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Danny Himself 02.25.2007 06:51 PM

I thought he was pretty good in that 'punk attitude' movie.

demonrail666 02.25.2007 06:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by k-krack
It takes balls to believe what yr saying.


Sure, but a little bit of self questioning never did anyone any harm. I always feel like he's telling me off when I hear him sing.

I guess Rollins is just one of those guys you can either deal with or not.

CHOUT 02.25.2007 06:59 PM

Pretty minor, but the singer from the Dismemberment Plan gave me a dirty look cuz I was in his way to get on stage - maybe not intended, but seemed that way. Been over them a while though.

pantophobia 02.25.2007 07:32 PM

a few:

obvious one: Billy Corgan (careerist, egocentric, envious) but still a good song writer, not a good lyricist in the least, infact wrote some of the worst shit ever

really obvious one: Metallica "mainly Lars"(imploded on themselves, haven't made a good album in forever)

Frank Black (broke the band up by fax in 92, very dominant, didn't let Kim Deal have many songs on the old records)

the one that is obvious if you look at it but many don't want to think of him that way: Kurt Cobain (fame got to him, you can claim Courtney influence but still it was his choice, doesn't mean he he wasn't a good person, but often more then not he acted like an asshole)

Inhuman 02.25.2007 08:08 PM

Converge - Jacob Bannon

Anyone who has seen them live would know what I mean.

aaronalive 02.25.2007 08:22 PM

I only like bands with assholes for members.

aaronalive 02.25.2007 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Inhuman
Converge - Jacob Bannon

Anyone who has seen them live would know what I mean.


Ive seen them live 13 times now and have no clue what you mean? One hell of a nice guy everytime Ive talked to him.

jennthebenn 02.25.2007 08:52 PM

henry rollins has made valuable contributions to the worlds of music and
literature (not so much the realm of cinema) but he has always struck me
as the guy whose tombstone will read, "I'M STILL BETTER THAN YOU."

Inhuman 02.25.2007 09:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by aaronalive
Ive seen them live 13 times now and have no clue what you mean? One hell of a nice guy everytime Ive talked to him.


Really? He came to Ottawa twice recently.

The first time, the show was postponed for 1 1/2 hours because of an investigation in front of the venue becasue they found a dead baby in a garbage can. Jacob kept making dead baby jokes the entire time.

The time that I saw them, he stopped in mid-song because the drummer messed up a drumroll, and made them play the song from the top again. Then, after the song he refused to play if people took pictures of them. And near the end of the show, a girl at the front had an athsma attack and fell on the stage. He yelled "GET THE FUCK OFF THE STAGE" in middle of the song, then wrapped his mic cord around her neck. Theres a pretty lengthy thread on this actually.

Jacob seemed like a total loser from what I can see!

max 02.25.2007 10:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by drrrtyboots
Steve Shelley is such an asshole, he's the reason Sonic Youth lost all their gear in '99. You see, steve, knowing that a drumset is easy to replace but pricelessly modified guitar and effects are not so much so, gave the location of the band's gear trailer to a bunch of cowboys. Such a jerk.


this is not as funny as you think it is at all.

GeneticKiss 02.25.2007 10:42 PM

The ex-drummer for my band, who left to go work at McDonald's and left us to do semi acoustic shit where I can't play too loud otherwise I drown out our singer's crappy acoustic guitar which he hasn't ever changed the strings on and for which he won't get a soundhole pickup for so people can actually hear the damn thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Sorry, bitterness coming out there...

k-krack 02.25.2007 10:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeneticKiss
The ex-drummer for my band, who left to go work at McDonald's and left us to do semi acoustic shit where I can't play too loud otherwise I drown out our singer's crappy acoustic guitar which he hasn't ever changed the strings on and for which he won't get a soundhole pickup for so people can actually hear the damn thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Sorry, bitterness coming out there...


Do it Ghost Mice styles! They kick ass, playing completely (completely) acoustic.

Sonic Youth 37 02.25.2007 10:53 PM

My Bloody Valentine - Kevin Shields

aaronalive 02.26.2007 12:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Inhuman
Really? He came to Ottawa twice recently.

The first time, the show was postponed for 1 1/2 hours because of an investigation in front of the venue becasue they found a dead baby in a garbage can. Jacob kept making dead baby jokes the entire time.

The time that I saw them, he stopped in mid-song because the drummer messed up a drumroll, and made them play the song from the top again. Then, after the song he refused to play if people took pictures of them. And near the end of the show, a girl at the front had an athsma attack and fell on the stage. He yelled "GET THE FUCK OFF THE STAGE" in middle of the song, then wrapped his mic cord around her neck. Theres a pretty lengthy thread on this actually.

Jacob seemed like a total loser from what I can see!


These all seem like amazing things to me.

jennthebenn 02.26.2007 12:25 AM

wrapping a mic cord around the neck of someone having an asthma
attack is "amazing", allright. jacob seems quite the fucking ass.

fugazifan 02.26.2007 12:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CHOUT
Pretty minor, but the singer from the Dismemberment Plan gave me a dirty look cuz I was in his way to get on stage - maybe not intended, but seemed that way. Been over them a while though.

same thing heppened with me and john zorn. i was at a show of his and went outside to smoke. it was rainey so i leaned against the door to light up, i then turn around and see a guy with a sweatshirt with hebrew letters, army pants ans tzitzit (a jewish prayer shawl thingy) waiting inback of me, giving me a dirty look. i moved but then when he went inside i looked at him again and was like "shit! that was john zorn!"
i dont think he likes me, plus he was sick that night...

ZEROpumpkins 02.26.2007 02:42 AM

Smashing Pumpkins was let down by Billy Corgan. Seriously, I'd like them so much more if he wasn't such a prick.

foxforce5 02.26.2007 03:35 AM

The Chipmunks - Alvin.

noumenal 02.26.2007 03:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by foxforce5
The Chipmunks - Alvin.


:):):):)

ZEROpumpkins 02.26.2007 06:07 AM

Also Billy Corgans solo carrer

But that was shit anyway


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