Monsters of Rock

Big Chris · 16 Feb 2006 at 19:26

Just spotted this linked from another website and it looks interesting:

Monsters of Rock

At 23 I wouldn't consider myself to be old as such, but for the most part I can't stand modern rock/metal bands, especially the crap they have playing at Download and other such festivals. I'd much rather listen to proper rock bands like Alice in Chains, Soundgarden, Stone Temple Pilots and Blind Melon.

Aside from Deep Purple and Alice Cooper though the lineup is a bit of a mystery. Anyone shed any light on this?

Big Chris · 16 Feb 2006 at 19:57

I've not heard much DP before but what I have heard I've liked and would love to see them live as I hear they put on quite a show.

Not such a big AC fan though, but am eager to find out the rest of the lineup.

I went to the first Ozzfest they did at the MK Bowl in '98 and it was really good. Fear Factory, original Soulfly lineup, Foo Fighters (with Pat Smear before they went all lame and poppy) and of course Black Sabbath.

Big Chris · 23 Feb 2006 at 22:53

Anyone heard any more about this?

Tickets have been on sale for a while now but there's still no mention of the support bands!

Big Chris · 24 Feb 2006 at 00:16

dmpoole said:
I love the OP "At 23 I wouldn't consider myself to be old as such," - good grief.
I basically only listen to new metal bands and I'm very old.
My MP3 player is filled with Fear Factory, At All Cost, Corrosion Of Conformity, Vortex, Exciter, Orange Goblin, Primal Fear, Opeth etc. I can't get enough.
Long live the future.

You've kind of missed my point though. I'm really not a fan of the new crop of rock/metal bands that are billed to play at Download and nearly all my favourite bands and those I'd have on my dream festival list (would read something like Led Zeppelin, Rage Against The Machine, Jane's Addiction circa 1990, RHCP circa 1990/95, Soundgarden, Alice in Chains, Stone Temple Pilots, Smashing Pumpkins any various others) have either split or decided to suck in their old age.

When I tell people this I get responses suggesting that I'm old before my time, hence the comment in my original post.

Fear Factory's Demanufacture is one of my favourite metal albums, and I can't get enough Opeth at the moment but you can keep your Triviums, your Hatebreeds, your Bullet for my Valentines and all the other crap that I hear these days.

Big Chris · 24 Feb 2006 at 10:32

Sic said:
lol, steady on grandad...dont wana break a hip

Watch your mouth youngun, I've got a pile of gig tickets gathering here that I can happily scrub your name off...

Spud21 said:
Was that the year that Slayer and pantera played, and pitchshifter opened on the second stage ? If it was that was one hell of a day, oh and i seem to remember seeing dave Ghrols arse on the big screens, which was umm interesting

I think it may well have been, The Foos came on right before Ozzy though and got some stick from the crowd but I thought they was decent, Colour and the Shape is still a cracking album even if the others suck.

Big Chris · 24 Feb 2006 at 14:35

Sic said:
Nothing left to lose is good as well.

Nah it's crap, very average and written for radio IMO. Pat Smear lent a certain something to the songwriting in his brief time with them, and they've never been the same since he left (although I do really like the first album too, which is 100% Dave Grohl).

As for the venue, not quite sure why they changed it but the MK Bowl is up to the job, if not better. The bowl part of it makes it much easier to see for those at the back and almost gives a stadium like feel to it.

Big Chris · 24 Feb 2006 at 18:21

Sic said:
it's weird when opinions are so very wrong. i think it's a really well produced/written album, and it's got some really great songs on it.

This coming from the man who thinks the latest Incubus album is good... As you say though, tis all a matter of opinion so let us derail the thread no more.

(my opinion is as ever a direct reflection of the true facts)