Soda Jerk Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 Having samples from films.tv at the beginning of songs. I've been in a band that went a bit OTT on it. I'm not saying it's a bad thing, but alot of bands do it pointlessly. We tried to make them related to the songs in some way. Graf Orlock go mental with the samples, but they actually do it live too, so that's pretty neat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloud Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 Like this? Their cover of Not Over Yet wasn't actually bad... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
threeornothing Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 Singers introducing the band during an instrumental bit. Especially using "Mr...""And on the bass, Mr ..."Guitarists ending a song with howling feedback, putting it through a phase effect or something, and leaving the stage. (only to scuttle back on 30 seconds later and switch off the amp when the promoter kicks his arse)Fake endings with pre-planned 'encores'.This thread is titled "music cliches" not "top tips for a succesfful gig" .... seriously, that stuff you speak of is gold!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster Zero Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 like The Misfits?God, I hate the Misfits.What, even the original era Misfits? They were great. The rehashed version not so. Why are stickers on a laptop a cliche? Is that not just a co-incidental desire to plaster things with stickers? I've seen DJ's doing that with their record cases, is that a cliche too? And guitarists with their cases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Von Mondragon Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 Having samples from films.tv at the beginning of songs. I've been in a band that went a bit OTT on it. I'm not saying it's a bad thing, but alot of bands do it pointlessly. We tried to make them related to the songs in some way. Graf Orlock go mental with the samples, but they actually do it live too, so that's pretty neat.Used to be a time for me when a tune wasn't complete without either a) a sample from Repo Man or b) a sample of Ken Kesey mumbling something on a documentary.Crazy cut up drum loops fractured to infinity.Hang on, thats what I do/listen to. Well its still a cliche if an ACE one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted August 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 Why are stickers on a laptop a cliche? Is that not just a co-incidental desire to plaster things with stickers? I've seen DJ's doing that with their record cases, is that a cliche too? And guitarists with their cases.In itself, putting stickers on anything isn't a cliche. But, when something, anything, is noticeably reocurrent at gigs/dj nights it becomes a cliche imo. A man behind a laptop perhaps isn't as expressive as a man with a guitar so its a way of getting some sort of personality across I guess. Nothing wrong with it at all, just something I've noticed a lot recently.I remember seeing Black Atom once at Halloween and they started the set with a Crystal Maze sample (correct me if I am wrong). Was perhaps the best use of tv/film sampling ever. Proof cliches aren't a bad thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 What, even the original era Misfits? They were great. The rehashed version not so. Why are stickers on a laptop a cliche? Is that not just a co-incidental desire to plaster things with stickers? I've seen DJ's doing that with their record cases, is that a cliche too? And guitarists with their cases.I wasn't all that fussed for the original era, but the Graves and Jerry Only + 2 of Black Flag eras are godawful. It's that, in addition to them being nothing more than a pointless merchandising brand that makes me dislike them as much as I do.I also like stickers on guitars. It way punx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murrr Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 Bands who have a new album coming out and say stuff like "we've really grown as a band" and "the new album is a lot more mature than our old material". So what you're trying to tell me is that it's going to be a big bottle of watered-down piss? Right-o."Political" bands who sign to major record labels and then say "we're doing this so that we can bring our message to a wider audience". It's alright, we all figured out you only want a little extra change for your wallet. Quit spouting pish.Shit indie bands who sing in northern English accents that they blatantly don't speak in. I'm looking at you, Fratellis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatHand Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 Concept albums.I've got my idea prepared, have you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pierre Von Mondragon Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 Yeah, but I'm not telling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewarden Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 "Political" bands who sign to major record labels and then say "we're doing this so that we can bring our message to a wider audience". It's alright, we all figured out you only want a little extra change for your wallet. Quit spouting pish.Read:ANTI FLAG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 Bands who have a new album coming out and say stuff like "we've really grown as a band" and "the new album is a lot more mature than our old material". So what you're trying to tell me is that it's going to be a big bottle of watered-down piss? Right-o.Not only that, but it's stating the deadly obvious. The opposite would be them saying "Yeah, we've been a band for X amount of years now, and not only have we made little or no progression as a band, we're actually a little bit worse now".I have no problem with bands being on major labels, but it's a bit odd when bands jabber on about never signing to a major label in their early days, and then go against that. If a band never committed themselves to such a clause, then it's not really a big deal when they do sign to a major. But when you're 14, and you're watching Anti-Flag in a stinky little shoebox of a club, and they're middle-fingering everyone, telling us to "FUCK MAJOR LABELS", and then they go and sign to a major anyway.... What gives? Luckily, I kinda realised they were pisspoor anyway. I did used to really dig Against Me, but since they signed major, they've started sounding a bit like Franz Ferdinand. Gross. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatHand Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 Yeah, but I'm not telling.go on . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monster Zero Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 I wasn't all that fussed for the original era, but the Graves and Jerry Only + 2 of Black Flag eras are godawful. It's that, in addition to them being nothing more than a pointless merchandising brand that makes me dislike them as much as I do.The new era Misfits tarnishes the legacy of 2 great bands that's certain. Same with Dead Kennedys reforming without Biafra.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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoid Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 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.It has been passed the torch by the unfortunate Nirvana smiley face... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatboy Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 it annoys me when a band are performing and the singer usually in a break says"we played (insert previous venue) last night and they were crazy motherfuckers, but you guys are evenmore crazier, you are the craziest motherfuckers!" or something to that effectyawn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 The new era Misfits tarnishes the legacy of 2 great bands that's certain. Same with Dead Kennedys reforming without Biafra.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.Same goes for Ramones t shirts. I once asked a girl in the queue at HMV what her favourite song was when I clocked she had a Ramones shirt on. She said she liked them all, and then left the queue for some reason. I thought we were having a great conversation. Kinda rude. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soda Jerk Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 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!An old band from Sheffield used to do this, except they started it, and then just went straight back into another chorus after a few seconds of all that clarting about. Written down it sounds kinda crap, but it was really quite something, and I felt like a cock for clapping too early. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam 45 Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Just after the song is finished, drummers doing the extra wee fill, bah dum, shut up the song already ended.Also, bands saying that they need everything to be really loud because they are a 'loud' band. I've been getting it quite a lot lately, wise up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Huw Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Having samples from films.tv at the beginning of songs. I've been in a band that went a bit OTT on it. I'm not saying it's a bad thing, but alot of bands do it pointlessly. We tried to make them related to the songs in some way. Graf Orlock go mental with the samples, but they actually do it live too, so that's pretty neat.Graf Orlock do it well."This is a fast one...CIRCLE PIT!"XxX tatoos. Vegnism. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Gold Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Graf Orlock do it well."This is a fast one...CIRCLE PIT!"XxX tatoos. Vegnism.Heck yeah, where are all the XxX jazz musicians? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paranoid Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Vegnism.You can't say that. It's a poor attempt at humour and borderline trolling according to the self-appointed forum police. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Gold Posted August 27, 2009 Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Change the record mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted August 27, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2009 Any music video where the band members are looking up/down into a fish eye lens while singing/rapping.Sped up chipmunk rave versions of old rock tunes.'it's just good old fashioned rock and roll'... with a drum machine and keytars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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