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Posted on 30 December 09 at 17:33 |
| FWIW, I would consider Motley Crue (as an entire band) to be legends of rock. I don't particularly care for them, but they are the epitome of the hair band yet not a one-trick pony like most of the rest were. |
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Posted on 30 December 09 at 18:16 |
Shinerbock88 said:I'm going to have to say no. I think he's average without Rage and a God with Rage. Same goes for Slash - impressive as Hell with GN'R, but that's it, nothing else. These guys aren't the Eric Claptons, Jimmy Paiges, Jimi Hendrixes or Eddie Van Halens of the last two decades and that's what it takes to be a Legend of Rock IMO.
On top of that, I think celebrities need to keep their traps shut when it comes to politics regardless of whether I agree with what they're fighting for or not. Celebrities are in a position to sway people and most haven't a clue as to WTF they're talking about. Green Day is a perfect example. 20 years ago they were making songs about rubbing one out and turds and now, since they don't agree with what's going on in the world, they try to change it? That's lol material right there.I could not have put this any better.
I don't mind when celebs commit some verbal defecation about some political matter - it makes for some funny moments. I have an issue about their qualifications on the topic at hand, especially when they whine about the backlash created by their idiocy. |
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Posted on 30 December 09 at 19:19 |
| CSARdiver said:I don't mind when celebs people commit some verbal defecation about some political matter - it makes for some funny moments. I have an issue about their qualifications on the topic at hand, especially when they whine about the backlash created by their idiocy.*cough* George W. Bush *cough* |
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Posted on 30 December 09 at 19:36 |
Jon the Hoff said:CSARdiver said:I don't mind when celebs people commit some verbal defecation about some political matter - it makes for some funny moments. I have an issue about their qualifications on the topic at hand, especially when they whine about the backlash created by their idiocy.*cough* George W. Bush *cough**cough* Obama *cough*
*cough* Any current US politician *cough* |
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Posted on 30 December 09 at 20:51 |
| Very true Global, but I haven't heard anything facepalm worthy from the "The Bomb"-a. |
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Posted on 31 December 09 at 00:01 |
Joe Stump is a legend. He can't play that good and be real. I say he is a mythological creature.
Not to be confused with Joe Satriani, who is also good, but not as good. |
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Posted on 31 December 09 at 01:07 |
| Jon the Hoff said:Very true Global, but I haven't heard anything facepalm worthy from the "The Bomb"-a.Yeah, unfortunately, he's just the king of bad ideas, not humorous misspeaks. |
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Posted on 31 December 09 at 01:08 |
| The Globalizer said:Jon the Hoff said:Very true Global, but I haven't heard anything facepalm worthy from the "The Bomb"-a.Yeah, unfortunately, he's just the king of bad ideas, not humorous misspeaks.Bingo. |
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Posted on 31 December 09 at 12:44 |
I watched the Rock&Roll hall of fame concert (NYC). Tom Morello played as well.
So at least some believe him to be a legend.
I like his RATM work but I couldn't care less about everything else he did. |
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Posted on 31 December 09 at 14:15 |
Jon the Hoff said:The Globalizer said:Jon the Hoff said:Very true Global, but I haven't heard anything facepalm worthy from the "The Bomb"-a.Yeah, unfortunately, he's just the king of bad ideas, not humorous misspeaks.Bingo.Makes for some awesome SNL skits though  |
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Last post: 06 May at 23:41
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Posted on 31 December 09 at 16:53 |
| dudecrazy108 said:I think he is a Legend Of Rock for our moment and our how should I put it like time group but not a overall Legend as of the moment.Then he's not really a "legend." Not that many 'normal' people really know who Morello is, and even less will probably know who he is a decade from now. |
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Last post: 16 May at 01:56
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Posted on 31 December 09 at 17:48 |
True.
So have we come to the conclusion that he isn't a legend he is just really great with RATM. |
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Posted on 31 December 09 at 18:02 |
I agree with some earlier posts about Tom Morello being rather average without RATM. I also feel the same can be said for Zach De La Rocha and his projects away from them. If you go on Youtube, you can find Audioslave doing 'Killing in the name of' and it was kind of terrible, but not as bad as Chris Cornells last album. Essentially what I have learnt from all of this is, Rage need to be Rage and Chris Cornell needs to get Soundgarden back together, Audioslave brought Rage back but Cornell is not ready to hold his hands up and accept making an album with Timbaland was not a wise move.
Rage as a collective are legends, Tom is not. |
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Posted on 31 December 09 at 19:14, Edited on 31 December 09 at 19:27 by Zombi3 Grim |
The Globalizer said:Jon the Hoff said:Very true Global, but I haven't heard anything facepalm worthy from the "The Bomb"-a.Yeah, unfortunately, he's just the king of bad ideas, not humorous misspeaks.We all know invading Iraq was a good idea.....
Anyways, alot of you seem to set very high standards for what qualifies as a "legend" namely your personal like or dislike for said guitarist. None of use can deny that Tom Morello is extremly talented at guitar. If he wasnt, he wouldnt be where he is today. He doesnt have boyish charm, he isnt in a boy band, and he cant rap. So the one thing he CAN do is play guitar. Now is he a legend? To me, yes. He makes an extremly unique sound in most of his songs that you can instantly say "Thats Tom playin guitar."
Now you argue that he isnt well-known. I throw the Jonas Brothers argument out here. They are VERY well known. Are they legends? Is there guitarist (whose name I dont even know) a legend? Hardly.
So all of you should sit back, think and reevaluate what you consider a legend. Sure, he's not the BEST guitarist around, he doesnt play ripping solo's, he doesnt play super shred fast, and he doesnt play really heavy either. What he does do is define a sound. And if you can define your own unique signature sound with a guitar that NO ONE else did before, you are a legend, whether your well known or not. |
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Posted on 31 December 09 at 19:26 |
| Grim0187 said:The Globalizer said:Jon the Hoff said:Very true Global, but I haven't heard anything facepalm worthy from the "The Bomb"-a.Yeah, unfortunately, he's just the king of bad ideas, not humorous misspeaks.We all know invading Iraq was a good idea.....That wasnt obama that invaded iraq, he was just left with the mess. |
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Posted on 31 December 09 at 19:28 |
| xBaxterstopmanx said:Grim0187 said:The Globalizer said:Jon the Hoff said:Very true Global, but I haven't heard anything facepalm worthy from the "The Bomb"-a.Yeah, unfortunately, he's just the king of bad ideas, not humorous misspeaks.We all know invading Iraq was a good idea.....That wasnt obama that invaded iraq, he was just left with the mess.Yeah, I know....someone said Obama was the king of ideas and I said that invading Iraq was a great idea, implying that Bush had a MUCH worse time in office making decisions and whatnot....i guess no one got that. |
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Posted on 31 December 09 at 19:46 |
Grim0187 said:Now you argue that he isnt well-known. I throw the Jonas Brothers argument out here. They are VERY well known. Are they legends? Is there guitarist (whose name I dont even know) a legend? Hardly. Being talented isn't the same thing as being a legend. Being a legend involves being a household name for ages to come. Beatles, Stevie Ray, Jimi Hendrix, etc. Those are legends.
Jonas Brothers are a fad. They're very popular but only to a niche audience (pre-teen girls) and they will quickly be forgotten once they're gone. (Backstreet Boys, N-SYNC)
Now, I'm not trying to compare him to the Jonas Brothers, but I believe that Morello will also fade away once he's gone. Sure, he'll have fans that will remember him. The same can be said for bands like Jane's Addiction, the Cranberries, or any other name you can pick out of a hat, but that doesn't make them legends. |
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Posted on 31 December 09 at 22:43 |
| I read a Top Ten in some guitar mag a while back. They asked a bunch of well respected guitarists who they thought were the best players. Surprisingly the top two were Tom Morello and John 5. I wouldn't have rated either of them myself, but you can't argue with the verdict of actual world class players over the ramblings of random people here. |
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Posted on 31 December 09 at 23:13 |
| Grim0187 said:Yeah, I know....someone said Obama was the king of ideas and I said that invading Iraq was a great idea, implying that Bush had a MUCH worse time in office making decisions and whatnot....i guess no one got that.Iraq was a pretty poor move by Bush, but personally, I think Obama has made more bad decisions in the past year than Bush did in 8. And Obama's the smart one of the two, so he really has no excuse at all, whereas everyone is well aware that Bush is simpleton. |
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Posted on 31 December 09 at 23:35 |
| The Globalizer said:Grim0187 said:Yeah, I know....someone said Obama was the king of ideas and I said that invading Iraq was a great idea, implying that Bush had a MUCH worse time in office making decisions and whatnot....i guess no one got that.Iraq was a pretty poor move by Bush, but personally, I think Obama has made more bad decisions in the past year than Bush did in 8. And Obama's the smart one of the two, so he really has no excuse at all, whereas everyone is well aware that Bush is simpleton.Where are the facts to back this theory up? Didn't he just stop a missle crisis? |
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