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Who? Exactly! For years this topic of nostalgia has been unbelievably popular, maybe that's why the Roseanne re-make is so fucking popular. It's unbelievable that we forget a lot of these artists, especially when they have multiple hits and multiple reasons to be huge. So let's bring up ten right now, get ready for a nostalgia blast! 10. SalivaThe band Saliva had been around since 1996. They really broke through when they were on Island with the labels' debut album, "Every Six Seconds." This song featured, "Your Disease," and, "Click Click Boom," which was featured on the Fast and the Furious movie in 2001. The follow up, "Back Into Your System," came out in 2002 and featured, "Always," and, "Rest in Pieces." This got them on a tour opening for KISS and Aerosmith, kicking Billy Idol to the curb, (Thank you)! "Survival of the Sickest," sucks....i.............That's it, it wasn't that good. After that it seemed like the only gig they could get was in the WWE, as, "Ladies and Gentleman," came out and although was #2 on the Mainstream Rock Charts, it's probably more remembered as the Wrestlemania 23 theme. After that they had a few pointless albums and it's like they disappeared. How? Well maybe it's the fact that most of the original band is gone! Through the years the band has departed and replaced. Todd Poole was the first to go in 2000, then Chris D'Abaldo in 2005, Josey Scott in 2011, and finally Dave Novotny in 2015. The surviving member that can't let go ever since the band began is Wayne Swinney, other than that, it's like it's a whole new band. The last album they had was, "Love, Lies & Therapy," which was OK, but nothing to remember. The last real thing they were involved in was the, "Make America Rock Again," tour in 2016 with bands like Trapt, Drowning Pool, Puddle of Mudd, and P.O.D. If the original band does decide to go on a reunion tour, please make it happen! Speaking of Puddle of Mudd. 9. Puddle of MuddLet's get this out of the way because it seems obvious. The reason why this band was so forgettable was Wes Scantlin. Let's ignore the fact that none of there latest albums will ever be, "Come Clean," how about the fact that Wes is completely unbearable. His life was the biggest fall from grace in rock. All the drinking and drugs led to multiple domestic violence accounts, using a buzz saw to destroy his neighbors property, destroying a property that he was foreclosed out of, abusing his fans in shows, admitting to being to intoxicated to perform, multiple cases of lip syncing, and the worst of all letting himself get too involved with Fred Durst. Multiple band members come and gone, but Wes Scantlin still remains, denial that the band has gone down hill probably because of him, and not having a hit since, "Blurry," are the main reasons fro Puddle of Mudd's downfall. The only way Puddle of Mudd will redeem themselves is if Wes goes to rehab, everything that has happened to him is drug enhanced, yes there are videos of him sober this year, but that could be short lived, so unless you want to see more of this: Dude better make sure he gets his shit together! 8. Uncle KrackerOtherwise known as fat Kid Rock! Funny story he was in a band with Kid Rock called Twisted Brown Trucker. Seriously Uncle Kracker and Kid Rock have the same fan base of pure unadulterated white trash it's uncanny. How in the world, "Follow Me," and, "Drift Away," became top 10 hits is beyond me. By the way, "Drift Away," was a shitty cover, it's the same song, but somehow he white the shit out of it, which seems impossible especially when Dobie Gray, the guy who made the song famous first, was in the song. Yes it seems like I'm putting personal stuff in here, but dear god he is basically Kid Rock without the bullshit politics. The only good song from him was, "Smile," but it took him six years to realize you're a country star? It has been a while since his last album, he came out with, "Midnight Special," but that was in 2012, there are no confirmations for another album, but apparently he is still making music, so it depends on when, and if he still has a fan base. 7. Gym Class HeroesGym Class Heroes had a interesting ride, around the time they were recording, "The Papercut Chronicles," Pete Wentz signed them to Fueled by Ramen. When the album finally came out, "Cupid's Chokehold," was the first hit and reached #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. The follow up, "As Cruel as School Children," was certified gold and featured the two hit songs, "The Queen and I," and, "Clothes Off." How did this song have multiple songs with Patrick Stump and somehow became sort of a afterthought. Probably because when they tried to branch out with the collaborations on, "The Quilt," they failed. Seriously Daryl Hall, The-Dream, Estelle, Busta Rhymes, and somehow this album is dog shit. Then in 2010, the worst thing to happen this decade happened, Travie McCoy went solo! Remember when that happened? No? Remember, "Billionaire," featuring Bruno Mars? No? Can't blame you. They made a huge comeback with, "The Paperback Chronicles II," they went with a pop sound and got the collaborations pretty good "Stereo Hearts," ft. Adam Levine, "Ass Back Home," ft. Neon Hitch and, "The Fighter," ft. Ryan Teddler made this album the best album they had, and then just like that they disappeared. There has been no news of there return ever since that album. All that we have now is a tour this summer with 311 and The Offspring.................... wait what? 6. Marques HoustonMarques Houston is probably one of the most underrated R&B singers of all time. He's in that special group of musicians that had a huge fan base, but you can't probably name one song by this artist. His solo debut, "MH," came out in 2003 and it peaked at #20 on The Billboard 200. "Naked," came out in 2005 which peaked at #13. The follow-up to that, "Veteran," was #1 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums his first solo #1. He had three more albums and a couple more albums with his group IMx, but those are easily forgettable. I guess it's really hard to juggle a forgettable music career and a forgettable acting career all at once. But seriously look at these successful hits, "That Girl," "Clubbin," "Pop That Booty," "Because of You," "All Because of You," "Naked," "Sex Wit You," "Like This," "Favorite Girl," "Circle," and, "Wonderful." What probably ruined his music career was that these songs pretty much belong in the late 90's and early 00's. The lyrics and the sound belong there, he didn't really try to change with the times in his later albums, there are a few tweaks, but other than that they're relatively the same. Some musicians can't. 5. Puffy AmiYumiTrust me, I didn't want to put the obvious as the video for this. Puffy AmiYumi or better known as Puffy in there native Japan, is a pop rock duo that had one hell of a explosion. In 1996 they came out with there debut album, "AmiYumi," and somehow after there hit, "Asia No Junshin," then began, PUFFYMANIA, a term that has been used many times to describe there fame. They became multimedia stars including having a variety show called, "Pa-Pa-Pa-Pa Puffy," which included guests Lenny Kravitz, Sylvester Stallone, Harrison Ford, and Garbage. A lot of American fans might know them more for there numerous theme songs in shows like Teen Titans and SD Gundam Force, and the show, "Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi," a cartoon series, (Not anime assholes), that featured the two going on crazy adventures while on tour, and then after the episode they did some stuff in reality. It lasted three seasons and featured many of there classic songs like, "Akai Buranko," and, "Korega Watashino Ikiru Michi. This show brought them a new audience, U.S. kids. Because of this they got on Jimmy Kimmel a couple of times, performed at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, and toured in the U.S, and toured a few times in the states. Where are they now? Not sure, there last studio album was in 2011 and it was titled, "Thank You." The last time they were in the U.S. though was in 2017, doing a three venue tour called, "The Not Lazy Tour." So who knows, K-Pop is getting popular and Baby Metal is getting a following no one expected, so it could be possible for a comeback for the duo. Also the characters on the cartoon are nothing like Ami and/or Yumi, nothing at all. 4. We the KingsMan I'm running out of mid 2000's emo pop bands, first there was Boys Like Girls, than Metro Station, now We the Kings. We the Kings self-named debut album included the platinum hit, "Check Yes Juliet." There second album, "Smile Kid," featured multiple top 40 singles like, "Heaven Can Wait," We'll Be a Dream," ft. Demi Lovato, and "She Takes Me High." These are the songs that made them big, there later songs became a lot like Simple Plan's later years, and if you don't know what I'm talking about, click Part Dos, but unlike Simple Plan, they actually got somewhere with that, they won the VMA in 2011 for the Most Innovative Music Video for, "Say You Like Me," on the album, "Sunshine on the Mind." "Somewhere Somehow," was also relatively popular with there biggest hit being, "Sad Song," but nothing will be as big as there first two albums. They must still be relevant right? They have performed at multiple Warped Tours and will be performing at the very last one. 3. All of the Cast of Glee!This cover of Journey's, "Don't Stop Believin'" really started something crazy for this show about a bunch of high school students covering every song known to human ears. The impact of this show was nuts, it was a fun, fresh show for millions of kids and teenagers around the world. This show eventually had a 3D movie, multiple special guests including Neil Patrick Harris, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kristen Chenowith, John Stamos, Ricky Martin, Eve, Olivia Newton-John, Britney Spears, and many more, and got into some subjects regarding sexuality, race, relationships, and teamwork. Whatever this show left after six seasons, it didn't lead anybody to a success afterwards. I know the definition of success here depends, but what happened after the show. We probably expected some of them to be singers, so let's go down the list of all the members of the McKinley High Glee Club and figure out what exactly are they up to:
2. Bowling for SoupHad a conversation with someone who said that, "1985," was Bowling for Soup's only song and now this is #2. This band has been around since 1994, but there best known for the stuff they did in the early to mid 2000's is what there best known for. With albums like, "Let's Do It Johnny," "Drunk Enough to Dance," "A Hangover You Don't Deserve," and, "The Great Burrito Extortion Case," they have really proved themselves as one of the best pop punk bands ever with memorable songs such as, "The Bitch Song," "Girl All the Bad Guys Want," "1985," "Almost," and, "High School Never Ends." Ever since then they did for more albums, not including the compilation they did where they covered a bunch of songs from movies, where some of the songs were played on Disney and Nickelodeon movies, doing multiple unique tours like the farewell UK tour and then the comeback UK tour that came about a year later. Bowling for Soup will be at the last Warped Tour, it wouldn't be the same without them. Soon to be ForgottenBefore we move on here are the artists that will probably be forgotten by next year:
1. The FraySeriously? How does a band that has multiple platinum records just stop. It's hard to forget this band because every time we tried, it seemed that they came back with a heart warming song. Let's start with, "How to Save a Life," it went double platinum thanks to, "Over My Head," and, "How to Save a Life." Than there's there self-named second album, which featured, "You Found Me," "Never Say Never," and, "Heartless," a cover of Kanye's, "Heartless," that was on point. This album went platinum and debut at #1 on the Billboard 200. Then there's, "Scars & Stories," with, "Heartbeat," and, "Run for Your Life." This album went #4 on the Billboard 200. Why there latest album, "Helios," only got to #8 on the Billboard 200 is beyond me. You know this band is One Republic, Coldplay, Keane, and Snow Patrol rolled together right? There should be no reason that this band just completely fell off the mainstream. There always on the radio, probably on that mix station you listen to at work, there always on your favorite show to create a gentle, loving, or inspirational moment, they are in movie soundtracks everywhere. Why they only have done a single since 2016 is beyond me. Don't be a stranger guys, keep making stuff.
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When one of your friends tells you to watch this weird ass anime, and zone out halfway, and stop him after you said, "You had me at weird ass," maybe you shouldn't watch it. The only thing it really did, was give me inspiration for this post. Aggretsuko, produced by the same guys who made HELLO FUCKING KITTY, is a show about a red panda who works as an accountant and going through the life of a regular office setting, the nosy co-workers, the people who give you all the work because you're kind of a doormat, and the asshole sexist pig of a boss, (Watch the show, that's who he really is). So to cope with her crappy life, after work she goes to a karaoke bar or a bathroom stall and she rage, FUCKING RAAAAAAAGGGGGGGEEEEEE! That's right she uses metal music to cope with the fact that her life is terrible. Now, this show might be relative to many, you go through the same crap every day you want to scream eventually, even you handle your shit well, there will be a day where you will snap. So you find something that makes you calm, something that makes you whole, something that makes you move on like you are not angry. So the question really is, is metal therapeutic? Now all music can be therapeutic, but metal for years has been rated as extreme and satanic and not good for your kids, blah, blah, blah. There have been many studies and articles explaining why metal can be helpful. According to Sharon Carne who teaches how sound can heal, studied a person named Matt who suffered clinical depression. Matt would refuse medication and intervention and started to listen to metal music when he felt angry. Let's do a little math problem, what's a negative times a negative, it equals a positive. When you're listening to metal music, you do feel relieved because when you do feel angry or have dark thoughts, you want to listen to something that matches it makes them feel better. According to honor student Leah Sharman and Dr. Genevieve Dingle, (Hey, you stop that, stop laughing at that doctors' name, yeah, you....... hey what did I just say, be mature), they took 39 young adults who regularly listened to it, about 18-24 years of age. According to the studies, not only did the people's levels of hostility, irritability, and stress decrease, but explored the full gamut of the emotion they felt and they also felt more active and inspired. It's good to listen to something that matches what you feel. It's good to feel that whatever you're going through, that somebody else is going through it too, no one like to feel alone. Metal doesn't cause anger, that comes from the same people that thought Elvis was going to get your daughter pregnant on one song. Music really only causes anger if you really hate a damn song, on the day that your significant other cheated on you, and you realized have no money for next month's rent. Sometimes you need to take out your anger on something, that's why people go to metal concerts and mosh and go mad as hell, people need to cope with there life. Are there better ways to cope though? Let's look at stress relieving activities like exercising, deep breathing, and yoga, (Which Aggretsuko does eventually, but for the wrong reason, watch the show), yes these things will help decrease stress and depression, but not on everyone, some people can do as much exercise as they want, but still feel aggression, sometimes deep-breathing can turn into deep-panting, which turns into deep anger, and yoga.........................well you do some extreme stretching and tell me that you don't get mad when you pull a hamstring. Maybe like metal music, you should do something that matches your aggression, like boxing and Mixed Martial Arts, hopefully that doesn't lead to any of that training being used outside the ring. Some people say the best way to relieve stress is sex, are you kidding? In 9 months, you'll never be able to say that shit again! So in the end of all of this though, can you say that metal music is therapeutic. Yes, but it depends on who? Everybody is different, so which means they have different ways of coping with the daily stress of everyday life, whether it's healthy or taking 20 pounds of food and shoving it in your face all at once. Metal is a healthy way to cope with life, it does take a feeling of rage and let's it out, whenever you're listening or singing it, it helps you feel better. A stress relief to me is something that can make you calm without causing any physical harm, so drugs aren't good! In the end, I'm not going to tell you to go see a therapist, because there are some things that a therapist just don't understand! So if you want to listen to metal, it seems better than paying $300 an hour for somebody that's just going to give you painkillers. You're you, remember that, you know your own problems, Oh yeah and watch Aggretsuko!
Oh Kanye..... you sweet, sweet, dumbass.............. YOU DONE FUCKED UP! So we all know what happened right? Kanye wants to, "Make America Great Again." Holy shit, you have got to be the biggest idiot in the face of this planet earth. Everybody is freaking out about this, and you know what who can blame them. In the past 24 hours, and I can't actually keep track of this bullshit but here we go, he:
Wow! So Kanye did what Rodman did, did something that everyone would hate, but got a massive amount of publicity that will last a long time! Yes, it's negative, but any publicity is good right? No! He openly said that he would vote for a man that is openly hates every race, the man who will use every racial stereotype to his advantage, a man who is hated by everybody, but gets whatever he wants, a man who only bangs women with, "Appropriate features." Wait a minute..............Holy Shit! It can't be.................Oh my god! Donald Trump and Kanye West are EXACTLY ALIKE!!!!! Maybe not physically, but personality! The way he thinks everything he does is going to work, the way he hates on everybody who is against him, the way he has to be the center of attention, all over TV, every trending topic on Twitter. I'm going to start ending this here, since writing this actually has been scary for me. Kanye eventually had to realize that whatever he said in an interview, or on social media has drastic consequences. It was only a matter of time before it all blew up in face, and now it is a big disgusting mess. The hate is there, Chrissy Teigan hates him, Quest Love almost quit Twitter over this, and BET said that this is it. But it was all his fault, it's sad to watch, but you shouldn't feel any guilt and/or sympathy over it. Everybody officially hates Kanye West. FINALLY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!It was recently announced that Yo! MTV Raps is making a comeback. It is going to have a 30th Anniversary Show on June 1st at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn featuring rappers like Big Daddy Kane, Eric B. and Rakim, Black Sheep, Doug E. Fresh, Flava Flav and many more with hosts Fab 5 Freddy, Doctor Dre, (Not that one), and Ed Lover as well as special guests Eminem, Redman, Method Man and many more. Then there is going to be a digital series as well. Don't get it twisted, this is very exciting, it goes back to a time where MTV was actually tolerable to watch, and it is an important part of hip-hop. BUT! And this is a huge but, you got to be skeptical about this. This is very exciting that MTV is bringing back something very popular, but remember the last time they decided to reboot something that was very popular and important to music. It seems like a dick move to bring this up, but remember when they brought TRL back? It was never really the same, they took away what made the show great and totaled it in hopes to connect it to it's current audience, which is in this case people who love reality TV. It is the Piss Christ of shitty variety show remakes, it was awkward to look at, it disgusted a lot of people, and it just pissed the right people off and then not show it for a while, MTV might have even received death threats because of this, but MTV also can probably acknowledge that they were pissing on it, it was a beautiful artistic shit show. So this is the part of the post where I question using a very controversial photo just to show you what the hell I'm talking about but it might piss a good part of the people reading this off and will resist showing it............................ NOT!So it is a big concern that Yo! MTV Raps might suffer the same fate. Let's start with this digital show that is going to happen. This might be a good idea, it might live stream on every social media platform and gain a big audience of old and new people. What happens inside the show is a different story. They say that this is going to be a, "Reinvention," of the show. It's scary, they are just going to put a lot of popular rappers on the show, but think about that, they could put Kendrick Lamar on there, because he probably would say yes to this, but they could also have this guy. Why would you give him an automatic, he's already molested children? Which means there would be no time for any classic rappers. MTV is so stuck on there old ways it would be impossible for them to embrace what made that show big in the first place. We already know how kids today think of artists from the 80's and 90's, they could not care less. So showing Melle Mel and the Furious Five, would in the saddest way possible, be pointless. Also if it's going to be anything like TRL, it's going to massive sneak peeks of Teen Mom or The Challenge. The other thing is that MTV will not allow rappers to gain beef with others, MTV would sugar coat the shit out of this, worse than with Public Enemy in 1991 when they wouldn't show, "By the Time I Get to Arizona," because it was too violent. Think about it, teenagers are going to be watching this, you think that they're going to talk about gang violence and drugs on a show where it is targeted to 13-16 year old people. Finally music videos, maybe one if they decide to. What they should do is make the show a great platform for rappers who are just breaking through to get some publicity, since it's a digital show, maybe push the envelope a little, not too much, it's not television, and show classic clips of the old Yo! MTV Raps before commericals, and yes bring back two of the three original hosts with the addition of someone else, maybe Charlamagne Tha God, and blasts the show with music videos, and you might have a good 1 1/2 live stream maybe every day. Now let's go back to the 30th Anniversary show. They can't fuck this up right? Face it, the only music show MTV will put time, money, and effort on is the VMA's anymore. Yes they brought back Unplugged in a blink and you miss it sort of way, so it didn't have the magic the show used to have. The 30th Anniversary show is a great nostalgic opportunity for MTV, the only real thing I think MTV has to do is not show it on television. Mainly because of restriction, with TV, you have a time slot that you have to follow and might not give the artists performing the time to make a memorable performance. Also, why is there a really shivering feeling that MTV will just show non-stop sneak peeks of there bullshit shows. At least if you live stream this show you can throw a few plugs here or there and not interrupt the show in any way. Hell they still could show the sneak peeks on live stream, but at least you're not confined to two hours. In conclusion, yes you should give it a chance, in the end you are probably excited to see this and can't wait for it, nothing about this post should and will take this away from you.......................... Just don't get your hopes up. Nobody from MTV is going to look at this post and take the suggestions for the show. We've already faced that MTV no longer stands for, "Music Television," anymore it's been that way since TRL ended the first time. So knowing what MTV rather show a Jersey Shore reboot than anything, all that MTV is doing is trying that nostalgia dollar and connect with the 1% that believe that there is still an, "M," in MTV!
The winners from the 16th Annual Independent Music Awards have been announced and it was an exciting year. For those that don't know about this, this is the only award show that is truly for music people, and by that I mean the artists and the fans. The winners were actually nominated by the fans by fan submissions for there favorite artists. Every artist you will see nominated is actually unique and new. If the GRAMMYs were ran like this, the show would be way different. Past winners included Amy Lee, Macy Gray, Flying Lotus, Meghan Trainor, JD McPherson, Killer Mike, and so much more. The IMA's really show off the future of music as we know it, so let's get a good look at this year's Independent Music Awards winners. 10. Taylor GreyTaylor Grey is a 20-year old TG Productions LLC artist from Northern California. She won the IMA's for best Pop album, ("Space Case"), and song, ("Miamii," ft. Spencer Kane). Her music is better known for having really melodic up-beat sounds and having great range. This may sound like a regular pop star to most, but there is a lot of soul, hip-hop, and EDM to this artists' music. What probably got her nominated was how underrated she really is. She only has over 11,000 monthly listeners on and this video just broke 1,000,000 viewers on YouTube when she gets an unbelievably positive response. She does have the personality of Katy Perry and the voice way better than Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift, and Charlie Puth. She has catchy lyrics, flow that could get here collaborations with Ty Dolla $ign and 2Chainz one day, and she is a delight, it seems like something we are never going to get sick of. Republic is going to sign her one day let's face facts right now, and hopefully they don't change a damn thing, you know like what they did to Taylor Swift! 9. HALF SHYHalf Shy is from Boise, Idaho and she won the IMA for best Indie/Alternative Rock song and if there was a EP category for Indie/Alt. Rock it would win an EP award too. Half Shy is the brain of Karen Havey and what she brought was an insane amount of synthesizer to bring one hell of soundtrack to your life. Yes after listening to this EP, it seems that most of her music is about rolling through life and along the way falling for the love of your life. What is cool is her unique deep voice that can connect with your soul, it really fits with what she is trying to bring to the public. For fans of Florence and the Machine and Ingrid Michaelson, this could be a favorite of yours. Half Shy has created a great melodic orchestrated sound, it is a breath of fresh air that we could use right now. 8. Seth GlierSeth Glier has once been compared by USA Today to Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan. It's true if you think about it because he does sound a lot like both artists and a lot of his songs have the impact and poetic skill of both artists. What makes Seth Glier so great is his ability to turn grief, loss, and dismay into strength, resiliency, and optimism. That's why, "Birds," won the IMA for Folk/Songwriter album of the year. He also won the Folk/Songwriter song for, "Like I Do." If his lyrics and connection with the audience don't do this, know that this is probably the only artist on this list that was NOMINATED FOR A GRAMMY! 7. Amiss O.megaHe did a song with Snoop Dogg, do I need to go further? Amiss O.mega has proclaimed himself the best rapper in Virginia, and you know what, he can back that shit up. His label the Entourage 4 Music has contacts from Def Jam, Interscope, and Universal Music Reps. If you listen to, "Immortal Glory," you will find something for every occasion, something for the strip club, house party, a rave, or anything in between. "Diva Look," ft. Snoop Dogg won best rap/hip-hop song at the IMA's. It's hard to tell if Amiss will actually break through. but he has connections, and sometimes that's all you need. 6. Espirit D'AirEspirit D'Air is a Electronic J-Rock Metal Band, they are the definition of this blog! They won the IMA for best Metal/Hardcore album for "Constellations", but that seems to be the lesser of there accolades. They have gotten praise multiple times from Kerrang, Huffpost, and Power Rock Magazine. They are the first J-Rock band to appear in the game Rock Band, or let's face facts any rock based video game. Kai, Ellis, and Daishi have and will always have the DIY aspect to there advantage, it creates a unique blend of sounds that sound euphoric, memorizing, and most importantly hardcore. As Simon Williams from Fierce Panda Records once said: "Labels like Roadrunner would be fools not to pay at least a bit of attention.” 5. The BankestersMostly because of this song really. The Bankesters did a cover of The White Stripes song, "Seven Nation Army," and it won best cover song IMA and Vox Pop category. They also won best bluegrass album for, "Nightbird," but let's keep talking about the cover song. It sounded so natural when they did it, it was the perfect blend of bluegrass with the tones of the ultimate fight song. The guitar solo is what got me, the vocals were on point like in a lot of bluegrass songs, it was perfect. Also it easily could have sounded like Jack White was involved without actually being there. Jack White is in love with this type of stuff and would give permission to use this song for this cover. It is the perfect cover, trying to make a great song there own, well done. 4. Dark ModelDark Model is a project made by award winning producer Tatsuya Oe. Now he has the IMA for best Dance/Electronica album for, "Saga." What he brings to the table is madness......UTTER MADNESS!!!!!!!!!!!! Seriously this is beautiful in the biggest sense. It's gothic, it's dark, it's tragic, it's orchestral, it has a great mixture of Baroque classical sound with Gaelic, and the biggest beat drop that has ever been dropped! It is a nice intro while waiting for the beat to drop. It takes a classical ear to really enjoy this, and it's about damn time! We really need to appreciate classical music more in this day in age and if this is the way to do it, then I'm all for it! Also when Fatboy Slim calls your music fucking insane, you're legit by default! 3. Matthew HuffMatthew Huff won IMA song awards for Alternative Country, Country, and Social Action categories, (All Vox Pop Winners). Although Matthew Huff appears to be the definition of country, his music also features soft rock, alternative rock, and gospel in his music. Matthew Huff was a big fan favorite in this award show, taking home the second largest amount of awards with 3. This show is about the fans, so this does tell you that wherever he is going to be in the next five years, it's going to be great! 2. Air Traffic ControllerAir Traffic Controller won the award for Best Indie/Alternative Song for, "After Party," (Vox Pop Winner). This is a great band for you if you like Imagine Dragons, X Ambassadors, Finish Ticket, Portugal, the Man. There sound is very edgy, very catchy, and gets you ready for an adventure, (If I had to describe it as anything). Also those vocals, holy fuck that smooth as silk vocals. It's infectious, it's gets you pumped, and it has over 15 Million plays on Spotify, so this was well deserved. 1. Reeve CarneySo let's end this list with the most successful artist in the IMA's, Reeve Carney who took home 5 IMA awards in rock, adult contemporary, and acoustic categories. This might be the fact that he is on a lot of things that people have seen for instance, he is on Penny Dreadful on HBO and he is Peter Parker from the Spiderman musical, also that FOX version of Rocky Horror. Since I hate all of this crap, I can actually listen to all the talent Reeve Carney possesses. His form of Alternative rock has a lot of blues aspect to it, and maybe a little rockabilly sound to it. His voice is very rough at times, like this song, then you listen to songs like, "Rise Above," with Bono and The Edge. Yes, the musical work does help his career, but it's the roots, blues, beautiful type music that gets him respect with the fans who know and don't know of his acting resume. He is well deserved of being the best of the night! So before this ends, instead of a comments section where you should tell me who should be on this list, this time there will be a button that will show you how you can become a member of IMA. This way you can vote your favorite indie artist for next year's awards. Yes this list is about today, but you guys are the reason for tomorrow, and we need things like this to launch the next generation of great talent.
Yep, this is definitely #1! The Wrestlemania Rage Party, was an event before Wrestlemania XV, "The Raging Climaz," was the tagline for that year's Wrestlemania and that has to be the biggest sex pun ever. There were 4,000 people that flooded the Philadelphia Convention Center to be engorged in heavy metal and superstars as far as I can see. But in the end it really became the exact opposite. Really this was a cluster fuck of a show and the perfect preset to what is a actually a pretty bad Wrestlemania, (Three words............ Butterbean Versus Gunn). Let's start with the word RAAAAAAAAAGGGGEEEEE, which was used in the weirdest way every 5 minutes. Rage seems to be the exact opposite of this. If you thought of who exactly was performing, where the superstars were at the time and and just the general comedy of it all makes it seem like the exact opposite. Let's start with the performers. Issac Hayes? OK yes we get it, South Park is getting popular at the time and no one could get that song out of there heads, but it didn't belong here. Issac Hayes, the man who won an Academy Award for the biggest disco funk song of the early 70's. Also is Vince McMahon just trying to insult the fans, is he saying that his fans are so immature that they rather hear a song from a really immature TV show than anything else. If that's the case, than what was up with the Cherry Poppin Daddies. No this makes sense right? A god damn jazz group that I can guarantee no one in that audience has ever heard of. The only performer that worked out well with the theme of the show was Big Pun, which Shane McMahon, (The bastard son of Vince, everybody knows that Vince's one true son is Triple H), ruined because he kept saying, "Yeah boy," throughout his entire performance, there is nothing I have ever seen ruin a performance more than that. Let's take a sidebar for a minute, how drunk were the McMahon's that night. Shane McMahon was disgusting drunk, having way too much damn fun as he drank his first sip of beer and that got him, fucking lightweight, also what did he do to Debra, this guy fed Debra and her bodacious ta-ta's, (His words), to a horny crowd of men, and Vince McMahon's dancing, you're going to have to watch the whole show to see what I'm talking about. If they are going to have a rage party, how about some God damn RAAAAAAAGGGGEEEEE! These fans were looking for some hardcore, in your face, bad ass music. Rage Against the Machine, The Offspring, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Naughty by Nature, Tool. Yes Big Pun could have stayed, maybe as the third performance, but the others, fuck no! If you're going to have Stone Cold, The Rock, Triple H, Kane, The Undertaker there, have some god damn music to match. Speaking of the wrestlers, fans were promised that the wrestlers would be in the crowd signing autographs, taking pictures, dancing with them. Well they sort of got that right. The superstars they wanted to see were nowhere's near the crowd giving bad promo's before the show the next night, what they got was a bunch of shitty jobbers and Debra, but the less we talk about that the better. The only two, "Fans," that got really got what they want was the Zappa Brothers, (Frank Zappa's shit kids), who went into Sable's dressing room to get her to go on there shit show, "Happy Hour." If you were looking for more shitty siblings than Shane and Stephanie than you got them with the Zappa Brothers. Also Mick Foley did a stand-up thing. You know what would have been cool, if Pat Patterson and Gerald Brisco came in. But they couldn't get in, even though they tried the most comedic of getting in. How did the most celebrated wrestlers in the history of professional wrestling become the Stooges, That;s pretty much the Wrestlemania Rage Party. So you must be thinking to yourself, how could this be worse than Macho Man's rap album? Well when you think really hard about it, it's a little similar to the Fyre Festival, (Yep, that one)! Yes it didn't have tents, or refugee conditions, or not too much harm on people, or terrible food...... wait what? Oh yeah, they were fed Chef Boyardee because they were the sponsor. Besides that, this was similar because there were a lot of broken promises with this show, the performers, the wrestlers, the whole thing was one big shit fest. But if you also think about this, maybe they did this on purpose. Who knows what those fans would have done if they got the hardcore acts and the wrestlers. Injuries before the show, Debra and Sable getting full on gang banged, Shane McMahon would have been on coke, the entire would have led to a god damn riot. Possibly not, Vince McMahon has an orgasm for swerving the fans, so this was attended to happen for that reason. Hey if you don't believe this post, than watch the show for yourself. There is probably a lot of moments I missed throughout the two weeks, so if you have any ideas, comment below! Enjoy your Wrestlemania, I'm watching baseball! Wrestlemania 34 is fast approaching and what better way to celebrate it than to talk about times where wrestling and music met. So for this list we will talk about the worst times that wrestling and music combined with each other. This could be a wrestler in a music video or a wrestler in a song, a wrestling theme. or a wrestler making an album, those kind of things. A few things before we do this, I had to do an insane amount of research for this, the first time I watched a wrestling match was when I was 5 and I stopped around the time where Stone Cold and The Rock left, so I have not watched wrestling in a long time and I have barely any knowledge of pro wrestling, so a special thank you to the following sources for permanently fucking up my mind with knowledge I will probably never need again:
10. Kid Rock in the WWE Hall of FameThis year Kid Rock was inducted in the WWE Hall of Fame's celebrity wing. This is sad considering that they actually think that Kid Rock did a lot for the WWE. He's a fan of wrestling, that doesn't mean he should be in the hall of fame, he's into competitive eating too, should he be in that hall. Yes he did some themes for some shows, so did Shinedown, Saliva, Puddle of Mudd, Seether. Also, he introduced the American Badass Undertaker? Limp Bizkit had more of an influence on that character than Kid Rock. This was a big blow, it makes WWE look more like a joke than they need to be. Also they missed a really huge opportunity to induct Motorhead who has done more performances and actual wrestler themes, mostly Triple H. So here's proof that Motorhead won't be inducted until Vince McMahon dies and Triple H takes over, such disrespect. 9. Frank Turner Burries CM Punk!Frank Turner the punk singer for Million Dead now folk singer was in a wrestling match with CM Punk. Let's note first that this was after he left WWE. The Straight Edge Superstar went to the UFC and he was god awful. So we get CM Punk for one more match in a wrestling match. Let's address this first, it didn't look like a wrestling match until Frank Turner spear him. Secondly CM Punk, who is probably the best talker of modern WWE, lost to a folk singer! This makes Punk look bad in the squared-circle and the octagon. CM Punk can't get a break, great song though! 8. Dolly Parton, "Headlock on My Heart."This was so cringy. So Dolly Parton made this for her variety show after a gospel magazine commented on Dolly dating a 300 lbs. wrestler. So naturally she had to make a song about a wrestler named Starlight Starbright and he's 300 lbs of magic, (Ugh). So this is a normal wrestling scene, man sees a woman after a pinfall victory and then they get married and they lived happily ever after, I'm guessing because wrestlers marriages are forever including Hulk Hogan's right? Dolly just proved that wrestling and pop do not connect in the slightest, and this shouldn't have happened. Maybe that's why this show only lasted one season! 7. Rob Conway's Wrestling ThemeWhat's more fitting for the worst wrestler than the worst wrestling theme. Fuck this theme, seriously why is a guy doing a Randy Newman impression in a wrestling theme. This song would be fitting anywhere else, except for this. There is a term called, "Conway Pop," because of this. There is just a lot wrong here and there was nothing to do except to just let Rob Conway get fired! 6. Phil Collins Vs. The Ultimate WarriorGilbert Godfrey, shut the fuck up, that mouth has gotten you in so much trouble through the years! For a video seen on what I think is a Phil Collins TV special called Seriously... Phil Collins for the song, "Two Hearts," it features Phil Collins and The Ultimate Warrior. They were dancing for the first part of it, then The Ultimate Warrior kicks the shit out Phil. Why would Phil Collins agreed to getting his ass kicked by any wrestler. Also what was he wearing? All we know is that Phil Collins for thinking that this was a good idea is under the destrucity that is The Ultimate Warrior. 5. Rowdy Roddy Piper, "I'm Your Man."Nope fuck this! This is the most 80's song to happen in the 90's and it was only available in the UK, let's move on! 4. Any WWE Album Where the Wrestlers Sang!There is an insane amount of albums where WWE wrestlers would sing. Knowing that most of them didn't have any musical talent tells you how these albums were. "Wrestling Album," "Piledriver," "WWE Originals," featured many wrestlers with no rhythm and no knowledge of music, making these albums shitty. Listen to Kurt Angle's, "I Don't Suck (Really)," the best example of this. The only exceptions were Chris Jericho and John Cena, because they have written music that sounds really good. Yes, WWE is selling entertainment, but WWE is also a god damn wrestling company, let's stick with that please. 3. "Hulk Rules."Hulk Hogan and The Wrestling Boot Band. This has got to be the most narcissistic thing ever! Every song is about how great Hulk Hogan is and why you should be him, except for, "The Wrestling Boot Band," which is Jimmy Hart's cheap ass Jimmy Buffet impression. The one song you can't really make fun of is, "Hulkster in Heaven," even though Hulk is terrible at singing, mostly because a dead Hulkamaniac. The song you're most likely to laugh at is, "Hulk's the One," by Linda Hogan," because of the obvious. The worst part about this is the thought of how many little kids bought this shit! Seriously how many kids do you think went into there local record store and spend all of there allowance money on this piece of shit. This was 1995, Hulk was over as fuck, there were probably millions of copies sold for some reason. Biggest scam ever! 2. Randy Savage, "Be A Man."Ooooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhh Nooooooooooo! He may be the cream of the crop when doing promos, but when he raps he's the bottom of the food chain. This has been regarded as the worst rap album ever, even ICP albums sounded better than this. If you're going to attempt to listen to this I'll make it easy for you. There are three things you need to know:
"Be A Man," If You Don't Buy This, You Don't Know What Music Is Man." Don't believe me? This album is a tragedy, the only thing you might be thinking though is why is it #2? 1. TO BE CONTINUED!!!!!!That's right, #1 is so bad that it needs an entire post! So get ready because like the Wrestlemania season it's gonna go on way too long!
On April 21st, 2018. Record Store Day hits your local record store. I don't need to tell you how important this day is, you're smart people, and I think I made it perfectly clear last year. The important thing is the amount of exclusive vinyl's or LP's coming out that day! The smell of collector's edition's of things and the curiosity that comes with wondering what would that album or this artist sound like on vinyl. It is a great day to celebrate the past, present and future. So what should you be looking out for this year? Here are 10 ideas that might help. 10. The Shins V. Los Lobos, "The Fear."When it comes to Vinyl in modern times there is no more important label than Third Man Records, (They put a Vinyl in space for God's sake). Los Lobos and the Shins will be on a split 12" vinyl and will feature three different versions of the song, "The Fear." This will feature the original song, the flipped version and a final rendtion done by Los Labos that lead singer James Mercer said, "Blew there's out of the water." Now you're probably wondering why should I get this? If you are a fan of The Shins, this is a huge collector's item. Also with The Shins history of altering every one of there songs, (Proof is in, "The Worm's Heart), it's interesting to hear Los Lobos version, to see if it sounded like Mercer had some sort of part of this, especially when Los Lobos is best known for, "La Bamba." There is no exact number of units available, so get to your local store early! 9. Car Seat Headrest, "Twin Fantasy (2011)."Yes it is true, that this has already been released, remastered, and re-thought of, but this exclusive is just the 2011 remastered version of, "Twin Fantasy." This is the untouched version of the album, so there is no remastering of any sort, so you might hear the grittiness, the classic production, and the arena sound vocals in a vinyl version. Yes, you can listen to it on CD, but you do listen to it on CD and your probably thinking this would sound way better on Vinyl. The classic sound on a Vinyl with the classic sound of Car Seat Headrest's early days, it would be a match made in heaven. This will be released on a 2 X LP through Matador Records, but don't worry I actually made sure Matador Records did not do a damn thing with this, (They actually answered my email). There are 4000 units available! 8. Brian Eno and Kevin Shields, "Only Once Away My Son."Brian Eno and Kevin Shields of My Bloody Valentine recently came out with, "Only Once Away My Son." Now the Adult Swim exclusive is coming out in 12" Vinyl and it will feature a new song called, "The West of History of Clouds." This would be a nice edition, to hear the interesting sound of these two artists on a Vinyl record would be insanity, but it is going to be a sneak peek of what you might expect from My Bloody Valentine's new album which scheduled to be released sometime in 2018. This was released via Opal records and has 5000 units available! 7. Bob Dylan and The Grateful Dead, "Dylan and the Dead."Why isn't this getting more hype? Your talking two of the biggest parts of the rock and roll genre, and this getting any notice, not on COS, not The Stranger, not Broadway World, not The Boot. In the year 1987 Bob Dylan and the Grateful Dead went on tour together. Yes I said that, was Bob Dylan with backup instrumentals by The Grateful Dead. It just should be more hyped, Vinyl was made for stuff like this. This is gritty, raw, artistic magic right here, and now it's on Vinyl. That's right seven of Bob Dylan's best songs with The Grateful Dead. This will be on red and blue tie-dye Vinyl LP. There are 5000 units, but I can guarantee that this will disappear really quickly because this isn't just for the rockers of that time, this is for music lovers in general, young and old will buy this! 6. Mac Demarco, "Old Dog Demos."Mac Demarco is the king of slacker rock and, "This Old Dog," really proved that. Now Mac Demarco is releasing a demo version of that album and it will feature his entire album in demos, instrumentals, and an UNRELEASED B-SIDE! If that's not worth waiting all night for, than I don't know what is. This personally relates to anyone waiting in line for the new iPhone, only I plan on keeping this Vinyl. There are 2500 units available in LP format, and if you're going to Darkside Records, you're gonna have to fight me for the first sale of this! But it's #6 because this isn't a list of personal bullshit, this is a legitimate list that combines everyone's preferences with value included. 5. Jason Isbell, "Live at Twist and Shout 11.16.07-EP."For American fans, you might be excited to know that Jason Isbell is re-releasing his, "Live at Twist and Shout-EP." The only person that doesn't seem to be exited about it is Jason Isbell. He said in a tweet that if you didn't get it don't be upset, it's not very good. What are you dong? Is this reverse psychology? Are you telling us not to buy the album, so somehow our minds will instantly say let's buy this. So Jason could be modest, or it could be that bad, it could be, "The Room," of live Americana albums, (So bad it's good). It'd be funny if all 3000 copies would disappear just out of pure curiosity. But listening to music can be much of an experiment as making music, so your call people. 4. Rage Against the Machine, "Live at the Democratic National Convention 2000."In August of 2000, Rage Against the Machine in an act of protest of the two-party system decided to hold a protest concert outside of the Democratic National Convention at the Staples Center. The full raw set is available for the first time ever. So you might get to hear De La Rocha say our democracy has been hijacked and we have the right to oppose these motherfuckers! You might hear the sounds of people throwing rocks at cops! You might hear people getting shot with rubber bullets and sprayed with pepper spray............ OK maybe not that, but it would make it more authentic. There are 5000 of these, so if you miss out on this, you're missing out on a piece of American history. 3. Run The Jewels, "Stay Gold."They are this year's ambassadors for Record Store Day, so why shouldn't there exclusive than anyone else's? Run the Jewels is giving everyone a special item here all in a, "Stay Gold," box that you can keep all of your RTJ Vinyl albums in. The box also includes some cool stuff like a clear etched Vinyl 12" with Marvel Comics Branding an RTJ Slipmat, and Sticker. This is just a great collector's item to have. As there popularity rises, this box might be double even triple however much it's actually worth. This box just doesn't seem like an exclusive, it seems like something for the future. If there is a time capsule and it won't be opened 3018, than this might be the only thing inside it, so people would know the biggest rap artists in the 21st century. There are 5000 of these, so hopefully you'll be part of the future! 2. The Cure, "Torn Down (Mixed Up Extra)."This is amazing, Robert Smith remixing classic Cure songs. For this exclusive frontman Robert Smith will be remixing 16 of The Cure's hits including, "Three Imaginary Boys," "Just One Kiss," and, "Never Enough." Yes, "Mixed Up," will also be available for Vinyl also, but there is something about this. Robert Smith could change the songs completely, they could sound unrecognizable, or maybe they would sound the way Robert Smith would actually want to sound like. It's hard to fathom what this would sound like, and that's buying this album if you are a true Cure fan is so essential. There are 7000 2 X LP Picture Discs available and you should make sure you get to your local record store two days in advance. 1. David BowieDavid Bowie is the greatest artist of time and space, so when it was announced that David Bowie would be releasing 4 exclusives this Record Store Day, it brought tears to eyes! Here are the four:
There is always something that is affecting hip-hop, like tumors these people are unknowingly trying to kill hip-hop. This time we are looking at Lil Xan, why? Well get ready to get angry. Dear lord! He actually said that Tupac is boring! Not only does this make the state of hip-hop today look bad, but the state of millennial kids look like the worst generation ever, he is only 21, but as a rapper you should have respect for the artists of the past. This shouldn't happen, so let me make the people reading this clear. TUPAC............. IS THE GREATEST RAPPER...........OF ALL TIME! His lyrics and flow are still more relevant than any rapper today, he told a story in every song he did, he is the first hip-hop artist to have two #1 albums in a row, and somehow the man predicted his and Biggie's death in his songs. What he said should get him banned from hip-hop, in fact Waka Flocka Flame was the first one to say he should get banned. The next surprisingly was Michael Rapaport, actor and professional shit talker. He said this: "Little buck tooth, rabbit face muthafucka. You need to apologize, alright? And you don't need to apologize to Tupac or Tupac's fans. You need to apologize to whoever the fuck raised you, or didn't raise you, for raising you to be a dumb fuck. You don't get to speak on anything that has to do with hip-hop." Wise words from Michael Rapaport. What really kills me is the rappers like Trippie Redd defending him. He said that Lil Xan don't necessarily gotta like 2Pac to be hip-hop. Let me explain something, even if this guy doesn't like Tupac, his favorite artist is influenced by Tupac, whoever Lil Xan's favorite artist is, that rapper is most likely influenced by Tupac, if not Tupac than Biggie, if not Biggie than NWA, or Public Enemy, or Wu-Tang. What Lil Xan said about Tupac was like taking the entire genre and pushing it in front of a moving train. Turk was defending by saying that he's a little fucking white boy, why are we mad that he hates Tupac. All I heard was that white rappers are stupid! Try telling that to Logic, Post Malone, or even Eminem , because that translation was clear. The three white rappers listed influences are A Tribe Called Quest, Kool G Rap, Outkast, Mos Def, Big Daddy Kane, fuck even Frank Sinatra and Bob Dylan, so even if you don't like Tupac, you have to respect somebody from the past. Looking at Lil Xan his influence is probably Porappa the Rapper, (Who kind of looks like the fictional video game dog thing, if he got beat the fuck up and did a ridiculous amount of speed). And Porappa worked to get where he is, we all know how he got famous. 50 Cent signed him for god sake. Let's read one more reaction, Glasses Malone said that he can see how a millennial can think Tupac's music is boring. That is true.................... If your a teenage pop fan. This is a rapper we are talking about. This goes back to the millennial not respecting the past. Yes, when we were kids, we were saying to our parents things like ABBA sucks, but if you listen to any pop star who is big now, probably there biggest influence would be ABBA. Listen to your favorite punk band, there biggest influence is probably a blues artist. Your influence doesn't have to be Tupac, but just know that Tupac is your favorite artist's favorite artist. Now maybe we're all getting ahead of ourselves, maybe he doesn't need Tupac as an influence, maybe he is actually that good, that he can say stupid shit like that and people would still go see Lil Xan in concert. Are you kidding me? You're calling Tupac boring? The beat is generic, the lyrics are the same thing every 10 seconds, and I love how the first words he says in this song are about how he loves drugs even though he said he quit Xanax and opiate and he continuously tells people to stop. This is fucking boring! Even more boring is the song that got him on the Billboard Hot 100, "Betrayed," which is basically the same generic crap just a different key. This is fucking boring! So let's see who his influences are, let's see...................... Pharell Williams and N.E.R.D., god I hope he knows that Pharell Williams is one half of N.E.R.D.. Who else, Drake and Mac Miller. Usually when someone says they are influenced by an artist, they usually take a trait of the artist, I cannot hear a lick of any artist trait he is influenced by in his music. So yes, Lil Xan is cancer, and while were at it let's add other artists who don't like Tupac like 03 Greedo and you know what how about the rapper's who never listened to a Tupac song like Lil Yachty, (Who I think we've already discussed). Rappers like Lil Xan are cancer for future rappers, white rappers, and the simple millennial. When rappers of yesterday look at the rappers of tomorrow, they are going to see a bunch of shit rappers who repeat everything, who don't appreciate anything that might be of influence and the fans of said rappers who have the tiniest attention spans in the world. Yes, this makes people sound old, I feel old talking about this and I'm 24, but good lord if this is what tomorrow looks like for hip-hop , than fuck living today. Have respect for history people, nothing today would be around if wasn't for yesterday!
This is Larry Collins. When he was 13 he was in a rockabilly duo with her sister Lorrie called The Collins Kids. He was probably one of the best guitar players and one of the best examples of puberty at that time. But does anyone, even himself know what he contributes in the history of music. A lot of people seem to overlook Larry in the history of music, but we really don't know how important this little kid became. So let's look at the, (Heavily exaggerated), list of things he might have contributed to. 5. Hyper Energy in Pop Music!It did not take long for this kid to start bouncing. If you looked at the 1920's definition of pop music, it just means a very popular song. But as the years go by it really became it's own and rather than just being part of any other genre, it really becomes the genre for teenagers of the future. When we look at Larry Collins, we see a kid who is so full of testosterone, he doesn't really know what to do with it. What really contributes to pop music? Youth! Look at the 80's for a minute, Michael Jackson, Cyndi Lauper, Madonna, New Edition, David Bowie, Duran Duran, Wham. Whenever you heard one of there songs, you get up and dance. There was no real reason for you to get down to your favorite song, you just did it. As pop music grows, the energy and beats in a pop song gets faster, let's go to the 90's, when you have acts like New Kids on the Block, NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, TLC, Janet Jackson, performers who are known for dance as much as there singing. Now we it's as much about something to dance to than ever, each song has to be a part of a playlist that has people dancing. Don't get me wrong, there are probably a lot of explanations for this, but as far as influences go, maybe Larry Collins became an afterthought. Also, if Larry wasn't an influence for Hanson, well then I'm crazy! 4. The History of Great Siblings in Bands!Yes, they didn't start this trend, but look at the amount of talent we had since The Collins Kids:
3. Angus Young's Style of Guitar Playing
Come on, I must be at least 70% accurate on this one right? Look at the style of both Larry and Angus. Yes it has been said that Angus was heavily influenced by Little Richard, and most people say his style matches Chuck Berry and Muddy Waters, but nothing really matches the amount of energy that Angus has then this prepubescent 13-year old boy, and if you want to see the energy Larry and Angus have now, it hasn't diminished too much. They have the same spirit and the same influence, because obviously every guitar player at the time wanted to be Chuck Berry, it's just that Angus and Larry style looks oddly similar. 2. Surf GuitarLarry Collins was trained by Joe Maphis, but really made the guitar his own. According to Dede Dickerson, Dick Dale who is called the king of the surf guitar, always tried to attempt to match the fast paced boogie woogie music of Larry Collins and Joe Maphis. in case you are not familiar with surf guitar it's reverb-drenched, to evoke the sound of crashing waves. It has also been said that in an attempt to woo Lorrie he took pointers from Larry's staccato picking style. Also look at that double-necked guitar, his style of playing is so insane, that it can only be categorized in the surf rock genre, it energetic, it's fun, it's energetic, this was the style that made the Beach Boys. In an interview Brian Wilson was trying to be identified with the interests of young kids, and every young kid who listened to the Beach Boys had the energy that Larry Collins had, it just seems like a huge coincidence. 1. PunkThis really came out of nowhere. In 1958, "Whistle Bait," came out, it was a Collins Kids record, but only featured Larry on vocals. This was probably the weirdest song to come out of Columbia Records. According to Dede Dickerson Larry got the influence from Wolfman Jack, a weird, outrageous, radio personality. Apparently during recording Skeets McDonald was on bass and he couldn't get it, so he found Quincy Snodgrass to replace him, but everyone was looking around the studio with one thought, "What the fuck?" This song was easily forgotten, but if you listen to the song, this had the energy, teen angst, and maximum hormonal overdrive. Yes Larry didn't have the ripped t-shirts, leather jackets, and fucked up hair, but it did have the DIY effect that made punk symbolic. The way that Larry Collins wanted to do this was different from regular rock and roll, and although there wasn't really a rebellion, there was the a crazy amount of youth in this song. Also the chord grind in the song is oddly familiar to a lot of songs from the Ramones, the Clash, Circle Jerks, and the Sex Pistols. The hyped of jackhammer guitars over the same chord grind with the shrieking vocals, sound so similar to the punk songs sung by the legends, it's uncanny. Yes, you will never hear a punk legend say they were influenced by Larry Collins, but if you listen, it's all there.
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