Ian Anderson was pretty good at shaking a leg on stage.
He starts peaking at about the 6:45 mark.
It looked like hard work when he did it.
And I ain't no Ian Anderson.
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Best American rock 'n roll band ever?
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He starts peaking at about the 6:45 mark.
It looked like hard work when he did it.
And I ain't no Ian Anderson.
A flute? Really? I actually like a few of JT's songs but they're not in my Spotify list of liked songs which is > 1200 and growing as I discover newer artists.
Resolution: pare down that list. Has to be 250 songs I could live without, right?
Resolution: pare down that list. Has to be 250 songs I could live without, right?
When I first heard how John and Paul were influenced by Buddy Holly I put on Please Please Me and sure enough, he’s all over that album.
I’ve got a dozen playlists and the 50’s to early 60’s gets some serious play.
AIC is a darkhorse for sure, but they kick serious ass. My favorite grunge years artist. Cantrell coming to Louisville in February.
Peers - Ratt, Poison, Skid Row, Bon Jovi, and, yes, Motley Crue. I said "last" sex, drugs and rock and roll band. Crue peaked in 89/90 and was done by 92. Guns peaked in 92 and were done in late 93. Done means days as a currently popular act are over. Both are doing/have done well on the nostaliga circuit.
Nikki Sixx is infamous for being one of the worst bass players in a major band. Sixx had to record his parts a few notes at a time for every Motley album prior to Dr. Feelgood when producer Bob Rock made him get lessons. Nikki Sixx mimes his bass parts to backing tracks live today. Duff can play bass, guitar and drums and is well respected as a musician in many genres.
I'll give you Tommy over Adler no contest. It's closer with Matt Sorum skill wise, but I love Tommy's flair. I will take Axl over Vince since his vocal range from low register to high register is (was) insane. Both are hard to listen to live today. Mars and Slash were both great in their own right. In my opinon Izzy Stradlin is what set the two apart. He was the main songwriting force in GNR, and his riffs under Slash's leads gave Guns a fuller sound with two guitars as opposed to one, especially live.
Dr. Feelgood was Motley Crue's most successful album. It sold 6 million records in the US. Classic album. I had it on cassette. Appetitie for Destruction is still the highest selling debut album in the history of American music with 18 million sold in the US, and both Illusions sold 7 million-plus in the U.S. I think it's fair to say Motley Crue had a much longer career, but GNR was bigger if you look at both bands at the peak of their commerical success.
Then grunge killed them both in what seemed like a matter of minutes. I won't talk about that 1994 Motley album with John Corabi or Chinese Democracy. lol.
Phil Ehardt, Steve Walsh, Robbie Steinhart. Kerry Livgren, Dave Hope, Rich Williams
I feel the same about Chris Stapleton. Not many, if any, current singers can sing a bluegrass, rock, country or blues song and make you think that is the only genre they sing. Stapleton has done all and blew every genre out of the water. The dude is just uber talented.
Derek and Warren together are unreal. I thought Herring played with them some between his time from ARU to WmfP, but could have been a couple guest spots.
Love the docs on old music sessions and studios. Think I've seen about every one thats been made.
Tons of choices and most have been mentioned. All subjective. Saw this one mentioned a few posts ago and I agree, they are about as American as any but all but one was born in Canada. The Band.
No its not. I play music for a hobby, and I know how damn good they were as musicians and songwriters
The Band was great- but all but one was Canadian. Still one of my favorites.
Big fan of both bands. Nikki was more songwriter than talented bass player IMO. I actually put him into the Gene Simmons type group as far as playing ability. But I also add flair and showmanship into the equation, as I do not just factor technical, I was very big into live shows, didn't really focus on technical. Most of the time, blurred mind wouldn't allow me.
My favorite guitar player of all time is not one MOST people would list, Jake E Lee. IMHO, he is one of THE best. George Lynch as well.
Gotta throw in Loggins and Messina. Their albums always included at least one great 7-8 minute jam. eg:
You’d have to be some kind of grade A imbecile to not consider Van Halen an American band. Good grief
If it is who I like would put Tool, GNR, and a few others on there but if going by universally the best probably the Eagles.
Yes, they are, but they may be the most overrated "band" from their era. They definitely don't belong in any "best" lists.
I may be wrong, but I thought only Mick Jones, the guitar player, was from the UK and he was, thus, the Foreigner. Again, I may be misremembering something I heard 10+ years ago.
Yeah you're wrong.
Foreigner was formed in April 1976 by former Leslie West Band guitarist Mick Jones, with the original lineup also including former Black Sheep vocalist Lou Gramm, former King Crimson keyboardist and woodwind player Ian McDonald, bassist Ed Gagliardi, former Ian Hunter drummer Dennis Elliott, and keyboardist Al Greenwood.[2
3 Brits 3 Americans
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Listened to a pod with Wolfgang and he said that DLR once stated "the greatest rock band in America is 2 Asians and a Jew".
Since technically Eddie and Alex were Indo-Dutch and Michael Anthony is Jewish.
Since technically Eddie and Alex were Indo-Dutch and Michael Anthony is Jewish.
I'm not 100% sure, but I'm pretty sure that Michael Anthony is Polish from Chicago. Roth meant himself.
