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Demophobe
Joined: 17 May 2004
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1. R.E.M.
2. Led Zep
3. Cuyahoga
4. Out On the Tiles
REM have been a favorite of mine for years and years. Great songwriting, versatility, and excellent live shows. "Electron Blue" is as good as anything they have written, but "Cuyahoga" is amazing. Good message, the "REM sound", Stipes melodic simplicity to calm an jangly Buck. This typifies the newer REM as well; as Buck and Mills experiment with complex layers, Stipe remains simple and direct melodically. I enjoy the tension it creates. "The Lifting" is a good example of this.
Led Zep came out on top for me. The Beatles, The Stones...tough competition, but I think Led Zep were a bit more edgy and raw and took music to places even the Beatles hadn't gone. I grew up with all of this and Cat Stevens, Elton John ("Captain Fantastic" is genius)...this was a really tough choice; one which I will probably have different thoughts on in a hour. "Out On the Tiles"...groovy, hooky, powerful drumming, great riffage and Plant sings his throat apart. |
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poker player
Joined: 27 Sep 2004
Location: On the river
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You know what I find really interesting about this thread is the fact that while a lot of you are young enough to be my kid, many of you have chosen groups that were in their prime when I was growing up. I love all those groups-Beatles, Floyd, Zep,Stones, Kinks, Who (hmmm ...what's with all the Brits?).
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SPINOZA
Joined: 10 Jun 2005
Location: $eoul
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| Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 5:43 pm Post subject: |
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| Demophobe wrote: |
1. R.E.M.
2. Led Zep
3. Cuyahoga
4. Out On the Tiles
REM have been a favorite of mine for years and years. Great songwriting, versatility, and excellent live shows. "Electron Blue" is as good as anything they have written, but "Cuyahoga" is amazing. Good message, the "REM sound", Stipes melodic simplicity to calm an jangly Buck. This typifies the newer REM as well; as Buck and Mills experiment with complex layers, Stipe remains simple and direct melodically. I enjoy the tension it creates. "The Lifting" is a good example of this.
Led Zep came out on top for me. The Beatles, The Stones...tough competition, but I think Led Zep were a bit more edgy and raw and took music to places even the Beatles hadn't gone. I grew up with all of this and Cat Stevens, Elton John ("Captain Fantastic" is genius)...this was a really tough choice; one which I will probably have different thoughts on in a hour. "Out On the Tiles"...groovy, hooky, powerful drumming, great riffage and Plant sings his throat apart. |
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That's my favorite LZ song too. Really good stuff. Led Zep III is probably my fave LZ album too, come to think of it..... |
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SirFink
Joined: 05 Mar 2006
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1. The Fall
2. Bob Dylan
3. Fave Fall song: "Wings"
4. Dylan: "Ballad of a Thin Man" |
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Satori
Joined: 09 Dec 2005
Location: Above it all
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| Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 1:37 am Post subject: |
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1 Crowded House
2 The Beatles
3 Private Universe
4 Because
By the way, saying that The Beatles just did "pop" while Pink Floyd did "a lot of different genres" is rather ridiculous. Don't make me explain this to you...  |
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Zulu
Joined: 28 Apr 2006
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| Posted: Sat Jul 08, 2006 9:59 am Post subject: Re: Music thread: favorite band/best band of all time |
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2. The Clash
4. (White Man) In Hammersmith Palais |
I'd say the new groups are not concerned with what there is to be learned. They're probably all too busy fighting for a good place under the lighting. |
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drumpounder
Joined: 20 Jun 2006
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| Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 6:57 pm Post subject: |
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1: Bad Company
2: The Beatles
3: Burnin' Sky
4: Across The Universe |
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SPINOZA
Joined: 10 Jun 2005
Location: $eoul
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| Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 4:17 am Post subject: |
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| bumpity bump! |
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zappalives
Joined: 15 May 2006
Location: Gyeongju
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| Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 5:04 am Post subject: |
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I'll change mine to represent women rockers, and how they doooooo rock!
1. Sleater-Kinney
2. Patti Smith
3. Turn it On
4. Gloria: In Excelsis Deo/Gloria |
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Greekfreak
Joined: 25 May 2003
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| Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 5:58 am Post subject: |
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1. The Jesus And Mary Chain
2. The Beatles
3. Darklands
4. "Cherry Came Too"
The best band of all time is the Beatles--although when you're talking most influential, there are too many to list.
Re: Zeppelin--very inconsistent band, although they did have some of the greatest albums of all time, their overall body of work is not nearly as impressive, and I'm not talking about numbers. |
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Tarmangani
Joined: 17 Apr 2006
Location: the Calm
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| Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 6:57 am Post subject: |
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1. Tool
2. Metallica *
3. Sober
4. One
* really could be Black Sabbath, AC/DC, or even Tool. But when I looked through my MP3 player, Metallica is the only band that I've illegally downloaded and listened to since day one. |
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JMO
Joined: 18 Jul 2006
Location: Daegu
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2 The Smiths
4 Panic |
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rocklee
Joined: 04 Oct 2005
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Sun Jan 14, 2007 10:33 pm Post subject: Re: Music thread: favorite band/best band of all time |
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| SPINOZA wrote: |
1. Your favorite band?
2. Who's the best band of all time, in your view?
3. select ONE song from your favorite band's (see 1) catalog you recommend.
4. Select ONE song from the band you think is the best of all time.
Obviously, if your answer to 1 and 2 is the same, you needn't answer all the questions. |
1. U2/GnR
2. Beatles/Carpenters
3. Pride |
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