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Rick Parashar serves as one of the major links between the styles of post-grunge and grunge, he was their bridge. Thus, I'm unsurprised he worked with some bands that followed the footsteps of another. For instance, he helmed Default's debut, which sounds like Nickelback and there's a reason for that – they were at a certain point their semi-proteges, since Chad Kroeger – either Parashar asked him or he went there himself – spent some time in the studio with them. Of course, they sound generically noughts with their rock being close to the watered down post-grunge, which does sound weird. I mean, that genre was already a light version of grunge, so this is, what, a xerox of a xerox? Mind you, I don't have many issues with the style, I just believe the brand offered more adventures.

#Youtube #default #the fallout #dallas smith #jeremy james hora #dave benedict #danny craig #rick parashar #00's music #alternative rock

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Rick Parashar seemed to cheer for alternative rock, but he did move outside this genre too. I mean, he helmed Have A Nice Day by Bon Jovi. Then again, the latter might not be anyone's favourite record by them. The disc does have some nice moments that surprise us, though we must state this – the band was at that point an institution and these rarely try to go outside their comfort zone, so them looking in that direction should be applauded. However, they don't stick the landing, but I have a theory – some huge musicians become heavily analytical about their success after a while, which can influence all their decision, including their risks. You see, these appear to be more calculated with them than free, which is why they sound weird. Yes, they try, yet they try too hard.

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Nickelback deserve their own chapter in the book on Rick Parashar's career. I mean, he did collaborate with them more times, including the occasion of their tune for soundtrack of the Scorpion King, which might be the most EXTREME example of the early noughts rock. Actually, think of that – how much of the latter could be seen as something Parashar achieved? True, he didn't helm many records in that vein, yet those he did sold a lot, which meant – he either had a taste for zeitgeist or he brought something special out of the musicians that he produced. For instance, the production he did with Nickelback differs from his job on Pearl Jam and Alice In Chains, since he somehow made their edges smoother on the Canadian group.

#Youtube #nickelback #The Scorpion King (Music From And Inspired By The Motion Picture) #yanking out my heart #chad kroeger #ryan peake #mike kroeger #ryan vikedal #rick parashar #00's music #alternative rock

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Rick Parashar basically made grunge a successful genre. Moreover, he also helmed Nickelback's breakthrough, which – hear me out – does make sense. Many post-grunge bands reaped the rewards of their predecessors without paying their debt to them, but Nickelback are smarter than that – trust me, they are. The fact they asked Rick Parashar does confirm my view that they are the Eagles to Pearl Jam's Creedence, if you catch my drift. They did water down the original soundscapes, correct, yet they added some of their own peculiarities – Stereogum does describe them better than I could – that went unnoticed. While they did some things right, I get why they are hated, i.e. they rarely surprised us since then, they settled into their groove way too much.

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Ten by Pearl Jam have a person in the credit we have met before – Rick Parashar. He could be seen as one of the sonic architects of the modern alternative rock thanks to him helming the debut by one of the grunge masters, which is why I'm surprised he didn't work more with Pearl Jam's peers. Sure, he did collaborate with Alice In Chains, yet he only helmed an EP by them. Then again, the latter did establish the group and the genre's versatility. Sap might be a proof that the idiom can be more than what the image provided, because the group makes some surprising choices they sadly didn't develop much later on. To be honest, they're not the only ones in their brand with these problems, way too many succumbed to the formulas instead of being willing to stretch them.

#Youtube #alice in chains #sap #am i inside #layne staley #jerry cantrell #michael starr #sean kinney #ann wilson #rick parashar #90's music #alternative rock

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The records that transcend their periods tend to make their musicians famous, but they also give them a roadmap towards a certain type of a self-destruction thanks to these LPs' immense successes. Well, Pearl Jam did define their era with Ten, but they still exist well, so we cannot claim this rule applies to all. Then again, Pearl Jam were always an outlier in their scene, since they were closer to classic rock than most of their peers. You are correct, the latter did listen to the genre, yet they rarely used the idiom in the same vein as Pearl Jam. Thus, they did achieve sounding like the group of their time, while they also gazed outside that. I mean, the only thing that might date Ten is the production, though that just might be me.

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While we discuss the records that transcend their eras with their success, we must know some musicians have many more platters in this vein present in their opuses. To give you an example – Billy Joel had many records from the late 70's and the 80's that fit the description, yet these also show the problem we might have with him now. Allow me to elucidate – he's a brilliant songwriter, but he's not satisfied with that, which results in way too polished production. His late 70's found the best balance of these two principles, both The Stranger and 52nd Street make him sound real. You see, his biggest problem might be that his tunes at one point became a signifier of rich rock thanks to him having the access to the best tools.You see, his songs need more grit, not gold.

#Youtube #billy joel #52nd street #honesty #david spinozza #doug stegmeyer #liberty devitto #robert freedman #phil ramone #70's music #rock

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Some records that were soundtracking their eras and that also went beyond them as you can see from our discussions had some unintended effects. For instance, how to see Oasis now? Sure, they rejuvenated British rock at the time, yet they also unleashed a back to basics approach in the vein of punk that many mistook for the whole recipe. I mean, even Oasis fell for this line of thinking later on despite their Morning Glory, their pinnacle, finding them being the best possible version of themselves thanks to them stretching their own rules. Yes, Oasis were a paradoxical band, since they used their image as the biggest oafs in rock music to hide their rich emotional inner life. Actually, we shouldn't be surprised many got the wrong lessons from them, the image always wins.

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Some records that transcend their periods were made by those who had many career experiences behind them before these triumphs. I mean, Carole King was already a pop maestro by the time she released Tapestry, yet the latter probably felt like a vindication for all the successes she gave to the others. Actually, she probably had no trouble setting aside the 70's, because her stature as a veteran of the 60's gave her a different aura. However, one must admit she equips herself well to the era of singers-songwriters. I still consider her solo career as a glimpse into what Janis Joplin – their voices are so similar at times – would have done, had she lived. Yes, this is an exaggeration, but she distilled the sounds of the 70's into a whole – a sign of a master at work.

#Youtube #carole king #tapestry #it's too late #curtis amy #danny ''kootch'' kortchmar #charles ''charlie'' larkey #joel o'brien #ralph schuckett #toni stern #lou adler #70's music #pop

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The platters that transcend their periods are not really the bandwagon chasers, they set the pace. Yes, these pioneering records have their own set of weirdness, they're not that dilluted and Dare by The Human League shows that succinctly. Sure, we all talk about their biggest hits from the album, yet the disc contains many dark ditties, because they didn't escape their past as an alternative synthpop group, they merely modified that for a better acceptance in the pop context. Mind you, they didn't sell out, they cashed in to see what they could do. Of course, that is one of the reasons we still listen to Dare – this is an LP of those that were familiar with the darkness, yet they didn't let the latter intrude them from dancing. There's a funny yin and yang at play in here, I guess.

#Youtube #the human league #dare #i am the law #philip oakey #susan ann sulley #joanne catherall #ian burden #jo callis #philip adrian wright #dave allen #martin rushent #80's music #synthpop

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Some records tend to transcend their periods by the power of change. You have to check Coldplay's Rush Of Blood To The Head to hear what I mean. They did capture the zeitgeist despite them not changing their style that much from their debut. They were still U2 who listened to a lot of Britpop, particularly the late phase of the latter, though the context of the times – notice how many retro groups succeeded then – sent them into the stratosphere. Moreover, they continued to hone their template later on, which is the reason I'm unsurprised they stayed as an ongoing concern. I'll repeat what I said before – they remain a more intriguing collective than many assume. Still, they lack the cool factor, yet they already felt like that during their era.

#Youtube #coldplay #a rush of blood to the head #in my place #chris martin #jonny buckland #guy berryman #will champion #audrey riley #ann lines #chris tombling #dan green #laura melhewish #leo payne #peter lale #richard george #susan dench #ken nelson #00's music #alternative rock

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Some records transcend their eras by soundtracking them. I mean check Rumours by Fleetwood Mac, another case of this, the platter distills the 70's with the sound and the story. You are familiar with the background by now – while the disc has so many others marks of the era, the story surrounding the LP might top them all at times, sadly. However, the tale wouldn't matter at all without the great tunes they had at that time. Moreover, some of these even gave them a sense of unity. For instance, you might think of the song on the link as a Buckingham piece, but McVie actually wrote that and her being the mediator showed there – she (unintentionally?) made the group put away their differences to mold the ditty together. Maybe that's why the thing sounds so cautiously optimistic …

#Youtube #fleetwood mac #rumours #don't stop #christine mcvie #lindsey buckingham #mick fleetwood #john mcvie #stevie nicks #richard dashut #ken caillat #70's music #rock

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The Verve's Urban Hymns might be one of those special discs with Rio by Duran Duran fitting that bill as well. You see, both of these records belong to their eras, though they also have another thing in common – they represent their times so well they transcend them. Personally, I believe the reason for that might be they contain a couple of off-beat moments. A good example of that on Rio could be the way Duran Duran conclude their biggest album – they finished that with the highly esoteric tune on the link. The latter sounds baffling – imagine them playing their shadow selves –, yet I consider the piece to be the key to the while platter. Consider the finale of Rio as the viewpoint of the person who basically observed the jet set the previous tunes discussed.

#Youtube #duran duran #rio #the chauffeur #simon le bon #nick rhodes #john taylor #andy taylor #roger taylor #colin thurston #80's music #synthpop

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Martin Glover's name can be found on a variety of platters and one does ask oneself – which one of these might be the work the most people are most definitely familiar with? Personally, I would say Urban Hymns by the Verve is the most famous work he's associated with. True, he didn't produce all the tracks there, yet those he did gave the group a taste of success that eluded them for so long. The tune on the link became their biggest chart success and the group also did something they probably didn't intend – they showed a way forward for Britpop. You can already hear the strains Coldplay shall develop on their own, while several other groups will take the balladry into the soundtracks for medical soap operas. However, the original still has a power we cannot deny.

#Youtube #the verve #urban hymns #the drugs don't work #richard ashcroft #nick mccabe #simon tong #simon jones #peter salisbury #chris potter #youth #martin glover #90's music #britpop

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Martin Glover has a set of his own parameters and they inform his choices of collaboration as one can assume from this weird sentence I typed in here. I mean, him producing Pink Floyd? Sure, he probably always dreamed of this, though The Endless River is not really their album per se. No, the disc serves as the postscript to their career, yet the LP concludes with the tune on the link, where everything fits. We follow the foggy landscapes to reach the oasis in the form of the finale, which might be too close to whatever they did during the late 80's, yet what a song! Sure, this is not one of their best, yet the things just soars in the vein of their classics. Of course, the piece has a bitter-sweet quality now, since this was a celebration of their detente that evaporated later on.

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