Comments on: The Police and Van Halen are reuniting! Who cares? http://www.hearya.com/2007/02/16/the-police-and-van-halen-are-reuniting-who-cares/ Indie Music Blog, Live Sessions, and Daily MP3 Downloads. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 23:00:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: The Record Low - CD Release Party 2/16/07 at HearYa: An Indie Music Blog http://www.hearya.com/2007/02/16/the-police-and-van-halen-are-reuniting-who-cares/comment-page-1/#comment-1357 The Record Low - CD Release Party 2/16/07 at HearYa: An Indie Music Blog Thu, 22 Feb 2007 15:41:58 +0000 http://www.hearya.com/2007/02/16/the-police-and-van-halen-are-reuniting-who-cares/#comment-1357 [...] After turning down my ticket to see The Police, I ventured out on a freezing Chicago night to check an unsigned band called The Record Low at The Subterranean. I’ve never been impressed with The Subterranean because the acoustics are awful and this night was no different. Luckily, The Record Low didn’t become a product of their environment, nor did they dissapoint. [...] [...] After turning down my ticket to see The Police, I ventured out on a freezing Chicago night to check an unsigned band called The Record Low at The Subterranean. I’ve never been impressed with The Subterranean because the acoustics are awful and this night was no different. Luckily, The Record Low didn’t become a product of their environment, nor did they dissapoint. [...]

]]> By: John http://www.hearya.com/2007/02/16/the-police-and-van-halen-are-reuniting-who-cares/comment-page-1/#comment-1141 John Mon, 19 Feb 2007 10:27:26 +0000 http://www.hearya.com/2007/02/16/the-police-and-van-halen-are-reuniting-who-cares/#comment-1141 hi woody Maybe The Police don't have the same hunger as the band(s) you mentioned because they don't really have anything to prove. History will show (even a 100 years from now) that they were the best band in the early 1980's, the greatest of their generation, and if not the best; one of the best bands of all time. After all, they did come up with a new sound - different to anything else before or since, (blending punk, reggae, rock, new wave, sca into a strange but accesible new hybrid form). Most new bands today are part of the same rock and roll bandwagon - energy, attitude, the works. Question is though - are they really revolutionary? Do they stand out - in terms of technique or style - from all the others? Or - are they all energy, hunger, but just the same old same old... To be passionate is one thing - Unique - that is another story. hi woody

Maybe The Police don’t have the same hunger as the band(s) you mentioned because they don’t really have anything to prove. History will show (even a 100 years from now) that they were the best band in the early 1980′s, the greatest of their generation, and if not the best; one of the best bands of all time. After all, they did come up with a new sound – different to anything else before or since, (blending punk, reggae, rock, new wave, sca into a strange but accesible new hybrid form). Most new bands today are part of the same rock and roll bandwagon – energy, attitude, the works.

Question is though – are they really revolutionary? Do they stand out – in terms of technique or style – from all the others? Or – are they all energy, hunger, but just the same old same old…

To be passionate is one thing – Unique – that is another story.

]]> By: Oz http://www.hearya.com/2007/02/16/the-police-and-van-halen-are-reuniting-who-cares/comment-page-1/#comment-1013 Oz Sat, 17 Feb 2007 01:31:22 +0000 http://www.hearya.com/2007/02/16/the-police-and-van-halen-are-reuniting-who-cares/#comment-1013 First of all, that picture is incredible. It inspired me to feather my hair. I completely agree with you though. When I saw the Black Keys for the first time at a 3/4 full Metro, I'd never seen so much energy. They looked like two kids amazed that they were actually playing a show in the Chi. Went back to a sold out show at the same venue with friends and the Keys seemed to just go through the motions and plow through their set list. First of all, that picture is incredible. It inspired me to feather my hair. I completely agree with you though. When I saw the Black Keys for the first time at a 3/4 full Metro, I’d never seen so much energy. They looked like two kids amazed that they were actually playing a show in the Chi. Went back to a sold out show at the same venue with friends and the Keys seemed to just go through the motions and plow through their set list.

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