Best Band Ever?

[[to_xp]Gekko]

actually, nonconformist is kinda right. another example would be Sid Vicious I guess. would he be so legendary now if he didn't die?

 

[nonconformist]

actually, nonconformist is kinda right. another example would be Sid Vicious I guess. would he be so legendary now if he didn't die?

Of course not (not factoring in that he very likely killed his girlfriend too).
Sid Vicious had no musical talent, and in fact, during Sex Pistol gigs, his bass was actually unplugged.

 

[Chukchi Husky]

1.The Beatles
2.Nirvana
3.U2
4.Guns and roses
5.Rage Against the Machine
6.Greenday
7.Radiohead

I don't know Rage Against The Machine.

 

[CurtSibling]

Best Band Ever?

Everyone has their own perspective on who they consider the best.

It is all relevant.

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[Che Guava]

I don't know Rage Against The Machine.

You might know of Audioslave: they're RATM that replaced thier frontman rapper (Zach de la Rocha) with a new lead singer (Chirs Cornell, formerly of soundgarden)

 

[Chukchi Husky]

I don't know Audioslave either.

 

[Che Guava]

http://www.ratm.com/

they have info on audioslave there too.

 

[BCLG100]

Everyone has their own perspective on who they consider the best.

It is all relevant.

.

Thats why i asked everyones opinion on the best band ever and not for us all collectivly to decide on one.

 

[sanabas]

You might know of Audioslave: they're RATM that replaced thier frontman rapper (Zach de la Rocha) with a new lead singer (Chirs Cornell, formerly of soundgarden)

Audioslave is worse than both RATM and Soundgarden for me. Much rather lose Audioslave and get those two back.

Definitely think that some bands enjoy a lot more popularity now and/or are more highly regarded because of what ther members have done that is not music-related. Nirvana is the most overrated band for me. I think they're decent, but I can think of plenty of other bands from the same time playing similar music that I prefer. Same goes for Sex Pistols.

 

[[to_xp]Gekko]

Audioslave is worse than both RATM and Soundgarden for me. Much rather lose Audioslave and get those two back.

Definitely think that some bands enjoy a lot more popularity now and/or are more highly regarded because of what ther members have done that is not music-related. Nirvana is the most overrated band for me. I think they're decent, but I can think of plenty of other bands from the same time playing similar music that I prefer. Same goes for Sex Pistols.

I agree with you about Audioslave. they are actually pretty good, but nothing compared to what RATM was. but I woulnd't agree about Sex Pistols. true they were horrible performers who could barely play their instruments and sing, and true they were the Backstreet Boys of the late 70ies. but I still like their songs.

 

[bigmeat]

Motley crue!

 

[sanabas]

I agree with you about Audioslave. they are actually pretty good, but nothing compared to what RATM was. but I woulnd't agree about Sex Pistols. true they were horrible performers who could barely play their instruments and sing, and true they were the Backstreet Boys of the late 70ies. but I still like their songs.

I think they're decent, but I can think of plenty of other bands from the same time playing similar music that I prefer.

I agree with you. I can probably sing along to half their songs, which is slightly more than they could. There's just a large stack of other bands from the same time in a similar genre that are better. Saints, Clash, Damned, etc, etc.

 

[[to_xp]Gekko]

I agree with you. I can probably sing along to half their songs, which is slightly more than they could. There's just a large stack of other bands from the same time in a similar genre that are better. Saints, Clash, Damned, etc, etc.

I esxpecially like The Exploited and Dead Kennedys ( the singer has one of the most unique voices ever, he is just crazy ) , regarding that timeframe and music genre. true enough, the exploited weren't actually much better than Sex Pistols technically, but they managed to throw out a lot of awesome songs anyway.

 

[Che Guava]

I esxpecially like The Exploited and Dead Kennedys ( the singer has one of the most unique voices ever, he is just crazy ) , .

That's jello biafra, one of the greatest rock frontmen of all time! He's also the genius who discovered Wesley Willis, whom I'd also like to nominate for best performer ever, simply based on the fact that he has recorded songs with titles like "I whupped batman's ass", "Suck a Cheetah's Dick" and "Cut the Mullet". Truly an inspiration!

 

[SoCalian]

If you are going to go with titles, then I would have to bring back Five Iron Frenzy. come on, what other chrittian band would make an album called "Cheses of Nazareth"?

 

[sanabas]

That's jello biafra, one of the greatest rock frontmen of all time!

Yep, that would be him. I've seen him performing spoken word stuff, would have been fantastic to see DKs live. Same deal for Henry Rollins, I've seen his spoken word, would have been awesome to see Black flag.

 

[Che Guava]

If you are going to go with titles, then I would have to bring back Five Iron Frenzy. come on, what other chrittian band would make an album called "Cheses of Nazareth"?

Yeah, but could they write a song like this:

Wesley Willis - Cut the Mullet Lyrics


Do something about your long, filthy hair
It looks like a rat's nest
Do something about your mullet
Get out the hair clippers, jerk

Cut the mullet
Cut the mullet
Cut the mullet
Cut the mullet

Get the rat's nest off your head
Get that crazy-ass mother off your skull
Take your ass to the barber shop
Tell the barber that you're sick of looking like an a******
Cut the mullet
Cut the mullet
Cut the mullet
Cut the mullet

The mullet is the reason why people hate you
They are sick of looking at your nappy weed-sack
Nobody wants to look at you with that mullet on your head
Why don't you cut that mullet, you numbskull

Cut the mullet
Cut the mullet
Cut the mullet
Cut the mullet

Insure One, it's the insurance superstore

 

[Atlas14]

Green Day

1. Most good songs
2. Never get tired of listening to their music
3. Lasted relatively long time
4. I can relate to their songs, a lot of them

 

[SoCalian]

of course FIF can write lyrics that "good", and better.

"The Untimely Death of Brad"
Here is the tale, it's spoken word-for-word,
it may be abominable, but, yes it must be heard.
Nauseating at first, you can expect the worst,
so listen closely, as the plot unfolds...

I might stretch the truth, may be a little lie,
there was a boy named Brad,
he played trumpet, and he died.
Too young for him to cease,
Why? We haven't got a clue,
It's on the internet, so then it must be true.

The untimely death of Brad,
how sad it must have been.
If you see him anywhere,
remember to console him.

I curse the day, I ever met the boy,
Only the good die young, they say.
The details of his death are vague
unbelievable it seems,
as if his passing was only a dream.
Catastrophe, calamity,
what will we tell his mother now?
Cataclysmic, a tragic mishap,
I just heard that their band is breaking up.
I hear his trumpet, his voice rings in my ears,
it sometimes seems he's standing very near.
I don't believe in ghosts,
I've never seen one,
but isn't the trumpet playing haunting on this album?

A day that lives in infamy,
in horror we behold, his passing,
his memory, but the truth must be told.

"You Can't Handle This"
Making young girls pine
I don’t have the time
Babies get in line
I’ve got a protractor
Got a stapler now
it goes “Ka-ching”
gotta have the math club crown me king
gotta rock the screen with the cosine graphing
on my calculator
If you’re up
and if you want
a piece of me
wave goodbye and blow a kiss
‘Cause you can’t handle this

Chorus:
No, No, No
you can’t handle this.

Through my glasses glare
you’ll see savoir faire
beneath my icy stare
I’ve got a retainer
Maybe I’m the physics main event
maybe I’m the chem club president
maybe even Texas Instruments
thinks that I’m coplanar
If you’re up
and if you want
a piece of me
wave goodbye and blow a kiss
‘Cause you can’t handle this

And Leonard Nemoy
can’t stand up to this
And Captain James T. Kirk
bows beneath my fists
And I am awesome
awesome
I am the awesomest

http://www.christianrocklyrics.com/fiveironfrenzy.php

Just look at the titles of the Albums.

"All The Hype that money can buy", "Quantity is Job 1", Our Newest Album Ever!, Five Iron Frenzy 2: Electric Boogaloo.

They are awesome! how did the world ever get along without FIF?

 

[Iggy]

A difficult question to answer. I would be tempted to jump in with some of my favourite punk bands and justify why they are so great, however I will look beyond them. There are two artists in particular who have inspired many, (including the Beatles, Stones, Sex Pistols etc) to pick up guitars and play, for me the best artists are Buddy Holly and Chuck Berry.