kimmy Posted February 6, 2011 Report Posted February 6, 2011 I love The Who. Roger Daltry's vocals are so powerful. "Won't Get Fooled Again" is one of my all time favorites... YEAAAAAAHHHH!!! -k Quote (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ Friendly forum facilitator! ┬──┬◡ﾉ(° -°ﾉ)
Jack Weber Posted February 6, 2011 Report Posted February 6, 2011 I don't think The Who is the greatest band ever... I think they are one of a select few that are in that mix... Quote The beatings will continue until morale improves!!!
WIP Posted February 6, 2011 Report Posted February 6, 2011 I don't think The Who is the greatest band ever... I think they are one of a select few that are in that mix... Most overrated band of the 70's and 80's! How many of those stupid rockumentaries did these tools make anyway? Quote Anybody who believers exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world is either a madman or an economist. -- Kenneth Boulding, 1973
kimmy Posted February 6, 2011 Author Report Posted February 6, 2011 If The Who were 14 inches tall, would they still be the biggest rock band of all time? Would The Who's tour bus cross the finish line first at the Indianapolis 500? -k Quote (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻ Friendly forum facilitator! ┬──┬◡ﾉ(° -°ﾉ)
WIP Posted February 6, 2011 Report Posted February 6, 2011 If The Who were 14 inches tall, would they still be the biggest rock band of all time? Would The Who's tour bus cross the finish line first at the Indianapolis 500? -k No. Quote Anybody who believers exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world is either a madman or an economist. -- Kenneth Boulding, 1973
Jack Weber Posted February 6, 2011 Report Posted February 6, 2011 (edited) Most overrated band of the 70's and 80's! How many of those stupid rockumentaries did these tools make anyway? Actually,I think Led Zeppelin is the most overrated band of the entire "Classic Rock" genre.. They were either ripping of obcure blues artists or writing entirely sophomoric lyrics... Decent music,but entirely overrated... Honourable mention for the overrated title goes to Yes...Self indulgent BS to the extreme... Edited February 6, 2011 by Jack Weber Quote The beatings will continue until morale improves!!!
Jack Weber Posted February 6, 2011 Report Posted February 6, 2011 If The Who were 14 inches tall, would they still be the biggest rock band of all time? Would The Who's tour bus cross the finish line first at the Indianapolis 500? -k If The Who were 14 inches tall they would kick Chuck Norris' a$$ and win the Indy 500... All in the same day... Quote The beatings will continue until morale improves!!!
WIP Posted February 6, 2011 Report Posted February 6, 2011 Actually,I think Led Zeppelin is the most overrated band of the entire "Classic Rock" genre.. Wasn't exactly my cup of tea, but my son's band does mostly Zep covers; you have to respect the band, even if you don't like Robert Plant's singing. They were either ripping of obcure blues artists or writing entirely sophomoric lyrics... They didn't rip off the blues; they, and the other Brit bands of the early 60's were the ones who introduced their fans to their musical influences. It was the 50's rock n rollers like Elvis, who were the ripoff artists; because they pretended that they created it. Honourable mention for the overrated title goes to Yes...Self indulgent BS to the extreme... Total horseshit! Even if you didn't get classical music, which provided their main jumping off point, you have to respect what they accomplished. Steve Howe won the annual Guitar Player magazine poll five years in a row. Who can argue that Rick Wakeman wasn't the greatest on keyboards of any rock band? And Chris Squire revolutionized what could be done with the bass....just listen to the bass lines in Roundabout for example. After the 70's, the collective attention span was too short for concept albums and five movement album-side songs that Yes, Genesis and Pink Floyd were doing, so they had to start making shorter, FM radio-friendly songs, and Progressive Rock died. Quote Anybody who believers exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world is either a madman or an economist. -- Kenneth Boulding, 1973
Scotty Posted February 6, 2011 Report Posted February 6, 2011 Pink Floyd was the greatest band ever. End of discussion. Quote It is an inverted moral calculus that tries to persuade the world to demonize one state that tries its civilized best to abide in a difficult time and place, and rides merrily by the examples and practices of dozens of states and leaderships that drop into brutality every day without a twinge of regret or a whisper of condemnation. - Rex Murphy
Sir Bandelot Posted February 6, 2011 Report Posted February 6, 2011 It's not really my type of music, although I do like "Won't get fooled again" for the lyrics. I'm sure many a British soccer hooligans heart was shattered to find out, the Who were gay. Quote
Jack Weber Posted February 6, 2011 Report Posted February 6, 2011 Pink Floyd was the greatest band ever. End of discussion. I have every Pink Floyd album released on this side of the Atlantic Ocean... Quote The beatings will continue until morale improves!!!
jbg Posted February 6, 2011 Report Posted February 6, 2011 I don't think The Who is the greatest band ever... You're talkin' 'bout my generation. Quote Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone." Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds. Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location? The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).
jbg Posted February 6, 2011 Report Posted February 6, 2011 Actually,I think Led Zeppelin is the most overrated band of the entire "Classic Rock" genre..One great song and a lot of medium songs. Honourable mention for the overrated title goes to Yes...Self indulgent BS to the extreme... Now, you're getting really close to the edge.And you and I are going to disagree. And I won't be roundabout in my views on this one. Quote Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone." Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds. Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location? The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).
Shakeyhands Posted February 6, 2011 Report Posted February 6, 2011 (edited) I have every Pink Floyd album released on this side of the Atlantic Ocean... Shine on you crazy diamond!!! HEY!!!! Lets go over to Augusts "The Kids are Alright" thread and talk about Floyd now... That should send him right over the edge! Edited February 6, 2011 by Shakeyhands Quote "They muddy the water, to make it seem deep." - Friedrich Nietzsche
Shakeyhands Posted February 6, 2011 Report Posted February 6, 2011 Actually,I think Led Zeppelin is the most overrated band of the entire "Classic Rock" genre.. They were either ripping of obcure blues artists or writing entirely sophomoric lyrics... Oh they ripped off all kinds of Blues bands... Led Zeppelin Thievery Quote "They muddy the water, to make it seem deep." - Friedrich Nietzsche
BubberMiley Posted February 7, 2011 Report Posted February 7, 2011 I'm not a big fan of Annette Bening. She really annoyed me in American Beauty, so I don't think I'll bother to see this latest film of hers. Quote "I think it's fun watching the waldick get all excited/knickers in a knot over something." -scribblet
Jack Weber Posted February 7, 2011 Report Posted February 7, 2011 I'm not a big fan of Annette Bening. She really annoyed me in American Beauty, so I don't think I'll bother to see this latest film of hers. Quote The beatings will continue until morale improves!!!
jbg Posted February 7, 2011 Report Posted February 7, 2011 Oh they ripped off all kinds of Blues bands... Led Zeppelin Thievery On the surface it seems obvious but have there been any lawsuits? After all the potential defendants seem highly solvent. Quote Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone." Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds. Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location? The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).
Jack Weber Posted February 7, 2011 Report Posted February 7, 2011 On the surface it seems obvious but have there been any lawsuits? After all the potential defendants seem highly solvent. Robert Johnson is highly solvent? Quote The beatings will continue until morale improves!!!
jbg Posted February 7, 2011 Report Posted February 7, 2011 Robert Johnson is highly solvent? Led Zep is. Quote Free speech: "You can say what you want, but I don't have to lend you my megaphone." Always remember that when you are in the right you can afford to keep your temper, and when you are in the wrong you cannot afford to lose it. - J.J. Reynolds. Will the steps anyone is proposing to fight "climate change" reduce a single temperature, by a single degree, at a single location? The mantra of "world opinion" or the views of the "international community" betrays flabby and weak reasoning (link).
wyly Posted February 7, 2011 Report Posted February 7, 2011 Pink Floyd for me... from an artists point of view I'm not sure who it was either John Lennon or Paul McCartney who said The Cream were the greatest ever... Quote “Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives.”- John Stuart Mill
Shwa Posted February 7, 2011 Report Posted February 7, 2011 Oh, from a guitar player's perspective, Zep and Yes were in a league of their own. And David Gilmour made Pink Floyd into the band they always wanted to be. Clapton was great, The Cream were way out in front and Deep Purple had the chops. I could play them all, many of the classic solos note for note while seeing double. But none of them - not a single one - can touch Jimi Hendrix. He is the only guitar player to make me feel that I should just put the axe down and fuhgeddaboudit. Hendrix played the guitar like Miles Davis played the trumpet. In fact, it is almost embarassing to say the Hendrix played "the guitar" and Davis played a mere "trumpet." If Hendrix had lived we wouldn't even be having this thread. It would be all about how good Jimi Hendrix really was. Some of his best stuff was the Band of Gypsies Live. If you have never heard it then shut up. One of my all time favourite albums is the Who's Live At Leeds. That captured the essence of what I hoped they would have been back in the day. They had amazing albums, but it was all downhill after 'Who Are You' and Keith Moon's death. Like Zep after John Bonham. The end. As for ripping off blues artists, well, that is a long standing tradition isn't it? Even among blues artists. Do you think that Muddy Waters or Bo Diddley were entirely original? Come on now. A lot of them were "influenced" by Robert Johnson. If you listen even to some of the licks by the Brits in the early 60's you will hear some licks copped note for note, same as some of those old 40's & 50's recordings. They call them 'standards.' I don't hear anyone coming out saying they invented the 12 bar blues or some of the more familiar tags such as the one in 'Dust My Broom.' I am sure even Robert Leroy has his "influences" amongst all the nameless musicians that he heard in all the barrelhouses and dives he ventured into in his formative years. Quote
wyly Posted February 7, 2011 Report Posted February 7, 2011 Oh, from a guitar player's perspective, Zep and Yes were in a league of their own. And David Gilmour made Pink Floyd into the band they always wanted to be. Clapton was great, The Cream were way out in front and Deep Purple had the chops. I could play them all, many of the classic solos note for note while seeing double. But none of them - not a single one - can touch Jimi Hendrix. He is the only guitar player to make me feel that I should just put the axe down and fuhgeddaboudit. you're better than leona boyd?could you play this well when you 5 or even now? jimi hendrix only began learning at 12 so it'll be hard hard for me to believe he as good as this kid when she's an adult... Hendrix played the guitar like Miles Davis played the trumpet. In fact, it is almost embarassing to say the Hendrix played "the guitar" and Davis played a mere "trumpet."If Hendrix had lived we wouldn't even be having this thread. It would be all about how good Jimi Hendrix really was. Some of his best stuff was the Band of Gypsies Live. If you have never heard it then shut up. I'm not a guitar player so it's hard for me to debate the issue but I always thought of the best guitar players being in classical guitar but they don't enjoy rock guitarist higher public profile... my kids guitar teacher agrees says classical is more technical... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2BOApUvFpw&feature=related unless hendrix played classical how can you compare, is it even correct electric and acoustic guitar the same instrument... Quote “Conservatives are not necessarily stupid, but most stupid people are conservatives.”- John Stuart Mill
Shwa Posted February 7, 2011 Report Posted February 7, 2011 (edited) you're better than leona boyd? What does that have to do with anything. At any rate, some nights I thought I was. could you play this well when you 5 or even now? jimi hendrix only began learning at 12 so it'll be hard hard for me to believe he as good as this kid when she's an adult... "as good as" If you want technical proficiency, see Yngwie Malmsteen However, once the 5 year old can write something equal to Voodoo Chile, then we'll talk. I'm not a guitar player so it's hard for me to debate the issue but I always thought of the best guitar players being in classical guitar but they don't enjoy rock guitarist higher public profile... my kids guitar teacher agrees says classical is more technical...unless hendrix played classical how can you compare, is it even correct electric and acoustic guitar the same instrument... When a classical guitar player can write something like Voodoo Chile, then we'll talk... no wait, not fair. Jimmie Page played some classical, Eddie Van Halen plays some classical, Kirk Hammett... Edited February 7, 2011 by Shwa Quote
WIP Posted February 7, 2011 Report Posted February 7, 2011 (edited) Oh, from a guitar player's perspective, Zep and Yes were in a league of their own. And David Gilmour made Pink Floyd into the band they always wanted to be. Clapton was great, The Cream were way out in front and Deep Purple had the chops. I could play them all, many of the classic solos note for note while seeing double. Yeah, I never was a big Zep fan (probably because of Robert Plant's singing) but Jimmy Page was still one of the greatest guitar players of all time. And even though I liked what Yes was trying to do, I always wished they did more stuff like the albums with Trevor Rabin, that included other vocals. And David Gilmour is a good example of why music and even musicianship is an art, and not a science that can be plotted on some sort of graph or scale. No one is going to claim that Gilmour is the quickest, or can reach the most chords (he wouldn't even make that claim himself), but what he plays, he hits clean and leaves his own unique stamp on it. His playing defined the Pink Floyd sound. But none of them - not a single one - can touch Jimi Hendrix. He is the only guitar player to make me feel that I should just put the axe down and fuhgeddaboudit. Like I said, music is art, not science! I know everyone is supposed to put Hendrix at the top of the heap, but I never liked his sound -- maybe it was way too self-indulgent and discordant for my tastes. Edited February 7, 2011 by WIP Quote Anybody who believers exponential growth can go on forever in a finite world is either a madman or an economist. -- Kenneth Boulding, 1973
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