Make a Bold Statement About Music
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The best drum solo is by Brian Downey of Thin Lizzy.
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No, if you know the definition of "overrated". It means achieving critical acclaim, irrespective of commercial success or lack thereof. As I qualified above, I don't know what the critical reception was in the 1970s, but I bought the re-released albums 10 years ago based solely on critical hosannas, and was terribly disappointed at the not-great music.
Anyway, no need to get so worked up. It's your favourite band. Fine. I didn't say I hated them, not that it would matter if I did. I like some of their music, but shrieking adulation such as yours leaves me completely mystified. Let's leave it at that.
Anyway, no need to get so worked up. It's your favourite band. Fine. I didn't say I hated them, not that it would matter if I did. I like some of their music, but shrieking adulation such as yours leaves me completely mystified. Let's leave it at that.
I have a couple power pop albums in my collection that are overlooked as well that deserve the same revival based acclaim as Radio City and #1 Record.
The Shoes - Present Tense
Dwight Twilley Band - Twilley Don't Mind
Rasberries -Starting Over
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No, if you know the definition of "overrated". It means achieving critical acclaim, irrespective of commercial success or lack thereof. As I qualified above, I don't know what the critical reception was in the 1970s, but I bought the re-released albums 10 years ago based solely on critical hosannas, and was terribly disappointed at the not-great music.
Anyway, no need to get so worked up. It's your favourite band. Fine. I didn't say I hated them, not that it would matter if I did. I like some of their music, but shrieking adulation such as yours leaves me completely mystified. Let's leave it at that.
2. I never said anything about having "shrieking adulation" for the band. This is not only wrong, it's also sort of an obnoxious way to put it. I like them a bit. I can see how some people might think they're overrated, I don't personally agree. I guess. Haven't really thought about it.
I'm not worked up, I objected to you saying that I didn't understand the meaning of the word "irony".
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The opening theme is a cover of the only good song Big Star ever did.
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Bold Statement: Little Feat blows Big Star away.
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Big Star is a nearly perfect pop record. The Ballad of El Goodo is one of the greatest songs ever written.
As someone that grew up with The Replacements, nothing they ever wrote was as good as Big Star. Well, maybe that incredible masterpiece, Gary's Got a Boner.
Bold Statement: The Replacements were overrated - especially Let It Be.
Joni Mitchell blows away Little Feat. (I'm not seeing the connection either.)
As someone that grew up with The Replacements, nothing they ever wrote was as good as Big Star. Well, maybe that incredible masterpiece, Gary's Got a Boner.
Bold Statement: The Replacements were overrated - especially Let It Be.
Joni Mitchell blows away Little Feat. (I'm not seeing the connection either.)
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Why the sudden resurgence of Townes Van Zandt? Brilliance.
We can look back and find those bands that their greatness was mired in obscurity. To this day, I cannot fathom how Nick Drake's records weren't universally hailed.
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I'd say the reason is their music was thrust into the commercial spotlight. Nick Drake in the Volkswagon commercial in 1999 and then The Royal Tenenbaums.
Townes Van Zandt starting in 1998 with The Big Lebowski, and then Stepmom, Six Feet Under, In Bruges, Crazy Heart, Leaves of Grass, Seven Psychopaths, Deadwood, Breaking Bad and True Detective.
Townes Van Zandt starting in 1998 with The Big Lebowski, and then Stepmom, Six Feet Under, In Bruges, Crazy Heart, Leaves of Grass, Seven Psychopaths, Deadwood, Breaking Bad and True Detective.
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Longish, so I'll spoilerize for those who aren't interested in the tangential power pop discussion:
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'heaven and hell' is the best sabbath record and 'lonely is the word' is their best song ever.
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the scorpions were the best of the 70's metal bands and are always overlooked as one of the originators of metal music.
edit to add: i only mean their 70's music, they had some pretty heavy songs, but by the 80's their music was pretty much just considered hard rock.
edit to add: i only mean their 70's music, they had some pretty heavy songs, but by the 80's their music was pretty much just considered hard rock.
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I'd say the reason is their music was thrust into the commercial spotlight. Nick Drake in the Volkswagon commercial in 1999 and then The Royal Tenenbaums.
Townes Van Zandt starting in 1998 with The Big Lebowski, and then Stepmom, Six Feet Under, In Bruges, Crazy Heart, Leaves of Grass, Seven Psychopaths, Deadwood, Breaking Bad and True Detective.
Townes Van Zandt starting in 1998 with The Big Lebowski, and then Stepmom, Six Feet Under, In Bruges, Crazy Heart, Leaves of Grass, Seven Psychopaths, Deadwood, Breaking Bad and True Detective.
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A bold statement...
A person's taste in music is inversely proportional to how loudly they play it.
A person's taste in music is inversely proportional to how loudly they play it.
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Here's a bold statement.
No one has had more of an impact on modern music than the Beatles. After them, there have been several great influencers, for better or for worse. And among the greatest are Kate Bush and Tori Amos.
No one has had more of an impact on modern music than the Beatles. After them, there have been several great influencers, for better or for worse. And among the greatest are Kate Bush and Tori Amos.