Today’s Apropos of Nothing, Non-Political Post
What ‘classic’ rock group ages the worst?
My vote goes to Led Zeppelin…if I never had to hear Robert Plant yelp his way through the plodding, pretentious ‘Kashmir’ again, it would be no loss whatsoever…
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Today’s Apropos of Nothing, Non-Political PostWhat ‘classic’ rock group ages the worst? My vote goes to Led Zeppelin…if I never had to hear Robert Plant yelp his way through the plodding, pretentious ‘Kashmir’ again, it would be no loss whatsoever… 25 comments to Today’s Apropos of Nothing, Non-Political PostLeave a Reply |
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Not much of a fan of any of the “classic rock” bands, but I’d have to say the only one that hasnt’ aged poorly is Aerosmith.
The Doors are way up there.
Knemon, you got that right…actually the Doors are going to be the focus of my next non-political post, maybe tomorrow…
I’m diametrically opposed to Jeff here. I think the only way to conclude that Aerosmith hasn’t aged poorly is to compare their past work to the schlock they put out these days. Given that comparison, anything old is better.
I also agree about Led Zeppelin and the Doors.
Jeff, sorry to gang up on you buddy, but I have to go with Ryan here…Aerosmith permanently went off my radar after ‘Love in an Elevator’ – gag…
Have to agree on Led Zeppelin, although in fits of nostalgia I do fire up the original songs on my iPod from time to time. Haven’t listened to Aerosmith since their first album. The Doors got old once I stopped taking ‘ludes.
I’d give an honorable mention to The Who.
P.S. I never actually took ‘ludes (wink, wink).
Ouch – the Who! One of my old faves – but yeah, I admit, a few of their songs have passed the point of no return after too many plays…
Are we talking….
Don’t want to hear them sing it at their current age?
or
The old version is old and now sucks eggs?
mtl, both, of course…or either…
P.S. I never actually took ‘ludes
i am picturing t/m/s looking directly at us, wagging his finger while saying this………
grateful dead?
as mark and i have diametrically opposite opinons of the ’stones, i’ll consider any comment by myself in this thread null/void.
louielouie, I’ll never get tired of hiring most Stones songs pre-1982, but Tattoo You was the last great Stones album, almost twenty-five years ago…as for the Dead…well, as a Deadhead, let me just say…studio, yeah, they always pretty much blew…it’s only the live Dead that counts…
I was talkin’ mostly looks. At least Aerosmith’s guys don’t look any more like piles of dog crap than they did 20 years ago: all the others look centuries older than they did.
I never understood the appeal of Led Zeppelin, and I never could figure out how they managed to get such a loyal following that for years could be counted on to cast their votes for “Stairway to Heaven” as best rock song in those radio polls. I don’t like Robert Plant’s voice, so maybe with a different singer I’d have a different opinion, but overall I just get a grubby, 70s overindulged vibe from them.
I think the Doors still rock, and I love their bluesy sound, though maybe it helps when your lead singer croaks at 27 (Kurt Cobain obviously learned that lesson well). I like some of the early Stones, but Jagger’s clownish stage presence has always been a turnoff for me. The Who I find I enjoy more the older I get. I think they are a nice balance of anthemic music and pure rock and roll.
Aerosmith? Somewhere along the way they became a slightly better version of every generic hair-metal monster-ballad band on the ’80s.
One band that I want to like but can’t quite enjoy is Kiss. Everything I’ve seen indicates they’re a great live band, but their music seems like rock cotton candy. It’s sweet, but it disappears the minute you get a taste of it.
Somehow the shitaki mushrooms of today, don’t enhance LZ like psylocibins did in the 70’s.
It gave whole new meaning to rambling on.
Dennis, I had the whole KISS thing working big time (but then, I was 9 years old during 1977, the big break-through year). I had the trash can, the make-up kit, the KISS Army membership, you name it…but yeah, the music is pretty dreadful…
In the “bands that *do* hold up over time” category, I’d put: Cream, Love, Zappa and the Mothers (questionable), Zombies.
Bands which didn’t hold up: Emerson, Lake, and Palmer; Yes; the Moody Blues; and anyone else who used an orchestra (except the Beatles)
The Doors? I still can’t listen to Light My Fire without immediately thinking about driving my father’s car on hot summer nights down at the Jersey shore…
Funny but the Moody Blues were thrown out of the Musician’s guild because they used a tape of an orchestra, instead of hiring one. Unions can be rough.
They were my first contact buzz….sweet.
And I have loved Pink Floyd since the first time I heard “Careful With That Axe, Eugene” on Ummagumma (circa 1969).
As to my earlier comment, I would take a moment of your time so that I might clarify.
In a possible “too clever by half” scenario, I now notice that my note about the Doors may be misconstrued. I first wrote: “The Doors got old once I stopped taking ‘ludes.” which I followed a bit later with “P.S. I never actually took ‘ludes (wink, wink)”. There are two possible interpretations (I think just two):
1. That I actually took ‘ludes and no longer enjoyed the Doors once I stopped,
2. I never actually took ‘ludes and, therefore, just didn’t enjoy The Doors.
So, for the record: I never enjoyed the Doors. Really. No, never. Well, except maybe ‘Riders on the Storm’. Once. Oh, and there was that time at UMass when I appreciated ‘The End’.
too many steves, you should quit while you’re ahead…peter, regarding ELP, Yes, Moody Blues – yep, all so-called ‘prog’ rock has pretty much landed on the trash heap as far as I’m concerned…
UMass? Blue Wall?
I don’t have much interest in prog rock at its most esoteric or artificially spooky (it always makes me think of Spinal Tap doing “Stonehenge”), but I’ve got some lingering affection for the descendents of prog rock. I particularly like Genesis in its “Three Sides Live” stage, when it was past the overly showy Peter Gabriel era but not quite into the overly pop stuff that Phil Collins preferred. And I’m a big fan of Rush from about the “Moving Pictures” era onward.
Cream is now touring again, and reviews have said that they sound better than they did originally. Maybe some of these guys could’ve used a 20 – year sabattical; the Stones being one of the prime candidates.
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway? Good stuff.
And I have loved Pink Floyd since the
what ever happend to mr. floyd?
ok…..enough already……someone had to say it.