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Originally posted by Watts I think a lot of the tunes from the 60s are terrible, but I really like surf rock:

I like both of these.

Another good instrumental.

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Originally posted by Dykes_on_Jay Really though, Motown and Chess Records by far dominated that era with awesome.

pretty interesting how so few musicians created so much music and history. THose 2 house bands virtually unknown lived in poverty their entire life even after all the gold albums.

thought the 50s and 60s was interesting because you get to see something explode from nothing and it is simple enough to see how everything influences everything else.

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You do know that The Doors, Jefferson Airplane etc were every bit as commercial as the shit squeezed EDM you speak of?

But since we're on the topic of Hunter. S Thompson, have any of you guys seen the 1980 film Where the Buffalo Roam, starring Bill Murray as Hunter and Peter Boyle as Lazlo(Acosta), who both do a very competent job.
Supposedly it's more accurate, and less of a cartoon, than Fear & Loathing, and also covers much more of the Nixon campaign, plus some more Acosta specific stuff that they don't even touch in F&L. I've only seen the version Neil Young-soundtracked version, which felt a tad stripped, if that makes any sense, but it was a highly enjoyable movie nonetheless.

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Originally posted by itsamemario You do know that The Doors, Jefferson Airplane etc were every bit as commercial as the shit squeezed EDM you speak of? But since we're on the topic of Hunter. S Thompson, have any of you guys seen the 1980 film Where the Buffalo Roam, starring Bill Murray as Hunter and Peter Boyle as Lazlo(Acosta), who both do a very competent job. Supposedly it's more accurate, and less of a cartoon, than Fear & Loathing, and also covers much more of the Nixon campaign, plus some more Acosta specific stuff that they don't even touch in F&L. I've only seen the version Neil Young-soundtracked version, which felt a tad stripped, if that makes any sense, but it was a highly enjoyable movie nonetheless.

Where the Buffalo Roam was suprisingly good, but I enjoyed Fear and Loathing much more. Bill Murray did an amazing job as Hunter and it makes sense since they used to hang out a lot.

I understand the point you're trying to make when you say they were every bit as commercial, but I don't think it's right to compare them. They stayed true to the music and scene through the 60's and very early 70's. Later on Grace Slick made a bunch of garbage in the late 70's and 80's, but hell, even she admits that it was garbage. Another good example would be Jim Morrison hating the fact that the majority of the people at his shows were dumb teens. It actually drove him insane that people were not understanding him and his music.

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Originally posted by Dykes_on_Jay http://www.discogs.com/Free-Tons-Of-Sobs/master/88606 http://www.discogs.com/Free-Free/master/88610 /thread Clapton era Yardbirds maybe. Really though, Motown and Chess Records by far dominated that era with awesome.

Tons of Sobs was some solid blues rock. I'm having trouble getting Free - Free ....

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Originally posted by Dj Nacht Where the Buffalo Roam was suprisingly good, but I enjoyed Fear and Loathing much more. Bill Murray did an amazing job as Hunter and it makes sense since they used to hang out a lot.

I agree. F&L is a better movie, but I really liked seeing more of the exploits of Acosta, which I felt was downplayed in F&E where the focus was more on Thompson.


anywhooo, From the Buffalo roam wiki:

During production, Murray and Thompson engaged in a series of dangerous one-upmanship contests. "One day at Thompson's Aspen, Colorado, home, after many drinks and after much arguing over who could out-Houdini whom, Thompson tied Billy to a chair and threw him into the swimming pool. Billy nearly drowned before Thompson pulled him out." Murray immersed himself in the character so deeply that when Saturday Night Live started its fifth season, Murray was still in character as Thompson. "In a classic case of the role overtaking the actor, Billy returned that fall to Saturday Night so immersed in playing Hunter Thompson he had virtually become Hunter Thompson, complete with long black cigarette holder, dark glasses, and nasty habits. 'Billy,' said one of the writers, echoing several others, 'was not Bill Murray, he was Hunter Thompson. You couldn't talk to him without talking to Hunter Thompson.'

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I understand the point you're trying to make when you say they were every bit as commercial, but I don't think it's right to compare them. They stayed true to the music and scene through the 60's and very early 70's. Later on Grace Slick made a bunch of garbage in the late 70's and 80's, but hell, even she admits that it was garbage. Another good example would be Jim Morrison hating the fact that the majority of the people at his shows were dumb teens. It actually drove him insane that people were not understanding him and his music.

It was less of a point and more in the direction of an observation, really :P Cus you know, I love me some silly contradictions :=)

The movie is even better if you read Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail/The Great Shark Hunt They are a bit hardcore though and you have to be REALLY interested in US politics to get through them.

Part 2/3 are good..

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Originally posted by Dj Nacht The movie is even better if you read Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail/The Great Shark Hunt They are a bit hardcore though and you have to be REALLY interested in US politics to get through them.

Hah, yeah I've deducted as much. Not really a big reader, at least of fiction, but seeing as the intrinsic blurred line of gonzo journalism, I might get through this :P It's gotta beat the journalism of today at least!

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Originally posted by ChemEnhanced Ask Moral Hazard....he use to be a Dead Head

awsome.