Savoy Brown another great Brit blues band from the classic era....
Some irrefutable truths about rock and roll
1) Robert Johnson invented rock and roll, and is the rightful King of it. Elvis Presley's title should be amended to "Poster Boy of Early Rock and Roll."
2) Jeff Buckley's version of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" is infinitely better than the Rufus Wainwright version and is the definitive version of the song.
3) The Rolling Stones were and are the most overrated band in the history of rock and roll.
4) If it's too loud you are, indeed, too old.
5) The Stone Roses' self-titled debut is the best debut album ever in the history of ever.
6) John Mayer needs to stop that right now.
7) A good song is a good song, whether it's played on an Audiovox tape deck and a single factory speaker in a 1976 Buick Skylark or a complete Linn Klimax system.
8) A couple of Les Pauls, a Fender Precision bass, and a decent set of drums sound every bit as good as the most disciplined orchestra.
9) There is absolutely nothing wrong with having the occasional urge to crank "Hungry Like the Wolf" from time to time, so long as it doesn't become a habit.
Did I forget anything?
*yes, I realize everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion, and this is meant to be tongue-in-cheek.
2) Jeff Buckley's version of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" is infinitely better than the Rufus Wainwright version and is the definitive version of the song.
3) The Rolling Stones were and are the most overrated band in the history of rock and roll.
4) If it's too loud you are, indeed, too old.
5) The Stone Roses' self-titled debut is the best debut album ever in the history of ever.
6) John Mayer needs to stop that right now.
7) A good song is a good song, whether it's played on an Audiovox tape deck and a single factory speaker in a 1976 Buick Skylark or a complete Linn Klimax system.
8) A couple of Les Pauls, a Fender Precision bass, and a decent set of drums sound every bit as good as the most disciplined orchestra.
9) There is absolutely nothing wrong with having the occasional urge to crank "Hungry Like the Wolf" from time to time, so long as it doesn't become a habit.
Did I forget anything?
*yes, I realize everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion, and this is meant to be tongue-in-cheek.
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There are many who say ABBA was just as great as the Beatles. They kind of both did the same thing, maybe the beatles on a larger stage. I think the beatles sold more records than ABBA did but, to me, both very similar. Mass produced commercial music assembled for the masses. I prefer to hit 'next' when their music comes up, unless it can possibly be something that hasn't been played in a while. |
Phase - Another lesser known name in that Brit blues-rock genre was Chicken Shack. Stan Webb was a really good lead guitarist and the keyboards were handled by non other than Christine Perfect (AKA McVie), later of Fleetwood Mac. Cerrot - On the surgface, you have a point, but... Even though, as rock n roll bands (per my personal definition, posted above), both come up short in similar ways, I'd argue that ABBA comes up a helluva lot shorter than The Beatles (although they do rock it surprisingly hard on their live take of Gimme, Gimme, Gimme). As pop bands, both could churn out catchy hits with regularity. I believe that ABBA actually sold more records than the Beatles (tho that may have changed since last I looked. OTOH, The Beatles were VASTLY more sophisticated songwriters. And I do mean VASTLY. |
Here's a list of the top 50 songwriters in rock history. As with all lists of this type it's total nonsense, but if you don't take it too seriously it's somewhat interesting. And yes, ABBA is on the list. |
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