Supertramp: what if being kinda sad sounded fucking incredible?
creed: what if
Yes: what if dawn of the light lying between the soul sources?
Yes: What if a guitar could have an orgasm?
Metallica: how much money can be squeezed out of the keys of Em and Am?
Eminem?
MONEY GOOD!!!
all suspects are… fucking assholes
Iron Maiden: here’s a song about the plot of the last movie/tv show/book Bruce dickenson consumed
A lot of these movies have to be documentaries too.
Not a prisoneeeeer, I’m a free maaaaan
Any guesses what Zep song they are referring to?
Whole Lotta Love perhaps?
And I mean, like, really REALLY good at pinball.
Practically a wizard
That would sound good in the name of a movie
We’re going with “Tommy.”
There has to be a twist.
He’s not!
The Beatles: What if I was a walrus?
Tusk: what if a movie was based around a beatles song?
We would shout and swim about The coral that lies beneath the waves
Goo goo g’joob g’goo goo g’joob Goo goo a’joob g’goo goo g’joob, g’goo Joob! Joob! Joob!
*bleating wife intensifies*
Slayer: what if we took Christian mythology seriously enough to make them all very angry?
Also Led Zeppelin: squeeze my lemon baby, 'till the juice runs down my leg
Also Led Zeppelin: Hobbits are pretty dope
Also: what if whales played drums
Is that a metaphor?
Yes, it’s a little known pice of trivia actually, they were making a statement about the war
This is true. During the war the soldiers were suffering with shortages and they had low quality food. Overly filled and poor leaky lemons were rife. A lot of legs were sticky. It was Hell.
It was not a party, let me tell you. Or do a search for the ironically named “lemon party” to get the info straight from the source.
Close, but you were actually one of the lucky divisions to get even rotten lemons. Trench warfare was largely a battle of attrition and rations had to last, hot meals and fresh fruit (especially sources of vitamin c) were a luxury to be supplied with. Scurvy wasn’t uncommon. Here’s a bunch of cool links
Those are some cool links, thanks!
That was a reference to the Robert Johnson song Traveling Riverside Blues. Apparently Johnson might have himself taken it from a Roosevelt Sykes song.
I love Zep, but it’s amusing know somebody thinks they’re possibly philosophical romantics.
Half of their music was straight up stolen blues songs.
And stolen folk revival (Black Mountain Side), stolen other rock songs (Stairway). After I started getting more into British Isles folk and more deep cut rock, I had to grieve my belief that Zep were profound innovators. But still, they were wizard image makers, amazing musicians, and great curators.
There’s only so many chord progressions available. They’ve all been done. Their version of When the Levee Breaks is fucking solid, man. They made some magic. All current music is built on top of the foundation laid by all previous music, and it basically always has been.
Fripp and Eno would like a word with you. Granted, that shit was unlistenable.
I was about to go on a mild tirade about King Crimson, while a bit busy, still being music that followed the norms well enough, when I realized I have never listened to the project you are referring to. In fact I looked up Brian Eno, because I recognize his name, but I can’t tell you that I recognized any of what he’s credited with on Wiki. I guess I have a rabbit hole to fall down today.
King Crimson is closer to The Backstreet Boys than it is to Fripp and Eno.
Well fuck, that’s certainly a statement. Sounds like I’m in for a treat. I’m guessing I shouldn’t play it on the big speakers while my wife is home.
You most likely have heard something produced by Brian Eno.
You have absolutely heard many things that would not exist without him.
That makes sense. Kinda like Bill Laswell, like yeah he made a good bit of stuff, but produced like a ton of shit. I’m excited to have something unexpected to dig on today.
British Isles
Deprecated term, pleased don’t use.
UK and Irish is fine. Even just British is fine if you collectively mean to include Irish bands based in and primarily touring the UK.
Dares you to call Kneecap British to their faces.
Not sure why would take something where I’m talking about a music scene and apply it to an individual band, but sure.
There are bands that only ever sell or perform in Ireland. That is the Irish music scene. Just like there are footballers that play in Ireland, and films made in Ireland. And there is the British music scene, which includes Irish people selling there, performing there. And a British football system, and a British film market. But you wouldn’t call individuals or bands from Ireland performing there British, any more than you’d correctly call Roy Keane or Cillian Murphy British.
Double dares you.
I mean, imitating sex noises is so romantic, right?
I thought that was just him about to sneeze
So many of their songs are about abandoning romantic partners. Kinda gross.
they say write what you know
They were massive nerds and I love them for it.
Boards of Canada: What if Music had the Right to Children?
GWAR: What if we sprayed people with alien cum?
If anyone hasn’t seen the ICP vs. GWAR Hot Ones episode that came out the other day, go watch it now.
Link for the lazy. https://youtu.be/fei-mMwVY3Y
On a related note, GWAR did an NPR Tiny Desk concert. It’s really… something.
I liked the concert they did when the airline temporarily lost their costumes.
Tiny Desk concerts are a national treasure.
Everyone should go to a gwar show
I was in charge of the stage lighting in a concert they gave in Cologne, like 25 years ago.
One of my fondest memories.
It’s pretty high on my bucket list.
Exocrine : What if I became god?
Powerwolf: What if the Spanish Inquisition involved werewolves?
Impvreza: what if the reconquista involved Spaniards?
The Hu: <epic throat vocals>
