Re: Time to fess up. Who's the Mega Artist/Rock God everyone else loves who you can't stand.
posted at 7/27/2012 3:59 PM EDT
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Tcal..Is it just solo Clapton you don't like or are you including the bands he played in like Cream,Blind Faith,etc...? Slim...What do you think of The Foo Fighters?I actually like them better than Nirvana myself?Dave Grohl is an amazingly talented musician,IMO.
Posted by mrmojo1120
The solo stuff. I think it was
I shot the sheriff that first tuned me out. I really didn't have much exposure to the Band years.
Re: Time to fess up. Who's the Mega Artist/Rock God everyone else loves who you can't stand.
posted at 7/27/2012 4:00 PM EDT
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Neil Young There I said it I know its Neil being Neil following his muse but his stuff since the 90's has been mediocre.His best stuff lately has been his archive releases.I've been following him since the 60's. Totally agree on U2 (Bono) and the Boss.Rolling Stone is always giving five stars on their new releases Never got Kiss music for twelve year olds. A lot of these artists have reached lofty heights and can't live up to them.
Posted by bombah
Who says Neil Young and Bruce Springsteen are trying to "live up to" the success of the past?
Maybe they are just career songwriter/ musicians doing the only thing they know how to do.
Cal Ripken Jr. and Carl Yastrzemski continued to play baseball and entertain their fans without "living up to" the success of the early part of their careers.
The Rolling Stones don't "live up to" the great songs of the 70's , but people still want to see a Stones concert. It is not always about living up to your greatest moments. Sometimes it's about continuing to do what you do.
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Re: Time to fess up. Who's the Mega Artist/Rock God everyone else loves who you can't stand.
posted at 7/27/2012 10:08 PM EDT
I don't care if Springsteen is or isn't trying to live to the past. I still can't stand him. Never could.
Re: Time to fess up. Who's the Mega Artist/Rock God everyone else loves who you can't stand.
posted at 7/28/2012 1:16 PM EDT
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Rod Steward also gets my gag reflex going.
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Re: Time to fess up. Who's the Mega Artist/Rock God everyone else loves who you can't stand.
posted at 7/29/2012 3:08 AM EDT
Lady Ga Ga. Also, I like Presley now. Back in the day, I did not. My wife was always a big Elvis fan. She got me to listen to him. I had to get past my bias.
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Re: Time to fess up. Who's the Mega Artist/Rock God everyone else loves who you can't stand.
posted at 7/30/2012 12:14 AM EDT
Springsteen, Phish, John Mayer, Coldplay, Dave Matthews, any pop band or artist on the radio, any pathetic hip hop artists that gets by on image and gimmicks that 12 year olds are impressed by, etc.
Surprised at the Clapton bashing. The guy has never been a great songwriter, but he's had a sweet career, certainly more long lasting than Hendrix or Jimmy Page.
Page can't hold Clapton's guitar case as far as lead guitar playing, live. Page is a great songwriter, but sloppy live. Beck is a technician, but a statue and comes of rehearsed to me.
Overall, my favorite solo period from Clapton is that '75-'80 run where he had like 2 or really good albums and tours. His early work is obviously so legendary, he was never bound to surpass all that creativity. Clapton was the first to take the wah-wah mainstream so I have no idea why anyone would say he's not creative.
Re: Time to fess up. Who's the Mega Artist/Rock God everyone else loves who you can't stand.
posted at 7/30/2012 12:16 AM EDT
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Rod Steward also gets my gag reflex going.
Posted by tcal2-
"Steward"?
You must not like rock and roll very much. The guy was a white Sam Cooke and the Faces were a bad asz rock band in the early/mid 70s.
Re: Time to fess up. Who's the Mega Artist/Rock God everyone else loves who you can't stand.
posted at 7/30/2012 12:19 AM EDT
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Neil Young There I said it I know its Neil being Neil following his muse but his stuff since the 90's has been mediocre.His best stuff lately has been his archive releases.I've been following him since the 60's. Totally agree on U2 (Bono) and the Boss.Rolling Stone is always giving five stars on their new releases Never got Kiss music for twelve year olds. A lot of these artists have reached lofty heights and can't live up to them.
Posted by bombah
Prairie Wind was good. The guy is almost 70 years old, so I don't know why anyone would expect any artist from that era to still be in their peak.
Greendale was cool as well. That song Bandit is genius. HIs Broken Arrow record from '96 was really good.
Any artist or band has like a 6 ot 7 year peak (if they're great) and that's it. Think about it. Go run down any band or artist from that era and then look at where their peak material out of.
Neil Young is a genius. I put him above Dylan. There, I said it.
Re: Time to fess up. Who's the Mega Artist/Rock God everyone else loves who you can't stand.
posted at 7/30/2012 12:22 AM EDT
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In Response to Re: Time to fess up. Who's the Mega Artist/Rock God everyone else loves who you can't stand. : The solo stuff. I think it was I shot the sheriff that first tuned me out. I really didn't have much exposure to the Band years.
Posted by tcal2-
lol
So your admitting you haven't done your homework by at least listening to his legendary early work and your reference point is a reggae cover that happened to be a single from 1974?
Run out and buy all 3 Cream records, On Tour with Delaney and Bonnie, Blind Faith and Derek and the Dominos. You can thank me later.
Re: Time to fess up. Who's the Mega Artist/Rock God everyone else loves who you can't stand.
posted at 7/30/2012 10:10 PM EDT
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In Response to Re: Time to fess up. Who's the Mega Artist/Rock God everyone else loves who you can't stand. : lol So your admitting you haven't done your homework by at least listening to his legendary early work and your reference point is a reggae cover that happened to be a single from 1974? Run out and buy all 3 Cream records, On Tour with Delaney and Bonnie, Blind Faith and Derek and the Dominos. You can thank me later.
Posted by CliffordWasHere
That's the great thing about us Humans Rusty, we all have our own tastes and likes. I actually have Strange Brew - The very best of Cream. I prefer Alice in Chains - Facelift but that's me.
I love Brussel Sprouts yet my wife and two daughters hate them, the way I look at it is it doesn't make them bad people just different.
Re: Time to fess up. Who's the Mega Artist/Rock God everyone else loves who you can't stand.
posted at 7/30/2012 11:00 PM EDT
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I wouldn't say I can't stand Clapton because he's done some excellent stuff with Cream, Derek and the Dominos and Blind Faith. But man, he's done some butt-awful solo stuff.
I've also never understood the appeal of Queen. Oh, and definitely John Cougar Mellencamp.
Re: Time to fess up. Who's the Mega Artist/Rock God everyone else loves who you can't stand.
posted at 7/31/2012 2:56 AM EDT
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Probably about as different as it gets, but Van Morrison and Bon Jovi. I never understood the popularity of either one.
Re: Time to fess up. Who's the Mega Artist/Rock God everyone else loves who you can't stand.
posted at 7/31/2012 3:09 AM EDT
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Neil Young There I said it I know its Neil being Neil following his muse but his stuff since the 90's has been mediocre.His best stuff lately has been his archive releases.I've been following him since the 60's. Totally agree on U2 (Bono) and the Boss.Rolling Stone is always giving five stars on their new releases Never got Kiss music for twelve year olds. A lot of these artists have reached lofty heights and can't live up to them.
Posted by bombah
Kiss has probably had the
worst hard rock/heavy metal music of any band in the genre. Crappy songwriting and an extremely old gimmick with the face paint. As far as U2 goes, they are awesome as long as they stick to writing true rock songs. I never understood the whole electronic crap in the mid 90's
Re: Time to fess up. Who's the Mega Artist/Rock God everyone else loves who you can't stand.
posted at 7/31/2012 5:39 PM EDT
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CapeCodMan at this rate you'll have 10 posts by 2020 :)
Re: Time to fess up. Who's the Mega Artist/Rock God everyone else loves who you can't stand.
posted at 7/31/2012 9:56 PM EDT
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In Response to Re: Time to fess up. Who's the Mega Artist/Rock God everyone else loves who you can't stand. : Kiss has probably had the worst hard rock/heavy metal music of any band in the genre. Crappy songwriting and an extremely old gimmick with the face paint. As far as U2 goes, they are awesome as long as they stick to writing true rock songs. I never understood the whole electronic crap in the mid 90's
Posted by CapeCodMan
Agreed, across the board. I have friends who love KISS and I think they know how pathetic the songs are. It's more of a childhood memory thing and entertainment to them.
U2 died after the Rattle and Hum record. They held on for one last hurrah with Achtung Baby, but that was it as far as them making good records.
Re: Time to fess up. Who's the Mega Artist/Rock God everyone else loves who you can't stand.
posted at 8/1/2012 12:24 PM EDT
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Let's put it this way. I still would have liked the Rolling Stones if Don Covay had been the lead singer.
Re: Time to fess up. Who's the Mega Artist/Rock God everyone else loves who you can't stand.
posted at 8/1/2012 12:59 PM EDT
Re: Time to fess up. Who's the Mega Artist/Rock God everyone else loves who you can't stand.
posted at 8/1/2012 1:06 PM EDT
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I think U2 is WAY over rated as well They only have 2 songs I can listen to,Angel of Harlem and Sunday Bloody Sunday.
As far as Kiss goes,yeah they're a gimmicky,corporate put together band to make money.But,IMO,they also do some good songs.Not my favorites,or even close,but not as bad as Springsteen,Journey,U2 or Foreigner.
Re: Time to fess up. Who's the Mega Artist/Rock God everyone else loves who you can't stand.
posted at 8/1/2012 2:04 PM EDT
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Neil Young is a genius. I put him above Dylan. There, I said it.
Posted by CliffordWasHere
I'm glad someone did. As a huge Neil Young fan, I can relate and have him as the most direct heir to Dylan, who has a few more years/miles under his belt...
...that said, these days I listen to a lot more Young, who to me is a more challenging artist to cover convincingly, whereas there are many fine dylan covers that surpass his delivery.
Re: Time to fess up. Who's the Mega Artist/Rock God everyone else loves who you can't stand.
posted at 8/1/2012 5:41 PM EDT
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Needle and the Damage done. One of my favorite songs. Maybe #1.
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posted at 8/1/2012 10:18 PM EDT
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Neil Young is arguably the most underrated rock and roller of all time.
