Not many rock bands (or heck, not many artists period) doing songs specifically for big blockbuster movies (most of them just go for a score and already well-known songs)
I'll get two of the more serious ones out of the way first so we can discuss goofier or completely misleading covers:
Scorpions did not like the original cover of Virgin Killer for obvious reasons.
Not really cover art, but Warner Bros. put an insert of a inverted cross in Black Sabbath's first album, something the band did not want there (especially considering most of their music, including their title song, is pretty much ANTI-satanic).
Kind of a weird topic, but what are some album titles where the artists are pretty much making fun of themselves? Some examples:
The Worst Of Jefferson Airplane
Limp Bizkit: Still Sucks
Primus: They Cant All be Zingers
NOFX: I heard they suck live!
Rolling Stones: Sucking in the Seventies
It's been said here and elsewhere that one of the reasons for rock's decline is that it's no longer seen as rebellious anymore, but what IS rebellious? I mean, most parents now grew up with some form of rebellious music in some way, be it metal, punk, rap, the edgier pop music, etc. so it's not like any other genre would really "shock" them. Maybe it would be shocking to the ones who only listen to Country, but that's still not the whole world. Even lyrically, there are songs that are much more mild than some 80s/90s/2000s lyrics.
What are some examples of songs that are more serious in tone that have a more comedic music video? Neil Young's This Note's For You comes to mind as does Still Waiting by Sum 41 (at least the opening is funny). We're Not Gonna Take It by Twisted Sister definitely wasnt written as a comedic song and if you ignore the visuals it's just an anthem of rebellion. I'd even say Smells Like Teen Spirit kind of counts (not full on comedy, but the janitor rocking out could have come from an 80s hair band video).
Who are some artists or bands who have never used any profanity (dont cheat by using instrumental/classical artists)? I dont think I've heard Ronnie James Dio swear in any of the bands he was in, nor his solo career.
What are some songs that were the last big hit single for a band, even though they're still active and putting out new music to this day. Just heard "Misery" by Soul Asylum and I'd say that one counts. Staying with the whole grunge thing, possibly "Check My Brain" by Alice In Chains (if not that one, then probably Get Born Again).
There are a lot of actors/actresses who only hosted SNL once, who are some who should have hosted more than once? The obvious one is John Candy. I know he and Eugene Levy were supposed to host in 84-85 but that got scrapped. I'm surprised they never had him host again, he was one of the top comedy stars of the mid-late 80s, you'd think they'd have him host during his peak (he was still huge in the early 90s as well, which means we could have gotten him and Farley together).
Was listening to this last night, forgot how good of an album this was. Blues Saraceno fit extremely well into Poison's sound, and I like this better than any of the comeback albums with CC.
The thread about self-love songs made me wonder, are anthemic songs in general fading? Not just in the pop world, but even in other genres we see less songs that could be considered "anthems" (at least in the traditional sense, ie, Smells Like Teen Spirit, Fighter), and instead we have a lot more somber songs. I understand self-reflection is important, so I'm not attacking the bands, it's just odd that in this day and age we dont have many of them (you'd think we'd get some angrier ones at least). I think Metal (and maybe punk) is the only genre making these anymore.
Streaming has obviously killed the idea of the Greatest Hits album for the most part, but if they were still a thing, which 2010s artists would have ones by now? I can definitely see Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, and Drake releasing ones, and we would at least get a Taylor Swift: Best of the country years collection too probably.
Might as well jump onto this trend (and ironically Motorhead's Ace of Spades actually DOESNT qualify).
Marvin died in April 1984, one month before the comic book's first issue.
Thoughts on this debut album? Though the production isnt great, I like this rawer sound a bit more than their polished major label albums.
What are some genres or subgenres where the focus isnt on the music style but lyrical content? For example, all of the various Christian music genres like Christian Rock, Christian Metal, Christian Rap, etc, there's no actual "style" to Christian music, the only difference is in the lyrics. Gangsta Rap used to be simply based off of the "gangsta" lyrics, but eventually developed it's own sound and style.
Who are some artists (or oddball songs) that show up on a movie soundtrack you think they otherwise wouldnt be on? For example, the Butthole Surfers song Who Was In My Room Last Night was in Son in Law, which is more or less a family-oriented film.