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USCHO Music Thread 4: Songs She Sang to Me, Songs She Brang to Me

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At one point, there was supposed to be a project featuring Squire and Page, but it fell through.

Squire went on to a "new" YES with Trevor Rabin and Page I believe went on to the Firm.


That would have potentially been a very interesting band.

Could have been down and very dirty.
 
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Gurtholfin said:
Not sure even Plant can really compete although I'm sure he was sexier in his prime than Mick was.
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I don't think you can compare. Those are two very different kinds of girl. (Robert's girl is a lot smarter, but Mick's girl is a lot more fun before the, you know, high speed chase and firey crash.)
 
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Kepler said:
I don't think you can compare. Those are two very different kinds of girl.
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Yeah... the wife thinks Robert circa 1972 is a rock god.

She likes Stone's songs.


She (like every woman that has ever commented on it) thinks Roger Daltry is creepy.
 
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Gurtholfin said:
She (like every woman that has ever commented on it) thinks Roger Daltry is creepy.
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LOL. Roger Daltry is creepy. There is something deeply wrong behind those blue eyes.

He does have a human moment, however. He somehow got cast in the BBC's 1983 production of The Comedy of Errors and, completely defying all my expectations, he is adorable and actually great.

But other than that...

I watched him for fifteen years, sitting in a room, staring at a wall; not seeing the wall, looking past the wall; looking at this night, inhumanly patient, waiting for some secret, silent alarm to trigger him off. Death has come to your little town, Sheriff.
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I've seen everyone I need to see, except two. Van Morrison and Peter Gabriel. And at this point, Morrison is kinda notorious for either being really great, or totally disinterested, and going through the motions, so that would be a crap shoot.

As for favorite guitar players, I come from a bit of a different bent, based largely on my preferred tastes of '80's post punk. Course, there's still room for the classics. I like melodic soloists.

Keith Richards
David Gilmour
Richard Lloyd
Robert Quine
James Honeyman-Scott
Pete Townshend
 
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Kepler said:
Well. I was thinking "frontman." Fair point.
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Frontman? Freddie Mercury. Bon Scott. James Brown (if you count his "band"). Axl could have been one of the greats, but IMO GNR didn't have the longevity.
 
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Brenthoven said:
Frontman? Freddie Mercury. Bon Scott. James Brown (if you count his "band"). Axl could have been one of the greats, but IMO GNR didn't have the longevity.
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Those are certainly frontmen.

None are close to Mick.
 
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Gurtholfin said:
Those are certainly frontmen.

None are close to Mick.
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Freddy Mercury certainly ranks with Mick, along with David Bowie, Prince, Elvis, Frank Zappa, George Clinton, James Brown, Chuck Berry, and others.
 
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Kepler said:
Freddy Mercury certainly ranks with Mick, along with David Bowie, Prince, Elvis, Frank Zappa, George Clinton, James Brown, Chuck Berry, and others.
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As much as I love the others mentioned, I can't say they were better. Prince's musicianship is untouched. Mercury's theatrics AND singing put him on top (hence Brown being a close second). Bon, and I say this with great bias, was not a great singer but I can't name a better wailer. Elvis....everyone is biased in that realm. He was nicknamed The King for a reason. Bowie is underappreciated, I think. Even now. Never got into Zappa. Clinton, he just did what everyone else did, and more showy. Love him, but not top ten.

Hell, Janis Joplin. Not a great singer. She wailed. But she captivated audiences as a show-woman. Pure emotion. That was her hook.
 
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Isn't a frontman a lead singer of a band?

Freddie and Mick were frontmen. Bon too.

The rest were solo artists.


And even with the Revolution, Prince was a solo artist.
 
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Gurtholfin said:
Isn't a frontman a lead singer of a band?

Freddie and Mick were frontmen. Bon too.

The rest were solo artists.


And even with the Revolution, Prince was a solo artist.
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That's my issue with James Brown. It's a gray area. Technically, he still has a band. We need a ruling for this discussion.
 
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Freddie was great, but Mick was on another plain when you add in pop culture and overall popularity.

A lot of people have heard of Queen and even Freddie.

Almost everyone knows the Stones and Mick.
 
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Brenthoven said:
That's my issue with James Brown. It's a gray area. Technically, he still has a band. We need a ruling for this discussion.
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If you have a backing band, you are a solo artist.

If you are the singer of a rock band, you may be a frontman.
 
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Gurtholfin said:
If you have a backing band, you are a solo artist.

If you are the singer of a rock band, you may be a frontman.
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Let's roll with that. It'll make things simpler.

Mick, great frontman. HOF. The struts, captivated the audience, not a bad singer for that style of music. You can't wail that. You have to sing it.
 
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You also need to overshadow or stand out a bit from your mates.
 
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(Arguably) Great Frontmen:

Mick
Bono
David Lee Roth
Freddie
Plant
Ozzy (Sabbath)
Axl
 
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Gurtholfin said:
You also need to overshadow or stand out a bit from your mates.
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Ooooo, that would eliminate Bon, for sure. And maybe Mick. Yep, said it. Some dude named Keith. ;)

For reference, Robert Smith of the Cure is NOT a great frontman. ;)
 
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Frontmen I'd Like to Choke:

Steve Perry
 
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Gurtholfin said:
(Arguably) Great Frontmen:

Mick
Daltry -shudder-
Bono
David Lee Roth
Freddie
Plant
Ozzy (Sabbath)
Axl
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Bono (shudder), DL Roth, and Ozzy (depends on your fandom of Rhoades), Axl no (as mentioned, longevity and Slash)
 
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