Why honor them? Because they sell records, lots of records. Take, for instance, everything in the top 40, or top 100. Its all shiat, but those "artists" will be rewarded and honored because they made money for their respective company(sold lots of records). Music hasnt had to be good for a while now.

HOKEY POKEY! (new window)

I like how she doesn't think they live up to her lofty standards of the sort of thing that should be honored, and then fails to cite one example of something that came out of Scotland that does.

they've lasted.
They sold millions of albums in the 70's, 80's, 90's, and now. That alone is worthyf or espect.

Hey Beavis and Butthead was great.

I really loved Mr. Buzzcut

So, Beavis and Butt-head, I understand Mr. McVicker has made a little arrangement with you guys. Yeah, a little probation. You see, class, Beavis and Butt-head here are not allowed to laugh for a whole week. That's right, and if they do laugh, they'll be expelled, and they'll have to go to Hope High School where they'll get their asses kicked on a daily basis by all the other delinquents. Ha ha ha! Well, I was real glad to hear that, because this is sex education week. That's right, sex-ed week! We're gonna be talkin' about the PENIS! We'll be talkin' about the VAGINA! Do you think that's funny, Butt-head? Do you find it amusing that we'll be talkin' about the TESTICLES? Yes, we're also gonna be talkin' about VENEREAL DISEASE! SEXUAL INTERCOURSE! And we will definitely be spending a lot of time talking about MASTURBATION!

Because they still rock your cocks off, biatch. And that's good enough for me.

Beavis and Butthead critiquing Johnny Cash:

Johnny Cash, Delia's Gone

Butt-head: Uh...who is this dude? He looks familiar.
Beavis: Oh yeah! That's um, um, uh, what's his name, uh...Captain Kangaroo!
Butt-head: Captain what?
Beavis: You know, Captain Kangaroo! With Mr. Green Jeans and Magic Drawing Board. You know.

Beavis: Um...what kind of music is this?
Butt-head: Uh...I think this is like some kinda gangsta rap.

Butt-head: I bet this dude scores a lot because like, he wears black.
Beavis: Plus, he's like, old.

Johnny Cash: Kind of evil make me want to grab my submachine.
Beavis: Whoa! This is pretty violent.
Butt-head: Yeah. Enough is enough.
Johnny Cash: First time I shot her...
Butt-head: Whoa! He shouldn't have shot that chick. She's pretty hot.
Beavis: Yeah, really!
Butt-head: I would've taken her off his hands.
Beavis: Yeah, you know what he should have done? He should have fired some warning shots in the air, and that would have scared her away. And then I could score.
Butt-head: I guess if a chick has to choose between dying or like doing it with you, you might actually have a chance of scoring, Beavis.
Beavis: Yeah, I know! That's why I was suggesting it.

AC/DC = Most Boring. Drumming. EVER.

AC/DC and Beavis & Butthead are both awesome, so I dunno what stick is up this biatch's arse.

/DNRTFA - don't care.

Well, she's got a point. AC/DC are sort of juvenile dick-wavers without a lot of complexity in either music or lyrics. On the other hand, this is rock and roll we're talking about, so if she's looking for subtle maturity and thoughtfulness, maybe she needs to STFU.

Why not? Even one of AC/DC's songs or BnB's cartoon has already had way more influence than your pinchy little 'career' ever will.

something a little more fitting to your sense of rhythm-


/it'll grab all that sand, too

"cartoons"

dammit

they have always sucked.

that's why they sell at wal-mart.

-americas last bastion of purity and suckatude.

You_mean_Im_gonna_stay_this_color: AC/DC = Most Boring. Drumming. EVER.

won't argue that.


/Rush fan.

You_mean_Im_gonna_stay_this_color: AC/DC = Most Boring. Drumming. EVER.

The drummer from Def Leopard's only got one arm!

Peart's drumming kicks ass. It sucks that you have to listen to Rush to hear it.

AC/DC used to be about the only act that I would consider a hard rock comedy act. I mean, c'mon, when Bon was writing the lyrics... Big Balls, The Jack, even Dirty Deeds. Most of their songs were pretty funny. "Killed me when I saw the wet patch on her seat... Was it Coca-Cola?" Yeah, that's a straight-line parallel to the old Porky's movies. And if you judge them by that measure, they were great. Top of their genre. Funny music for horny young stoners.

Since Bon died... yeah, I dunno. Ya ever know someone who just got tired of who they actually are, and decided they were going to adopt some bullshiat persona? And then after a while, they just accept their own made-up past as history?

That's how I feel about 'em now. They've become a cartoon of themselves. The Scooby Doo guest shot can't be far behind. And Angus in that schoolboy uniform in his 50's is just sad.

Why honor them? Because they rock harder and have more energy than any other band.

\saw them a few months ago.
\\they kicked ass.

I'm not a huge fan of the music, but I have full respect for AC/DC. They have had success for several decades.

Malcolm Young is a riff master.

You_mean_Im_gonna_stay_this_color: AC/DC = Most Boring. Drumming. EVER.

well no shiat. It's Angus's show anyway.

and..

gopher321: Because they still rock your cocks off, biatch. And that's good enough for me.

This.

Waah...I don't like them so they should not be acknowledged. Their fame and influence is not as important as my own opinion.

Hey Joan, you know what? I don't like Bob Dylan. But I respect the man's talent and influence. I do not listen to his music, but I acknowledge his talent.

And that article was more prepubescent and Beavis and Buttheadish than ANYthing AC/DC ever did.

Hey, Joan: lick my love pump.

Someone tell her that without AC/DC we might not have Beavis and Butthead. And come to think of it, they are worth praising.

And really, if you're the band responsible for Back in Black? You deserve tons of praise.

wah

Uh, because they kick total farking ass and have for 35 years straight?

Saw them 2 nights ago and the rocked the house.
Hopes the author chokes on a big ole bowl of dicks

barneyfifesbullet: wah...

wah wah wah wha wah whaaaaaaa!

/Thanks Peter, but you're still not going to be on AC/DC's next album!

Outtaphase: I like how she doesn't think they live up to her lofty standards of the sort of thing that should be honored, and then fails to cite one example of something that came out of Scotland that does.

Except where she mentions Robby Burns?

If you don't like AC/DC, you don't like rock music. Period.

Regardless of taste, if you put on AC/DC at a party, pretty much EVERYBODY will rock out to it. They're one of the few things that just about everybody around can agree is awesome. And those that don't probably organize their sock drawer for fun.

And also, Beavis and Butt-Head was great social satire if you actually paid attention. Those that think it was just about fart and boob jokes missed the point. It could be enjoyed on just that level, but it was also ridiculing the stupidity of a whole lot of social institutions. Mike Judge is not a stupid man.

Grumpy middle-aged women tend to like sophisticated music such as El Divo and Celine Dion (or whatever their friends listen to). This is because of their impeccable taste, independent thought process, and objective understanding of music. And singing about farking is okay as long as the music is soft.

Lighten up Francis.

Joan McAlpine needs to get laid. Badly.

Rock is ALL adolescent.

I bet she loves Billy Joel and Janet Jackson.

And if it weren't for AC/DC, we'd all probably actually think KISS was a great rock band.

Roto-Rot: And singing about farking is okay as long as the music is soft.

And you refer to it euphemistically as "making love".

I never much cared for AC/DC, seems like they've been playing the same song over and over since Back in Black. BUT--they never went the power ballad route, they always seem to be having fun, and millions of people love them. I have to give them credit for that.

She hates AC/DC, I hate reading blogs written by people with nothing interesting to say.

Och...back to the loch wi'ye Nessie

//Been waitin to use that

Trajan's Call'Em: The drummer from Def Leopard's only got one arm!

What's AC/DC's excuse?

Beavis and uh.. Buttkisss saved AC/DC from obscurity

They've sold 200 million albums all containing basically the same song over and over again in about 150 slightly different variations. That counts for something.

FlyingPig: If you don't like AC/DC, you don't like rock music. Period.

Regardless of taste, if you put on AC/DC at a party, pretty much EVERYBODY will rock out to it. They're one of the few things that just about everybody around can agree is awesome. And those that don't probably organize their sock drawer for fun.

It's not that I don't like them, but AC/DC defines "overrated", imho. They do what little they do well, but they've made a 35 year career out of rewriting 3 songs: the "fast" one, the "not-so-fast" one, and the "not-so-fast" one that turns into the "fast" one. Add lyrics about "rocking", hot chicks, and/or your balls, shake well, reheat as many times as necessary, and serve loud.

People give the Stones crap for hanging around forever but love AC/DC... why fear songs that have more than 3 chords? I think it's because AC/DC's music is practically guaranteed not to induce any brain activity other than moving your head back and forth in rhythm. As long as alcohol is the recreational drug of choice on this planet AC/DC will have a career.

/ don't even have a sock drawer

as a drummer who was basically forced to play their songs...due to the 'masses' love for 'songs you can fuk and drink to'...

i share the blame in keeping their bullshiat alive and well.

-i'm sorry for that.

rock died a long time ago.

when aerosmith sold out to 'run dmc'...it was over.

ac/dc had its moment...years ago.

only greed and lust for things unatainable, keep them going.

it's like picking a scab...for fun.

Sounds like she needs a good sand washing

spacebar: People give the Stones crap for hanging around forever but love AC/DC... why fear songs that have more than 3 chords? I think it's because AC/DC's music is practically guaranteed not to induce any brain activity other than moving your head back and forth in rhythm. As long as alcohol is the recreational drug of choice on this planet AC/DC will have a career.

Well in AC/DC's defense, they have made decent music the past 15 years, the stones havent made a decent song since what, '81?

You_mean_Im_gonna_stay_this_color: AC/DC = Most Boring. Drumming. EVER.

Phil Rudd =one of the most perfect, simple laid back rock feels EVER.

It's way harder than it sounds. Record yourself playing along with the Back in Black record if you don't believe me (if you are a drummer).

Outtaphase

"...fails to cite one example of something that came out of Scotland that does."

TV, telephone, penicillin...off the top of my head. For a small country (~5m people) we punch well above our weight in these things.

Musically: Franz Ferdinand, Glasvegas, Travis, Simple Minds, Idelwild, Teenage Fanclub, Snow Patrol, Primal Scream...and I didn't even mention The Proclaimers...

spacebar: It's not that I don't like them, but AC/DC defines "overrated", imho. They do what little they do well, but they've made a 35 year career out of rewriting 3 songs: the "fast" one, the "not-so-fast" one, and the "not-so-fast" one that turns into the "fast" one. Add lyrics about "rocking", hot chicks, and/or your balls, shake well, reheat as many times as necessary, and serve loud.

People give the Stones crap for hanging around forever but love AC/DC... why fear songs that have more than 3 chords? I think it's because AC/DC's music is practically guaranteed not to induce any brain activity other than moving your head back and forth in rhythm. As long as alcohol is the recreational drug of choice on this planet AC/DC will have a career.

Funny you mention the Stones. Keith Richards said it the best: "AC/DC only plays one song, really, but they play it better than any band has ever played any song, ever."

FTFA:

"The music is the aural equivalent of a malfunctioning spin drier."


Well since bagpipes are the aural equivalent of someones ball's being caught in a functioning spin dryer, I can understand why Scotty is disappointed in ACDC.

"It's way harder than it sounds. Record yourself playing along with the Back in Black record if you don't believe me (if you are a drummer)."

seriously?

-no.

many of us play "ac/dc type music" with one hand and one foot as a 'warm up'.

he is not doing anything original or new.

he never has.

you must get out more.

good drummers 'know' good drummers...and phil rudd is not on the list.

sorry.

the bald dude drummer they had with them, was at least better than watching paint dry.

but hey...different strokes...for different folks.

it's all good.