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--- In , Richard <errant_jedi@y...>
wrote:
> Well Vince, you are definitely among some like-minded
> individuals here. Welcome.
>
> Isn't Southern Culture... great? I just bought
> Plastic Seat Sweat last week. You'll come across a
> whole lot more great bands on this list, many of the
> members of which are members of this list.
===>I've seen Southern Culture on the Skids twice--their
interaction with the crowd (including their willingness
to speak with fans both before and after their shows)
is incredible. The first time I saw them was at The
Crowbar in State College, PA. I can only describe the
presence of the group as Hee Haw colliding head-on with
The Cramps. The second time I saw them was at the
Johnstown Folk Festival, where they played two shows.
I've seen the Reverend Horton Heat three or four times.
The first time was back in 1992 (February 29--Leap Day)
in Pittsburgh. They opened for The Cramps. Watching
The Rev, I felt as though I was transported via a timewarp
back to the 1950s. I was hooked instantly. As much as
I hate to say it, they definitely upstaged my beloved
Cramps, although their show was no slouch-event either.
Lux gave a typically downright disgraceful performance,
and Ivy was...mmmmmmmUMPH! Man, she's about 50 years old
now, but she's hotter than most ladies half her age.
Anyway, The Rev and SCOTS are touring together this year.
Dang it, though--they're not hitting State College;
Pittsburgh is the closest their coming to Altoona, but
that's a two-hour drive. (Admittedly, I'm going to see
Iron Maiden a week from tomorrow in Pittsburgh.... Yeah,
I like classic heavy metal, too...but I just can't get
into the new metal--it's like it's got all the aggression
but none of the passion, if you know what I mean; the new
stuff is too mean-spirited, whereas groups like Iron Maiden
and, say, Blue Oyster Cult, seem more down-to-earth.)
For those who haven't heard the Rev, they're pretty much a
rockabilly band, but they have some really cool surf tunes,
most notably "Marijuana" from their first album. SCOTS
does some surf tunes, too.
Later!
Vincent
Oh, Yeah....."I can't surf....(and neither can you)"
Yep, defintely check this song out by "the Rev(erend Horton Heat)"
Where rockabilly meets twangy surf" (IMHO)
Jerry S. "who finaly figured out the "dual" in "showman" ;-) (thanks
guys)
(And who's not so found of "Nu Metal" as well)
-----Original Message-----
From: mournblade1066 [mailto:]
Sent: donderdag 31 juli 2003 14:56
To:
Subject: [SurfGuitar101] SCOTS & The Rev
--- In , Richard <errant_jedi@y...>
wrote:
> Well Vince, you are definitely among some like-minded individuals
> here. Welcome.
>
> Isn't Southern Culture... great? I just bought
> Plastic Seat Sweat last week. You'll come across a
> whole lot more great bands on this list, many of the
> members of which are members of this list.
===>I've seen Southern Culture on the Skids twice--their interaction
with the crowd (including their willingness to speak with fans both
before and after their shows) is incredible. The first time I saw them
was at The Crowbar in State College, PA. I can only describe the
presence of the group as Hee Haw colliding head-on with The Cramps. The
second time I saw them was at the Johnstown Folk Festival, where they
played two shows.
I've seen the Reverend Horton Heat three or four times.
The first time was back in 1992 (February 29--Leap Day)
in Pittsburgh. They opened for The Cramps. Watching
The Rev, I felt as though I was transported via a timewarp
back to the 1950s. I was hooked instantly. As much as
I hate to say it, they definitely upstaged my beloved
Cramps, although their show was no slouch-event either.
Lux gave a typically downright disgraceful performance,
and Ivy was...mmmmmmmUMPH! Man, she's about 50 years old
now, but she's hotter than most ladies half her age.
Anyway, The Rev and SCOTS are touring together this year.
Dang it, though--they're not hitting State College;
Pittsburgh is the closest their coming to Altoona, but
that's a two-hour drive. (Admittedly, I'm going to see
Iron Maiden a week from tomorrow in Pittsburgh.... Yeah,
I like classic heavy metal, too...but I just can't get
into the new metal--it's like it's got all the aggression
but none of the passion, if you know what I mean; the new
stuff is too mean-spirited, whereas groups like Iron Maiden and, say,
Blue Oyster Cult, seem more down-to-earth.)
For those who haven't heard the Rev, they're pretty much a rockabilly
band, but they have some really cool surf tunes, most notably
"Marijuana" from their first album. SCOTS does some surf tunes, too.
Later!
Vincent
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--- In , "mournblade1066" <vfrank@f...>
wrote:
> Admittedly, I'm going to see
> Iron Maiden a week from tomorrow in Pittsburgh.... Yeah,
> I like classic heavy metal, too...
Wed, August 6th, Detroit: Iron Maiden, Dio, Motorhead - I'LL BE
THERE!!! (the show right before Pittsburgh.) Getting the goosebumps
even thinking about it.... only 6 more days.... Iron Maiden RULEZ!
Nu-metal sucks really bad... no melody, no harmony, no subtlety,
just pure aggression. And usually nothing but lyrics about being
depressed and the world done your wrong. Who needs it.
Surf content: Gein & the Graverobbers do a very cool surf version of
Maiden's instrumental Transylvania on their CD. The Surf Report did
a version of Maiden's The Trooper.
Ivan
PS BTW, Bruce Dickinson's 45th b-day is August 7th - right in between
our two shows. This man is my personal hero: an incredible singer
(everybody agrees that today he sounds better than ever), a familly
man (been married for 13 years, three kids), a commercial airline
pilot in his days off (flies a Boeing 737 from London to Reykjavik,
Iceland), a DJ for BBC (two weekly shows), an author (two books of
satire), a world-class fencer, has a college degree in history, and
is quite literate if not outright intellectual (for example, had a
solo album where the lyrics were about and inspired by the British
poet/artist William Blake). My God, who does all this?? It's
absolutely amazing. And he doesn't need the money, he does it
because he loves it. Sorry for the gushing, I'm just really
impressed by people like this.
I know what everyone means about all this numetal
seeming kind of contrived and cheesy. I'm not a real
big metal fan in general, but I'll take any of the
older stuff, even most of the 80's anthem/hair metal
over what's on the radio now (not taking bands like
Pantera, Fear Factory, Meshugga, etc into
account...intensity: they got it).
--- mournblade1066 <> wrote:
> I've seen the Reverend Horton Heat three or four
> times.
I've seen The Rev three times as well, twice here in
Athens, GA and once in Atlanta. The guy kills all the
time...sometimes he makes it look too easy though,
almost like the cat's bored. I guess I would too.
> The first time was back in 1992 (February 29--Leap
> Day)
> in Pittsburgh. They opened for The Cramps.
The Cramps are definitely a rock spectacle everyone
should behold at least once. I saw them at the 40
Watt here in Athens a few months ago and I have to say
it was one of the best shows I've ever seen.
And yes, Ivy can still out-sexy any woman one third
her age. :)
And man, that pair of...Twin Reverbs...ooohhhh
Richard
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