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=> GENERAL DISCUSSION => Topic started by: on October 27, 2005, 10:41:00 am
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poast 'em
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rush
yea i said it
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neil young
ccr
marvin gaye
beatles
the who
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bowie
the who
neil young
dylan
beatles
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Steely Dan
Hawkwind
Dire Straits
Sparks
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
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The Who
Cheap Trick
Love
The Stooges
David Bowie
Bubbling under the top five The Small Faces, The Move, Paul Revere and the Raiders, The Creation
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1. The Who
2. Led Zeppelin
3. The Beatles
4. The Kinks
5. Cream
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Rolling Stones
Neil Young
The Kinks
Queen
Beach Boys
CCR
Oops, is that six?
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lately: Ian Hunter/Mott
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Now we're talking.
Top to bottom:
AC/DC
E.L.O.
Queen
The Beatles
CCR
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Originally posted by edbert:
lately: Ian Hunter/Mott
Have always liked Ian's solo material, but other than the best known Mott the Hoople tracks on it's greatest hits the rest left me a bit cold. Is there better stuff lurking on the Mott records?
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No order...
Stones
Beatles
Zombies
Love
Beach Boys
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Beatles
Dylan
Stones
Led Zep
CCR
Without even thinking.
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Love and The Zombies are the two biggest bandwagonned classic rock acts among musical faux-intellectuals....nothing against any of them. I would be honored to be included in your rarified circle. That being said, I haven't had a chance to get to their stuff, mostly because I don't want to gamble on a compilation.
I'm always amazed when people compare their influence as being remotely comparable to that of the Beatles, Stones, or Velvet Underground. It just makes no sense to me.
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Would The Clash be considered classic rock these days?
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Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
Have always liked Ian's solo material, but other than the best known Mott the Hoople tracks on it's greatest hits the rest left me a bit cold. Is there better stuff lurking on the Mott records?
I also think the solo albums were better than the Mott ones. He'll blend a few Mott songs into his live shows that aren't from the greatest hits thing, and they usually work better in that context than they did on the Mott albums
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Originally posted by frenchpiece:
Love and The Zombies are the two biggest bandwagonned classic rock acts among musical faux-intellectuals....nothing against any of them. I would be honored to be included in your rarified circle. That being said, I haven't had a chance to get to their stuff, mostly because I don't want to gamble on a compilation.
I'm always amazed when people compare their influence as being remotely comparable to that of the Beatles, Stones, or Velvet Underground. It just makes no sense to me.
Well they you might as well dismiss the influence The Hollies, The Kinks, Raspberries, T. Rex,etc also had.
The primary reason Love's legacy isn't bigger is because they rarely played outside of California, thus resulting a lower profile at the time. The Doors lifted much of thier sound from Love. The Rolling Stone where fans of the band at the time.
Echo and Bunnymen and numerous other postpunk British bands were influenced by Love. The influence carried forward to bands like Belle & Sebstaine.
"Forever Changes" is one of the most stunning albums ever released. While some of Love's later stuff on the retrospective is dodgy, you'll get to hear the band start as a great garage rock band and develope into the outfit that released "Forever Changes", which is included in it entirely in that collection.
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Originally posted by frenchpiece:
Love and The Zombies are the two biggest bandwagonned classic rock acts among musical faux-intellectuals....nothing against any of them. I would be honored to be included in your rarified circle. That being said, I haven't had a chance to get to their stuff, mostly because I don't want to gamble on a compilation.
Not sure if your faux intellectual rant was meant to be an attack or not on me, but just in case it was....
Get bent fuckwad!!! And do yourself a favor and pick up some love/zombies records.
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addendum to my rant... how can you dismiss a band's influence without actually listening to them or at the least reading thier bio on allmusic.
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I've tried to like Love; I really have. I like some of their stuff off of Da Capo, and at one point I convinced myself that I liked Forever Changes. Then it got to the point where I would be listening to Andmoreagain or that crusty snot song and wondering, "what the fuck?!" Can't get into it. Maybe in another decade, but not now. That said, Alone Again Or is a great song.
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beatles
zeppelin
CSNY
tom petty & heartbreakers
flower travellin band
cat stevens
simon and garfunkel
steve miller
honorable mentions:
kinks
jethro tull
pink floyd
elton john
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flower travellin band is classic rock??? mannnnn what i would give to hear satori pt 1 on the radio. these guys still active at all?
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i hear the clash, talking heads, and u2 on classic rock stations all the time.
Originally posted by Shadrach:
Would The Clash be considered classic rock these days?
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Originally posted by shoot ur shot:
flower travellin band is classic rock??? mannnnn what i would give to hear satori pt 1 on the radio. these guys still active at all?
oh radio music.. yeha i spose not. they did play with emerson lake and palmer and other classic rock acts in the 70s though.
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The Flamin' Groovies
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The Who (late 60's/early 70's live stuff can't be touched)
Rolling Stones
Hendrix
Doors
Zep
And I have a soft spot for early Heart. HA!
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pink floyd
journey
cheap trick
steely dan
ac/dc
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Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
Originally posted by edbert:
lately: Ian Hunter/Mott
Have always liked Ian's solo material, but other than the best known Mott the Hoople tracks on it's greatest hits the rest left me a bit cold. Is there better stuff lurking on the Mott records? [/b]
I'd suggest starting with Mott the Hoople Live album,the guitarwork is incredible.
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Fleetwood Mac
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rush
boston
zeppelin
van fuckin halen
toss up between badfinger and the stones
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Originally posted by Shadrach:
Would The Clash be considered classic rock these days?
I saw them in their prime so the answer would have to be a resounding YES :D
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Dearest Chaz, Lover:
AMG is a great resource, but like a lot of rock media, they have a tendency to overrate a lot of albums. Am I not a real musician or even a devoted music fan because I can't get into Captain Beefheart, Fugs, Suicide, Big Black, or Slint? Probably not.
Does that mean that I won't at some point listen to Love or Zombies? Most definitely not. I'm sure that they were extremely influential on the sounds that a lot of the bands that came after them made. I'll spend the rest of my weekend making sure that I become a more well-rounded person by picking up their stuff for you.
I happen to have an immense amount of respect for both the collective and individual musical tastes of the board members. It's an awesome collective, so take a powder. I was just pointing out a trend.
love,
Frenchpiece (Chaz.)
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Ever hear of a band called Led Zeppelin? Well Robert Plant in his acceptence speech for the Rock and Roll Hall of fame, listed the band as among one of his favorites and the influence they had on his music.
You might as well dismiss the influence Big Star is credited for as well. Seeing as they like Love and Velvet Underground were just another cult band. Of course you'd miss out hearing two really great albums.
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The name of this thread is "your five most beloved classic rock acts".
I believe "classic rock" is radio station terminology. I happen to listen to a good deal of classic rock in the car, believing it to be the best free radio format, when I'm not lucky enough to happen upon an independent or college station. Thus, I would take the term "classic rock" to mean bands that actually get played on classic rock radio.
While the Stooges, the Velvet Underground, Big Star, and Love all have their respective artistic merits, not once have I ever heard them on a classic rock station. So while they are ROCK, and in some opinions are CLASSIC, I would argue they are not "classic rock".
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in order of significance and still listening to today:
BRIAN ENO/ROXY MUSIC
FRANK ZAPPA
BLACK SABBATH
PINK FLOYD
DAVID BOWIE
WHO
CLASH
POLICE
RUSH
DEAD
JANES ADDICTION/PORNO FP
SMITHS [+ WHINER BOY SOLO]
led zep [I, III, Houses..., Phys Graf, Presence only] gets honorable mention due to sheer vloume of influence over years
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ALRIGHT NOW!
im curious to see if this is understood. sort of like "1 e and a, 2 e and a..."
bah-doo da-doo da-do-DOO
bah-doo da-doo da-do-DOO
how i'd throw in the riff that follows i dont know!
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Originally posted by Etan de Balzac, Footie Ball Player:
While the Stooges, the Velvet Underground, Big Star, and Love all have their respective artistic merits, not once have I ever heard them on a classic rock station. So while they are ROCK, and in some opinions are CLASSIC, I would argue they are not "classic rock".
There in lies the problem with the current classic rock format... and i'll bet Little Steven plays bands like that and he gets aired on Classic Rock stations.
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Which two Big Star albums are you referring to as the greatest? Are you counting the #1 Record/Radio City comp as one album and Third as the second, or are you counting just 2 of the 3 among the greats in the rock n' roll canon. Good call on Big Star, and nothing against the cult acts whatsoever. They were a huge influence on a lot of the bands that many of us were raised on (REM, Feelies, Jellyfish, Posies, etc), and I'm sure that many other acts like Hollies, Zombies, Raspberries, Cheap Trick, etc were similar in that regard. Despite the fact that I haven't listened to Love, doesn't mean that any of us will always be psycho for our favorite bands' influences. I'm not exactly enthused about forcing myself to listen to skiffle just because I'm into the Beatles.
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Originally posted by Roadbike Mankie:
I saw them in their prime so the answer would have to be a resounding YES :D
How was Rick Wakeman, then?
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i'm considering the first two big star releases as seperate records... just recently heard the third release and it's just a bit messy and not up to par with the first two.
seriously regardless of how influential love is considered it's just great music worthy of being listened to anyone who likes late 60's rock.
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Originally posted by kosmo vinyl:
just recently heard the third release and it's just a bit messy and not up to par with the first two.
i agree completely ... but the cover of "femme fatale" is pretty sweet
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Holocaust is maybe the most depressing song ever.
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Originally posted by Etan de Balzac, Footie Ball Player:
The name of this thread is "your five most beloved classic rock acts".
I believe "classic rock" is radio station terminology. I happen to listen to a good deal of classic rock in the car, believing it to be the best free radio format, when I'm not lucky enough to happen upon an independent or college station. Thus, I would take the term "classic rock" to mean bands that actually get played on classic rock radio.
While the Stooges, the Velvet Underground, Big Star, and Love all have their respective artistic merits, not once have I ever heard them on a classic rock station. So while they are ROCK, and in some opinions are CLASSIC, I would argue they are not "classic rock".
To my total astonishment, I have actually heard the Stooges, the Velvets, and Love on WARW in the past few weeks. Still way too much Bon Jovi, but the trend is right....
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ac/dc especially with bon scott really is one solid rock band. they would be at the heart of rock in my opinion. no frills, no fluff, realistic lyrics, pure rock.