Rocktober

[JimSorgi]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/playoffs2007/news/story?id=3070519

 

The Rockies filed applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Oct. 4 asking for exclusive nationwide rights to use of "Rocktober" -- not only on T-shirts and bobblehead dolls but stuffed animals, Christmas stockings, baby booties and more.

 

I really hope they lose now.

[snoodmonger]

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/playoffs2007/news/story?id=3070519

 

The Rockies filed applications with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Oct. 4 asking for exclusive nationwide rights to use of "Rocktober" -- not only on T-shirts and bobblehead dolls but stuffed animals, Christmas stockings, baby booties and more.

 

I really hope they lose now.

 

what's your address? i'm sending you a rocktober christmas stocking.

[Marco4]

Isn't Christmas a little while after Rocktober?

[Jon]

Bad classic rock stations all over the country are going to be crushed.

[Slugger_16]

Bad classic rock stations all over the country are going to be crushed.

 

At least they can still get the Led out.

[Illini Iceman]

Bad classic rock stations all over the country are going to be crushed.

 

At least they can still get the Led out.

 

And have "2 fer" Tuesdays

[Derwood]

Bad classic rock stations all over the country are going to be crushed.

 

At least they can still get the Led out.

 

And have "2 fer" Tuesdays

 

Mandatory Metallica?

[Garage Party]

Stop talkin' smack about 97.9, guys. That's classic rock that really rocks.

[Burtonbell]

 

Mandatory Metallica?

 

In Chicago, I miss our 103.5 :cry: They actualy played Mandatory Metallica, and guess what, there were ablums released before the Black album! I used to look forward to 10:00pm and just jam for a half hour. Nobody in Chicago plays old Metallica now. It sucks. (Doesn't help their newest material for the past 10 years has sucked, but oh well)

 

I live near WI so I get 95.1 Will Rock which plays Pantera, Godsmack, Ozzy, Metallica, Tool, and a lot of the "harder" acts I like to listen to.

 

And the Loop kicks ass for sure!

[CubmanPi]

 

Mandatory Metallica?

 

In Chicago, I miss our 103.5 :cry: They actualy played Mandatory Metallica, and guess what, there were ablums released before the Black album! I used to look forward to 10:00pm and just jam for a half hour. Nobody in Chicago plays old Metallica now. It sucks. (Doesn't help their newest material for the past 10 years has sucked, but oh well)

I remember for a while back when they did that. When the load tour came through Chicago was around the beginning of when they would regularly play stuff from the first three albums, plus some of the covers from Garage Inc disc two, but before it was all compiled in Garage Inc. It was some of the most solid music selection I've ever heard on any radio station.

 

I always wondered if your screenname was a Metallica reference. After reading this, I'm pretty sure it is.

[Burtonbell]

 

I always wondered if your screenname was a Metallica reference. After reading this, I'm pretty sure it is.

 

Cliff Burton (RIP) + best Metallica song (For whom the bells toll) = Burtonbell

 

I also use it for Burton C Bell from Fear Factory, one of my fav bands back in the day.

[Derwood]

Rocktober has a much better ring to it than Rapril

 

/The Dugout ©

[TruffleShuffle]

there's only ONE rocktober

[biittner77]

Some radio station did a version of Silent Night to the tune of "Exit Lights"

[Mark_R]

 

I always wondered if your screenname was a Metallica reference. After reading this, I'm pretty sure it is.

 

Cliff Burton (RIP) + best Metallica song (For whom the bells toll) = Burtonbell

 

I also use it for Burton C Bell from Fear Factory, one of my fav bands back in the day.

 

For Whom the Bell Tolls is my favorite Metallica song also. I just get chills from the first 2 minutes of the song.

 

That would be an awesome song to have as your "entrance music" (relief pitcher, UFC Fighter, et. al. Sadly, Metallica would likely not allow it.)

[CubmanPi]

 

I always wondered if your screenname was a Metallica reference. After reading this, I'm pretty sure it is.

 

Cliff Burton (RIP) + best Metallica song (For whom the bells toll) = Burtonbell

 

I also use it for Burton C Bell from Fear Factory, one of my fav bands back in the day.

 

For Whom the Bell Tolls is my favorite Metallica song also. I just get chills from the first 2 minutes of the song.

 

That would be an awesome song to have as your "entrance music" (relief pitcher, UFC Fighter, et. al. Sadly, Metallica would likely not allow it.)

I'm surprised you guys both say it's your favorite. Definitely not a bad song, but it probably wouldn't make my top 15 by them.

 

Also, I don't think playing clips from the song for a brief period at the start of an AB violates copyright rules, so not even Metallica could shoot it down. Sort of like how we're allowed to post quotes from linked articles here, but can't post the whole thing.

 

I can't recall specific instances in the majors, but I know there were several players from Oakland's AAA team that used clips from songs off Puppets, and they aren't far at all from Metallica's hometown of San Fran.

[javy knows my name]

 

I always wondered if your screenname was a Metallica reference. After reading this, I'm pretty sure it is.

 

Cliff Burton (RIP) + best Metallica song (For whom the bells toll) = Burtonbell

 

I also use it for Burton C Bell from Fear Factory, one of my fav bands back in the day.

 

For Whom the Bell Tolls is my favorite Metallica song also. I just get chills from the first 2 minutes of the song.

 

That would be an awesome song to have as your "entrance music" (relief pitcher, UFC Fighter, et. al. Sadly, Metallica would likely not allow it.)

I'm surprised you guys both say it's your favorite. Definitely not a bad song, but it probably wouldn't make my top 15 by them.

 

Also, I don't think playing clips from the song for a brief period at the start of an AB violates copyright rules, so not even Metallica could shoot it down. Sort of like how we're allowed to post quotes from linked articles here, but can't post the whole thing.

 

I can't recall specific instances in the majors, but I know there were several players from Oakland's AAA team that used clips from songs off Puppets, and they aren't far at all from Metallica's hometown of San Fran.

 

I've never listened to their old stuff. Someone want to give a top ten list to give me some starting points?

[Derwood]

 

I always wondered if your screenname was a Metallica reference. After reading this, I'm pretty sure it is.

 

Cliff Burton (RIP) + best Metallica song (For whom the bells toll) = Burtonbell

 

I also use it for Burton C Bell from Fear Factory, one of my fav bands back in the day.

 

For Whom the Bell Tolls is my favorite Metallica song also. I just get chills from the first 2 minutes of the song.

 

That would be an awesome song to have as your "entrance music" (relief pitcher, UFC Fighter, et. al. Sadly, Metallica would likely not allow it.)

I'm surprised you guys both say it's your favorite. Definitely not a bad song, but it probably wouldn't make my top 15 by them.

 

Also, I don't think playing clips from the song for a brief period at the start of an AB violates copyright rules, so not even Metallica could shoot it down. Sort of like how we're allowed to post quotes from linked articles here, but can't post the whole thing.

 

I can't recall specific instances in the majors, but I know there were several players from Oakland's AAA team that used clips from songs off Puppets, and they aren't far at all from Metallica's hometown of San Fran.

 

I've never listened to their old stuff. Someone want to give a top ten list to give me some starting points?

 

For Whom the Bell Tolls (Ride the Lightning)

Fade to Black (Ride the Lightning)

Seek & Destroy (Kill Em' All)

Four Horsemen (Kill Em' All)

Motorbreath (Kill Em' All)

Battery (Master of Puppets)

Master of Puppets (Master of Puppets)

Sanitarium (Master of Puppets)

Disposable Heroes (Master of Puppets)

Blackened (...And Justice for All)

[USSoccer]

Is Rocktober before or after Smarch?

[CubmanPi]

I've never listened to their old stuff. Someone want to give a top ten list to give me some starting points?

 

The entire albums of Ride the Lightning and Master of Puppets. Specifically,

 

Fade to Black

Orion

Sanitarium

Battery

Damage, Inc.

Master of Puppets

Ride the Lightning

For Whom the Bell Tolls

Creeping Death

Leper Messiah

 

When the people who always reminisce about "old school Metallica," those two CDs are what they're talking about. Kill 'em All is good too, but it has a lot more of a raw sound. Phantom Lord, Four Horsemen, No Remorse, Anesthesia are the ones to check out from that one, IMO.

 

 

 

(Should we feel guilty for threadjacking yet?)

[Soul]

 

I always wondered if your screenname was a Metallica reference. After reading this, I'm pretty sure it is.

 

Cliff Burton (RIP) + best Metallica song (For whom the bells toll) = Burtonbell

 

I also use it for Burton C Bell from Fear Factory, one of my fav bands back in the day.

 

I didn't know you named yourself after Cliff.

 

I saw him play live in '86 on the Master of Puppets tour. It was great.

 

I could have sworn I've heard For Whom the Bell Tolls used at sporting events before. Maybe I'm mistaken. It would definitely be a great entrace song for a closer. Such an ominous mood-setter.

[CubmanPi]

I didn't know you named yourself after Cliff.

 

I saw him play live in '86 on the Master of Puppets tour. It was great.

<----- Massive jealousy. I was only five at the time and didn't discover Metallica until after Justice came out. I wish he would have waited until I was a little older to get thrown out of the bus. Selfish jerk.

[javy knows my name]

I've never listened to their old stuff. Someone want to give a top ten list to give me some starting points?

 

The entire albums of Ride the Lightning and Master of Puppets. Specifically,

 

Fade to Black

Orion

Sanitarium

Battery

Damage, Inc.

Master of Puppets

Ride the Lightning

For Whom the Bell Tolls

Creeping Death

Leper Messiah

 

When the people who always reminisce about "old school Metallica," those two CDs are what they're talking about. Kill 'em All is good too, but it has a lot more of a raw sound. Phantom Lord, Four Horsemen, No Remorse, Anesthesia are the ones to check out from that one, IMO.

 

 

 

(Should we feel guilty for threadjacking yet?)

 

Awesome, thanks. And I definitely feel guilty for threadjacking. :lol:

[Soul]

I didn't know you named yourself after Cliff.

 

I saw him play live in '86 on the Master of Puppets tour. It was great.

<----- Massive jealousy. I was only five at the time and didn't discover Metallica until after Justice came out. I wish he would have waited until I was a little older to get thrown out of the bus. Selfish jerk.

 

Haha. 8-) One of the greatest shows ever. It was the first time a band like Metallica played on the arena circuit. Most people came for Ozzy. The look on people's faces was precious. I think Metallica gained like 15,000 fans that night.

 

And yes, Cliff played "Pulling Teeth" It's easily one of my most cherished concert memories.

[CubmanPi]

I didn't know you named yourself after Cliff.

 

I saw him play live in '86 on the Master of Puppets tour. It was great.

<----- Massive jealousy. I was only five at the time and didn't discover Metallica until after Justice came out. I wish he would have waited until I was a little older to get thrown out of the bus. Selfish jerk.

 

Haha. 8-) One of the greatest shows ever. It was the first time a band like Metallica played on the arena circuit. Most people came for Ozzy. The look on people's faces was precious. I think Metallica gained like 15,000 fans that night.

 

And yes, Cliff played "Pulling Teeth" It's easily one of my most cherished concert memories.

I've seen videos of what Bellz turned into when he played it live - between that and his charming lack of rhythm with anesthesia, I can only imagine how awesome it would have been.

 

On year and a half in the life of metallica (or maybe it was their episode of behind the music, i forget), Ozzy was saying how metallica was giving him a run for his money on every single show.

 

It's so amazing to consider the fact that, by the mid-80's, they had a platinum record, as well as one of the widely circulated/bootlegged demos ever, all without having seen a single second of radio time anywhere, and even challenged Ozzy, who had already achieved god status by then, for every crowd they shared.

 

Even though they haven't had a half-assed original album release in ten years, and I barely listen to anything at all by them, they're still my favorite. Probably the same attitude most Cubs fans in the 50s had.*

 

* Baseball-related comment!!