In The Pit #22 - Motley Crue

Malice

Here is the latest In The Pit. The next victim volunteer on the list is Motley Crue.

A quick recap of the rules:
1. Questions should be Rock & Metal related although some leeway is allowed.
2. Let's not have questions that are too personal. The poster doesn't have to answer anything they don't want to and as moderator I suppose I'll have the final say if something is appropriate or not.
3. Don't discuss any of the answers on the thread and only the poster should be answering the questions.

Hopefully that's clear enough so let the questions commence...

If you would like to take part in this and you're not already on the list, please post here and I'll add you to the queue.

Malice

What got you into Rock & Metal in the first place and what keeps you interested in it?
How did you come across the Rock & Metal forum on Boards?
What keeps you coming back to the forum?
What do you do when you're not rocking out?
What album do you feel had the greatest impact on you?
Where did your username come from?

lord lucan

Do you like Motley Crue?:pac::pac:

Somnus

What instrument would you love to instantly be able to play and why?

Any albums by well known bands you feel are underrated?

Just Like Heaven

What was the first/last/best and is next gig your attending?
What has been your favourite festival line up ever?

TheStickyBandit

If you were to introduce somebody to metal, which album would you recommend as a gateway to the genre?

Motley Crue

fewtinsoffroth wrote: »

What was the first/last/best and is next gig your attending?

First gig I ever attended was Our Lady Peace in the Point Depo, March 2003, and before anyone goes and looks it up I will admit it....yes, they supported Avril Lavinge, she was the headline act that night

The last gig I went too was Sonisphere 2011 I believe, I was there for the whole weekend.

The best gig I ever went too, without question (based on sheer performance and mood and atmosphere and everything) was Faith No More in Edinburgh in August 2009....about 4 minutes from where I lived at the time, I got a free ticket from a work mate whose girlfriend decided she didn't want to go. I was in shock just to get the chance to see them in such a small venue (they were playing Reading two days later or something) and I cannot tell you, or describe to you, how incredible the gig was - mainly due to the atmosphere in that building and the fans putting everyone in the right mood

fewtinsoffroth wrote: »

What has been your favourite festival line up ever?

That I've attended - The Big Four this year at Sonisphere was pretty spectacular

That I've not attended - It wasn't really a festival, but in 1992 there was a huge US Summer tour from Metallica, Guns N Roses and Faith No More - that would have been my ideal concert at the very pinnacle and ideal placing in each of those bands careers

lord lucan wrote: »

Do you like Motley Crue?:pac::pac:

I do, believe it or not, but I couldn't tell you why I chose this username specifically as opposed to the other bands I liked - maybe Queen sounded wrong to me at the time.....but yes, I do like Motley Crue

TheStickyBandit wrote: »

If you were to introduce somebody to metal, which album would you recommend as a gateway to the genre?

That's quite interesting actually given that Metal is so diverse and far reaching. I think a good place to start would be a band like Faith No More. Their sound is so different from song to song at times, that I think they're light enough to almost be considered Poppy and yet they have a hardcore following from Metal fans of all kinds. I also think the usual such as Guns N Roses Appetite for Destruction and Metallica's self titled album are good places to begin in that regard.

Motley Crue

Malice wrote: »

What got you into Rock & Metal in the first place and what keeps you interested in it?

Freddie Mercury

Plain and simple, Queen got me into the genre, and their theatricality and passion in their music made me stay listening to it. From there I moved to heavier things and more obscure and diverse acts. But it was all thanks to Queen from the very beginning. I must have been 4 when I bought my first Queen album - or my Dad bought it for me on cassette tape - and I never looked back.

I love the passion that Rock and Metal artists display in their music and their art, I love the fact that you can chart a lot of rock musicians careers over several decades (the more infamous ones anyway) and with Pop you tend to find it's very bland, throwaway, and it exists more for the song and the voice then for the artist and the person.

Malice wrote: »

How did you come across the Rock & Metal forum on Boards?

I was going to see Velvet Revolver in the Point and wanted some advice on an aspect of the gig as far as I can remember.

Malice wrote: »

What keeps you coming back to the forum?

I like the conversation and the fact people are able to disagree and discuss different points of view. I think that says a lot for the freedom of speech and expression here. And there is also passion from music fans about what they do.

Malice wrote: »

What do you do when you're not rocking out?

I do three things - I am a Journalist by design and passion, I write for an American magazine called Sick Drummer, I run my own radio show and I do a bit of TV Production when I am asked. I am currently working on a film called The Malformed Man and earlier this year I worked with the BBC on Geordie Finishing School for Girls which is currently on BBC3.

I also work for the City Council where I live in the UK, I work in the Environmental Department on and off and.... I am also a Registrar, which means I marry people who get married in Civil Ceremonies. It is through these three professions that I attempt to make some kind of living.

Malice wrote: »

What album do you feel had the greatest impact on you?

A lot of albums have had an impact on me in different ways, the greatest would probably be (excluding everything Freddie Mercury has ever written) Meat Loaf's Bat Out of Hell 2 because it was another introduction to the theatricality of Rock and still remains on my regular playlist today....love that album....

Malice wrote: »

Where did your username come from?

From this band, they formed in LA around 1981 and went on to become quite popular, but nobody in Ireland has ever really heard of them because for some bizzare reason they've never played in Southern Ireland in 30+ years....;)

Dr.Poca wrote: »

What instrument would you love to instantly be able to play and why?

Bass. I would imagine myself just standing there and thrashing out at the side of the stage like Jason Newsted.

I would also love to play a Keytar too, just for the whole 80s vibe

Dr.Poca wrote: »

Any albums by well known bands you feel are underrated?

Funny enough, I can think of a lot of albums by bands who (whether they are well known or not) are still underrated - one off the top of my head being an album called Revolve by a band called Danger Danger....I love that album, and it went virtually unnoticed upon release because the band don't really tour and it came out on Frontier

I do feel Hot Space and Jazz by Queen get really bad press from fans, but I enjoy both of those albums to a certain extent

slavetothegrind

interesting that you write as your contributions here have been good, linky to said magazine articles?

SO.

At the height of your metal lovin years what is the most extreme way you may have dressed?
....along the lines of bulletbelts, studs n stuff....

is that a strange question?:o

of all the interviews you have done who would you rather meet for a regular pint?

anyway enjoy reading your posts so off to look up that magazine you write for:)

Angron

What has been your favourite album out in 2010 or 2011?
What band/artist in rock/metal can you not stand the most? (not over-rated, actually hate)
What other sections of boards do you frequent?
Do you prefer rock or metal, and which sub-genre of them is your favorite?
If you could go drinking with 5 people in metal, who would they be?
What would be the lineup of your dream gig?
Assuming you like any of them, which of the big 4 of thrash is your favourite?
What was the last rock/metal album that really let you down, cause you expected huge things from it?

Motley Crue

slavetothegrind wrote: »

interesting that you write as your contributions here have been good, linky to said magazine articles?

Thank you very much. Em, as far as links go, Sick Drummer doesn't really have anything on the website from me (unless they have that interview I did with Shawn Drover from Megadeth) however, the good news is that you can find some stuff from me at Daily Music Guide - I haven't written for them since earlier this year but there is stuff there going back about 2 years, mostly reviews and previews...I think the articles, the most exciting stuff, is in Sick Drummer and I'll try and find if it's reposted anywhere.

Daily Music Guide stuff is here:
http://www.dailymusicguide.com/AuthorArticles.aspx?AuthorID=77

There is also a (really old) article I wrote on Queen located here:
http://www.retrojunk.com/details_articles/338/

Oh, and this is the Shawn Drover thing, but it's just a small piece
http://www.sickdrummermagazine.com/index.php/news/latest-news/1924-quick-update-with-shawn-drover-of-megadeth.html

slavetothegrind wrote: »

At the height of your metal lovin years what is the most extreme way you may have dressed?

Umm...I never dressed that mad at all, I think women have great liberties in that, whereas guys (unless you're going for the KISS or Immortal type make up) don't really have a great scope...having said that, guys do dress in boiler suits now for Slipknot and other costumes for the likes of Alestorm and what not, so maybe I just missed out....but torn jeans and a T Shirt were pretty much my calling card and what I wore to almost every gig

The band on the shirt changed though quite regularly, Metallica were a strong favourite, but I try to make a point (where I can) to get a gig shirt as I like wearing those in particular, especially with tour dates displayed on them...I'm not mad into Black, so I always like when I find a red, blue or grey shirt among the pile at the merchandise booth as I like to add a little bit of colour every now and again

slavetothegrind wrote: »

is that a strange question?:o

No, I don't think there are ever stupid questions, unless you interview a band and attribute the wrong song or album to them - I've not done that yet but I've heard and seen people making horrendous mistakes like congratulating a band for playing such a killer set only to be told they're not playing that festival until later that day

Of course, the worst thing to EVER do in an interview is to mention anything you think might absolutely and shockingly upset the person being interviewed....cue Vanessa Warwick, from MTV in the early 1990s, and her cringe worthy interview with Dave Mustaine - look what happens about 12 minutes in when she asks Dave if he will be joining Metallica on stage that night....of course this is also because Dave doesn't want to be interviewed as Metallica's opening music is playing....

Edit: I posted the wrong one, think I have it now

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xid6v7_bIY8

slavetothegrind wrote: »

of all the interviews you have done who would you rather meet for a regular pint?

Justin Hawkins, lovely guy, really a true gentleman. Wednesday 13 was a really nice bloke, I expected some complete weirdo but was delighted he was so down to Earth. Jettblack are a really good bunch of blokes, interviewed them a few times, and had a drink with them before a gig last year actually...all lovely guys...

I didn't interview him but I spoke to Mike Bordin for over 40 minutes after Faith No More played in Edinburgh a few years back. He was a complete legend and of anyone I've ever met he was the friendliest and most down to earth, good natured person. No matter what I asked him he answered, including the reason he believed Jason Newsted stopped playing with Ozzy.

Rich Ward from Stuck Mojo and Dino Cazares both come to mind as being very nice and friendly people.

Robb Flynn was the worst, but Phil Demmel saved that situation, and that's all I can say on that subject lol

slavetothegrind wrote: »

anyway enjoy reading your posts so off to look up that magazine you write for:)

Cheers, thanks for the questions

Motley Crue

Denny M wrote: »

What has been your favourite album out in 2010 or 2011?

That's a tough one. I really love the new Alestorm album, Back Through Time and that is an album I've been championing a lot recently. So I think I will probably have to go with that. I also liked Mechanize last year quite a bit, still like it, but that would probably be 2010's winner.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNilDkvH7HY

Denny M wrote: »

What band/artist in rock/metal can you not stand the most? (not over-rated, actually hate)

I honestly can't think of people I truly hate, I try not to waste my time hating anyone in music I don't like because I normally just don't listen to their music, I've learned through meeting a lot of these so called celebrities that they are all just men and women like us, doing a really **** job sometimes and scraping by on nothing (no, really, not all of them - but a lot of them are because the music business is a really tough business to be in)...that being said, there is one person I don't like.....

Kurt Cobain - that's going to get me a lot of abuse, but next to his wife, I think there are few people I could honestly dislike more. I do like some Nirvana songs (few and far between mind you) but for me, everything Cobain embodies is something I dislike...even though I'm sure he was a nice man and a pleasant bloke, if troubled by the weight of his fame.

Oh, and also Tyler Spencer (known to some as Dick Valentine, the lead vocalist of Electric Six) basically because he had the disrespect to dance on Freddie Mercury's grave in that video a few years ago.....personally though that's me being pissed off at the nerve of him as opposed to a real hatred

Denny M wrote: »

What other sections of boards do you frequent?

Games, ITT Dublin (when I went there), After Hours and sometimes Television

Denny M wrote: »

Do you prefer rock or metal, and which sub-genre of them is your favorite?

I think more Rock then really heavy and dark Metal. I like both and I'll listen to anything (I do!) but I do enjoy songs more where I can understand what the vocalist is saying. I think, in general, I'm on the lighter side of things - I have some darker tastes but I'm so varied it's unreal.

Denny M wrote: »

If you could go drinking with 5 people in metal, who would they be?

OK, so let's say we can't raise the dead...that would work out easier....

Jason Newsted, Mike Bordin, Justin Hawkins, Axl Rose and Lars Ulrich

Denny M wrote: »

What would be the lineup of your dream gig?

It happened - 1992 US Summer tour with Metallica, Guns N Roses and Faith No More - for me that would be perfect, maybe throw in Alice In Chains before FNM

If I could have ANYONE living or dead it would be Queen, David Bowie, Metallica, Guns N' Roses, Faith No More, Meat Loaf, Alice In Chains and Motley Crue doing a whole Monsters of Rock thing

Denny M wrote: »

Assuming you like any of them, which of the big 4 of thrash is your favourite?

Probably a toss up between Slayer and Metallica. I like Megadeth too. Let's go for Metallica since I've liked them longer then the other two.

Denny M wrote: »

What was the last rock/metal album that really let you down, cause you expected huge things from it?

Probably Chinese Democracy. I love that album but there are too many holes and "why the **** is he doing that?" moments. Some genius songs - such as 'There Was A Time' and 'If The World' and 'Prostitute' but for me he could have made it an EP and it would still have the same effect, everything else is just filler. For the record, he should have released an EP with just.....

1. There Was A Time
2. Sorry
3. Madagascar
4. If The World
5. Prostitute
6. IRS

Motley Crue

Feel free to keep them coming, I'm an open book;)

Jemmaa

Motley Crue wrote: »

Feel free to keep them coming, I'm an open book;)

Book. What's your favourite book?

Shreddingblood

How did you swing those decent journalist gigs?

Motley Crue

Shreddingblood wrote: »

How did you swing those decent journalist gigs?

Well, it was pretty much through hard work and bothering people.

Years ago I needed something to do on a Transition Year work experience programme in School, and so I started working in a Radio station, and the bug continued. Later, when I studied radio in college, I just emailed people (usually from MySpace and official websites) and asked them for things like whether they'd like to be a guest on the programme or have an interview done for the college paper....the usual kind of stuff....now most people usually never responded but a handful did and I just built up this relationship.

Later, when I moved to the UK, I found that a lot of Metal labels over here are quite eager to give you publicity for their artists (as long as you are an accredited Journalist) so it was just a case of emailing and calling people to get added to mailing lists. This led to reviewing the odd few gigs and before I knew it I was fortunate enough to be going to a gig, getting an interview and then reviewing the gig for my chosen publication/broadcast.

Having said that, I do consider myself extremely fortunate and I know this position won't last forever. A lot of the work I do is unpaid because it's a passion that keeps me going - of course I'd love to be paid and will have to make a choice at somestage between passion and practicality unless I get a regular paying job in the Industry. For me, I've just been in the right place at the right time. And yes, that cliché is true.

Jemmaa wrote: »

Book. What's your favourite book?

Now there's an interesting one alright, as I don't tend to read as many books as I should, and often enjoy graphic novels and comics from time to time.

I really enjoyed Nikki Sixx's Heroin Diaries as it happens, although my favourite in recent times would probably have to be a book I read a few years ago on Metallica that I really enjoyed and stays with me to this day. It was written by a guy called Joel McIver and entitled Metallica: And Justice For All

triggermortis

1. Given you're a Queen fan, how do you feel about Paul Rodgers singing with them on their tour?
2. Which song has the highest play count on your ipod/mp3 player?
3. What is your favourite 'good mood' song? i.e. what instantly puts a smile on your face?

Motley Crue

triggermortis wrote: »

1. Given you're a Queen fan, how do you feel about Paul Rodgers singing with them on their tour?

At first I was disappointed by the decision, and the album was OK but wasn't ground breaking, I think the band knew that themselves and that sparked the decision to go their separate ways. I think Rodgers is an excellent singer but I felt sorry for him because he wasn't Mercury - despite how amazing he was - and the songs I loved to hear him sing on their album Return of the Champions were Queen numbers more than his own material.

With that said, I loved the fact they did tour, because a lot of people got to see a Queen live experience (or as much as they could with living members) and that was really important to a generation of really young fans who would have just been born when Queen last toured with Freddie in 86'

It's a mixed issue for me, and nobody can replace Freddie obviously, but I liked what I heard from Rodgers on those live shows. And it was certainly better then anything the X Factor did on those absurd tribute shows!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJfvMRREeD0

I love the musical though, went to see WWRY in Edinburgh a few years ago and Brian May and Roger Taylor came out to perform with the cast at the end, I was almost speechless....when the lead character sang 'Who Wants to Live Forever' that night it made the hair on the back of my neck stand up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrvS_loz1Mc

triggermortis wrote: »

2. Which song has the highest play count on your ipod/mp3 player?

"November Rain" by Guns N' Roses

triggermortis wrote: »

3. What is your favourite 'good mood' song? i.e. what instantly puts a smile on your face?

Strangely enough, and I should really stop mentioning Queen lol, but it is actually a Freddie Mercury solo track called "In My Defence" - just a great song and I have loved that track since I first heard it when I was about 6 or something

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9f3HcT9toww

Malice

Is there a reason your avatar is now the point-haired boss from Dilbert?
Who's the most famous musician you've met?
Who do you think is the biggest idiot in metal and why?
Who would be your favourite metal babe?
What's your favourite Rock/Metal album artwork?

Motley Crue

Malice wrote: »

Is there a reason your avatar is now the point-haired boss from Dilbert?

I'm not really sure, I like the Boss from Dilbert, mainly because he's a funny character and I love the programme. I always taught that having William Shatner voice the boss (because I have to presume the guy who did the voice on the TV show was basing it on Shatner) would be great. He has some brilliant moments on that show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pd6sb8jQsdc

Malice wrote: »

Who's the most famous musician you've met?

From my point of view meeting Joe Elliot was a real thrill and I'd consider him my most famous, but from reality sake, probably Corey Taylor - I met him backstage at a Stone Sour gig and he just walked up, shook my hand and started chatting away to me. About 5 minutes later he asked if I was the Meet and Greet winner or not, and I was like "no, just a Journalist interviewing Greg from Hellyeah" so he laughed and we went our separate ways. But he was a nice guy.

Funny enough, I was supposed to interview Vinnie Paul that night, but they changed the interview person at the last moment (beware, managers and labels have the right to do this and there is NOTHING you can do about it!).

I didn't meet James Hetfield but I passed him in the corridor backstage at Sheffield 2009...he was going to the canteen for something to eat so I didn't bother him

Malice wrote: »

Who do you think is the biggest idiot in metal and why?

I'm not really sure, there are a lot of idiots out there, but I think someone who makes a rather unwise choice about their musical career that costs either their band or themselves a massive opportunity is an idiot...I've gone blank now and can't think of someone....maybe Lars Ulrich over the whole Napster thing, I mean I agree with him to a point, but I don't agree with the way he was branded this poster boy and then ran with it....and I think his career suffered A LOT as a result...

Malice wrote: »

Who would be your favourite metal babe?

My favourite would have to be Christina from Lacuna Coil. Never had the chance to speak to her yet (actually the only interview I've ever done with a woman is Martha from Bleeding Through) but I think Christina is just an astonishingly beautiful woman as far as Metal babes go.

They're more Rock, but a special mention has to go to the Donna's AND Sheryl Crow (she might be pushing 50s but....well....)

Malice wrote: »

What's your favourite Rock/Metal album artwork?

Umm...good question....

Of course, I think it would have to come down to three

1. Iced Earth - The Glorious Burden
2. Queen - The Miracle (although Innuendo is great too)
3. Def Leppard - Songs from the Sparkle Lounge

Let's give Def Leppard the win, but they are all great covers

JBnaglfar

What do you make of the Irish rock/metal scene? Are there any Irish bands that you think we should all be aware of?

Motley Crue

JBnaglfar wrote: »

What do you make of the Irish rock/metal scene? Are there any Irish bands that you think we should all be aware of?

Having lived abroad for about three years now I'm not sure I'm the best person to answer that, mainly because there are that many fast rising bands in the UK that the Irish scene (sadly) tends to get swept under the carpet. I think a lot of Irish bands consider it a massive success to get a UK tour under their belt, and as much as it is, there is still a lot more work to do beyond that to have any chance of surviving in this climate.

In terms of the Irish scene, I love Darkest Era (from Fermanagh, who've just been signed to a distribution deal on Metal Blade) and of course, The Answer are a fantastic live act.

But in terms of bands that would be up and coming I also love Eternal Helcaraxe who I would recommend you check out, http://eternalhelcaraxe.net/ although again, not that up and coming, still a fantastic act

Also a special mention to Gama Bomb who I absolutely love and think are incredible. Can't wait to see them again in September.

Jemmaa

If you were in a band and you could pick a drummer who would it be? If you're playing bass

What's better: Bad Interview or No Interview?

What makes a band a Band?

Motley Crue

Jemmaa wrote: »

If you were in a band and you could pick a drummer who would it be? If you're playing bass

Gene Hoglan of Fear Factory/Strapping Young Lad fame or Vinnie Paul

Jemmaa wrote: »

What's better: Bad Interview or No Interview?

Bad interview, mainly because a bad interview is one in which they say things on the record that the manager later informs you they cannot have repeated in the press. You're not infallible, and you will get sued if you print things (even if you can back them up with a tape it's often not worth it) so I generally tend to enjoy bad interviews because you and the band are the only people who hear what they really think about the band their touring with.

No interview means no band and you just feel like they're too good to give you five minutes.

Jemmaa wrote: »

What makes a band a Band?

I think a band need to play their instruments well, or technically well, but....

I think a lead singer or frontman, ideally someone with a persona, goes a long way. I also think a certain image or niche helps. A lot of bands like Limp Bizkit (for example) survive as the last of their genre because they're good business men but not good musicians.

I think Vince Neil going to jail and Nikki Sixx almost dying on heroin hasn't really stalled Motley Crue's career - in a lot of cases it's about what they do offstage as opposed to on.

I can't stand bands who come on and do nothing and just stand there. In the same way I can't stand Take That for coming on and spending millions on a light and dance show. Just look at the way Freddie Mercury handled Live Aid or the way Fear Factory handled Sonisphere 2010. Logistically it's the same thing because they hold the crowd in their hands and they interact with the audience. You feel like, live, you are that extra member of the band. That's what I truly believe makes a band.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Efo0Eo7MW_w

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDckgX3oU_w

Catari Jaguar

Motley Crue wrote: »

Corey Taylor - I met him backstage at a Stone Sour gig and he just walked up, shook my hand and started chatting away to me. About 5 minutes later he asked if I was the Meet and Greet winner or not, and I was like "no, just a Journalist interviewing Greg from Hellyeah" so he laughed and we went our separate ways. But he was a nice guy.

Ah! So jealous! :mad::p

Um, a question... Oh, band name/ logo tattoos! Have you any? Would you get one? If so, which band??

Motley Crue

cherub rock wrote: »

Um, a question... Oh, band name/ logo tattoos! Have you any? Would you get one? If so, which band??

I don't have any, a lot of mates have them, one in particular has several including CFH logo on the back of his neck....I've never really felt strongly enough about getting any tattoo I suppose but if I did get a band name or logo I might be persuaded to do so for either Metallica, Pantera or Alice In Chains

Where on my body is another question altogether, maybe a leg, since that's probably the best place to conceal it when the powers that be (i.e. job) want it hushed away but can be brought out with some 3/4 jeans

Jemmaa

Thank you for your answers Motley.

Who do you think is/was most influential music journalist and why?
Whose writings do you enjoy reading the most?

Motley Crue

Jemmaa wrote: »

Who do you think is/was most influential music journalist and why?

Frank Zappa once declared that, "Most rock journalism is people who can't write, interviewing people who can't talk, for people who can't read" and in a funny way (despite what I do, I agree with him) because the Industry can be full of people - just like me - who are writing our opinions on albums and concerts that those reading may absolutely and completely disagree with. That's what makes it such a surprising, but also such a trivial, read.

I do, however, enjoy Mick Wall's material - not because of his ego and his big head - but because he managed, for a few years there, to travel like a rock star and remain a Journalist. He sat on a plane to Moscow with Ozzy Osbourne and Motley Crue, he went to Brazil to cover Iron Maiden for Kerrang FFS and he met Axl Rose at 2am in a seedy hotel room just after his marriage had ended. In a way it was that kind of idyllic situation, even if it's not possible to recreate now, that I enjoy hearing about more for the story of how it happened rather then what was said.

Jemmaa wrote: »

Whose writings do you enjoy reading the most?

Mick Wall's interviews are a laugh and his articles and books are OK but in terms of authors and writings I love reading Nikki Sixx a lot because he is very vivid in his imagination and has a lot of colour in his writing. In terms of authors I like a few of the old school writers like Robert Christgau, Greil Marcus, and Simon Frith who I think remain the strongest critics of Rock even today

scudzilla

What's your favourite type of cheese.....and why

scudzilla

Why did Jason leave Ozzy's band??

Motley Crue

scudzilla wrote: »

Why did Jason leave Ozzy's band??

According to Mike Bordin they'd be touring in 2003 and everything was going really well and Newsted was gelling fantastically with Osbourne. The tour finished in Florida or somewhere and the band went their separate ways for the break.

Now, according to Bordin, Newsted was a lovely guy but was also so intense about music that he felt Osbourne's unwillingness to begin recording a new album after the tour (if you remember they had spoken about their interest in doing this over that Summer in the press) and his arguments with Sharon about this - Sharon said Ozzy needed to rest, should concentrate on touring in 2004 maybe, where Newsted felt an album needed to be recorded - resulted in him just becoming bored and feeling that the band was going nowhere.

Newsted apparently wasn't interested in just touring and, according to Bordin, wanted to make an album badly with his idol. When this request was rejected (and in a similar vein to Metallica) Newsted parted company and never spoke about it - mainly because he idolised Ozzy and had too much respect for him to say anything bad.

In December 2003 (4 days after the announcement Newsted had left) Ozzy had his accident and was rushed to emergency. But by that point Sharon had already found a replacement as she handled everything to do with the band.

scudzilla wrote: »

What's your favourite type of cheese.....and why

I do love a bit of Wensleydale or Gorgonzola - mostly because of Wallace and Gromit. Everyone know's the moons made out of cheese.....

Malice

Any sub-genre within metal that you just cannot stand?
What was your favourite gig this year?
Any upcoming gigs you're looking forward to?
Do you keep up to date with the Irish rock/metal scene and, if so, any bands we should watch out for?
Could you name your all-time favourite band?
What is your favourite aspect of the rock/metal scene and, conversely, what is your least favourite?
Is there a rock/metal band out there with loads of fans that you just don't get?

Motley Crue

Malice wrote: »

Any sub-genre within metal that you just cannot stand?

I'm not sure that Rap Metal should ever be considered a musical genre. There are a lot of genre's within genre's but certainly the idea of mixing Rap lyrics with Metal music doesn't do it for me. I would like to say that, yes, I am a fan of Kid Rock - but I love his Country material and his singing voice, as well as his stage presence and his choice of guitarists...I never liked his Rap material

Malice wrote: »

What was your favourite gig this year?

I've not seen that many gigs this year as luck would have it but I enjoyed seeing Richard Cheese at Sonisphere last month. That was a real treat because he doesn't tour outside of America really and he was someone I'd wanted to see for a number of years now.

Malice wrote: »

Any upcoming gigs you're looking forward to?

A few, yes, I'm hoping (if all goes well and I can find the time) to see Iced Earth in November in Birmingham. Closer to base I'd like to see The Darkness again in November, Gama Bomb in September, maybe Puddle of Mudd in October, Mr Big and a few others before the year is out - oh and a Swedish band I love that I missed in March called Crash Diet.

Provided I have the petrol money I am also planning on doing some interviewing at Bloodstock this year (this week!), on the Saturday, and hoping to catch Rhapsody Of Fire's set that evening too.

Malice wrote: »

Do you keep up to date with the Irish rock/metal scene and, if so, any bands we should watch out for?

I don't keep up with it as much as I'd like but I do think Darkest Era and Gama Bomb are too bands that I would make sure to keep an eye on. They are already making good progress.

I interviewed The Answer at Sonisphere and they seem to be going from strength to strength which is great. Also Alestorm, I know they're technically Scottish, but two of their current members are from Ireland so they are indeed half Irish!

Malice wrote: »

Could you name your all-time favourite band?

That's a good one. I have my own Top 4 - Queen, Metallica, Guns N' Roses and Motley Crue - I'm going to have to side with Freddie Mercury and Brian May on this one and say Queen

Malice wrote: »

What is your favourite aspect of the rock/metal scene and, conversely, what is your least favourite?

My favourite aspect is the passion that the fan's show in their chosen bands and the loyalty and respect that a lot of Metal bands truly have for their art and their fans. I meet a lot of musicians and some are treating their "job" just like that, whereas there are a lot of genuine musicians out there who truly respect and love their fans more then they will ever know. Quite frankly, music fans put musicians where they are, and it's humbling when even people who've been in the business for 20 years still recognize that and remain thankful for it everyday. And I don't mean an act for the camera's, I mean they truly respect and cherish the position they're in.

My least favourite aspect is that sometimes things can be introduced into shows that make those outside the movement think Metal fans are nothing more than violent racists. There have been issues recently with Gama Bomb and some pretty strong reactions at their shows, Toxic Holocaust have been banned for playing venues in the Mid West USA and, of course, Pantera have traditionally had some kind of trademark in the US as a white power band in certain circles...that kind of thing annoys me because it plays on people's fears and it makes people believe all metal music should be ignored.

Malice wrote: »

Is there a rock/metal band out there with loads of fans that you just don't get?

Where do I start. I sometimes look at my IPod and wonder should I go back to 1988 because a lot of this "new age" bands just don't cut it for me. One band I met, nice blokes, but I just couldn't understand their popularity - was Black Veil Brides. That band is ripping off Motley Crue, and not just in music style, but they actually dress and look like Motley Crue - and they have 16yr old screaming fans and keep getting called the future of the Metal Industry.

I see very few young, up and coming, bands that I like and that's either because I'm looking in the wrong places or not trying enough - but it's also because the press focuses on these few bands and makes them seem like the only hope....bands like Fall Out Boy, My Chemical Romance, All Time Low...I can't stand any of them and just want bands like Municipal Waste getting the tours they deserve

Malice

Foreign-language metal. Thumb up or thumb down?

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Malice wrote: »

Foreign-language metal. Thumb up or thumb down?

Certainly thumbs up, I love Mike Patton's recent Italian album and one of my favourite bands, Rhapsody Of Fire, regularly records in Italian to great effect.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScrK9NjD2vI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q69UuQxBZUY

Russian is also an unusual language to shout and scream in, but I think sometimes it fits....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CxORrFpCcQ

I'd love to hear some Heavy Metal Gaelic, but I don't know of any off the top of my head sadly, just some scattered Pop covers done in Irish

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDfrYmUTJ_o

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Motley Crue wrote: »

I can't stand any of them and just want bands like Municipal Waste getting the tours they deserve

What did you think of the last Municipal waste album?

I read an interview in which they explained why they didn't want to write about beer and partying and nonsense so much anymore and wanted to write about what their influences (Exodus, Nucleur Assault etc.) wrote about. And I was totally in agreeance, until I heard the album.

Should they revert?

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fewtinsoffroth wrote: »

Should they revert?

Yes, I like the last Municipal Waste album, and think it's a really strong album. I think there is only so much writing you can do about partying and drinking before people stop taking you seriously. Their last effort was, for me, a strong album and I really enjoyed the old school Thrash influence present.

Having said that, my favourite Municipal Waste release will probably always be their hilarious Tango & Thrash: A Kurt Russell Tribute EP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HRk_SeNo1_w

Malice

Motley Crue wrote: »

I'd love to hear some Heavy Metal Gaelic, but I don't know of any off the top of my head sadly

Cruachan were an obvious response as they have a couple of songs as Gaeilge:

Cruachan - Oró Sé do Bheatha 'Bhaile

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEHr2autvoA

Cruachan - Téir Abhaile Riú

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Md1j_AjoqhU

Motley Crue wrote:

everything Cobain embodies is something I dislike

Could you elaborate on this?

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Malice wrote: »

Could you elaborate on this?

Sure, you see, I had a lot of friends in Secondary School who were into Kurt Cobain and Nirvana's music - one in particular considered himself a huge fan, went to great lengths to hear everything the band had recorded, track down Vinyl and rare pressings and had a few bootleg tapes/videos of the group performing before the more commercial releases came out recently.

While there is a lot of positivity about what Cobain wrote, a lot of it was about despair and frustration with the world, and this idea of not being able to find yourself. This is something that a lot of people associate with, especially during their teenage years, and as a result Cobain has become this sort of martyr for a lot of people feeling like "rebelling" striking out against their parents, authority, education or whatever else you like

Now, from what I've read and people I've spoken too about this, Cobain was a very quiet and personal person - but someone who was fraught with the guilt and weight of his genius, and took his own life under a number of suspected combinations of guilt, pressures of fame, internal struggle,despair and the fact he was obviously under the influence of substance abuse....I feel personally very sorry for anyone who feels the only way out is suicide, but in the years since Cobain's death, I've heard people describe his suicide as a powerful message...and in my opinion, suicide is not powerful, it's evil (and so is anything that glamorizes it)

I'm clever enough to know that there isn't a shred of humanity left in those who re-release material celebrating Cobain as an icon, a depressed and unhappy man always pictured in a frown, when Nirvana's music meant a lot more things to a lot more people. Sadly Cobain's new image has made me just hate him even more, I was never personally into Nirvana as I didn't like their music, but the depression and downer associated with it by those I knew who listened to it (screaming at the top of their lungs because they'd rather be taking their anger out on their parents) made me think this was not the music for a happier person then me. Sure, I had frustrations during my formative years, we all do - but I listened to loud, heavy, fun, fast and energetic music

In his suicide note Kurt Cobain actually apologises to his wife for not being like Freddie Mercury, the kind of person who revelled in the adoration of the crowd and fed off it, instead he personally felt constricted by his fame and that he was being used and abused. In that sense I think I'm just someone who is more the outgoing Freddie Mercury, spandex wearing (well I wouldn't but in spirit) long hair metal type music fan then the unwashed jeans, flannel shirt and big boots kind....and Cobain, as this poster child, doesn't get much sympathy from me....I hope he RIPs and I respect those who love his music, but I just can't stand more what he is associated with then actually hating the man himself.

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Over 1,000 views and only a handful of questions, keep em coming.....:D

Malice

What's the most embarassing album that you own?

TheStickyBandit

If you could join any current band, which would it be?

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Malice wrote: »

What's the most embarassing album that you own?

That'd have to be Silver Side Up by Nickelback. I consider that embarrassing because it's the one album I have that always ends up in those £3 pink stickered sales in HMV, an album they just keep making copies of from a band who people have "mixed feelings" on. For me, Nickelback are fine in small doses, although more their earlier albums (I also have Curb and The State) and because the very first radio show I ever did, when I was about 15, featured a playlist that comprised of Too Bad/I] by Nickelback...

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TheStickyBandit wrote: »

If you could join any current band, which would it be?

Umm....good question, maybe someone like The Darkness, because they're able to just out go and have a bit of a laugh - and mostly when people take the piss out of them they just don't care. I think also they have some really fun songs and everyone who attends their concerts is usually there to have a good time and sing along, or just jump around, so I'd say that would be the most fun band to be in - or Bon Jovi or something, because of the massive stadium tours they do (did) in the US...those kinds of bands you'd had a lot of fun.

Of course, since I'm the new lead singer for Velvet Revolver, I can't join anyone else at the moment....

delbertgrady

Do you own a copy of Mr. Bad Guy? :rolleyes:
What's your view on the latest Queen remasters and the bonus tracks they've included - a welcome addition to the catalogue (on the basis that anything from the vaults is to be applauded), or a Lost Opportunity?
What is your favourite music documentary?
Have you ever walked out of a gig?
What's the most you've ever paid for a concert ticket?

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delbertgrady wrote: »

Do you own a copy of Mr. Bad Guy? :rolleyes:

Let's go chasing rainbows in the sky.....erm, yes, I do actually lol

I like Freddie's solo material, a lot 80s keyboard and synth and a lot of different styles and sounds, but not a million miles away from Queen albums like The Game and Hot Space

delbertgrady wrote: »

What's your view on the latest Queen remasters and the bonus tracks they've included - a welcome addition to the catalogue (on the basis that anything from the vaults is to be applauded), or a Lost Opportunity?

A bit of a lost opportunity, unless you're an audio perfectionist those albums didn't need to be remastered - this was only done so that Island could make some money from their recent acquisition of the rights to them....in terms of the bonus tracks, they wasted something there, because I would imagine there has to be something unreleased that they could have included as well (unheard songs, basic riffs and jamming sessions, that kind of thing)

delbertgrady wrote: »

What is your favourite music documentary?

I do love a documentary about Queen called Made In Heaven, and the one on BBC2 earlier this year was very good, but SOme Kind Of Monster is just great because it's hilarious. Oh, and A Year and a Half In The Life Of.... is also an excellent documentary

Can I include 'This Is Spinal Tap':rolleyes:

delbertgrady wrote: »

Have you ever walked out of a gig?

Yes, I'm not proud of it, but I got tickets to review a Megadeth gig in Glasgow when they were supporting Judas Priest. I had to leave after Megadeth finished (and miss Priest) because I needed to get back to Edinburgh sharpish. I did see Testament though who opened that night and they were excellent.

I got stuck in a concert once, I got trapped in a tent during a set by Cancer Bats at a festival, tent was so packed I knew everyone was staying for the next act and so I had to grin and bear it...I didn't like them much....

delbertgrady wrote: »

What's the most you've ever paid for a concert ticket?

I don't tend to pay for them, gigs I go to I get free tickets, and sometimes I pay the odd few quid for a concert that doesn't really exceed £20....but I did do security once, at a concert by Luciano Pavarotti shortly before he died (he played the Point in Dublin) and I saw the entire thing from my station...I believe ticket prices, face value, to that were astronomical and he was only singing for about 40 minutes max

slavetothegrind

on the subject of nickelback, what is it about them you find most frustrating?

for me it's some of the lyrics, cringeworthy ****e some of it, but the riffs are good.

favourite concert venue?

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slavetothegrind wrote: »

on the subject of nickelback, what is it about them you find most frustrating?

I think, in line with yourself, the general song writing has taken a back seat in many regards - because I do enjoy their earlier sound a lot more than I enjoy their more modern titles...I've heard some good songs the last few years, but the last one I really really enjoyed, was 'Someday'

slavetothegrind wrote: »

favourite concert venue?

I was only there once myself, but the Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto is incredible, and is an extremely vast and just generally acoustically fantastic place to see big name rock artists - I saw Kid Rock there in 2004 and he was absolutely fantastic

Malice

Any more questions there folks?

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Motley Crue wrote: »

I got stuck in a concert once, I got trapped in a tent during a set by Cancer Bats at a festival, tent was so packed I knew everyone was staying for the next act and so I had to grin and bear it...I didn't like them much....

Why not? Sorry i'm a huge Cancer bats fan.

Do you have any R/M related Tatoos?

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fewtinsoffroth wrote: »

Why not? Sorry i'm a huge Cancer bats fan.

I just didn't like them, found their music stupid being honest, and the acoustics in that tent didn't help I guess....

fewtinsoffroth wrote: »

Do you have any R/M related Tatoos?

I'm afraid not, maybe in the future