| Re: The second best British Invasion band? |
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Group: rec.music.beatles · Group Profile
Author: TaliesynTaliesyn Date: May 25, 2008 17:57
Inyo wrote:
>>Beatles will always be #1. But who is the second? I think it is
>>between Stones, Kinks and Who. I would give it the second spot the
>>Stones and the third spot to the Kinks. If the Yardbirds lasted longer
>>I would have I have rated them higher. They are 5th below Who imo.
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> Tehnically speaking, the British Invasion era lasted only two meager
> years--1964 through 1965. To maintain even a semblance of
> musicological
> discipline, one must confine one's opinions of British Invasion bands
> to
> acts that actually charted during those two crucial years in Pop/Rock
> music
> history.
That's not necessarily what the original poster claimed to mean. I
interpreted it as the best band to come out of the British Invasion and
continued beyond. I don't think there is an accepted end date of the
British Invasion.
-Taliesyn
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