Aunt_Acid Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 March Bandness My local classic rock station is doing this. Personally, I think Deep Purple kicks the ass of Teh Stones, but oh well. I wanted Alice Cooper to triumph over Queen too, but that didn't happen either. I bet either the Stones or the Beatles win. Or Aerosmith. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 Damned name dropper. So, uh...how did The Kinks, The Moody Blues and Pink Floyd do? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious_Peaches Posted March 22, 2005 Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 That's awesome. I'm off college hoops for now, so I'll check in on this. Damned UCONN Huskies. Will this bracket update with each new phase? Where the hell is Wang Chung on this list? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunt_Acid Posted March 22, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 22, 2005 I'm not sure, you might just have to go to the WCSX home page. You can vote from there too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted March 26, 2005 Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 I wish my classic rock station did this! I'm rooting for my favorite, Jimi Hendrix, but I'm thinking that my 2nd favorite, Led Zeppelin, might win. Them or the Beatles Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunt_Acid Posted March 26, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2005 I'll bet that the Stones beat out Pink Floyd. I can't believe I voted for Aerosmith over J Geils. The only J Geils song they play on there is Freeze Frame. Dear Lord, that song sucks. I just found out that J Geils did Give It To Me though, so now I'm kicking myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 I see the green underlines are gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jugband_Blues Posted March 27, 2005 Report Share Posted March 27, 2005 that's awesome it's kinda rough though putting the stones, the doors, pink floyd, and the beatles all in the same group. i'll make sure to vote when i can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Joe Posted March 28, 2005 Report Share Posted March 28, 2005 You have to admit that Souza pretty much ruled when it came to March Bandness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Batman Posted April 2, 2005 Report Share Posted April 2, 2005 How the hell did Bob Seger beat Jimi Hendrix? Well, now it's down to the Beatles and Zeppelin, just what I expected. So who do you think will win? For me, I say Zeppelin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunt_Acid Posted April 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2005 How the hell did Bob Seger beat Jimi Hendrix It's Detroit. Also, Pink Floyd is loads better than the Beatles. This isn't just coming from the Pink Floyd fan in me, they went a lot deeper. Don't get me wrong though, The Beatles are great. Just really overrated. I think Zeppelin will win. It's a tough competition though. I really like Zeppelin. It's close, but I might say the Beatles. But Led Zeppelin wasn't all poppy and bubble gum like the Beatles at one point were. So LZ it is. I'll bet The Beatles win. But then again, if Led Zeppelin can beat Bob Seger, they can beat anyone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lambchop Flansburgh Posted April 3, 2005 Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 Roger, The fact that you say the Beatles were "poppy and bubblegum" in 1964 is a complete misinterpretation on your part long after the fact. Try listening to some, nay ANY, of the other Top 40 stuff from the early '60's. The Beatles took pop in a completely unique direction, even on those early songs. Listen to the harmonies, man. The weird chord changes. Even some of the early lyrics are earth shaking compared to nearly everything else on the radio in those days. Yeah, it's easy to look back 40 years later and say "Oh, the Beatles weren't all that great," but there would truly not have been any Pink Floyd or Led Zeppelin without them. It may not look that way from this far off, but trust me, the Beatles were THE influential band. Now, if you want to say the Stones were grittier and rocked harder, I'll go with that. But to say Pink Floyd were somehow better than the Beatles because they "went deeper" misses the whole point. They only went deeper because they had a place to dig from. Dig? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted April 3, 2005 Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 Nice job summing up the Beatles influence based on the music of their era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aunt_Acid Posted April 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 The Beatles took pop in a completely unique direction, even on those early songs. Listen to the harmonies, man. The weird chord changes. Even some of the early lyrics are earth shaking compared to nearly everything else on the radio in those days. So? That doesn't make them the best. It's a nice little trick. There were plenty of other bands playing that style, The Beatles just got famous first. And that doesn't mean they're amazing. I don't care if you look at me and say "Well you're a stupid teenager, you of course you would say that now." You've completely missed the point. It's not how revolutionary or different the music is, it's how good it is. And the Beatles weren't all that different. Just different from the mainstream music of that time. but there would truly not have been any Pink Floyd or Led Zeppelin without them And you say I've misinterpreted music? Pink Floyd was influnced by blues, and have been around since 1965. They existed before that, playing around, finding new musicians, jamming with eachother. So they had the idea in their heads of what they wanted to do before the Beatles were hitting things like The Ed Sullivan show. Also, when Pink Floyd came out, they were the exact opposite of the Beatles. Not only that, they came out at relatively the same time. So how can you possibly say that Pink Floyd was influenced by The Beatles. Do you know where the name comes from? Blues musicians PINK anderson and FLOYD council. Blues musicians. Their inspiration. They aren't called Ringo George. They only went deeper because they had a place to dig from Bullsh*t. Pink Floyd did things on their own terms. As far as being innovative goes, I didn't see the Beatles coming out with songs like "Several Species Of Small Furry Animals Gathered Together In A Cave and Grooving with a Pict". They were innovative. You're implying that Roger Waters sat around thinking "Hmm, I've got this great new idea, but I'm afraid the public won't like it. I better wait for the Beatles to use it so I can too without fear of being rejected." Maybe you should read up on the bands and listen to the music before you decide to critique it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now