> Tracy_Barber@frontiernet.net wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 10:49:06 -0500, stephenj cox.com> wrote:
>

>> Raja wrote:

>>> Nowadays The Who are a regular fixture on VH1 Classic rock. Every time
>>> I turn on Classic Rock channel, it is The Who playing some concert,
>>> the movie Tommy going on or some documentary about The Who.
>>>
>>> Many consider The Who to be the 3rd greatest rock band of all times
>>> (behind The Beatles and The Rolling Stones). Some consider them second
>>> best rock band of all time behind The Beatles. There are considered
>>> unanimously the greatest hard rock band of all times.
>>>
>>> So how many great songs did they make. I have all their studio albums,
>>> live at leeds, and most of their compilations.
>>>
>>> Chronologically I think these are their greatest songs ever (which
>>> belong to any alltime songs list)...
>>>
>>> Studio album tracks
>>> 1. My Generation
>>> 2. The Kids Are Alright
>>> 3. A Legal Matter
>>> 4. Boris The Spider
>>> 5. Mary Anne With A Shaky Hand
>>> 6. I Can See For Miles
>>> 7. Overture
>>> 8. Pinball Wizard
>>> 9. Im Free
>>> 10. Baba O' Riley
>>> 11. Bargain
>>> 12. Behind Blue Eyes
>>> 13. Wont Get Fooled Again
>>> 14. The Real Me
>>> 15. Love Reign Over Me
>>> 16. However Much I Booze
>>> 17. Squeeze Box
>>> 18. Eminence Front
>>>
>>> Singles
>>> 19. I Cant Explain
>>> 20. The Seeker
>>> 21. Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere
>>> 22. Magic Bus
>>> 23. Substitute
>>> 24. Im A Boy
>>>
>>> So a band has 24 great songs. Is that enough to be considered the
>>> second or third greatest rock bands of all time. All these 24 songs
>>> can be squeezed into one CD. So they effectively made one great album
>>> of songs! Now try to count the number of great songs bands like
>>> Beatles, Rolling Stones, Kinks, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Yes made.

>> Yes is a joke, they have about 6 great songs. The Beatles have more than
>> 24, but the Stones and Zep probably not.

>
> Yes may only have a limited number of songs, but they're long enough
> to make up for the other 16 - 18 filler songs!