Rate The Musician/Artist #31 - Godsmack

[El Fangel]

Sorry folks, was a bit busy over the last few, and as promised here are the suggested ones that were in the thread. If you wish for me to do one of your choosing, let me know, and give me a second option, possibly a third, I may reject if I wish to save that one for later.

Also leaving these each up for 2 days.

But this time, we have a band who hopefully goes straight out of line, and into the top ten.



Godsmack

http://www.godsmackdomain.com/godsmack_3large022503.jpg

Godsmack is an American (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States) heavy metal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_metal_music) band from Boston (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boston%2C_Massachusetts), Massachusetts (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts) formed in 1996. The band, led by founder, frontman, and songwriter Sully Erna (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sully_Erna), and consists of guitarist Tony Rombola (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Rombola), bassist Robbie Merrill (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Merrill) and drummer Shannon Larkin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shannon_Larkin). Since its formation, Godsmack has released four studio albums, one EP (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_play), three DVDs, and one greatest hits collection.
Godsmack has sold nearly 10 million albums in the United States. The band has had two number one albums (Faceless (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faceless) and IV (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IV_%28Godsmack_album%29)) on the Billboard 200 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billboard_200). They have had thirteen top ten modern rock singles as well as four modern rock number one singles, a debut album selling over five million copies in two years and have also been nominated for three Grammy Awards (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grammy_Award).



1) Jimi Hendrix - 91
2) David Bowie - 89
3) Johnny Cash - 87
4) Tupac - 85
5) Guns N' Roses - 83
6) The Doors - 81
7) Iron Maiden - 80
8) Dio - 78
9) Dr. Dre - 77
10) Black Sabbath - 76
11) Metallica - 75
12) Ice-T - 74
13) Pantera - 73
14) Sonic Youth - 72
15) Garth Brooks - 68
16) Nine Inch Nails - 67
17) Wu Tang Clan - 64
18) Megadeth - 64
19) Outkast - 64
20) Anthrax - 62
21) The Killers - 61
22) Dropkick Murphys - 61
23) Eminem - 60
24) Slayer - 60
25) Tenacious D - 59
26) NOFX - 59
27) U2 - 40
28) Staind - 31
29) Rihanna - 28
30) 50 Cent - 27

[ron the dial]

3

Never liked them. Their cover of Good Times, Bad Times is atrocious.

[Skippord]

8

their cover of Good Times, Bad Times is atrocious however

[El Fangel]

9/10

Straight Out Of Line, remains a top 20 favorite of mine.

[Funky Fly]

4

They are extremely awful except for 2 songs, one of them being a cover of Sweet Leaf.

[KingofOldSchool]

7

[Downunder]

Heavy Metal my arse

2

[Kane Knight]

6.

I thin ka lot of people are being too hard on them, but they're kind of boring and generic, repeating the same songs over and over again. They're a slightly more talented, slightly less attractive Linkin Park.

[FakeLaser]

3

[ct2k]

3

[MVP]

3

[Kris P Lettus]

4

They are extremely awful except for 2 songs, one of them being a cover of Sweet Leaf.

:y:

And Sweet Leaf is like 3 chords..

[Kris P Lettus]

6.

I thin ka lot of people are being too hard on them, but they're kind of boring and generic, repeating the same songs over and over again. They're a slightly more talented, slightly less attractive Linkin Park.

Linkin Park and Godsmack are completely different styles of rock..

How can you even compare them??

[Kane Knight]

Linkin Park and Godsmack are completely different styles of rock..

How can you even compare them??

:lol: OMG, I keep forgetting how totally fucking stupid you are. I'll explain it to you...Slowly...

Their styles have nothing to do with the comparison, which was actually already spelled out. Comparisons, you see, can be done along specific points. Pointing out similarities between the Germans and the Japanese does not mean the Japanese tried to wiped out the Jews, for example. A statement that monotheistic religions are similar does not automatically mean they all worship the prophet Mohammad (pbuh). Saying that two bands are similar in the way they recycle the same artistic devices ad nauseum is not a musical critique equating the style of their music (Only the quality and methodology).

As I close this, I am anticipating that you are likely staring at the screen, blankly, trying to figure out what the big words mean. The Samaritan that I am, I will remind you to wipe the drool of your chin before you short the keyboard.

[D Mac]

:foc: some of you :mad:

10

[D Mac]

They are fucking awesome live. I bet if many of you saw them you're bullshit low scores would be higher.

[Kane Knight]

They are fucking awesome live. I bet if many of you saw them you're bullshit low scores would be higher.

Saw 'em several times.

Saw them before they got national attention, even.

Sorry, but they're generic live and in studio. I know you have a huge mancrush on them, but whatever.

[ron the dial]

They are fucking awesome live. I bet if many of you saw them you're bullshit low scores would be higher.
Everyone says this about every band. How many of the bands that I listen to am I going to see live? Very few, and if I do they are a band that I am in love with so I'll be seeing the show through rose colored glasses anyway. So I don't give a fuck how they sound live. If you can't get it right on disc, you can't get it right.

[Kane Knight]

Everyone says this about every band.

It's one of my pet peeves, up there with "The White Stripes are supposed to sound bad."

[ron the dial]

If so, they are doing a tremendous job.

[Kane Knight]

If so, they are doing a tremendous job.

Hell yeah, they're artistic as Hell! I mean, they even do their songs live to four tracks. I mean, despite obvious overdubs, they're low fi!

(And Jack White uses the same expensive, processing heavy pedal that Tom Morello uses for his Lo Fi sound, to boot! :lol: )

[ron the dial]

Hey now, it takes a lot of effort to sound like you don't give a shit.

[Kane Knight]

Or you can just ask your wife to pick up the drums.

[D Mac]

http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlLA/original/middle_finger.jpg

[Kris P Lettus]

:lol: OMG, I keep forgetting how totally fucking stupid you are. I'll explain it to you...Slowly...

Their styles have nothing to do with the comparison, which was actually already spelled out. Comparisons, you see, can be done along specific points. Pointing out similarities between the Germans and the Japanese does not mean the Japanese tried to wiped out the Jews, for example. A statement that monotheistic religions are similar does not automatically mean they all worship the prophet Mohammad (pbuh). Saying that two bands are similar in the way they recycle the same artistic devices ad nauseum is not a musical critique equating the style of their music (Only the quality and methodology).

As I close this, I am anticipating that you are likely staring at the screen, blankly, trying to figure out what the big words mean. The Samaritan that I am, I will remind you to wipe the drool of your chin before you short the keyboard.

You could have just said "I am comparing apples and oranges" instead of typing all that out..

[mitch_h]

4

[D Mac]

:mad:

[Fignuts]

lol Kane Knight, that reply to krispy was completely unessecary.

[Kris P Lettus]

Along with 90% of his posts..

[Kane Knight]

You could have just said "I am comparing apples and oranges" instead of typing all that out..

Except that's not what I was saying, either.

[Fignuts]

To be fair KK, your original post was fairly vague. Could have easily been misinterpretted. Even by one who isn't a moronic boob.

[Kane Knight]

To be fair KK, your original post was fairly vague. Could have easily been misinterpretted. Even by one who isn't Kris P.

I have to disagree, but I think I put way too much faith in the average thought process. Reading a statement like that, one should be able to reasonably infer that the line did not come out of a vacuum. And rather reaching for something seemingly ridiculous, one should be capable of coming to the conclusion that the more reasonable answer.

Though to be fair, I wouldn't have assumed the average poster was a huge idiot. Krispy just doesn't understand things very well, even when said directly to him.

I bet he'll make a casual post on this one, too. ;)

[Kris P Lettus]

You are comparing apples and oranges though.. And saying you are.. Your whole "they recycle the same artistic devices ad nauseum is not a musical critique equating the style of their music (Only the quality and methodology)." is ridiculous..

Hey guys, lets compare roses and feces cause they both smell..

Sure the argument could be made that you can compare any musical acts because it's all music, but that doesn't mean it's not stupid..

[D Mac]

Godsmack rules

THE END

[Indifferent Clox]

You better do Tool on this motherfucker pretty god damn soon