Kyyle23 Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 6, 2008 -> 02:13 PM) The new freely downloadable album from NIN (at their website) is actually quite good. Nice to see it's an industrial creation. Pretty cool. Hell yeah its good. And free to boot! Discipline is a really good song, I was listening to the album on the way to work today Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 QUOTE (kyyle23 @ May 7, 2008 -> 10:06 AM) Hell yeah its good. And free to boot! Discipline is a really good song, I was listening to the album on the way to work today Already being played as a single on Q101. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmteam Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Aside from best voice in rock, which I agree is Delp, I think one of the coolest voices ever has to be Randy Newman. And he has some absolutely fantastic songs to boot. In addition, I'm prepared to make the assertion that the best band to ever come out of North America is...The Band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 QUOTE (farmteam @ May 8, 2008 -> 12:17 AM) In addition, I'm prepared to make the assertion that the best band to ever come out of North America is...The Band. You'd be hard-pressed to make a better pick, they'd certainly be in the running. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 QUOTE (farmteam @ May 8, 2008 -> 12:17 AM) In addition, I'm prepared to make the assertion that the best band to ever come out of North America is...The Band. Are you s***tin me? Aerosmith kills them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmteam Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 (edited) I respectfully disagree. Aerosmith is damn good, but I just don't think it gets any better than the Band. To me, no one has made a song than more emotionally provocative than Katie's Been Gone, Night they Drove Old Dixie Down, or The Weight. Edited May 8, 2008 by farmteam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 QUOTE (farmteam @ May 8, 2008 -> 12:47 AM) I respectfully disagree. Aerosmith is damn good, but I just don't think it gets any better than the Band. To me, no one has made a song than more emotionally provocative than Katie's Been Gone, Night they Drove Old Dixie Down, or The Weight. I did a refresher on youtube just now. They have talent, but they are merely a bar band compared to Aerosmith, The Eagles, Lynyrd Skynyrd, CSNY, Rush, Kiss, Steely Dan, Doobie Bros., America, RHCP, Allman Bros., even the Beach Boys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 QUOTE (knightni @ May 8, 2008 -> 01:04 AM) I did a refresher on youtube just now. They have talent, but they are merely a bar band compared to Aerosmith, The Eagles, Lynyrd Skynyrd, CSNY, Rush, Kiss, Steely Dan, Doobie Bros., America, RHCP, Allman Bros., even the Beach Boys. I think 'best North American band' is too hard to answer, but come on, the Band was way more than a bar band. Robbie Robertson was a brilliant writer and Helm, Danko, Manuel, and Hudson were all incredibly soulful and expressive musicians, and each of them a multi-instrumentalist to boot. Lynyrd Skynyrd - now THEY were a bar band. . . and proud of it. I'd think that Brit Graham Nash being part of the lineup, you can't consider CSN and/or Y a North American band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 You know, I think this should be next month's list, knight. What about the Velvet Underground, the Ramones, CCR, the Mothers of Invention, the Grateful Dead. . . ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 QUOTE (knightni @ May 7, 2008 -> 11:04 PM) I did a refresher on youtube just now. They have talent, but they are merely a bar band compared to Aerosmith, The Eagles, Lynyrd Skynyrd, CSNY, Rush, Kiss, Steely Dan, Doobie Bros., America, RHCP, Allman Bros., even the Beach Boys. Not to quible with your list, but wasn't Rush Canadian? And I do like the idea of doing a best American rock bands list. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 (edited) Why do the best American bands have to be limited to the 70s/80s? White Stripes, Green Day, Nirvana I know these aren't conventional, but all three have influenced music as much as those others (save Aerosmith, who I can't stand but can understand the point). The list can go much deeper. Edited May 8, 2008 by Steve9347 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipps Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 8, 2008 -> 08:53 AM) Why do the best American bands have to be limited to the 70s/80s? White Stripes, Green Day, Nirvana I know these aren't conventional, but all three have influenced music greatly. Now now Steve,let the old people discuss their music in peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ May 8, 2008 -> 10:45 AM) Not to quible with your list, but wasn't Rush Canadian? And I do like the idea of doing a best American rock bands list. He said North American. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 QUOTE (knightni @ May 8, 2008 -> 08:56 AM) He said North American. Gotcha, I missed that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 QUOTE (Steve9347 @ May 8, 2008 -> 10:53 AM) Why do the best American bands have to be limited to the 70s/80s? White Stripes, Green Day, Nirvana I know these aren't conventional, but all three have influenced music greatly. I agree completely that many newer bands have been very influential, including the three mentioned here. But, if the conversation started out as singling out THE best North American band and not just really great bands, then I think by definition you need to take time into perspective to see how persistent the influence has been and whether the music has stood up under the weight of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 QUOTE (knightni @ May 8, 2008 -> 10:56 AM) He said North American. Meaning that Kim Mitchell, Chilliwack, and Paul Schaffer are all elegible for Best Band nominations! Kim Mitchell is awesome because his greatest hits anthology could have been on 45-rpm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Best Canadian musical artists... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shipps Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 QUOTE (knightni @ May 8, 2008 -> 10:08 AM) Best Canadian musical artists... Is Bjork Canadian?Or what about Seal?Tiny Tim... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaSoxxJim Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 QUOTE (shipps @ May 8, 2008 -> 11:12 AM) Is Bjork Canadian?Or what about Seal?Tiny Tim... Canada. . . Iceland. . . it's all just a bunch of snow and pasty white folks. Seal was born in London. Sadly, Tiny Tim is one of ours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Critic Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 QUOTE (knightni @ May 8, 2008 -> 09:08 AM) Best Canadian musical artists... The Pursuit Of Happiness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 QUOTE (knightni @ May 8, 2008 -> 10:08 AM) Best Canadian musical artists... Alanis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Bryan Adams Paul Anka Sebastian Bach Bachman-Turner Overdrive The Band Barenaked Ladies Celine Dion Tom Cochrane Nelly Furtado The Guess Who Corey Hart Heart Diana Krall kd lang Avril Lavigne Gordon Lightfoot Guy Lombardo Joni Mitchell Alanis Morissette Anne Murray Bif Naked Nickleback Aldo Nova The Nylons Our Lady Peace Rush Paul Shaffer Snow Steppenwolf Sum 41 Tamia The Tragically Hip Shania Twain Rufus Wainwright Neil Young & Crazy Horse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Zelig Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Neil is Canadian, Crazy Horse is not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve9347 Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 QUOTE (knightni @ May 8, 2008 -> 10:47 AM) Corey Hart Decent ballplayer too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knightni Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 QUOTE (Leonard Zelig @ May 8, 2008 -> 12:05 PM) Neil is Canadian, Crazy Horse is not. Bands with Canadian members. Heart went to Canada to skip the draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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