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WilliamPatrickMaynard
As for where the closest thing to Keith could be found, I'd say in rock bands that go for a retro sound like The Black Crowes and Izzy Stradlin & the Ju-Ju Hounds if you'll turn back the clock a couple decades.
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WilliamPatrickMaynard
I won't be able to joke about your Keith/Dave doppelganger thing any more.
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WilliamPatrickMaynard
I'm not a Dave Stewart hater at all. He's done a great deal of good work with Mick and others. Blaming "Let's Work" on him is just plain silly. That said, and I'll get flack for this from some courts, I maintain that if we heard the original "Let's Work" instead of the dance mix that was released on the album, it would be a far better track. I love Jagger's rhythm guitar on that song during the intro. If anyone ruined it, it was Steve Thompson and Michael Barbiero.
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if we was a reverend or something like that, we would play the "let's work" video as part of our sermon at least once a month. yes, we would lose our job as reverend but who wants to be a reverend anyway?
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we think the only reason "let's work" is hated is the same reason we ourselves
hated it for years. because fans at that time wanted stones music and stones
tour, and got exactly NOT that with "let's work". it was micks greatest
f-you ever to lazy pushy greedy...
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Sleepy City
No Sam Phillips???
another big big one. and jerry lee and johnny and elvis will have to represent sam
proudly, just like mick and keith do jimmy and john and paul do george martin.
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No Sam Phillips???
another big big one. and jerry lee and johnny and elvis will have to represent sam
proudly, just like mick and keith do jimmy and john and paul do george martin.
If we are going to include producers then we need to include Leonard and Phil Chess and Berry Gordy at the very least.
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bob r
While we're talking about musicians, Bands and Producers who should be in the Hall of Fame, what about Managers??? there are certainly a few who were larger than life and had a major hand in the careers of their artists:
Brian Epstein
Allen Klein (love him or hate him )
Andrew Loog Oldham
David Geffen
Albert Grossman
Anyone think of any other ?
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next 72 most iconic figure in 20th century popular music, mostly
from your suggestions. some of your suggestions may even be better
than these, but we didnt know enough to venture an opinion. no pic.
(in no particular order)
Brian Epstein
Allen Klein
Andrew Loog Oldham
David Geffen
Jimmy Miller
Albert Grossman
Colonel Tom Parker
Berry Gordy
Phil Chess
Leonard Chess
Gene Vincent
Nelson Riddle
Henry Mancini
Harry Belafonte
Big Mama Thorton
Jimmy Cliff
Bessie Smith
Bono
Jerry Garcia
Lou Reid
Iggy Pop
George Harrison
Johnny Rotten
Sly Stone
Diana Ross
Charlie Parker
Smokey Robinson
Judy Garland
Eric Clapton
Freddy Mercury
Bing Crosby
Marvin Gaye
Fats Domino
Toots Hibbert
Scott Joplin
Pete Townshend
Jim Morrison
Jerry Garcia
George Gershwin
Les Paul
Enrico Caruso
Luciano Pavarotti
Maria Callas
Joan Sutherland
Maybelle Carter
Leonard Bernstein
Irving Berlin
Richard Rodgers
Oscar Hammerstein
Willie Dixon
John Williams
Burt Bacharach
Count Basie
John Cage
George Martin
Sam Phillips
Neil Young
Dick Dale
Joni Mitchell
Cher
Carole King
Britney Spears
Alanis Morissette
Dolly Parton
Joan Baez
Tony Bennett
Ronnie Spector
Janet Jackson
Johnny Mathis
Ricky Nelson
Patti Page
Glenn Miller
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loog droog
Funny, here I am bring up Chicago again, when I don't own any of their records.
But I did see the Behind the Music episode about them, and the guy who discovered them, named them and produced all their early albums, James William Guercio should be in the RnR HoF, not just for being an ace producer, but also for being an extraordinarily stand-up guy.
According to the show, when they decided they didn't want to work with him anymore, he just walked away. No hassle, no money fight. He didn't try to sue them or anything, even though he did have legal standing to.
Compare that to the management/money hell the Stones, Springsteen, Billy Joel, etc., etc. have been though.
How many bands are that lucky?
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straycatdevil
KISS. Like them or not they were the most popular band in the world in late'76-'77. This is the rock and roll hall of "fame". Besides, they rocked!
As has been said several times, and illustrated by numerous posts here, it is NOT a real RNRHOF, it is far from it. I am not even sure how they wrangled that name, or concept, but time has come (long past due) for a name change, and cut the crap.Quote
straycatdevil
This is the rock and roll hall of "fame".
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Max'sKansasCityAs has been said several times, and illustrated by numerous posts here, it is NOT a real RNRHOF, it is far from it. I am not even sure how they wrangled that name, or concept, but time has come (long past due) for a name change, and cut the crap.Quote
straycatdevil
This is the rock and roll hall of "fame".
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keefriffhard4life
ok you need to change the songs by:
joey ramone- blitzkrieg bop
hank williams- move it on over
robert johnson- crossroad blues
tina turner- proud mary
willie nelson- on the road again
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keefriffhard4life
ok you need to change the songs by:
joey ramone- blitzkrieg bop
hank williams- move it on over
robert johnson- crossroad blues
tina turner- proud mary
willie nelson- on the road again
thought about all those titles, all are legit and perhaps better candidates for
"most iconic track" by the named artist, but just like you, we went for the track
we would rather listen to.
(on second thought: joey changed to blitzkrieg bop)
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ok you need to change the songs by:
joey ramone- blitzkrieg bop
hank williams- move it on over
robert johnson- crossroad blues
tina turner- proud mary
willie nelson- on the road again
thought about all those titles, all are legit and perhaps better candidates for
"most iconic track" by the named artist, but just like you, we went for the track
we would rather listen to.
(on second thought: joey changed to blitzkrieg bop)
to be honest i didn't pick my favorite songs by those artists i picked either the song they are most known for or when i mentioned "crazy" by willie nelson the song considered the great work by that artist
well "crazy" we agree on in a sense, but patsy cline has it already on the list.
(making willie the composer of two songs on the list, along with jagger
richards dylan and lennon.) agree "on the road again" slightly more iconic than
"always on my mind" but the latter gives us goosebumps. agree "proud mary" is
clearly more iconic, just sick of it. but still think "hellhound" and "so
lonesome i could cry" are more iconic, but not absolutely certain, so we
just went with our preference.
can't stand the hugely iconic "stairway to heaven" but perhaps should go
with "rock and roll" over "whole lotta love"?
wonder if there will ever be another century when so many icons will also
be known for their composing and/or instrumental skills. not judging by
the 21st so far. think it would be much more "natural" in a video era for
icons to be mostly just singers like elvis and sinatra and madonna and rihanna.
this list of ours is quite dominated by composer/performers.
the masses have to be fairly awake to prefer/give credit to composers,
and they are deep in slumber so far this century.
that's one interesting and conservative thing about rap so far. it is
demanded that the performer write their own words. strictly too.
is there any instance yet of someone charting by rapping someone
else's rhymes?
there's been a few novelty "alternative folk" versions of famous rap
songs, but none have charted that we can think of.
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keefriffhard4life
ok you need to change the songs by:
joey ramone- blitzkrieg bop
hank williams- move it on over
robert johnson- crossroad blues
tina turner- proud mary
willie nelson- on the road again
thought about all those titles, all are legit and perhaps better candidates for
"most iconic track" by the named artist, but just like you, we went for the track
we would rather listen to.
(on second thought: joey changed to blitzkrieg bop)
to be honest i didn't pick my favorite songs by those artists i picked either the song they are most known for or when i mentioned "crazy" by willie nelson the song considered the great work by that artist
well "crazy" we agree on in a sense, but patsy cline has it already on the list.
(making willie the composer of two songs on the list, along with jagger
richards dylan and lennon.) agree "on the road again" slightly more iconic than
"always on my mind" but the latter gives us goosebumps. agree "proud mary" is
clearly more iconic, just sick of it. but still think "hellhound" and "so
lonesome i could cry" are more iconic, but not absolutely certain, so we
just went with our preference.
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keefriffhard4life
sorry i overlooked the fact patsy was one the list. willie nelson however did not write "always on my mind"
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sorry i overlooked the fact patsy was one the list. willie nelson however did not write "always on my mind"
he didnt? wow. well, everybody says he really knows how to make a song his own lol.
changing our pick to "on the road again".
had no idea that brenda lee and elvis and others did the song years before willie.