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Bands that appeal to musicians...
Posted on 6/16/12 at 9:14 pm
Posted on 6/16/12 at 9:14 pm
more than non musicians. What a shitty spot to be in. Been watching classic album documentaries and biographical docs about acts. frank zappa could not have had fans that didnt play an instrument. at the very least, if you didnt play before you heard it, if you enjoyed it, you probably started playing an instrument. watching a fishbone documentary now... same goes for these guys. insanely talented, dont fit into any genre, but almost zero commercial appeal despite every musician listing them as influences.
here are some of my favs that have almost no commercial appeal.
bad brains
fishbone
liquid tension experiment
racer x
here are some of my favs that have almost no commercial appeal.
bad brains
fishbone
liquid tension experiment
racer x
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Posted on 6/16/12 at 9:17 pm to Haplochrom
You could probably put Dream Theater in that category, too. Most of my friends that like them are musicians.
This post was edited on 6/16/12 at 9:27 pm
Posted on 6/16/12 at 9:31 pm to StarSaint
Dream Theater are pretty damn successful though
Posted on 6/16/12 at 9:33 pm to Haplochrom
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Posted on 6/16/12 at 9:33 pm to Brosef Stalin
They are successful in their own right, but I believe the OP was talking about commercial accessibility.
They're definitely too prog to be consider a "radio friendly" band (although, I have heard them on the radio occasionally on like Sunday nights or off hours)
They're definitely too prog to be consider a "radio friendly" band (although, I have heard them on the radio occasionally on like Sunday nights or off hours)
Posted on 6/16/12 at 9:34 pm to Haplochrom
while Bad Brains have no commercial appeal, you definitely dont have to be a musician to like them.
Most I know that like them have no musical talent... their first record ay be the most essential hardcore record...
Most I know that like them have no musical talent... their first record ay be the most essential hardcore record...
Posted on 6/16/12 at 9:50 pm to StarSaint
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You could probably put Dream Theater in that category, too. Most of my friends that like them are musicians.
i put liquid tension experiment, which is their instrumental sideproject. dream theater have a terrible image that follows them, but those guys sell out tours. i really like them, but i think their problem is that non musicians just dont know about them. granted 95% of their songs would neer appeal to normies, but how many songs do bands need to be popular? fuel has name recognition from two singles.
fishbone gets me everytime. have no understanding how they didnt make it big. 2 things come to mind: living colour took their spot as the black rock act, and they were black.
Posted on 6/16/12 at 9:51 pm to TFTC
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you definitely dont have to be a musician to like them.
Most I know that like them have no musical talent... their first record ay be the most essential hardcore record...
ya. its one of those bands that stays in your head because so many musicians list them as influences, not because they are on tour or promoting new works.
Posted on 6/16/12 at 9:54 pm to StarSaint
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They're definitely too prog to be consider a "radio friendly" band (although, I have heard them on the radio occasionally on like Sunday nights or off hours)
dream theater needs to start farming out their writing abilities to bands with female singers like evanescence, lacuna coil, dead sara... listen to this song and think about evanescence singing it, instant hit.
dream theater - forsaken.
Posted on 6/16/12 at 9:55 pm to Haplochrom
Ive always considered Fishbone to be successful... maybe not mainstream, but thats really not an area I am generally in touch with...
Posted on 6/16/12 at 9:58 pm to TFTC
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dream theater needs to start farming out their writing abilities to bands with female singers like evanescence, lacuna coil, dead sara... listen to this song and think about evanescence singing it, instant hit.
I actually thought that the first time I heard lacuna coil, they definitely have the prog-aesthetic and still have had some commercial success.
I think Dream Theater's main problem is that James LaBrie is a very dated singer - too 80's for many folks, I think.
Posted on 6/16/12 at 10:12 pm to StarSaint
Dream Theater mainly appeals to nerds. That keeps some people from listening to them.
Posted on 6/16/12 at 10:16 pm to StarSaint
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I think Dream Theater's main problem is that James LaBrie is a very dated singer - too 80's for many folks, I think.
absolutely. but that rotund headed arse pigeonholed himself with those vocals.
take a band like symphony x which is WAYYYY farther into prog than dream theater. we are talking illiad and odyssey concept albums. their singer sounds great.
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Posted on 6/16/12 at 10:21 pm to Brosef Stalin
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Dream Theater mainly appeals to nerds. That keeps some people from listening to them.
fair enough. seen alot of bands live. dream theater is album perfect and its cool to see them play that stuff so well and not make mistakes, but its a sideshow attraction in the end. you are almost waiting for them to mess up. on the other hand, nobody whips a crowd into a frenzy like devil driver. complete atmosphere. i couldnt give a shite if they just learned to play the drums, that place is electric when they go on. dont care for their music, love their live shows.
Posted on 6/16/12 at 10:35 pm to Haplochrom
if you like dream theater you would also enjoy OSI and porcupine tree
Posted on 6/16/12 at 10:38 pm to jrous19
quote:like porcupine tree, didnt like OSI. didnt like transatlantic either.
if you like dream theater you would also enjoy OSI and porcupine tree
Posted on 6/16/12 at 10:46 pm to Haplochrom
porucpine tree is deff better than OSI but i can admire some of OSIs work
Posted on 6/16/12 at 11:38 pm to Haplochrom
To me, the ultimate musician's musician is Lou Reed. Dude makes people want to play.
As far as DT goes, I'm a huge fan from back in the day, and I see nothing wrong. Keep on procking!
Rush is rock musician's kind of band. Many of the lay say he sings like a girl, then pop in Whitney Houston or Lady Moron or whatever her name is.
As far as DT goes, I'm a huge fan from back in the day, and I see nothing wrong. Keep on procking!
Rush is rock musician's kind of band. Many of the lay say he sings like a girl, then pop in Whitney Houston or Lady Moron or whatever her name is.
Posted on 6/17/12 at 7:57 am to Haplochrom
Posted on 6/17/12 at 9:17 am to swadigoly
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