same. Floyd was just so unique. Concept albums like animals, the wall and DSOTM - there’s just nothing else out there like it.
Beatles had more success in writing more catchy even classic tunes, but LIVE... Stones > Beatles by a country mile. ...speaking of country... I'd liken their respective success to George Strait vs. Garth Brooks. GS has more #1 hits than any country singer ever (>50)... but Garth 10x > live than Strait. (although the comparison diverges in that Brooks outsold Strait in record sales by a huge margin--in fact, the Beatles are the only act--band or solo--that has outsold Garth Brooks in album sales (note: that includes Michael Jxn and Elvis). jmho/fwiw.
It’s not about “rock” or “pop”, or whatever term someone wants to use to describe a particular band’s sound, or how they interpret individual songs. It’s about overall quality of musicianship, songwriting, vocal ability, production quality, recording techniques…..the cumulative abilities of the band vs the field. The Rolling Stones could have never written “A Day In The Life”. Something like that would have been beyond their abilities, conceptually.
@channingcrowderhungry It's funny that you posted that. This video popped up in YouTube viewing list over the weekend.
I don't know, I think George Strait is just better than Garth Brooks period, though Garth definitely knows how to put on a show.
George better be mind blowing live for the price I just paid for his show in Jax in May. MIND BLOWING
Most purist country fans would probably agree with you. Matter of taste. I like Garth. I particularly appreciate that he's college educated (OSU grad) and that he writes most of his own music--which is kinda' rare for country stars (e.g.--I don't believe "King George" has ever written a song; in fact, Garth wrote his first hit--'much too young to feel this damn old'--for George Strait before he made it; GS declined, then Garth got signed and did it himself...).
Well, you paid for one the last opportunities to see a living legend live. And a lot of great songs, and a legendary voice. Savor it. (though probably not going to wow you with energy or showmanship--but I've also never heard anyone being disappointed by his shows, either, so...enjoy!).
Exactly right. George is on my bucket list and needed to get it done. Also he's performing with Chris Stapelton and Little Big Town. So it's gonna be a great one.
Just fyi….. I used not to be much of a country music fan, at all. Really wasn’t that into rock music until I got into college. It was all blues, motown soul, and black gospel music that I really loved. When I was around 19, there was this very cute girl I was interested in. She somehow talked me into taking her to a George Straight concert in Jax. I WAS NOT looking forward to it. I really assumed I was going to be bored and completely uninterested, beyond trying to make sure she had an enjoyable time. I was sooooo wrong. The show was fantastic!! The guy was just flawless. There was no stage production, etc. It was the band behind him , and George Straight standing at the microphone with his guitar. That’s it. All night. Nothing else. And it was fantastic. Still one of my favorite shows I’ve attended. Now, this was 30+ years ago. But, assuming the guy’s voice is still there, I think you might actually see a really good show. It definitely isn’t Garth Brooks style, over the top stage show. It’s just a couple hours of music performance perfection. Even though I absolutely love country music now, I’m still not really into George Straight. Just don’t love his songs. But, like I said, I was truly impressed with that show.
Of the "before my time" bands, I would pick Zeppelin. That is the greatest true rock band ever in my opinion. Of the bands that had big time relevance in my lifetime (late 80's and beyond) even though they were relevant previous to that in some cases....I would pick Aerosmith, Chicago, U2, Journey and GnR. Slash and Axl were perfection when they were younger. Steven Tyler's vocals are otherworldly. The band is polished and solid. Chicago's brass section and vocals (Especially Cetera) make them in my top five. Steve Perry's voice is the 80's. U2 is just consistently solid.
Their very first song to chart, in fact. John and Paul supposedly wrote it in two minutes. Later when asked about the time it took them to write it John quipped, "We weren't going to give them anything great, right?" Keith Richards on Stern:
I remember when I was in my 40s, my son and his friends were getting into the Beatles. But I wasn't interested at that point. They were just too slick, too produced. Then Live at the BBC was released and it more raw, more natural. And they just seemed like an incredibly good garage band. Speaking of teenage boys, it was always fun to see each of them pass through their Led Zeppelin phase as a rite of passage.
