feather in the wind Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 snippet of the band here and a bit about Page.http://www.premierguitar.com/Magazine/Issue/2013/Jul/Interview_Rival_Sons_Falling_Upward.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie0024 Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 I hate Rival Sons. Dull, formulaic music, and their frontman is, and I quote, 'the nastiest man I've had the displeasure of meeting'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feather in the wind Posted July 17, 2013 Author Share Posted July 17, 2013 i like 'em! very zep influenced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhairedqueen22 Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 I love rival sons! their lead singer is cute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
truth and beauty Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 I saw them in London earlier this year. Fantastic live performance - really powerful concert. I agree the music borrows from Zep - and from others too. The singer i think borrows from Jim Morrison - partly in looks, and partly in an astonishingly magnetic stage presence. Mesmerising to watch, powerful connection with the crowd, and an effortless, strong soulful voice. But he does seem to draw all the attention from the rest of the band - and the way they all played when i saw them, that was a shame. The guy obviously would have a bit of an ego on him, so possibly not that nice in person ! On the other hand, the drummer seemed fun ... I totally recommend seeing them live ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reswati Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Personally I love one of Jimmy's favorites......Saint Jude and their lovely front womanIf you never heard them...............find em on youtube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireOpal Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Can you expound on that Cookie or are you too much of a gentleman? I hate Rival Sons. Dull, formulaic music, and their frontman is, and I quote, 'the nastiest man I've had the displeasure of meeting'. I'm not a fan of the soul patch, but he is rather cute: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mckjuana Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 I tried to like them, but I found them to be quite boring. Nothing original brought to the table Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagesbow Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 The singer i think borrows from Jim Morrison - partly in looks, ...and partly from Crispin Glover? Anyway, I look forward to the next Rival Son's thread with baited breath... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagesbow Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Personally I love one of Jimmy's favorites...... Saint Jude and their lovely front woman If you never heard them...............find em on youtube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallas Knebs Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 St. Jude to me has a point- truly gets it. Can't get there with Rival Sons, feels like the event is the event. I hit the FastForward alot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie0024 Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 I like St. Jude, pleased it's not just me that doesn't 'get' Rival Sons. The music press was raving about them last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dallas Knebs Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 The music press was raving about them last year. great example of chumming the water. Anytime I have learned about a band or artist that is potent has been from a friend. Not once from a rag or industry spew. Music marketing tends to be putting turds in a box with edgy print, wrap and bows with some sort of free or limited edition drivel. It still smells and most people only open the box once or twice and its discarded. NO has so many local artists that are authentic. Would take most any of them over what is available on iTunes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagesbow Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 I hate Rival Sons. Dull, formulaic music, and their frontman is, and I quote, 'the nastiest man I've had the displeasure of meeting'. I like St. Jude, pleased it's not just me that doesn't 'get' Rival Sons. The music press was raving about them last year. From what little I have heard of Saint Jude they are hardly sound original (they sound like The Black Crowes who themselves were hardly paragons of originality although they are one of my favourite bands) I see all contemporary rock music being formulaic; not sure if one can be original now with all that has come before. It sounds like you just have something against Rival Son's lead singer:P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookie0024 Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 From what little I have heard of Saint Jude they are hardly sound original (they sound like The Black Crowes who themselves were hardly paragons of originality although they are one of my favourite bands) I see all contemporary rock music being formulaic; not sure if one can be original now with all that has come before. It sounds like you just have something against Rival Son's lead singer:P Yeah, never said they are original. They just sound more exciting to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Duck Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 great example of chumming the water. Anytime I have learned about a band or artist that is potent has been from a friend. Not once from a rag or industry spew. Music marketing tends to be putting turds in a box with edgy print, wrap and bows with some sort of free or limited edition drivel. It still smells and most people only open the box once or twice and its discarded. NO has so many local artists that are authentic. Would take most any of them over what is available on iTunes. One would think that Jimmy Page has been around long enough to be able to tell the wheat from the chaff. Different strokes for different folks perhaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagesbow Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 One would think that Jimmy Page has been around long enough to be able to tell the wheat from the chaff. Different strokes for different folks perhaps. This is true. Clearly Rival Sons are not reinventing the wheel or likely to change the world, but if you listen to them play live, they are obviously talented musicians with a big Zeppelin flavour (especially the drummer) so you can see why Jimmy approves and you would think most Zep fans would at least appreciate some of their stuff on a certain level, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mesamay2003 Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 I like the band a lot, retro thing going on, singer has great range and stage presence, great live band...as people, I have no idea, never met them... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melcórë Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Rival Sons sounds okay -- doesn't blow me away. St. Jude sounds dated, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperDave Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 I like St. Jude, pleased it's not just me that doesn't 'get' Rival Sons. The music press was raving about them last year. For the music media, Rival Sons are perhaps their flavor of the month I suppose. Then it will be on to the next big thing. Most without any staying power. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayougal65 Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 I really liked their first album, "Before the Fire" but couldn't really get into their later ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireOpal Posted July 19, 2013 Share Posted July 19, 2013 Don't you at least dig "Keep On Swinging" - it's hawt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bayougal65 Posted July 20, 2013 Share Posted July 20, 2013 Don't you at least dig "Keep On Swinging" - it's hawt. I own Head Down and Pressure & Time... But just don't dig them like I do Before the Fire. I really like "Memphis Sun" off of BTF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MojoMagic Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 I hate Rival Sons. Dull, formulaic music, and their frontman is, and I quote, 'the nastiest man I've had the displeasure of meeting'. Wow, "hate"? a bit personal? Who is that quote from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MojoMagic Posted July 22, 2013 Share Posted July 22, 2013 Wow, "hate"? a bit personal? Who is that quote from? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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