Music - Top 10's!
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If we're talking drum and bass player combos, Queen's Roger Taylor (drums) and John Deacon (bass guitar) were both masters of their respective instruments, but absolutely tremendous together and they complemented Dr Brian May and Freddie Mercury really well. Everyone remembers Freddie and Brian, but there were no passengers in Queen.
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@mn5 said in Music - Top 10's!:
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@mn5 Music's subjective. I wouldn't have Genesis, Sabbath DP or Iron Maiden but I wouldn't have Fleetwood Mac, Queen, Stone Roses, Smiths, Jam or Oasis either.
Trying to pick only 10 British bands is ridiculous. Like trying to pick the top 10 AB try's of all time. There might be a couple everyone agrees on but after that it becomes personal preference and also generational. I mention Kirkpatrick against the Lions - your eyes glaze over etc
Yeah, gets way to much into personal taste and perspective for a good portion of a list.
I would say that there are probably 5 undeniables In Beatles, Stones, Who, Led Zep and Queen.
Clash, Pink Floyd, Kinks all with very strong claims.Pink Floyd have sold over 250 million albums.
Awesome effort but I’m not sure how accurate album sales are to be honest. You can google any artist and get a number but take it with a grain of salt.
Especially when you look at some of the faces in the next level down.
Personally, if I wanted to bore myself to death I'd probably put Floyd on. Roger Waters at Hyde Park was only bearable due to the company, copious beer, and a really high, ranting Richard Ashcroft appearing before him.
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@bones said in Music - Top 10's!:
Personally, if I wanted to bore myself to death I'd probably put Floyd on. Roger Waters at Hyde Park was only bearable due to the company, copious beer, and a really high, ranting Richard Ashcroft appearing before him.
I used to think that about Pink Floyd. Not sure what changed my mind - probably being a little less angry in life and wanting something a bit calmer.
I still have a zen place of in the bath, in the dark with dark side of the moon playing. Not done that in a while and have been a bit angry of late. Might be worth a go!
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@godder said in Music - Top 10's!:
If we're talking drum and bass player combos, Queen's Roger Taylor (drums) and John Deacon (bass guitar) were both masters of their respective instruments, but absolutely tremendous together and they complemented Dr Brian May and Freddie Mercury really well. Everyone remembers Freddie and Brian, but there were no passengers in Queen.
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@godder said in Music - Top 10's!:
If we're talking drum and bass player combos, Queen's Roger Taylor (drums) and John Deacon (bass guitar) were both masters of their respective instruments, but absolutely tremendous together and they complemented Dr Brian May and Freddie Mercury really well. Everyone remembers Freddie and Brian, but there were no passengers in Queen.
I’d rate JPJ and Bonzo, Entwistle and Moon and Geezer and Ward way ahead of them but it’s hard to really shine compared to, as you say, Brian and Freddie ( even though Queen aren’t really my thing overall ). I don’t recall them doing anything other than make those two look awesome but I could be wrong.
It’s always tempting to name “such and such” as a top unit just because they’re part of your favourite band.
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@mn5 said in Music - Top 10's!:
@godder said in Music - Top 10's!:
If we're talking drum and bass player combos, Queen's Roger Taylor (drums) and John Deacon (bass guitar) were both masters of their respective instruments, but absolutely tremendous together and they complemented Dr Brian May and Freddie Mercury really well. Everyone remembers Freddie and Brian, but there were no passengers in Queen.
I’d rate JPJ and Bonzo, Entwistle and Moon and Geezer and Ward way ahead of them but it’s hard to really shine compared to, as you say, Brian and Freddie ( even though Queen aren’t really my thing overall ). I don’t recall them doing anything other than make those two look personally but I could be wrong.
It’s always tempting to name “such and such” as a top unit just because they’re part of your favourite band.
Their technical ability came out more live and on album tracks rather than the big singles that everyone remembers, but agree that they probably aren't the best ever combo, just that they are/were top drawer (Deacon retired a few years after Freddie died). Another One Bites The Dust and Under Pressure are Queen's two best-known bass lines which, to your point, shows it doesn't have to be particularly difficult to be famous.
Something else about Queen was that everyone could write, as they all had top 5 singles in either the UK or USA, with each band member's biggest hit being Bohemian Rhapsody (Mercury), We Will Rock You (May), Another One Bites The Dust (Deacon) and Radio Gaga (Taylor). Not sure if it's still the case, but they made the Guiness Book of Records as the first 4 person band to have UK top 10 singles written by each band member.
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@godder said in Music - Top 10's!:
@mn5 said in Music - Top 10's!:
@godder said in Music - Top 10's!:
If we're talking drum and bass player combos, Queen's Roger Taylor (drums) and John Deacon (bass guitar) were both masters of their respective instruments, but absolutely tremendous together and they complemented Dr Brian May and Freddie Mercury really well. Everyone remembers Freddie and Brian, but there were no passengers in Queen.
I’d rate JPJ and Bonzo, Entwistle and Moon and Geezer and Ward way ahead of them but it’s hard to really shine compared to, as you say, Brian and Freddie ( even though Queen aren’t really my thing overall ). I don’t recall them doing anything other than make those two look personally but I could be wrong.
It’s always tempting to name “such and such” as a top unit just because they’re part of your favourite band.
Their technical ability came out more live and on album tracks rather than the big singles that everyone remembers, but agree that they probably aren't the best ever combo, just that they are/were top drawer (Deacon retired a few years after Freddie died). Another One Bites The Dust and Under Pressure are Queen's two best-known bass lines which, to your point, shows it doesn't have to be particularly difficult to be famous.
Something else about Queen was that everyone could write, as they all had top 5 singles in either the UK or USA, with each band member's biggest hit being Bohemian Rhapsody (Mercury), We Will Rock You (May), Another One Bites The Dust (Deacon) and Radio Gaga (Taylor). Not sure if it's still the case, but they made the Guiness Book of Records as the first 4 person band to have UK top 10 singles written by each band member.
All very impressive and I do get your point. I suppose a big contrast to that is the other three guys in AC/DC who aren’t Angus and Brian. They have a cushy gig that anyone vaguely competent could manage. Then again it takes discipline to play with that amount of steadiness and ‘non’ flashyness so they do their job well.
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@mn5 said in Music - Top 10's!:
All very impressive and I do get your point. I suppose a big contrast to that is the other three guys in AC/DC who aren’t Angus and Brian. They have a cushy gig that anyone vaguely competent could manage.
Angus would say that Malcolm was the most important member of the band.
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@bovidae said in Music - Top 10's!:
@mn5 said in Music - Top 10's!:
All very impressive and I do get your point. I suppose a big contrast to that is the other three guys in AC/DC who aren’t Angus and Brian. They have a cushy gig that anyone vaguely competent could manage.
Angus would say that Malcolm was the most important member of the band.
Fair call I will stand corrected on that from a writing point of view and what the brothers did behind the scenes setting the band up. He wrote some pretty cool riffs for someone who appeared to know only three chords as well !
I fucken love AC/DC but Rudd looks half asleep during their live gigs, at least Williams tries to make his bass lines appear more complicated than they are.
