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Name | Date | Lines |
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| 716.1 | ....and McRocklin isn't actually his real name!! | KURMA::IGOLDIE | got my mojo workin' | Tue Jan 28 1992 19:51 | 15 |
| I saw this arrogant little shit about 3 years ago just after the DLR
concert to promote the Skyscraper album.At first I thought,"who's that
silly little sod",as he was dressed kinda like Steve Vai.It clicked
later.
This guys' dad was mouthing off about guitar players saying that
Steve Vai was the only tru rock guitarist around and that EVH had
done nothing positive in the last 5 years or so.
His dad has also been interviewed by Kerrap and said that he
attributed his sons talent to the fact that on the way back home from
hospital after being born,the young McRocklin was exposed to some Randy
Rhodes from an early Ozzy album.
The kid does have a talent but his old man is a dick.
Staynz
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| 716.2 | | CAVLRY::BUCK | ROLLERcoasterROLLERcoasterROLLERcoaster | Tue Jan 28 1992 22:13 | 2 |
| I thought the whole McRocklin thing was a joke, and that the kid didn't
even play?!
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| 716.3 | | KURMA::IGOLDIE | got my mojo workin' | Tue Jan 28 1992 22:58 | 4 |
| yup he plays,he's not bad but his dad is manipulating the kids mind.
Staynz
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| 716.4 | | POWDML::GOLDBERG | Lord of the Wasteland | Wed Jan 29 1992 12:40 | 8 |
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How old is he, anyway?
Goddess F.
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| 716.5 | 8^( | CAVLRY::BUCK | ROLLERcoasterROLLERcoasterROLLERcoaster | Wed Jan 29 1992 13:26 | 1 |
| I donno, but the dude has an Ibanez endorsement!!!
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| 716.6 | He dresses like Steve Vai too! | COMET::FRISBYA | No Pun Intended | Wed Jan 29 1992 14:02 | 5 |
| I think he's around 13.....Buck and he also has Steve Vai producing
his album. WAH!
Frizkid
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| 716.7 | Not | GOES11::G_HOUSE | Now I'm down in it | Wed Jan 29 1992 14:04 | 2 |
| Maybe you guys could get an Ibanez endorsement and a record produced
for ya if you dressed like Vai too!
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| 716.8 | 8*) 8*) 8*) 8*) | POWDML::GOLDBERG | Lord of the Wasteland | Wed Jan 29 1992 14:12 | 9 |
|
Maybe if you said your personality was a repressed as a 13 year old
then that would be enough of a gimmick to get signed????
Goddess F.
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| 716.9 | Who would like to dress like Steve Vai! | COMET::FRISBYA | No Pun Intended | Wed Jan 29 1992 14:19 | 3 |
| Who needs gimmicks?
Frizkid
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| 716.10 | | PAKORA::IGOLDIE | got my mojo workin' | Sun Feb 02 1992 05:06 | 5 |
| I don't think he's as old as 13,maybe 11.........!
Staynz
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| 716.11 | | NEWOA::DALLISON | Full-on robot chubby | Mon Feb 03 1992 08:55 | 2 |
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The guy has been 11 for the past five years !!!!
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| 716.12 | burnt out by 16 | PAKORA::IGOLDIE | got my mojo workin' | Mon Feb 03 1992 09:02 | 6 |
| I descovered an article on the little sh*t in last months Guitarist
magazine when they covered the London music fair,they claim he is 12.
Staynz
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| 716.13 | It will probably go unnoticed.... | COMET::FRISBYA | Little Dove | Thu Jul 09 1992 14:29 | 4 |
| Thomas McRocklin's debut will be out in August.
Friz
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| 716.14 | I ain't buyin' | DREGS::BLICKSTEIN | db | Thu Jul 09 1992 14:31 | 1 |
| I'll notice it, but I won't buy it.
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| 716.15 | | GOES11::G_HOUSE | Black Sheets Of Rain | Thu Jul 09 1992 14:43 | 4 |
| For sure, I wouldn't buy it unless I'd already heard it and liked it a
LOT! Pompus little punk.
gh
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| 716.16 | I'm not buynig it either | COMET::FRISBYA | Little Dove | Thu Jul 09 1992 14:45 | 6 |
| Greg...You're just jealous because he was taught by Steve Vai.
Not that I care....Ah..About your jealousy.
Friz
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| 716.17 | | GOES11::G_HOUSE | Black Sheets Of Rain | Thu Jul 09 1992 14:48 | 7 |
| > Greg...You're just jealous because he was taught by Steve Vai.
Yeah, I am jealous about that, but a good teacher doesn't make a good
student and I've read enough about the kid to believe his album will
not be that great.
gh
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| 716.18 | | SUBURB::COOKS | who the hell do we think we are? | Fri Jul 10 1992 08:55 | 9 |
| Whose going to buy this rubbish? I can think of 3 people:
1) His mother
2) His grandmother
3) Steve Vai
Why waste 9 quid (15 dollas or wot not) on a poor imitation of the
real thing???
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| 716.19 | Not even 3 | DREGS::BLICKSTEIN | db | Fri Jul 10 1992 12:41 | 10 |
| > Whose going to buy this rubbish? I can think of 3 people:
>
> 1) His mother
> 2) His grandmother
> 3) Steve Vai
WRONG!
They'll no doubt get it for free. ;-)
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| 716.20 | | SUBURB::COOKS | who the hell do we think we are? | Fri Jul 10 1992 13:45 | 7 |
| That`s true.
And all his school friends and teachers can all tape it for nothing
n`all.
ho!ho!
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| 716.21 | Owww...Look...Aren't the cute? | COMET::FRISBYA | Little Dove | Fri Jul 10 1992 13:49 | 8 |
| Ya never know though.....The rock world could turn like the rap world
and embrace this youngster.
Look at Kriss Kross(Greg's favorite band...He even started wearing his
clothes backwards) and A.B.C..
Friz
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| 716.23 | | BUSY::SLABOUNTY | Havin' a bad day | Fri Jul 10 1992 14:01 | 12 |
|
WTF's wrong with ABC? They had some great stuff when they were
in their prime ... "The Look of Love" ROOLZ!!
RE: Mike
This crowd would rather make their decision now, obviously. They
aren't as open-minded as I thought they were. I'll wait for the
airplay and then I'll know if I'll like it or not.
GTI
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| 716.24 | Not enough of "the real thing" | GOES11::G_HOUSE | Black Sheets Of Rain | Fri Jul 10 1992 14:02 | 7 |
| > Why waste 9 quid (15 dollas or wot not) on a poor imitation of the
> real thing???
Umm...maybe 'cause the "real thing" hasn't put out an album in two
years?
gh
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| 716.25 | Young rappers.... | COMET::FRISBYA | Little Dove | Fri Jul 10 1992 14:27 | 6 |
| Shawn: Are you talking about A.B.C. (Another Bad Creation)?
I sure hope not.....8)
Friz
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| 716.26 | Warm it up, Kris -- I'm about to | CAVLRY::BUCK | My ghosts of Christmas yet to come | Fri Jul 10 1992 14:27 | 1 |
| ...and WTF's wrong with Kris Kross? They're a cool band!!
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| 716.27 | You can't like them! | COMET::FRISBYA | Little Dove | Fri Jul 10 1992 14:30 | 7 |
| As Friz runs to his flight to Boston to tape Buck's mouth shut
because HATES those little punk kids!!
At least Thomas took some time and LEARNED an instument...Instead of
doing samples and voice overs at concerts.
Friz
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| 716.28 | | BUSY::SLABOUNTY | Havin' a bad day | Fri Jul 10 1992 14:39 | 4 |
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Oops, wrong ABC. No, A.B.C. IS another bad creation.
GTI
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| 716.29 | | NEWOA::DALLISON | shnaffle | Fri Jul 10 1992 15:44 | 8 |
|
Ahhhrrgghhhh...
This guy is terrible! There are a thousand *young* players much better
who deserve to be signed more than him.
I've met the guy loads of times and he is a arrogant little bratt with a
drunk for a father/manager.
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| 716.31 | Another Bad Creation....8) | COMET::FRISBYA | Life is poetry in motion | Mon Aug 17 1992 13:45 | 9 |
| The name of this new band is "Bad 4 Good".
I guess Steve Vai wrote most of the music and produced it. The new
single for the album called "Refugee" is called "Nineteen" a cover of
an un-released Thin Lizzy song. It'll be three years until the oldest
member of this band is that age.
Friz
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| 716.32 | Right here | COMET::FRISBYA | spell I-M-A-G-E and say LIGHTBULB | Fri Oct 02 1992 15:22 | 5 |
| Here ya go for that "Bad4Good"note.....This is the name of the kid
that plays guitar in the band.
Friz
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| 716.33 | | BUSY::SLABOUNTY | Shake me, bake me. | Fri Oct 02 1992 15:49 | 7 |
|
Is Thomas McRocklin his real name?
If not, what is it?
GTI
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| 716.34 | | CAVLRY::BUCK | Vote for Hillary's huzband! | Fri Oct 02 1992 15:52 | 1 |
| NOT!
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| 716.35 | 8) | COMET::FRISBYA | spell I-M-A-G-E and say LIGHTBULB | Fri Oct 02 1992 18:17 | 4 |
| His real name is "NOT!"? Weird......
Friz
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| 716.36 | | KURMA::IGOLDIE | New World Order | Wed Oct 07 1992 19:26 | 5 |
| his real name is Thomas McLaughlin,the other is a stage name thought up
by his arsehole dad!
Staynz
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| 716.37 | | DPDMAI::THRELFALL | Hotter than a Mexican's lunch | Sun Oct 11 1992 19:38 | 1 |
| He shreds!!! All the famous guitarists should be worried...
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| 716.38 | Steve Vai is what they should be worried about | COMET::FRISBYA | On the seventh day he created me | Mon Oct 12 1992 11:59 | 5 |
| I don't think they should be. Steve Vai wrote all his parts....He's a
puppet.
Friz
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| 716.39 | | KURMA::IGOLDIE | New World Order | Thu Oct 15 1992 06:14 | 5 |
| he's a puppet manipulated by his dad,this kid will be mentally f*cked
up by his mid teens!
Staynz
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| 716.40 | | BUSY::SLABOUNTY | I'm so damn cool. | Wed Oct 21 1992 09:45 | 16 |
|
I went through this album last night, and the band overall is
pretty good ... very good if you take their ages into consider-
ation. Good solid drumming, OK vocals [although they are a
little "juvenile" sounding].
Thomas WAILS. You can definitely hear the Steve Vai influence
in his playing, with some of the fills and "acrobatics" during
the solos. Some great fretwork on the instrumental "You're
Making Me Nervous".
If he keeps it up, he'll be a major threat to today's fret-
burners.
GTI
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| 716.41 | | BUSY::SLABOUNTY | I'm so damn cool. | Wed Oct 21 1992 09:47 | 9 |
|
And BTW, the liner notes say that Thomas played every guitar note
on the album, apparently to show that Steve Vai didn't play at
all.
Steve did some of the songwriting, and produced [etc.] the album,
but didn't play on it.
GTI
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| 716.43 | No stress that way. | COMET::FRISBYA | puFehttuhs | Wed Oct 21 1992 14:49 | 5 |
| I don't think he'll burn out when he has somebody writing EVERYTHING
for him.
Friz
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| 716.44 | | SUBURB::COOKS | Life`s a game of 90 minutes | Thu Oct 22 1992 13:27 | 3 |
| Personally,i think it`s bang out of order that a kid so young can play
the guitar so well whilst i can`t play for toffee.
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| 716.45 | Not enough practicing! | COMET::FRISBYA | Somebody to shove | Thu Oct 22 1992 15:34 | 4 |
| Too much WANKIN'? AY?
Friz
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| 716.46 | | KURMA::IGOLDIE | New World Order | Thu Oct 22 1992 17:41 | 8 |
| Friz,
ahahahahahahahahaha!
I love it when you use British slang,it always seems to come out more
laughable than an insult!! 8)
Staynz
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| 716.47 | 8) | COMET::FRISBYA | Somebody to shove | Thu Oct 22 1992 18:27 | 5 |
| Cause it's meant to be laughable....I would NEVER insult anyone in
here!
Friz
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| 716.48 | | KURMA::IGOLDIE | All that is,was and will be | Fri Nov 27 1992 17:45 | 10 |
| I saw the song "nineteen" on the telly the other day,it's ok.I wouldn't
buy the album but then again,ther isn't a lot of albums I would buy
nowadays.I think they are a fad band who will make most of their
album sales due to Thomas.The good point is they had a contest to win
an Ibanez,so with teh thought of getting a guitar for nothing,I
entered!
Staynz
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| 716.49 | | SUBURB::COOKS | smirk tabs and drink beer | Mon Nov 30 1992 08:18 | 6 |
| I`ve seen that video,and saw a feature on them over the weekend.
I must confess that i reckon that Thomas McNob is an excellent
guitarist. Very strange seeing him do "Tobacco Road" when he wuz
about 7 years old.
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