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Queen make music for people who don't like music, but buy what they are told to by radio stations and are not brave enough to go the hog and buy Celine Dion.
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terminator_x wrote:
 And yes, I am being an outrageous snob. It's the only way to be when it comes to music. Otherwise you will never break free of the mainstream and discover the good stuff.
 
 
My mantra exactly. Musical snobbery is the only way to go. I like what I like and if I don't like it it's crap. There is very little music that I don't mind. I either love a band or hate them. Or haven't heard them. And I'll probably hate them (just so I can say I do) until I hear them. But Queen I've heard, so the hatred is genuine. I'd rather remove my own pancreas with an oyster fork than ever hear them again. Sheer unadulterated aural diarrhea.
Someone mentioned Oasis just before, now there is a band I don't mind. When they were good they were very good. They did run out of ideas though when they realised that they had bled The Jam's back catolgue dry for riffs and had to come up with their own.
TheJam2008-06-30 17:59:48
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I proved to you before when they surveyed thousands of people  in the music industry so people who  actually know what they're  of talking about and they agreed that Queen were the best band of all time, now im no where near claiming that but thats just what they said. i dont dare argue with these people, considering they are paid to do what they do and have training etc.

anyway, i dont see how it got to this. i think this thread is called favourite rock bands, not least favourite rock bands, all i did was voice an opinion saying i thought queen were good, and there are hundreds of thousands of millions of people, maybe even billions who agree with me.   im not going around bashing all the bands that you've all mentioned that you like.  i accept that you all like your bands without feeling the need to harrass them, i could do so, but it is unneccessary.
besides the Jam werent exactly hidden talent, they were on the radio alot, and they too are very popular. does that make you stupid for thinking that a band that has more fans than you can count on one hand are good? ahh no..
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Queen fan vs. The Snobs.
 
This battle could rage for months...better put the kettle on.
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francsernal wrote:

  i accept that you all like your bands without feeling the need to harrass them, i could do so, but it is unneccessary.

 
Unnecessary perhaps, but boy is it fun. Lay into my music tastes all you like, I deserve it for hassling you about Queen. One of the beautiful things about music is being able to hate as well as like without actually offending. you can pretty much admit to liking anything and it will be excused as "to each his own". And fair enough.
Back in the late 90's I owned a CD shop in auckland city. I went to wedding during this time and got talking to the guy next to me. He siad something along the lines of "kate (or whatever his wife's name was) tells me you own a music shop, cool. " I said "Yep, it can be cool, it can also be hard work. What sorts of music are you into?" "Oh anything really" he responded. End of conversation. What he really meant was "nothing".
At least you have the obvious love of the band to defend them and that is admirable. I'd rather you said that you love the music of Queen than said that you are into "anything really" which is such a cop out.
Oh, and you were a bit unlucky. Someone fessed up to liking Dire Straits a couple of days back, and I left them alone.
Speaking of which...
Dire Straits are a classic example of why excellent musicianship should never be a gauge of being able to actually write decent music. Their rehashed sixties riffs and lamentable lyrics were a blight on their profession. And Mark Knopfler's penchant for headbands to hide the howling wilderness that was his hairline should have meant him serving time.
 
 
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I like Queen, i also like KMFDM, and Niel Diamond, enjoy hardcore techno, and think Tripping Daisy were better than Weezer.
 
What does that say about me as a person.
also like RHCP, Faith no More, NiN
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francsernal wrote:

I proved to you before when they surveyed thousands of people  in the music industry so people who  actually know what they're  of talking about and they agreed that Queen were the best band of all time, now im no where near claiming that but thats just what they said. i dont dare argue with these people, considering they are paid to do what they do and have training etc.

anyway, i dont see how it got to this. i think this thread is called favourite rock bands, not least favourite rock bands, all i did was voice an opinion saying i thought queen were good, and there are hundreds of thousands of millions of people, maybe even billions who agree with me.

What kind of industry professionals though? Many music critics have a journalism degree and thats it, the problem with even a poll like that is that it still comes down to personal tase. It also comes down to where in the industry they sit, I know plenty of bands that I think better than Queen that I'm sure some industry professionals haven't heard of because they are removed from that scene.

A hundred thousand is a billion..

UG, it says that you're hardcore *devil horns*
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UberGunner wrote:
I like Queen, i also like KMFDM, and Niel Diamond, enjoy hardcore techno, and think Tripping Daisy were better than Weezer.
 
What does that say about me as a person.
also like RHCP, Faith no More, NiN
 
That you like some good music and some crap, I guess...
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Critical_Lemon wrote:
francsernal wrote:

I proved to you before when they surveyed thousands of people  in the music industry so people who  actually know what they're  of talking about and they agreed that Queen were the best band of all time, now im no where near claiming that but thats just what they said. i dont dare argue with these people, considering they are paid to do what they do and have training etc.

anyway, i dont see how it got to this. i think this thread is called favourite rock bands, not least favourite rock bands, all i did was voice an opinion saying i thought queen were good, and there are hundreds of thousands of millions of people, maybe even billions who agree with me.



A hundred thousand is a billion..

im well aware of that, thank you. i did that because i knew if i said billions then i would be laid into, but saying millions is an understatement. i settled on hundreds of thounsands of millions.
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FNM kicked arse live, as did Kyuss.
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I have to say I've never heard FNM and Tripping Daisy, blame my youthfull ignorance.
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TheJam wrote:
UberGunner wrote:
I like Queen, i also like KMFDM, and Niel Diamond, enjoy hardcore techno, and think Tripping Daisy were better than Weezer.
 
What does that say about me as a person.
also like RHCP, Faith no More, NiN
 
That you like some good music and some crap, I guess...


..and as it's all subjective (apart from Dire Straits, who are sh*te), the same applies to everybody else. Even me.

Here's another one for you to run your critical eye over,TJ. That Petrol Emotion. F*****g superb live.
Jag2008-06-30 20:06:43

Apparently I'm apathetic, but I couldn't care less.

"Being a Partick Thistle fan sets you apart. It means youre a free thinker. It also means your team has no money." Tim Luckhurst, The Independent, 4th December 2003

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I've never heard Tripping Daisy (so therefore I hate them) but I saw Faith No More play here circa 1989 (I think) at the Powerstation (I think). It was around the time of the Epic single, which was/is a classic. The guitarist wore a McDonald's uniform on stage. Cool.
I also saw Nirvana at the Logan Campbell Centre. Crap gig, crap venue but I'm damned glad I went. I also saw The Clash there in 1982. Again, crap venue, but the gig were a good 'un. I'll never forget seeing a band I loved then and still love now.
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Jag wrote:
..and as it's all subjective (apart from Dire Straits, who are sh*te), the same applies to everybody else. Even me.

Here's another one for you to run your critical eye over,TJ. That Petrol Emotion. F*****g superb live.
 
I never saw them, nor the Undertones, live so I can't comment on them live. I only really know the first single, Genius Move.
The Undertones I like in bits, and their best bits are brilliant, but an album like Sin Of Pride is hard work to like. I always found them to be bit too, umm, err, twee (?) at times.
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Never a massive Undertones fan, but TPE were superb.

Apparently I'm apathetic, but I couldn't care less.

"Being a Partick Thistle fan sets you apart. It means youre a free thinker. It also means your team has no money." Tim Luckhurst, The Independent, 4th December 2003

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Love Creed, Anberlin and Bloc Party (Cheers for sending HN! :P)
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The only Albums I buy regularly is the Ministry of Sound Annual.

Through the years I've bought Franz Ferdinand, Bloc Party, The Libertines, Maximo Park, Belle and Sebastian, The Streets, The Killers, Best of SLF, Best of the Undertones, jeez I only bought Pearl Jam's Ten last week!!!

But I also  have bought Orbital, Groove Armada, The Chemical Brothers, The Prodigy, Goldfrapp, Air, The Avalanches, Faithless and the Beastie Boys.

So other than the best of The Clash, Oasis, The Rolling Stones and AC/DC's Highway to Hell not much rock at all. I'm very much a house/dance and Brit Pop kinda guy. 

When Hibs, went up, to win the Scottish Cup - I wisnae there - furfuxake!

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I love my big cheesey House, and Drum'n Bass and some Hip Hop, but it's a rock thread Eejit... sort it out.

How's my driving? - Whine here

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Belle and Sebastian isn't brit pop! Chamber pop ftw!!!
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This weeks fav is now Interpol, ah the Bunnymen/Joy Division comparatives. Basically what JD would have turned out to be if Curtis hadn't listened to Iggy being an Idiot.
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TheJam wrote:
francsernal wrote:

  i accept that you all like your bands without feeling the need to harrass them, i could do so, but it is unneccessary.

Dire Straits are.... Their rehashed sixties riffs and lamentable lyrics ...... 
 
You mean like the Jam ?
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TheJam wrote:
francsernal wrote:
  i accept that you all like your bands without feeling the need to harrass them, i could do so, but it is unneccessary.
 
Unnecessary perhaps, but boy is it fun. Lay into my music tastes all you like, I deserve it for hassling you about Queen. One of the beautiful things about music is being able to hate as well as like without actually offending. you can pretty much admit to liking anything and it will be excused as "to each his own". And fair enough.
 
Exactly!
 
The only thing I really can't stand is people who aren't passionate about the music they like.
 
Of course it's all totally subjective but as long as you LOVE the bands you like and HATE the bands you don't it's alright with me.
 
francsernal - you have mounted a spirited defence of Queen so good for you. But don't expect arrogant snobs like me and The Jam to be won over by your rational use of facts. I am much more interested in the answer to important questions like "would The Ramones have taken out Queen in a bare knuckle street fight?" (the answer is yes, obviously).
 
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Freddie would have destroyed the Ramones.
 
Super-fit, gay man with massive gnashers >>>> pasty NY junkies
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kiwi pie wrote:
Freddie would have destroyed the Ramones.
 
Super-fit, gay man with massive gnashers >>>> pasty NY junkies
 
Naaah, I would just tell Dee Dee that Freddie had stolen his stash and Freddie would be a dead man. The Ramones are too tough to die brudda (man, did that ever turn out to be wishful thinking!).
 
 

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Yeah but if Joey was getting a pasting, Johnny wouldn't get in to help.

Apparently I'm apathetic, but I couldn't care less.

"Being a Partick Thistle fan sets you apart. It means youre a free thinker. It also means your team has no money." Tim Luckhurst, The Independent, 4th December 2003

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oasis
ocean colour scene
matchbox 20
stereophonics


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Jag wrote:
Yeah but if Joey was getting a pasting, Johnny wouldn't get in to help.
 
The Ramones might have hated each other but I do believe they would have stuck together in a fight (in fact, you could say that they made a career out of doing just that).
 
This is a new low - we are actually debating whether The Ramones would have beaten Queen in a fight. Back on topic fellas!

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Ah ha. Let's settle this the old fashioned way!!
 
 
 
Sorry, T-X, couldn't resist the chance.
Jag2008-07-01 12:29:14

Apparently I'm apathetic, but I couldn't care less.

"Being a Partick Thistle fan sets you apart. It means youre a free thinker. It also means your team has no money." Tim Luckhurst, The Independent, 4th December 2003

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football_mum wrote:
oasis
ocean colour scene
matchbox 20
stereophonics
 
Shouldn't this list be in the "Bands you secretly love but everybody else hates" thread football mum?!
 

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Jag wrote:
Ah ha. Let's settle this the old fashioned way!!
 
 
 
Sorry, T-X, couldn't resist the chance.
 
But you had the whole of the Ramones fighting Freddie Mercury! Try it this way:
 
 
The rest of the band must have been holding Dee Dee back!
 

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Go on Dee Dee, kick his ass!

Apparently I'm apathetic, but I couldn't care less.

"Being a Partick Thistle fan sets you apart. It means youre a free thinker. It also means your team has no money." Tim Luckhurst, The Independent, 4th December 2003

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terminator_x wrote:
football_mum wrote:
oasis
ocean colour scene
matchbox 20
stereophonics
 
Shouldn't this list be in the "Bands you secretly love but everybody else hates" thread football mum?!
 


thats not very nice
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Strummerboy wrote:
TheJam wrote:
francsernal wrote:

  i accept that you all like your bands without feeling the need to harrass them, i could do so, but it is unneccessary.

Dire Straits are.... Their rehashed sixties riffs and lamentable lyrics ...... 
 
You mean like the Jam ?
 
Bastard.
The Jam are always taken to issue over their influences, but aside from Start (which was ripped off by Foxton, and not Weller as most people assume) name me one song that doesn't sound original? Perhaps It's Too Bad, which could be by Revolver/Rubber Soul era Beatles. But that's about it.
Whereas Dire Straits sound so much like the early Bee Gees (before the tight trousers and disco) it's a crime. (in fact, both Dire Straits and The Bee Gees are a crime)
Ah, The Bee Gees, the "other" thread beckons...
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How can anyone even consider the question about who would win a fight between The Ramones and Queen? It is obvious to even anyone with just one of the five senses that a Ramones t-shirt could beat all four members of Queen in a fight. Queen were Uberwimps. And Freddie Mercury only sang "I Want To Ride My Bicycle" because someone had removed the seat.

BTW, Queen wouldn't win the wimpiest band ever award, they'd finish second to seventies skinny-tie skeletons Racey.
TheJam2008-07-01 13:15:02
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TheJam wrote:
Strummerboy wrote:
TheJam wrote:
francsernal wrote:

  i accept that you all like your bands without feeling the need to harrass them, i could do so, but it is unneccessary.

Dire Straits are.... Their rehashed sixties riffs and lamentable lyrics ...... 
 
You mean like the Jam ?
 
Bastard.
The Jam are always taken to issue over their influences, but aside from Start (which was ripped off by Foxton, and not Weller as most people assume) name me one song that doesn't sound original? Perhaps It's Too Bad, which could be by Revolver/Rubber Soul era Beatles. But that's about it.
Whereas Dire Straits sound so much like the early Bee Gees (before the tight trousers and disco) it's a crime. (in fact, both Dire Straits and The Bee Gees are a crime)
Ah, The Bee Gees, the "other" thread beckons...
Okay, shall we start with the Motown classic "Can't Hurry Love" ( you know the one, Foxtons Bass gave it away) and then compare Liza Bradley with Pictures of Lily ?
 
Not to menton released cover versions of "Move on Up" and "Get Yourself To-gether"
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Can't Hurry Love sounds nothing like Town Called Malice. It's an old argument I've heard plenty of times and I don't see where it comes from. Liza RADLEY has more in common with  Eleanor Rigby than Pictures Of lily (which is about w**king BTW). And ypou really can't use cover versions to further your argument, of course they sound like the originals.
If you were talking cover versions, you could also mention And Your Bird Can Sing, Heatwave, In The Midnight Hour, My Mind's Eye, Sweet Soul Music, War and many more (some unreleased) all of which The Jam did justice to (except maybe War, which they actually did two different versions of but really shouldn't have gone near).
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TheJam wrote:
Can't Hurry Love sounds nothing like Town Called Malice. It's an old argument I've heard plenty of times and I don't see where it comes from. Liza RADLEY has more in common with  Eleanor Rigby than Pictures Of lily (which is about w**king BTW). And ypou really can't use cover versions to further your argument, of course they sound like the originals.
If you were talking cover versions, you could also mention And Your Bird Can Sing, Heatwave, In The Midnight Hour, My Mind's Eye, Sweet Soul Music, War and many more (some unreleased) all of which The Jam did justice to (except maybe War, which they actually did two different versions of but really shouldn't have gone near).
 
Oh c'mon, play the first 24 Bars of a "Town Like Malice" and its more "Can't hurry love" than "Can't Hurry Love", the only thing missing is Phil Spector.
 
If it hadn't been for The Kinks, Steve Marriot and The Who, Weller wouldn't have existed. They weren't know as Mod Revilsionalists for nothing
 
 
he next thing you will be saying is that Echo and the Bunnymen never sold their soul when they did "Top of the World" with The Spice Girls in 1996
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And Freddie Mercury only sang "I Want To Ride My Bicycle" because someone had removed the seat.
 
 
haha!
thats pretty much all i can say there.
 
on the fight topic, freddie seemed like the kind of guy who carried around mace. that could've come in handy.
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