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Your top three rock/pop musicians
April 26, 2015 at 5:24 pm
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I suggest we exclude The Beatles because they'd be in lots of people's lists.
Mine are, in no particular order:
The Pixies - Major inspiration behind the grunge movement. Extremely underrated in their native USA, which is OK, we Brits love them enough for the both of us.
Belle and Sebastian - Happy wistful, not The Smiths-wistful. Scottish but sing with Northern English accents for some reason.
Placebo - Angsty but not in a godawful commercial teen pop-rock way.
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RE: Your top three rock/pop musicians
April 26, 2015 at 6:36 pm
If we're restricting it to musicians specifically:
-Mark Knopfler
-George Thorogood
-Stevie Ray Vaughn
Not easy keeping it to three.
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RE: Your top three rock/pop musicians
April 26, 2015 at 6:40 pm
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In a VERY particular order - #1 - (and the best band of all time bar none) Led Zeppelin
#2 - Incubus, 'nuff said.
#3 - Jason Mraz, but only the old live stuff, just him an Toca Rivera on bongos. I could listen to his live CDs endlessly.
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RE: Your top three rock/pop musicians
April 26, 2015 at 7:21 pm
Quote:In a VERY particular order - #1 - (and the best band of all time bar none) Led Zeppelin
I take it, then, that the rampant plagiarism doesn't bother you?
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RE: Your top three rock/pop musicians
April 26, 2015 at 8:26 pm
(April 26, 2015 at 7:21 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: I take it, then, that the rampant plagiarism doesn't bother you?
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It does. But so does The Beatles and Queen. They did just as many covers as most bands, and they were cunts for not crediting the originals. It taints them for me, but I loved them before I knew about it, and their songs are still great.
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RE: Your top three rock/pop musicians
April 26, 2015 at 8:37 pm
John Petrucci Guitar
John Myung Bass
Guthrie Govan Guitar
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RE: Your top three rock/pop musicians
April 26, 2015 at 9:01 pm
I get goose bumps when I hear More Than a Woman, Bee Gees version.
Same with Karen Carpenter singing Close to You.
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RE: Your top three rock/pop musicians
April 26, 2015 at 9:17 pm
Hendrix.
I don't need two more.
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RE: Your top three rock/pop musicians
April 26, 2015 at 9:30 pm
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In order
Jimi
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Jack/White Stripes
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And newcomers Alabama Shakes
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Runner up: Coheed
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RE: Your top three rock/pop musicians
April 26, 2015 at 9:47 pm
Am I the only one who thinks Hendrix is massively overrated? Same with Pink Floyd. And Nirvana. (I'll stop before everyone kicks off)
Meh.
Mine:
Black Sabbath - Basically invented heavy metal. Doesn't need much more said. Except that they're Brummies like me.
Elvis - The fucking King.
Ed Sheeran - I can see it now. "Ed fucking Sheeran? Are you mad?" No. Really, this guy is a class act. I'm calling it right now, he'll go down in history this lad.
Honorable mention: Ylvis.
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