* - Incidentally, Ratt is just about the only 80s metal band that I really wanted to see in concert, but never did. Dio, Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Poison, Dokken, and many others yes. Ratt, sadly, no.
"I used to be 'with it', but then they changed what 'it' was. Now, what I'm 'with' isn't 'it', and what's 'it' is strange and frightening. And it'll happen to you, too!" - Abe Simpson
(a note: I was never really "with it" in the first place. I always liked classical music, and my father used to tell me I was "born an old man". My father was never "with it" either - he says that in high school, he was told "You're so square, you're a cube!")
Jeff, there are so many definitions for Butt Rock over at Urban Dictionary that it seems that everything is Butt Rock. I think I like your definition best. A lot of modern heavy metal does sound like someone with a low voice passing a stone.
Butt rock? I'm not sure Ratt is in the same category as Foo Fighters and Creed.
ReplyDeleteBy the way, thanks again for driving the Iron Maiden concert. The one I missed that I really wish I'd seen was Judas Priest.
Ratt would not come under the category of Butt Rock. Stephen Pearcy does not have the constipated sound that Butt Rock get's it's name from.
ReplyDeleteI love the 80s, but I have an urge to push their hair out of their eyes......
ReplyDelete(BTW- Papa Roach has dang fine showmanship. Saw them at Smoke Out in... probably '03, very impressive.)
ReplyDeleteOn getting old:
ReplyDelete"I used to be 'with it', but then they changed what 'it' was. Now, what I'm 'with' isn't 'it', and what's 'it' is strange and frightening. And it'll happen to you, too!" - Abe Simpson
(a note: I was never really "with it" in the first place. I always liked classical music, and my father used to tell me I was "born an old man". My father was never "with it" either - he says that in high school, he was told "You're so square, you're a cube!")
Kelly, the Iron Maiden concert will be a fond memory forever for me, too. Err, well, as long as we both have memories.
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Jeff, there are so many definitions for Butt Rock over at Urban Dictionary that it seems that everything is Butt Rock. I think I like your definition best. A lot of modern heavy metal does sound like someone with a low voice passing a stone.
ReplyDeleteFoxie, I was considering going to a Ratt concert when they came to a local Indian casino, but decided against it.
ReplyDeleteTim, I've been told the same thing. I love 50s swing music and regularly cook to the sounds of Louis Prima.
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Exempt Foo Fighters.
ReplyDeleteMy nephews call over-the-top, posturing groups like Creed, "nyaaaah" as that is the sound they end all their lines with.