Re: Bands where all members are more or less equally well known and receive equal acc
Nine Inch Nails
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Re: Bands where all members are more or less equally well known and receive equal acc
I honestly can't think of any band where I think most or even many of the public know all the members relatively equally except the Beatles. Many of the bands that have been listed, I can't even name one member. So maybe within the band's fanbase, pretty much "everyone" knows who Stone, Mike, Jeff, and Matt are just as much as Eddie, but I couldn't say the public knows them.
Originally Posted by bralph
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Bell, Biv, Devoe
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Re: Bands where all members are more or less equally well known and receive equal acc
Originally Posted by benedict
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I knew far more of Jeff Lynne's work, through ELO, then I did either Tom Petty or Roy Orbison's or, for that matter, Bob Dylan's!
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Re: Bands where all members are more or less equally well known and receive equal acc
Originally Posted by Trevor
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I can name all the members of one band, The Beatles.
There are albums by other bands I've listened to a thousand times, and I can name maybe one member. Names just aren't my thing. I like the sound, I listen and enjoy; beyond that :shrug: For a long time I could also name all the songs on any album I owned, in order. My memory just naturally works like that. |
Re: Bands where all members are more or less equally well known and receive equal acc
Steely Dan
Donald Fagen and Walter Becker are both equally acclaimed. There is no Art Garfunkel and John Oates sort of imbalance. Now of course they collaborate with others. But for a duo that's been around as long as they have they are the only ones I can think of that receive absolutely equal praise. |
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Morning Musume 14:
http://aramajapan.com/wp-content/upl...rt-2014-A2.jpg C-ute: http://ongakuenlinea.files.wordpress...43434229_n.jpg Berryz Kobo: http://asianbeat.com/files/2013/04/f517f282d97c95.jpg I've seen all of the above perform live. I've met and interviewed 13 of them. And I love them all equally. |
Re: Bands where all members are more or less equally well known and receive equal acc
He's right! They're all equally fluffy and disposable.
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Milli Vanilli
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Re: Bands where all members are more or less equally well known and receive equal acc
Originally Posted by van der graaf
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KISS ? :lol:
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Re: Bands where all members are more or less equally well known and receive equal acc
Originally Posted by Jason
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Yes. Nowadays it's the Gene and Paul show, but originally all four members were marketed together and were portrayed publicly as equals.
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The Highwaymen might be a better example among supergroups.
Would the Jonas Brothers qualify? |
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Beastie Boys
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Re: Bands where all members are more or less equally well known and receive equal acc
Originally Posted by Jason
(Post 12323925)
Yes. Nowadays it's the Gene and Paul show, but originally all four members were marketed together and were portrayed publicly as equals.
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Opinions vary.
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Re: Bands where all members are more or less equally well known and receive equal acc
Originally Posted by Drexl
(Post 12324094)
The Highwaymen might be a better example among supergroups.
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Originally Posted by hdnmickey
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Kristofferson equal in any way to the others? Not in my book.
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Re: Bands where all members are more or less equally well known and receive equal acc
Originally Posted by Ash Ketchum
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What do you mean? That Kristofferson was superior to the others? Or they were superior to him?
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Re: Bands where all members are more or less equally well known and receive equal acc
How about Asia?
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Re: Bands where all members are more or less equally well known and receive equal acc
Originally Posted by Norm de Plume
(Post 12324644)
How about Asia?
Palmer & Howe >>>> Wetton & Downes It only becomes more unequal as the band changed lineups. |
Re: Bands where all members are more or less equally well known and receive equal acc
Originally Posted by auto
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Beastie Boys
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Re: Bands where all members are more or less equally well known and receive equal acc
Originally Posted by hdnmickey
(Post 12324750)
Speaking only about the orginal lineup:
Palmer & Howe >>>> Wetton & Downes In recent years, Wetton rejoined the band, producing what I think is Asia's best overall album, Omega, which includes such terrific Wetton/Downes songs as "Holy War" (overlong, as with many of their songs, and the chorus disappoints, but with marvellous verses and pre-verse guitar crescendos) and "Listen, Children". The prior album, Phoenix, was also very good, as was XXX. There have been duds, to be sure. Their most recent, Gravitas (Downes/Wetton), was terrible, as was Silent Nation (Downes/Payne), and relatively older albums such as Aqua, Arena, and Aura, with Downes co-writing almost everything minus Wetton, were pretty weak. Perhaps Wetton is the duo's stronger member. I don't know. |
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There's a huge difference between group members being known and being acclaimed individually. Most fans could probably name a majority of the members in Blink-182 or Red Hot Chilli Peppers, for example, but I'm not sure about how critically acclaimed they'd be as individuals.
And I'm not sure how I feel about using "super groups" as examples of bands where all members are more or less equally well-known or acclaimed. By the very definition of a "super group" the members must already be acclaimed or famous in some way. So when Harrison, Dylan, Orbison, Petty & Lynne came together for The Traveling Wilburys it was a bunch of established and well-regarded musicians forming a new group. Same thing with Cash, Nelson, Jennings, and Kristofferson for the Highwaymen. I think the best example is The Beatles where they were a band of previously unknown musicians that became well-known individually (everyone can name the four Beatles) and more or less equally acclaimed as individuals (Ringo being the least-regarded, but still with consistent output over the years and a large fanbase). I'd submit Wu-Tang Clan as a good example of this, although they aren't a band in the traditional sense. They sort of set the standard, especially in Hip Hop, for a group being signed to one label with the individual members being free to sign elsewhere. RZA, GZA, Ol' Dirty Bastard, Inspectah Deck, Raekwon, U-God, Ghostface Killah, Masta Killa, and Method Man are all well-known in the Hop Hip community and are more or less equally regarded as far as skills, although some like U-God and Inspectah Deck are obviously less known than breakouts like Ghostface, Raekwon, RZA, and Method Man.
Originally Posted by Groucho
(Post 12323004)
The Proclaimers
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Re: Bands where all members are more or less equally well known and receive equal acc
Originally Posted by kstublen
(Post 12325578)
There's a huge difference between group members being known and being acclaimed individually. Most fans could probably name a majority of the members in Blink-182 or Red Hot Chilli Peppers, for example, but I'm not sure about how critically acclaimed they'd be as individuals.
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Rush is actually debatable because Alex has been sorely overlooked. Geddy gets attention as the frontman and for playing 2-3 instruments at once. Peart is God on Drums. Al seems to have been forgotten.
Sad part is, he's the major composer. Listen to the solo albums by Ged and Al. One sounds like a Rush album without awesome drumming. The other sounds lame. |
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Originally Posted by Michael Corvin
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No love for the Eagles?
Originally Posted by Mondo Kane
(Post 12323113)
There's a bunch of dudes in here.
I hate the f'ing Eagles. |
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