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Originally posted by revo View PostIMO, 1984 is the year when something changed in pop music, and I made the switch that year from Top 40 stations to Classic Rock and Oldies. I think '84 was the turning point and the year when many of the artists you mentioned rose to prominence (either for the first time, or for others, again). I'd add Stevie Wonder, Paul McCartney, Tina Turner and many others to your list too.
It was an era of popular music that will live in infamy..."When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, "it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less."
"The question is," said Alice, "whether you can make words mean so many different things."
"The question is," said Humpty Dumpty, "which is to be master - that's all."
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Just a word on behalf of my man, Jimmy Buffett. I could not abide him after the fins/sharks/whatever, but I truly believe that A1A (1974) and Changes/Changes (1977) were the best two out of his 130+ albums, and were also two of the better albums from the 70s.
When I first saw him, and he was on the road without a band because there wasn't any money for a band, he was wonderful. Still one of the best I have seen. Not a chucklehead in the room.
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Originally posted by Lucky View PostJust a word on behalf of my man, Jimmy Buffett. I could not abide him after the fins/sharks/whatever, but I truly believe that A1A (1974) and Changes/Changes (1977) were the best two out of his 130+ albums, and were also two of the better albums from the 70s.
When I first saw him, and he was on the road without a band because there wasn't any money for a band, he was wonderful. Still one of the best I have seen. Not a chucklehead in the room.
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Originally posted by Lucky View PostApparently, playing 20-30 nights a year and knocking down around $35 million from all of his damned parrot head restaurants and merch. Jeez.
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Addressing sheep, primarily (and I was going to say this before I read his post), you can't really call a band "great" when their two signature songs are virtually indistinguishable from Soundgarden. NTTAWWT...that was their sound...it's just that you can't claim to be great if you are doing what every other Tom, Dick and Eddie are doing.
I agree with sheep on Chicago for the most part. Kath was the heart and soul of the band, but his influence started waning long before his death. You can hear him strongly on the first three studio albums and the two live releases, not so much on Chicago V. Peter Cetera was an absolute monster bass player, but a band killer when it came to being the prime influence, even when he wasn't writing. He may have made them successful, but he also made them suck, like when Kevin Cronin came back to REO. Well, they sucked pretty bad anyway, but he made it worse. Cronin the Destroyer.
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Originally posted by revo View PostJimmy Buffett has to be the greatest rock n'roll marketer of all time. He basically had one Top 40 hit and started an empire.
So, is Buffett "great" because he made a kazillion dollars from the songs he wrote, performed and recorded?
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Originally posted by revo View PostJimmy Buffett has to be the greatest rock n'roll marketer of all time. He basically had one Top 40 hit and started an empire."I lingered round them, under that benign sky: watched the moths fluttering among the heath and harebells, listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass, and wondered how any one could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth."
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Originally posted by Mithrandir View PostBullshit. The Eagles were solid.Originally posted by Kevin SeitzerWe pinch ran for Altuve specifically to screw over Mith's fantasy team.
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Originally posted by swampdragon View PostI prefer to define worst bands
And it is a formula
Amount of crappyness multiplied by years of successful career
So a lousy band for a few years gets beaten by a long term mediocre band
And STP is neither great not junk (if that is what you really want to know)Originally posted by Kevin SeitzerWe pinch ran for Altuve specifically to screw over Mith's fantasy team.
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Originally posted by Erik View PostOMG I agree with Mith on something. WTFBBQ?"I lingered round them, under that benign sky: watched the moths fluttering among the heath and harebells, listened to the soft wind breathing through the grass, and wondered how any one could ever imagine unquiet slumbers for the sleepers in that quiet earth."
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Originally posted by Lucky View PostAddressing sheep, primarily (and I was going to say this before I read his post), you can't really call a band "great" when their two signature songs are virtually indistinguishable from Soundgarden. NTTAWWT...that was their sound...it's just that you can't claim to be great if you are doing what every other Tom, Dick and Eddie are doing.
Originally posted by senorsheep"Great" is probably generous. I rate them as a solid band who made a one great album, and a couple of very good ones."When I use a word," Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, "it means just what I choose it to mean - neither more nor less."
"The question is," said Alice, "whether you can make words mean so many different things."
"The question is," said Humpty Dumpty, "which is to be master - that's all."
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