... rocked like a jam band. Hardly folk, but they did have those elements of folk music, but not enough to call them greatest folk rock bands in the same breath .... I didn't call them 'greatest folk rock band', Stupid did. I merely ... they were more closely related to folk (through the country/bayou connection) .... The original comment was about bands, not solo artists. And what is ...

... an original singer-songwriter. Hardly folk music, but I can see...was very Phil Spector, not folk. Until she did Tapestry, which...songwriter, and the relation to folk music is evident, but doesn...make her a "greatest folk rock band" or "folk artist" The...was a direct offshoot of folk. Atypically, King played piano thus...distancing herself from folk traditions more so than say, Harry Chapin...

...^A^ <zepfloyes@gmail.com> wrote: Folk is far closer related to...later influenced Appalacian tunes. Therefore folk music is far closer related...songwriter, and the relation to folk music is evident, but doesn...enough to call them greatest folk rock bands in the same...The original comment was about bands, not solo artists. Don't...And when it comes to FOLK music: The Chieftains and Planxty...

..., 12:42 pm, "Nic" <nicbeatREM...@mlode.com> wrote: It seems Zep is disowned by all and they happen to be the best rock band of all time. Nope. There's at least one other band that is the best of all time, and they are known as The Beatles. Happy 40th to Sgt Pepper!...

... Convention 2. Byrds 3. CSNY 4. The Band 3. Jethro Tull 5. Led Zeppelin 6. CCR... gotta stay away from that curried crack. Many of these bands don't even remotely qualify as folk rock. And which are those? CSNY and BS...'re still an idiot, I see. Swill Folksy Roxy Bands (and singers) Peter, Paul and Mary The Byrds Bob Dylan...

....THIS.co.uk says... Dude, you gotta stay away from that curried crack. Many of these bands don't even remotely qualify as folk rock. And he's missed out Steeleye Span & The Albion Band. Both original English folk-rock groups. Then there's the Pogues. And Pentangle. -- Halmyre

... acoustic trio 40th anniversary show. Some bits were actually sort of progressive rock, even acoustic! I wasn't too familiar with their stuff, but it was ... from Fairport was in Soft Machine (Briefly) in the late 1970s. Fairport these days are far from "Folk Rock". Their later albums generally have the obligatory couple of "Trad" tracks and a few fiddley-diddley instrumentals, but ...

> Dude, you gotta stay away from that curried crack. Many of these bands don't even remotely qualify as folk rock. And he's missed out Steeleye Span & The Albion Band. Both original English folk-rock groups. Then there's the Pogues.

On Fri, 1 Jun 2007 10:42:34 -0700, "Nic" <nicbeatREMOVE@mlode.com> wrote: Obviously Led Zep were influenced by a lot of genres, including English FOLK. Oh, and that makes them folk rock artists. Hey dude, I've got blue eyes. So does Jude Law. Hey! I must be Jude Law! Swill

... Led Zep don't relate to folk music...... make a mix of ...these songs.... Acoustic does not a folk band make What makes a folk rock song? ...enlighten me, if you know better. Folk is far closer related to bluegrass... than to any form of rock. For someone who seems to know a lot about folk you seem to be entirely ...a few. Hell, CCR is more 'folk' than Led Zeppelin ever managed. ...