Of course I do, mary. I have a long history with 70's/80's punk and the (sometimes unfortunate) spawnings of it.
oh.
really, though. it's difficult to determine who knows what music from around then. they only inhabited some vague underground of music for me until i got out of high school and started listening to college radio, i just wasn't very cool in the 80s.
My dad was a hard rock/heavy metal fan (saw Metallica and Ozzy with him in 6th grade). An older cousin introduced me to stuff like the Clash, Husker Du, Sugarcubes, Talking Heads, etc. The all white farming community I grew up in had an obsession with hip-hop, so there's that. The only stuff I never really got into was 80's pop. Hell, I even saw Stryper in concert.
I thought I hit an all time high in my cool quotient at the age of 18 upon discovering The Jesus and Mary Chain's Psychocandy...
That would do the trick for sure.
Also, I take back my comment about 80's pop. I always liked that song "What are Words For" by Missing Persons.
BurtReynolds wrote:As long as the music is still good, amirite? amirite!?
I'm still confused about "pearl jam" investing in anything. Are they some sort of investment group now? If so, please give me some pointers on how to best avoid partnering with a silly rock band to invest in anything, except maybe a business that sells vinyl rereleases to mentally ill people with entirely too much money.
you are rite. Or if they're doing something unethical or supporting something particularly bad.
Unless dropbox was desperate for capital I don't see what pearl jam inc is bringing to the table for them, unless it's just a guy using his business to fulfill a childhood fantasy. Condi rice brings a lot more to the table. Seeing members of my favorite band sitting on the board does not inspire me with confidence
PryTo wrote:I'm telling you, these guys actively despise their fanbase at this point. I do, too, for the most part, so I guess I don't entirely blame them.
It's kind of a shame how things have turned out but I think this is pretty accurate.
i agree with this guy and all, but doesn't it strike anyone as funny that a guy writing for CNN Money is talking about how a part of him just died upon hearing this news?
Why? I have worked in the stock market my entire life and have felt disappointed by Pearl Jam's actions the last decade as much or more than most of the people on here. Why can't I be a capitalist and not like it when a band I respect does a hypocritical 180?
the answer is, of course you can.
no one is immune to being disappointed - and you know, i thought i was for a good 10 years of Pearl Jam's career... just that sometimes it's a joke to read it coming from part of the establishment that slowly swallowed the reasons for having a band like them, i guess.
I ain't stupid though, i know money is a great thing to make and have and use and enjoy, i look down my nose at no one (not for that anyway) I just figure the guy who writes a column for the likes of cnn money has a better shot at properly gauging his disappointment if he was writing that article for some hold out website that caters to washed up philosophies about not bowing to the almighty dollar instead of one that participated in the destruction of that kind of thing.
don't be angry at me, matty, i respect your right to be successful, and I'm not taking a shot at you, i'm just making cynical cluckings of my tongue so i can feel validated in my lack of success or something.
McParadigm wrote:Are you guys debating this, like its a real thing?
This shit is comedy. That's all it is. You don't need to feel disappointed, because its really, really funny. You don't have to defend it because the combinational choices are so far beyond ridiculous it's too late for any defense to have a prayer. Pearl Jam is Kiss. Finkle is Einhorn. How you could possibly not find it amusing as shit to watch play out is beyond me.
It's like RM started a joke, and the band has been following up on it for us. All things considered, trading in their passion for music in an experiment to see how many zeros they can add to their bank accounts is the MOST entertaining thing they've done in years.
This is really true. I'm filled with #ValueAdd posts today in this thread.
I bet in 2016 Pearl Jam endorses a Republican for President...just for the lulz.
Of course I do, mary. I have a long history with 70's/80's punk and the (sometimes unfortunate) spawnings of it.
oh.
really, though. it's difficult to determine who knows what music from around then. they only inhabited some vague underground of music for me until i got out of high school and started listening to college radio, i just wasn't very cool in the 80s.
My dad was a hard rock/heavy metal fan (saw Metallica and Ozzy with him in 6th grade). An older cousin introduced me to stuff like the Clash, Husker Du, Sugarcubes, Talking Heads, etc. The all white farming community I grew up in had an obsession with hip-hop, so there's that. The only stuff I never really got into was 80's pop. Hell, I even saw Stryper in concert.
I thought I hit an all time high in my cool quotient at the age of 18 upon discovering The Jesus and Mary Chain's Psychocandy...
That would do the trick for sure.
Also, I take back my comment about 80's pop. I always liked that song "What are Words For" by Missing Persons.
you and me should hang out, remod.
Dev wrote:you're delusional. you are a sad sad person. fuck off. you're mentally ill beyond repair. i don't need your shit. dissapear.
Of course I do, mary. I have a long history with 70's/80's punk and the (sometimes unfortunate) spawnings of it.
oh.
really, though. it's difficult to determine who knows what music from around then. they only inhabited some vague underground of music for me until i got out of high school and started listening to college radio, i just wasn't very cool in the 80s.
My dad was a hard rock/heavy metal fan (saw Metallica and Ozzy with him in 6th grade). An older cousin introduced me to stuff like the Clash, Husker Du, Sugarcubes, Talking Heads, etc. The all white farming community I grew up in had an obsession with hip-hop, so there's that. The only stuff I never really got into was 80's pop. Hell, I even saw Stryper in concert.
I thought I hit an all time high in my cool quotient at the age of 18 upon discovering The Jesus and Mary Chain's Psychocandy...
That would do the trick for sure.
Also, I take back my comment about 80's pop. I always liked that song "What are Words For" by Missing Persons.
you and me should hang out, remod.
I'm not watching the Breakfast Club though. My wife makes me watch that at least once a year.
Of course I do, mary. I have a long history with 70's/80's punk and the (sometimes unfortunate) spawnings of it.
oh.
really, though. it's difficult to determine who knows what music from around then. they only inhabited some vague underground of music for me until i got out of high school and started listening to college radio, i just wasn't very cool in the 80s.
My dad was a hard rock/heavy metal fan (saw Metallica and Ozzy with him in 6th grade). An older cousin introduced me to stuff like the Clash, Husker Du, Sugarcubes, Talking Heads, etc. The all white farming community I grew up in had an obsession with hip-hop, so there's that. The only stuff I never really got into was 80's pop. Hell, I even saw Stryper in concert.
I thought I hit an all time high in my cool quotient at the age of 18 upon discovering The Jesus and Mary Chain's Psychocandy...
That would do the trick for sure.
Also, I take back my comment about 80's pop. I always liked that song "What are Words For" by Missing Persons.
you and me should hang out, remod.
I'm not watching the Breakfast Club though. My wife makes me watch that at least once a year.
oh, I was never a big fan of the brat pack. I did, however get my dad to record Repo Man for me. which starred Emilio Estavez, but it was before he was part of the brat packers.
also, no one here is right about Pearl Jam's money making intentions in 1991, btw.
Dev wrote:you're delusional. you are a sad sad person. fuck off. you're mentally ill beyond repair. i don't need your shit. dissapear.
BurtReynolds wrote:As long as the music is still good, amirite? amirite!?
I'm still confused about "pearl jam" investing in anything. Are they some sort of investment group now? If so, please give me some pointers on how to best avoid partnering with a silly rock band to invest in anything, except maybe a business that sells vinyl rereleases to mentally ill people with entirely too much money.
you are rite. Or if they're doing something unethical or supporting something particularly bad.
Unless dropbox was desperate for capital I don't see what pearl jam inc is bringing to the table for them, unless it's just a guy using his business to fulfill a childhood fantasy. Condi rice brings a lot more to the table. Seeing members of my favorite band sitting on the board does not inspire me with confidence
worldwithyourheart wrote:I'm sure these guys are set for life, but don't make it out as if they are filthy rich. They're not. Do you think Boom is? What about the roadies, 10C staff, etc. Maybe the band wants to keep the machine going because they feel obligated and care about the people who have helped them.
worldwithyourheart wrote:I'm sure these guys are set for life, but don't make it out as if they are filthy rich. They're not. Do you think Boom is? What about the roadies, 10C staff, etc. Maybe the band wants to keep the machine going because they feel obligated and care about the people who have helped them.
I could just read this all day long.
you think you know and like to speculate and criticize, but you really have no idea in the end.
This dropbox thing is an investment, which can mean only one thing: PJ are retiring soon.
It's their last ditch moneygrab. If it's a wise investment, PJ are done.
Here's the plan: nobody use dropbox. Soon dropbox should fall over, and PJ's investment goes down the toilet. Hopefully then they'll either make another album, or if they're lazy they'll open the vaults.
Rangi Guy wrote:So skating back to the train station after work today things went wrong.....now my skateboard is at the bottom of the harbour
Sgt. Crackpot wrote:This dropbox thing is an investment, which can mean only one thing: PJ are retiring soon.
It's their last ditch moneygrab. If it's a wise investment, PJ are done.
Here's the plan: nobody use dropbox. Soon dropbox should fall over, and PJ's investment goes down the toilet. Hopefully then they'll either make another album, or if they're lazy they'll open the vaults.
I'd hate to remove all the christmas santa hat avatars from my dropbox.
worldwithyourheart wrote:I'm sure these guys are set for life, but don't make it out as if they are filthy rich. They're not. Do you think Boom is? What about the roadies, 10C staff, etc. Maybe the band wants to keep the machine going because they feel obligated and care about the people who have helped them.
I could just read this all day long.
you think you know and like to speculate and criticize, but you really have no idea in the end.
Holy shit. I *do* like to speculate and criticize! I like the living SHIT out of it!
How did you do that? Do you...I mean...are you spying on me?
