tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842509112139413056.post632127180023820142..comments2023-06-13T08:14:11.636-07:00Comments on music, etc. updated fridays: And what have you been listening to?erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08638844799694130618noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842509112139413056.post-87939330779065246242008-07-04T07:57:00.000-07:002008-07-04T07:57:00.000-07:00The other thing that struck me just now is how man...The other thing that struck me just now is how many bands there are around that are basically clones of previous bands, i.e. John Mayer = Eric Clapton, A7x = Guns N' Roses, Sufjan Stevens = Neil Young, Dragonforce = Iron Maiden, etc. Even Coheed is a modernized hybrid of Led Zeppelin and Rush. At this point in rock music, there is nothing new under the sun.<BR/><BR/>The Mars Volta is probably the only band from this decade for which I'd have absolutely no reservations giving the "original" label to, and all they really did was do for Latin music what Led Zeppelin did for the blues - specifically, make it kick one hundred times more ass than previously thought possible.Ekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15506916366899265732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842509112139413056.post-10313648079460175922008-07-04T07:23:00.000-07:002008-07-04T07:23:00.000-07:00The idea they should have stolen from Rise Against...The idea they should have stolen from Rise Against for that song was "not sucking balls."Ekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15506916366899265732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-842509112139413056.post-50562022006882267502008-06-20T21:48:00.000-07:002008-06-20T21:48:00.000-07:00So glad that you are back writing again...So glad that you are back writing again...Lewishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538815399154088909noreply@blogger.com