On Apr 14, 9:36Â am, JohnB
tinyworld.co.uk> wrote:> On 14 Apr, 15:08, zepflo...@
yahoo.com wrote:
>
>> On Apr 14, 3:42 am, Rajagoogoo
yahoo.com> wrote:> So you think these threads are too focused on UK bands? Fine!>
>>> The big 50 (based only on what was released during 1960-1979)
>
>>> 1. The Beach Boys
>
>> Except for a few hummable songs, they stink
>
> What of? Surf and sand? They were a good and innovative pop band.
So? Pop doesnt count for much. Surf? What the helf is surf!
> Good Vibrations is a classic.
Probably the only classic.
>
>> 2. The Velvet Underground
>> Put them at #1.
>
> Why? Â They were ok, influential, but hardly a great success.
So, you need to successful to be great? Sounds like news to me.
>
>>> 3. The Byrds
>
>> A lot better than Beach Boys
>
> At what? Â Better at country-rock, sure, but the Beach Boys were better
> at surf-pop.
Surf pop? Is that even a valid genre. Byrds were among the first of
the pyschedelic bands along with Yardbirds. They were also among the
first folk rock bands.
>
>> 4. Creedence Clearwater Revival
>>> 5. The Ramones
>>> 6. The Eagles
>> Boring Tripe
>
> There must be a hell of a lot of bored people out there who bought
> their albums.
The Carpenters also sold a lot of records. And your point is?
>Â I guess they're not for you but they must have had
> something going for them.
>
>>> 7. The Doors
>
>> Doors should be ahead of CCR, Byrds and most likely #2.
>
> IMHO the Doors are one of the most over-rated bands of their time, but
> that is of course only opinion. Â A few memorable tracks does not a
> great band make.
They have a lot of memorable tracks. Touch Me, LA Woman, Riders on the
Storm, Love Her Madly, Break on Through, Hello I love You, The End....
the list is endless.
>
>
>
>>> 8. Steely Dan
>
>> When you see Steely Dan at #8, you know how good the American bands
>> were..... LOL
>
> I don't know why the "LOL". Â They were appreciated by many and I can
> hear their quality even if I'm not really a fan.
I can hear the quality of their manufactured smooth stufff. Just that
I dont that quality deserves much recognition. To me they were another
Dire Straits.
>
>> 9. Aerosmith
>> Should be higher
>
> Simply saying "should be higher" doesn't really add a lot to the
> argument. Â I say "should be lower". Â They are (to me) just a run of
> the mill rock band, nothing new or innovative in what I've heard.
They had a lot of memorable RAWK songs and all time classics, like
Sweet Emotion, Walk the Way, Dream On the mid 70s and that counts more
than say .... Steely Dam.
>
>>> 10. Lynyrd Skynyrd
>>> 11. The Grateful Dead
>
>> The only band more boring than them is Radiohead.
>
> The Dead recorded music and toured for many years, none of them
> contemporary with Radiohead, and their music changed a lot in that
> time. Â Is it possible to dismiss everything they did so cheaply?
> They're not my cup of tea and obviously not yours,
and not a 1000 million others outside the US.
> but again you fail
> to come up with a convincing argument against their inclusion in the
> list.
>
>> 12. The Allman Brothers Band
>> One note wankers
>
> Oh dear, it doesn't improve, does it? Â One note? Â Really? Â Well, I
> suppose it must have been a *really large* bank note ...
Thats why I said one note wanking. Dont tell me Whipping Post has a
complex guitar solo...LOL.
>
>>> 13. Sly & the Family Stone
>> How are they rock?
>
> Who said anything about rock?
Everyone else over here is rock.
>
>>> 14. Chicago
>>> 15. Van Halen
>
>> They are awfulm dreadful, beyond pathetic
>
> And again, you issue a quick meaningless damnation and, as ever,
> haven't got a decent argument to back it up with.
Tell me some Van Halen classics that are not Aint talking about Love
or Jump. You Really Got me is a cover, so shouldnt count.
>
>> 16. Jefferson Airplane
>>> 17. Talking Heads
>
>> Overrated, dont do jack for me.
>
> They may not do "jack" (whatever that is) for you but they were highly
> rated by many.
Still they dont do jack for me. Their vocalist is by far the worst
vocalist I have ever heard.
> Â They are one of the bands that I thought I didn't like
> until I started listening and then realised that there's more to them
> than is obvious on first listen.
All their songs sound the same. The only song of theirs which mattered
is Once in a Lifetime.
>
>
>
>>> 18. The Mothers of Invention
>>> 19. Cheap Trick
>>> 20. Santana
>>> 21. The Lovin' Spoonful
>>> 22. Blondie
>> Should be higher
>
> I agree but why? Â Is it just because Debbie Harry had the cutest face
> of any rock goddess?
Not really
> Â I mean, that *would* be a good reason but
> probably not a very good argument.
They have a lot of catchy and dancey songs. Also they rocked for a new
wave band. Call Me, Atomic, Hangin on the telephone etc.
>
>>> 23. The Rascals
>>> 24. Alice Cooper
>>> 25. The Patti Smith Group
>>> 26. KISS
>>> 27. Big Star
>>> 28. The Stooges
>>> 29. Junior Walker & The All-Stars
>>> 30. Television
>>> 31. Love
>>> 32. New York Dolls
>>> 33. Weather Report
>
>> Jazz, not rock. Nice try, showing other bands in to make the list look
>> better.
>
> Again, the original list and post header said nothing about "rock".
Again almost everybody on the list is rock.
>
>
>
>>> 34. Parliament/Funkadelic
>>> 35. Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers
>>> 36. The Dave Brubeck Quartet
>
> And if Weather Report are jazz, why on earth isn't the far more jazz
> DBQ? Â Is it just that you've never heard of them and didn't want to
> appear ignorant?
So? I dont have to repeat.
>
>
>
>
>
>>> 37. The Flying Burrito Brothers
>>> 38. Little Feat
>>> 39. ZZ Top
>>> 40. The Raspberries
>>> 41. Heart
>>> 42. The Steve Miller Band
>>> 43. The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
>>> 44. The Cars
>>> 45. Paul Revere & the Raiders
>>> 46. The MC5
>>> 47. Booker T. & the MGs
>>> 48. The Residents
>>> 49. Pere Ubu
>>> 50. Blue Oyster Cult
>
>>> I can't think of anyone they left out...maybe the Doobie Brothers?
>
>>> PS Â Buffalo Springfield and the Band had too much Canada in them,
>>> presumably.
>
> Now, what do think of Sparks? Â Shouldn't they have been in there on
> the strength of "This Town Ain't Big Enough" and "Kimono My House"?
Havent heard them, heard of them though.
>- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -
