Band with highest success/talent ratio?

Fleetwood Mac - how can anyone take Stevie Nicks half octave voice seriously - like fingernails on a blackboard.Can't turn the radio off fast enough.

Rush - oh yes, senseless prog rock with inane lyrics, screechy voices and mindless three chord juvenalia. They show the danger of quota's in Canada's 35% Canadian content rule on the radio.

Whoa, Snofun3. Stevie Nicks has an incredible voice that is wholly unique, pitch perfect, and can move an audience. And Rush? Their live shows are unbelievable, really. I encourage you to read Neil Peart's books as well...his lyrics are not inane. Now, Steve Miller...

Audiofeil,

David Bowie, really?

The rest of your list I could gladly live without, but David Bowie is a cut above the rest. ("Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars" alone gets him off this list, IMHO anyway.)

But then again, I guess everyone gets to shove someone they really dislike onto the list, much like me with Madonna, U2 and Radiohead, (and Elvis and Sting and The Pretenders and The Smiths and The Cure, .....) ;-)

>>03-24-11: Kurt_tank
Audiofeil,
David Bowie, really?<<

Yup, really.

Yawn.

Hmmm... some interesting choices. While Bowie isn't my cup of tea, he does seem out of place in Bill's list.

Rush is 3 mindless 3 chord juvenalia? Love them or hate them, they are monster musicians. They might not have a 3 chord song in their catalog.

The Beatles were obviously a misinterpretation of this thread's concept, as they likely are the measuring stick with which to compare everyone else.

The Stones really need to hang it up before they become complete embarassments? 15 years late on that call, Tomcy6. :)

My addition to this list would be The Cars.

Cheers.