Queensr
Some think Queensrÿche jumped the shark with Promised Land, which turned 15 yesterday. Some think that happened with the previous album, Empire. Some contrarians even pin that turning point on the much-loved Operation: Mindcrime. However, agreement is universal that at some point Queensrÿche went bad. Once a band plays Rocklahoma, it’s flown the white flag....
Nails - Obscene Humanity
This quote by Black Flag drummer Bill Stevenson from We Owe You Nothing (Punk Planet: The Collected Interviews) has stuck with me: We also had a very confrontational stage vibe. I’m not saying we brought [violence] upon ourselves, it just wasn’t an inviting setting. There was a wall up and we were trying to play...