Re: Jumping The Shark

[Andrew Critchell <AndyC0803@xxxxxx>]

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- -----Original Message-----
From: "Chas"<mtsong2112@xxxxxxxx>
To: "For Badgeholders Only Led Zeppelin List"<zeppelin@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu Jun 14 10:56:31 PDT 2001
Subject: Jumping The Shark

>    I don't know how many of you are Howard Stern listeners but he's 
> been
>talking alot lately about Jumping The Shark which means "the point 
>were you
>know that band, tv show, person etc.... sold out, turned to shit, or
>dive-bombed".  Everyone talking about U2 and Aerosmith on this list 
>made me
>think of Howard's discussions on this topic.  So why not make it a 
>thread
>now.  Here's 5 bands i think "Jumped The Shark" and why.
>
>1. Metallica - The Black album is ok but they've taken a big poo as 
>far as
>anything since, plus the whole napster thing didn't help either.
>
>2. Judas Preist - They jumped the sharl when Rob Halford left the 
>band and
>they hired some vocalist who was in a Judas Priest tribute band at 
>the time.
>
>3. Ozzy - He jumped the shark after his "No More Tours" tour in 91/92
>
>4. Journey - No Steve Perry and Steve Smith - No Journey.  Neal 
>Schon and
>Jonathan Cain not wanting to wait for Steve Perry to heal was pretty 
>much
>their ticket over the shark....  I met Neal once and he was a 
>complete A #1
>ASSHOLE!!!!!!!!!!  On the other hand Steve Smith was the nicest guy 
>and the
>sole reason I started playing the drums 18 years ago.  Tnanks Steve.
>
>5. Motley Crue - What a pile of shit without Tommy Lee.  The 
>Generation
>Swine album sucked(even though Lee played on it).  Tommy bailed to 
>form
>Methods Of Mayhem(kicks ass...) so who do they get to replace him?
>Noneother than Randy Castillo.  Vince is bloated and drunk again so 
>they
>jumped the shark when they reunited w/ Vince and made some sort of 
>comeback.
>I honestly don't think many people care anymore.
>
>Now for my defense of Aerosmith and U2.
>
>Aerosmith -- I saw Aerosmith on their last tour and it was one of my 
>top 5
>shows i've ever seen.  i've seen Sir Paul McCartney, Page/Plant 
>(both tours)
>Plant solo (2x) plus tons of other bands.  Aerosmith are still 
>awesome due
>to the fact that they are a fantastic live band.  They are tight, 
>they are
>extraordinary showmen, and they still sound f*cking great.  I 
>honestly feel
>that no other band can touch Aerosmith live.  They are the 
>definition of
>ROCK.
>
>U2 --  U2 are another band that sound great live, put on a great 
>show.  They
>still hold up due to constantly evolving as a band.  They take 
>musical
>chances when they evolve and update their sound.  Bono and the Edge 
>are
>monumental songwriters.  Their song "One" gives me goosebumps 
>everytime I
>hear it.  The overall mood of that song is so emotionally heavy.  
>Those of
>you who dig U2 know what I mean.
>
>Well, I hope those of you who read this super-long post will 
>understand
>where I'm coming from.  Those of you who don't have no clue where 
>I'm coming
>from.......I hope this turns into a good thread and not a 
>flame-ridden
>thread.
>
>Chas
>Las Vegas, NV