I think The Who were the best rock band

Seamaiden · Jun 21, 2008

Title pretty much says it all. We've had this discussion before, our friends and us. Many people say Oh man, Led Zep! But once they used up all the old blues songs they covered there wasn't much left to them.

How do I rate a band? I want to hear style, I want to hear skill, and I want to hear variety. The Who gives all that in spades.

Carry on.

korvette1977 · Jun 21, 2008

I AM NOT ,, I REPEAT,,,, NOT A DEADHEAD ..

But in the history of rock in roll .. I would have to say the Greatful Dead...

edux10 · Jun 21, 2008

u guys are high

IGTHY · Jun 21, 2008

The Who is cool but i grew up on Pink Flyod.

korvette1977 · Jun 21, 2008

IGTHY said:
The Who is cool but i grew up on Pink Flyod.

Also another great one ... Somehow I don't see one band walking out the winner ..Music as a whole is wonderful who can really say that one is better than the other ...

VTXDave · Jun 21, 2008

korvette1977 said:
I AM NOT ,, I REPEAT,,,, NOT A DEADHEAD ..

But in the history of rock in roll .. I would have to say the Greatful Dead...

Saw the Dead opening for The Who at a
"Day on the Green" in Oakland (WTF was Bill Graham Presents thinking???). IMO, the Dead sucks. For the record, I'm not a Deadhead either.

The Who are awesome.

Seamaiden · Jun 21, 2008

korvette1977 said:
I AM NOT ,, I REPEAT,,,, NOT A DEADHEAD ..

But in the history of rock in roll .. I would have to say the Greatful Dead...

No comparison. The Warlocks did very little that was different through the years.
Next!

edux10 said:
u guys are high

Not I, I am dry, I am not high.

IGTHY said:
The Who is cool but i grew up on Pink Flyod.

I grew up on a LOT of stuff, including PF. But they grew stale, old, tired, and sour. Not so with The Who!

As a matter of fact, I am hard pressed to find a Who song or tune I don't at least like, if not LOVE.

I've seen PF, I've seen the Dead, I've seen The Who. Can you Guess Who rocked best?

Seamaiden · Jun 21, 2008

korvette1977 said:
Also another great one ... Somehow I don't see one band walking out the winner ..Music as a whole is wonderful who can really say that one is better than the other ...

Indeed, it's rather like picking a favorite color (but, there are so many!). However, I go with your basic classic rock, or any kind of rock, and after hearing and seeing much, The Who reigns supreme for me.

hyphyjoose · Jun 21, 2008

i like lynard skynard(their ballads anyway).. tuesday's gone is one of my fav songs ever.. otherwise avenged sevenfold(their earlier shit..city of evil was pretty dope too) has my vote..

Seamaiden · Jun 21, 2008

hyphyjoose said:
i like lynard skynard(their ballads anyway).. tuesday's gone is one of my fav songs ever.. otherwise avenged sevenfold(their earlier shit..city of evil was pretty dope too) has my vote..

You don't get to vote! Your hands are too sticky. :lol:

hyphyjoose · Jun 21, 2008

Seamaiden said:
You don't get to vote! Your hands are too sticky.

lmfao

hom36rown · Jun 21, 2008

the stones :blsmoke:

VTXDave · Jun 21, 2008

hom36rown said:
the stones

Saw them as well at Candlestick Park(J.Geils Band, George Thoroughgood, The Stones)...IMO...no comparison to The Who.

Florida Girl · Jun 21, 2008

OK... I know I'm going to get rocks thrown at me for this but I really don't like Pink Floyd at all anymore! In fact... when they come on the radio I can't change the station fast enough!

I didn't always dislike them... I think I just went to one too many Laser Light Shows in my youth and got burnt out on them! Same thing with the Doors... I used to like their music... until the movie came out and then EVERY OTHER SONG on the radio was The Doors.... today I usually turn the station when I hear a Doors song.

I still enjoy The WHO immensely ... although I wouldn't call them the BEST Rock band of all time... in fact I'm not sure I could vote on any ONE band as the best of all time. Led Zepplin always gets voted best on every poll I've ever seen.... kinda like the Exorcist gets the best scary movie of all time. At this point I'm not sure it's anything more then just tradition.

IGTHY · Jun 21, 2008

Couldn't have said it better myself.KEEP SMOKE ALIVE!!

Seamaiden · Jun 21, 2008

Florida Girl said:
OK... I know I'm going to get rocks thrown at me for this but I really don't like Pink Floyd at all anymore! In fact... when they come on the radio I can't change the station fast enough!

I didn't always dislike them... I think I just went to one too many Laser Light Shows in my youth and got burnt out on them! Same thing with the Doors... I used to like their music... until the movie came out and then EVERY OTHER SONG on the radio was The Doors.... today I usually turn the station when I hear a Doors song.

Once I read that bio on Morrison and realized what a fucking dick misogynist he was, it sorta ruined their music for me. Even though he's dead and all, I can't help but think, "Fuck him!"

I still enjoy The WHO immensely ... although I wouldn't call them the BEST Rock band of all time... in fact I'm not sure I could vote on any ONE band as the best of all time. Led Zepplin always gets voted best on every poll I've ever seen.... kinda like the Exorcist gets the best scary movie of all time. At this point I'm not sure it's anything more then just tradition.

Yeah, maybe it's tradition. Wait a minute, The Exorcist is the best scary movie of all time..? What about Aliens? Now THAT was a scary movie. And the original Haunting of Hill House, talk about a mind fuck, DAMN that was scary.

Once Queens of the Stone Age get old enough, they may earn themselves the title alongside The Who. One of my faves of theirs is The Mosquito Song.

Florida Girl · Jun 21, 2008

Seamaiden said:
Yeah, maybe it's tradition. Wait a minute, The Exorcist is the best scary movie of all time..? What about Aliens? Now THAT was a scary movie. And the original Haunting of Hill House, talk about a mind fuck, DAMN that was scary.

Exactly what I meant by tradition.... plenty of good scary flicks.... but the Exorcist always takes it in the polls... it's like a tradition... it's just who the votes go to. I've seen a couple that have PSYCHO as the best and I JUST DON'T GET IT! That movie didn't scare me at all... not even the first time I saw it.... in fact I'd call it a downright snooze-fest.

VTXDave · Jun 21, 2008

Seamaiden said:
What about Aliens? Now THAT was a scary movie.

I believe you're referring to "Alien" darlin and not Aliens... The first movie, Alien, was freaky scary. Aliens, was the 2nd flick and was more "Hollywoodized" with Marines and shit.

Seamaiden · Jun 21, 2008

Florida Girl said:
Exactly what I meant by tradition.... plenty of good scary flicks.... but the Exorcist always takes it in the polls... it's like a tradition... it's just who the votes go to. I've seen a couple that have PSYCHO as the best and I JUST DON'T GET IT! That movie didn't scare me at all... not even the first time I saw it.... in fact I'd call it a downright snooze-fest.

Interesting, I didn't care for Psycho either. Hitchcock did better ones, like Rear Window.

hyphyjoose · Jun 21, 2008

Seamaiden said:
Interesting, I didn't care for Psycho either. Hitchcock did better ones, like Rear Window.

the remake with shia lebouf is pretty good. the title eludes me at the moment. i think the best horror flick in recent memory is 28 days later. susperia is pretty dope as well

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