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Post by duojett71 on Sept 29, 2018 18:42:29 GMT -5
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Post by duojett71 on Sept 28, 2018 2:28:50 GMT -5
It's been a rough 3 weeks for the Raiders. They can't score in the 4th quarter. The last two weeks they just threw the game away. Not sure whats going on with the Pats either. At least Dew Brees is on fire. The Rams may be the best offense in football. They beat the Vikings tonight but barely. The Rams Defense gave up a lot of points. If they hadn't I would have said they may be the best team in football.
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Post by duojett71 on Sept 28, 2018 2:25:18 GMT -5
I may have to check out their entire album. I don't foresee myself really buying into it....but you never know...
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Post by duojett71 on Sept 18, 2018 23:18:57 GMT -5
Armored Saint-Saints Will Conquer...great live EP...it's only flaw is that it is not a full length live album.
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Post by duojett71 on Sept 15, 2018 22:23:44 GMT -5
I agree about Brady big time....he is a great leader and just an amazing QB. He is the GOAT by far. I also agree about Brees....up until last year he never had a running game. Brees single handedly wins games....if he had more SB wins he would be in the GOAT conversation.
I really hope Gruden does well this year. I have been a die hard Raider fan since the days of Ken Stabler(my favorite player of all time). Last Monday night they hung in there with a better team until the second half....and Carr just fell apart. He needs to get it together....he looked more like David Carr out there. Interesting first week of football. That Packers/Bears game was a game that will go down in history....Rodgers is not human...
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Post by duojett71 on Sept 8, 2018 11:49:58 GMT -5
I am excited about the 2018 Season. I missed the first game between the Eagles and The Falcons because I was playing a gig Thursday night. I am excited to see if my Oakland Raiders can bounce back from a disappointing 2017 Season. I am very curious how Jon Gruden will do and if he is worth the hype. I love the guy....loved him in his initial tenure and loved him as an analyst on ESPN.....but lets face it, his record as an NFL coach was fairly average. I think he comes back into the league with a new perspective. I think being an analyst for all those years will help. I think he has the fire to get the Raiders back on track.
I am also really looking forward to watching Drew Brees and the Saints and Brady and the Pats. Both at the twilight of their careers but not showing much signs of slowing down. I like Brady a lot and and probably should be considered the greatest of all time.....but Brees...even though he has only one SB ring has done more for his team than just about anyone(not counting SB wins of coarse). He single handedly wins games with mediocre offenses. Now he has a running game which makes him harder to predict. It will be an interesting season for sure. I also hope Derek Carr can bounce back from a lackluster 2017 Season. He has the skills, I just hope Gruden get him back to doing what he can do.
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Drums
Sept 8, 2018 11:24:22 GMT -5
Post by duojett71 on Sept 8, 2018 11:24:22 GMT -5
I have noticed that as well. Sometimes my drummer uses two rack toms or sometimes one. I think it depends on our set time and how quickly we need to strike the gear from the stage. But I think many drummers are wanting to go compact for the same reason. Nobody uses double bass drum sets anymore.....just double kick pedals(does the same thing anyway and why carry around and extra 22" drum around?). When I see a drummer with a really stripped down set and doing a lot with it....it impresses me more. They usually are better drummers and more creative. That's just my opinion.
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Post by duojett71 on Sept 8, 2018 11:19:44 GMT -5
Sleep-The Sciences.....I bought this album at their merch table(and proceeded to leave my card there) Thursday night after my band opened up for them and Skeletonwitch at the Hopscotch Music Festival here in Raleigh. We played the show at a place dubbed "The Basement"....which actually was Exhibit Hall A of the Raleigh Convention Center. Largest venue we have ever played. Unfortunately not the largest crowd we have played to since we played so early and our time slot was just before The Flaming Lips set on the street stage downtown. Still a fun show to play and enough people were there to make it worth it.
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Post by duojett71 on Aug 29, 2018 19:10:41 GMT -5
Yesterday I got the new Alice In Chains 'Rainier Fog' in the mail....listened to it twice today in the car. So far I really dig it. Sounds very similar to the last two AIC albums. The songwriting is great. It's kind of droning and alot of slower tempos but I like it. The only disappointment is that the Cd packaging had no liner notes....I thought that was odd.
Also discovered that an Australian band I am a big fan of called The Beasts of Bourbon released an album in 2006 that I was unaware of called 'Little Animals'. I got that in the mail as well. They started out in the early 80's. Basically sound like sloppy Rolling Stones meets Nic Cave meets a lot of booze and heroin. Great band.....and this last album sounds like classic Beasts of Bourbon. I discovered it after finding out that Spencer Jones the guitar player died last week. RIP Spencer...
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Post by duojett71 on Aug 23, 2018 23:50:44 GMT -5
Judas Priest-Nostradamus disc 1 Guns N Roses-Appetite for Destruction remaster
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Post by duojett71 on Aug 12, 2018 16:37:43 GMT -5
I agree Jesse. I love AC/DC but if I never hear "You Shook Me All Night Long"(the weakest song on 'Back in Black IMO') again I am ok with that....and that goes for many of the songs on that list.
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Post by duojett71 on Aug 8, 2018 23:14:03 GMT -5
That's a band I really need to check out more. I always loved that song "Fire On The Mountain". What little I have heard the musicianship is stellar. I think I have an old vinyl of their's laying around somewhere. Nice review as always Jesse. The live "Stomping Room Only" is the album you should check out first. I will check it out for sure...thanks man...
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Post by duojett71 on Aug 8, 2018 23:11:56 GMT -5
its not a bad list.....but I bet every song on it you have heard at least 500 times in your life.....
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Post by duojett71 on Aug 6, 2018 23:36:02 GMT -5
I am just glad number 1 wasn't "Stairway...". It's interesting to see that The Who have the most songs in the top 20. That list is pretty much my childhood listening to the radio....
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Post by duojett71 on Aug 6, 2018 23:32:14 GMT -5
Last couple days:
Gojira-Magma Michael Sweet-One Sided War
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Post by duojett71 on Jul 31, 2018 0:44:00 GMT -5
That's a band I really need to check out more. I always loved that song "Fire On The Mountain". What little I have heard the musicianship is stellar. I think I have an old vinyl of their's laying around somewhere. Nice review as always Jesse.
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Post by duojett71 on Jul 31, 2018 0:33:01 GMT -5
Gun N Roses-Use Your Illusion I
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Post by duojett71 on Jul 29, 2018 23:26:22 GMT -5
Horisant-About Time
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Post by duojett71 on Jul 29, 2018 23:25:44 GMT -5
Those guys are good and very talented.....but I think their schtick is sounding almost just like Zeppelin and they don't really admit to the worship. They acknowledge the influence but act like they are not directly ripping off the band. If I want to hear a band sound just like Led Zeppelin I will go straight to the source.
The singer sounds like Robert Plant meets Adam Sandler circa 1994....
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Post by duojett71 on Jul 18, 2018 0:55:28 GMT -5
Jesus.....I used to see posts by this one girl who is part of this two girl team that goes to all these metal shows all over and posts about them on their website and FB pages. I am not sure if it was her way of bragging about seeing Guns N Roses here or Motley Crue there.....but instead of just posting about being stoked to be at the show....she would post a rant before every show about all the jealous people trying to "ruin her experience" by saying this or that or posting negative comments on FB about her and her experiences. I finally had to unfollow her because it seemed a really pathetic attempt at getting attention. Needless to say the other girl in her groupie team was the hot one.....
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