Old Fogey thread. The kids of today will never experience a band as great as . . .

[taterguy]

The Clash

Your turn

[Parche]

1. Pink Floyd, Genesis

:woohoo: :hi:

[taterguy]

5. Old Pink Floyd or new Pink Floyd? Old Genesis or New Genesis?

It makes a difference.

[Parche]

13. old question or new question?

:rofl: :rofl: :hi:

[Tripper11]

39. for me the simple answer is old for both

BUT, I do like a lot of the "new" Pink Floyd.
I stopped liking Genesis after Duke. Too poppy.

[Glorfindel]

2. Badfinger

n/t

[taterguy]

9. The problem with Badfinger is that I keep confusing them with Bad Company

Surely I'm not the only one

[Kali]

3. well, seems like they can experience a lot the great old bands

of course the key word there is OLD. Prop 'em up with a stick, old.:rofl:

[NewJeffCT]

4. The Beatles

Led Zeppelin
The Who

[DBoon]

6. The Cream

nt

[mix]

7. my choice too

[old mark]

8. The Ramones. All dead but the drummer(s).

I remember a lot of other bands, such as the Seeds that were real innovators in their way, but I have been a confirmed rock fan since before they had a name for it.
Everyone from Bill Haley to Buddy Holly to Gene Vincent,
Little Richard to Brenda Lee contributed something that's still here.


mark

[KG]

10. Zep, Floyd, Santana, ELP, Dead, Yes, Rush, Aerosmith, Stones, Deep Purple, Skynyrd

i guess it stems from growing up when rock was finding it way and was open to influences from latino, country, blues, folk, classical, celtic, etc, music.

but now, jiminey christmas, contemporary rock is one huge homogeneous steaming pile of suckitude. one group of whiney middle class white boys after another...oy!

i try, i really do try to and give todays band a fair listen but it all sounds the same. boring.

[RebelOne]

11. Blood, Sweat and Tears and Chicago. n/

[BuelahWitch]

16. Another vote for Chicago

The way they were in the '70s

[MorningGlow]

17. I love BS&T n/t

[abq e streeter]

12. Damn good start right there....I'll add Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels for one

[_dynamicdems]

14. Paul Revere and the Raiders.

Just kidding!

:rofl:

[abq e streeter]

26. actually, they should be so lucky as to have top 40 teen pop half as good as P.R.& the Raiders

[_dynamicdems]

32. True enough.

I was one of those teens.


edit to add....

Of course I'm not 13 anymore. My musical tastes have evolved. :7

[abq e streeter]

34. as have my tastes, but also have come full circle in a way

and I've gained an appreciation from a more mature (?) and sophisticated (?????) perspective on some of the groups that were considered a little more lightweight during the era of the Beatles, Stones etc...and listening to The Raiders today,its clear they did some very tough, gritty rock and/or roll.:headbang:

[_dynamicdems]

36. I'll have to give them a listen again.

Admittedly, all I'm remembering now is the costumes they wore on stage. Not that that should matter, after some of the the getups of the 80s.

Love the Beatles, always will. Stones of course, classic too. Loved the dark poetry of Jim Morrison, although I've it too painful to listen to in recent years. It's like watching someone self-destruct in slow motion. Too creepy for me now.

Mature and sophisticated is in the eye (or mind) of the beholder, of course. Not everyone would share my penchant for Ronnie James Dio and the sword and sorcery themes he's been known to employ.

I guess I'll be listening to some Raiders on youtube now.

:)

[Forkboy]

15. Phlegm

[GReedDiamond]

18. The Minutemen...

...Black Flag.

The general SoCal punk scene circa 1978-1983.

[Urban Prairie]

19. Grand Funk RR n/t

[Brother Buzz]

20. Creedence Clearwater Revival

[Blue_In_AK]

21. The 13th Floor Elevators.

One of a kind.

[Paladin]

22. The Byrds.

[rcrush]

23. The Doors

[UTUSN]

24. I'm SO old that NO band is great!1 n/t

[TZ]

25. Rush. N/T

[Orsino]

27. The Who. n/t

[DevonRex]

28. Led Zep. nt

[Bertha Venation]

29. Bread.

[Rambis]

30. The Grateful God Damn Dead! (nm)

x

[TreasonousBastard]

31. Les Brown

[_dynamicdems]

33. Rainbow.

They did some seriously good stuff. Of course, after Dio was gone, the band wasn't the same anymore.
:)

Blackmore's playing & Ronnie James Dio's singing on Blackmore's Rainbow was nothing short of magical.

[JitterbugPerfume]

35. Pink Floyd

[WilmywoodNCparalegal]

37. Nickelback! n/t

:hide:

[bikebloke]

38. Lawrence Welk and His Champagne Orchestra

Rock 'n Roll!!!:headbang:


:P

[DevonRex]

40. Forgot one. The Yardbirds of the 1960s. Great, great band with great, great

guitarists.

[LanternWaste]

41. Pre-Collins Genesis

Pre-Collins Genesis

The Police (prior to becoming Sting & the Police)

Sigue Sigue Sputnik (for those Deep Ellum Dance nights..s)

[datasuspect]

42. Sugarloaf

[KansDem]

43. Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians!

What's New Year's Eve with GL and the RC!