Music Appreciation

[CajunNation]

I saw NIN at Lakefront in February 1995 after Downward Spiral was released. Pretty sure it was the last show of the tour because they tore up some of their keyboards and other equipment at the end of the show.

Jim Rose Circus opened up for NIN and it was basically a freakshow of weirdos eating light bulbs, contortionists putting themselves through tennis rackets, a guy who lifted heavy items through piercings in his body, and all kinds of other strange people doing "odd stuff". LOL

That's the show! Cajuns4me and I were there. Yes! I had forgot about the Circus stuff. It was nuts.

I'll never forget the video NIN played with the snake and the eagle. Pretty cool.

[HelmutVII]

David Garibaldi the long time drummer for Tower of Power just announced his retirement. Been at it a long time.

[Turbine]

Cajun music legend Joel Sonnier passed away last night, not long after performing a show in Texas.

"Sonnier ended his show with “Tear-Stained Letter” and received a standing ovation."

[ColoradoCajun]

Anybody here into Deftones? I've been on a craze with their music lately lol. I have a bold take on their discography tho: Modern Deftones>Old Deftones.

Don't get me wrong, albums like White Pony and Around the Fur are really good, but they kinda feel like the band was just trying to keep up with the latest trends at the time. IMO every album from Diamond Eyes onward is consistently better and feel like the band is doing what fits them best. Just my thoughts tho!

[CajunJack55]

Anybody here into Deftones? I've been on a craze with their music lately lol. I have a bold take on their discography tho: Modern Deftones>Old Deftones.

Don't get me wrong, albums like White Pony and Around the Fur are really good, but they kinda feel like the band was just trying to keep up with the latest trends at the time. IMO every album from Diamond Eyes onward is consistently better and feel like the band is doing what fits them best. Just my thoughts tho!

Hell yeah! Check out passenger from white pony album with Maynard James Keenan…probably my favorite

[CajunNation]

My 16 yr old daughter is a Deftones fanatic.

*pats self on back*

[ColoradoCajun]

Hell yeah! Check out passenger from white pony album with Maynard James Keenan…probably my favorite

Yeah that one's really good! Elite is awesome too!

[ColoradoCajun]

Interesting news today in the music world: Sleep Token deleted all their Instagram posts & changed their bio to "Nothing Lasts Forever". Hope they aren't done for good...

[RaisingCajun08]

I guess I'm a bit older. First concert was the Allman Brothers at City Park in N.O. about 1969/1970.

I'm a little younger. ... BUT, there is no doubt in my mind that if I could get in a time machine, I would be going to as many concerts from 1968-1975 that I could. No one can convince me that 68-75 is not the best music ever made.

An Allman Brothers band show would be on top of the list. I have read so many articles that talk about how they would play until the sun would come up. I could listen to their music all day every day.

Closest I've come to seeing them was seeing Devon Allman and Duane Betts at Tipitina's a few years back. When they played Blue Sky, I thought I was listening to Dicky on guitar. Every note was perfect.

[BabbForHeisman]

My 16 yr old daughter is a Deftones fanatic.

*pats self on back*

My 4 year old daughter had the best quote on Dec 26: "Hey Daddy, now that Christmas is over, can we go back to listening to the Foo Fighters? I really like them."

[CajunNation]

Awesome.

[RaisingCajun08]

My 4 year old daughter had the best quote on Dec 26: "Hey Daddy, now that Christmas is over, can we go back to listening to the Foo Fighters? I really like them."

I'm no Foo Fighters fan. Not even close. To me, the are equal to Nickelback. I do appreciate their music, musical talent, and the things Grohl has done for music in general.

As a fan, I'm sure you saw the tribute to Taylor Hawkins show. Shane sure made his dad proud that day.