_Annabelle_

August 24 1988: In the US it was "Roll With It" by Steve Winwood In the UK it was "The Only Way is Up" by Yazz and the Plastic Population

Yeah, I agree Jr. 'Classic rock' is now a definitive and specific genre in its own right and newer bands just aren't part of it. It's certainly some of my favorite music (though I would place the years a wee bit earlier and throw GNR in there too) but unfortunately I missed the era. But the music lives on so...

May have already been posted, but Supertramp's "Give A Little Bit" has nice sax work.

Its a pretty great place so, no end in sight.

No special order: The Beatles The Band The Who Led Zeppelin Eric Clapton (including bands in which he has been a member) Neil Young (same as ^^^) AC/DC Pink Floyd Guns N' Roses (original lineup) Elton John

"4" - The Hummers

I'll second that!

They kind of revolutionized things in the sense that they caused a great change in the type of hard rock (I wouldn't say music overall) of the American mainstream. Nirvana (though not the first) popularized 'alternative' rock by bringing it to the mainstream and paving the way for many similiar bands to dominate the charts. Perhaps they were more revolutionary in a commercial way rather than in a musical one but they were figureheads of the movement anyhow.

"32 Pennies" - Warrant

Greetings, Naamiee. It could be "So They Say" by the Soul Attorneys (released around 1996/97) Here are the lyrics: Chorus: So they say that you can't make it So they say, so they say But I say that they mistake it But I say, but I say And the whole world seems to be leaning on you And you tell me you don't know what to do They don't know what I know, they don't know what I know Wanting to come out is the world you hold inside Afraid they are for the world outside you will divide For they don't know what I know, they don't know what I know So I pray that you can make it So I pray, so I pray And your mind they'll try to break it No later than today You let them and soon you will be on trial Give them and inch, yes they'll steal the mile For they haven't flown where we've flown You know the road I speak of and the road that lies ahead Don't give up, don't give up they all must be misled For they haven't flown where we've flown, no they haven't flown where we've flown Chorus And the game they'll think you've played it Their foolish way, their foolish way But I'm tellin' you soon they'll see you've made it And your game is what they'll play Hope this helps.

The Beatles Led Zeppelin The Who

Crosby, Stills & Nash

Hi pbar, here's some info on Cat Stevens. He was born Steven Demetre Georgiou (1947) and began using the name Steve Adams in 1965. Shortly after he signed with a record company under the name Cat Stevens. He changed it again in '77, when he became a Muslim, to Yusuf Islam.

Yes, he was certainly a great songwriter/singer/musician, he stayed true to himself lyrically and I admire that. Although I prefer his work with the Beatles, I do like some of his solo work. Couple of my favorites are "Watching the Wheels" and "Jealous Guy". Also, welcome to the boards, xoit.

What a lovely poem Earth-angel! Bravo! Its so true, there more important things in life than being right and putting it always head of those things, will only leave us miserable. Reminds me of something my dad used to say: "You can either be right or you can be happy".

Yep, the Godfather Part 2 was a little better than the original but I didn't find 3 that bad. The whole trilogy is excellent, IMO. And I agree Empire Strikes Back is better than the original. Terminator 2 was alright as well.

Perhaps "Won't Get Fooled Again" by the Who??

Ok, I looked it up and yes, there are four Smash Mouth albums: Fush Yu Mang (1997) Astro Lounge (1999) Smash Mouth (2001) Get The Picture? (2003) Also "You are my Number One" from the latest though written by Diamond was, I think, never sung by him. Hope this helps.

There is quite a few but here's a short list bands/artists that don't interest me a whole lot: Rolling Stones The Doors Metallica Bruce Springsteen U2 Nirvana Van Halen Elvis Presley (No offense intended to any fans of the above artists.)

Actually, Sid Vicious was their bassist replacing Glen Matlock in '77.

If original can mean 'not derived from anything else' than I'm not sure its possible to list one let alone six artists who were not influenced by anyone directly or indirectly. So I'll say that original can mean 'fresh and unusual' something a little different than what everyone else was doing or had done. Also since you could go back thousands of years tracing the evolution of music, I'll limit my list to 20th, 21st century rock (a broad term for styles ranging from folk to heavy metal etc) music. A genius is also not that easy to define so I'll say 'a person of extraordinary intellectual and creative ability' but that definition goes for entire bands as well. That said my choices, IMO, for 'original geniuses of pop music' would be: - Chuck Berry (practically the originator of the rock n' roll format and one of its greatest songwriters and guitarists) - The Beatles (natch, and yes that includes all four as a group: their music, their image, their lyrics, their attitude etc.) - Pink Floyd (early work with Syd Barrett and latter with Roger Waters and David Gilmore) - Bob Dylan (as a songwriter, singer and musician helping to initiate many genres of music) - Phil Spector (as a songwriter and producer opening the door to unconventional production techniques and influencing such people as Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys). - For the sixth I?d say the Velvet Underground, Led Zeppelin, the Doors or Neil Young. These are of course only some of the main figures but countless others, popular or not, have shaped and defined music as we know it and it would be quite impossible to determine everyone who deserves credit. Furthermore there are many artists who were very influential (setting trends or popularizing a form of music, like Nirvana) but who were not 'original' per se or who in fact re-introduced an older style or styles though in a unique way like the Band. Also it would be incorrect to assume the artists listed above were not influenced by others or that they were the first to do what they did (although sometimes they were) or that just because their well-known and popular they are the 'best' or most 'original'. No, but the depth and magnitude of their work and tangible influence cannot be denied and since this is subjective anyway I thought I would offer my opinion. Peace out and rock on! ~ Annabelle

Mine would probably be something like this and in this order (not in order of importance though) (79:06 total): 1. "Sweet Child O? Mine" ? Guns N? Roses (5:54) 2. "Wish You Were Here" ? Pink Floyd (5:34) 3. "All My Love" ? Led Zeppelin (5:56) 4. "Tears in Heaven" ? Eric Clapton (4:36) 5. "Hey Jude" ? The Beatles (7:04) 6. "In My Life" ? The Beatles (2:27) 7. "Get Back" ? The Beatles (3:12) 8. "Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)" ? Green Day (2:34) 9. "Back in Black" ? AC/DC (4:13) 10. "Bridge Over Troubled Water" ? Simon and Garfunkel (4:52) 11. "Can?t Find My Way Home" ? Blind Faith (3:16) 12. "Chest Fever" ? The Band (5:18) 13. "Candle in the Wind" ? Elton John (3:50) 14. "Patience" ? Guns N' Roses (5:56) 15. "For No One" ? The Beatles (2:01) 16. "Let It Be" ? The Beatles (3:50) 17. "Won?t Get Fooled Again" ? The Who (8:33)

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