POLL - The WEAKEST LINK of BRITISH BANDS - ROUND 4

tbergs said:

Well I threw one at Floyd so f-off you Beatles haters. Pretentious bunch of brits!

Your nan!

dankind said:

Gibson said:

While I dislike the Beatles the most, Pink Floyd has the weakest catalogue. Yes, their big albums shaped rock and roll as we know it today, but the first half (if not more) of their catalogue was weird (and not good) as heck.

*and there's no denying that all the remaining bands shaped rock & roll in one way or another.

First half is their prime! White teenage girls’ libidos basically set the tone for what shaped rock & roll back then. 

Floyd reshaped rock & roll (many times over) without that particular following, starting with the goddamn Beatles and Stones, both of which got better (or “weird as heck,” as you say) because they saw early Floyd (and Hendrix) shows all around London. 

Take away Syd, Jimi, and Brian Wilson, and I think the Beatles and Stones would’ve stayed stuck in their respective ruts. 

It's an interesting argument because the most influential bands or artists aren't necessarily the best so if this poll was based on influence, I may have voted differently, but what you saw from the Beatles was a band willing to evolve and who worked harder than any other band during their time. To the point they broke apart and became completely different than how they started. As much as I love LZ, they didn't evolve a lot. They had a formula and they hammered away at it successfully. I can's speak to the Stones or PF lesser known parts of their catalog, but honestly, I don't really like the output on a lot of albums. I tried to get in to some of it after hearing others fawn over it, but it does nothing for me. Kind of like Radiohead, I don't get in to them at all. As for the Beatles, a lot of their later musical influence came from non-traditional sources as well and I think what they created is amazing.

I think a lot of the bands PJ was influenced by for the most part sucked, but without them, they would have never become the amazing rock band they are. It doesn't matter if you have a ton of original music if no one wants to listen to it. There's a balance to be had in order to be successful and create good music. 

OffSheGoes35 said:

In a perfect world, all the guys from The Rolling Stones thread would just come on over to this thread and blow every other band out of the water!

True W. but we're on PJ forum!!

Pink Floyd feeling the love.

tbergs said:

Go away Floyd, go away....

You go away, sir!

brianlux said:

23scidoo said:

After all these years and the nauseating over abundance of Beatles threads on another forum I participate in,  I'm actually somewhat Beatled out (but have fond memories, nevertheless), but that ^^^ is just silliness and so over-the-top.  I hope you are at least somewhat joking?!

You’re a joke, sir!

You’re a joke!!

dankind said:

brianlux said:

23scidoo said:

After all these years and the nauseating over abundance of Beatles threads on another forum I participate in,  I'm actually somewhat Beatled out (but have fond memories, nevertheless), but that ^^^ is just silliness and so over-the-top.  I hope you are at least somewhat joking?!

You’re a joke, sir!

You’re a joke!!

Hey no fair!  Everybody know that already!

dankind said:

Pink Floyd feeling the love.

You're handling this really well, DK. We'll get 'em next time.