Hit or Miss: The Beatles

cry of the banshee · **Posted:** Fri Dec 05, 2008 7:21 am

following the reaper wrote:

cry of the banshee wrote:

Eternal Idol wrote:

following the reaper wrote:

MetalStorm wrote:

I can give you a list of bands that came out in the 60's that are better than the Beatles:

Led Zeppelin
The Doors
Cream
Jefferson Airplane
Black Sabbath

And a few others but those are the best that came out of that decade.

I thought Black Sabbath didn't release anything till the 70's :huh:

And seriously, I have no idea whats appealing about Led Zeppelin. I'm trying to listen to Led Zeppelin IV or whatever people call it and all im hearing is frankly annoying vocals and riifs that have that annoying blues feel.... like it when it feels like the riff is going in a circle, like jsut going nowhere.

Well, that's understandable. Led Zeppelin IV is more rooted in folk music than Rock music, and I'm not really big on that album either. The first 3 albums are revelations in Rock music, and are great from start to finish. I do feel Zeppelin did release some bad music though, particularly their later period stuff. Way too much John Paul Jones noodling around on a synthesizer, and not in a good way like Jon Lord, and not enough Jimmy Page. Presence and Coda are egresously bad.

The thing about Zeppelin is, no two albums sound the same; in fact no two Zep songs sound the same. They are nothing if not eclectic.
Zeppelin's best period for me is the years spanning '71-'77, or III - Presence.
Jimmy Page is one of the greatest songwriters ever (in rock), not to mention his fretmanship. To state otherwise is not only wrong, but also indicates some form of brain disorder; perhaps, for example: the brain sizzling tertiary stage of syphyllis, or not following the instructions provided by the warning labels on the back of paint solvent cannisters one too many times. Fetal alcohol syndrome also comes to mind.

Doctor, how long have I got? :omfg:

Rhys · **Posted:** Fri Dec 05, 2008 7:25 am

Another opinion: Eleanor Rigby is the greatest pop song of all time. Yes/no?

Legacy Of The Night · **Posted:** Fri Dec 05, 2008 7:54 am

It's really damn good, I can say that much.

rio · **Posted:** Fri Dec 05, 2008 5:55 pm

following the reaper wrote:

MetalStorm wrote:

I can give you a list of bands that came out in the 60's that are better than the Beatles:

Led Zeppelin
The Doors
Cream
Jefferson Airplane
Black Sabbath

And a few others but those are the best that came out of that decade.

I thought Black Sabbath didn't release anything till the 70's :huh:

And seriously, I have no idea whats appealing about Led Zeppelin. I'm trying to listen to Led Zeppelin IV or whatever people call it and all im hearing is frankly annoying vocals and riifs that have that annoying blues feel.... like it when it feels like the riff is going in a circle, like jsut going nowhere.

Jebus Christ it just gets worse...

You appear to have some sort of severe brain disorder

EDIT: I see CotB got in there before me, haha.

noodles · **Posted:** Fri Dec 05, 2008 6:13 pm

i went into Led Zeppelin expecting good blues rock guitar playing with epic vocals but instead i got boring blues guitar playing snoozly vocals. classic bands always disappoint me because i'd assume from their hype that Jimmy Page could dance circles around Rory Gallagher or the guys from Wishbone Ash but turns out it's the other way around. i had high hopes too because Rory and the guys from WA have pretty meh voices and Plant is considered so great, so like Rory + epic vocals would be major win, but that's not how things turned out.

Legacy Of The Night · **Posted:** Fri Dec 05, 2008 6:14 pm

They would've been better with a different singer. Robert Plant sounds like he's climaxing on every damn song, and it's really annoying.

Rhys · **Posted:** Sat Dec 06, 2008 11:22 am

I can't explain it properly :lame:

I just know that listening to Led Zeppelin is not enjoyable in the least for me.

cry of the banshee · **Posted:** Sat Dec 06, 2008 6:06 pm

Shit, man, there's something in this world for everybody. If you don't dig Zeppelin, thats your trip.
But there should at least be acknowledgment of their indisputable songwriting abilities and impact on the world of rock, and consequently, metal.

"We come from the land of the ice and snow,
From the midnight sun where the hot springs blow.

The hammer of the gods
Will drive our ships to new lands,
To fight the horde, singing and crying:
Valhalla, I am coming!
On we sweep with threshing oar,
Our only goal will be the western shore"...

Fucking-A man, in 1971, this was like a meteor headed for the earth.

Rhys · **Posted:** Sat Dec 06, 2008 6:37 pm

Sure they had a big influence on rock

I still think the Beatles are better/more important

Just cause i think they suck doesn't mean it's wrong for millions of over people to think they're awesome........means I'm wrong really...wait what? :unsure:

Adveser · **Joined:** Tue Nov 13, 2007 1:26 am **Posts:** 2491

Seriously, the fuckin doors? I was under the impression that they were as overrated and over hyped as Nirvana. A band a shitload of people love but virtually no one actually listens to. People that aren't really music aficianados laugh at how bad the doors were.

traptunderice · **Posted:** Mon Dec 08, 2008 4:42 am

Adveser wrote:

Seriously, the fuckin doors? I was under the impression that they were as overrated and over hyped as Nirvana. A band a shitload of people love but virtually no one actually listens to. People that aren't really music aficianados laugh at how bad the doors were.

The Doors have some amazingly great songs with a lot of emotion and blues (Love Her Madly, Break On Through) but as a whole they are probably overrated by pot smokers.

cry of the banshee · **Posted:** Mon Dec 08, 2008 7:00 am

traptunderice wrote:

Adveser wrote:

Seriously, the fuckin doors? I was under the impression that they were as overrated and over hyped as Nirvana. A band a shitload of people love but virtually no one actually listens to. People that aren't really music aficianados laugh at how bad the doors were.

The Doors have some amazingly great songs with a lot of emotion and blues (Love Her Madly, Break On Through) but as a whole they are probably overrated by pot smokers.

Jim Morrison wasn't a pothead. He was a hard drinker.
Overrated my white Irish ass, The Doors are cool.
Their music always reminded me of a dark carnival.

Legacy Of The Night · **Posted:** Mon Dec 08, 2008 7:54 am

I never thought The Doors were all that great. They're pretty boring.

Goat · **Posted:** Mon Dec 08, 2008 12:07 pm

I like The Doors, though I'll admit they sound better when I'm smashed.

traptunderice · **Posted:** Mon Dec 08, 2008 2:52 pm

cry of the banshee wrote:

traptunderice wrote:

Adveser wrote:

Seriously, the fuckin doors? I was under the impression that they were as overrated and over hyped as Nirvana. A band a shitload of people love but virtually no one actually listens to. People that aren't really music aficianados laugh at how bad the doors were.

The Doors have some amazingly great songs with a lot of emotion and blues (Love Her Madly, Break On Through) but as a whole they are probably overrated by pot smokers.

Jim Morrison wasn't a pothead. He was a hard drinker.
Overrated my white Irish ass, The Doors are cool.
Their music always reminded me of a dark carnival.

Never said that he was but I remember so many pot smokers in high school fawning over Jim Morrision's dick.

As for the overrated, they have some great songs but is their really that much to them besides a few classics hits?

cry of the banshee · **Posted:** Mon Dec 08, 2008 5:39 pm

traptunderice wrote:

cry of the banshee wrote:

traptunderice wrote:

Adveser wrote:

Seriously, the fuckin doors? I was under the impression that they were as overrated and over hyped as Nirvana. A band a shitload of people love but virtually no one actually listens to. People that aren't really music aficianados laugh at how bad the doors were.

The Doors have some amazingly great songs with a lot of emotion and blues (Love Her Madly, Break On Through) but as a whole they are probably overrated by pot smokers.

Jim Morrison wasn't a pothead. He was a hard drinker.
Overrated my white Irish ass, The Doors are cool.
Their music always reminded me of a dark carnival.

Never said that he was but I remember so many pot smokers in high school fawning over Jim Morrision's dick.

As for the overrated, they have some great songs but is their really that much to them besides a few classics hits?

Sorry, I misread your post; didn't notice the word "by" after overrated, which of course changes the context entirely.

Well, some of their non-classic hits arebetter than others, but as a whole I always liked their general sound and style.

Seinfeld26 · **Posted:** Thu Dec 11, 2008 3:54 pm

Okay, I know I'll be getting TONS of flame mail, death threats, etc. for this, but I had to vote "nay." Don't get me wrong: I have nothing but respect for The Beatles and how much they contributed to modern rock music. But I've always hated the singing, and overall, they just never really clicked with me for some reason.

I've always really liked Hey Jude, though.

Dago · **Posted:** Thu Dec 11, 2008 5:13 pm

Legacy Of The Night wrote:

I never thought The Doors were all that great. They're pretty boring.

Yea, me too. And I've heard most of their stuff, a couple of songs stand out, but really, not that amazing.

Goat · **Posted:** Thu Dec 11, 2008 5:31 pm

Seinfeld26 wrote:

Okay, I know I'll be getting TONS of flame mail, death threats, etc. for this, but I had to vote "nay." Don't get me wrong: I have nothing but respect for The Beatles and how much they contributed to modern rock music. But I've always hated the singing, and overall, they just never really clicked with me for some reason.

I've always really liked Hey Jude, though.

Hey Jude is a Nazi anthem.

Zeth · **Posted:** Mon Dec 22, 2008 11:51 pm

Last year I would have said no. Guess I've grown soft.

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