[kj] (OT) Crabcore? What the Fuckin' HELL???

[Alexander Smith]

Best band of the 90's as far as I'm concerned: COP SHOOT COP

Alex in NYC


On Jul 15, 2009, at 4:38 AM, Brendan wrote:


> Totally agree re the 90s, I'll give Isis a try then, comes well

> recommended, cheers!

>

>>

>> 90s had a lot of good stuff going on for sure. I was a teenager  

>> throughout

>> the decade and enjoyed many of its aspects. The last dying days of  

>> thrash

>> metal, the rise and conquer of alternative music, the grunge thing,  

>> that

>> brief 10-minute period when everyone was gonna get some decks and  

>> be a DJ.

>> It was all fun. Tons of awesome bands. Tons more shit. I'm pretty  

>> sure I

>> agree that it was a more exciting decade, musically, than this one

>> currently ending. Still, I'll say it again, SO many amazing, exciting

>> bands happening at this very moment. Not as readily available as,  

>> say,

>> Jawbox, Fugazi, Shudder to Think, Helmet, Tortoise, Quicksand,  

>> Drive Like

>> Jehu, Dinosaur Jr., Faith No More, My Bloody Valentine, Jesus Lizard,

>> Girls Against Boys, Melvins - all of whom were, during the 90s,  

>> enjoying

>> various degrees of mainstream style exposure and playing truly  

>> weird and

>> abrasive music all the while. You have to search these bands out a  

>> little

>> harder but that's not

>> really such a chore anymore thanks to the internet. I'll start by

>> recommending the newest release from Isis - Wavering Radiant. If  

>> you like

>> Tool and you like newer Mastodon, you should check it out. It's  

>> pretty

>> freakin fantastic.

>>

>> Leigh

>>

>>

>> http://www.nightruiner.com

>> http://www.myspace.com/thesunthroughatelescope

>> http://www.myspace.com/lauderdale

>>

>>

>>

>> ----- Original Message ----

>> From: Brendan <bq at soundgardener.co.nz>

>> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)

>> <gathering at misera.net>

>> Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 12:18:07 PM

>> Subject: Re: [kj] (OT) Crabcore? What the Fuckin' HELL???

>>

>> 90s > Last decade by a factor of at least (2*age) / 5

>>

>> That's my opinion. It has an equation. Attack it if you dare, it will

>> crush

>> you.

>>

>> -----Original Message-----

>> From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net 

>> ]

>> On

>> Behalf Of Leigh Newton

>> Sent: Wednesday, 15 July 2009 2:04 AM

>> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)

>> Subject: Re: [kj] (OT) Crabcore? What the Fuckin' HELL???

>>

>>

>> A few? C'mon, there's tons. No matter how bad things look on the  

>> surface

>> (and things have never been worse), good music is always around.  

>> All it

>> takes is a little digging.

>>

>> http://www.nightruiner.com

>> http://www.myspace.com/thesunthroughatelescope

>> http://www.myspace.com/lauderdale

>>

>>

>>

>> ----- Original Message ----

>> From: Brendan <bq at soundgardener.co.nz>

>> To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)

>> <gathering at misera.net>

>> Sent: Tuesday, July 14, 2009 3:37:41 AM

>> Subject: Re: [kj] (OT) Crabcore? What the Fuckin' HELL???

>>

>> There's still a few good bands putting out music since  

>> 2000...Mastodon,

>> Porcupine Tree, Tool. And the dearth of decent contemporay acts has  

>> seen a

>> lot of the old timers come back...

>>

>>>

>>> W O R D!!

>>>

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>>> -----Original Message-----

>>> From: LONESTYLE at aol.com

>>> To: gathering at misera.net

>>> Sent: Mon, Jul 13, 2009 2:19 pm

>>> Subject: Re: [kj] (OT) Crabcore? What the Fuckin' HELL???

>>>

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>>> All these guys look like male street hustlers that walk Santa Monica

>>> Blvd.

>>> in West Hollywood at?3 in the morning! HA!

>>>

>>>

>>> ?

>>>

>>>

>>> It is such garbage! Music seriously blows nowadays, and has no  

>>> concept

>>> of what was good before in the years?before these douche bags showed

>>> up on the scene! It is like the kids from the late 90's and earlier

>>> 2000's are spawning the worst music ever! Sorry, but I rather be  

>>> stuck

>>> in the 70's and 80's for an eternity! At?least?there was real music

>>> back then!

>>>

>>>

>>> ?

>>>

>>>

>>> ?

>>>

>>>

>>> ~LB

>>>

>>>

>>> ?

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> In a message dated 7/13/2009 12:38:15 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,

>>> vassifer at earthlink.net writes:

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> Here's what's wrong with kids. It's not that they don't wanna

>>>  rock,?

>>> it's that -- evidently -- they don't know how to do it

>>>  properly (said?

>>> like the stuffy old man I truly am). Witness these

>>>  two examples of the?

>>> new subgenre thus dubbed "crabcore." If I have

>>>  my facts right, they?

>>> combine elements of emo, metal, teen pop and

>>>  eurovision song contest?

>>> crapola. You MUST watch these. They are

>>>  truly brain frying. Don't miss?

>>> the choreography on the first one,

>>>  and hold out for the inexplicable?

>>> Eurodisco big

>>>  finish.

>>> !

>>>

>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQVpITyOdc8

>>>

>>>

>>>

>>> Oh,

>>>  and evidently they're all creepy Christians. ONCE AGAIN, JESUS?

>>> RUINS

>>>  EVERYTHING.

>>>

>>>

>>> And if that's not enough, check out their pals in

>>>  Confide as they?

>>> butcher the Postal Service's "Such Great

>>>  Heights"....

>>>

>>>

>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LRKw_eLSko

>>>

>>>

>>> Again,

>>>  the mind fucking reels!!!

>>>

>>>

>>> Alex in

>>> NYC

>>>

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