The Best Rock Band of All Time - Page 2

elSicomoro · 11-22-2003, 04:18 PM

What's wrong with Bowie?

I dig what you're saying UT...I hadn't thought of it like that. Though, have you heard the stripped-down version of Let It Be yet?

Undertoad · 11-22-2003, 04:34 PM

I haven't!

Also missing from the poll is U2.

I think the Who is appalling for putting that drumming out as the pinnacle of rock drumming. It was shit. It was always shit. The biggest problem with post-Moon Who is that the drumming isn't shitty enough and so it isn't Who music. When Townshend went out on his own he got only the best session drummers. I think he got the idea and wasn't going to be held back by a drummer ever again.

elSicomoro · 11-22-2003, 05:33 PM

Yeah...U2 is definitely up there among the greats.

Haven't heard Let it Be...Naked yet myself...and nothing from The Beatles is available on Rhapsody. But I've heard that the "new" version is quite different from the "original."

lumberjim · 11-22-2003, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by sycamore
What's wrong with Bowie?

I like bowie. I even think he was cool in "The Labrynth" with the muppets, but he's not in the same league as these other bands...he's more in a league with Tom Petty or Elton John or Billy joel. ( god i hate billy joel) as far as power ranking goes. They had some good songs, even some #1s, but it's just not the same. They're not supergroups.

I only used the who because they are always considered when you talk about supergroups. Personally, other than "magic Bus" and "Boris the spider", you can keep the Who. I even slept out one night at the Vet (might have actually been JFK before it got knocked down)for the party, but didn't buy tickets, cuz i just dont like them and wouldnt pay to see them. Too bad the poll doesn't have "write in capability"

Other ommisions:
U2- noted
Aerosmith
VanHalen
Pink Floyd
Nirvana
Hendrix

AS for RadioHead, I always hear that they are so great, and people get way into them , and I'm sure i must have heard them, but i honestly couldn't name one song they do. Why is that?

Elspode · 11-22-2003, 08:27 PM

I have to stay out of the discussion now, lest my too-strong opinions regarding certain statements made about music and musicians by others cause me to become less than diplomatic and become an asshat.

elSicomoro · 11-22-2003, 08:28 PM

You're already an asshat.

lumberjim · 11-22-2003, 08:35 PM

yeah, people can get really funny about music. it's a very personal thing, and you identify with a band. emotion is involved. 'fore long you wind up saying, " fuck you elspode, you ugly baby havin, pathetic beatles fan, Led zeppelin is the best ever, man!" and look like a real asshat. You are wise to abstain, elspode....because this is an issue that can be argued indefinately.

what was it i said that twisted your musical nipple?

Undertoad · 11-22-2003, 08:41 PM

Put it out there, man, it's the only way.

Elspode · 11-22-2003, 08:41 PM

I can never remember if being an asshat is a badge of Cellar honor or some sort of derogatory term.

No, no one has twisted my musical nipple yet, LJ, but I can see it coming. I'm still on a rather short fuse lately, even though things are looking up for me and mine around here. Lots of various stressors, and I have tendency to blow off when and where I shouldn't.

I'm exercising self-control, damnit. Look quick, it won't last long!

xoxoxoBruce · 11-23-2003, 01:02 AM

Fuck that self control. The Beatles did it all. The Beatles did it first. The Beatles did it best.

Aside- UT, you miss the point. Moon is the pinnicle of rock drummers because he could get more fucked up than anyone and not fall off his stool (usually). He just couldn't keep time. He was better than Charlie (stones) however, but that ain't much.

Aside2- Jim, Bowie is a God, because he made women so horny. Bowie got more guys laid than Masters and Johnson. I will be forever grateful to him.

lumberjim · 11-23-2003, 01:28 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by xoxoxoBruce

Aside2- Jim, Bowie is a God, because he made women so horny. Bowie got more guys laid than Masters and Johnson. I will be forever grateful to him.

and robert plant is chopped liver?

you know those lists people keep of 5 celebrities you would be allowed to bang if an opportunity arose? Robert plant is on my wife's.......bowie is on most of my gay friends lists...

did you know he got caught in bed with mick jagger? by mick's wife! she let the cat out of the bag on howard stern a while ago.

Quote:

Bowie got more guys laid

were these guys getting laid by women?

no reflection on you, bruce. just not feelin the whole bowie thing. He's a solo act, anyway.

xoxoxoBruce · 11-23-2003, 01:42 AM

NO, no, no. Listen, you take any (almost) chick to a Bowie concert, and you're getting laid that night.

juju · 11-23-2003, 02:00 AM

And... how old are you?

xoxoxoBruce · 11-23-2003, 02:05 AM

Doesn't matter that I'm talking about Bowie when he was doing concerts regularly. Isn't this thread retrospect?

juju · 11-23-2003, 02:07 AM

Oh. :)

View Poll Results: Who is the very best rock band ever?
The Beatles	8	40.00%
The Rolling Stones	2	10.00%
The Who	0	0%
Led Zeppelin	8	40.00%
The Grateful Dead	2	10.00%
Pearl Jam	0	0%
Voters: 20. You may not vote on this poll

11-22-2003, 05:33 PM	#18
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	Yeah...U2 is definitely up there among the greats. Haven't heard Let it Be...Naked yet myself...and nothing from The Beatles is available on Rhapsody. But I've heard that the "new" version is quite different from the "original." Last edited by elSicomoro; 11-22-2003 at 05:37 PM.

11-22-2003, 08:27 PM	#20
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I have to stay out of the discussion now, lest my too-strong opinions regarding certain statements made about music and musicians by others cause me to become less than diplomatic and become an asshat. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

11-22-2003, 08:35 PM	#22
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	yeah, people can get really funny about music. it's a very personal thing, and you identify with a band. emotion is involved. 'fore long you wind up saying, " fuck you elspode, you ugly baby havin, pathetic beatles fan, Led zeppelin is the best ever, man!" and look like a real asshat. You are wise to abstain, elspode....because this is an issue that can be argued indefinately. what was it i said that twisted your musical nipple? __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

11-22-2003, 08:41 PM	#24
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	I can never remember if being an asshat is a badge of Cellar honor or some sort of derogatory term. No, no one has twisted my musical nipple yet, LJ, but I can see it coming. I'm still on a rather short fuse lately, even though things are looking up for me and mine around here. Lots of various stressors, and I have tendency to blow off when and where I shouldn't. I'm exercising self-control, damnit. Look quick, it won't last long! __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

11-22-2003, 04:18 PM	#16
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	What's wrong with Bowie? I dig what you're saying UT...I hadn't thought of it like that. Though, have you heard the stripped-down version of Let It Be yet?

11-22-2003, 04:34 PM	#17
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	I haven't! Also missing from the poll is U2. I think the Who is appalling for putting that drumming out as the pinnacle of rock drumming. It was shit. It was always shit. The biggest problem with post-Moon Who is that the drumming isn't shitty enough and so it isn't Who music. When Townshend went out on his own he got only the best session drummers. I think he got the idea and wasn't going to be held back by a drummer ever again.

11-22-2003, 08:28 PM	#21
elSicomoro Person who doesn't update the user title Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 12,486	You're already an asshat.

11-23-2003, 01:02 AM	#25
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Fuck that self control. The Beatles did it all. The Beatles did it first. The Beatles did it best. Aside- UT, you miss the point. Moon is the pinnicle of rock drummers because he could get more fucked up than anyone and not fall off his stool (usually). He just couldn't keep time. He was better than Charlie (stones) however, but that ain't much. Aside2- Jim, Bowie is a God, because he made women so horny. Bowie got more guys laid than Masters and Johnson. I will be forever grateful to him. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-23-2003, 01:42 AM	#27
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	NO, no, no. Listen, you take any (almost) chick to a Bowie concert, and you're getting laid that night. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-23-2003, 02:00 AM	#28
juju no one of consequence Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Arkansas Posts: 2,839	And... how old are you?

11-23-2003, 02:05 AM	#29
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Doesn't matter that I'm talking about Bowie when he was doing concerts regularly. Isn't this thread retrospect? __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

11-23-2003, 02:07 AM	#30
juju no one of consequence Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Arkansas Posts: 2,839	Oh. :)

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