RR on KIX

Good words from Riki Rachtman about the band KIX:

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 I will no longer accept the "oh give them a break they are getting old" I do not want to shell out money or time to watch a band that is past the prime but still goes out for the almighty dollar. I will not accept excuses. If a band is not on top of their game they shouldnt be out selling it.

The age excuse is a joke. I don't hear anyone in @IronMaiden making excuses they still destroy it on stage and last night I saw KIX Do you realize how long KIX has been playing ? I remember before any of the bands around Cathouse Hollywood had record deals. Guns'N'Roses @fasterPussycat We were all listening to Midnight Dynamite. KIX came out before I was even in high school and I'm as old as F.

I saw #Kix play last night and they were flawless. This is a band that so many that have gone on to sell millions were influenced by. These guys are not in their 40's lets be honest we are talking 60's and they looked and sounded great.

This is a band that should be out playing. THis is a rock band that needs to be seen. I hate that underated term but I am surprised this band didn't sell a few more records.

Yes I tend to listen to heavier stuff I mean I was at @Slipknot just 24 hours earlier but Kix is a band I not only appreciate but will continue to see LIVE.

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All Kinds of Rock (Apparently)

I despise when unintelligent people make decisions that characterize the truth incorrectly. That's exactly what I see on the Free Entertainment website for the Iowa State Fair. An unintelligent person created these genres to assign a genre to the bands that are playing:

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That is the worst list I've ever seen.

Ever.

First, all the genres that include the word "rock" should be renamed to begin with the word "rock" so that all the "rock" genres are listed together in alphabetical order. This is what the list should look like:

• Rock
• Rock - 80s
• Rock - Christian
• Rock - Folk & Country
• Rock - Pop
• Rock - Southern 

Second, when it came to assigning a genre to the bands, either a second unintelligent person did that work or the same unintelligent person who created the genres did that work. Setting aside the terrible genre names for the moment, I seriously question the assignment of these terrible genres to the bands.

Do you see that? Kix is an "80s Rock" band but Bang Tango & Dokken are not?

1. I listened to Bang Tango's "Psycho Cafe" in 1989, which is when it was released.
2. I listened to Dokken's albums throughout the 1980s, from "Breaking the Chains" to "Tooth & Nail" to "Under Lock & Key" to "Back for the Attack" to their live "Beast from the East" in 1988. There is no reason to not consider them an "80s Rock" band.