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The downfall of modern society, damn you
James Cameron!
Before I kick off my new rant, I'd like to
say something. As your Vice President I will support President AntiGuy
in all decisions and I will have sex with as many interns as possible!!
Now, on with our new rant....
(**Readers Note: This rant was the VERY
FIRST rant I ever wrote for my website, but for the purposes of antimusic
and the need to entertain you all I'm reworking parts of it so it’ll read
better and entertain you a little more..enjoy**)
I blame James Cameron for the fall of modern
society! There, I said it. So, you’re asking yourself, “Dr Fever, what
in the hell are you talking about!?!?”. Well, let me tell you, it all started
when James Cameron decided to do “Titanic”. The man who had done “Terminator”
and “Terminator 2” was going to do a LOVE STORY!?!?!? And, A love story
about a damn boat none the less!!. For a movie that was supposed to be
about a boat with a backstory of love, it sure as hell didn’t come out
that way, especially when every 13 to 17 year old girl went out and saw
the fucking thing 50 times and the movie ended up grossing 1.8 billion
worldwide!! That’s nuckin futs!!!
So, you’re asking, “How does this mean
James Cameron is directly responsible for the downfall of modern civilization?”.
The leeches in the world who work in marketing and promotion for record
labels in the music industry were DESPERATLY trying to find new avenue
from which to suck money out of the public at large. Once these leaches
realized just how much money the young girl demographic had to spend, they
started finding NEW ways to suck them dry, even though the ways the took
had actually been around for years (the Beatles started out as a boy band
more or less..but, they actually had talent and ended up telling there
version of slimy leeches to go fuck themselves, that’s why we were graced
with such classics at “the white album” and “Sgt. peppers lonely hearts
club band”, and that’s why the Beatles ended up being the single most influential
musicians of all time).Back to now, Enter Carson Daly, The Backstreet Boys,
N Sync and all that type of shit. I’m sorry, but someone as annoying and
worthless as Carson Daly doesn’t just “luck” into a job at MTV,
he’s put there for a reason...think about
it....you want an example? In the last couple of years, this man has bagged
Jennifer Love Hewitt and Christina Aguleria!! That my friends is where
his “luck” lay, his ‘JOB’ was a well planned out and carefully executed
plan to attack a certain demographic..sadly it worked. As far as those
even more worthless boy bands go, well, they’ve got a heritage. Think back
a couple years, think back to New Kids On The Block. Yeah, a scary heritage
don’t you think? Anyway, some schmo remembered how much these guys had
young girls sweating back in the day and thought: “Hey, lets build on this
disposable income thing and bring back something ever little girl loves..boy
bands!” And, voila, instant moneymaker. Sadly, the trend continues. I mean,
ABC did a TV show to create a NEW boy band, MTV did a movie that (from
what I can tell) was supposed to make fun of those that are the reason
they have viewers, instead, it produced even ANOTHER boy band! GODDAMN
IT!! Does it ever end!!?!?!!? Now? We live in a world where, (love ‘em
or hate ‘em) a credible, actual BAND (Pantera) can’t outsell a bunch of
pimple popping, no talent, kids (n sync) in the first week out of the box!And,
also, week after week, boy bands and jailbait bitches outsell everyone.
I mean, the hardcore and true fans of bands like Pantera, AC/DC, Metallica
and others are out there fighting the good fight, trying to help others
who have been inflicted with the sickness of actually (gulp) liking these
‘artists’ (very loose term there). One last thing; what I find really sad
and disturbing are guys who listen to N Sync, 98 Degrees, BSB, Britnay
Spears, etc just because they want to impress girls.
Newsflash; that’s fucking sad! Hey (no
offense to the female readers) I understand the male need to try and get
ass, but damn it guys, do it yourselves, get the girl to want you because
of who you are. Don’t change yourselves and give up your musical principles
in the name of ass!
So, I'm putting out the call..everyone
come get blessed at the altar of rock n roll..cleanse yourselves of the
sins of boybands. Then, someone, anyone, track down James Cameron and shoot
him in the head. Before he dies, tell him it’s all his fault and he can
shove that damn boat straight up his fucking ass!!!
Of course, that’s just MY opinion and I
could be wrong.
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Dr Fever
In case you didn't know...I didn't do that up with hope down with dope shit...damn ghostposter! i hate that shit!
Rasta
Dr. Fever is a genious! You definately know what is up. The same brothas that change themselves for ass are the same ones that are buying the ,so-called "bands" consisting of a bunch of jackasses that spend way too much time on thier hair. Heavy music is where its at! Check out my band at Rasclaatmusic.com. Also, check out GRYN. They are a shining example of what metal is all about!Later on
antiGUY
a little mouse told me a new rant from Dr Fever is coming tomorrow - Mon the 11th! I haven't read it yet, but I hear it's pretty good. So we'll see what the good dr has to say tomorrow. aG
Flounder
Yes BK, as always, James Cameron goes for the tried and true beaten path to success. Not content to copy true pioneers like Speilberg and Lucas, he must follow Arron Spelling in his tried and true TV formulas. You base the whole show around a knockout with plot twists that always seem to have her doing something sexy and scantily clad. Don't get me wrong, though I recognize the hypocricy, I still enjoy it. I personally would pay to watch Jessica Alba watch paint dry. Anybody else around here find themselves watching a little too much of the WB network. Yes, James Cameron and his ilk are hard at work enslaving our minds with mindless inarticulate drivel, and we, slaves to our hormones, are powerless to resist.
BK,the teen hearthrob
Dr.Fever, I totally agree with your insights about Mr. Cameron. I also think he is a total reakazoid. But,shall we not forget if not for James Shameron we would not have the pleasure of seeing the lovely Jessica Alba on tv every Tuesday night. That would have serious suckual overtones.But all in all I totally agree*high five*
Lucy
Def Leppard kind of did what Jefferson Airplane did...put out some really great stuff and when it became to hard to compete with the new fluff, well they joined in and screwed up their entire careers. Now it's purely 'Where are they now stuff'. Both had great style going at first. I, too, had 'High and Dry'. But alot of bands go that route...Aerosmith, Van Halen, etc.
the max
I guess your right antiGUY, this is just one of those cases where a couple of shyty albums (and the death of a guitar player and a drummer losing an arm) dooms a bands entire reputation. A prime example would be Metallica, but I still listen to them, and I'll admit I had the High n' Dry album but after Pyromania and all that I just kinda grouped it all together and it all became to pop-like for my taste, but that was a my bad. I just think that Def Leppards' place on the list could've been filled by a few more deserving bands that were either placed too low or weren't there at all. (Sepultura!!!)
Manbat
I'm probably guessing that wasn't the real Tim...
Rocky
Hey Tim go fukk yourself ok assmonkey.
Tim
I hate all gen x,ers and alternatve like peeple! you,r all stupid. nirvana sucked and ruined good music like dooken and poison. I like grown men in spandex, I,m fruity that way. if you,r younger than me you are a loser and all new music sucks and all alterntive 90's music sucked and all people in the 90's sucked. I need to go suck off a glamm rocker now.
antiGUY
To the Max: Def Leppard was not always a pop band. Go back and listen to High n Dry that is a full on hard rock album. In my humble opinion one the best hard rock albums of all time. True the crap after pyromania gave them a bad name, but up til then they were a great hard rock band.
the max
I've never seen a Gwar concert...I've heard so much about their live show, I want to go see them, But they are so damn underground I never hear if they come around here...It pisses me off. Even on the poor excuses for a rock station announce if fuking N'suck come here, and then that's all you hear about on the news for the next 3 weeks. Gwar comes and noone even knows about it until some church tries to ban the show. Why oh why can't pop music go away?! Damn...now I need to go hit something.
GOTH BROOKS
I know this is off topic, but I'm jonesin' hard to see GWAR come out on tour.
the max
I think the biggest dissapointment on the whole list was to see Rainbow and Deep Purple so low on the list...If I remember correctly Der Leopard was higher than them...I really don't think Def Leopard should've been anywhere near the top 100. To me they were always just a Pop Band. There were a few more like them on the list but I can't remember the rest.
SubXavier
*nods* Yeah... I've only heard that one song... but since I heard that they were inspiration for both Cobain and Corgan, I think I'll try to find more of them somewhere.
the max
they were on the list...just not as high as they should've been.
SubXavier
I think I remember seeing Blue Oyster Cult on the list somewheres... *shrug* But maybe not.
the max
...Sepultura
metallica7
LA GUNS, Lords of the New Church, Faster Pussycat, Joey and the Fukken Ramones...
Dr Fever
Fugazi, Minor Threat, Sick Of It All, Snapcase.
metallica7
annnnnddd..... triumph, frank marinos maghoney rush...ufo...blackfoot...ronnie james dio.... frank fukken zappa (sounds better) judas priest.. let me know when to start collecting for the list
antiGUY
M7 Man I forgot all about B.O.C. You are totally right! I can't believe they would have spinal tap and lita ford and not BOC? Nazereth would have been a good choice too. Maybe kick Hole out of the line up, put them in with Y&T, Saxon, Armord Saint etc. The list could go on. I really think we need to do our own top 100 list here and let the fan choose them like we do with the top albums of all time every year. By the way, Great music is timeless just ask Mozart!
metallica7
antiGUY i was really serious! thought at least them and Nazereth would have made at least the top 100 and or Blue Oyster Cult (now someones gonna label me "living in the past" i can feel it). but thats cool! thanks for the info!
antiGUY
M7 their vocalist lost his voice from Screamin in the night! j/k Seriously one of their members got cancer. But he has recovered and the band got back together a few years ago released a new cd last year called Round 13 and Arista released a greatist hits CD for them this year. I know you were joking but what the hell I decided to give you a real answer.
I did love their Blitz album back in the day!
metallica7
whatever happened to the band KROKUS ?
Flounder
James Cameron isn't a movie director. He's a on man public opinion poll. He finds out where the money is, and targets that demographic with as much high priced media firepower as possible. Nuff said. As for the VH1 list, Led rules, always did and always will. P.S.- watch out Shroomdevil, you've taken the name of Metallica in vain. The almighty Fever may have words with you.
George W
I will say it once I will sya it twise FUK Al Gore and Fuk James Cameron and all boy bands can go to hell from where they were spawned! As VP Fever I am calling on you to stomp out all three of these shyty proveyors of shyt!
the max
I know who is to blame fo everythings downfall...Vanilla Ice
Nigel
Al Gore is the blame for the downfall of society. Cheaters win?
Zer0
i was pretty damn glad to see the old school rock guys giving bands like Soundgarden and Nirvana a pat on the back as well... in my opinion, Soundgarden was a HIGHLY underrated and talented band...it sucks that they didn't get an award until Blackhole Sun came out... a good song.. but not one of their best in my opinion... and i have every album they ever released... i never really got into Zepplin that much.. and Sabbath rules... and they both influenced pretty much the same bands... (hell, Soundgarden was always chocked up to be a mixture of the two by critics and the like who didn't know a damn thing about them)... i dunno if James Cameron is to blame for the downfall of society, actually, i think society's to blame for its own downfall... but what can you do? you can't magically make all the idiots in the world either disappear, or become geniuses.. so you just deal with it and move on... and agreeing with someone's earlier post, (sorry, forgot the name and too lazy to scroll down) the boy band/bubblegum/saccharine pop thing will pass.. and something equally annoying will take its place.. it's just the way it goes.. a repeating cycle... anyway... since i've said a lot of nothing, i guess i'll stop now to save a little posting space... later... -0
ShroomDevil
1) I thought the list was pretty good. But you all seem to be missing that it's just another collection of opinions. It can't ever be right for all of you people. 2) I wish people would stop putting 80s hair bands (and maybe even 70s) in those lists. I really don't give a sh*t about whitesnake, poison, twister sister, etc. Someone should do a more modern list, like just for 90s bands. 3) Metallica sucks. 4) I heard that the Creed guy uses a voice modifier thing to make him sound better. Does anyone know if that's true? It would make me happy to have another thing to bitch about them with.
the max
Why the fuk was Def Leperd on the top 100? and why were they above Pantera or most of all Slayer? AND WHERE THE FUK WAS SEPULTURA?!!!
Windegowolf
Ugh....alright Fever, i think you've taken an irrelevent turn with the James Cameron thing, but i do have to give you credit for a rant well done. At this time, i have nothing more to say, but you know i'll be back. ~Wolf
Religion
I just want to say that Carson Daly should just get stabbed and die already.
Max
This is the best rant yet! You Rock Fever!!
antiGUY
ohh I see you guys ar clicking on his name not the article title and it's taking you to the index page... just click on the article and you bypass the index.
antiGUY
what r u guys talking about having to click through a bunch of pages? I click on the article title on the menu and come right here. As for the disclaimers, it's either that or our editor, edits the shyt out of what Dr fever turns in. I think having to scroll through a disclaimer to get the full article from Dr Fever is worth it. Then again some people will complain no matter what you do.
GREENMUSE
i never liked the little bugger,but it defintly is sad.i defintly agree with dr fever fugazi at 95?!!?!and rancid?! at 98,as much as i love rancid,i doubt they influenced anybody,no op ivy is a differnt question entirely. and what the hell is up with the rollins band on there,all they did was talk about black flag.which was much better,henry didnt have his humongous ego that he has now.and i defintly dont like the warning screen and disclaimers to get to this page,who ever thought of that idea should be fired,or beat at least.im out
Dr Fever
I didn't feel like taking the time to do my special little posting thing, so, i'm just gonna use the regular thing..ok, a couple quick observations. 1) does it bother anyone but me that you have to click, like, 3 things to get to this column? and most of that is filled with 32 different discalimers about my content. Shhhesh, I knew i could be bad, but that's ridiculous. 2)The VH1 thing was cool..but..too many crappy bands ranked ahead of some more deserving bands(Slayer only at50?? Pantera at 45?? FUGAZI at 95!?!?). 3)One mans top 10 Hard Rock Bands: 10-ANTHRAX (the godfathers of raprock..and a great band period.) 9-SLAYER(i have nothing more to say.) 8-OZZY(the most recognziable voice in rock music) 7-PANTERA(to quote: "Fukkk You. We're from Texas!") 6-NIRVANA (one word: Revolution) 5-AC/DC (what can be said about this band that hasn't already been said?) 4. JIMI HENDRIX (the greatest guitar player to ever breathe...influenced, oh, EVERYONE) 3-LED ZEPPELIN (can't argue with the fact they influenced some of the greatest musicians of all time) 2-METALLICA (This generations Black Sabbath) 1-BLACK SABBATH (there is only one thing I can say about Sabbath and it comes from the liner notes of the first Nativity In Black release: "Black Sabbath wrote EVERY cool riff..EVER.") Honorable Mention: Motorhead, Iron Maiden, Queen, Alice In Chains, Rage Against The Machine, Fugazi, Tool, Nine Inch Nails, Pearl Jam, and The Who. Of course, all of this is just my opinion...fukkk it, you know the rest.
the max
kewl, If Arnolds in it...it outta kick some ass. don't worry about sounding like a trekkie freak metallica7, we all have our little obssesions every now and then,heh, just ask me anything about any Monty Python movie or the Evil Dead trilogy...I practically know those movies by heart.
Mr T
joe c died in his sleep a couple of days ago .
metallica7
p.s sorry its currently eing directed by John McTiernan with James as a writing credit. Linda Hamlton has opted out on playing her old role in this movie.
metallica7
hey "THE MAX" heres some of what i have so far. currently arnolds in the thrid re-write of the script sceduled to start filming spring 2001 for a summer 2002 release or sooner (my guess is next christmas) due to arnolds current contract obs. heres james camerons viewpoint...Director James Cameron has terminated his discussions about directing Terminator 3, the online magazine Inside said Tuesday. The magazine quoted Cameron as saying, "I don't control the rights, and to build value in someone else's franchise really doesn't make sense. ... I'll build value in my own franchise, thank you very much." Responding to Arnold Schwarzenegger's comment that his "big wish" was to work with Cameron again on Terminator 3, Cameron indicated that he may have at least part of his wish. He said that he is currently developing True Lies 2, which could reunite him with Schwarzenegger. so thats all i have of real importance on it right now. (god i hope you all dont think im some trekkie freak now heh heh i do have a life ! ) laterz
GREENMUSE
i was a little dissapointed that the clash was number 20,while the sex pistols were i think number 15 or so,there is no way in hell that the sex pistols are better than the clash,by the way what happend to joe c?
antiGUY
I saw it too, and it was interesting. Although I don't know what it has to do with this month's rant. I f I were to fix that list I would make some changes. I was blown away that OZZY was only 18. I think of him being in the top 10, put the who at 18 and put OZZY in that spot. Then switch Zeppelin and Black Sabbath. Take out Spinal Tap and replace them with someone like Y&T or the Misfits. I think our next fan based top 100 list here should be of just hard rock bands. That would be an interesting list.
Dude Love
I was also surprised to see older acts giving credit to newer acts (ozzy liking Nirvana) It really caught me off guard. I was expecting them to be like Tim, but you have to remember that these acts were influenced by the early metal/hard rock acts (obviously) I too predicted Led would get #1 and Sabbath would bet #2. I don't necessarily think that Led were a weaker act than Sabbath, I just think that Sabbath's music was very much darker and gritty, therefor influencing heavier acts. or whatever, I guess I'm just yakking...
the max
I'm pissed...I missed the whole top 100 thing, but, I kinda figured Led Zepplen would win...they always do,(even though I never really consider them heavy for the majority of their albums) But as for James Cameron...I don't really blame him, he made a shytload of money off that film, but hey, he's a good director and what's this about Terminator III? Please metallica7, enlighten us a little more.
MasterOfPuppetz
Hey my predictions were right, Metallica even did better than i expected and mad the top 5 (number 5) really i think sabbath was more important (and better) than led zepplin, nothing against zepplen, but it seems like all the good bands were more influenced by sabbath (metallica, slayer, anthrax)and the lame bands (Twisted sister, Lita Ford) were influenced by zepplen, I also thought it was interesting to see metal gods like Bruce dickenson and Rob Halford praising Alternative bands like soundgarden and Alice in chains, i wonder what our good buddy Tim would think of that?
Metal Wolf
Well I am glad that AC/DC got number 4 on the top 100 greatest hard rock bands of all time.
SubXavier
Yeah, I saw the whole countdown thing... and I'm still angry as hell that Tool's at number 88. Ah, well... it's just cause noone knows about 'em... *sigh*
Dr Fever
This is off topic, but, i felt the urge to do this cuz wheter you like Kid Rock or not, this is still a fuckin shitty thing...i just wanna say: RIP Joe C.
MasterOfPuppetz
yeah im watching that, i think this ones a lot better than any other top 100s they have done, however the list could do without bands like Whitesnake and Ratt(?) but im glad to see some underground bands on the list, and now i get to see the conclusion tonight, i garentee metallica will be in the top ten, Led zepplin will win, and black sabbath will probably be 2nd or 3rd
GREENMUSE
oh poop, i cant really say anything that hasnt already been said,dr fever is right once again,and musical society does suck,and by the way anybody watching the top 100 heavy music bands of all time on vh1?
Baboonicus
It's this downfall of society that makes me want to kill off humanity. 'Nuff said.
BUTCH
All right, here's the truth written in free association/stream of conscience. The boy bands will go away one day so be patient. I, personally, have completly tuned them all out. The only time I realize they exsit is when I visit this site or when I order a large coke from Burger King and the damn thing comes with a picture of the BSB on it. This upsets me. But I move on. (Hey Doc, the titanic was a ship not a boat.) Carson Daly will be a blast to watch when he falls from grace (if you can even call it that) when he is found in a hotel room by an under cover narcotics squad with 3 pounds of cocaine and an underage prostitute named Chastity. His mug shot will be in the papers. His publisit will issue an appology on Daly's behalf. MTV will fire him. He'll go to jail. He'll become depressed and might even hang himself with his underwear while awaiting trial. It'll be grand! Actually, if you want to get even more technical about it--it was Elvis who pioneered the idea of target marketing to young girls back in the 50's. It wasn't his fault though. It was the first time it had been done on a large modern pop music scale. I don't blame him. Nor do I blame any of the pretty boy and girl band pushers/promoters of today. They are all lame. And in the ultimate wisdom of time and change these people will vanish into the dark and shameful realm of irrelivance in a matter of years, maybe even months. So, all you "true" music fans fret not, for honesty and passion will always prevail when rivaled with glit and shallow falsehood. (Damn, I'm mystical---you guys at antiMUSIC should let me write some freelance articles for you, it would be...wild.) So, I'll leave you with a variation on the words of Dr Fever--Of course, that's MY opinion and in no way am I wrong. bye bye
the max
hmm...me thinks Carson should do the world a bit of good and take a flying leap of the Mtv mountain and fall straight into the depths of Hell...it would probably spare himself the pain of being thrown out like every other trendy faced little pricks Mtv has spawned
metallica7
must be carsons current "trend" for the month... that friggen butt pirate
the max
I just watched Carson Daly interview Marilyn Manson....What the Fuk?! I am one confused SOB.
metallica7
not in his defense... but Cameron seems to be redeeming himself. Yes folks Terminator III (no self title yet) but i do know thankfully that Arnold has signed on again.
Boggsberg
Actually.........if you want to get technical about it.........the Beatles started this entire thing. Now.......me not being the biggest Beatle fan is not saying this. What and Whom is saying this is you, Dr. Fever. The Beatles are the only band you have made any excuse for, in any rant, you have done. Why? I do not know. Why do I bring this up.......because I love pissing you off!!
Metal Wolf
Amen Brethern Dr.Fever.
Josh
I don't think we can really blame Cameron for society, he was attracted to all the money he knew he'd be raking in from Titanic, nothing else. So if anything we should be blaming greed and stupid trendy teenager girls who wear abercrombie everyday and have a BMW before they even have a license.
SubXavier
Hehe... by the way... If you can read this, you're probably Republican. *grins* Had to put a little political humor somewhere...
SubXavier
Well, of course, James Cameron had something to do with it, but he seems to have at least partially redeemed himself with this new TV show. Gen-enged Tripotphan super junkies? Whew.
MasterOfPuppetz
its about damn time you got this one up, its already almost half way through the month, but ive read it before so nothing new to me, although i like how you reworked it
GOTH BROOKS
In defense of Heavy Music fans like me everywhere around the world, I agree with Dr. Fever's rant here 100% Kill Boy Bands! Kill Carson f*ckin Daly and kill that pedophile c*cksucker James Cameron!
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