Why are rock's classic bands and albums important?

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  • phatucini
    phatucini Posts: 399
    Regarding the Beatles 'Sgt. Pepper's' I'll have to say that I prefer 'Revolver' or 'the White Album'. Those two records have the better songwriting in my humble opinion!

    I think that the only Stones record that could be called "essential" is 'Exile on Main Street'.

    Honestly comparing Zeppelin to the Dire Straits is quite perverted! Saying that you don't like Zeppelin but love the Dire Straits is absolutely OK! But saying they're the better Blues Rock band ... c'mon?! You really can't tell me that bassless 80's tracks like 'Brothers in Arms' & 'Money for Nothing' are better than the whole Zeppelin catalogue?! They're surely an awesome soundtrack to make some 80's aerobics workouts in Jane Fonda outfits! I'm not judging the Dire Straits and saying Zeppelin are better but it ain't surely workin' the other way around either!!

    I consider the following records to be Classic Albums although they're not as old as some Albums that have already been mentioned in this thread:

    Radiohead - 'OK Computer'
    Queens of the Stone Age - 'Songs for the Deaf'
    The White Stripes - 'Elephant'
    Oasis - 'Definitely Maybe'
  • PearlJamaholic
    PearlJamaholic Posts: 2,019
    phatucini wrote:
    Honestly comparing Zeppelin to the Dire Straits is quite perverted! Saying that you don't like Zeppelin but love the Dire Straits is absolutely OK! But saying they're the better Blues Rock band ... c'mon?! You really can't tell me that bassless 80's tracks like 'Brothers in Arms' & 'Money for Nothing' are better than the whole Zeppelin catalogue?! They're surely an awesome soundtrack to make some 80's aerobics workouts in Jane Fonda outfits! I'm not judging the Dire Straits and saying Zeppelin are better but it ain't surely workin' the other way around either!!

    zeppelin is incredibly boring. mark knopfler is just as good or better than jimmy page. plus he doesnt have that annoying voice like plant. and they werent an 80's aerobic band, maybe you should give them an honest listen before defending a band that did nothing more than steal other peoples work.

    that is why zeppelin isnt essential in my book, doing covers doesnt make you an important band. painting a more colorful mona lisa doesnt matter to me, who painted the first mona lisa is the actual artist.
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  • Dreamfire2
    Dreamfire2 Posts: 161
    Jeezus H Christ.

    I have nothing against Dire Straits even like some of their music but for Gods sake comparing them to Zeppelin is like comparing The Captain and Tenille to Pearl jam.
  • dreamweaver
    dreamweaver New York Posts: 742
    radiohead33 wrote:
    There are certain records I imagine every kid, young person, teenager, when they are coming of age, its almost like a rite of passage. these are albums that are classics in the rock canon.

    Any one would include Pink Floyd's Dark Side, Led Zeppelin's entire catalogue especially Zoso, The Beatles entire catalogue, The Stones entire catalogue,

    My question is why did Dark Side capture people's imagination when it was released, and why is it continually listed as a classic.

    Anyone who is even thinking of forming a band basically needs to hear these records or their entire foundation will be built on a faulty ground

    My question is why? What is it about Zoso, Dark Side, Sgt Peppers, the alums that are some of the top selling records ever created, why do they continue to inspire generation after generation to pick up guitars or devote their lives to listening to rock and roll?

    There is no question these bands and records and albums are top notch, flawless, but why?






    if you think that dark side is pink floyd's only essential then you have many more questions to ask before you get the answer to this one...........
    Meadowlands, MSG 1, MSG 2 - '98
    Jones Beach NY 1 + 3 - '00
    MSG 1 + 2 - '03
    Boston Garden - '04
    Montreal - '05
    Boston Garden 1, Meadowlands 1 + 2 - '06
    Mansfield 1 - '08
    (EV solo) Boston 1 - '08
    Chicago 1 - '09
    MSG -'10
    Brooklyn 1+2 - '13
    Central Park - '15
    MSG - '16
    Fenway - '16
    Wrigley - '16
    (RRHOF) Brooklyn - '17
    Fenway - '18
    MSG - '22
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  • TallGuyCM
    TallGuyCM Posts: 328
    PearlJamaholic wrote:
    as for the doors, ha!

    Die.
  • TallGuyCM
    TallGuyCM Posts: 328
    phatucini wrote:
    I think that the only Stones record that could be called "essential" is 'Exile on Main Street'.

    See, about 6 years ago "Sticky Fingers" really got a hold of me. I find that album hugely influential and near flawless...not one song of filler...'Can't You Hear Me Knocking' changed my entire perception of the Stones...even "Beggars Banquet" I find more 'essential' than "Exile on Main Street".
  • PearlJamaholic
    PearlJamaholic Posts: 2,019
    TallGuyCM wrote:
    PearlJamaholic wrote:
    as for the doors, ha!

    Die.

    how about no. the doors have some good songs, but they arent essential by a long shot.
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  • TallGuyCM
    TallGuyCM Posts: 328
    I don't necessarily think their music is essential in the way that we're talking about on this board. But Jim Morrison is one of the quintessential frontmen of all-time, his charisma/antics/approach/live interaction with the audience have been copied by a countless number of bands since his death.

    No one else was like he was. No one since has been like he was.
  • PearlJamaholic
    PearlJamaholic Posts: 2,019
    not doubt jim was a unique person, even the band was different for being a 'rock' band they didnt have a bassist which even for today is still very different in the rock genre. i probably cant think of 5 rock bands that dont have a bassist....
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