This is the thread where the fringster comes back with teeth - Page 97

Replaced_Texan · 08-13-2009, 04:38 PM

I trust all the other music dorks know about this? ncs, I assume Mr Man has been to the sneak previews?

Adder · 08-13-2009, 04:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan

I trust all the other music dorks know about this? ncs, I assume Mr Man has been to the sneak previews?

I like the White Stripe (and Racontuers for that matter), but isn't it a bit early to label Jack White a "rock legend," in particular when grouping him with Jimmy Page? Heck, one could question whether The Edge can be labelled a "rock legend" when grouped with Page.

Cletus Miller · 08-13-2009, 05:00 PM

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one could question whether The Edge can be labelled a "rock legend" when grouped with Page.

Okay, what 2 rock guitarists, one of whom is at least 15 years younger than Page, and the other aboutt 30 years younger than Page, can be labelled a "rock legend" when grouped with Page? The movie pretty evidently was trying to get some generational variety.

Replaced_Texan · 08-13-2009, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Adder

I like the White Stripe (and Racontuers for that matter), but isn't it a bit early to label Jack White a "rock legend," in particular when grouping him with Jimmy Page? Heck, one could question whether The Edge can be labelled a "rock legend" when grouped with Page.

I think Jack White is very similar to Jimmy Page in his exploration of the instrument. He goes all over the fucking place, and he's very, very good in each iteration. He also is pretty popular with the music dorks, the critics, and the general rock-listening population. That's a hard thing to pull off.

It's obvious that they took three guitarists from different eras. Who else over the last 15 years or so do you think even comes close to qualifying?

Sidd Finch · 08-13-2009, 05:03 PM

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I trust all the other music dorks know about this? ncs, I assume Mr Man has been to the sneak previews?

From the NYTimes review, it looked excellent. And the movie appears to give Jimmy Page the adulation he deserves.

taxwonk · 08-13-2009, 05:03 PM

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Just saw this. Funny. Except . . . hating Ed Hardy shirts has jumped the shark almost to the same extent that saying something has jumped the shark has jumped the shark:

http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2009...wear-ed-hardy/

Until you posted that link, I had no idea who or what Ed Hardy was. I assumed it was Canadian thing that only they knew about and anyone in the real America who knew what it was hated it, but most of us were blissfully unaware of. Like poutine.

You suck, Flower.

Sidd Finch · 08-13-2009, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan

I think Jack White is very similar to Jimmy Page in his exploration of the instrument. He goes all over the fucking place, and he's very, very good in each iteration. He also is pretty popular with both the music dorks, the critics, and the general population. That's a hard thing to pull off.

It's obvious that they took three guitarists from different eras. Who else over the last 15 years or so do you think even comes close to qualifying?

No one. The alternative would've been to shoot for 3 legends at a similar level -- say Page, Clapton, and Santana -- but that would have been a very different movie. I think the choices were excellent. The similarities you note between Page and White are interesting, and Edge is a good, contrasting middle-person.

Replaced_Texan · 08-13-2009, 05:17 PM

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No one. The alternative would've been to shoot for 3 legends at a similar level -- say Page, Clapton, and Santana -- but that would have been a very different movie. I think the choices were excellent. The similarities you note between Page and White are interesting, and Edge is a good, contrasting middle-person.

My boyfriend is a former roadie. He held the guitar that made Houses of the Holy during a Page and Plant show. He set up the White Stripes at SXSW (having to borrow everything but the guitar from other bands) in a tiny tiny room in 2000. And he worked a U2 stadium show in the late 90s. He said that the reason you never hear any U2 covers from albums after Unforgettable Fire is that crappy cover bands can't afford all the equipment. The Edge has a full board in front of him, and there's a roadie off stage working an effects board too. Catastrophic tech failure at a U2 concert. I like the juxtaposition, because it's a totally different style and approach to the insturment than the, er, straightforward(?) way of Page and White. Looks like a pretty awesome movie.

John Phoenix · 08-13-2009, 05:55 PM

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Okay, what 2 rock guitarists, one of whom is at least 15 years younger than Page, and the other aboutt 30 years younger than Page, can be labelled a "rock legend" when grouped with Page?

Satriani and Slash?

Replaced_Texan · 08-13-2009, 06:21 PM

Gwinky, planning any trips to London...?

Did you just call me Coltrane? · 08-13-2009, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Pretty Little Flower

Just saw this. Funny. Except . . . hating Ed Hardy shirts has jumped the shark almost to the same extent that saying something has jumped the shark has jumped the shark:

http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/2009...wear-ed-hardy/

I love that I'm almost totally out of it. Not with it at all. I've heard of this "Ed Hardy" before, but only via posts on textsfromlastnight.com, which refer to it as "douchy". I have no idea what these clothes look like.

I miss the International Male.

Adder · 08-13-2009, 06:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Sidd Finch

No one. The alternative would've been to shoot for 3 legends at a similar level -- say Page, Clapton, and Santana -- but that would have been a very different movie. I think the choices were excellent. The similarities you note between Page and White are interesting, and Edge is a good, contrasting middle-person.

I don't dispute the choice. I was questioning the label.

evenodds · 08-13-2009, 09:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan

It's obvious that they took three guitarists from different eras. Who else over the last 15 years or so do you think even comes close to qualifying?

I liked that they picked the three from different eras and it did not matter so much who they were. I saw a long interview with the filmmaker and it looks amazing.

Guitar-driven rock is just not my thing, but I admit a new appreciation for the Edge as a result of the footage.

Hank Chinaski · 08-13-2009, 09:46 PM

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I liked that they picked the three from different eras and it did not matter so much who they were. I saw a long interview with the filmmaker and it looks amazing.

Guitar-driven rock is just not my thing, but I admit a new appreciation for the Edge as a result of the footage.

welcome newber! our greetings chairman Pretty Little Flower is on prison work release until mid-September, thus he won't be able to deliver formal greetings until the morning, and when he arrives at his office. Until then, we are pleased that you have chosen to post. We know you have many anon chatting options, and we appreciate that you have picked us.

evenodds · 08-13-2009, 09:56 PM

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welcome newber! our greetings chairman Pretty Little Flower is on prison work release until mid-September, thus he won't be able to deliver formal greetings until the morning, and when he arrives at his office. Until then, we are pleased that you have chosen to post. We know you have many anon chatting options, and we appreciate that you have picked us.

Thanks, Mr. Chinaski! I sure hope you all go easy on me!