands
> > >
> > > 1) rolling stones
> > > 2) zeppelin
> > > 3) Queen
> > > 4) Motley Crue
> > > 5) Aerosmith (just not live)
> > >
> > > --- In Classic_Rock_Forever@yahoogroups.com, "Cfh" <cfhiebert@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Categorizing has always been a crapshoot. As I recall record shops way
> > > > back had some pretty broad categories, Pop, Country, Classical,
> Jazz > > > might
> > > > have covered the entire Sam the Record man shop that I would
> hang > > > around.
> > > >
> > > > One of the first categories that I recall being invented was >
> > > â€ËÅ"Punk’.
> > > > Sometime in the late 70’s
> the Sex Pistols came on the scene and I > > > became
> > > > aware of the genre. Didn’t
> do a whole lot for me, but I did test > > > the
> > > > water. Other groups were added in, and
> that’s where the confusion > > > began
> > > > for me. The Clash, which were much more appealing in sound, > >
> > didn’t have
> > > > what I considered Punk. Hell, they had a reggae-ish feel at
> times. > > > Perhaps
> > > > it was the lifestyle that was implied? Then, the Punks adopted Iggy as
> > > > their Godfather, which is similar to the groups that are now considered
> > > > â€ËÅ"metal’ before metal was a coined term.
> > > >
> > > > Clint
> > > >
> > > > From: GPS2003
> > > > Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2012 4:44 PM
> > > > To: Classic_Rock_Forever@yahoogroups.com
> > > > Subject: Re: [Classic_Rock_Forever] Top 5 Metal bands and Top 5
> Rock > > > bands
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > That's an unfair comment....Deep Purple and Led Zep were never
> > > > considered
> > > > Metal in their day because to start with Metal never existed......they
> > > > were always a Rock Band, maybe even classed as Heavy Rock, and
> in the > > > case
> > > > of Zep and a few of their tracks even Prog Rock. Metal bands
> came on the
> > > > scene soon though......categorizing was never a science!
> > > >
> > > > SmUrFy
> > > > "Rebel souls, deserters we are called.
> > > > Chose a gun and threw away the sun.
> > > > Now these towns, they all know our name.
> > > > 6-gun sound is our claim to fame.
> > > > I can hear them say"
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> ----------------------------------------------------------
> > > > From: Jenny <jkjellander@>
> > > > To: Classic_Rock_Forever@yahoogroups.com
> > > > Sent: Wed, 18 January, 2012 19:12:12
> > > > Subject: Re: [Classic_Rock_Forever] Top 5 Metal bands and Top 5
> Rock > > > bands
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I consider Metal anything that is played on the Boneyard on Sirius
> > > > radio. :)
> > > > Jenny
> > > >
> > > > Redheads Rule!!!
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- On Wed, 1/18/12, Bob Kushnerick <bkushner@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > From: Bob Kushnerick <bkushner@>
> > > > Subject: Re: [Classic_Rock_Forever] Top 5 Metal bands and Top 5
> > > > Rock bands
> > > > To: Classic_Rock_Forever@yahoogroups.com
> > > > Date: Wednesday, January 18, 2012, 12:09 PM
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I have always had a problem with labelling bands. Is Led > > >
> Zeppelin,
> > > > metal or rock ? Have seen good arguments for both.
> > > >
> > > > BobK
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 2012-01-18, at 11:00 AM, stevehiebert@ wrote:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Interesting how labels have changed through the years. Back in
> > > > the day we all considered Deep Purple and the like to be Metal
> bands. > > > Now
> > > > i think of them more as a hard rock band, compared to the metal that
> > > > followed. Makes no difference though, they are a tremendous
> band > > > whatever
> > > > label they get - and i will be seeing them for the first time
> next > > > month.
> > > >
> > > > I will make similar lists but they will have more to do with > > > era
> > > > than genre. These would likely change if I made the lists again
> > > > tomorrow.
> > > >
> > > > Metal:
> > > > Tool
> > > > Opeth
> > > > Agalloch
> > > > Trivium
> > > > Megadeth (I will also see next month along with Motorhead)
> > > >
> > > > Rock (hard and otherwise):
> > > > Uriah Heep
> > > > Jethro Tull
> > > > Alice Cooper (the band)
> > > > Bachman-Turner Overdrive
> > > > Deep Purple
> > > >
> > > > Steve
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:31:06 -0800 (PST), Jenny
> > > > <jkjellander@> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > My top five metal bands are:
> > > > Iron Maiden
> > > > Metallica
> > > > Judas Priest
> > > > Dio(includes Heaven and Hell, Rainbow, and solo)
> > > > Deep Purple
> > > >
> > > > My top five rock bands are:
> > > > Reo Speedwagon
> > > > Whitesnake
> > > > AC/DC
> > > > April Wine
> > > > Blue Oyster Cult
> > > >
> > > > Jenny
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Redheads Rule!!!
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
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