Commit!! Ring the Cowbell!!

[Hoosker Du]

Not sure how this thread turned into a music battle, but everyone has a preferred sound that they like. So for anyone to say someone else's musical choices "Suck" is always only a matter of opinion and never fact. The thing is, I am a fan of talent and innovators.

Pink Floyd for example... So many people consider them one of the greatest bands of all time. Not one of them is "Amazing" at the instruments they play, but damnit they played their sound perfectly and it just worked!

Tool for example... I would never argue that Danny Carey is not one of the best drummers out there and an innovator of a certain style of music... I don't like the style. Does it mean it sucks, HELL NO

Dirty Loops for example... Yeah most likely none of you have ever heard of this band before, but this band has one of the best bass players in the world. You'd never know it because the singer sounds like a boy band, and the music is Pop oriented. If you don't believe me look up the band and the bassist Henrik Linder

Queen for example... I would argue till the end of time that Queen is the most innovative band of all time, and I'd put Freddie Mercury's voice up against anyone's. I respect the hell out of this band, but not my favorite style

Rage Against the Machine for example... Find me a guitarist that is more innovative than Tom Morello! You could maybe argue Matt Bellamy from Muse, but his guitar is pretty specific. Obviously Jimi Hendrix and Eddie Van Halen are in the mix here too, but they played a traditional style that has been copied 10 times over. You won't be seeing that with Morello

I could go on and on, but I respect anyone with talent!

I would say David Gilmour and Roger Waters were both quite gifted musicians. Yeah Morello had his own style. Lightning fast too.

I'm a big fan of Robert Quine and Richard Lloyd.

 

[Yolobomb]

Wallflowers. Hehehe.. Nice to have adolescent girls broadening their football knowledge on HOL. Welcome to the board.

Degrading people on the internet because of their music preference and calling them girls... I hope life goes better for you.

 

[Hoosker Du]

Degrading people on the internet because of their music preference and calling them girls... I hope life goes better for you.

Don't take me too seriously. I poke fun, but I know we all have different influences on our lives based on our age and where we grew up.

I just can't get over the direction music has taken. It has no roots anymore. And Mumford and Sons is almost solely responsible for it, because they took folk music and put a pop spin on it. It is sad.

 

[bigboxes]

You think Imagine Dragons is "wimpy" but that song isn't? That's like a bad Wallflowers cover band trying to do their own stuff.

To each their own.

Imagine Dragons is the only artist with two songs in the Top Ten Most Downloaded Songs in Rock History "Radioactive" (No. 1) and "Demons" (No. 8). I missed Son Volt on the list.

Popular does not equal good. I wouldn't call Imagine Dragons rock. Yes, taste is subjective. Carry with your fandom.

 

[Yolobomb]

Popular does not equal good. I wouldn't call Imagine Dragons rock. Yes, taste is subjective. Carry with your fandom.

It's like Pop-alt-rock.

Popular might not equal good, but almost always good equals popular.

 

[Yolobomb]

Don't take me too seriously. I poke fun, but I know we all have different influences on our lives based on our age and where we grew up.

I just can't get over the direction music has taken. It has no roots anymore. And Mumford and Sons is almost solely responsible for it, because they took folk music and put a pop spin on it. It is sad.

You really give Mumford and Sons a lot of credit. Personally I think Hanson is to blame.

 

[BleedHuskerRed]

It's Tiffany's fault!

 

[litespeedhuskerfan_rivals19671]

I'm partial to Simon and Garfunkel.

 

[NorthWillRiseAgain]

 

[Hoosker Du]

Soooo good!! That Stairway to Heaven video still makes tear up, I laugh so hard!