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#183576 - Thu Jul 03 2003 09:08 AM Top 5 Rock Bands / Top 5 Musicians
skylarb Mainstay Registered: Thu Jan 30 2003 Posts: 631 Loc: Virginia USA	Who would people put in these two lists? And I mean the top 5 overall (not just your top 5 personal preferences--but who you really think has the talent, the influence, the staying power, or the creativity to make those lists. I even have on my list one band I don't personally like much (the Stones), but I think they deserve the title. Top 5 Musicians 1. Bob Dylan 2. Van Morrison 3. Elvis Presley 4. Warren Zevon 5. Paul Simon Top 5 Rock Bands 1. The Beatles 2. The Rolling Stones 3. Fleetwood Mac I don't know who to put in the last two slots on that one. _________________________ "Why don’t you write books people can read?" - Nora Joyce, to her husband James
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#183577 - Thu Jul 03 2003 05:10 PM Re: Top 5 Rock Bands / Top 5 Musicians
Bridie Participant Registered: Wed Dec 18 2002 Posts: 31 Loc: Scotland	Your choices are almost the same as mine. I would put Elvis Number one in the Musicians category followed by Paul Simon at two and move the others down accordingly. I'd put The Stones before the Beatles and Status Quo instead of Fleetwood Mac. Apart from these few minor adjustments I agree with you! You say The Stones don't deserve the title-they played in this country last week and the queues were streets long for tickets! Sorry if this post isn't set out properly. We're talking real music here!
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#183578 - Thu Jul 03 2003 09:15 PM Re: Top 5 Rock Bands / Top 5 Musicians
rogue Mainstay Registered: Sat Apr 05 2003 Posts: 664	Top 5 musicians and bands by talent, influence, staying power or creativity. It's tough choosing any five, and just five. Musicians 1. Bob Dylan 2. Elvis Presley 3. John Lennon 4. Madonna 5. Elvis Costello/Stevie Wonder (tie) Bands 1. The Beatles 2. Rolling Stones 3. The Byrds 4. The Ramones 5. Led Zeppelin
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#183579 - Fri Jul 04 2003 04:53 AM Re: Top 5 Rock Bands / Top 5 Musicians
ironikinit Forum Adept Registered: Wed Jun 11 2003 Posts: 187 Loc: Brisbane Queensland Australia	Off the top of my head in no particular order: Solo artists: Beck Chuck Berry Jonathan Richman Neil Young Elmore James Bands: Pere Ubu The Rolling Stones The Clash The Pixies The Velvet Underground
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#183580 - Fri Jul 04 2003 08:41 AM Re: Top 5 Rock Bands / Top 5 Musicians
etartherat10 Mainstay Registered: Thu May 22 2003 Posts: 608 Loc: Kentucky YSA	Musicians/Composers 1. Elvis Presley 2. Paul Simon 3. Vanessa Carlton (she writes all of her songs ) 4. Michelle Branch 5. Norah Jones Rock Bands 1. The Beatles 2. Rolling Stones 3. Fleetwood Mac 4. U2 5. (dunno)
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#183581 - Fri Jul 04 2003 11:07 AM Re: Top 5 Rock Bands / Top 5 Musicians
skylarb Mainstay Registered: Thu Jan 30 2003 Posts: 631 Loc: Virginia USA	Quote: Your choices are almost the same as mine. I would put Elvis Number one in the Musicians category followed by Paul Simon at two and move the others down accordingly. I'd put The Stones before the Beatles and Status Quo instead of Fleetwood Mac. Apart from these few minor adjustments I agree with you! You say The Stones don't deserve the title-they played in this country last week and the queues were streets long for tickets! Sorry if this post isn't set out properly. We're talking real music here! I said the Stones DO deserve the title (of one of the Top 5 bands), despite the fact that I don't personally like them! (But without the Beatles, there would be no Stones, so I can hardly put the Stones before the Beatles.) _________________________ "Why don’t you write books people can read?" - Nora Joyce, to her husband James
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#183582 - Fri Jul 04 2003 06:29 PM Re: Top 5 Rock Bands / Top 5 Musicians
ironikinit Forum Adept Registered: Wed Jun 11 2003 Posts: 187 Loc: Brisbane Queensland Australia	Actually, the Stones didn't incorporate the British Invasion sound until after they'd achieved popularity. When looking for the sine qua non of the Rolling Stones, it's probably better to look at Elvis, Howling Wolf, Chuck Berry or Bo Diddley. You could easily argue that the Stones would've had more trouble becoming successful in the U.S. without the prior success of the Beatles, though.
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#183583 - Sat Jul 05 2003 04:02 AM Re: Top 5 Rock Bands / Top 5 Musicians
mandelbrotset Enthusiast Registered: Sun Aug 11 2002 Posts: 230 Loc: Riverside Chicago Illinois USA	Top 5 Musicians/composers 1. Joan Armatrading 2. Bob Dylan 3. Cat Stevens 4. John Fogerty 5. Pete Townsend Top 5 Rock Bands 1. Jethro Tull 2. Emerson Lake & Palmer 3. R.E.M. 4. The Beatles 5. Pearl Jam _________________________ "Patterns are set in one place and time, to be followed to the end of all years to come". (Andre Norton)
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#183584 - Tue Jul 08 2003 02:21 PM Re: Top 5 Rock Bands / Top 5 Musicians
skylarb Mainstay Registered: Thu Jan 30 2003 Posts: 631 Loc: Virginia USA	Quote: Actually, the Stones didn't incorporate the British Invasion sound until after they'd achieved popularity. When looking for the sine qua non of the Rolling Stones, it's probably better to look at Elvis, Howling Wolf, Chuck Berry or Bo Diddley. You could easily argue that the Stones would've had more trouble becoming successful in the U.S. without the prior success of the Beatles, though. Yes, but all individual musicians you couldn't list under the "rock BANDS" category! _________________________ "Why don’t you write books people can read?" - Nora Joyce, to her husband James
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#183585 - Tue Jul 08 2003 10:26 PM Re: Top 5 Rock Bands / Top 5 Musicians
ironikinit Forum Adept Registered: Wed Jun 11 2003 Posts: 187 Loc: Brisbane Queensland Australia	I wasn't clear. I meant to get across that the idea: "the Stones must rank lower than the Beatles because the Stones' existence is dependent upon the existence of the Beatles" is without merit, in my opinion. If that were true one would have to put, say, the Crickets higher than the Beatles. The order would have to be chronological in all cases where a band had another on the list recognized as an influence.
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#183586 - Thu Jul 24 2003 02:34 PM Re: Top 5 Rock Bands / Top 5 Musicians
skylarb Mainstay Registered: Thu Jan 30 2003 Posts: 631 Loc: Virginia USA	I think, though anyone could have taken the place of the Crickets. Not anyone could do for rock and roll what the Beatles did. _________________________ "Why don’t you write books people can read?" - Nora Joyce, to her husband James
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#183587 - Thu Jul 24 2003 03:25 PM Re: Top 5 Rock Bands / Top 5 Musicians
sebastiancat Mainstay Registered: Thu Sep 05 2002 Posts: 527 Loc: Philadelphia Pennsylvania USA	I would have to add on "Nirvana" to the top 5 bands. Having lived in the Seattle area for a number of years, I felt tremendously the impact that they had in bringing on a new wave of alternative music. But that's just my opinion _________________________ 'Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?---Henry Ward Beecher
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#183588 - Sat Sep 06 2003 10:54 PM Re: Top 5 Rock Bands / Top 5 Musicians
rohiniiota Participant Registered: Fri Jun 27 2003 Posts: 49 Loc: Mumbai India	I am surprised there are no fans of the Who around. The Beatles come first, of course. Don't have a top 5, though. Btw, slightly off topic here, but has anyone read the book (or seen the movie) High fidelity? It's really funny - and the protagonist is obsessed with making 'top 5' lists.
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#183589 - Tue Oct 07 2003 07:57 PM Re: Top 5 Rock Bands / Top 5 Musicians
AimeeSue Participant Registered: Tue Oct 07 2003 Posts: 6 Loc: Stockton, CA	Top 5 Muscians: Shania Twain Stevie Nicks Toby Keith Terri Clark Joan Jett Top 5 bands: Fleetwood Mac Blondie Dixie Chicks Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers BuckinghamNicks (ok they weren't really a band, but they made good music) _________________________ I Love Fat Tony.
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#183590 - Fri Dec 12 2003 07:41 PM Re: Top 5 Rock Bands / Top 5 Musicians
dunny Participant Registered: Fri Dec 12 2003 Posts: 20 Loc: Nottingham. England	Bands Queen ELO Boston Asia Journey Musicians Rik Wakeman Jeff Lynne Brian May Ennio Morricone John Williams _________________________ I payed my dues, time after time, I've done my sentence, but commited no crime.
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#183591 - Tue Dec 30 2003 10:48 AM Re: Top 5 Rock Bands / Top 5 Musicians
LilSpikey Mainstay Registered: Sun Dec 02 2001 Posts: 581 Loc: North Carolina USA	Bands: Bon Jovi Poison Guns 'N Roses Van Halen Skid Row _________________________ "But maybe it's not too late...to learn how to love, and forget how to hate."
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#183592 - Tue Jan 27 2004 09:43 PM Re: Top 5 Rock Bands / Top 5 Musicians
Asja1 Participant Registered: Thu Jan 22 2004 Posts: 12	Bands: 1. U2 2. Powderfinger 3. Pearl Jam 4. INXS 5. R.E.M.
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#183593 - Thu Feb 19 2004 07:33 PM Re: Top 5 Rock Bands / Top 5 Musicians
aballinshadow Multiloquent Registered: Tue Feb 26 2002 Posts: 2929 Loc: Canada	Well, it's hard to tell names because "rock" music is very large. But here is top 5 bands. 1-U2 2-The Beatles 3-Queen 4-The Rolling Stones 5-The Doors _________________________ Edited by aballinshadow (Fri Mar 25 2005 04:52 PM)
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#183594 - Sun Feb 22 2004 06:29 PM Re: Top 5 Rock Bands / Top 5 Musicians
ShaniaFanFAFA Explorer Registered: Mon Feb 10 2003 Posts: 55 Loc: Stockton USA	Artists: Stevie Nicks Shania Twain Cher Kelly Clarkson Christine McVie Bands: Fleetwood Mac Dixie Chicks AC/DC Aerosmith Def Leppard Edited by ShaniaA15 (Fri Feb 27 2004 10:21 PM) _________________________ Hip hip hurray for the freakin sunshine! You can't have a happy face without a happy heart.
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#183595 - Sat Feb 28 2004 10:27 AM Re: Top 5 Rock Bands / Top 5 Musicians
Ty_X Participant Registered: Sat Feb 28 2004 Posts: 6 Loc: Ohio	This is a very difficult list to make, seeing how so many bands and musicians have made an impact on rock 'n' roll today. Top Five Bands 1. The Beatles 2. Led Zeppelin 3. Pink Floyd 4. The Jimi Hendrix Experience 5. The Doors Top Five Musicians 1. John Lennon 2. Jimmy Page 3. Jimi Hendrix 4. Syd Barrett 5. Roger Waters _________________________ I'll see you on the dark side of the moon
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