POLL - The WEAKEST LINK of FEMALE FRONTED BANDS - FINALS

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  • hihobibo
    hihobibo Tampa, FL Posts: 1,140
    The Pretenders
    mrussel1 said:


    Totally respect your opinion and glad you like it. 
    To my ears, the big hair band/ big production just doesn't work.  I need more of the grit that a band like The Pretenders have to get excited about music.
    Yes exactly.  Too much polish,  too 80s. Pretenders are classic rock style. 
    Haha, I am a big fan of hair metal so that definitely fits why I like the song.
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    Heart
    mrussel1 said:
    brianlux said:
    hihobibo said:
    brianlux said:
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    OOOOOOOHHHHHHHHH.....BARACUDA!

    LOL, that is THE only Heart song I know.  I believe it has been played approximately 950,000,000 times on the radio.  :lol:
    Alone is my favorite song of theirs:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Cw1ng75KP0

    Totally respect your opinion and glad you like it. 
    To my ears, the big hair band/ big production just doesn't work.  I need more of the grit that a band like The Pretenders have to get excited about music.
    Yes exactly.  Too much polish,  too 80s. Pretenders are classic rock style. 

    The 80's were such a strange musical mixed bag, running the gamut from the very highly polished, to the grimiest hardcore.  And poor Neil Young trying to find his way through the whole mess. 
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,887
    Heart
    JPPJ84 said:
    Ok I need help. Which three songs of each band should I listen to to make a decision??
    Pretenders:
    1. Brass in Pocket
    2. Middle of the Road
    3. My City Was Gone (personal fav, I'm from Ohio)
    popular others:
    4. Back on the Chain Gang
    5. Don't Get Me Wrong
  • JPPJ84
    JPPJ84 Hamburg, Germany Posts: 3,464
    Heart
    mrussel1 said:
    JPPJ84 said:
    Ok I need help. Which three songs of each band should I listen to to make a decision??
    Pretenders:
    1. Brass in Pocket
    2. Middle of the Road
    3. My City Was Gone (personal fav, I'm from Ohio)
    popular others:
    4. Back on the Chain Gang
    5. Don't Get Me Wrong
    Cool, thanks! Anyone with Heart tipps?
  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,887
    Heart
    JPPJ84 said:
    mrussel1 said:
    JPPJ84 said:
    Ok I need help. Which three songs of each band should I listen to to make a decision??
    Pretenders:
    1. Brass in Pocket
    2. Middle of the Road
    3. My City Was Gone (personal fav, I'm from Ohio)
    popular others:
    4. Back on the Chain Gang
    5. Don't Get Me Wrong
    Cool, thanks! Anyone with Heart tipps?
    Probably:

    1. Barracuda
    2. Magic Man
    3. Crazy on You

    My personal favorite is probably Dog and the Butterfly, but I don't love the band.  Respect them though. 
  • JPPJ84
    JPPJ84 Hamburg, Germany Posts: 3,464
    Heart
    mrussel1 said:
    JPPJ84 said:
    mrussel1 said:
    JPPJ84 said:
    Ok I need help. Which three songs of each band should I listen to to make a decision??
    Pretenders:
    1. Brass in Pocket
    2. Middle of the Road
    3. My City Was Gone (personal fav, I'm from Ohio)
    popular others:
    4. Back on the Chain Gang
    5. Don't Get Me Wrong
    Cool, thanks! Anyone with Heart tipps?
    Probably:

    1. Barracuda
    2. Magic Man
    3. Crazy on You

    My personal favorite is probably Dog and the Butterfly, but I don't love the band.  Respect them though. 
    Excellent, thanks again :)
  • JPPJ84
    JPPJ84 Hamburg, Germany Posts: 3,464
    Heart
    Not entirely convinced by either but The Pretenders win for me. Turns out I knew Crazy on You though
  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,500
    Heart
    I almost couldn't decide which band I think is worse here...
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    edited January 2022
    Heart
    tempo_n_groove said:
    I almost couldn't decide which band I think is worse here...

    Which female led band would you have wanted to win?
    Mine would be either Blake Babies or Juliana Hatfield Three (Julian Hatfield), Big Brother and the Holding Company (Janis Joplin), or 10,000 Maniacs (Natalie Merchant).
    (Edit: beside Pretenders, of course).
    Post edited by brianlux on
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • tempo_n_groove
    tempo_n_groove Posts: 41,500
    Heart
    brianlux said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    I almost couldn't decide which band I think is worse here...

    Which female led band would you have wanted to win?
    Mine would be either Blake Babies or Juliana Hatfield Three (Julian Hatfield), Big Brother and the Holding Company (Janis Joplin), or 10,000 Maniacs (Natalie Merchant).
    (Edit: beside Pretenders, of course).
    I wanted the Eurythmics.  Loved them.
  • JPPJ84
    JPPJ84 Hamburg, Germany Posts: 3,464
    Heart
    Eurythmics for me as well!
  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,552
    The Pretenders
    JPPJ84 said:
    mrussel1 said:
    JPPJ84 said:
    Ok I need help. Which three songs of each band should I listen to to make a decision??
    Pretenders:
    1. Brass in Pocket
    2. Middle of the Road
    3. My City Was Gone (personal fav, I'm from Ohio)
    popular others:
    4. Back on the Chain Gang
    5. Don't Get Me Wrong
    Cool, thanks! Anyone with Heart tipps?
    I read this as "anyone with hair tips?"
    By The Time They Figure Out What Went Wrong, We'll Be Sitting On A Beach, Earning Twenty Percent.




  • JPPJ84
    JPPJ84 Hamburg, Germany Posts: 3,464
    Heart
    HughFreakingDillon said:
    JPPJ84 said:
    mrussel1 said:
    JPPJ84 said:
    Ok I need help. Which three songs of each band should I listen to to make a decision??
    Pretenders:
    1. Brass in Pocket
    2. Middle of the Road
    3. My City Was Gone (personal fav, I'm from Ohio)
    popular others:
    4. Back on the Chain Gang
    5. Don't Get Me Wrong
    Cool, thanks! Anyone with Heart tipps?
    I read this as "anyone with hair tips?"
    I could use those too :lol:
  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,887
    Heart
    brianlux said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    I almost couldn't decide which band I think is worse here...

    Which female led band would you have wanted to win?
    Mine would be either Blake Babies or Juliana Hatfield Three (Julian Hatfield), Big Brother and the Holding Company (Janis Joplin), or 10,000 Maniacs (Natalie Merchant).
    (Edit: beside Pretenders, of course).
    Fleetwood Mac then 10,000 Maniacs for me. 
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    Heart
    tempo_n_groove said:
    brianlux said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    I almost couldn't decide which band I think is worse here...

    Which female led band would you have wanted to win?
    Mine would be either Blake Babies or Juliana Hatfield Three (Julian Hatfield), Big Brother and the Holding Company (Janis Joplin), or 10,000 Maniacs (Natalie Merchant).
    (Edit: beside Pretenders, of course).
    I wanted the Eurythmics.  Loved them.

    Yeah, good stuff.  Have you check out The Tourists?
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,664
    Heart
    mrussel1 said:
    brianlux said:
    tempo_n_groove said:
    I almost couldn't decide which band I think is worse here...

    Which female led band would you have wanted to win?
    Mine would be either Blake Babies or Juliana Hatfield Three (Julian Hatfield), Big Brother and the Holding Company (Janis Joplin), or 10,000 Maniacs (Natalie Merchant).
    (Edit: beside Pretenders, of course).
    Fleetwood Mac then 10,000 Maniacs for me. 

    Winners, both.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • HughFreakingDillon
    HughFreakingDillon Winnipeg Posts: 39,552
    The Pretenders
    one of my faves:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xb_ulhXyjw
    By The Time They Figure Out What Went Wrong, We'll Be Sitting On A Beach, Earning Twenty Percent.




  • 1ThoughtKnown
    1ThoughtKnown Posts: 6,155
    The Pretenders
    mrussel1 said:
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    mrussel1 said:
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    mickeyrat said:
    brianlux said:
    Heart beating Pretenders?  
    :lol: 

    Heart remains a staple in my local stations programing.  Pretenders as well but to a lesser extent than Heart
    I’m actually shocked that the band that wrote Back in the Chain Gang is still in this. 
    That's an excellent song about rebuilding her band after the death of one member from drugs, and firing another because he was headed that way.  I mean it's not about getting you "Alone", but it's pretty damn good. 

    B side was My City Was Gone, which I think is a better song than Heart ever wrote.  
    A song can be about a lot of things, doesn’t make it good. I bet there are a lot of death or Viking metal songs about the same subject that I don’t like.
    And fortunately, it is good.  
    To you it’s good. To me it’s trash. 🤷‍♂️
    I’ll never get why the Pretenders had any fans, but there are lots of bands like that in the world. Just no hook for me I guess. 
  • mrussel1
    mrussel1 Posts: 30,887
    Heart
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    mrussel1 said:
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    mrussel1 said:
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    mickeyrat said:
    brianlux said:
    Heart beating Pretenders?  
    :lol: 

    Heart remains a staple in my local stations programing.  Pretenders as well but to a lesser extent than Heart
    I’m actually shocked that the band that wrote Back in the Chain Gang is still in this. 
    That's an excellent song about rebuilding her band after the death of one member from drugs, and firing another because he was headed that way.  I mean it's not about getting you "Alone", but it's pretty damn good. 

    B side was My City Was Gone, which I think is a better song than Heart ever wrote.  
    A song can be about a lot of things, doesn’t make it good. I bet there are a lot of death or Viking metal songs about the same subject that I don’t like.
    And fortunately, it is good.  
    To you it’s good. To me it’s trash. 🤷‍♂️
    I’ll never get why the Pretenders had any fans, but there are lots of bands like that in the world. Just no hook for me I guess. 
    Doesn't matter what I'm saying... as long as I sing with inflection....
  • F Me In The Brain
    F Me In The Brain this knows everybody from other commets Posts: 31,831
    edited January 2022
    The Pretenders
    mrussel1 said:
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    mrussel1 said:
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    mrussel1 said:
    1ThoughtKnown said:
    mickeyrat said:
    brianlux said:
    Heart beating Pretenders?  
    :lol: 

    Heart remains a staple in my local stations programing.  Pretenders as well but to a lesser extent than Heart
    I’m actually shocked that the band that wrote Back in the Chain Gang is still in this. 
    That's an excellent song about rebuilding her band after the death of one member from drugs, and firing another because he was headed that way.  I mean it's not about getting you "Alone", but it's pretty damn good. 

    B side was My City Was Gone, which I think is a better song than Heart ever wrote.  
    A song can be about a lot of things, doesn’t make it good. I bet there are a lot of death or Viking metal songs about the same subject that I don’t like.
    And fortunately, it is good.  
    To you it’s good. To me it’s trash. 🤷‍♂️
    I’ll never get why the Pretenders had any fans, but there are lots of bands like that in the world. Just no hook for me I guess. 
    Doesn't matter what I'm saying... as long as I sing with inflection....
    Now that is a band I can get behind, although q massively overplayed song/record from their collectuin.
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