Your Favourite song of all time [Archive]

iGav

Jul 24, 2002, 09:00 AM

If I had to list a top 10ish...... but they all had to be from different artists..... it'd probably go something like this... although.... my tastes are always changing so it could well be different next week......

Currently spinning on the iGavsters Hi-Fi........

1. R.E.M. 'I've been high' from 'Reveal'
2. Massive Attack 'Unfinished Sympathy' from 'Bluelines'
3. Underworld 'Jumbo' from 'Beaucoup Fish'
4. Portishead 'Roads' from 'Dummy'
5. Moby 'My Weakness' from 'Play'
6. Rae and Christian 'All I ask (featuring Veba)' from 'Northern Sulpheric Soul'
7. The Dandy Warhols 'Godless' from '13 tales From Urban Bohemia'
8. Dido 'Honestly Ok' from 'No Angel'
9. Midge Ure 'The Refugee Song' from 'Move Me'
10. Pop Will Eat Itself 'Cape Connection' from 'Dos Dedos Mis Amigos'

Mr. Anderson

Jul 24, 2002, 09:08 AM

there are too many songs to even try and figure out which one is the best of all time....for me it all depends on my mood what I want to hear, so I don't have a *favorite* - but even once in a while there is a song I can listen to 5 times in a row really really loud :D

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Zenith

Jul 24, 2002, 09:27 AM

I think one of the parts in one of Beethoven's symphonies is my overall favourite song... Either it's the Eroica or the Pastorale symphonie... I'm not quite sure.

As Duke said, it depends on a lot of things when it comes to deciding which song that is my favourite. I have a lot of favourite songs in different genres.

3rdpath

Jul 24, 2002, 01:38 PM

hmmmmm,

#1-my daughter singing the ABC song

#2 bach's aire on a g string

#3 beethoven's moonlight sonata

#4 chet baker " you don't know what love is"

#5 david wilcox "the farthest shore"

#6 U2 too many to choose but..." stuck in a moment" "beautiful day"

#7 aerosmith "train kept a rollin"

#8 daryl hall "august day"

#9 grace jones " la vien rose"

#10 monk "round midnight"

jelloshotsrule

Jul 24, 2002, 01:46 PM

"moral straightjacket" by farside.

jefhatfield

Jul 24, 2002, 02:07 PM

favorites...

jazz;

chatanogga choo choo by glenn miller

country;

country roads by john denver

pop/rock;

rock and roll all nite by kiss
this town by the go-go's
semptember girls by the bangles

folk;

kid fears by the indigo girls
language of the heart by david wilcox

punk;

god save the queen by the sex pistols

classical;

nocturne #2 in e flat by fredric chopin
nessum dormo from turandot by puccini

and many, many others including elvis, the beatles, deep purple, rolling stones, van halen, the offspring, nirvana, metallica, rem, natalie merchant, joni mitchell, etc...

jefhatfield

Jul 24, 2002, 02:10 PM

and jimi hendrix, emo rock, bebop jazz, david bowie, stevie ray vaughn, garth brooks, and bubble gum pop stuff of the last several years

basically everything:D

job

Jul 24, 2002, 02:12 PM

Originally posted by jefhatfield
bubble gum pop stuff of the last several years

Are you serious?

iGav

Jul 24, 2002, 02:32 PM

Originally posted by hitman

Are you serious?

That's one thing with our Jef..... he's hardcore..... :p :p :p

Next time I'm in California I'm hunting him down for a jammin' session....... ;) :)

Durandal7

Jul 24, 2002, 02:46 PM

Purple Haze

alex_ant

Jul 24, 2002, 04:08 PM

You can go through the Red and Blue Albums by the Beatles and it's funny because not only are the songs on those albums the best by the Beatles, but a great number of them are also some of the best songs of all time.

She Loves You...
Ticket to Ride...
I Feel Fine...
Day Tripper...
In My Life...
Strawberry Fields Forever...
A Day in the Life...
Penny Lane...
Hello, Goodbye...
Here Comes the Sun...
Let it Be...

*pant*

Octopus' Garden...
A Hard Day's Night...
Can't Buy Me Love...
Back in the USSR...
Revolution...
Taxman...
Eleanor Rigby...
She Said, She Said...
Tomorrow Never Knows...
We Can Work it Out...

*pant*

I Want to Hold Your Hand...
Yesterday...
Help!...
In My Life...
Paperback Writer...
Yellow Submarine...
Sgt. Pepper...
With a Little Help From My Friends...
I am the Walrus...
Hey Jude...

Most well-known bands/artists have at least one great, memorable song. Many have more than one. The really good ones have a handful or two. The Beatles have, like, 50.

G4scott

Jul 24, 2002, 04:10 PM

My favorite song... Hmm, I don't really have any true 'favorite' but I like Russian Christmas Music by Alfred Reed, The song Summon the Heroes by John Williams is also a good trumpet piece :D

As for everything else... It's a trance song recorded from somewhere, but it was DJ Tiesto live @energy 2000...

That's it for me... I don't really listen to modern rock, mostly because all of the radio stations in my area just play hard-rock, or nsync or rap...

Rower_CPU

Jul 24, 2002, 04:24 PM

I know some of you will probably take this the wrong way, but I love showtunes and all that great "Big Band" music from the Sinatra era.

Give me Ol' Blue Eyes, or Harry Connick Jr., croonin' a classic tune and I'm set.

:D

billiam0878

Jul 24, 2002, 04:51 PM

Originally posted by Edge100

HUH?!?!? Are we listening to the same song?

The best song ever is "A Day in the Life", hands down.

Top 5 (in the pop/rock genre):

1) A Day in the Life
2) Bohemian Rhapsody
3) Where the Streets Have No Name
4) Stairway to Heaven ("No Stairway? Denied!":D )
5) Paranoid Android

Excellent tastes Edge100, my top 5 are very similar:

1) A Day in the Life (Bealtes)
2) Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen)
3) Yesterday (Beatles) tied with Italian Restaurant (Joel)
4) Imagine (Lennon)
5) All Along The Watchtower (Dylan and Hendrix versions)
Paranoid Android is definitely in the top 10 though!

Top 3 Albums:
-Dark Side of the Moon (Floyd)
-Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band (Beatles)
-Abbey Road (Beatles)

Bill
5)

whfsdude

Jul 24, 2002, 05:18 PM

Smashing Pumpkins - Stand Inside Your Love

jefhatfield

Jul 24, 2002, 05:42 PM

Originally posted by hitman

Are you serious?

of all the music i mentioned i like, bubblegum is near the bottom of my list of favorites, but there is some good stuff;

christina aguilera's genie in a bottle is a good one

i don't think there is too much to brittney spears

spice girls movie was actually pretty good...sporty spice has a great voice

i am not into ricky martin, but that other male pop singer from puerto rico is good

n'sync is not as good as boyz to men was, but they have more soul than new kids on the block did

if offspring and red hot chilli peppers count as bubblegum pop, then they are on my list, too

excuse me for some of the misspellings if there are any...i only hear these artists and don't have any of their CDs

Rower_CPU

Jul 24, 2002, 05:47 PM

Originally posted by jefhatfield
of all the music i mentioned i like, bubblegum is near the bottom of my list of favorites, but there is some good stuff;

christina aguilera's genie in a bottle is a good one

i don't think there is too much to brittney spears

spice girls movie was actually pretty good...sporty spice has a great voice

i am not into ricky martin, but that other male pop singer from puerto rico is good

n'sync is not as good as boyz to men was, but they have more soul than new kids on the block did

if offspring and red hot chilli peppers count as bubblegum pop, then they are on my list, too

excuse me for some of the misspellings if there are any...i only hear these artists and don't have any of their CDs

Marc Anthony??

I have to admit to owning (yes, owning) both n'sync albums. I think they have great musical talent; their acapella stuff rocks.

Offspring and RHCP definitely went pop...but not bubblegum.:D

jefhatfield

Jul 24, 2002, 05:49 PM

Originally posted by billiam0878

Excellent tastes Edge100, my top 5 are very similar:

1) A Day in the Life (Bealtes)
2) Bohemian Rhapsody (Queen)
3) Yesterday (Beatles) tied with Italian Restaurant (Joel)
4) Imagine (Lennon)
5) All Along The Watchtower (Dylan and Hendrix versions)
Paranoid Android is definitely in the top 10 though!

Top 3 Albums:
-Dark Side of the Moon (Floyd)
-Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band (Beatles)
-Abbey Road (Beatles)

Bill
5)

all great stuff for sure!

but who is paraoid android? i have already seen that twice

i know paranoid from black sabbath and that is a great classic, but is paranoid android a newer current band, song, or CD?

Rower_CPU

Jul 24, 2002, 05:51 PM

Originally posted by jefhatfield
all great stuff for sure!

but who is paraoid android? i have already seen that twice

i know paranoid from black sabbath and that is a great classic, but is paranoid android a newer current band, song, or CD?

It's a Radiohead song.:)

alex_ant

Jul 24, 2002, 05:55 PM

Originally posted by Rower_CPU
I have to admit to owning (yes, owning) both n'sync albums. I think they have great musical talent; their acapella stuff rocks.
Would you consider that musical talent or vocal talent? I agree NSYNC and most boy bands have lots of vocal talent, but when you get to who is actually writing those catchy pop tunes... usually it's not the boys themselves.

jefhatfield

Jul 24, 2002, 05:55 PM

Originally posted by Rower_CPU

Marc Anthony??

I have to admit to owning (yes, owning) both n'sync albums. I think they have great musical talent; their acapella stuff rocks.

Offspring and RHCP definitely went pop...but not bubblegum.:D

hey, i see you lost a pound! i am stuck at 171 pounds right now

marc anthony sounds right

bubblegum pop used to mean, to me back in high school, music girls listened to in junior high school

now it's anything listened to by anybody still in school or under 21 or so...those lines blur when you get older and look back...some of those huge stars look 12 to me even though they may very well be in their 20s

it's weird to think that jim morrison and jimi hendrix died at 27...really young but amazingly accomplished and sophisticated

janis joplin, kurt cobain, and brian jones of the rolling stones were also 27 when they died, too

Royal Pineapple

Jul 24, 2002, 05:58 PM

Originally posted by Edge100

2) Bohemian Rhapsody

Great song
but my all time faverote would have to be:
All the way, by Robert Cray

galstaph

Jul 24, 2002, 05:59 PM

Hi All,
Paraniod Android is a song by Radiohead, it isn't bad, video was great too. Personally my favorite top 5 songs would have to be the following:
The Highwayman - Loreena Mckennitt
The Clique - Good Charlotte
My December - Linkin Park
Name - Goo Goo Dolls
All Along the Watchtower - Hendrix

just my two bits,

Rower_CPU

Jul 24, 2002, 06:01 PM

job

Jul 24, 2002, 06:07 PM

Originally posted by galstaph

My December - Linkin Park

Yeah that is a pretty good song. Too bad they took it off their website; it used to be available as a free mp3 download.

Rower_CPU

Jul 24, 2002, 06:11 PM

Originally posted by jefhatfield
hey, i see you lost a pound! i am stuck at 171 pounds right now

Yeah, it seems like I gain weight over the weekend and then whittle it away again during the week.

As long as that number continues to drop I'm happy.:)

jefhatfield

Jul 24, 2002, 06:11 PM

Originally posted by alex_ant

Would you consider that musical talent or vocal talent? I agree NSYNC and most boy bands have lots of vocal talent, but when you get to who is actually writing those catchy pop tunes... usually it's not the boys themselves.

i am not a michael jackson fanatic, though i do like some of his songs, but he wrote most of his stuff and his songwriting talent is actually his hidden talent overshadowed by his amazing stage presence and dancing ability

i was not around when elvis or the beatles went on stage, but michael jackson is the only currnet star i can think of with that type of star appeal...bigger and longer lasting in appeal than the beatles but maybe not as big as elvis

...but i would actually have had to see them side by side in their glory in the context of when they were making headlines

elvis also made a ton of movies and soundtracks as well as his mainline career as a hit maker...certainly michael jackson has had more hits than the other two, but he also had access to bigger promoters and better advertising

if michael jackson were hailed as the biggest entertainer to ever have graced us, then that would not really be a big surprise

frank sinatra is the only other person i would put in that "mega-star" category with a career than spanned decades

i would not put the rolling stones in the same category as the beatles since the stones did their work over many years time while the beatles racked up all their hits from 1962-70 only and that stands as totally unbeatable for a rock and roll band

come to think of it, i would put mick jagger on that short list of mega-stars thru the decades

i believe the stones have more depth than the beatles, but mostly because they had a chance to grow thru the 70's, 80's, and 90's and evolve several times over

just imagine if three or four the beatles continued thru until george harrison's death recently...think of how many more hits they would have put out

i give a lot of credit to the stones, the kinks, the who, and the beach boys for have kept going for 20 or 30+ years or more

alex_ant

Jul 24, 2002, 07:01 PM

I wouldn't say Michael Jackson is bigger or longer lasting in appeal than the Beatles. The Beatles' career was short compared to Michael Jackson's and Elvis', but their albums continue to sell very well right on into the present. "1" made it to #1 on the charts in both Britain and America 30+ years after each of the songs on it went to #1 in Britain. I think the Beatles had a much larger impact on society than any other artist/band yet, and that kind of makes up for the fact that they were only massively popular for 8 years.

I don't think the Beatles will decline in popularity until the hordes of baby boomers who were around when they were at their peak begin to die off.

I think Michael Jackson's legacy will be tarnished by his... eccentricity. If only he hadn't let that photographer get away with taking a picture of him in a hyperbaric chamber, and hadn't had so much plastic surgery, and didn't own his own personal amusement park, and didn't wear surgical masks in public, and didn't have the speaking voice of a teenage girl, and didn't adopt a chimpanzee as a pet, and hadn't been accused of pedophilia... I mean, it's just so easy to make fun of him. Sure, Thriller was great, it's just a shame that sometimes Thriller seems overshadowed by that whole crotch-grabbing thing.

I think the Moonwalk will live on as the coolest dance move ever, though. :)

It's interesting that Michael Jackson owns the rights to the Beatles catalog. MJ could theoretically sue Paul McCartney for playing "Hey Jude" in public... that's kind of disturbing.

Alex

jefhatfield

Jul 24, 2002, 09:17 PM

if someone asked me who was known around the world as a recognizeable star more than anyone i would choose Michael Jackson

but for making a social impact on our youth, especially during the civil rights movement and the vietnam war, i would say the beatles had the impact

as for a star that is recognizeable through many generations, i would say frank sinatra or elvis was the man

i wish michael jackson could have made a bigger voice for the youth but kids who grew up in the mid-70s and later did not have to contend with the possibility of getting drafted to vietnam so the music of the 1960s really had something to say in the most urgent matter possible and the music helped shape the views of most people from the baby boomer generation

the liberals of the years before the hippie movement would be considered to the right of the average republican today, so the hippies and the the young people of the 1960s made an impact that no generation will likely beat

by the time i was a teen in the mid-70s, we didn't even try to match the music or fashion or political views of our older siblings...we just wanted to party and have a good time and the music of that era lacks the depth of what transpired from 1965-1975

i was fairly conservative in my political views until i discovered the beatles and i was certainly influneced by their political viewpoints...especially john lennon (who i never knew existed before his death in december, 1980)

after his death, there was this gigantic resurgence in beatles popularity and one had to be there to see the impact john lennon's death made

it wasn't just for a month or two, people everywhere became beatle-crazy through the first half of the 1980s and they gained a whole new generation of fans

even though there is a lot of great music now as all generations have had, the 1960s impact was so huge that many young people still listen to the music and what is strange is for the first time, kids and parents are actually listening to the same music

that was not often the case in my generation which had parents which were mostly alienated from rock and roll and still considered elvis to be quite radical

zarathustra

Jul 24, 2002, 10:43 PM

I have a "TOP 921" songs on my iPod, but probably at the moment I can recommend to everybody the whole Flaming Lips CD. In case you haven't heard of them, they have been around for 20+ years and have the most mesmorizing melodies and thoughtful lyrics. They can sound anywhere from Radiohead to Neil Young.

Go check it out: www.flaminglips.com

Just a quote:

"I don't know where sunshine ends and starlight begins - it's all a mystery"

And to paraphrase:

«Do you realize that everyone you know will die and this sunset is only an illusion caused by the world spinning in space»

sparkleytone

Jul 24, 2002, 10:55 PM

vocal - "Un aura amorosa" Mozart from Cosi Fan Tutte

symphonic - "Rite of Spring" Stravinsky

rock - "Stairway to Heaven" of course

rap - "Nuthin' but a G' Thang" hellz ya

country - "The Chair" George Strait

alternative - "Indifference" Pearl Jam

pop - "Gone" N' Sync

Blues - "Little Wing" Stevie Ray Vaughan (written by Jimi Hendrix)

undefined - "How to Disappear Completely" Radiohead

dance mix - Global Underground Hong Kong - John Digweed Disc 1

im sure i left out alot. all are subject to change at any given second. :cool:

TMac4Life

Jul 24, 2002, 11:20 PM

Bands/Artists:

U2
Dave Matthews Band
John Mayer
David Gray

Songs:

Where the Streets have no name- U2
Grey Street- Dave Matthews Band
No Such Thing- John Mayer
Babylon- David Gray
Seek Up- Dave Matthews Band
With or Without You- U2
Walk On- U2
The Sweetest Thing- U2
Pig- Dave Matthews Band
#41- Dave Matthews Band

Macette

Jul 24, 2002, 11:25 PM

As a jazzhead, it pains me to say this... but my all-time favourite song is Billy Bragg's 'The Saturday Boy'. I think.

Or Nina Simone singing Billie Holiday's 'Don't Explain'.

Or Nirvana, 'Lake of Fire', MTV Unplugged

Or Ani DiFranco, '32 Flavors', from her live double-album 'Living in Clip', which is a pretty awesome album all up.

There are a million others...

djwoolf

Jul 25, 2002, 02:02 AM

lets see
-I love

-Toccata and Fugue in Dminor
-Toccata and Fugue in Dminor (Dorian)...bach
-Well tempered clavier collection...Bach
-Gloria in D...Vivaldi
-Vespers...Rachmaninov
-Ludis Tonalis...Hindemith
-Most anything by Queen they are the best musicians to hit the Pop Culture scene since Glen Miller
-Devil went down to Georgia (my names johhny and it might be a sin...)
-Elijah...Mendelssohn
-Cadenza...Wee Kee Wong Brody
-Sequenza 4....berio
I hate
-5th Symphony...Beethoven (dot dot dot dash)
-Britney Spears (people from Louisiana dont sound that way some of us are educated)
-Second Vienese School and all dodecaphonic music

djwoolf

Jul 25, 2002, 02:13 AM

[QUOTE]Originally posted by sparkleytone
[B]vocal - "Un aura amorosa" Mozart from Cosi Fan Tutte

Nah try Salve Regina from Poulenc's "dialogues des carmelites"

this is the last scene of the opera about a group of nuns in the french revolutions in the scene the martyrs re defiantly singing on their way to th scaffold to have their heads publicly removed it is very powerful and extremly uplifting for me

mac15

Jul 25, 2002, 03:06 AM

man you all have a different range of tastes

still drops of jupiter kills em all :D

Nipsy

Jul 25, 2002, 03:43 AM

I can't possibly give a favorite (as those who saw my in the iTunes thread might imagine) but here are 10 incredible songs no-one should die without hearing:

Kath Bloom - Come Here
Fifteen - Welcome to Berkeley
Leonard Cohen - If It Be Your Will
Sister Nancy - Bam Bam
Saint Etienne - You're in a Bad Way
Harry J & the All Stars - Liquidator
Billy Bragg, Kirsty MacColl, or both - A New England
$wingin' Utter$ - Catastrophe
Theme from the Televison show The Saint
Alkaline Trio - Radio

I could go on forever with only great songs, but those'll have to do.

krossfyter

Jul 25, 2002, 04:49 AM

"Where the Streets Have No Name" -- U2 (The Josua Tree album, 1987)

timeless, epic, deep, moving, touching, and very sentimental too me.

(my sister was killed in a car accident in which i was the passenger and she was the driver.....not only was that both our favorite song at the time...it was the song playing in the car when she died that night).

I dont mean to kill the mood.... I just had to post that.

carry on.

sparkleytone

Jul 25, 2002, 08:58 AM

Nah try Salve Regina from Poulenc's "dialogues des carmelites"

this is the last scene of the opera about a group of nuns in the french revolutions in the scene the martyrs re defiantly singing on their way to th scaffold to have their heads publicly removed it is very powerful and extremly uplifting for me

sparkleytone = tenor :: i'll stick to my pick ;)

as far as beethoven's 5th...i can kind of see your point, but you have to realize where Beethoven lies in the timeline of the evolution of the symphony. This was still during the time that he was redefining how orchestral music is written. Plus it doesn't help that 99.9% of all performances of Beethoven's works are performed completely inappropriately, taken generally too fast, and with way to much tempo change. The beginning like the majority of Americans are used to hearing of the 5th is a blatant slap in the face of Beethoven, as he was clear what he wanted, and some guy in the 50's thought it would be better to take it 40BPM too slow. Those of you in the know realize that 40BPM creates a completely different piece of music. In classical music, if you don't have tempo you don't have anything.

jelloshotsrule

Jul 25, 2002, 10:41 AM

Originally posted by jefhatfield
i am not a michael jackson fanatic, though i do like some of his songs, but he wrote most of his stuff and his songwriting talent is actually his hidden talent overshadowed by his amazing stage presence and dancing ability

i was not around when elvis or the beatles went on stage, but michael jackson is the only currnet star i can think of with that type of star appeal...bigger and longer lasting in appeal than the beatles but maybe not as big as elvis

i think that bono has that type of stage presence, and to me, it's pretty dang genuine, though of course i could be wrong. maybe it's a bit hard to put him in the category with m.j. or elvis cause he has a band, but i'd say the attention he demands on stage, it's as though there isn't the rest of the band.... not to mention his political/social activity...

word up.

Edge100

Jul 25, 2002, 10:57 AM

"Where the Streets Have No Name" -- U2 (The Josua Tree album, 1987)

timeless, epic, deep, moving, touching, and very sentimental too me.

(my sister was killed in a car accident in which i was the passenger and she was the driver.....not only was that both our favorite song at the time...it was the song playing in the car when she died that night).

My deepest symapthies.

That song has moved me for years. I simply cannot listen to it without getting all goosebumpy. The live version is a site to see!

Edge100

Jul 25, 2002, 11:10 AM

i think that bono has that type of stage presence, and to me, it's pretty dang genuine, though of course i could be wrong. maybe it's a bit hard to put him in the category with m.j. or elvis cause he has a band, but i'd say the attention he demands on stage, it's as though there isn't the rest of the band.... not to mention his political/social activity...

Well, I'd have to agree. Bono is quite simply "the last of the rock stars". The last true showman, in the same category as Elvis or M.J. for sure.

But, the band he plays with shouldnt be taken lightly either (see my username for my fave.) The Bono/Edge team will eventually be seen as one of the best creative teams ever, up there with Lennon/McCartney, if you ask me. If not for the sheer volume of incredible songs, then at least for the complexity of a lot of their work. I've often heard U2 songs described as being "everything, but nothing". They dont really say anything, per se. If you listen to the words, they are, for the most part, quite ambiguous. But (and this is what I love about the really great songs), they touch you on a level that is miles above any literal meaning in the words.

For instance, the first few lines of "Where the Streets..." are quite silly actually ("I want to run. I want to hide. I want to tear down the walls that hold me inside"). But go to a U2 show and tell me that the organ intro, the red lights, and the amazing ocean of light that engulfs the arena dont make you teary. Its the same thing with "A Day in the Life", my #1 choice. Its a simple song, but just close your eyes and listen to the orchestral crescendo and the Emaj piano chord that stretches out for a minute and a half.

jelloshotsrule

Jul 25, 2002, 11:13 AM

didn't mean to imply the band was something to scoff at... in the least. was actually saying, that given the band's quality, some people might say "bono's stage presence is different cause he has that great band with him".... so i wanted to be clear in saying that he has a great presence, band or no band. and then the band being great just helps for sure....

in my opinion, musically, u2 surpasses the beatles by far. especially vocally... i can't stand hearing those beatles' voices really... especially when that unreleased stuff came out... "free as a bird" makes me want to gag.... ahh well

Wes

Jul 25, 2002, 11:47 AM

I remember reading somewhere that a person's musical tastes are set around the age of 20, any of you find that to be true? I guess I have to wait around 5 years until mine are set.

alex_ant

Jul 25, 2002, 12:00 PM

You have to keep in mind that without the Beatles, U2 would and could have never happened. The Beatles practically paved the way for modern music and in fact invented much of it.

- First electronic synthesizer ever on an album (I Want You (She's So Heavy))
- First guitar distortion/overdrive ever on an album (I forget... 1964 or so?)
- First guitar feedback ever on an album (I Feel Fine)
- The first 100w amplifiers ever in concert (paved the way for the Who, Hendrix, Cream etc.)
- The concept of alternate stage/band personas (Sgt. Pepper)
- Backwards tape use (now a cliche) and many other studio innovations including stereo sound
- The concept of the "boy band" (like it or not)

They refined '50s blues / rock & roll / r&b, invented '60s rock & roll, pioneered psychedelia, and were the first to hone their studio albums to perfection. Whole recording studios were torn down and rebuilt to get the Abbey Road sound. They were helped by probably the best recording engineer ever and of course their own musical genius (especially Paul's, IMO - I think John is a little overrated because he died early) which was even greater than the sum of its parts when combined.

I do like U2 a lot... their '90s and early '80s stuff anyway. Musically, I don't think they compare to the Beatles. Their songs do sound more "modern" (of course), but they're nothing that hasn't been done before many times over melodically and in terms of composition and style and structure. That doesn't mean they're bad, though, and as I said, I do like them. :)

I think Bono has a great and distinct voice, but he does have a tendency to overdo it and be annoying sometimes. U2 has the occasional dumb lyric just like any band does including the Beatles, but I don't really pay attention to the lyrics, I just see the vocals as another instrument. I will admit that the Beates' vocals can be quite grating, especially John's in the earlier stuff where he's belting it out, but they're such great songs, I don't mind. :)

Alex

iGav

Jul 25, 2002, 12:02 PM

Originally posted by W-_-W
I remember reading somewhere that a person's musical tastes are set around the age of 20, any of you find that to be true? I guess I have to wait around 5 years until mine are set.

Hmmmm... not sure if that's true........... I find that during the teenage years, alot of teenagers only listen to music that is either considered cool, or is Pop(ular)....... so that liking music is more to do with social status rather than personal pleasure...... Although that's not always the case obviously.......

One thing I do know is that I still listen to alot of the music I used to listen to when I was 12, 13 etc...... I've also noticed my tastes are widening all of the time, 12 years ago, you wouldn't have had be istening to the Blues, or Jazz whereas now...... I can't get enough of it.......

Taste changes........ evolves...... those that love music will likely go on through their lives listening and enjoying new music, as well as discovering genres and music that maybe they've never even considered before.......

iH8Quark

Jul 25, 2002, 12:34 PM

Jeez...Train?...now I feel old. ;)

Radiohead is the last great rock and roll band. True genious like that is a dying breed.

But favorite Rock songs of all time?

The Rolling Stones - Gimme Shelter

Led Zeppelin - When the Levee Breaks
- Babe I'm Gonna Leave You
- Ten Years Gone

but there's SOOOOO many others.

alex_ant

Jul 25, 2002, 12:48 PM

Is Radiohead still a rock & roll band? :)

iGav

Jul 25, 2002, 12:52 PM

Originally posted by alex_ant
Is Radiohead still a rock & roll band? :)

Prog-Rock....... no matter which way they turn........ :p :p :p

I can't believe it's been 9 years since I first saw Radiohead play live......

I must be getting old........ :eek: :p :p

iH8Quark

Jul 25, 2002, 12:53 PM

I would consider them a Rock and Roll band, sure. They're kind of pioneers, so I'm not sure what category to place them in.

OKComputer

Jul 25, 2002, 12:56 PM

Paranoid Android - radiohead. post mondern stairway to heaven. Fusion of so many music genres. a great song.

also would accept where the streets have no name- u2

jefhatfield

Jul 25, 2002, 01:31 PM

Originally posted by alex_ant
You have to keep in mind that without the Beatles, U2 would and could have never happened. The Beatles practically paved the way for modern music and in fact invented much of it.

- First electronic synthesizer ever on an album (I Want You (She's So Heavy))
- First guitar distortion/overdrive ever on an album (I forget... 1964 or so?)
- First guitar feedback ever on an album (I Feel Fine)
- The first 100w amplifiers ever in concert (paved the way for the Who, Hendrix, Cream etc.)
- The concept of alternate stage/band personas (Sgt. Pepper)
- Backwards tape use (now a cliche) and many other studio innovations including stereo sound
- The concept of the "boy band" (like it or not)

They refined '50s blues / rock & roll / r&b, invented '60s rock & roll, pioneered psychedelia, and were the first to hone their studio albums to perfection. Whole recording studios were torn down and rebuilt to get the Abbey Road sound. They were helped by probably the best recording engineer ever and of course their own musical genius (especially Paul's, IMO - I think John is a little overrated because he died early) which was even greater than the sum of its parts when combined.

I do like U2 a lot... their '90s and early '80s stuff anyway. Musically, I don't think they compare to the Beatles. Their songs do sound more "modern" (of course), but they're nothing that hasn't been done before many times over melodically and in terms of composition and style and structure. That doesn't mean they're bad, though, and as I said, I do like them. :)

I think Bono has a great and distinct voice, but he does have a tendency to overdo it and be annoying sometimes. U2 has the occasional dumb lyric just like any band does including the Beatles, but I don't really pay attention to the lyrics, I just see the vocals as another instrument. I will admit that the Beates' vocals can be quite grating, especially John's in the earlier stuff where he's belting it out, but they're such great songs, I don't mind. :)

Alex

and i grew up with more than a few kids who identified the hippies and long hair with the beatles

later on, i discovered that there were some true hippies before the beatles but the long hair thing really came into huge popularity with the beatles

there were also boy bands before the beatles, but then again, no one of huge popularity

the yardbirds had the first distorted guitar, but in the context of something that didn't get heard as much as the beginning of paperback writer, i think that's the song with distortion in the beginning

i think the beatles and their music launched a million bands worldwide and it certainly put england on the rock and roll map unlike any band before them

when the beatles ditched their suits, so did everybody else...and when the beatles went into eastern mysticism, so did a lot of people

it's amazing how many people looked up to the beatles as role models...no wonder why richard nixon was so paranoid of john lennon because he knew the following he had with the young people

i think a deranged fan killed lennon, but i would not put it past a right wing group which was terrified of lennon's influnece on the public

jefhatfield

Jul 25, 2002, 01:35 PM

Originally posted by OKComputer
Paranoid Android - radiohead. post mondern stairway to heaven. Fusion of so many music genres. a great song.

also would accept where the streets have no name- u2

i must get radiohead the next time i get a new CD...i have no idea what they sound like and that will make it a lot of fun

elensil

Jul 25, 2002, 01:50 PM

Favorites:

Nightwish (Finland)
Joe Satriani
Pink Floyd

Edge100

Jul 25, 2002, 01:52 PM

i must get radiohead the next time i get a new CD...i have no idea what they sound like and that will make it a lot of fun

Go for "Ok Computer", their masterwork. "Kid A" and "Amnesiac" are a little bit, um, odd, for some tastes. "Ok Computer" is a wonderful album that, without a word of a lie, rivals some of the best rock albums ever (inc. Sgt. Pepper, Dark Side, etc.).

"The Bends" is also good, but "OK Computer" is the way to go for your first Radiohead album.

iGav

Jul 25, 2002, 01:54 PM

Originally posted by jefhatfield

i must get radiohead the next time i get a new CD...i have no idea what they sound like and that will make it a lot of fun

You'll love em' jef..... they're a very cool band.........

If you ever get chance to see them live.... then do it..... they'll blow your mind..... ;) :)

Edge100

Jul 25, 2002, 02:03 PM

You have to keep in mind that without the Beatles, U2 would and could have never happened. The Beatles practically paved the way for modern music and in fact invented much of it.

Agreed. I have always held this to be true.

The Beatles are the reason we are all here talking about Rock music, and for the fact that we consider it art.

U2 are my favorite band, and I feel they rank in the top 5 of all time. But they are no match for The Beatles....and it's hard to see how anyone ever could match them.

Listen to "And Your Bird Can Sing" from 'Revolver'. In the middle bits ("...When your prized possesions..." And "...When your bird is broken..."), you'll hear a nice decending guitar line played by George. Now listen to Stairway to Heaven and you'll find the exact same line. Only the former predates the latter by 5 or 6 years. Same with the opening chord of "Taxman", which is the same chord used so definitively by Jimi Hendrix in the opening of "Purple Haze".

It will be nearly impossible to better The Beatles. Something would have to come along and COMPLETELY change music. The only group that has even approached that in the last 20 years has been Nirvana. I didnt much care for them, but look at the hordes of "grunge-y" type acts that came out on their heels. "Nevermind' was probably only the second album ever, after Sgt. Pepper, to mark a distinct change in the course of popular music.

jelloshotsrule

Jul 25, 2002, 02:03 PM

iGav

Jul 25, 2002, 02:04 PM

Originally posted by Edge100

Go for "Ok Computer", their masterwork. "Kid A" and "Amnesiac" are a little bit, um, odd, for some tastes. "Ok Computer" is a wonderful album that, without a word of a lie, rivals some of the best rock albums ever (inc. Sgt. Pepper, Dark Side, etc.).

"The Bends" is also good, but "OK Computer" is the way to go for your first Radiohead album.

I'd tend to go with that.....

'Ok Computer' is alot more accessible than either 'Kid A' or 'Amnesiac' although I much prefer them over 'Ok Computer' myself......

With regards to 'The Bends' I've always rated 'Pablo Honey' over it....... I think I'm the only person in the world who thinks that!!!

If I have to name my favourite Radiohead song.... I'd have to say it's 'Trans-Atlantic Drawl' an absolutely jaw dropping song..... :) closely followed by 'Creep' just cos it's a classic....... ;) :)

Edge100

Jul 25, 2002, 02:08 PM

something which just recently struck me about u2 is how diverse their sound is (lately especially)... there's several different distinct music styles on their latest album. most bands end up just sounding the same. on and on and on.

No question. Listen to "Stuck in a Moment" and its almost gospel-like quality. Then you've got "In a Little While" and "Wild Honey" sitting next to rockers like "Elevation" and "Beautiful Day". Great stuff.

And even though the "Pop" album has been derided (and it isnt their best, but it isnt their worst either), it still has some very diverse work on it.

Ever since Achtung Baby!, The Edge has been using an increasing number of effects, in addition to the famous Edge-delay of the eighties. Since it is The Edge that basically provides the "U2-sound", this has allowed the band to move in different directions, sonically.

jelloshotsrule

Jul 25, 2002, 02:18 PM

the funny thing is, i think pop is my favorite album of theirs. maybe after the latest. then again, i'm relatively young (20) and only got into them heavily b/w zoo and pop....

in my opinion, zooropa is the worst. but as i said, i'm not a super old school fan.

oh, and in concert, can't top it....

zed

Jul 25, 2002, 02:39 PM

anyone here ever heard of Skinny Puppy? :cool:

zed

Jul 25, 2002, 02:42 PM

for the record, Paraniod Android is a great song (top 10 for sure, prob top 5), hmm... i think ill play it right now *clicks iTunes dockling*

same with much of Radioheads music.

Edge100

Jul 25, 2002, 02:45 PM

in my opinion, zooropa is the worst. but as i said, i'm not a super old school fan.

Really? I like Zooropa a lot. Granted, "Some Days Are Better Than Others" kinda blows, but the title track, "Stay", "Lemon", and "Dirty Day" are great songs, IMHO.

oh, and in concert, can't top it....

No argument here. U2 has to be at the top of anyone's list of best live act ever. I've seen 'em 7 times now (1 indoor ZooTV, 2 Outside Broadcast ZooTV, 2 PopMart, 2 Elevation), and it just gets better and better.

iGav

Jul 25, 2002, 02:46 PM

Originally posted by zed
anyone here ever heard of Skinny Puppy? :cool:

Do bears sh*t in the woods???? ;) :D

Edge100

Jul 25, 2002, 02:48 PM

Man, this thread rocks! So many good opinions.

Edge100

Jul 25, 2002, 02:51 PM

Originally posted by zed
for the record, Paraniod Android is a great song (top 10 for sure, prob top 5), hmm... i think ill play it right now *clicks iTunes dockling*

same with much of Radioheads music.

The song just has so many faces to it. The best songs are the ones that take you through so many different emotions, either all at once, or spread out through the song. "Paranoid Android" starts off so simple, gets heavy, then soft and melodic, then heavy again, and each bit is like a new chapter in the same song. Its marvelous, really. And it has the single best video ever, with the possible exception of the video for "Just", also by Radiohead.

jelloshotsrule

Jul 25, 2002, 03:47 PM

Originally posted by Edge100
No argument here. U2 has to be at the top of anyone's list of best live act ever. I've seen 'em 7 times now (1 indoor ZooTV, 2 Outside Broadcast ZooTV, 2 PopMart, 2 Elevation), and it just gets better and better.

i think i saw em 4 times on elevation... 1 msg, 1 albany, 1 dc, 1 new jersey... yeah, i think that's right. the msg one was on the second leg. all others on the first. and i saw em in dc during popmart... before that, my parents didn't let me go with my older bros (ie, zootv, etc)...

SilvorX

Jul 25, 2002, 04:22 PM

Neil Young - Keep on Rockin in the Free World, Tonight's the Night, LETS ROLL (thats an EXCELLENT modern rock tune), cinnamon girl, needle and the damage done

The Guess Who - American Woman, Rain Dance, Runnin' Back to Saskatoon, So Long Bannatyne, Friends of Mine (kinda reminds me of "The End" by the Doors), Key (george harrison style sitar work), Minstrel Boy, Road Food, No Time, Hand Me Down World, and Share the Land...
my fave live tunes by them - American Woman/Truckin' off Across the Sky (bout 23 min worth of song between that song thats broken in 2) and was mentioned as the best live tune ever (or something like that) on the uncut version of almost famous, you aint seen nothin yet, even tho thats not one of their songs, but i love hearing it live by them, takin care of business, and shakin all over

James Gang/Eagles/Joe Walsh - Walk Away, The Bomber, Welcome to Hotel California, the confessor (the 2nd half of the song for guitar/drum work it reminds me of rush)

Bachman Turner Overdrive (aka BTO) - Takin Care of Business, You Aint Seen Nothin Yet, Let it Ride, Roll on Down the highway

Pink Floyd - Another Break in the Wall, Mother

U2 - Beautiful Day, n some of their older tunes...

Pearl Jam - Better Man, Last Kiss, Keep on Rockin in the Free World (live), F**kin up (live)

Randy Bachman - Prarie Town (feat Neil Young), Made in Canada (feat Neil Young), No Time (with his Randy Bachman Band)

Rolling Stones - Brown Sugar, Start Me Up, Like a Rolling Stone (cover of Bob Dylan tune that was on one of their dvd concerts), Satisfaction

Clapton/Cream - Layla, Sunshine for your love, White Room, Cocaine

Beatles/Wings - Hey Jude, With a little help from my friends, band on the run, n a few other songs...

lol i have a pretty long list :D, but i'm mainly a canadian rock fan but i listen to most classic rock...

krossfyter

Jul 25, 2002, 05:14 PM

u2 has done the impossible ...the rare. they have re-invented themselves and still are rocking like they just got started. not many bands do that. its over 20 years for these guys. they still are hitting the charts. cant say that for much of any other bands. thats a hard hard hard thing to do.

so U2 is phenominal.

radiohead! i love this band. im glad they were created. very prog rockish. in a sense they are todays pink floyed but can not been narrowed down to just that. they are the main creative musical force today. i own all thier albums as well as U2s.

dynamicd

Jul 25, 2002, 11:34 PM

I'm a big afficionado of underground hip-hop (a.k.a. not that ghetto **** that you hear on the radio and mtv) so i'd have to say pretty much any song by slug and atmosphere is a classic. But if i had to pick one right now, i've been listening to Weezer's first album a lot and love "Say it Ain't So."

jelloshotsrule

Jul 26, 2002, 12:25 AM

kross- where you been brah??

good points on the u2 tip for sure. i thought they were dumb (mainly bono) during zootv era... ie, the whole rock star thing overdone. but he knows he's got it. and he uses it. better than most who have his sort of star power.

alex_ant

Jul 26, 2002, 01:06 AM

Zoo TV was satire. The fact that so many people don't realize that is testament to how brilliant it was.

iindigo

Jul 26, 2002, 01:21 AM

I like Train's Drops of Jupiter and Nickelback's Too Bad and How You Remind Me. I also like Chad Kroeger and Josey Scotts' Hero.

mac15

Jul 26, 2002, 02:51 AM

you rock, another Drops of Jupiter lover

richierich

Jul 26, 2002, 04:35 AM

No one has mentioned The Stone Roses yet or their immaculate, superb debut album!!!!

I agree with a lot of people on here regarding the Beatles, U2 etc but would say the Roses influenced nearly all '90s and present guitar based music.

If you don't know what I am talking about buy the CD and listen to it about a thousand times and still try and find the dud tune.....

there are loads of tunes I like - also give Kruder + Dorfmeister a go if you like electronic music. They are the not well known genius's of today.

rugbyboy

Jul 26, 2002, 05:15 AM

'left to my own devices' by the pet shop boys

as well as a great song it kinda reminds me of apple...

b x

(hey- that was my first EVER post here. and it had nothing to do with computers. d'oh)

krossfyter

Jul 26, 2002, 06:48 AM

Originally posted by jelloshotsrule
kross- where you been brah??

in a hot sunubabish town! nah...im still around man....just taking it easy for awhile.

Edge100

Jul 26, 2002, 07:49 AM

Originally posted by alex_ant
Zoo TV was satire. The fact that so many people don't realize that is testament to how brilliant it was.

Exactly. "The whole world thinks we're big rock stars. So lets be the biggest rock stars ever and make fun of how rediculous it all is."

ZooTV was brilliant. And musically, it had some of their best perfromances ever.

dnte42

Jul 26, 2002, 08:45 AM

Here come my many cents:

U2: Stay (Faraway, so Close!), October, Still Haven't Found..., most of Achtung Baby, and so on.

Jimi Hendrix: Voodoo Child (Slight Return) is about all that comes to mind since I'm at work, there are more though.

Radiohead: Street Spirit (Fade Out) (Why do so many of my favorite songs have parenthetical titles..?), The Tourist, Pyramid Song, and more...

Led Zeppelin: Stairway to Heaven, Rain Song, Tangerine, The Rover...

Lynyrd Skynyrd: Free Bird, Sweet Home Alabama, Tuesday's Gone...

Dream Theater: These guys are an amazing prog-metal band. I can't think of any songs, but their Scenes from a Memory album was great.

Beatles: Too many to name, most anything from Revolover/Sgt. Pepper.

Eric Clapton: Layla, Tears in Heaven.

Pink Floyd: Wish you Were Here, Great Gig in the Sky...

There are surely more that I can't remember. It's too early. Anyhow, regarding the Beatles, they are truly the most impressive band ever, and even more incredible they did so much in such little time. I think that putting out an album every 6 months or so (or however it was) is a practice we need again today. Right now, U2, Radiohead, and Dream Theater are the only bands that keep me from completely abandoning the homogenous drivel that passes for music nowadays. Perhaps if bands would get in the studio more often they would experiment more and music would get out of the rut it has been in for the past years. Or perhaps none of todays bands are creative enough to compose anywhere near a McCartney/Lennon level. Hard to say. One other thing about the Beatles, does it disturb anyone else how many Beatles songs are being used for commercial purposes? To me, a song loses a lot of it's appeal when it is being used to sell financial services (Taxman) or other things.

(Ah, yes, how could I forget The Clash: London Calling, Hateful, and a few of their other earlier songs. I suppose also of note is Miles Davis' Kind of Blue, no matter how many times I hear that album, it is as good as the first listen. Timeless jazz.)

jelloshotsrule

Jul 26, 2002, 10:16 AM

Originally posted by alex_ant
Zoo TV was satire. The fact that so many people don't realize that is testament to how brilliant it was.

right. i thought they were dumb "during" it.. when i was like 12. looking back, seeing what they were doing. it's great....

was what i was saying.

kross- coo. chill out dawg.

zed

Jul 26, 2002, 11:59 AM

Originally posted by iGAV

Do bears sh*t in the woods???? ;) :D

Looks as if we may be alone on this one, but Skinny Puppy is by far an away my favorite band (it is a bit of an acquired taste though, i have to admit). They are working on a new album, with a new lineup since Dwayne died....

as for another band... how could I forget Aphex Twin. The guy is a musical genius.

alex_ant

Jul 26, 2002, 12:02 PM

Originally posted by richierich
No one has mentioned The Stone Roses yet or their immaculate, superb debut album!!!!

I agree with a lot of people on here regarding the Beatles, U2 etc but would say the Roses influenced nearly all '90s and present guitar based music.

If you don't know what I am talking about buy the CD and listen to it about a thousand times and still try and find the dud tune.....

there are loads of tunes I like - also give Kruder + Dorfmeister a go if you like electronic music. They are the not well known genius's of today.
It's a shame that basically nine Americans have ever heard of the Stone Roses. :( They were great. Whenever I hear these kids today and their nu-metal, I just want to point to John Squire in Driving South from their second album and say "THAT, THAT is how you play guitar."

sneed

Jul 26, 2002, 12:15 PM

Anything by the Dead Kennedys.

dnte42

Jul 26, 2002, 12:47 PM

Out of curiosity, anyone here listen to the Chieftains? That's some more good music...

iGav

Jul 26, 2002, 01:26 PM

Originally posted by dnte42
Out of curiosity, anyone here listen to the Chieftains? That's some more good music...

I'm only really familiar with their work with Midge Ure and Ultravox......... although I'm very much away of how they sound........ Gaelic music is totally cool, particularly when played live..... the atmosphere is totally electrifying ........ as is the vibe..... :)

A couple of other cool Gaelic/Celtic bands with amazing live performances are Gaelic Storm....... and the Afro Celt Sound System....... who totally rocked my world at Glastonbury in 99....... they were soooooooooooo good......... :)

iGav

Jul 26, 2002, 01:28 PM

Originally posted by zed

Looks as if we may be alone on this one, but Skinny Puppy is by far an away my favorite band (it is a bit of an acquired taste though, i have to admit). They are working on a new album, with a new lineup since Dwayne died....

as for another band... how could I forget Aphex Twin. The guy is a musical genius.

I think you could be right there....... ;)

Ahhh the Aphex Twin....... 'come to daddy' hee hee...... ;) :D

So zed...... what other artists you in to????

voicegy

Jul 26, 2002, 02:15 PM

Originally posted by Rower_CPU
I know some of you will probably take this the wrong way, but I love showtunes and all that great "Big Band" music from the Sinatra era.

Give me Ol' Blue Eyes, or Harry Connick Jr., croonin' a classic tune and I'm set.

:D

How cool! Nice to hear that a young'un appreciates that!

Like many of you, it's nearly impossible to pick just one, but, for some reason, the song that I've listened to and enjoyed hundreds of times more than any other seems to be "I ROBOT" from the Alan Parsons Project.

krossfyter

Jul 28, 2002, 03:15 AM

you know...it kinda makes me happy to know that people who use macs have great musical tastes....judging by what has been said. great music guys.

rock on!

andrew.thornton

Jul 28, 2002, 09:12 AM

here's mine in no particular order 'cos it changes so frequently:

Depeche Mode: 101, violator, songs of faith & devotion, ultra, exciter all have 2 classic songs)

Live: throwing copper, secret samahdi, distance to here, V

Pulp: Babies & Common People - great lyrics

Brassed Off! - OST from grimethorpe colliery band - listen to en aranjuez con tu amor - goosepimples!

Soraya - suddenly - simple & seductive, great voice

Radiohead: street spirit (fade away)

Fiction Factory: feels like heaven (reminds of a weekend in bournemouth in england - 14 yrs old & my first time :-) )

Beautiful south: english pop - i think nearly everyone in the uk has carry on up the charts (their best of)

P. Gabriel: in your eyes - with youssef d'nour wailing background vocals!

Led Zep: babe im gonna leave you, in my time of dying, immigrant song etc

Waterboys: this is the sea - classic album

so much good music, so many bands, so little time to listen to them all :-)

Andy Thornton

zed

Jul 28, 2002, 01:33 PM

im into more of the old school Industrial stuff: Front 242, Nitzer Ebb, Bigod 20, KMFDM etc..

also getting into more of the new industrial dance: covenant, apop, vnv nation

I also listen to a wide range of other music.... but my heart belongs to ind. stuff :cool:

with, of course, Skinny Puppy being my fav band

vniow

Jul 28, 2002, 03:11 PM

Art Star- Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Ice King - Res

Now I Shine - Mission

Kosheen vs. Gorillaz battle mix - DJ Sandstorm

Anything by The Tea Party

Bathwater - No Doubt

Rusty cage - Johnny Cash

All Things to All Men - Cinematic Orchestra

Stayin' Alive - Ozzy Osborne

Big Balls - Hayseed Dixie

Supa Sista - Ursule Rucker

Silly Love Songs - Tool

Self Love - Jaguar Wright

Plastic Jesus - The Flaming Lips

Clair de Lune - ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail Of Dead

Method man & Mary J. Blige - You're all I need

Joshlew

Jul 28, 2002, 05:58 PM

Blister in the Sun - Violent Femmes;) :cool:

barkmonster

Jul 28, 2002, 06:30 PM

DOOFERGRASS - FEEL LIKE SH|TE

It's a spoof of a supergrass tune by The Shirehorses (http://www.markradcliffe.co.uk/pics/shireco.jpg), absolutely cracks me up everytime I hear it :D

kiwi_the_iwik

Jul 28, 2002, 07:32 PM

Originally posted by Joshlew
Blister in the Sun - Violent Femmes;) :cool:

Can't deny that one...

How about:

The Tenants - "You ***** Me To Tears"?

:cool:

Judo

Jul 28, 2002, 10:56 PM

Originally posted by dnte42
Here come my many cents:

Right now, U2, Radiohead, and Dream Theater are the only bands that keep me from completely abandoning the homogenous drivel that passes for music nowadays.

I was like that a while ago but then I just started discovering all these other kinds of music and all these bands I hadn't heard on the radio or tv and I'm just soooo excited about music these days. Thats why napster & audiogalaxy were so cool ,(is audio galaxy still operating? I thought I might of heard it's closed, still there are other programs out ther you can use to find music) If you were told of a band you had never heard of you could download an mp3 and checkout if you like it or not, and then you could go out and hunt for a cd :p Good fun :p

Sounds like we kinda have similar tastes in music apart from U2 (Am I the only one in the world that dosn't really like them???) and I havn't heard of Dream Thearter, so I 'll be off to download one of ther songs soon. As for my favorite song/s I don't think I could ever list them, there would be to many and it would be constantly changin with my mood and tastes, but from your List I would have to say that Led Zepplins Rain song is the best guitar song which is so just so cool to actually learn and play on the guitar. Well with the beatles I have to admit that I don't have any of their album but thats because Im poor and trying to save up for an ipod :p before I spend any more money on music, But my real name is Jude which I use to hate cause I'd get hasseled at school but now I think it's the coolest name and when I tell people my name they sometimes start singing ( drunk people usually but some sober too ) so I just smile and chuckle and start singin with them :eek: :p Washess all those years of been hasseled, away. I really want to go on but I'm feeling this post is getting a bit to long but if you or anyone wants me to post a list of some of the music I'm into I'm sure there will be something there you would never have heard of, but if you don't want me to post a list, well I probably will anyway.

One last thing does the attitude/personality of an artist (or attitude they portray to the public) effect if you like their music or not?? Cause thats the reason I can't stand Gangsta Rap, I mean if I actually met someone like that I would probably walk away laughing and hope I wouldn't bump into them again. I don't like creed either, because they come across as the biggest posers and at some awards ceremony (Music Awards?? now there's another thread we could start on music) the lead singer said while giving an award away for Best new Female artist "The best thing about giving this award is that the older I get the younger these girls get" and I just thought what a d**k. I'm getting a bit negative now so I'll shut up and try to finish on a positive note.

Never lose faith in music, cause I'm sure there's already enough music out there to inspire us all for a life time.

alex_ant

Jul 28, 2002, 11:08 PM

Oh god, Creed! I'm with you all the way, brother.

WRITH AHRMS WAHD OHHHHH-PUHN!

UHN-DERRRRR THE SUNLAGHT!

dnte42

Jul 29, 2002, 08:42 AM

Originally posted by Judo

I was like that a while ago but then I just started discovering all these other kinds of music and all these bands I hadn't heard on the radio or tv and I'm just soooo excited about music these days. Thats why napster & audiogalaxy were so cool ,(is audio galaxy still operating? I thought I might of heard it's closed, still there are other programs out ther you can use to find music) If you were told of a band you had never heard of you could download an mp3 and checkout if you like it or not, and then you could go out and hunt for a cd :p Good fun :p

I suppose I oughta clarify a bit...when I say I'm losing hope in music, I am really only talking about what makes it to radio and MTV and such. At the moment I really don't have the time (or internet connection...:( ) to investigate independant or underground music so I suppose I'm stuck making broad generalizations. It's just that music is really beginning to sound all the same to me. Personally, I would blame the reecord companies for producing music according to the money-making formula, thus stifling the flow of innovation to the mainstream and lazy (like me). Enough of this...

One last thing does the attitude/personality of an artist (or attitude they portray to the public) effect if you like their music or not?? Cause thats the reason I can't stand Gangsta Rap, I mean if I actually met someone like that I would probably walk away laughing and hope I wouldn't bump into them again. I don't like creed either, because they come across as the biggest posers and at some awards ceremony (Music Awards?? now there's another thread we could start on music) the lead singer said while giving an award away for Best new Female artist "The best thing about giving this award is that the older I get the younger these girls get" and I just thought what a d**k. I'm getting a bit negative now so I'll shut up and try to finish on a positive note.

Heh, this is also a huge reason why music pisses me off. I used to like Creed, they do sound really good in concert, but Scott's over-dramatic personality is so full of cheese I can't take it anymore. And then there is Limp Bizkit and the other idiots out there who should be publicly beaten... I generally try to ignore rap. It only ends up pissing me off hearing the misogynist lyrics and how the "artist" wants to pump 20 shots in some ni**as head and whatnot (again, a generalization but all I ever see on MTV). And then the impressionable youth are exposed to and immersed in such...makes me sick. Anyhow, this rant is over.

Nipsy

Jul 29, 2002, 09:44 AM

Originally posted by dnte42

I suppose I oughta clarify a bit...when I say I'm losing hope in music, I am really only talking about what makes it to radio and MTV and such. It's just that music is really beginning to sound all the same to me. Personally, I would blame the reecord companies for producing music according to the money-making formula, thus stifling the flow of innovation to the mainstream and lazy (like me). Enough of this...
Amen!

Heh, this is also a huge reason why music pisses me off. I used to like Creed, they do sound really good in concert, but Scott's over-dramatic personality is so full of cheese I can't take it anymore. And then there is Limp Bizkit and the other idiots out there who should be publicly beaten.

I think a lot of people who are into Creed/Limp Bizkit/Train/etc. will likely grow up to be fans of the really good stuff. I realized when I was about 17 that what was alternative at Sam Goode was common at Tower Records, and what was alternative at Tower Records, was common at independent shops. The best stuff was never the most common.

Music buyers who are young (let's generalize and say under 16 [non-drivers]) are not likely to be exposed to anything which isn't manufactured. Going to a used record store with dad usually isn't high on a teenager's to do list.

Today, the RIAA & record companies are trying to diversify into indie, techno, and Punk (ha-ha-ha), areas where they really don't put out good mosic, and it sickens me. The Stone Rose., mentioned above, are one of the great indie bands of alltime, but not major label material. Moby is not the end all/be all of electronic music. Green Day were a lot more punk before you heard them on MTV (or in the elevator at Nordstroms [true story]).

When I was younger, I thrived on the Cure, Depeche Mode, The Specials, Primus, and everything on the edge of commercial music's radar. I suppose if they can't get you to swallow Britney/N'Sync/etc, they still wan't a little $$$ off whatever you do buy. I thought I was on the musical cutting edge. That's what's happening with bands now like the Korn, Insane Clown Posse, etc. Before that it was Nirvana, STP, the grunge thing. It's the record companies saying "You can be different, you can be an individual, now buy our records!" Not that I have anything against these bands, just that there is much better music that is hidden by MTV, radio stations, bus stop ads, etc.

Come about my 17th, I found a tiny little hole in the wall in Berkeley, CA called Gilman St. I saw shows there for $3 that will never be bested by the largest arena performance (yes, I saw ZooTV). Green Day and Operation Ivy (now known as Rancid) performed together and put on an incredible show (for $3). Now Green Day bore me live (for $40), and ther records have gone way downhill!.

I think the MP3 revolution has helped expose more people to more music, but the glut of the manufactured sound still overwhelms me. I will personally guarantee that in 50 years, boy bands won't be remembered like the Beatles. At least in the old days, manufactured music was manufactured well (Burt Bacharach, Phil Spectre, etc.).

Can anyone tell someone slipped an N'Sync track into my iTunes lib, and I'm pissed?

kiwi_the_iwik

Jul 29, 2002, 05:50 PM

I came back from filming a gig in Glastonbury a month ago - and got hooked back on a few bands that played down there...

Queens of the Stone Age,
Bush,
Stereophonics,

and - of course - Garbage.

Shirley's lovely. :D

iGav

Jul 30, 2002, 09:38 AM

Originally posted by kiwi_the_iwik
I came back from filming a gig in Glastonbury a month ago - and got hooked back on a few bands that played down there...

Queens of the Stone Age,
Bush,
Stereophonics,

and - of course - Garbage.

Shirley's lovely. :D

But has Shirley still got that f**king terrible hair do??? :eek: :eek: :p

Or has she gone back to the fox look that she was sporting circa in the 'Only happy when it rains' video in 95????

I so regret not going to Glastonbury this year...... the last one I went to was 99 and the that lineup was totally mindblowing...... R.E.M., Underworld, Orbital, Patti Smith, Afro-Celt Soundsystem, Suzanne Vega, Beth Orton........ but it still rained....... :(

Best festival series used to be the Phoenix in Stratford.......... hell yeah 93 to 96........ the best summers of my life....... :)

ejb190

Jul 30, 2002, 11:51 AM

Phil Collins - Anything on No Jacket Required (If you want to talk about deep lyrics, listen to "Another Day in Paradise" and "I Wish It Would Rain Down" off of But Seriously!)

Take Five by Dave Brubeck

Phil Keggy's album Accustic Sketches (one of the greatest guitarist of all time - This guy is awsome live)

Who am I? by Third Day (Conspiracy No. 5)

Anything a capella - (Acapella, Four Shadow, Rockapella, AVB...all wonderful groups)

John Williams - (Jaws, Close Encounters, Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Shindler's List [absolutly haunting])

Igor Stravinsky - The Firebird Suite

Stan Kenton Orchestra - Send in the Clowns (Kenton '76, John Harner-Lead Trumpet)