All right, then! "The ________ are the only band that matters!" You know the drill ....
The Clash
2(16.7%)
The Kinks
4(33.3%)
The Turtles
1(8.3%)
Them? They're Rubbish! It's the ____
5(41.7%)
I don't do music and/or quizzes
0(0.0%)
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Comments
I kid a bit, because I see the value of The Clash and The Kinks (I'm unfamiliar with The Turtles, I'll have to look them up) and because I'm at the beginning of my 40-year plan to become and 80-year-old blues guitarist. The latter is leaving me steeped in the sorts of Son House, Elmore James, Charlie Patton and Muddy Waters.
I do think, however, that a lot of modern rock owes a debt to The Replacements and, well, I like them a lot.
Wait, you're unfamiliar with The Turtles? Hmmmm. "So Happy Together?" Flo and Eddie, One of Frank Zappa's only brain trusts outside his own head?
In reality I don't usually make the 'the best ever' type of distinctions when to me it is obvious that so many groups and individuals have contributed so much.
My current favourite to have playing in the car, where I listen to music the most, is still The Weakerthans.
There's an old proverb I made up: “There’s only one band, they just don’t all play together at the same time.” If there were a winner in your poll, and you asked them, do you think they'd name themselves??
I attribute to Bill Graham (OBM), “There are two kinds of music. Good and bad.”
I really like your instant Old Proverb!
But clearly I need to listen to more of the Clash and the Kinks.
Thanks for giving me motivation to try out new (to me) music! :)
Them was(oops! They're Brits) Them were a great band! Van Morrison on lead vocals, and their version of Gloria -- the original, better, and one line dirtier -- kicked The Shadows of Night's version's fucking ass!But the Turtles are the only band that matters.