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Here you go:VikingMachine wrote:These are in no particular order and I KNOW i am forgetting many...like I just thought about my fav Led Zepplin that I didnt include for example. As you can see i tend toward harder rock...but I listen to almost anything. Had a major crush on that slutty chick from Missing Persons back in the 80's if anyone remembers them.
Everybody's taste is different ...
Ya thats what I was trying to say Jim...we're a pretty diverse group. By the way, thanks for the picture...not sure what I saw in her, probobly my teenage hormones raging is all.Mothman wrote: Here you go:
VM, my reaction to your list was a lot like your reaction to Dan's!
Jim
I like the Aussie stuff from the 1980's: Men at Work, INXS, Split Enz/Crowded House, Midnight Oil, Icehouse, and Kylie Minogue. Other than INXS, it is best to pick up greatest hits packages from these bands. With Men at Work, it isn't because the albums were not great, it is because they only had three albums, and most of the good tunes will fit on one compliation. Split Enz/Crowded House is part Aussie and part Kiwi.men at work - cargo (ducking very quickly now )
Other than my daughter's album (you can keep that view to yourself), which of the above can't you stand? I'm just curious. And I do agree with your comment about taste -- it is subjective, despite what critics might have you believe.VikingMachine wrote: I'd kill myself if I had to listen to about half of those albums....its a great example of how different people's tastes can be.
While on occasion I'll get into a mood to listen to 80's pop music, I can't really can't stand these bands; don't mind it on the radio maybe once a month in a small dose though.Minniman wrote: I like the Aussie stuff from the 1980's: Men at Work, INXS, Split Enz/Crowded House, Midnight Oil, Icehouse, and Kylie Minogue. Other than INXS, it is best to pick up greatest hits packages from these bands. With Men at Work, it isn't because the albums were not great, it is because they only had three albums, and most of the good tunes will fit on one compliation. Split Enz/Crowded House is part Aussie and part Kiwi.
Of course, AC/DC was prime rockage as well.
Sgt Peppers in an excellent album, but overrated. I like Revolver the best, also like Abbey Road quite a bit. I do like their late stuff much, much better than their early stuff. They really grew into more than standard musicians by the late 60's IMO; at first they had a nice sound but really weren't that much greater than everybody else but late in their career they became the most important band ever.Minniman wrote:Some notes:
While I believe Sgt. Pepper to be a great album for what it is, it is not really the best music from the Beatles in my opinion. Being a life long Beatles fan, that may be hard to say, but it is what I believe.
Personally, I'd recommend "Time & Tide" over any compilation of Split Enz. It's a terrific album that really holds together well as an album.Minniman wrote:Split Enz/Crowded House is part Aussie and part Kiwi.
I don't think it's overrated. It just needs to be considered in the context of it's time. At the time of it's release, it represented somewhat of a sea change in pop/rock music and it's influence on what came later was tremendous.wang_chi7 wrote:Sgt Peppers in an excellent album, but overrated.
I think that's another reason the Sgt. Pepper is considered such a landmark. It's not necessarily the band's best album (I prefer Revolver too) but it was a huge step in another, more sophisticated direction and perhaps the most important step in making the Beatles "the most important band ever".I like Revolver the best, also like Abbey Road quite a bit. I do like their late stuff much, much better than their early stuff. They really grew into more than standard musicians by the late 60's IMO; at first they had a nice sound but really weren't that much greater than everybody else but late in their career they became the most important band ever.
LOL! I wouldn't go nearly that far but I definitely prefer their output from "Rubber Soul" forward.Colinito wrote:Hell yeah. The Beatles were my first favorite band and if it wasn't for a folk singer from Hibbing would still be my favorite band.
Everything from "Rubber Soul" on is great. Everything before pretty much sucks, except for rare gems like "Hide Your Love Away."
Maybe I should have thrown in a couple of old Frank Zappa albums. 
