George Thorogood and Joan Jett (as much as I love 'em) have made careers (Jett's being a solo career) out of covers. Just saying.
That truth said, did Elvis ever write a hit of his own?
Writing your own is one thing. Doing a cover is another. Just saying. I mean, Elton John......
What's your point?
My point is that cover bands aren't really THAT talented, sometimes.
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True singer-songwriters (whether solo or bands) are the elite, IMO.
A dissenting opinion....
This father / son duo is pretty good.
If you started a band with a completely MN-centric name what would it be? A few ideas:
The O In Boat
10,000 Passive Aggressives
Left Lane Blockers
Twenty Minute Goodbye
Duck, Duck, Grey Duck
If you started a band with a completely MN-centric name what would it be? A few ideas:
The O In Boat
10,000 Passive Aggressives
Left Lane Blockers
Twenty Minute Goodbye
Duck, Duck, Grey Duck
Left Lane Blockers is brilliant.
Goin' Down To The Cities
“When your best friend is the son of God, you get tired of losing every argument.”
― Christopher Moore, Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
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If you started a band with a completely MN-centric name what would it be? A few ideas:
The O In Boat
10,000 Passive Aggressives
Left Lane Blockers
Twenty Minute Goodbye
Duck, Duck, Grey Duck
Seven County Metro
Ya Hey Dere.
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
Twineball or Bust.
Just gotta make sure Weird Al is cool with it.
Could also go:
Ope.
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
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If you started a band with a completely MN-centric name what would it be? A few ideas:
The O In Boat
10,000 Passive Aggressives
Left Lane Blockers
Twenty Minute Goodbye
Duck, Duck, Grey Duck
The Potholes
Sam Spam and the Mystery Meats
Pollyanna and the Utopians
Lazy Road Crew
Quaran-Tina and the Hijabs
Little Mogadishu Bluegrass Band
Helicopter Parents
Rube's Original Cover Band
The Defeated
Chainsaw Minni and the Stumps
Public Skool Illiterates
The Snurfers
Umbrella Man and the Hammers
Super Tacks and the Prolites
Food Stamp Sally
One Party Rule.
10,000 Burned out Businesses
The Window Smashers
Smash and Grab
Digger and the Taconites
Sunbone and the Bushwood's
Crappy Cover Band
Goldy and the Shuffles
Glen Sonmor's Glass Eye
Louie's Big Deal
The Virtue Signalers
I didn’t think I was a fan but I’m really enjoying The Doobie Brothers Greatest Hits.
Wanted some Thorogood/Hooker, stumbled across this piece of art. And I do mean art.
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Wanted some Thorogood/Hooker, stumbled across this piece of art. And I do mean art.
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Fantastic!
Love Albert Collins. There is a clip from the same concert of George & Albert doing 'Madison Blues' that is really good.
“When your best friend is the son of God, you get tired of losing every argument.”
― Christopher Moore, Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
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Just found the whole concert on YouTube... definitely going to have to watch that. Not right now, but, it's on my "watch later" list
B1G refs... corrupt, or just incompetent?
Just found the whole concert on YouTube... definitely going to have to watch that. Not right now, but, it's on my "watch later" list
Where do you think I pulled it from? 
Saw him once at the Roy Wilkins. "This is my first beer on the tour!" People jeered a bit. He then said, "I said, 'my first BEER'!" 
Great live show.
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
Come on now!
I saw War on Drugs with my son a few years ago at the Palace Theatre in St. Paul. Excellent concert although there were times I wish I was wearing a set of ear plugs!!
I feel this is a "deconstructed" version of this song. Didn't like it at first, but grew on me.
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I'm 50% factual and 50% sarcastic. When you get to know me, you will know which is which.
Have had this disk in my Concert DVD/Blu-Ray collection for a long time, and it's seen multiple plays. Not for everybody, but what is? Having helped raised a daughter who played in a youth orchestra, I thought it would have been fun to be a parent watching her participate in a rock concert like this.
Some musical 'what ifs'. Trying to stay away from, "What if Jim Morrison didn't die" since there's far too many examples and I find it less interesting, but circumstances behind what led to deaths might work. For instance:
-What if Brian Jones had some self control?
-What if Kurt Cobain found an ounce of self-esteem?
-What if John never meets Yoko?
-What if the Beatles don't replace Pete Best and Stuart Sutcliffe? Probably very little difference from John and Paul but does George not emerge from under their shadow until they breakup?
-What if Faith Hill got the job as a backup singer for Reba's band?
-What if Dennis Wilson never met Charles Manson? Sharon Tate possibly never dies among other things.
-What if Dave Mustaine was never kicked out of Metallica?
-What if Roger Waters learned to play with others?
-What if Bob Marley never agreed to the charity concert that wrongly tied him to one of the warring factions running for election in Jamaica?
-What if The Kinks weren't banned in the US from 1965-1969?
-What if Elvis' twin didn't die at birth?
-What if Bon Scott never introduces the rest of AC/DC to Brian Johnson before his death?
-What if CSY never allowed in N?
-What if Janet Jackson never let her nip slip?
-What if Chris Cornell joined Faith No More instead of Mike Patton?
What if Metallica never worked with Bob Rock?
I am the official Iowa Hawkeye football fan of GPL!
What if Run DMC didn't give in, and never recorded "Walk This Way" with Aerosmith?
What if NWA never broke up?
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
What if Run DMC didn't give in, and never recorded "Walk This Way" with Aerosmith?
What if NWA never broke up?
What if Anthrax didn't record "Bring the Noise" with Public Enemy?
*Casual fans wouldn't know that Anthrax already had a rap-rock hit with "I'm the Man" which is equally as awesome as "Noise" IMO
I am the official Iowa Hawkeye football fan of GPL!
What if John and Paul never met.
What if John and Paul never met.
That's a huge one. As talented as they were (and each did/has done brilliant solo work) would their absolutely potential have been realized otherwise had they never collaborated? And George had one of the best solo records of all time yet he wasn't originally a songwriter.
What if Keith & Mick had taken different trains in October, '61?
“When your best friend is the son of God, you get tired of losing every argument.”
― Christopher Moore, Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
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What if John and Paul never met.
That's a huge one. As talented as they were (and each did/has done brilliant solo work) would their absolutely potential have been realized otherwise had they never collaborated? And George had one of the best solo records of all time yet he wasn't originally a songwriter.
And what if The Beatles manager Brian Epstein doesn't die at age 32? Maybe he would have held the band together.
What if Run DMC didn't give in, and never recorded "Walk This Way" with Aerosmith?
What if NWA never broke up?
What if Anthrax didn't record "Bring the Noise" with Public Enemy?
*Casual fans wouldn't know that Anthrax already had a rap-rock hit with "I'm the Man" which is equally as awesome as "Noise" IMO
That was such an awesome update (cover?) of the song. It made it SO much better. For those who haven't heard either (first is orig, second is cover):
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
Forgot about this one. Slam by Onyx, and the metal/rap collab:
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
What if ????
Tommy Bolin.....
Leslie West - RIP
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/23/arts/music/leslie-west-dead.html
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
New Foos!!
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When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
OK I am dating myself but I have this DVD and watch/listen to it quite often.
Also if you're a fan check out the HBO special - VERY well done.
OK I am dating myself but I have this DVD and watch/listen to it quite often.
My wife and I have been known on occasion to play this on NYE for whatever reason.
Only the good die young...
Spotify suggested in my Friday 'Release Radar' playlist a song from Grey Daze whom I had never heard of.
Turns out it was a band Chester Bennington was in before Linkin Park and goddamn if I'm not liking what I've heard so far.
Some musical 'what ifs'. Trying to stay away from, "What if Jim Morrison didn't die" since there's far too many examples and I find it less interesting, but circumstances behind what led to deaths might work. For instance:
-What if Brian Jones had some self control?
-What if Kurt Cobain found an ounce of self-esteem?
-What if John never meets Yoko?
-What if the Beatles don't replace Pete Best and Stuart Sutcliffe? Probably very little difference from John and Paul but does George not emerge from under their shadow until they breakup?
-What if Faith Hill got the job as a backup singer for Reba's band?
-What if Dennis Wilson never met Charles Manson? Sharon Tate possibly never dies among other things.
-What if Dave Mustaine was never kicked out of Metallica?
-What if Roger Waters learned to play with others?
-What if Bob Marley never agreed to the charity concert that wrongly tied him to one of the warring factions running for election in Jamaica?
-What if The Kinks weren't banned in the US from 1965-1969?
-What if Elvis' twin didn't die at birth?
-What if Bon Scott never introduces the rest of AC/DC to Brian Johnson before his death?
-What if CSY never allowed in N?
-What if Janet Jackson never let her nip slip?
-What if Chris Cornell joined Faith No More instead of Mike Patton?
These are all excellent. I'll add...
-What if Tom Petty canceled the 40th anniversary tour to take care of his hip?
-What if Temple of the Dog stayed together? (2 of my favorite singers)
-What if I did fork over the $590 for two tix to see Prince at the Myth?
What if I decided to see the Dead in CHI instead of seeing Pearl Jam the first time, in MIL? That was the Dead's last show. 
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.
What if I decided to see the Dead in CHI instead of seeing Pearl Jam the first time, in MIL? That was the Dead's last show.
I didn't go to the Sunday show but I was at Saturdays (2nd to last). Jerry was not well but it was still awesome being at Soldier Field with 60,000 Dead Heads.
What if I decided to see the Dead in CHI instead of seeing Pearl Jam the first time, in MIL? That was the Dead's last show.
I didn't go to the Sunday show but I was at Saturdays (2nd to last). Jerry was not well but it was still awesome being at Soldier Field with 60,000 Dead Heads.
I allegedly have a CD of one of those shows. 
When you tell somebody somethin', it depends on what part of the United States you're standin' in... as to just how dumb you are.