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Jane Birkin's gotta be there somewhere. I really go for those 60s-styled Go-Go girls in a big way. All this time I thought Marisa Mell was British. She was quite a stunner in Diabolik (starring John Phillip Law).

Miguel Bose is the Spanish equivalent to David Bowie. Miguel Bose's "Amante Bandido": 1. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxo6orHLFYE 2. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exg6st4ryvA (coincidentally, wearing white) David Bowie: (known for being the "Thin White Duke," or something like that).

Sharan Q, a J-Pop band from Japan who debuted in the 90s (I think), shares vocal tone similarities with South American Pop singer Ricardo Montaner from the 80s. Sharan Q is the Japanese equivalent of Ricardo Montaner. These bands and singers are not doo-doo related (zing!). Check out "La Cima Del Cielo" by Ricardo Montaner and "Single Bed" by Sharan Q to listen for yourselves. Sharan Q's "Single Bed" (from 199X): Ricardo Montaner's "Tan Enamorados":

Oh, I like all that New Wave and New Romantic crap. As a music collector, it's ma raison d'etre.

Whoas. Mono (the band) is the English-speaking version of Jeanette. They also come from totally different times. Jeanette from the late 60s, 70s, and early 80s, and Mono came in the 90s. What generation was it over in Spain in the past? See? It's difficult as I am not familiar with what was going on over there when "Corazon De Poeta" and "El Muchacho De Los Ojos Tristes" debuted way back in the day. I just know that Mono sounds very similar to her (almost the same way Aqualung sounds like Radiohead). Mono's "Life In Mono": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6u3CPTfpsYc Jeanette's "Corazon De Poeta":

I saw them play live on Jimmy Kimmel and, I must say, I was very piqued by their sound to the point I had to do an immediate search on these dudes right after the show.

There is nothing wrong with your paraphrasing, except those are not my thoughts and statements. However, I do see something wrong with not voicing a thought on a topic just because other members do not - or might not - agree with it (don't you?). The rules here do not specify whether we are only allowed to write positive thoughts on music, so I thought it was alright to say something isn't as good or just plain sucks. If you are offended or irritated by others merely saying this-or-that is bunk, then you must be an extremely sensitive person - as I didn't resort to personal insults, or used any language that could be considered "profane" or even coarse.

- Al Pacino from Dog Day Afternoon and Scarface. Ever since then, he's been doing that schtick: One moment he's carrying on a normal conversation and the next he's screaming like some crazed, out-of-control lunatic. - Woody Allen played the same neurotic, sexually-charged cerebrotonic for a bunch of his films. Wouldn't have the guy any other way. - James Cagney will be known for all the two-bit goon roles he had in gangster films of the 30s. Sure, he did other starring performances, but who can name of his comedies? - Bela Lugosi was never anyone else other than Dracula. - Boris Karloff was never anyone else other than Frankenstein. - Peter Lorre will always be known as the "creepy" guy. He came from the silent era of film-making, so he used his features a lot to his advantage in a field renown for placing beauty in top roles. - Robert Mitchum was a kind of "fall-guy" in film noirs: The bad guy who has a change of heart at the last moment and does something good. His characters had the sort of human depth in an age where movies were still about simple good and evil, right and wrong - his characters were double-sided. - Rodney Dangerfield will always be the wise guy. - W.C. Fields is the king of wise guys. - Charlie Chaplin was much better at silent slapstick (can anyone name talkies other than The Great Dictator?). Same goes for Buster Keaton. - Lucille Ball will always be "Lucy" even if she starred in a lot of films. - The first actor I thought of as the quintessential typecast is Edward G. Robinson: Usually the head of a bootlegging gang. Sometimes, he'd play the inspector, but even Warner Brother cartoons put him as the gangster.

Would you rather want me to lie and write that I love bands whose music I don't like very much? Like some sycophant? The appeal of web sites such as this one is in the variety of opinion - even the ones I dis-agree with. It's all about the music discussion, not about arguing. I'm not trying to change members' minds about the bands they love, or even what a "generation" really is. I'm just telling what I think of these things. Sure, I use the word "crap" quite a bit. It's a lot less offensive than many of the other synonyms I could think up at the time I wrote that. The next time, I'll try to vary my vocabulary to include better euphemisms for music that sux.

No.

His handling of some of those animals seemed, to me, to be on the rough side. I've been to many zoos, wild life sanctuaries, and talked with some zoologists at the university who saw his show as sensationalistic. Nothing wrong with that and it's not that I think he deserved to get accidentally killed, but wild animals do unexpected things and, combined with some dangerous handling, they tend to react defensively - right down to the "tame" critters. Jacques Cousteau is someone who also devoted his entire life to teaching the world about marine animals and he lived to old age. I wonder what he would say about this tragic incident.

Bands termed as "Power Pop" came after The Beatles. You might know some really famous ones such as The Cars, The Knack, Cheap Trick, Squeeze (maybe), et al. Most fans of the genre will tend to go toward the more esoteric junk: 20/20, The ComSat Angels, and so on. Good schtuff. I think a lot of the "new" New Wave crap like Franz Ferdinand, The Killers, The Bravery, et cetera derive a lot of their sound from them. http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=77:383

It's quite difficult to define what a "generation" really is, which is why I apply an Occam's Razor to things and choose an arbitrary timeline no more than 10 years. Either that, or I try to use distinguishable music genres and subgenres. It's probably harder in sites such as this one since members listen to a wider variety of music than... "regular" folk who tune in to their local big radio station or still watch eMpTyV TRL.

Curiously enough, every member who has answered has a space account, but doesn't divulge the good details about it. Heh. I check out a couple of other music boards and imdb. I also like to browse around Amazon and add junk to my wishlist... I have about 45 pages of stuff I added. I also like to log into netflix and add, arrange, re-arrange, and rate movies. I added 496 movies to the queue.

Some are and some are not. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baby_boomer

Okay, but Clodplay still sounds like Radiohead. Steely Dan is on tour at the moment. Duran Duran were on tour about a year ago. Depeche Mode, too. They're cutting records in this generation, but they're not from this generation. This is applicable to Radiohead, who are a band from the 90s and whose crowning achievement was waaaay back in their debut, The Bends, and OK Computer. You said they sound like a "watered down version of Radiohead." That statement can be construed as sounding similar. And Thom Yorke sounds like Joakim Berg of Kent, who debuted a couple of years after Radiohead. Of all the Kent and Radiohead sound-alikes, I think Aqualung managed to pull it off really well. Phew, for a minute there, I lost myself...

Hahaha. Good one. Clodplay is the same generation's version of Radiohead. Bush is the same generation's version of Pearl Jam. Silver Chair is the same generation's version of Pearl Jam AND Nirvana... and maybe even BUSH! Ha!

I like this discussion. It's my fault for not laying a simple defition from the onset. To me, this generation are people around the ages of 13 (when - I think - most people become aware of music and pop culture) up to around 25. I'd say sometime around 1997 to present is what I'd construe as "today's music". The further you go back, the less likely that music would've first debuted for a teenager to hear. Hey, yesterday was the first time I heard so-an-so is not the same thing as something genuinely coming from this generation. Up until a few years ago, I hadn't heard most of Holger Czukay/Can and Klaus Schultze. They're still music from another generation, another time. This is why the example compared one generation's music to The Beatles. Par example: Japan was the Roxy Music of the New Wave era. Oasis is The Beatles of 90s BritPop. Suede was the Nick Gilder of 90s BritPop. Aqualung is the Radiohead of this generation. Mikel Erentxun is the Morrissey of late-90s Spanish Rock. I'm neurotic like that...

No, he noted some very relevant artists which I'd consider a part of this generation. - Damien Rice is this generation's, um, Felt? - Death Cab For Cutie is this generation's insert late 70s/early 80s Power Pop band.

1. Yes and...? 2. That's two out of the whole list. Actually, a lot of what he listed gets played on the radio and even has a music video broadcasted on eMpTyV, so the whole "not top 40" idea was lost on me. Heck, The Flaming Lips were used in VH1 commercials last year.

You have the wrong impression. I'm under the impression this is a forum made for the purpose of discussing music.

I read your entire reply. I was thinking this generation's music would start from 2000 on up. I mean, how's a 15 or 16-year old going to remember first hearing an album or song that debuted in 1990?

Difference of opinion. I don't see how 16 years ago could be considered the current generation. Back then it was "Generation X" sort of atmosphere. It hasn't been that in a while. A lot of those bands and artists you listed I wouldn't consider a part of this generation, which is why I said there aren't good things coming out at the moment... and your reply demonstrated this. If that's the case, then I can name 30-year old bands and claim they're part of this generation because they put out a record or two in the past couple of years. In the context of this topic, I could say, "Donald Fagen is this generation's Steely Dan."

Name a few.