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Yes, I left out R.E.M, Alice in Chains and Tool (even though I like them). There are only 10 options on the poll, see. And I know Metallica and Sonic Youth started in the early 80's, but whatever. :p

There's probably some others I forgot too. Ah well.

Yes, I left out R.E.M and Tool. There are only 10 options on the poll, see. And I know Metallica and Sonic Youth started in the early 80's, but whatever. :p

Poll? There is a poll?

I would say. . .The Corn and Whiskey All Jug Band. They were big in the Nashville area until 93, then they faded out when lead steel guitarist Brad Chesserby was killed in a drunk driving accident.

well there is a poll now.

Poll? There is a poll?

I would say. . .The Corn and Whiskey All Jug Band. They were big in the Nashville area until 93, then they faded out when lead steel guitarist Brad Chesserby was killed in a drunk driving accident.

well there is a poll now.

I think the name rings a bell, surprisingly. What style are they?

I have a strange preminition that the answer is "country" :/

Poll? There is a poll?

I would say. . .The Corn and Whiskey All Jug Band. They were big in the Nashville area until 93, then they faded out when lead steel guitarist Brad Chesserby was killed in a drunk driving accident.

well there is a poll now.


I am originally from Nashville, and I have never heard of this band.

RATM :cool:

I am originally from Nashville, and I have never heard of this band.

There is a good reason for that. . .I lied. :eek:

There is a good reason for that. . .I lied. :eek:


Haha, aaahhhh.... I see.

Hmm, that strange misconception of Nashville being a country music city still lingers, eh?

I love the Pixies more than life itself!

okay, maybe not quite that much but I vote Pixies!

I've always been a huge Pearl Jam fan (the best band in the 90's), but Soundgarden and Kyuss are great too. You left out Guns'n'Roses. ;)

There is a good reason for that. . .I lied. :eek:

It sounds familiar, though...is it a joke from a movie or something?

Haha, aaahhhh.... I see.

Hmm, that strange misconception of Nashville being a country music city still lingers, eh?

It's not!? When did it change!? OMG...*stares off into distance* I have been in Japan toooo long.
But Soundgarden was my favorite. Nirvana close behind. I didn't care for Bad Motor Finger but SuperUnknown was amazing.

You left out Guns'n'Roses. ;)

On purpose. :p

It sounds familiar, though...is it a joke from a movie or something?

It popped in my head when I remembered Yee Haw from the Simpsons. Lurleen Lumpkin! Big Shirtless Ron! The Recovering Alcoholics Jug Band!

On purpose. :p
What? One of the best bands of all time... :( They wouldn't have fitted in with the 'alternative' bands though. that's what you meant, nobody would leave them out otherwise. :)

I voted Soundgarden, although you *did* miss Jane's Addiction in the poll.

I voted Soundgarden. Rage against the machine would have been my second choice. You forgot to list Alice in Chains. They were cool too, but I prefer soundgarden.

What? One of the best bands of all time... :( They wouldn't have fitted in with the 'alternative' bands though. that's what you meant, nobody would leave them out otherwise. :)

Yeah, pretty much. I almost left Metallica off the poll, but I figured too many people would bitch. I did think of Gn'R, but i'm not really into hair metal. They're OK, I guess, but I never really got into them. Always preferred the alt. rock stuff more, (generally. Except for Kyuss, who I rate as my equal favourite on the list, along with Nirvana. RATM too. I like all of the bands on the poll, though.)

It's not!? When did it change!? OMG...*stares off into distance* I have been in Japan toooo long.
But Soundgarden was my favorite. Nirvana close behind. I didn't care for Bad Motor Finger but SuperUnknown was amazing.

It's a haven for music producers of all sorts.
Did you live in Nashville before Japan?

Hmm...
I loved Depeche Mode, New Order, Sonic Youth and Violent Femmes... (as you stated, these bands started out early to mid 80's, but some of their best stuff was late 80's/early 90's)

much preferred Stone Roses, Oasis, primal scream, jesus and mary chain,

I voted Soundgarden, although you *did* miss Jane's Addiction in the poll.

Thought of them, and they're no.3 on my list of bands to get into (after the Cure and My Bloody Valentine) but I didn't think they were quite revered enough for everyone to notice :p

Missed Faith No More too.

I voted Soundgarden. Rage against the machine would have been my second choice. You forgot to list Alice in Chains. They were cool too, but I prefer soundgarden.

Nah, I didn't forget them. They just wouldn't fit (see first post)


Hmm...
I loved Depeche Mode, New Order, Sonic Youth and Violent Femmes... (as you stated, these bands started out early to mid 80's, but some of their best stuff was late 80's/early 90's)

Aye, agreed.

much preferred Stone Roses, Oasis, primal scream, jesus and mary chain,

I look like the lead singer of the Stone Roses, so i'm told.

And Jesus and Mary Chain are on my list of bands to get into as well.

Thought of them, and they're no.3 on my list of bands to get into (after the Cure and My Bloody Valentine) but I didn't think they were quite revered enough for everyone to notice :p
You have *got* to be pretty young. Jane's Addiction was a cult phenomenon back in the day. They had a FAR bigger following than Kyuss.

I look like the lead singer of the Stone Roses, so i'm told.

And Jesus and Mary Chain are on my list of bands to get into as well.I highly recommend My Bloody Valentine and Jesus and Mary Chain. I'd put the Cure in there, too, but I only have 3 of their albums.

I love the Pixies more than life itself!

okay, maybe not quite that much but I vote Pixies!
Nyah Nyah! I'm going to see the Pixies live next month!

You have *got* to be pretty young. Jane's Addiction was a cult phenomenon back in the day.

I'm 19 in two days :p

But then, they may have been a cult phenomenon in the US, but not so much here.

I highly recommend My Bloody Valentine and Jesus and Mary Chain. I'd put the Cure in there, too, but I only have 3 of their albums.

Cool :)

What albums do you suggest?

Oooh.. good call. Jesus and Mary Chain and the Cure, for sure.

Jello, are you going to Music Midtown?

Nyah Nyah! I'm going to see the Pixies live next month!

Grrr!!

Ah well, you get me back for seeing Mudhoney earlier this year then :p

I'm 19 in two days :p
That explains it. :)

(I'm 33...I was there. ;))

BTW...in case I forget: HAPPY EARLY BIRFDAY! :D

Grrr!!

Ah well, you get me back for seeing Mudhoney earlier this year then :pYes. Finally! :)

Jello, are you going to Music Midtown?
No, I'm going to a local music venue.

Nyah Nyah! I'm going to see the Pixies live next month!

Bah!

*pokes Jello with correctional stick*

*watches as it wobbles*

:D

That explains it. :)

(I'm 33...I was there. ;))

BTW...in case I forget: HAPPY EARLY BIRFDAY! :D

Bah, I wish I was born just that 10 years earlier...all of the music I like is from when I was too young to remember it in its heyday. Well, most of it anyway.

and thankyou ^_^

Yes. Finally! :)

:D

What albums do you suggest?
As far as My Bloody Valentine goes, Loveless is typically hailed as their classic album. It's somewhat different than their previous stuff. And it's hard to say if it was indicative of their new sound, as it was their last album.
As far as the Jesus and Mary Chain goes, either Psychocandy or Automatic. Automatic primarily because of "Head On" which the Pixies covered on their Trompe Le Monde album.

As far as My Bloody Valentine goes, Loveless is typically hailed as their classic album. It's somewhat different than their previous stuff. And it's hard to say if it was indicative of their new sound, as it was their last album.
As far as the Jesus and Mary Chain goes, either Psychocandy[/]or [i]automatic. "Automatic" primarily because of "Head On" which the Pixies covered on their Trompe Le Monde album.

Cool. I'll hunt around for them. I have a fair bit of spending money at the moment, so i'll pick them all up. :D (unfortunately, I don't have Trompe Le Monde, so I don't know that song :()

Bah, I wish I was born just that 10 years earlier...all of the music I like is from when I was too young to remember it in its heyday. Well, most of it anyway.
Same here. I wish I could've seen Nirvana, or the Smashing Pumpkins before they played arenas.

Cool. I'll hunt around for them. I have a fair bit of spending money at the moment, so i'll pick them all up. :D (unfortunately, I don't have Trompe Le Monde, so I don't know that song :()
It's okay, Trompe Le Monde is their worst album. I think it's because of Kim Deal's lack of participation in the songwriting and vocals.

Same here. I wish I could've seen Nirvana, or the Smashing Pumpkins before they played arenas.

Definitely! The same would go for any one of the bands on this list. Except for Metallica. Replace them with Alice in Chains :p

I'm immensely proud that I saw Mudhoney in a club performance with about 200 people, though, :D That's easily the best show i've ever been to. I was about 2 metres away from the band. No stage diving allowed, though, unfortunately :p

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Metal Up Your Ass!

I'm immensely proud that I saw Mudhoney in a club performance with about 200 people, though, :D That's easily the best show i've ever been to. I was about 2 metres away from the band. No stage diving allowed, though, unfortunately :pSadly (or perhaps good for them) the Pixies are playing here in what would be one-step-down from an arena.

Same here. I wish I could've seen Nirvana, or the Smashing Pumpkins before they played arenas.
I saw Smashing Pumpkins on a club tour with Pearl Jam and tRHCP way back in the day...then saw them on an arena tour. Not much difference...I was just physically closer to the band at the club show.

It's okay, Trompe Le Monde is their worst album. I think it's because of Kim Deal's lack of participation in the songwriting and vocals.

So I heard. The first I heard was Bossanova, and then Doolittle. However, I only bought the Surfer Rosa/Come On Pilgrim compilation the other week. Doolittle is coming next :p


Sadly (or perhaps good for them) the Pixies are playing here in what would be one-step-down from an arena.

Damn. :( Is it a seated show, or is there room to get up front?

I never got on with My Bloody Valentine.

I think it was something to do with that bloody chord they were always banging on about...

Automatic primarily because of "Head On" which the Pixies covered on their Trompe Le Monde album.
I don't quite remember which album it was...but I played in a band that did a cover of "Bird Dream of the Olympus Mons"...and I was the only guy in the band that could effectively falsetto...so they drafted me to sing lead...and I was the drummer. :)

I don't quite remember which album it was...but I played in a band that did a cover of "Bird Dream of the Olympus Mons"...and I was the only guy in the band that could effectively falsetto...so they drafted me to sing lead...and I was the drummer. :)

Hehe, you might like Spiderbait. They're an Aussie alt-rock band that started in the early 90's. The main singer is also the drummer :D

Of those listed, I chose Pearl Jam. Though their work declined after their great first album (with greats Alive, Jeremy, Black, Even Flow, etc.).

Bon Jovi and Def Leppard belong on that list too... along with Warrant, Winger, LA Guns, Poison, and Whitesnake. lol

Hehe, you might like Spiderbait. They're an Aussie alt-rock band that started in the early 90's. The main singer is also the drummer :D
Actually...for trivia's sake...Chris Cornell was the drummer AND lead vocalist of Soundgarden when they started out as a trio back in the early 80s. :)

Actually...for trivia's sake...Chris Cornell was the drummer AND lead vocalist of Soundgarden when they started out as a trio back in the early 80s. :)

He also wrote songs for Alice Cooper and produced the Screaming Trees' Uncle Anesthesia. :p

Do I win? :D

He also wrote songs for Alice Cooper and produced the Screaming Trees' Uncle Anesthesia. :p

Do I win? :D
You only win if you can name all the members of Mother Love Bone and what bands they went to after MLB broke up. :D

Not much difference...I was just physically closer to the band at the club show.
Exactly. I saw Metallica in an arena and I was way out in the rafters. They were tiny. I want to be closer because the show is better, and because I can scream out requests that they might play.

I don't hate you but you shouldn't have forgotten IRON MAIDEN!

Exactly. I saw Metallica in an arena and I was way out in the rafters. They were tiny. I want to be closer because the show is better, and because I can scream out requests that they might play.
I saw Metallica at a festival and I was almost against the stage (though a bit too far to the side to my likings). All you got to know is how to move through a crowd.

So I heard. The first I heard was Bossanova, and then Doolittle. However, I only bought the Surfer Rosa/Come On Pilgrim compilation the other week. Doolittle is coming next :p
Cool. Buying them in order? I couldn't decide between the three which is best. I also recommend the Complete B-Sides compilation.


Damn. :( Is it a seated show, or is there room to get up front?
I'm not sure, I've never been to the place. But it is general admission, so I assume it isn't seated.

I don't hate you but you shouldn't have forgotten IRON MAIDEN!
I wouldn't vote for them if they were put in the poll even though it's one of my favourite bands. It's BLASPHEMY to confine them to that time period :p

I saw Metallica at a festival and I was almost against the stage (though a bit too far to the side to my likings). All you got to know is how to move through a crowd.Heh. By the time I'd have gotten down there, the show would've been over...lol. Usually I do stand against the stage, though.

I wouldn't vote for them if they were put in the poll even though it's one of my favourite bands. It's BLASPHEMY to confine them to that time period :pThat's true, their two best albums were in the early '80s and late '90s.

You only win if you can name all the members of Mother Love Bone and what bands they went to after MLB broke up. :D

Andrew Wood was from Malfunkshun, right? Or was that the drummer? Or did he form that after MLB broke up?

Bruce Fairweather went on to form Love Battery...

Haven't heard either of those bands, but I want to.

Of course, the easy ones are Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard went on to form Pearl Jam. Before that they were in Green River with Mudhoneys Mark Arm and Steve Turner.

No idea who the drummer was.

Heh. By the time I'd have gotten down there, the show would've been over...lol. Usually I do stand against the stage, though.
Of course, at an outdoor festival you'd have time to move to the front before they even start putting the equipment on stage :D especially if you want to see the band that plays before them, as well ;)

Live!! *hides in shame*
:P

Cool. Buying them in order? I couldn't decide between the three which is best. I also recommend the Complete B-Sides compilation.

Yeah, I often buy albums in the order they were released in. It worked best for Nirvana...I had to hear Bleach to realise how cool they really were, and not some overpopular "cock rock" band. :D

What about "blind melon","Gomez","janes addiction"?????
Were the violent femmes still doing their thing about then??
When was throwing copper released??

Andrew Wood was from Malfunkshun, right? Or was that the drummer? Or did he form that after MLB broke up?

Bruce Fairweather went on to form Love Battery...

Haven't heard either of those bands, but I want to.

Of course, the easy ones are Jeff Ament and Stone Gossard went on to form Pearl Jam. Before that they were in Green River with Mudhoneys Mark Arm and Steve Turner.

No idea who the drummer was.
Actually... it was somewhat of a trick question. Andrew Wood (vocals) died of a heroin overdose right before "Apple" was released. He and Regan Hegar (original drummer) were in Malfunkshun together. Later, Hegar left and was replaced with Greg Gilmore from 10 Minute Warning.

Also, when Hegar was still in the band (and before Fairweather joined), the band was called "Lords of the Wasteland."

<--- WINNAR! :D

Yeah, I often buy albums in the order they were released in. It worked best for Nirvana...I had to hear Bleach to realise how cool they really were, and not some overpopular "cock rock" band. :DLately I've been doing that, too. Either that or I pick one up when it's cheap at a used CD store. I highly recommend them (used CD stores), by the way.

Were the violent femmes still doing their thing about then??
They're STILL going. My previous band opened up for them at a local music festival a few years ago.

Actually... it was somewhat of a trick question. Andrew Wood (vocals) died of a heroin overdose right before "Apple" was released. He and Regan Hegar (original drummer) were in Malfunkshun together. Later, Hegar left and was replaced with Greg Gilmore from 10 Minute Warning.

Also, when Hegar was still in the band (and before Fairweather joined), the band was called "Lords of the Wasteland."

<--- WINNAR! :DIt's also a trick question because Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament were in Temple of the Dog after Mother Love Bone but before Pearl Jam.

Actually... it was somewhat of a trick question. Andrew Wood (vocals) died of a heroin overdose right before "Apple" was released. He and Regan Hegar (original drummer) were in Malfunkshun together. Later, Hegar left and was replaced with Greg Gilmore from 10 Minute Warning.

Also, when Hegar was still in the band (and before Fairweather joined), the band was called "Lords of the Wasteland."

<--- WINNAR! :D

Nice.

Now, name me all the members that were ever in Kyuss, and the bands that they went on and formed. ;)

We might call this one a tie.

Lately I've been doing that, too. Either that or I pick one up when it's cheap at a used CD store. I highly recommend them (used CD stores), by the way.

Heh, one step ahead of you! I discovered the joys of used/discount CD stores earlier this year.

It's also a trick question because Stone Gossard and Jeff Ament were in Temple of the Dog after Mother Love Bone but before Pearl Jam.

Ah, yes, they were too :)


Oh yeah, I should have put the Butthole Surfers on the poll, too.

What about "blind melon","Gomez","janes addiction"?????
Were the violent femmes still doing their thing about then??
When was throwing copper released??

If I'm not mistaken, Throwing Copper was released in 1994... I remember their first hit off that CD coming in the summer of 1994.

I Alone was their second hit, and then there was the one about the woman dying in labor

Heh, one step ahead of you! I discovered the joys of used/discount CD stores earlier this year.
Awesome. I don't go to them often, because I typically spend over $100 at a time there. I can usually keep it at around $70 or less at other CD stores.

If I'm not mistaken, Throwing Copper was released in 1993... I remember their first hit off that CD coming in the summer of 1993.
Hmmm, 93/94, I'm not 100%. Hey, I think I've redeemed myself. Live was still good in teh 90's! Other than that, REM, Radiohead, Rammstein formed in 93 *shifty* and Queen was still releasing stuff till the mid 90'sish... :p

Edit: Haha, yeah I thought it was 94 too... I was in year 4. LOL.

If I'm not mistaken, Throwing Copper was released in 1994... I remember their first hit off that CD coming in the summer of 1994.

I Alone was their second hit, and then there was the one about the woman dying in laborYep, "Lightning Crashes". Although Live's first album was released in 1991, so it wouldn't matter too much anyway.

Awesome. I don't go to them often, because I typically spend over $100 at a time there. I can usually keep it at around $70 or less at other CD stores.

Me too, but at $5-$15 a CD, It's not so bad. It usually keeps me happy for a while...particularly considering that new CD's here range from $20-35, on average...

It's the same with all things music, though. I usually buy guitar stuff second hand, too. I've saved a couple of hundred there.

Me too, but at $5-$15 a CD, It's not so bad. It usually keeps me happy for a while...particularly considering that new CD's here range from $20-35, on average...Oh, wow. I mean, I know that our dollar is worth more than yours, but still...maybe there's extra costs factored in for imports? Have you ever tried ordering directly from the label's website?

Hmmm, 93/94, I'm not 100%. Hey, I think I've redeemed myself. Live was still good in teh 90's! Other than that, REM, Radiohead, Rammstein formed in 93 *shifty* and Queen was still releasing stuff till the mid 90'sish... :p

Edit: Haha, yeah I thought it was 94 too... I was in year 4. LOL.

Preebles
I edited... it was 1994. The first hit came out that summer or spring.

By the way, I see you're from Melbourne, Australia. My dad spent a year there at Carey Grammar (sp?) School. He loved cricket, australian rules football and rugby.

Nice.

Now, name me all the members that were ever in Kyuss, and the bands that they went on and formed. ;)

We might call this one a tie.
Vocals: John Garcia
Guitar: Josh Homme
Bass: Scott Reeder
Drums: Alfredo Hernandez

After Kyuss, Homme did a stint with Screaming Trees before disappearing for a while. Garcia and Reeder formed Unida a few years later. I seem to remember Garcia doing something between Unida and Kyuss, but I'm drawing a blank.

Homme went on to form Queens of the Stone Age with Hernandez and original, original Kyuss bassist Nick Oliveri.

OH...and the original drummer was Brant Bjork.

:D

:mp5: :sniper: weee ratm won except other bands the rock (can play bombtrack in actuall speed on bass) wey :mp5: :sniper: :mp5:
just love em

Preebles
I edited... it was 1994. The first hit came out that summer or spring.
Yeah, I noticed your edit and edited. :p

By the way, I see you're from Melbourne, Australia. My dad spent a year there at Carey Grammar (sp?) School. He loved cricket, australian rules football and rugby.
Well, I went to high school in Sydney, so have noooo idea about schools here. Heh. And yay for cricket. Being a Sydney girl I don't get AFL though, it's alll about Rugby Union!

I seem to remember Garcia doing something between Unida and Kyuss, but I'm drawing a blank.
It was a band called Slo Burn. They released an EP.

Yeah, I noticed your edit and edited. :p

Well, I went to high school in Sydney, so have noooo idea about schools here. Heh. And yay for cricket. Being a Sydney girl I don't get AFL though, it's alll about Rugby Union!

You're a sheila!

hehe

We see Rugby Union games here on Fox Soccer Channel (AKA Fox Sports World)... also Super 12 games.

Why is it that, in Rugby Union, when a guy is tackled, the tacklers must get off of him... and then the guy rolls the ball backward with his foot?

In Super 12 and the Rugby World Cup, when a guy is tackled he is pummeled into the turf and the defenders pile on him .

Which is the true rugby? The one where the defenders have to get off the player with the ball after he's been tackled, or the one where the defenders stay on top of the guy with the ball until he's released the ball with his own hands?

You're a sheila!

hehe

We see Rugby Union games here on Fox Soccer Channel (AKA Fox Sports World)... also Super 12 games.

Why is it that, in Rugby Union, when a guy is tackled, the tacklers must get off of him... and then the guy rolls the ball backward with his foot?
That's Rugby League. I'm not a fan. I grew up in South Africa (confused yet?) and we didn't really have any League there... In union the guy being tackled just has to release the ball, and the tacklers can hang around.

In Super 12 and the Rugby World Cup, when a guy is tackled he is pummeled into the turf and the defenders pile on him .

Which is the true rugby? The one where the defenders have to get off the player with the ball after he's been tackled, or the one where the defenders stay on top of the guy with the ball until he's released the ball with his own hands?
Union is the original, and League split from it somewhere along the line...

Nirvana is the all time best band of the 80's and Kurt Cobain is so freaking hot!!! :fluffle: Although Oasis is pretty good too. Hey why isn't that on the list??/?

Oh, wow. I mean, I know that our dollar is worth more than yours, but still...maybe there's extra costs factored in for imports? Have you ever tried ordering directly from the label's website?

Yeah, tried that. Shipping is usually a minimum of $8...occasionally importing is cheaper, especially in the case of rare CD's. Oddly enough, rarer stuff is easier to find in discount stores anyway, so it's no real bother...I usually earn over $100 a week in pure spending money, so if I wanted to, I could get at least 10 CD's/Vinyl records a week. :)

Vocals: John Garcia
Guitar: Josh Homme
Bass: Scott Reeder
Drums: Alfredo Hernandez

After Kyuss, Homme did a stint with Screaming Trees before disappearing for a while. Garcia and Reeder formed Unida a few years later. I seem to remember Garcia doing something between Unida and Kyuss, but I'm drawing a blank.

Homme went on to form Queens of the Stone Age with Hernandez and original, original Kyuss bassist Nick Oliveri.

OH...and the original drummer was Brant Bjork.

:D

Well done. :)

Well done. :)
Danke schon. My brain is a trap for useless trivia. :D

Danke schon. My brain is a trap for useless trivia. :D

It's not useless when it relates to good music :D

That's Rugby League. I'm not a fan. I grew up in South Africa (confused yet?) and we didn't really have any League there... In union the guy being tackled just has to release the ball, and the tacklers can hang around.


Union is the original, and League split from it somewhere along the line...

cool... sorry about getting Union and League confused.

I was able to watch Australia in the 2003 world cup and have sort of a short list of players in my head:

Wendell Sailor (sp?)
Matt Giteau
Elton Flatley
George Greagan (sp?...never have seen his name spelled)
Steven Larkham

The lone Springbok i've committed to memory is Joost Van der Vesthuizen (sp?)

Who could forget a name like that? hehe

Guys from England: Wilkinson, Lewsey, DaLaglio (sp?), Robinson (the fast winger guy)

New Zealand: Joe Rocococo (sp?), Carlos Spencer

Yes, I left out R.E.M, Alice in Chains and Tool (even though I like them). There are only 10 options on the poll, see. And I know Metallica and Sonic Youth started in the early 80's, but whatever. :p

There's probably some others I forgot too. Ah well.

You also left out:

Skid Row
Trixter
Winger
Nelson
Slaughter
Firehouse

None of which made it big until after 1985 and all of which IMO are better than everyone you listed here for the poll.

i didnt vote because i couldnt decide between the pixies and the stone roses.

You also left out:

Skid Row
Trixter
Winger
Nelson
Slaughter
Firehouse

None of which made it big until after 1985 and all of which IMO are better than everyone you listed here for the poll.
I MAKE KILL ON BAD HAIR METAL! :mad:

If you want decent bands from that era:

Motley Crue
Pretty Boy Floyd
Guns N' Roses
Dangerous Toys

Skid Row was pretty good...way out of the league of the rest of the other hair metal you listed. Nelson was a freakshow/musical nepotism.

I MAKE KILL ON BAD HAIR METAL! :mad:

If you want decent bands from that era:

Motley Crue
Pretty Boy Floyd
Guns N' Roses
Dangerous Toys

Skid Row was pretty good...way out of the league of the rest of the other hair metal you listed. Nelson was a freakshow/musical nepotism.

I'll grant you that some of those groups weren't great, but they were still better than everyone one on the list provided. Didn't G'n'R and Crue start earlier than that?

They're STILL going. My previous band opened up for them at a local music festival a few years ago.

*le sigh* I am jealous. They are one of my favorite bands of all time.

Of those, Rage. Followed by Pearl Jam.

I'll grant you that some of those groups weren't great, but they were still better than everyone one on the list provided.

No way :p

Smashing Pumpkins i guess!
I use ! to much me thinks!

New Order, Smiths, Cult, Catherine Wheel, Church, The The...

I' gonna go with Rage. Or Soundgarden. Or Metallica. Or Tool. Or Pantera (whom you missed). Oh wait, I have to choose? OK.

I choose RaSoMeToPa. Yes. Um.

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Or if I have to pick one of the above mentioned.. Metallica..

Or Pantera (whom you missed)..

Aye, oops. They have some of the most evil riffs ever without sounding cheesy. Pretty hard to do.

Aye, oops. They have some of the most evil riffs ever without sounding cheesy. Pretty hard to do.
I'm surprised someone else didn't bring up the topic of Pantera. Completely dicarding everything before Cowboys, I think they were excellent.

I'm surprised someone else didn't bring up the topic of Pantera. Completely dicarding everything before Cowboys, I think they were excellent.

Yeah, I agree totally. I knew there had to be something i'd forgotten...

Meh, I'm not too big on late 80's/early 90's stuff. However, I'll have to say The Cult.

*le sigh* I am jealous. They are one of my favorite bands of all time.
They are really great guys and a very, very good live band.

In fact, most bands I've met/played show with were really cool guys... but there's always exceptions to the rule:

1. Type-O Negative: assholes...all of them. I almost got into a fistfight with a drunk Peter Steele. He was hitting on my GF (rather aggressively) while we were backstage at a Pantera/Type-O show.

2. Rex from Pantera. Just a loud-mouthed prick.

Everyone else I've dealt with were pretty damned cool. :)

By the late 80's early 90's Metallica was a bunch of has-beens that just hadn't figured it out.

Pixies of that list. U2 was pretty good in the late 80s, as was The Cure.

Cult, Catherine WheelOoh the Cult and Catherine Wheel.

I love the Pixies :)

I even started playing the bass because I dated a guy that had a major thing for Kim Deal. The guy's gone, but the bass isn't :)