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The 5 Most Overrated Male Musicians
http://pjmedia.com ^ | April 30, 2013 | KATHY SHAIDLE

Posted on 05/01/2013 4:06:21 PM PDT by Para-Ord.45

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To: Dr. Bogus Pachysandra
And Morrison was so pretentious that it hurt! Back then I was a big Zappa fan.

Because Frank Zappa was never a pretentious turd...

261 posted on 05/02/2013 7:34:39 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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To: Snickering Hound; Revolting cat!
I blame "The Edgy Edge" for all the crappy "deee doo deee dooo dee doo dee doo" music you hear on radio, commercials, and pandora these days.

No really, and he admits his sh!t is weak in that "It Might Get Loud" documentary when he plays those notes without his effects pedals (he has a different set of pedals for each damn song, he can't even work his gear). I know guitarists who travel the world and have gotten by all that time with 2 pedals (one for amplification, and the other for distortion) and that's it. Then again, he has one of Fred Sonic Smith's guitars...

262 posted on 05/02/2013 7:39:15 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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To: beaversmom
The only Springsteen that I've remotely liked is Dancing in the Dark.

Do you remember this staged "meeting with the fans" moment? Courtney Cox, later known from the teevee show Friends.


263 posted on 05/02/2013 7:40:58 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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To: OKSooner

James Brown was a better band leader because he demanded it from his players. When they were on, they were tight.


264 posted on 05/02/2013 7:41:56 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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To: dhs12345; Revolting cat!
Bruce Springstein... Have you heard his version of “Santa Claus Is Coming To Town.” Lol!!! The worst!

That's only c'aus Dylan didn't do it(yet).

Bob Dylan - It Must Be Santa

265 posted on 05/02/2013 7:44:56 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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To: dfwgator; Revolting cat!
#1 Kurt Cobain (Never understood a single word he sang)

I don't own a single album by him and prefer Mudhoney to Nirvana but Kurt at least had someone bending his ear on music.

When I mention bands like Os Mutantes, Billy Childish/Thee Headcoats, the Sonics, Daniel Johnston, etc. I have to find "common ground" by telling associates that "Cobain liked them and tried to get them to reunite/play". In the end, even with all his millions he couldn't get bands to jump (jump) although all of these bands are on the road these days (without his help) even though 2 of them hadn't played in 45 years.


266 posted on 05/02/2013 7:50:21 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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To: Fiji Hill; Revolting cat!; Slings and Arrows
This is my favorite recording by his band. It was waxed under a pseudonym at a studio in Cucamonga, which was at the time a wide spot along Rte. 66 in San Bernardino County, Calif. The World's Greatest Sinner--Baby Ray & the Ferns (1963)

I prefer this song from the same film (not sure if Frank is in this band but he did do the soundtrack). Director Timothy Carey is the singer/star.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=glWCXY-fo8M

About the closest thing we have to this today (or the Cramps or Screaming Lord Sutch or even Bo Diddley) is the King Khan & BBQ Show.

King Khan and BBQ Do The Chop (audio clip)

King Khan & BBQ Show - I'll Never Belong - Pitchfork Live

The King Khan and BBQ Show "Why Don't You Lie" Music Video

But then again, I saw them open for Roky Erickson and Billy Gibbons' Moving Sidewalks last weekend at the Psych Fest so I may be partial.

Moving Sidewalks featuring Billy Gibbons - You Don't Know The Life (NYC live)

267 posted on 05/02/2013 8:27:51 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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To: Hot Tabasco; Revolting cat!
Pink Floyd didn't write bubblegum music, they wrote stories...Fans of bubblegum wouldn't understand that.

They might've been better if Syd had stayed in the band.

Here's their first demo.

Pink Floyd - Lucy Leave (with lyrics)

268 posted on 05/02/2013 8:30:22 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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To: Revolting cat!
5 OVERRATED ACTIVITIES AMERICANS ENGAGE IN:

6. Posting photos of what they are having for lunch.

PS the photo on the menu made it look nicer.

269 posted on 05/02/2013 9:19:53 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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To: a fool in paradise

“Lucy Leave” (1965)—an example of the mid-sixties garage band sound.


270 posted on 05/02/2013 9:41:00 AM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: beaversmom; Olog-hai; a fool in paradise
The only Springsteen that I've remotely liked is Dancing in the Dark.

I've never heard Springsteen's version of "Dancing in the Dark," and frankly, I don't think I would ever want to. That song was one of my mother's favorites--she liked to sing it while accompanying herself on the piano. This is my favorite version:

Dancing in the Dark--Waring's Pennsylvanians (with the Three Girl Friends)

271 posted on 05/02/2013 10:01:15 AM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: Fiji Hill

Reportedly, the pink floyd would play Louie Louie in their club days, wandering off for 20 minutes in the song to play Interstellar Overdrive and then finish out with Louie Louie.


272 posted on 05/02/2013 10:29:17 AM PDT by a fool in paradise (America 2013 - STUCK ON STUPID)
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To: a fool in paradise

Ah, yah. Lol.


273 posted on 05/02/2013 10:44:25 AM PDT by dhs12345
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To: Fiji Hill

It’s not a cover. It’s his own song. (He can’t give up his integrity as a “songwriter”, after all, but he sure can steal song titles.)


274 posted on 05/02/2013 11:11:36 AM PDT by Olog-hai
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To: a fool in paradise
Reportedly, the pink floyd would play Louie Louie in their club days, wandering off for 20 minutes in the song to play Interstellar Overdrive and then finish out with Louie Louie.

That would have been interesting to hear. "Louie, Louie" is among the most--performed- and recorded rock tunes. However, Richard Berry, who wrote and first recorded "Louie, Louie" once remarked that "if you couldn't play 'Louie, Louie,' you couldn't play anything."

275 posted on 05/02/2013 3:37:11 PM PDT by Fiji Hill
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To: Para-Ord.45

I agree the five are very overrated, with the possible exception of the Doors. As for Jim Morrison, I don’t usually care much for male vocalists who act silly and don’t really have the redeeming quality of playing an instrument well.


276 posted on 05/02/2013 6:10:52 PM PDT by af_vet_1981 (The bus came by and I got on, That's when it all began,)
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To: expat1000
In that generation (and this one) a poet has to sing to get an audience. Dylan is one of the greatest poets of his generation, if not the best. Listen to the imagery in Mr. Tambourine Man for example.

I know I’ll get more blowback from this opinion than you will from yours! A lot of FReepers don’t like Dylan.

Dylan was a masterfully prolific song writer, penning poety in music. The only other who approached that level was Leonard Cohen. Both of their songs are timeless, which cannot be said of that many songwriters or musicians.

277 posted on 05/02/2013 6:23:37 PM PDT by af_vet_1981 (The bus came by and I got on, That's when it all began,)
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To: Para-Ord.45
Where's Elvis?
278 posted on 05/03/2013 1:45:39 PM PDT by Flying Circus
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To: Popman

You and I will have to agree to disagree. I love Springsteen. And millions of dollars in his bank acct tell us alot love him. Not everyone likes the same music. When my husband and I married 48 years ago, I taught him to love Willie Nelson. He taught me to love Jimmy Reed and Muddy Waters. Thank you for your kind reply.


279 posted on 05/06/2013 6:31:23 PM PDT by DallasSun
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To: The KG9 Kid

It all boils down to who you can identify with...


280 posted on 05/06/2013 6:37:56 PM PDT by Cyropaedia ("Virtue cannot separate itself from reality without becoming a principal of evil...".)
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