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Stairway to Heaven, followed closely by Free Bird. For most of the '70s and '80s, these two were inescapable on album oriented rock radio stations in the States.
People call Stairway the greatest rock song ever, but it's by no means Led Zeppelin's best song. Hell, it isn't even the best song on Led Zeppelin IV. The arrangement of the guitars and gradual build-up culminating in the guitar break is impressive enough, but it still doesn't hold a candle to the epic grandeur of When the Levee Breaks, Achilles Last Stand, and Kashmir, to name a few.
Free Bird's just a power ballad with a pretty good guitar break tacked on at the end.
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Everything Pink Floyd released 'cept for the Ummagumma LP and some stuff on DOTM. but I mean, there's a lot of other, worse crap out there anyway, how can you slag off SMU or Baby Please Don't Go?
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One Hundred Bottles Of Beer On The Wall
Well,honestly listening to the star spangled banner before every single sporting event isn't much better. Can you imagine being a baseball player and having to listen to it 162 times plus pre and post season.Quote
71Tele
God Bless America. After 9/11 anyone going to a sporting event in the US had to stand reverently and listen to this piece of drivel.
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sweetcharmedlifeWell,honestly listening to the star spangled banner before every single sporting event isn't much better. Can you imagine being a baseball player and having to listen to it 162 times plus pre and post season.Quote
71Tele
God Bless America. After 9/11 anyone going to a sporting event in the US had to stand reverently and listen to this piece of drivel.
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sweetcharmedlifeWell,honestly listening to the star spangled banner before every single sporting event isn't much better. Can you imagine being a baseball player and having to listen to it 162 times plus pre and post season.Quote
71Tele
God Bless America. After 9/11 anyone going to a sporting event in the US had to stand reverently and listen to this piece of drivel.
I like God Bless America, it's fun on July 4th, when drunk, but anything can get old I suppose.
I'm Proud to be an American by who? Lee Greenwood? That one makes me want to vomit.
If one had a computer program with which to enter data on how to create a schlock, cliched, patriotic song that is what would come out. Dreadful drivel.
Agree about Stairway and Freebird being overplayed and perhaps overrated. I might like Freebird better. Zeppelin had so many quality songs that it's a shame Stairway gets such glory. If I had been at the 02 I could have done without it even. In fact if I had my choice to exclude that and get Living/Loving Maid(She's Just a Woman) I would gladly take it. I read that Zep Played Maid only once because they thought it too commercial? Anyone know more about that? What a shame. It is great!
While not a huge Macca solo fan, his quibbling over dividends does not warrant capital punishment. While Macca may watch the bottom line very carefully he has some good qualities that John fell short on, but, I think I've covered that subject already?
Anything by the Grateful Dead?
You two have lost all objectivity.
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The objectivity comment is regarding 24fps & Bluzdude 2¢ on page 1.
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deadegad
The objectivity comment is regarding 24fps & Bluzdude 2¢ on page 1.
I have been forced to listen to hours and hours of the Dead as well as seeing them....yes I would say having them rammed down might throat and in my ears might cause me to lose some objectivity...especially when every song sounds exactly alike.