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Ok, let's say that someone asks you to give them the name of the band that you think they should listen to the most. But only one. There are no multiple answers. You can site different bands as influences or being in the same genre, but by the end you need to clearly and unequivocally list the one band that you think they should listen to. For example: It's probably because I've been on an alternative country kick lately, but I happen to think that Uncle Tupelo is a great band with equally great music. As someone else online had said about their music, "One minute they'll have you rockin' out to their almost punk-like music to crying in your beer with their old school country songs." Other bands like Drivin' & Cryin' and Steve Earle come close, but I think Uncle Tupelo reached that ability far better than the others. Post break-up Son Volt was an awesome band as well, but didn't quite get as hardcore rocker as Tupelo did. They seemed to have mellowed with age I guess. The No Depression album is a great example of why Uncle Tupelo is one of the forerunners of the alt. coutnry circle. Songs like Graveyard Shift, Before I Break, and Factory Belt pound out some fast paced rock that makes you unprepared for the slower, quieter songs like Whiskey Bottle, Life Worth Livin', and Screen Door. So, what says you? And this is not going to be a debate on people's personal music preferences.
whomod said: I generally don't like it when people decide to play by the rules against people who don't play by the rules. It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness. This is true both in politics and on the internet." Our Friendly Neighborhood Ray-man said: "no, the doctor's right. besides, he has seniority."
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Toad The Wet Sprocket. I have been a fan of theirs for ten years and have never been bored of them. Glen Phillips is the lead singer and song writer. Their songs are almost never about love, which is one of the reasons why I like them so much. They broke up a couple years ago, but they just released a live album that you can purchase here.. All their albums are great, but Fear is probably my favorite one. Fisrt CD I ever bought and still one of my favorites.
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Beck, because he just replaced my former #1, because he couldn't even limit his politics to on stage, but had to put them on his new album.
Oh and since Beck has a large catologue, so as long as you enjoy him, there's plenty to listen too before you start to get bored.
Putting the "fun" back in Fundamentalist Christian Dogma.
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Motley Crue...........because I said so!
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The Dead Milkmen because I never get tired of it.
Old men, fear me! You will shatter under my ruthless apathetic assault!
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"I am convinced that this world is of no importance, and that the only people who care about dates are imbeciles and Spanish teachers." -- Jean Arp, 1921
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The Velvet Underground is the most influential rock band of all time.
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thedoctor said:
Ok, let's say that someone asks you to give them the name of the band that you think they should listen to the most. But only one.
So, what says you?
And this is not going to be a debate on people's personal music preferences.
The Who
THE WHO SELL OUT
TOMMY
LIVE AT LEEDS
WHO'S NEXT
QUADROPHENIA
I don't how anybody can present a lineup of consecutive albums that matches these, especially if you consider the Who's vaunted live show to boot.
Jim
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Jane's Addiction
That band were a muscle. Stephen Perkins’ octopus-armed drumming, Dave Navarro’s articulate guitar work and Perry Farrell’s life affirming lyrics all coming together to create something larger than the sum of its parts.
The first time I heard Jane's Addiction, it was like being shaken out of a stupor; it was like someone telling me basic human truths that deep down I'd known all along. I can't adequately put into words what songs such as Ocean Size and Ain't No Right meant to me.
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Blur. Brit-pop/art-rockers with a sound that's been evolving over time.
Parklife and The Great Escape are great albums about the sadness of mundane suburban life.
13 is a wonderful album. The start of their experimental art-rock phase.
Think Tank, their most recent, is very art rock, with influences from Moroccan music and electronic stuff.
Blur Present The Special Collector's Edition is a nice import collection of b-sides and live performances.
Also, I want to be able to mention the band without having to follow it with "They did the 'Woo-Hoo' song. Remember?"
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Jim Jackson said:
The Who
THE WHO SELL OUT
TOMMY
LIVE AT LEEDS
WHO'S NEXT
QUADROPHENIA
I don't how anybody can present a lineup of consecutive albums that matches these, especially if you consider the Who's vaunted live show to boot.
Jim
I'll see your "who" and raise you:
1967 The Velvet Underground & Nico
(Femme Fatale, Sunday Morning, Heroin, I'm Waiting for the Man.)
1968 White Light/White Heat
White Light/White Heat, Here She Comes Now
1969 The Velvet Underground
Candy Says What Goes on, Pale Blue Eyes, Some Kind of Love, Beginning to See the Light
1970 Loaded
Sweet Jane, Rock & Roll Who Loves the Sun
1972 Live at Max's Kansas City another vaunted live show
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The Velvet Underground is the most influential rock band of all time.
I think they have the best cover art!
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the G-man said:
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Jim Jackson said:
The Who
THE WHO SELL OUT
TOMMY
LIVE AT LEEDS
WHO'S NEXT
QUADROPHENIA
I don't how anybody can present a lineup of consecutive albums that matches these, especially if you consider the Who's vaunted live show to boot.
Jim
I'll see your "who" and raise you:
1967 The Velvet Underground & Nico
(Femme Fatale, Sunday Morning, Heroin, I'm Waiting for the Man.)
1968 White Light/White Heat
White Light/White Heat, Here She Comes Now
1969 The Velvet Underground
Candy Says What Goes on, Pale Blue Eyes, Some Kind of Love, Beginning to See the Light
1970 Loaded
Sweet Jane, Rock & Roll Who Loves the Sun
1972 Live at Max's Kansas City another vaunted live show
The beauty of music is that it's not a competition. You state your case, I state mine. No debates here.
We all wear a green carnation.
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Then... I WIN!!!!!!
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The N is backwards... 
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Pariah said:
Disturbed.
This is a thread about your favorite band, not your mental state.
November 6th, 2012: Americas new Independence Day.
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I of course say Warren Zevon...but if it has to be a band I agree with JJ!
THE WHO!
The Kids Are Allright documentary is brilliant viewing and really a fine sampling of their talent!
YOU PUT SOUP IN IT!
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I of course say Warren Zevon...but if it has to be a band ...
Yeah, band kept WZ out of the running for me.
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the G-man said:
The Velvet Underground is the most influential rock band of all time.
Strange,I woulda put bands like The Rolling Stones & The Who as more influential than VU.
In fact I would have put about 50 bands as more influential.
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Disturbed.
This is a thread about your favorite band, not your mental state.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! HAHAHAHAHA!! HAHAHA HA HA!!
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I wouldn't mind being on a deserted island with The Who as long as I wasn't a young boy, because I would hate to wake up every morning and have to wash the blood and semen off my ass in salt watter.
Take it from me, I LOVE you! 
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Would you like to help research my book?
It was for research,honestly guvnor!
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Quote:
the G-man said:
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Jim Jackson said:
The Who
THE WHO SELL OUT
TOMMY
LIVE AT LEEDS
WHO'S NEXT
QUADROPHENIA
I don't how anybody can present a lineup of consecutive albums that matches these, especially if you consider the Who's vaunted live show to boot.
Jim
I'll see your "who" and raise you:
1967 The Velvet Underground & Nico
(Femme Fatale, Sunday Morning, Heroin, I'm Waiting for the Man.)
1968 White Light/White Heat
White Light/White Heat, Here She Comes Now
1969 The Velvet Underground
Candy Says What Goes on, Pale Blue Eyes, Some Kind of Love, Beginning to See the Light
1970 Loaded
Sweet Jane, Rock & Roll Who Loves the Sun
1972 Live at Max's Kansas City another vaunted live show
Here's a few:
1970 The Man Who Sold The World
1971 Hunky Dory
1972 The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars
1973 Aladdin Sane
1976 Station to Station
1977 Low
1977 "Heroes"
1978 Stage
1979 Lodger
1980 Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)
1993 Black Tie White Noise
1994 Buddha Of Suburbia
1995 1. Outside
1997 Earthling
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