I don't think the Who belong on that list. I think they're incredible overrated. They made one consistent album (Who's Next) and a great live album (Leeds). Other than that, all they can claim is two bloated and self-indulgently pretentious rock operas (Tommy and Quadrophenia) and a ton of crappy, uneven albums that had a few good singles.
I think the same can be said about Pink Floyd :?
Don't get me wrong, I really like PF. I actually listened to them obsessively in my early teens before moving onto LZ (which is #1 on my list, but I listen to PJ and pretty much every other band far more often nowadays).
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967)
A Saucerful of Secrets (1968)
Soundtrack from the Film More (1969)
Ummagumma (1969)
Atom Heart Mother (1970)
Meddle (1971)
Obscured by Clouds (1972)
The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
Wish You Were Here (1975)
Animals (1977)
The Wall (1979)
The Final Cut (1983)
A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987)
The Division Bell (1994)
With the exception of DSOTM which is good but I don't really consider "rock" in the sense that PJ or Zeppelin are rock, Wish You Were Here of which the title song is one of the best songs ever, and about half of The Wall (ok, maybe a little more than 1/2) the rest of their albums pretty much sucked give or take a song or two (if that in most cases).
Zeppelin had a far more consistent string of good music from the Zeppelin I through Physical Graffiti. They only really waned near the end. But Achilles Last Stand, All My Love, In The Evening and Fool in the Rain are still far better songs on their own than any of Pink Floyd's one or maybe two good songs on each of their non-shitty albums.
2006: Boston I, Camden II
2007: Chicago
2008: Hartford, Mansfield I & II, EV Boston
2009: Philly III & IV
2010: Boston
2011: PJ20
2012: Philly
2013: Worcester I & II, Brooklyn I & II
And some people think Riot Act and Avocado are amazing... :?
Honestly though, One of These Days is a great song--the rest I could care less to listen to. I'm not saying they're horrible albums but there are far better bands out there that have put out significantly more great music than Pink Floyd.
I think they were very different and have been influential to many musicians over the years and because of that they have become overrated.
Everyone's entitled to their opinion
Oh and I think RA is underrated and self titled is slightly overrated (certain songs)...neither are "amazing" albums though. Ten, Vs, Vitalogy, No Code, Binaural and Yield however are (except God's Dice...blech!).
2006: Boston I, Camden II
2007: Chicago
2008: Hartford, Mansfield I & II, EV Boston
2009: Philly III & IV
2010: Boston
2011: PJ20
2012: Philly
2013: Worcester I & II, Brooklyn I & II
And some people think Riot Act and Avocado are amazing... :?
Honestly though, One of These Days is a great song--the rest I could care less to listen to. I'm not saying they're horrible albums but there are far better bands out there that have put out significantly more great music than Pink Floyd.
I think they were very different and have been influential to many musicians over the years and because of that they have become overrated.
Everyone's entitled to their opinion
Oh and I think RA is underrated and self titled is slightly overrated (certain songs)...neither are "amazing" albums though. Ten, Vs, Vitalogy, No Code, Binaural and Yield however are (except God's Dice...blech!).
Whaaa?! Gods' Dice? Not to shabby of a rocker if you ask me. If God's Dice and Evacuation were to get in a round of fisticuffs...well, let's just say that Evacuation would be doing...just that.
7/2/06 - Denver, CO
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
I don't think the Who belong on that list. I think they're incredible overrated. They made one consistent album (Who's Next) and a great live album (Leeds). Other than that, all they can claim is two bloated and self-indulgently pretentious rock operas (Tommy and Quadrophenia) and a ton of crappy, uneven albums that had a few good singles.
I think the same can be said about Pink Floyd :?
Don't get me wrong, I really like PF. I actually listened to them obsessively in my early teens before moving onto LZ (which is #1 on my list, but I listen to PJ and pretty much every other band far more often nowadays).
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967)
A Saucerful of Secrets (1968)
Soundtrack from the Film More (1969)
Ummagumma (1969)
Atom Heart Mother (1970)
Meddle (1971)
Obscured by Clouds (1972)
The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
Wish You Were Here (1975)
Animals (1977)
The Wall (1979)
The Final Cut (1983)
A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987)
The Division Bell (1994)
With the exception of DSOTM which is good but I don't really consider "rock" in the sense that PJ or Zeppelin are rock, Wish You Were Here of which the title song is one of the best songs ever, and about half of The Wall (ok, maybe a little more than 1/2) the rest of their albums pretty much sucked give or take a song or two (if that in most cases).
Meddle-The Wall are AMAZING albums. You're drastically underrating them, I think. They cover all kinds of styles. They're funky, spacy, and there are times where they just flat out rock(Young Lust, The Gold It's In......, Have a Cigar).
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and Led Zeppelin, for that matter. Phonetics weren't kind to him.
I think the same can be said about Pink Floyd :?
Don't get me wrong, I really like PF. I actually listened to them obsessively in my early teens before moving onto LZ (which is #1 on my list, but I listen to PJ and pretty much every other band far more often nowadays).
The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967)
A Saucerful of Secrets (1968)
Soundtrack from the Film More (1969)
Ummagumma (1969)
Atom Heart Mother (1970)
Meddle (1971)
Obscured by Clouds (1972)
The Dark Side of the Moon (1973)
Wish You Were Here (1975)
Animals (1977)
The Wall (1979)
The Final Cut (1983)
A Momentary Lapse of Reason (1987)
The Division Bell (1994)
With the exception of DSOTM which is good but I don't really consider "rock" in the sense that PJ or Zeppelin are rock, Wish You Were Here of which the title song is one of the best songs ever, and about half of The Wall (ok, maybe a little more than 1/2) the rest of their albums pretty much sucked give or take a song or two (if that in most cases).
Zeppelin had a far more consistent string of good music from the Zeppelin I through Physical Graffiti. They only really waned near the end. But Achilles Last Stand, All My Love, In The Evening and Fool in the Rain are still far better songs on their own than any of Pink Floyd's one or maybe two good songs on each of their non-shitty albums.
2007: Chicago
2008: Hartford, Mansfield I & II, EV Boston
2009: Philly III & IV
2010: Boston
2011: PJ20
2012: Philly
2013: Worcester I & II, Brooklyn I & II
And some people think Riot Act and Avocado are amazing... :?
Honestly though, One of These Days is a great song--the rest I could care less to listen to. I'm not saying they're horrible albums but there are far better bands out there that have put out significantly more great music than Pink Floyd.
I think they were very different and have been influential to many musicians over the years and because of that they have become overrated.
Everyone's entitled to their opinion
Oh and I think RA is underrated and self titled is slightly overrated (certain songs)...neither are "amazing" albums though. Ten, Vs, Vitalogy, No Code, Binaural and Yield however are (except God's Dice...blech!).
2007: Chicago
2008: Hartford, Mansfield I & II, EV Boston
2009: Philly III & IV
2010: Boston
2011: PJ20
2012: Philly
2013: Worcester I & II, Brooklyn I & II
Berlin - August 15, 2009
Lisbon - July 10, 2010
Berlin - June 26, 2014
Zurich - June 23, 2022
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Whaaa?! Gods' Dice? Not to shabby of a rocker if you ask me. If God's Dice and Evacuation were to get in a round of fisticuffs...well, let's just say that Evacuation would be doing...just that.
6/12/08 - Tampa, FL
8/23/09 - Chicago, IL
9/28/09 - Salt Lake City, UT (11 years too long!!!)
9/03/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 1
9/04/11 - East Troy, WI - PJ20 - Night 2
Even if you dont enjoy their music, their influence and impact on the bands that have been formed post 1960, is pretty immense and staggering.
If anything the beatles are way underrated.
Definitely on the list
Meddle-The Wall are AMAZING albums. You're drastically underrating them, I think. They cover all kinds of styles. They're funky, spacy, and there are times where they just flat out rock(Young Lust, The Gold It's In......, Have a Cigar).