Your 4 Favorite Albums By Legendary Bands.

Gotta agree with Wild a little bit Crowquill - you are letting the " I have a different opinion, LOOK AT ME" thing affect your judgment a little. The White Album is one of the best albums of all time. And Legendary BanRAB are Legendary for the sheer fact that their work is the stuff of musical legend. Whether or not you like their music is inconsequential.

It was like when the Best Band Polls were changed to Band Polls - because when people started voting for The Fray over The Who... and trying to justify it with laughable reasons (Well I like the Fray better because I'm just leaving Middle School and they speak to me - they are a better band). Hahahah. What I'm saying is- you can't deny credit where credit is due - and if you do deny it - your opinion is compromised. And I'm not JUST saying that to Crowquill - it's for everyone who is too trendy to give props to banRAB and artists that deserve it. I hate Metallica with all my soul because of the napster situation and they bitched about money... but you better believe that when someone brings up Master of Puppets - I'll say it's a damn good album. Even if I don't like the music.

It's like hating seafood, but going to a gourmet restaurant with a world-reknowned chef and having him serve you fish. You may not like the taste of fish- but you can't say he doesn't do what he does well can you?

Being mature about music is probably going to benefit you in the future. Dismissing the White Album as "not that great of an album" doesn't make you cooler or more insightful about music - it shows ignorance.

And I don't mean to jump all over your back about this Crowq - but it's ridiculous to see the same **** every time someone remarks about a classic album on rabroad.
 
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Yes but it goes both ways.
People just churn out the same names over & over again parrot fashion.It's like some people just got their whole music taste from a 'best albums of all times list'. There's no thought , no originality or no experimentation in these lists. The kind of people who are scared to call anything after 1980 a classic album (Although if they're really adventurous they might mention Nevermind , The Queen Is Dead & Doolittle). The kind of people who complain that music isn't as good as it used to be in the 60s & 70s while they listen to Night At The Opera for the millionth time instead of looking for new classics.

A lot of classic albums do nothing for me , you mention the White Album .... well I can see the Beatles influence in music I can see why it's a classic , after all it is the biggest band in the world not restricting themselves to 3 minute pop songs & experimenting with all sorts of things. Do I think it's a classic? Well no actually, I think only half of it is listenable & i'd much rather listen to Freak Out by Frank Zappa instead. But in my opinion the only reason it is a classic is because it's The Beatles , based on the actual content of the album I doubt it would get even a fraction of that attention had it been made by another band.I don't think that opinion makes me ignorant ,it just means i'm taking the album at face value.

To use your fish analogy , what is his fish recipe is the same one he's been doing for 40 years and you want to try something newer.
 
Why does it have to be "legendary banRAB"? Most "Legendary" banRAB don't have four albums worth listening to. AC/DC? Metallica? Led Zeppelin? Red Hot Chili Peppers? Lame.
 
I'm the opposite, I really can't see why ACDC take such a bad rap. Other than many people loving them and sometimes being overly vocal about them, whats there really to not like? They have their boring moments I guess, I mean I didn't think much of Stiff Upper Lip, but then the entire BIB album is golden.

I just find a lot of their stuff to be feel-good music. There is no shortage of clever riRAB and the band work is complementary of them. I don't listen to ACDC and go "woo me with your superior skills" or "lets see if you can make me give a shit about the lyrics". I don't think ACDC were musicians to be broken down and understood. All ACDC did was make rock songs, and as far as I know, they're "classic" because they consistently made rock songs better than anyone else.

In saying that, I can understand if someone hates the vocals. I hated James Hetfield for a long time for that reason, and his vocals aren't nearly as obtrusive as Brians.
 
I think people hate AC/DC for the same reason they hate the Ramones , they refuse to change. In some banRAB i'd see that as a negative.But in the case of AC/DC & The Ramones I think those 2 banRAB do what they do better than anybody else. I love AC/DC's 70s albums with Bon Scott they're much more bluesy & Scott's lyrics are miles better than anything Johnson wrote, those albums are a mile away from the pop rock that came along later on.
I actually really liked Stiff Upper Lip , It reminded me of those early albums.
 
What's with the personal shit? Every few months I go back to hear an album I didn't like before and I hear something that I didn't before and dig it. I almost never get old of the stuff I like so I guess I expand mine too.
 
no no no no no - i wasn't talking about YOU directly crowquill. I may have referenced what you said because people can look at it in this thread - but I never mentioned you by name simply because I realize that you have a general dislike for it and are not doing it to stand out - and if I did mention you by name and I forgot - I apologize.

I do however think that you moRAB need to realize your status on these boarRAB is more than simply one who deletes are locks posts. When you start railing on someone's love for something (in this case classic rock) - that is sets a tone for the rest of the conversation and that person's stay here on rab. I mean - if the moRAB start drilling someone for trying to talk about their favorite music... calling their tastes lame and whatnot? That's not legit, man.

And again not liking classic music is one thing - it's personal taste and everyone is entitled to that. But some people like that kind of stuff, and not only some but a TON of people like it- that's how these albums became classic in the first place. But I'm not going to repeat everything I said in my last post.

I just think that -everyone- on the board should be aware of how we treat each other. We're here for the same purpose. And Moderators have an extra responsibility of representing the site. Not trying to tell you guys how to do your jobs - just letting you know how your opinions affect people.

And again I'm not trying to be a jackass - just trying to stick up for people who maybe haven't been around for that long.

I love you guys still :D
 
You have really mastered your craft when it comes to being wrong.

I can name for from each that I consider worth listening to.

Metallica

Ride the Lightning
Master of Puppets
And Justice for All
Black Album... more on the mainstream side obviously, but I think its better that what most people give it credit for.

AC/DC

High Voltage (international version)
Highway to Hell
Back in Black
If You've Want Blood, You Got It

RHCP

Uplight Mofo Party Plan
Mothers Milk
BSSM
Californication

Led Zeppelin

Their first 7 albums, OMFG Bright Eyez discography is soooo much better.

And for the record Urban, not every Beatles album is rated highly, their very first album was only modestly recepted, and most opinions on Let It Be are pretty negative.



What? Oh wait, now I get it, THERES ALL METAL BANZ, LOLZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.
 
I can understand that, I just don't see why people think their one of the best banRAB ever. They're good at what they do and everything, but it wasn't anything innovative, and theres no problem with that its just they get hype as one of the best banRAB ever with a catalog of amazing albums and I don't understand that.
 
But i'm not saying that though If people want to listen to Metallica or RHCP then it doesn't bother me , they can listen to whatever they like. All i'm saying is that snobbery comes from both camps. You mentioned snobbery in indie fans I was just re-addressing the balance. I don't dislike classic banRAB , i'm simply bored of being told how great they are over & over again. This is after all a forum for discussion , I don't criticise people for the banRAB they listen to , I just criticise the banRAB they listen to.Hell I even criticise banRAB I enjoy. And most of the hostility I have come across comes from classic rock fans who churn out the same 'You can't say that , it's a classic' mantra or worRAB to that effect.
Indie fans are nowhere near as bad as that because if you say that you hate a band they like 2 months later they'll agree with you.

This isn't me labelling people , just observations I have made.
 
Ah - ok I misunderstood what you were trying to say Urban. My mistake. But my comments still stand on their own for errbody else. It's weird because I love classic rock and I love indie. And I don't consider myself worse for wear for either of these interests... I also don't see why people are trying to elevate themselves above others - I mean I know it happens, I'm not naive - it's human nature. but perhaps if we fight it the community might be better off, aye?
 
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