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Which of these classic albums do you own?

You haven't listed any albums.

Yeah, it's weird, you have to post the thread and THEN do the poll. I wish it were coordinated!

I think there is a box you can click when you post a thread that says "Attach a poll" or something. Then it lets you do the poll after you've written your post.

I'll try to do that next time.

I've only heard of one of them!

There are no classic albums on that list, the AC/DC comes the closest, some would call it a classic, but those metalheads really don't know music. Anyways it's not their best work, so there would be better options if you had to list an AC/DC album.

There are no classic albums on that list,And who on earth is Maria Carey? Is she one of those women who screech and wail a lot, wobbling all round the note without actually hitting it? They seem rather popular at the moment from what I hear.

By the end of the 70s, AC/DC were on the verge of superstardom. But with all the debauchery and boozing surrounding the band, the fast lane caught up with a vengeance. Lead singer Bon Scott drank himself to death, leaving the Australian outfit between a Highway to Hell and a hard place. They considered breaking up, but chose to move forward. By some miraculous streak of luck, Brian Johnson, an up-and-coming Scot who'd been paying his dues with the obscure Geordie band, became their new singer. Within five months, AC/DC produced their biggest blast of high voltage to date. It pitched a tent and settled down for almost six months in Billboard's Top Ten. A year after its release, Back In Black was the best selling hard rock album of all time.

It was released in 1980. So by automobile definitions, it is a "classic" approaching "antique" status. Any Classic Rock radio station will include this in their line up. It is classic in the style and presentation of the kind of hard rock it represents, as it retained many of the elements being made popular at the time, as well as breaking some new ground. It has been a source of inspiration of hard rock artists since, not just the recording, but the band as well.

I don't even like it all that much, but I respect the hell out of it.

There are no classic albums on that list, the AC/DC comes the closest, some would call it a classic, but those metalheads really don't know music.

What definition of "classic" are YOU using, bud? Or do you seem to think that for something to be "classic" it has to be Classical Greek Revival, or several hundred years old?

EDIT: and I failed to mention that 7 of the 10 songs on the release (Hells Bells, Shoot To Thrill, Given The Dog A Bone, Back In Black, You Shook Me All Night Long, Have A Drink On Me, and Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution) are regularly played on just about every Classic Rock station across the USA.

I would consider a classic an album that , you know, doesn't suck. With the exception of AC/DC, you're managed to hit 'terrible' for every other one.

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There are no classic albums on that list, the AC/DC comes the closest, some would call it a classic, but those metalheads really don't know music. Anyways it's not their best work, so there would be better options if you had to list an AC/DC album.

Excuse me, since when is AC/DC a metal head band? Yes, I do agree with you about the classics though. Whatever happened to Dark Side of the Moon?

d) none of the above
...does that make me a bad person? :(

I understand AC/DC.

But what the hell is that other tripe doing on the poll?!

Rush - 2112!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

d) none of the above
...does that make me a bad person? :(
Nope--it means you have taste. :D

Mariah Carey is a joke ... a fat, useless joke ... and Whitney Houston is a washed up crack whore.

Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks
The Who - Sell Out

Those are classics.

What happen to the dark side of the moon by Pink Floyd and The White Album by The Beatles. What about Led Zepelin 1,2 and 4? There are so many GREAT albums you missed by putting some crap on the poll. Ac/Dc is good though :p

Umm, with the possible exception of the AC/DC. There are no classics on that list.

Excuse me, since when is AC/DC a metal head band? Yes, I do agree with you about the classics though. Whatever happened to Dark Side of the Moon?You'd have to be as old as me to understand what I'm talking about, the definition of 'metal' has changed over the years. They were at one time classified as a 'heavy metal' band, now they are just a bunch of wizened 'classic' rockers.

I clicked on this thread expecting a poll about books. :(

It was released in 1980. So by automobile definitions, it is a "classic" approaching "antique" status. Any Classic Rock radio station will include this in their line up. It is classic in the style and presentation of the kind of hard rock it represents, as it retained many of the elements being made popular at the time, as well as breaking some new ground. It has been a source of inspiration of hard rock artists since, not just the recording, but the band as well.

I don't even like it all that much, but I respect the hell out of it.



EDIT: and I failed to mention that 7 of the 10 songs on the release (Hells Bells, Shoot To Thrill, Given The Dog A Bone, Back In Black, You Shook Me All Night Long, Have A Drink On Me, and Rock And Roll Ain't Noise Pollution) are regularly played on just about every Classic Rock station across the USA.I actually saw AC/DC when they toured for that album, I wasn't very impressed then, you're not gonna convince me it's gotten better with time. It's the best thing on that list, but it's still not good enough to be a 'classic'.

Mariah Carey - Screech Owl
Whitney Houston - Washed-up Pot Fiend
Paula Abdul - Words do not begin to describe the suckiness of her "music"

Camel - Moonmadness it really doesn't get better than that.

I clicked on this thread expecting a poll about books. :(

So did I.

There are no classic albums on that list, the AC/DC comes the closest, some would call it a classic, but those metalheads really don't know music. Anyways it's not their best work, so there would be better options if you had to list an AC/DC album.

THE LOST PLANET is right. There aren't any classic albums on that list. In fact, let's face it, there aren't even any good albums on that list. It's all pop music, and none of them are exactly the Beatles White Album, are they?

This is the worst selection of albums I have ever seen.

Where's "Slippery When Wet", "Sgt Pepper", "Permission to land" or "OK COMPUTER"?

Those are 4 truly classic albums not Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston trash!

What the deal with all the pop'ish records? What about some real music!
I wouldn't consider any of them classics, other than Back in Black.

Any album from any of these groups could be in a list.
Led Zeppelin
RUSH (not limbaugh)
Pink Floyd
The Beatles
The Who
Queen

Which of these classic albums do you own?
if you think THOSE are classic, my soul weeps for you.

Mariah Carey is a joke ... a fat, useless joke ... and Whitney Houston is a washed up crack whore.

Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
Sex Pistols - Never Mind the Bollocks
The Who - Sell Out

Those are classics.

I agree, except for the Sex Pistols...Used to like them, but now I like the Clash so much more.

I said none of the above to the poll, but I wouldn't be surprised if Back in Black was in a cupboard somewhere here.

if you think THOSE are classic, my soul weeps for you.

It's not just your soul weeping, Bottle, the angels weep also.

Rush - 2112!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Hell Yea!! That's one of my favorites.

ALL of those "musicians" suck smelly wet ass, ESPECIALLY AC/DC!!! I would rather hear ANY of those crack-whores butchering the concept of music for a full evening than have to hear three seconds of Angus McDipshit screaching like a cat being gutted.

It's not just your soul weeping, Bottle, the angels weep also.

AC/DC makes the baby Jesus cry. :(

AC/DC makes the baby Jesus cry. :(

Why do they want to make the baby Jesus cry?

1. something being on a classic rock station does not make it automatically either classic or good.

2. whether you consider something a classic or not depends on your personal taste. so does whether you consider something good or not. For instance, I think Sonic Youth are one of the greatest rock bands, and I think Radiohead suck. that doesn't make me right, it's just what I like. I know other people who can't even listen to Sonic Youth and think Radiohead is one of the best things ever. I even knew a guy who said that any music other than classical wasn't even real music. He's entitled to his opinion.

3. I think that the word "classic" should no longer be used to describe anything, and never should have been used. There is an assumption that "classic" means "great," which is not how I see it - I've read "classic" books which I think are terrible, seen terrible "classic" movies, heard "classic" music that I find bland and boring.
I've also noticed my tastes continually expanding (not changing, expanding) over my life. There was a time I hated Sonic Youth as well, because I did not yet understand it. perhaps I don't yet understand Radiohead.

so, without further ado, just some of *my* favourite albums, in no particular order (and not considered classics by me, simply great albums):

Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
Orbital - In Sides
Future Sound of London - "Lifeforms", and the "Cascade" single
Beatles - White Album
Rush - Presto, Moving Pictures, Grace Under Pressure
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Front242 - "Up Evil", and "Off"
Steve Vai - Passion and Warfare
Pink Floyd - absolutely everything up to and including The Wall
Aphex Twin - "Selected Ambient Works vol I & II", and "I Care Because You Do"
My Bloody Valentine - absolutely anything they ever released, except the first ep, which isn't very good at all.
Cocteau Twins - almost anything released
REM - Automatic For The People
Goldfrapp - everything they release
Portishead - everything they release
Massive Attack - "Mezzanine" and "Protection"
Shpongle - Are You Shpongled
Pixies - everything they ever released
Coil - Love's Secret Domain
Jimi Hendrix - Eectric Ladyland

I could go on and on, but I'll stop there. already you either think I have no taste or great taste, depending on what music you like.

there's a bunch of stuff I have discovered in the last 3 years or so, some of which will end up in this list. Calexico is one. I can't choose a particular album yet which are my favourites by these bands, so they aren't listed.

For instance, I think Sonic Youth are one of the greatest rock bands

f--- yeah!!!!

..and I think Radiohead suck.

Ah. Boo :p

Nice list you've got there though.

Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
Orbital - In Sides
Future Sound of London - "Lifeforms", and the "Cascade" single
Beatles - White Album
Rush - Presto, Moving Pictures, Grace Under Pressure
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Front242 - "Up Evil", and "Off"
Steve Vai - Passion and Warfare
Pink Floyd - absolutely everything up to and including The Wall
Aphex Twin - "Selected Ambient Works vol I & II", and "I Care Because You Do"
My Bloody Valentine - absolutely anything they ever released, except the first ep, which isn't very good at all.
Cocteau Twins - almost anything released
REM - Automatic For The People
Goldfrapp - everything they release
Portishead - everything they release
Massive Attack - "Mezzanine" and "Protection"
Shpongle - Are You Shpongled
Pixies - everything they ever released
Coil - Love's Secret Domain
Jimi Hendrix - Eectric Ladyland



Impressive list! I like just about everything on it. You should get a copy of Gomez, Bring it On to add to that. I'm going to bite the bullet and post my CDs that were stolen during a burglary. It was months ago, but I'm still mourning them.

1. Tori Amos - Boys for Pele
2. Republica - Republica
3. MC Lyte - Bad as I Wanna Be
4. Queen Latifa - Black Reign
5. Happy Mondays - Pills 'n' Thrills and Bellyaches
6. Jane's Addiction - Jane's Addiction
7. Laika - Good Looking Blues
8. Public Enemy - It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
9. Porno For Pyros - Porno For Pyros
10. Soul Hooligan - Music Like Dirt
11. Asian Dub Foundation - Rafi's Revenge
12. Ned's Atomic Dustbin - Brainbloodvolume
13. The Breeders - Last Splash
14. Sia - Healing is Difficult
15. Stereo MC's - Deep Down and Dirty
16. Sessions of The Damned
17. T. Rex - The Very Best Of
18. Massive Attack - Mezzanine
19. Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols
20. S.F.W. Soundtrack
21. Tori Amos - From the Choirgirl Hotel
22. Lee "Scratch" Perry - Jamaican E.T.
23. Rage Against the Machine - Evil Empire
24. The Specials - The Singles Collection
25. Memphis Slim - Blues at Midnight
26. The KLF - The White Room
27. Madness - The Heavy Heavy Hits
28. Nude and Rude, the Best of Iggy Pop
29. New York Dolls - From Paris with Love (L.U.V.)
30. Stone Temple Pilots - Core
31. Space - Greatest Hits
32. Prodigy - Fat of the Land
33. Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking
34. Garbage - Beautiful Garbage
35. Muddy Waters - Got My Mojo Workin'
36. Sex Pistols - There Is No Future
37. KRS One - A Retrospective
38. Moloko - Do You Like My Tight Sweater
39. Portishead - Dummy
40. The Dandy Warhols - Come Down
41. The Clash - The Singles
42. Queens of the Stone Age - Songs for the Deaf
43. Kula Shaker - K
44. Jane's Addiction - Ritual de lo Habitual
45. Yeah Yeah Yeah's - Master
46. Catatonia - International Velvet
47. Beck - Mellowgold
48. Pulp - Different Class
49. Green Day - Dookie
50. Blondie - The Best of Blondie
51. Memphis Slim - Memphis Slim
52. Blur - Greatest Hits
53. Asian Dub Foundation - Community Music
54. Placebo - Black Market Music
55. The Ramones - Mondo Bizarro
56. The Sex Pistols - The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle
57. Siouxie & the Banshees - Through the Looking Glass
58. The Chemical Brothers - Dig Your Own Hole
59. Badly Drawn Boy - Have You Fed the Fish?
60. PJ Harvey - Is This Desire?
61. Groove Armada - Love Box
62. Radiohead - Rounding the Bends
63. Ramones - Mania
64. Veruca Salt - American Thighs
65. King Missile - Happy Hour
66. Supergrass - Supergrass
67. The White Stripes - White Blood Cells
68. Goldfrapp - Black Cherry

Why do they want to make the baby Jesus cry?

I don't know that they want to, but babies do not take well to the sound of nails on a blackboard, cats beings skinned alive and little boys being castrated with battery acid.

I don't know that they want to, but babies do not take well to the sound of nails on a blackboard, cats beings skinned alive and little boys being castrated with battery acid.

Hmmm. Guess which one is Mariah! ;)

Impressive list! I like just about everything on it. You should get a copy of Gomez, Bring it On to add to that. I'm going to bite the bullet and post my CDs that were stolen during a burglary. It was months ago, but I'm still mourning them.

Damn!

I'd be traumatised...that's a good list too. :)

Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
Orbital - In Sides
Future Sound of London - "Lifeforms", and the "Cascade" single
Beatles - White Album
Rush - Presto, Moving Pictures, Grace Under Pressure
Black Sabbath - Paranoid
Front242 - "Up Evil", and "Off"
Steve Vai - Passion and Warfare
Pink Floyd - absolutely everything up to and including The Wall
Aphex Twin - "Selected Ambient Works vol I & II", and "I Care Because You Do"
My Bloody Valentine - absolutely anything they ever released, except the first ep, which isn't very good at all.
Cocteau Twins - almost anything released
REM - Automatic For The People
Goldfrapp - everything they release
Portishead - everything they release
Massive Attack - "Mezzanine" and "Protection"
Shpongle - Are You Shpongled
Pixies - everything they ever released
Coil - Love's Secret Domain
Jimi Hendrix - Eectric Ladyland


It was just quite impressive until I noticed Aphex Twin. Now it's so impressive I have to go and find out about those 2 bands mentioned which were unknown to me...

Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
Cream - Wheels of Fire
U2 - Joshua Tree
Led Zepplin - Houses of the Holy
The Doors - Morrison Hotel
The Beatles - Abbey Road

The list could go on and on ad nausium, but I'm pretty sure Mariah Carey would never come close to making the list.

Hmmm. Guess which one is Mariah! ;)

None of them. They're all AC/DC.

AC/DC makes the baby Jesus spew chunks.

AC/DC makes the baby Jesus spew chunks.

Frankly, I'm not a fan. I just never went for the guys with the mullet and the iroc-z, and the Megadeth t-shirt.

(Not that I didn't at one time think that Dave Mustaine was sexy as hell, even for a redhead...;) http://kytary.muzikant.cz/person/mustaine/mustaine.jpg I mean, lookit that mug? It just screams, "sexy moody musician")

Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
Cream - Wheels of Fire
U2 - Joshua Tree
Led Zepplin - Houses of the Holy
The Doors - Morrison Hotel
The Beatles - Abbey Road

The list could go on and on ad nausium, but I'm pretty sure Mariah Carey would never come close to making the list.

At risk of dating myself, I would like to add:

Santana - Abraxas
Doors - Strange Days
Stones - Beggar Banquet
Clapton - Riding with the King (BB King)
Fleetwood Mac _ Tusk
Taj Mahal - everything he does
Eric Johnson - Venus Isle
Eagles - Long Run
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Tarkus
Arlo Guthrie - Alice's Restaruant

Suddenly I have the urge to go find my old love beads.

Have any of you checked out Zap Mama? Strange, but I kind of like their sound.

At risk of dating myself, I would like to add:

Santana - Abraxas
Doors - Strange Days
Stones - Beggar Banquet
Clapton - Riding with the King (BB King)
Fleetwood Mac _ Tusk
Taj Mahal - everything he does
Eric Johnson - Venus Isle
Eagles - Long Run
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Tarkus
Arlo Guthrie - Alice's Restaruant

Suddenly I have the urge to go find my old love beads.

Have any of you checked out Zap Mama? Strange, but I kind of like their sound.

Damn. If anything should be a classic, Fleetwood Mac - Rumours should be there. Shit, I think Del Shannon should be represented. How about the Travelling Wilburys?

Hey, and then theres....

I could go on and on.

The one I'd like to mention, though, is Supertramp - Breakfast in America

Hey, and then theres....

I could go on and on.

The one I'd like to mention, though, is Supertramp - Breakfast in America

Not near as good as Crime of the Century.

At risk of dating myself, I would like to add:

Santana - Abraxas
Doors - Strange Days
Stones - Beggar Banquet
Clapton - Riding with the King (BB King)
Fleetwood Mac _ Tusk
Taj Mahal - everything he does
Eric Johnson - Venus Isle
Eagles - Long Run
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Tarkus
Arlo Guthrie - Alice's Restaruant

Suddenly I have the urge to go find my old love beads.

Have any of you checked out Zap Mama? Strange, but I kind of like their sound.

Please add. I could be hear all day if I had to name all the classics that came to mind. As for dating yourself, I don't know how old you are but I'm 27. Everything I posted and everything you posted I grew up listening to because that is what my parents listen to. In my humble opinion, the 60's and 70's produced the best rock and roll ever.

Sly and the Family Stone - Dance to the Music
War - Why Can't We Be Friends
John Lennon - Mind Games (Double Fantasy was good when Yoko wasn't singing)
Rolling Stones - Some Girls
The Doors - LA Woman (Actually, all the Doors albums)
The Doobie Brothers ... I could keep going on and on.

Damn. If anything should be a classic, Fleetwood Mac - Rumours should be there. Shit, I think Del Shannon should be represented. How about the Travelling Wilburys?

I forgot about the Wilburys. If you want to go with divas, then there's Tina, Aretha, Patty LaBelle..I like Tracy Chapman, too. Of course Janis Joplin. Gotta put a plug in for Cream, Queen, Bob Marley, Paul Simon (esp the first disk of Concert In The Park), Joe Satianai, Steely Dan, Johnny Winter, Joe Cocker.........................................so many! Mariah Carey isn't anywhere in our collection, though.

[QUOTE=Lex Terrae]Please add. I could be hear all day if I had to name all the classics that came to mind. As for dating yourself, I don't know how old you are but I'm 27. Everything I posted and everything you posted I grew up listening to because that is what my parents listen to. In my humble opinion, the 60's and 70's produced the best rock and roll ever. QUOTE]

Well, youngun, I'm 53. Let you in on a little secret, I was at Woodstock. I was supposed to be at freshman orientation at Kansas State. When I showed up on film on the news my parents promptly took my car from me for my whole first semester. Needless to say, I didn't go to anymore concerts for a while.

[QUOTE=Lex Terrae]Please add. I could be hear all day if I had to name all the classics that came to mind. As for dating yourself, I don't know how old you are but I'm 27. Everything I posted and everything you posted I grew up listening to because that is what my parents listen to. In my humble opinion, the 60's and 70's produced the best rock and roll ever. QUOTE]

Well, youngun, I'm 53. Let you in on a little secret, I was at Woodstock. I was supposed to be at freshman orientation at Kansas State. When I showed up on film on the news my parents promptly took my car from me for my whole first semester. Needless to say, I didn't go to anymore concerts for a while.

Guess what? My mom was at Woodstock. Something she used to throw in my face when I was in high school and accused her of being uncool. Shut my ass up real quick. When my friends found out she went to Woodstock, she was considered the coolest mom in the world. She loved it.

Guess what? My mom was at Woodstock. Something she used to throw in my face when I was in high school and accused her of being uncool. Shut my ass up real quick. When my friends found out she went to Woodstock, she was considered the coolest mom in the world. She loved it.

I managed to keep my children from finding out Mom went wild until my oldest granddaughter was watching a documentary of Woodstock with us. Sure enough, a clip of me was shown and she pointed at the tv and cried "There's Grammy!". Busted!! I didn't use any drugs though, I kept on most of my clothes...most of the time.

Well, youngun, I'm 53. Let you in on a little secret, I was at Woodstock. I was supposed to be at freshman orientation at Kansas State. When I showed up on film on the news my parents promptly took my car from me for my whole first semester. Needless to say, I didn't go to anymore concerts for a while.

Ok, so there's a saying, it goes something like this. "There's a time and a place for everything, and it's called 'college'". You're telling me that you went to Woodstock and passed on the skinnydipping and the brown acid? Hell, I mean, seeing John Sebastian live, or the Who, that's great, but you should have made losing your car for a semester worth the trouble. ;)

At risk of dating myself, I would like to add:

Santana - Abraxas
Doors - Strange Days
Stones - Beggar Banquet
Clapton - Riding with the King (BB King)
Fleetwood Mac _ Tusk
Taj Mahal - everything he does
Eric Johnson - Venus Isle
Eagles - Long Run
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Tarkus
Arlo Guthrie - Alice's Restaruant

Suddenly I have the urge to go find my old love beads.

Have any of you checked out Zap Mama? Strange, but I kind of like their sound.

Saw them live and got the cd. Very fine sound. If you're into Taj Mahal, when you check the divas, you really can't miss out Irma Thomas!

d) none of the above
...does that make me a bad person? :(

It could mean you are an outstanding member of society

er, none of those are classics.

Back In Black is the closest thing, but, it's not AC/DC at their best.

Why the hell is Mariah Carey on there twice? In fact, why is she on there at all?

Why is Whitney Houston on there?

Where the hell is Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd?

Er, yeah, so if anyone can answer those please....

It could mean you are an outstanding member of society
yay! :D

Ok, so there's a saying, it goes something like this. "There's a time and a place for everything, and it's called 'college'". You're telling me that you went to Woodstock and passed on the skinnydipping and the brown acid? Hell, I mean, seeing John Sebastian live, or the Who, that's great, but you should have made losing your car for a semester worth the trouble. ;)

The skinny dipping I did...that's why I lost my car. Though I swear it was the only way to get all the mud and crud off. The acid I left alone. I didn't like some of what I saw so I figured why mess with it. As for the music...Hendrix was the best though I really loved Joplin, and Country Joe, and Santana...and Canned Heat....Cocker....well, almost all of them.

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Saw them live and got the cd. Very fine sound. If you're into Taj Mahal, when you check the divas, you really can't miss out Irma Thomas!

Irma Thomas - Time Is On My Side

How about Ry Cooder?

At risk of dating myself, I would like to add:

Santana - Abraxas
Doors - Strange Days
Stones - Beggar Banquet
Clapton - Riding with the King (BB King)
Fleetwood Mac _ Tusk
Taj Mahal - everything he does
Eric Johnson - Venus Isle
Eagles - Long Run
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Tarkus
Arlo Guthrie - Alice's Restaruant

Suddenly I have the urge to go find my old love beads.

Have any of you checked out Zap Mama? Strange, but I kind of like their sound.

You can date yourself... it' called going stag. ;)

The skinny dipping I did...that's why I lost my car. Though I swear it was the only way to get all the mud and crud off. The acid I left alone. I didn't like some of what I saw so I figured why mess with it. As for the music...Hendrix was the best though I really loved Joplin, and Country Joe, and Santana...and Canned Heat....Cocker....well, almost all of them.

There wasn't anything bad about the acts at Woodstock. As for the skinnydipping, hey, there's nothing wrong with that either. I personally think it's a bit of a rare treat to be able to do it in daylight, and I don't see much sense in bathing suits anyway.

I would have loved to be there, or the first Glastonbury or Reading festival. Hell, I'd still like to hit Lollapalooza one day, or Burning Man. The moment hasn't passed yet.

It was just quite impressive until I noticed Aphex Twin. Now it's so impressive I have to go and find out about those 2 bands mentioned which were unknown to me...

I'm just curious, which two?

I'm just curious, which two?
Cocteau Twins and Goldfrapp. Front242 is a bit unkown too. If I remember correctly, it's industrial? Sounds familiar but I'm not sure...

And who on earth is Maria Carey? Is she one of those women who screech and wail a lot, wobbling all round the note without actually hitting it? They seem rather popular at the moment from what I hear.

Haha, that's heaps funny..
Yet I can't help but note how lucky you are.

Classic I own: Never Mind The Bollocks Here Are The Sex Pistols, just bought it today :D

Cocteau Twins and Goldfrapp. Front242 is a bit unkown too. If I remember correctly, it's industrial? Sounds familiar but I'm not sure...

Goldfrapp is definitely worth a listen. Actually, a look, too. Here's the video for Train

http://www.mute.de/video/goldfrapp_train.ram

The Cocteau Twins are very good too, and I'd recommend maybe checking into Four Tet. I like the song No More Mosquitos.

Cocteau Twins and Goldfrapp. Front242 is a bit unkown too. If I remember correctly, it's industrial? Sounds familiar but I'm not sure...

I don't know that industrial is the word I'd use for Front242, but I guess a lot of people might. Industrial always makes me think of bands like Ministry, einsturzende Neubauten, stuff like that. although one of the early Ministry albums does share a major resemblance to the kind of stuff Front242 make, so there we go.

amongst the people I knew when I was getting into it, it was always referred to as "cyberpunk" music, whatever that meant :p (I'm not much one for labelling music, or any art, if at all possible, though it can make it difficult to discuss it.)

if you know Skinny Puppy (who probably deserve to be on my list, along with Frank Zappa, Morphine, Talking Heads, Dead Can Dance, Depeche Mode [the period from Some Great Reward up to Violator], and many others who got left off, all have albums deserving to be on the list alongside the rest,) them and Frontline Assembly are along the same vein as Front242.

Cocteau Twins did the range from Gothic (their first 3 albums or so) to ethereal pop (their last few.) I've had people dismiss the goth stuff as, well, goth, and the pop stuff as, well, pop..........but I still love them. The last two albums had several tracks I don't think are particularly good, interspersed with soem I think are just wonderful.

Goldfrapp is one of my top discoveries of recent years. hard to describe music, the first album is a mix of old style (think, big-band, showtunes even maybe, but nothing like Portishead) mixed with modern electronica, while the second has a more eighties synth pop (again, think depeche mode and contemporaries, mixed with late 90's/early 2000's electronica.)
Of course, that's just my description, and someone else will probably be able to say "I think they sound like this."

Classic I own: Never Mind The Bollocks Here Are The Sex Pistols, just bought it today :D I just got me a pile of King Crimson - just about everything they ever did. Considering some of it's nearly 30 years old it stands up really well. Even the kids liked bits of it!

The problem I have with hard rock is that nobody can sing to save their lives! I prefer people who actually have a voice:

Mariah Carey
Whitney Houston
Paula Abdul
Sarah Brightman
Celine Dion
Amy Lee (Evanescence)
etc...

Worst

Poll

Ever.

The problem I have with hard rock is that nobody can sing to save their lives! I prefer people who actually have a voice:

Mariah Carey
Whitney Houston
Paula Abdul
Sarah Brightman
Celine Dion
Amy Lee (Evanescence)
etc...

Now if you're just rating on voice quality then you might have hit on something with Whitney Houston. Otherwise you have to look a lot deeper than these pop singers. For my money, in the future, keep an eye on Fantasia. She has a voice!

The albums listed are all crap, to be frank...

I just got me a pile of King Crimson - just about everything they ever did. Considering some of it's nearly 30 years old it stands up really well. Even the kids liked bits of it!

King Crimson are mad. :D

Megadeth- Peace sells... But who's buying?

Not "classic", but good. very good.

The problem I have with hard rock is that nobody can sing to save their lives! I prefer people who actually have a voice:

Mariah Carey
Whitney Houston
Paula Abdul
Sarah Brightman
Celine Dion
Amy Lee (Evanescence)
etc...
Yeah, but gimme someone who can do more than stand there and sing. Eric Clapton, Phil Collins (I've tried drumming & singing, it ain't easy), I could go on FOREVER. Also, gimme someone whose music won't put me to sleep.

MariahC,

I am really trying to be nice here. With the exception of AC/DC, you have the worst taste of music in the entire world.

MariahC,

I am really trying to be nice here. With the exception of AC/DC, you have the worst taste of music in the entire world.

No exception. AC/DC makes the rest seem like Pink Floyd... from the peak years, "Welcome to the Machine" and "Dark Side of the Moon"...

Goldfrapp is definitely worth a listen. Actually, a look, too. Here's the video for Train

http://www.mute.de/video/goldfrapp_train.ram

The Cocteau Twins are very good too, and I'd recommend maybe checking into Four Tet. I like the song No More Mosquitos.

ah, yeah, Four Tet. I have his last two albums (tried to get the first and was told it is out of print.) definitely lovely stuff, and should have been on my list.

and I can't believe I forgot Morphine from my list. I own every album they have done (sadly there will be no more, since Mark Sandman died.)
particularly the albums "Yes" and "The Night"

ah, yeah, Four Tet. I have his last two albums (tried to get the first and was told it is out of print.) definitely lovely stuff, and should have been on my list.

and I can't believe I forgot Morphine from my list. I own every album they have done (sadly there will be no more, since Mark Sandman died.)
particularly the albums "Yes" and "The Night"

I like Aphex twin too, but when I'm listening for the sake of relaxing to trippy, ambient stuff, I like Portishead and Laika.

My music opinion changes every day pretty much. Currently it's either Nightwish - Once, or Silverchair - Diorama (love the use of the orchestra! :D ). I also like Sigur Ros - Agaetis Byrjun. And Jeff Buckley. Also Miles Davis. And John Coltrane... *stops now*

The problem I have with hard rock is that nobody can sing to save their lives! I prefer people who actually have a voice:

Mariah Carey
Whitney Houston
Paula Abdul
Sarah Brightman
Celine Dion
Amy Lee (Evanescence)
etc...
Quite clearly, you don't. Never heard of Nightwish then? The vocals easily beat Amy Lee's poor imitation. And humour me - how much "hard rock" have you heard?

(Sarah Brightman, fnarr fnarr)

Sigh....

Poor MariahC, having such terrible taste in music. When will you learn, young man?

Led Zeppelin I-Physical Graffiti

I think we scared mariahc away lol ridiculous

Personal opinion … AC/DC is the closest there but I much prefer some of the other listed bands
Among them

Pink Floyd
Bread
Zeppelin
Chicago
Steppenwolf
JoJo Gunn

(As clasics)

Much prefer modern rock but they are good (anything rock/metal … well anything not country post 1999 is alright by me)

Iron Maiden-Edward the Great(greatest hits)

where the hell is the wall?!?!?
PLUS: in the court of the crimson king
Clutching at straws
Sky 2
Cadium
Killing machine
1984
Led Zep 4...

my idea of "classics" in the appearently intended context of 20th century popular music would be topped by moody blue's 'days of future past'.

unless this list is limited to no more then a single generation past.

of the current crop i would go with anni defranco or even cosmic wobble.

where are the real classics of popular music in any decade of the past five?

yes; tales from topographic oceans

anything with/by rich wakeman or klaus shultze in it

going back a bit to my own 'ancient day'
how about bob dylan's arround the world in a dirty gondola?
or anything by jefferson airplane, jethro tull, joan biaz, buffy st marie, carol king, joni mitchel, ...

hmmm

cream's disraili gears
vinila fudge's hot fudge
iron butterfly's 'heavy'

tangarine dream, emerson lake and palmer, electric light orchestra, ...

pink floyd's dark side of the moon, or iron man

ian anderson/jethro tull's beggar's banquit or aqualung

i could go on and on and on and on

'classic'ness (meaning expression of ideal form) really is in the eye of the beholder

we decide what 'form' is 'ideal'

or to quote the repreve from knights in white satin:
"cold hearted orb that ruels the night
turns yellow grey and red to white
yet we decide which is right
and which is
an illusion"

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