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[pmcd9]

I love all music, especially yours.

~Paul

[slink]

I listen to everything good. If it's Russian or klezma it can only be a plus...
I could never make a list, not even of films, food...

Plus, much as I like them, and great as they were, I'd be a little harsh on The Beatles.

[wombat]

Slink reminds me of the line that Peter Schickele (the 'discoverer' of PDQ Bach) uses on his radio show:  If it sounds good, it is good.

[pmcd9]

I just heard Nights on Broadway and OMG I can't listen to this song now without hearing the theme song to The Barry Gibb Talk Show.

But anyway I noticed something a little off in the lyrics

Blamin’ it all on the nights on broadway
Singin’ them sweet sounds
To that crazy, crazy town.

Uh guys, Broadway is a street, it's not a town.

~Paul

[BatzRadio]

In fact, the topic of the White Stripes came up at my band's practice two weeks ago.  When I disinterestedly stated that they were "the most over-rated band in the entire history of Western music," our singer got so pissed you'd think I had fingered his wife.  It's just a band.  Who cares?

So now I like the White Stripes even less: they're over-rated and they made one of my best friends angry and condescending for a few minutes.

Well they're over-rated but I wouldn't go THAT far. The Eagles have that spot far and fuck*ng away.

I did like the last White Stripes album though - at least the quieter songs. It wasn't breaking any sort of new ground at all, but I at least thought "White Moon" was a pretty song. But still - they're not the creative geniuses these kiddies think they are.

They're not even the most creative current band in the whole Detroit garage scene. By a million miles that's the Dirtbombs.

[Nabubrush]

Somebody mentioned the Doors - I can't imagine that band being in anyone's top ten list. That just stuns me. I thought Golf's list was interesting, though. And I really like Clutch - but again, couldn't make my top ten list.

Most of the stuff on my list doesn't make the critics or hip kids happy.

[Drastic Action]

I'm confused.  Is this an attempt at finding a universal best list, or to express people's own opinions?  Because personally I can definitely appreciate the artistic and cultural importance of bands such as the Beatles or Led Zeppelin, but if I were to make a list of my personal favorites, I don't think any of the bands listed in this entire thread would even make it into my top 50.  They just aren't really my style, and while I can be in the mood for them at times, and may even experience mild obsession about some of them at other times, I just couldn't truthfully call them favorites.  I mean, I saw the Beatles' Sgt Pepper CD for one dollar and I feel like I paid an ok price for it (I had to think about the purchase a bit).

I guess my point is that it's possible for my musical interests to be so orthogonal to the general opinion that I don't think a universal list could exist, and that to argue about the inclusion of anything on someone else's list really doesn't make much sense.

I just tried to make a really short version of just some of my favorite bands and it already has gotten to be over 40 bands long.  That might be a bit ridiculous to post.