paranoid Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Big cliche that I have noticed recently, bands claiming to be straight-edge when they clearly aren't. I have no problem with people being straight-edge, just don't claim it if you ain'tChange the record mate.Yeah, because I've type that heaps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swingin' Ryan Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 You can't say that.He can't spell it either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster Zero Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 Any music video where the band members are looking up/down into a fish eye lens while singing/rapping.Not a Beastie Boys fan then?I love their videos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Kernel Loaf Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 Not a Beastie Boys fan then?I love their videos.Haha, I didn't realise most of their videos are like that until you mentioned this!The videos for 'No Sleep Till Brooklyn', 'Sabotage' and 'Ch-Check It Out' are classic though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster Zero Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 Haha, I didn't realise most of their videos are like that until you mentioned this!The videos for 'No Sleep Till Brooklyn', 'Sabotage' and 'Ch-Check It Out' are classic though.I was watching a video collection of theirs the other week actually, Star Trek references in that video pre-empted the new movie!They do like the old fish eye - 'Shake Your Rump', 'So Watcha Want', 'Sure Shot', 'Intergalactic', 'Triple Trouble', 'Ch-Check It Out' all spring to mind, I'm sure there are others...it's like their thing for videos, can't say it bothers me, they are generally pretty amusing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoid Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 He can't spell it either.I noticed this also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewarden Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 Big cliche that I have noticed recently, bands claiming to be straight-edge when they clearly aren't. I have no problem with people being straight-edge, just don't claim it if you ain'tExamples... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted August 28, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 Not a Beastie Boys fan then?I love their videos.Not really a fan no. But their videos are awesome. They were fish eyeing before it was commonplace so they get let off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoid Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 Examples...I don't remember the specific band names as I had little interest in them, but I do remember a fair few gigs in the early noughties with countless bands wandering round with straight edge tatts and tshirts on, pished out of their tiny little minds and smoking weed.As I said, I have no problem with straight-edge as a lifestyle choice, but don't use it as an image when you blatantly don't follow the lifestyle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted August 28, 2009 Report Share Posted August 28, 2009 Big endings to songs where the drummer plays lots of fills and guitarists play diddly diddly guitar. This all builds up to a huge crescendo and finishes with a double stop. Fucking yawn!Well, that's us fucked for Sunday night then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incredibledisc Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 Staying relatively on topic, mention of the whole Beastie Boys/Fisheye lens thing led to some quick googling:Modern Rock Video Clichs | ShoutmouthClichs - Videovillegive you a pretty comprehensive list of music video cliches 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incredibledisc Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 A few more that spring to mind...going "unplugged"...working with an orchestra...cool old alternative bands reforming for a money spinning tour and greatest hits package...Festivals...having a drug problem/going to rehab - leading to those "my coke hell" stories in the tabloids...wars of words with other bands...rock/alternative bands trying to work with rap/dance producers to broaden their "crossover" appeal...starting your own clothing brand (didn't the Beasties pioneer that one too?)...smashing your instruments - double cliche if you do it on a tv show Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Chamber Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 I've always thought the Misfits skull logo looks ace but it seems to be the auto-garb of the identikit prepubescent emo gimp. How and why did that happen? I don't believe they all like The Misfits.This is the second wave of people pretending to like the Misfits. Years ago, people pretended to like them because of Cliff Burton's tattoo. I neither know nor care why these brats pretend to like them now, maybe Retro's had a clearout sale of Misfits clobber?Either way, The Misfits are fucking ding and always have been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delboy Posted August 30, 2009 Report Share Posted August 30, 2009 local unknown bands who at a gig proclaim 'here's a new song' to most of the crowd who aren't your mates they're all new songs!local unknown bands harping on about an EP which in actual fact is nothing more than a glorified demo.local unknown bands talking about getting 'signed' as if they'd signed on the dotted line with EMI.mates of bands who claim to be the band's manager (usually a mate who has even less talent than the band themselves)established bands refusing to play their biggest and most well known hits especially at festivals 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 local unknown bands harping on about an EP which in actual fact is nothing more than a glorified demo.I'd say there is a debatable difference between a demo and a nicely packaged EP. If it's just a CDR in a plastic wallet, then it's probably a demo. If some time has been spent on the presentation to make it look like something substantial, then it can easily be considered as an EP, regardless if its self released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blingking Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 local unknown bands who at a gig proclaim 'here's a new song' to most of the crowd who aren't your mates they're all new songs!local unknown bands harping on about an EP which in actual fact is nothing more than a glorified demo.established bands refusing to play their biggest and most well known hits especially at festivalsYou must have been to Wizard as well were you!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeno Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 Metal bands using horrible triggered bass drum sounds. Congratulations on the first use of a type writer as percussion! (btw only watch the first 10 seconds of that if you don't like screaming.....) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Tank Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 4 different beatdowns in one song, actually usually the same beatdown, slowed down, then down again, then down again etc etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewarden Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 beatdowns 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keeno Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 New drummer + new vocalist and they would be really good to be honest, like to wankery but some epic melodies here and there:)The drummer is really good. It's the trigger sound that is horrible... all they had to do was change the sound on the drum module... I kinda like the vocals though. At least he doesn't sound like every other -core vocalist on the planet Hmm other cliches. . This video has them all What's that? Barbarians fighting? Decapitation? Nude carnivorous women covered in blood? Generic as fuck metal song? Check! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surfer_Rosa Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 Wearing Jack Daniel's t-shirts on stage (bonus RAWK points if you cut the sleeves off)Mainstream rappers "retiring" (then releasing a new album a year or two later) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Gold Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 You don't have to hate musical cliches. Some can be endearing.Playing guitar behind your head. Heck yeah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nev Posted August 31, 2009 Report Share Posted August 31, 2009 Splitting up cause your sibling bandmate's a kent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Didz Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 The majority of bigger bands i see nowadays play their first song then rip straight into the second one before acknowledging the crowd. The 2nd song usually being a heavier crowd favourite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waltz Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Starting a band. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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