Moderators Red Ant Posted December 6, 2016 Author Moderators Share Posted December 6, 2016 The Who - except for 'Behind Blue Eyes' This is my one exception with the Who: It also happens to be the only Who song I can think of where Moonie actually plays the hi-hat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Zig al-din Posted December 6, 2016 Members Share Posted December 6, 2016 I think "Piper At The Gates Of Dawn" is an absolute masterpiece. Then inarticulate garbage till another peak with Meddle. Dark Side is likewise a masterpiece, just not one I care to ever hear again "Animals" has some real standout moments, but its like you said... ponderous. The Wall is 4 sides of "I'm a whiny b*tch", broken by "Young Lust" which is a killer rock song Yes -- that is correct. Love that one. An exception to the rule. One of Gilmour's best and most underrated solos IMO, and the outro is just straight up funky. Wish they'd done more like that.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RogueGnome Posted December 6, 2016 Members Share Posted December 6, 2016 Almond brothers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RogueGnome Posted December 6, 2016 Members Share Posted December 6, 2016 QueenKansasRushForeignerSteve Miller BandMoody BluesYesStyxEmerson, Lake& PalmerHeart*Journey and Boston. (with a nod to ned for the reminders of just how bad R&R can really be) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members nedezero1 Posted December 6, 2016 Members Share Posted December 6, 2016 Any of the "corporate" rock bands.. JourneyREO SpeedwagonStyxBostonChicagoKansas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members prolurkerguy Posted December 6, 2016 Members Share Posted December 6, 2016 Thanks Tim! Really cleared that up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RobRoy Posted December 6, 2016 Members Share Posted December 6, 2016 Doors and Rolling Stones, in that order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RobRoy Posted December 6, 2016 Members Share Posted December 6, 2016 There is so much classic rock I couldn't stand back in the day, and the same holds for the present. I was so glad when that era was over.. . . a bunch of sh!t music. Here's a partial list to start. Stones The (Sh!t) Band Doobie (Smeg-For-Brains) Brothers Doors Aerosmith Pink Floyd Eagles Donovan Todd (Fookhead) Rundgren Electric Light (bulb up your ass) Orchestra Jackson (Sh!tface) Browne Bob Seger Moody Blues Procol Harem Paul Simon Simon and Garfunkle KISS Steely Dan Janis Joplin Tom Petty and Heartbreakers Greatful Dead Van Morrison Paul McCartney CCR Fleetwood Mac John Lennon Bob Dylan The Who The Beatles . . . any kind of crappy folk or disco music. I've already mentioned the Doors and the Stones. Your list reminded me of the one I put at the very top: The Band. I bought The Last Waltz and was dumbfounded by the raw suck produced by that drug addled group. And to make it worse, a lot of it was overdubbed. The rest of your list is stuff I really like, somewhat like, am not crazy about or am neutral on. Only three groups rise to the level of "hate", regarding their sound. Art is subjective, so I cut most of them a huge amount of slack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fretmess Posted December 6, 2016 Members Share Posted December 6, 2016 For me......just about any Praise/Worship band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RobRoy Posted December 6, 2016 Members Share Posted December 6, 2016 For me......just about any Praise/Worship band. I've heard a lot of them. Some are beyond terrible, but some are really excellent. What I can't stand is when the "excellent" ones go into 20 minutes of scatting at the end of a song. And no, I'm not exaggerating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members fretmess Posted December 6, 2016 Members Share Posted December 6, 2016 Do you know what Sacred Harp Singing is in the Primitive Baptist Church tradition? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MDMachiavelli Posted December 6, 2016 Members Share Posted December 6, 2016 That's the issues with liberals Minning Around, always trying to put people in a box. I know many conservatives that like most if not all of the bands listed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MDMachiavelli Posted December 6, 2016 Members Share Posted December 6, 2016 For me it is Rush and the Doors... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MDMachiavelli Posted December 6, 2016 Members Share Posted December 6, 2016 I've already mentioned the Doors and the Stones. Your list reminded me of the one I put at the very top: The Band. I bought The Last Waltz and was dumbfounded by the raw suck produced by that drug addled group. And to make it worse, a lot of it was overdubbed. The rest of your list is stuff I really like, somewhat like, am not crazy about or am neutral on. Only three groups rise to the level of "hate", regarding their sound. Art is subjective, so I cut most of them a huge amount of slack. Do you think The Last Waltz is the only "live" album to have over dubs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RogueGnome Posted December 6, 2016 Members Share Posted December 6, 2016 Journey and Boston.Thanks. I'm editing my post to include these pseudo-musicians. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RobRoy Posted December 6, 2016 Members Share Posted December 6, 2016 Do you think The Last Waltz is the only "live" album to have over dubs? No. but it was so excruciatingly painfully obvious. I noticed in the U2 concert at the Rose Bowl during "Vertigo" that the large oval TV was spread out from top to bottom one minute, and compressed to the bottom the next. i.e. they mixed scenes where you could not see what they were playing to give the song visual excitement. And the Eagles concert in Austrailia, in one song, Joe Walsh's guitar changes from gray to black and gray again a few times. Obviously they had used scenes from different nights shows to use the best video. Those are just a couple of examples. But in The Last Waltz, it was like watching a band lip synch in the early 60's American Band Stand. It did not even feel live. It was missing what I look for in a live recording - the kernel of why I buy them in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RogueGnome Posted December 6, 2016 Members Share Posted December 6, 2016 Any of the "corporate" rock bands.. Journey REO Speedwagon Styx Boston Chicago Kansas Ever notice how naming the band after a location is a pretty good indication that they will be unlistenable? We could add Nazareth and Alabama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flemtone Posted December 6, 2016 Members Share Posted December 6, 2016 Do you know what Sacred Harp Singing is in the Primitive Baptist Church tradition? I love Sacred Harp (or Old Harp, or shape-note) singing. My great-great grandfather founded the Enon Primitive Baptist Church in Houston Mississippi and my uncle still sings Old Harp there. Been to a couple of sings at Enon and the history and etymology of the style still fascinates me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RogueGnome Posted December 6, 2016 Members Share Posted December 6, 2016 I love Sacred Harp (or Old Harp, or shape-note) singing. My great-great grandfather founded the Enon Primitive Baptist Church in Houston Mississippi and my uncle still sings Old Harp there. Been to a couple of sings at Enon and the history and etymology of the style still fascinates me. flemtone, Can you suggest a youtube of a good example of what you're referring to? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members SteinbergerHack Posted December 6, 2016 Members Share Posted December 6, 2016 Beastie BoysCinderella Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members flemtone Posted December 6, 2016 Members Share Posted December 6, 2016 flemtone, Can you suggest a youtube of a good example of what you're referring to? A quickie explanation of Sacred Harp (or 'Old Harp' or 'Shape Note' singing): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_Harp Check out the first link for a video explanation of Sacred Harp and its resurgence in popular culture: The 2nd link shows a group of singers introducing a song via shape-note singing (do-re-mi, etc) to set the parts, then the lyrics in place. This 3rd shows the volume achieved by a small group in a typical Primitive Baptist setting: The last has some very sweet harmonies in the shape-note style. This style was for people who, for the most part, were extremely rural and many didn't know how to read, much less read music. The shape-notes gave them a starting point to learn notes and positioning on a musical staff. I hear a lot of Celtic influence as well as a lot of similarities with sea shanties and other non-schooled a cappella group singing. I just find it a real unvarnished slice of history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RobRoy Posted December 6, 2016 Members Share Posted December 6, 2016 I must be a real music lover, because the only bands I "can't stand" are the three I mentioned (doors, stones, The Band). There are some things I like from pretty much all the others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members RogueGnome Posted December 6, 2016 Members Share Posted December 6, 2016 thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members gubu Posted December 6, 2016 Members Share Posted December 6, 2016 The Who sound like a facsimile of everything that was great about that era of rock and pop. Kind of like the English Monkees. I just don't get their music as any kind of cultural touchstone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Pine Apple Slim Posted December 6, 2016 Members Share Posted December 6, 2016 Don't forget the awesomely bad that was Loverboy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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