What a lineup the Yardbirds had...
Beck has always been somewhat ahead of his time.
Posted on 04/05/2013 7:20:30 PM PDT by MNDude
There are a lot of lousy musicians that are a lot more popular than they deserve, but in you opinion, who are the three most over rated musicians (or groups) of all time?
Industrialization had undoubtedly changed the amount and importance of leisurely activities like music, but centuries ago if you were not Royalty you had better be proficient with weapons of war or be able to provide for those who wield them with all manner of resources such as food, weaponry, armor etc. Alcohol, music and women were always there as the fruit of success.
But a phenomenal bass player, who was also busy singing and playing synth pedals all at the same time. Back before midi!
Mark
This is kind of interesting for me to read this thread.
There are two mutually exclusive conclusions I reach as I read it...it has to be one or the other:
1.) People are waaaaaaaaaaay too narrow in their musical tastes
2.) My taste in music is so broad and promiscuous that people would think I am musically crazy.
I listen to, and enjoy such a wide range of music that the best and worst of what I like is encompassed in the breadth and width of this thread.
I listen to classical, jazz, folk, swing, a cappella, big band, drum corps, reggae, marches, hard rock, soft rock, barbershop, do wop, country, western, movie soundtracks, disco, be bop, new age, popular music from every decade from the twenties up through the eighties.
I confess that I largely stopped enjoying new music in the early nineties. I subscribe to the theory that each generation must have it’s own music, and part of the draw of that music to the current generation is the fact that it pushes the older generations away from them.
For me, that is most (not all) of what new music sounds like to my ears since 1990 or so. I do despise rap. I hate it. It is an attempt to to make music out of anger, or make music into anger.
I think people who really like rap should do one of two things: play it in headphones so not a sound wave of it hits the ears of others, or...just whack your fingertips with a ball peen hammer. In the former, all it will do is rot your own soul and damage your own ears. In the later, it is a lot quieter for everyone around you, and you can still fill yourself with all that pain and anger.
That is how I feel about rap. I guess everyone has their weakness...:)
Nobody has added Yoko Ono to the list so far. Shame !
I thought it was “What do you mean, jerry’s dead ?”
One of my favorite early Floyd songs, sung by Rick.
Paintbox
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkMUjhF8snU
There was a parody on the old Z-Rock called Zamfir Plays AC/DC.
“Could Louis Armstrong sing?” Sure. His voice sounded rough, but it was a musical rough.
“None of those who “can sing” today compare to Mario Lanza or Carlos Gardel”
Most of the people who “can sing” only have sing well enough to let the rest of what they do sound good. The only thing that can make a Bob Dylan song sound good is for someone else to perform it.
I’m not a fan of George Strait or Tom Jones because I don’t care for the genre. With Dylan, that’s not the problem.
Without question songwriter? I can’t go along with that. Tom Petty, Ronnie Van Zant, and Phil Lynott I think were better.
My son in law to be, says the Beatles.
If he were a musician and understood the complexities of some of their arrangements he wouldnt be saying that. I’ve always thought the Rolling Stones myself.
When did Jimmy Page start looking like an old Japanese man?
I've seen him at odd whiles over the years on PPV and music channels, and he still seems to put a lot into a live performance. I would definitely go to see him in a smaller venue (500-1000 people theatre-type) gig if he was within about 150 miles.
You’re musical tastes are much narrower than mine. I also find myself liking the latest music even though the music I first loved was Fifties and Sixties music. The latest CD I downloaded onto my iPod was Hollan Holmes third effort. I liked his first one too. Second one not as much. I also like Amon Amarth and Russian liturgical chant (especially with basso profundo). To each his own.
I love the version of “Hotel California” on the “Hell Freezes Over” album.
After he was done looking like a young English man. Apparently.
What a lineup the Yardbirds had...
Beck has always been somewhat ahead of his time.
Well, obviously they were doing some reconnaissance first :). If you look closely, you'll see that John Paul Jones is holding a covert laser, getting ready to light up the target whilst feigning joviality with the One.
I remembered when Frampton made an appearance on Baa Baa Black Sheep.....LOL.
The sudden rise to fame and fall would have ruined a lot of other people, but Peter took it all in stride and just kept playing.
In these two cases, re "not great musicians," you're kidding, right? Both Phish and Primus are made up of very accomplished musicians, though they tend to be very experimental.
Mark
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