Though if you start telling me that Alice Cooper is rubbish their might be stonger words to be said
You see theirs hope for you yet
but as for yellow submarine being good after a few pints, well it would have to be a bloody lot of pints so many as to render one into a coma, then and only then could it be acceptable.
i would rather watch David Hasselhoff in knightrider to be honest _________________
i would rather watch David Hasselhoff in knightrider to be honest
unfortunatly that wasn't to hand - though instead of knightrider i might be more tempted to watch the A-Team. _________________ "I thought what I'd do was, I'd pretend I was one of those deaf-mutes." The Catcher in the Rye
Hey I never said Queen were bad - just overratted.
They were more used as a comparision for what happens to a band when a lead singer dies. Suddenly you cant say a bad word about them cos everybody loves them!
While Queen are not my cup of Tea (Good God - does Brian May make his guiter whine like your misses when you've been out on the booze and spent the rent money - you kno, that irratating whine that peirces your brain and sets your teeth on edge, or is it just me!!??) they did do a coupke of ok tunes. I believe the Flash song has been mentioned...
I wouldn't describe Queen as bad - cos there are a lot of worse bands out there. But I wouldnt describe them as good. Not by a long shot.
Another thought.
How come songs that the band thought of as crap and so are not added to albulms - are then dug out of someones attic 40 years later, remastered and relesed. AND PEOPLE BUY IT!!!
lets run that again. These songs were not good enough in the '60s. But kill a band member AND THEY BECOME TOP 10 TUNES!!!
WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE!!!!
Has any one of these "rediscovered" tunes gone on to become a classic? Ever? Any one ever dig them out to listen to them?
No? Is that cos it's crap then?
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i might be more tempted to watch the A-Team
Dukes of Hazzard for me boys. The good Old Dukes. Criminal boys compleatly ignoring the laws of the land for their own fun and profit. And Moonshine. Never forget the Moonshine!!!
All I will say about The Beatles is... I agree but that could be the generational thing at work there. Still, they did well enough in the day and now we just can't seem to get rid!
Despite being a child of the 80s, it's 90s music that I grew up with... and there's nothing there really that could go down as classic... unless you consider Jarvis Cocker baring his arse at Michael Jackson on stage at the Brit Awards a classic moment from my time...
I think Nirvanas "Smells Like Teen Spirit" (I know, I know another dead bloke!) will be rereleased, remixed and remembered for years to come.
It is after all the song that made a generation mosh!!!
The problem is - unless a whole new form of music is discovered, what can someone do that can be considered a classic? Its all been done before.
Oh! The pain! Agreeing with Captain Opinion!
Y'see, so far we've all expressed opinions on The Beatles and such but they have to be considered as 'classic' purely because of what they've inspired.
If The Beatles were that bad, people wouldn't still be raving about them today and even singing their songs. Look at the Live 8 event; how many big names all got together at the beginning and end to sing a bunch of Beatles songs? They could be considered as the first 'boy band' and you could then say that, without them, there would've been no Take That, Westlife etc (hm... that just makes me hate The Beatles!).
I'm not a fan but they have stood the test of time. People still talk about them; we're talking about them RIGHT NOW! The Beatles appeared to have defined a generation and, if that is indeed the case, then they must surely be recognised as 'classic', irregardless of what we think.
Queen can be used as a comparison but they're not exactly going to stand the test of time in the same way The Beatles have. Or Elvis. Even The Sex Pistols stand out more because of their attitude than Queen do for their music.
So what can be defined as classic? I call it the ability to stand the test of time; sure, we could talk about recording artists re-releasing old material but that's nothing new. Standing the test of time. Anyone agree?
The Beatles are a classic band - but thats inspite off - not because of their music!!
The Beatles proved that you did not have to be particually talented to sucseed in the music busness - you just had to have a pretty face!
Is it coinsedence that the Beatles and TV for the masses arrived at around the same time?
Lets remeber - people (girls) did not got to their concerts to listen to the music - they went there to scream!!
If you listen to news stories from the time - were people asked their favourite song? No - it was always "Whos your favourite Beatle?" and that in its self speaks volumes to me.
The Beatles showed the world that lack of outstanding talent would not nescacerly stop you being a world wide music sensation. Sure, they played their own instuments and wrote their own songs. But most of their songs use a very similar chord structure and most of the lyrics are not excatly rocket science!!!
As for why they have endured? Well two resons.
1st - they were the first British band to have this kind of reaction all around the world and that has ment people remeber them. You always remember your first...
2nd. it has become such a taboo to suggest that they are not very good that most people are too embaressed to say what they really think.
Put it this way. When was the last time you went round someones house and they were playing a Beatles album - or song even? Or rode in someones car and they were playing one? Or even had an album in their glove box?
If the Beatles were half the band everyone seems to say they were it would be happening quite a lot.
I still hear Hendrix being played. I still hear Bob Marley (and i cant stand him - regga doesn't do it for me (cant spell it either!)- but I can see his talents). I still hear the Pistols. Hell, I hear more Police songs than i do Beatles!!! Or the Jam even! And i dont think eother of them have been included in the "Greatest bands ever" list - even though both bands produced artists who were very sucseesful in their own right.
The Beatles. Classic band? Yes. Classic music? No. Not buy a long shot.
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