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Category Archives: Music
Guitar Slinging
There are two schools of thought in regards to how your rock guitar, bass or keytar is slung. The first school says that to be as cool as possible, the guitar should be slung as low as possible while the … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Music
Tagged agility, Bass, Eddie Van Halen, groin, guitar, guitar slung as low as possible, guitar slung higher for precision, guitar virtuosos, I play a giant dick, I'm not a giant dick, keytar, Mark Knoppfler, more complex music possible, prog rock, rock, speed, Steve Howe, stretch, umbilcal cord, Yes
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Oasis Fees
The Gallagher brothers are back together and thus the band Oasis has been reunited. Often known more for their fiery fights than the music, Oasis will make a boatload of money for the reunion tour. But Ticketmaster took heat for … Continue reading
Simple Rock vs Prog Rock
Gene Simmons, a stalwart of simplicity, via his band Kiss, has pronounced his brand of simple rock as being harder to come up with than the more complex stylings of prog rock. He says it’s harder to come up with … Continue reading
Posted in Music
Tagged accent, cavorting, complex music, Don't Kill the Whale, gimmicky makeup, gimmicky stage show, Going For the One, I Was Made for Loving You, jumping, Kiss, memorable music, only 12 notes, Owner of a Lonely Heart, pitch, prog rock, Reggae, Rock and Roll All Night, Roundabout, Shout it out Loud, simple music, simple rock, syncopation, time, time siganture, volume, Yes
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EGO
I never heard of the EGOT till the TV show 30 Rock. But I’ve heard of it multiple places since so I think it snuck into the vernacular since then. It is an acronym of the Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Music, Stage and Screen
Tagged 30 Rock, Boston, Broadway, Chicago, EGO, EGOT, Elton John, Emmy, Grammy, live thatre, Los Angeles, New York City, Oscar, performance art, San Francisco, Tony, Tony award too local, Whoopi Goldberg
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Manufactured Battle of the Bands
I don’t know of any big feuds involving any bands at the moment. However that doesn’t mean I can’t manufacture one. So we at Many Rants, would like to introduce The Who- Dire Straits feud to the world. A long, … Continue reading
Posted in History, Humour, Music
Tagged battle of the bands, Brothers in Arms, Brothers in Arms CD is quiet, classic rock, deafness, Dire Straits, ear plugs, F-slur, Face Dances, feuds, loudest band, Mark Knopfler, money for nothing, pansexual, Pete Townshend, the anti-Who, the Who, Who CDs are louder, Who's Next
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For the Love of Life, Keep Eddie Vedder Away From Drugs!
As much as I would like Eddie Vedder’s death certificate to say he died of old age, the death certificates of other Seattle front men and grunge front men did not. All the biggest acts I’m aware of that were … Continue reading
Posted in Humour, Music
Tagged 6 times the dosage can lead to suicidal thoughts, Alice in Chains, Ativan, beer on a hot day, Chris Cornell, coffee, cola, drug deaths, Eddie Vedder, energy drinks, front men, grunge, hanging, Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, Layne Staley, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Scott Weiland, Seattle, second hand smoke, shooting, sleeping pills, Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilots, tea
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Swift Quake
Did you hear about the Swift quake at the Taylor Swift concert in Seattle? That’s right, Swifties’ dancing combined with the sound system are believed to have caused tiny earthquakes, the largest of which was 2.3 on the Richter scale. … Continue reading
A Partial List of Rock Bands that are Better than the Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are overrated. Some people in my area might disagree. The nearby city, Toronto, in order to declare that the risk of getting SARS was over, had a festival to declare that illness gone. They got the Rolling … Continue reading
Posted in History, Music, Wee Bit O' Humour
Tagged arena rock, Bastille, Coldplay, Electric Light Orchestra, Faith No More, Foreigner, funk rock, Genesis, grunge, Imagine Dragons, INXS, Journey, Kitchener, Led Zeppelin, Men Without Hats, moss, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Pink Floyd, pop rock, progressive rock, queen, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rolling Stone, Rush, SARS, Styx, Supertramp, the Beatles, the Cars, The Cure, the greatest rock and roll band in the world, the Police, The Rolling Stones, the Who, Toronto, U2, Yes
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