Whadda ya think -- worth the 17 year wait for new GnR material, or no?
Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 10:16 am
by Ice Cream Jonsey
OK, I am going to have to grab this one and check it out.
Chuck Klosterman gave it high praise, but I think he's got a soft spot for Axl? I wasn't a huge fan of GnR during their heyday, but time heals all wounds, and I recognize that they rock now, where maybe I didn't as a sophomore in high school, because I was, er, more into Hall & Oates.
(man, why am I admitting that? on Christmas!)
Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 9:17 pm
by Bugs
Ice Cream Jonsey wrote:...I was, er, more into Hall & Oates.
(man, why am I admitting that? on Christmas!)
I'm just glad you finally came around to realizing that's something normal people should be ashamed of.
Posted: Thu Dec 25, 2008 9:45 pm
by Flack
There's a weird Hall and Oats line for me ... stuff like Maneater and No Can Do just seem silly and then songs like You Make My Dreams Come True and Sarah Smile I can listen to forever.
Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 3:11 pm
by Ice Cream Jonsey
Bugs wrote:
Ice Cream Jonsey wrote:...I was, er, more into Hall & Oates.
(man, why am I admitting that? on Christmas!)
I'm just glad you finally came around to realizing that's something normal people should be ashamed of.
Okay. But let's not get crazy. He is the second-greatest vocalist in our lifetimes, after Freddie Mercury.
Posted: Fri Dec 26, 2008 3:18 pm
by Ice Cream Jonsey
Flack wrote:There's a weird Hall and Oats line for me ... stuff like Maneater and No Can Do just seem silly and then songs like You Make My Dreams Come True and Sarah Smile I can listen to forever.
Yeah, they got "commercial" and everything, but they are really talented songwriters, and they had talented musicians in their band.
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Here is a pretty good write-up on a recent Hall and Oates thing from good ol' jscott: