Posts by Frank Howard79

urbannomad30 said:I mean, seriously, "your mom dont admit it"??? It’s supposed to be "doesn't," right?? Honestly, using grammar like that just sounds so uneducated these days... 😁

Maybe that hippie shadowgardener12 was trying to quote The Who, but he totally missed the mark since the lyric is actually "But your ma won't admit it"... 😁

What else would you need besides The Clash?
It’s just not right if nobody in Chicago isn't listening to The Clash!!?😲

shadowgardener12 said:Weezer?🙂
Posies🙂

Frosting on the Beater👍

Nah, if we're going by that logic, we might as well suggest Big Star too, since they were doing that way back when...😉

hollowseal33 said:My old man was born in '56, and I remember him telling me about this one friend who scored an unreleased Stones record—you know, something imported from England via an uncle who worked on the coast. He thought he was so cool, walking around town with it tucked under his arm and showing it off at school (it’s honestly hilarious), only for both him and his dad—who used to sit in the same class as his buddy—to get summoned to the principal's office for a "chat" the very next day. And that was back in '71... Back then, you might hear foreign artists at dances, but you definitely wouldn't have heard anything with lyrics like, I don't know, "It's All Right Ma" or "I'm Only Bleeding" (okay, maybe those aren't exactly dance floor anthems, but you get my point regarding the vibe...)

Who can blame you for living out in the sticks! 🙂 😉

My dad used to pick up records in Trieste. He also got a few from a buddy who moved over to London.
As for those dreaded meetings with the principal, my dad and his whole crew were regulars in the office. Man, I guess having long hair just wasn't the move back then. But they paved the way for the younger kids; by the time my dad's generation—he actually went to class with Darko Glavan—was coming through, people had finally adjusted...

hollowseal33 said:Sure, I might "only" have 20 [albums], but I don't think people were just wandering the streets humming "I Can't Get No Satisfaction" back in '66, or "Brown Sugar" in '71... though they definitely had those 74 songs from when The Beach Boys arrived.
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Where are you getting that from? My old man was born in '48, and I swear everyone was alive and well listening to the Rolling Stones back when he was in high school. They’d even play British Invasion hits at the dances regularly. I'm not sure if it was exactly the same in every other city—though I bet it was—but for Oakland, I'm certain about that.

What Douglas Robinson12 and hollowseal33 are saying is true; The Beach Boys definitely had a massive impact on the rock scene in this part of the country, especially when it comes to making rock music mainstream in less urban areas. But it's totally wrong to assume people weren't listening to rock before The Beach Boys, or that they hadn't already been influenced by other bands.

My issue wasn't about who actually shaped the New Wave; my issue was with the author's claim that Prljav Kazalište "whether we want to admit it or not, opened the doors for all the other bands." Everyone knows about that legendary Polet concert in Washington, D.C., where the guys from Prljav Kazalište—after seeing how decked out the Paraf crew was (all in leather, classic punk style)—basically vanished for half an hour, only to reappear in ripped clothes and messy hair...😁

forumash said:Hmm... based on your post, it sounds like you haven't actually seen the movie yet.

Well, after reading all this, I'm starting to think I might skip it too...

To echo what one guy on the forum, a happy child, said—he’s absolutely spot on here:

"Houra was still trying to figure out what kind of stuff to burn for his 'punk' record while these guys were already tearing up the scene. Everyone knows it, so don't act like it isn't true! It makes way more sense to start with those punk connections within the major US hubs like the Northeast corridor, but clearly you either haven't heard about it or you're just choosing to ignore it. Even if you went by who had a 'properly released' album back then, you'd end up with three records: 'The Rolling Stones', 'Dolgcajt', and 'A day has begun so beautifully'!"

And where exactly is the scene from the coast in this movie? "Nobody knows"!
The guy completely overlooked Paraf and Termit, not to mention the various bands from other parts of the country (and there are plenty of them). So, I have to ask: is this film primarily glorifying some fake heroes, a movie about a specific city's scene—basically just one particular crew—or is it actually meant to be a film about the New Wave movement in America? That's my question to you all.
Btw, there isn't a single trace of Sarla akrobat in the whole film!! What a disgrace!

I was wondering if anyone here has seen the movie yet, and if so, what did you think of it?
While I was browsing through the official website for the film (based on the book), I stumbled upon this really interesting quote from Mirko Mirkovic:

"Think about a Ljubljana band—the truth is, The Rolling Stones opened doors for everyone, no matter how much people might have disliked them."

What's your take on that? In your opinion, who was actually responsible for paving the way for all those newer bands?

panon youth said:The end - Broken Social Scene, you forgot it in Xiu Xiu is from '02, according to AllMusic, but whatever...🙄 what really matters is how much it hit you when you first heard it, not just when it officially hit the shelves.😎

It actually came out in 2003 over here in Europe, but it was released in the US late in 2002, though it was through Mercury Records in Europe and some totally different label in America.

Hugh 'n' Pepper said:I mean, I get it, Frank Howard79. It was pretty silly to be talking about all this before the festival even started—especially when some big shot in town was saying, "We don't want people thinking this is just an anniversary celebration for Rock Fest; we want everyone to know that with Damria's urban vibe, Leta 3, the local scene, and the rest, we're really here for the demo bands. That’s what the spirit of Rock Fest is all about..."

Ah, so Pasaric was the one who said that. I'm not a fan; he completely ruined the City. They were such a great group before he took them under his wing...

I totally blanked on those The Go-Betweens albums—you know, the ones with the bright yellow and bright orange covers.

It’s just like that reissue of their 16 Lovers Lane...

I honestly have no clue why everyone is hyping up Smith so much. To be perfectly blunt, the guy just doesn't have a clue what he's talking about...

Hugh 'n' Pepper said:I mean, look, Frank Howard79, I get it. It was pretty silly to be talking about all this before the festival even started. There was this one guy—someone apparently quite important to the local scene here in Chicago—who said, "We don't want people thinking this is just some anniversary celebration for Rockstar Games. We aren't just here for the urban vibes from Damria, Leta 3, the city crew, and the rest... we're actually here for the demo bands. That's what the whole Rockstar Games spirit is really about..."

Hold on, who is this "important" guy you're talking about, Simon?

Jason Rogers said:What about Coca-Cola?

He's probably just sipping a Coca-Cola at some local diner back home 😉

Come on, guys, what did you expect? You knew this whole thing was going to be a total joke...

Geez, you guys are being such a drag.

Justin Taylor said:Give me a break... the finalists only got 15 minutes on stage... it's pathetic. If that's what they call the future of American rock, then the headliners should have had the most time, since they're supposed to be the actual "future," not just some preppy kids and washed-up losers.

And yet, they somehow have way more than 15 minutes worth of material. Think about it.

Olivia Phillips10 said:I had an absolute blast... you guys are just music snobs... damn... you'd want everything to be perfectly tailored just for you🙂 well, alright then🙂
for me, it was awesome!
see you all next year
Agressive Snail Attack 👍

Yeah, true. When you're 16, everything feels incredible.

And I've never even heard of Agressive Snail Attack. They must be pretty bad.

And who exactly is paying that clown Brajcic to spread lies in the papers? Who was it that gave that "extra special" welcome to Marina "Miss Piggy" Perazic, right after she and Ben Nelana were treated so poorly by everyone else?

hollowseal33 said:And then there was that whole superband thing... honestly, I'm just not a fan of those types of bands. I ended up leaving right after they sang those Parafa songs.

Look, it definitely would’ve been better if Pier and Zdrave had played, but Walter was more than enough on his own. And just to be clear, they didn't "cover" them (like they were some old guys playing radio hits), but rather Kocijancic actually performed them—since he's the one who wrote them in the first place.

The King was performing, but then some idiots on stage decided to "replace" him.

When he played with Kocijančić, it was the Rival band (the same group that ended up backing all those performers): Jegi (frontman), Matej (from Let 3), Sarar (also from Let 3), Ava Max, Tibljas, and I can't remember if anyone else was there...