Even More Crappy Lists From Music Magazines

[markie]

Originally posted by sonickteam2:
  the best 5 english bands ever.
 
 1. Pink Floyd
 2. Led Zeppelin
 3. Radiohead
 4. The Who
 5. Joy Division
 
 
 see, not even on there    

you eeeeeeediot. You forgot the Clash. Personally I would take the Smiths and the Sex Pistols over radiohead and joy division, clash over the who. But the Beatles over Led Zep.

[sonickteam2]

Originally posted by mankie:
 A good band? Absolutely.
 One of the best? Not really.
 A good band in the right place at the right time basically.
 

RIGHTO, mank
 
  precisely the way i feel about Nirvana as well.
 
 You dont think that grunge thing would've happened anyway? I do.

[markie]

Originally posted by Rhett Miller:
  The best thing that ever happened to Joy Division was the singer hanging himself, allowing for the one guy in the band with a decent singing voice to take over. The singing in Joy Division was gawd awful.

ahh you are such a clown.
 
   <img src="http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/images/clown.jpg" alt=" - " />

[ggw]

No one, not even George Martin, who helped create their music, can articulate what is so special about the Beatles. Nor is it easy to explain why their mystique continues to grow, recruiting new fans with each generation. Perhaps the timeless fascination with the Beatles and their music defies explanation, but a few factors do shed some light on the group's lasting appeal.
 
 The Beatles redefined the parameters of rock and roll music and demonstrated that its possibilities were limitless. Once albums like "Rubber Soul," "Revolver," and "Sgt. Pepper" conquered the charts it was clear that rock and roll could be just about anything that anyone wanted it to be. The Beatles may have been partially shaped by Elvis Presley, Little Richard and Chuck Berry, but they did not confine themselves to that early form of teen rock and roll for very long. As those pioneers had captured the frivolous teenage spirit of the fifties, the Beatles bent and shaped their music to match the mood of '60s youth, which had moved from the malt shop and teen hop to the more dangerous battlefields of sit-ins and political demonstrations.
 
 The Beatles revolutionized studio recording methods, proving that there was no sound, mood or effect that could not be achieved if all possibilities were explored. Today, many of those innovations are taken for granted, but the Beatles had to imagine or invent them on the fly. "We didn't have any magic or electronic boxes to plug into," their engineer Geoff Emerick points out. "We had to make it all mechanically ourselves. Most of the gadgets you can buy today are just based on the things we used to do mechanically. The artificial double tracking and the flanging and all that sort of stuff." The Beatles added their own experimental innovations, including endless tape loops that combined multiple layers of sound, backward effects, and the introduction of instruments like the sitar, the mellotron and the synthesizer. They did not hesitate to bring any instrument or musician into their sessions, whether it was a lone horn player, a string quartet, or a full symphony orchestra. After the Beatles, the only limitations were those of imagination, creativity and effort. The Beatles even managed to break the long-standing three-minute time limit rule that had applied to virtually all previous hit singles by clocking in with the 7:11 "Hey Jude." And, along the way, they invented the modern outdoor stadium concert.
 
 The Beatles seldom, if ever, repeated themselves. Unlike many rock and roll singers who preceded them, they did not attempt to continually recycle the sound or "formula" of their first hit over and over, a mindless strategy that was followed by far too many artists and producers in the '50s and early '60s, and which spawned a legion of one-hit wonders. Each new Beatles record, particularly after their first two albums, showed significant creative growth.
 
 The Beatles "died young" by calling it quits while still at their peak. They didn't dwindle down to a second- or third-rate act. Despite 25 years of solo work, they are still frozen in that 1960s image, the top group in the world with lots of remaining potential, albeit unrealized - enough to fuel decades of "what ifs."
 
 The Beatles' music has been made more special by the group's lasting breakup. When they closed shop at Abbey Road in 1970, it was really for good. There was no reunion album, no reunion concert, no one-off charity gig. When Lennon died in 1980, all chance of a real reunion died too. Fans may enjoy "Free As A Bird," but the Beatles can never really come together again. That leaves a finite body of work comprising 13 albums and 22 singles that represent all of the real music the Beatles ever produced together for public consumption. The "Anthology" packages of outtakes, demos, and home recordings lends insight into the creation of that music, but does not really enhance it. That finite status adds a special preciousness to the Beatles' music.
 
 http://abbeyrd.best.vwh.net/wiener.htm

[sonickteam2]

Originally posted by markie:
   

Originally posted by sonickteam2:
  the best 5 english bands ever.
 
 1. Pink Floyd
 2. Led Zeppelin
 3. Radiohead
 4. The Who
 5. Joy Division
 
 
 see, not even on there      

you eeeeeeediot. You forgot the Clash. Personally I would take the Smiths and the Sex Pistols over radiohead and joy division, clash over the who. But the Beatles over Led Zep. [/b]

ok, i KNEW i would forget one, take out JD and put in Clash.  and Led Zeppelins songs are MUCH more musically....something, than the Beatles.
   no arugments on Pink Floyd being #1?

[ggw]

Of course, you can't discount the possibility that the Beatles success is due to selling their souls to satan.
 
 http://www.geocities.com/mmiddleton87/
 
 _______________________________________________
 
 Beatle Lyrics
 The folling are lyrics that seem inocent enough at first glance, but when you take a closer look with wisdon, you begin to see the true meaning.
 
 
 Hey Jude.
 "Hey Jude, don't make it bad take a sad song and make it better. The minute you put it under your skin, then you begin to feel better".
 
 What does one put under their skin to make them feel better?
 How about a needle full of heroin. It is bad enough to do heroin but to then promote it to the youth is absolutely evil. It is by the way common knowledge that the Beatles were all heroin adicts.
 
 
 Strawberry Fields Forever
 When people shoot drugs, the needles leave marks on the arms. Drug adicts call these red marks "strawberry feilds" In this song John Lennon is expressing his desire to always shoot drugs into his body.
 This song sounds like a drug induced experience and was written while Mr. Lennon was high on heroin.
 
 
 You've Got To Hide Your Love Away
 "Here I stand, head in hand turned my face to the wall"
 This song is obviously about masturbation, which is a sin
 
 
 Revolution 9.
 In this song the meaning is cleverly concealed, in fact you cannot hear the secret message unless you play the record backward on a special player. When tured backwards you can hear the words "turn me on dead man, turn me on dead man", this was done to secretly express the fact that John Lennon was, in secret, a homosexual necrofeeliac, a ritual that has been performed for centuries by African Satanic organizations.
 
 
 It Won't Be Long
 "It won't be long 'till i can be with you"
 It dosn't take long into this song before you figure out that The Beatles are waiting to be called home by Satan.
 
 
 Little Child
 "Little child, little child, little child won't you dance with me"
 Need more be said?
 
 
 You Really Got A Hold On Me
 Another self explanitory title, of course Satan has a hold on you idiots.
 
 
 Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
 The Initials for this song are L.S.D., a drug. The song is about an LSD trip that McCartney had
 
 
 Yellow Submarine
 "We all live in a yellow submarine"
 During the period when this song was written, the Beatles were taking LSD in the form of a yellow capsule.

[sonickteam2]

Originally posted by Bagster:
    Wow, they're just pop songs.

that might be the understatement of the year. I cant explain why, but there is something more special about the Beatles songs that set them apart.

[mankie]

Originally posted by markie:
  The beatles wrote their own songs, which does not seem to be that common for music groups at the time.
 
 Didnt the Sex pistols kick off the whole Manchester thing?

The pistols kicked it off for Tony Wilson...but I think the manc thing would've happened regardless.
 
 As for Nirvana, a totally shit band with a pretty blue eyed/blond singer who happened to be in the right place......not a fan, but Pearl Jam have more talent in their little toes than that pile of shit called Nirvana.
 
 Top 5 Brit bands...hmmmmm
 
 no order,
 
 Clash
 Smiths
 Kinks
 Pogues
 Beatles

[Bags]

I can't stand Pink Floyd.  At all, and because of that I can't comment on their merit (so will never bother), as I just have no idea.  I don't like 'em, but they may be important.  Number one?  Seems a stretch.

[godsshoeshine]

not real into floyd either. saw that darkside of the moon/wizard of oz thing too many times. i'd go:
 who
 clash
 jesus and mary chain
 radiohead
 (tie)nick drake/donovan

[mankie]

Each to their own opinion...BUT...of all the great, great bands that tiny little island has produced, anyone who says Radiohead is one of the greatest is absolutely fucking, without question, totally, completely off their heads. You may as well add another flavor of the week up there too...Duran Duran.  :roll:  
 
 I would put Oasis waaaaaay above Radiohead on any list...and I wouldn't put them in the top 50.

[markie]

Originally posted by mankie:
 
 I would put Oasis waaaaaay above Radiohead on any list...and I wouldn't put them in the top 50.

Thats harsh......
 
 Perhaps Mank, that Radiohead is to some generations what joy division was to yours. Imagine how much better radiohead would be regarded if Tom Yorkie had died after their third album?
 
 My God at that point they could have become the greatest band ever, there was so much potential. Its a shame he didnt die. Much as its a shame poor old Ian did, but he might have sullied his good record too, if he had not.

[sonickteam2]

i dont think Radiohead would be 1/2 the band they are without their last 3 albums.
 
  and i wouldnt even admit Oasis is FROM england if i were you.

[mankie]

Originally posted by sonickteam2:
  i dont think Radiohead would be 1/2 the band they are without their last 3 albums.
 
  and i wouldnt even admit Oasis is FROM england if i were you.

I don't mind Oasis being from England...I just wish they were from London or somewhere...but then they'd be total shite I suppose.
 
 Radiohead are Englands Nirvana...terribly over-rated and over-hyped by a few fanatical fans.

[mankie]

Originally posted by markie:
   

Originally posted by mankie:
 
 I would put Oasis waaaaaay above Radiohead on any list...and I wouldn't put them in the top 50.

Thats harsh......
 
 Perhaps Mank, that Radiohead is to some generations what joy division was to yours. Imagine how much better radiohead would be regarded if Tom Yorkie had died after their third album?
 
 My God at that point they could have become the greatest band ever, there was so much potential. Its a shame he didnt die. Much as its a shame poor old Ian did, but he might have sullied his good record too, if he had not. [/b]

So what "movement" are Radiohead responsible for?