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heretic:
hahahahahahaha

Amsterdarn:

--- Quote from: sp2 ---I really can't stand Phish.  They're like a poor photocopy of the Grateful Dead
--- End quote ---


I disagree quite a bit with this.  Like 'em or hate 'em, Phish and the Grateful dead are very different musically.  Yes, they both like jamming and drugs and have obsessive hippie fans.  But that's about the extent of it.  The Grateful Dead were much more feel-good noodling, Phish are much more accross the board, stylistically.  Anything from funky jams to ballads to big ol' vaguely classical compositions.  While there are definite similarities, calling Phish a "poor photocopy" strikes me as just plain ignorant.

As for my own opinion on jam bands, I really dislike them as a genre.  Phish is the only one I've ever been able to get into, and I have to be in the right mood for Phish.  But when I am, oh man.  Those guys are as talented across the board as Zeppelin* and have more music theory know-how.  But they still know when to stop thinking so much and just play.  There've  got some really good stuff.

*Okay, none of them can sing half as well as Robert Plant.  But all of them sing at least a quarter as well.

champeriffic:
I really like the disco biscuits. I have found that people who claim to dislike jam bands often still like the disco biscuits.

Why do so many jam bands have names that sound like food?
-Phish sounds like fish
-String Cheese Incident
-Disco Biscuits
-Leftover Salmon
-Deep Banana Blackout
Anyone got anymore?

Amsterdarn:
No other examples off the top of my head, but I bet the reason has to dso with the munchies...

WAIT OMG JAM BANDS SMOKE POT WHAT

czar0406:
yeah, the thing about jam bands is that they play 5 minute songs...but take 15 minutes to do so.

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