Re: There is a serious lack of good soulful rock bands today.
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Originally Posted by brooks_thompson
yeah, there's just a difference between doing it because you know you're good at it and think you can make a living off doing it vs. doing it because you love it and because you know people will like it. sorry i can't articulate it perfectly right now, been hittin the bottle.
Yeah I agree, thats a good way to put it. Doing it for the love = soul, and doing it for the money = watered down bullshit on the radio.
Re: There is a serious lack of good soulful rock bands today.
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Originally Posted by Hazard
Yeah I agree, thats a good way to put it. Doing it for the love = soul, and doing it for the money = watered down bullshit on the radio.
but there was a time, as late as the 80s, that people could do it for the money and still be good (and soulful!) at it, both as musicians and songwriters. journey, for example, although my tastes may be different than yours. still, they were a huge band, and though they were just trying to make money, they wrote some fantastically catchy and emotional songs, and had great musicianship (at least as far as singing and guitar playing goes) to back it up.
Re: There is a serious lack of good soulful rock bands today.
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Originally Posted by brooks_thompson
but there was a time, as late as the 80s, that people could do it for the money and still be good (and soulful!) at it, both as musicians and songwriters. journey, for example, although my tastes may be different than yours. still, they were a huge band, and though they were just trying to make money, they wrote some fantastically catchy and emotional songs, and had great musicianship (at least as far as singing and guitar playing goes) to back it up.
No idea, not too educated about 80's music. I'll take your word for it though
Re: There is a serious lack of good soulful rock bands today.
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Originally Posted by johndeeregreen
I don't understand why you'd see a band four times if you think they suck.
1st time was in Chicago and obviously didnt know i wouldnt like it
2nd time i was hoping maybe the first show was a fluke bad one, the ticket was free from a friend in NYC and I really wanted to see the other band, Sound Tribe Sector 9 (who kicked ass)
the 3rd (Bonnaroo) and 4th (Wakarusa) they were at festivals and I was posting up at the stages where they played to wait for later bands.
Re: There is a serious lack of good soulful rock bands today.
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Originally Posted by kentatm
1st time was in Chicago and obviously didnt know i wouldnt like it
2nd time i was hoping maybe the first show was a fluke bad one, the ticket was free from a friend in NYC and I really wanted to see the other band, Sound Tribe Sector 9 (who kicked ass)
the 3rd (Bonnaroo) and 4th (Wakarusa) they were at festivals and I was posting up at the stages where they played to wait for later bands.
Nice, I was gonna see STS9 at Lolla a year ago but missed them, pretty pissed about that. Saw Tool though, that made my whole life.
Re: There is a serious lack of good soulful rock bands today.
