British Invasion!
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Topic: British Invasion!
Posted By: thellama73
Subject: British Invasion!
Date Posted: June 01 2007 at 21:49
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My vote goes to the Zombies. Totally underrated, although the Stones and the Kinks are close behind.
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Posted By: Atkingani
Date Posted: June 01 2007 at 21:55
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Hollies! ------------- Guigo ~~~~~~ |
Posted By: debrewguy
Date Posted: June 01 2007 at 22:28
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If the Kinks hadn't had a habit of doing everything they could to screw their success up, I figure they would have gone on to pass the Stones as group # 2 from the UK. I went through their collection last year, & gathered from different sources an anthology that I left no more than 20 % of their studio output off. Their 60s albums, including the early "rockers" are better than the Stones work until Mick & Keith started hitting the bull's eye with Beggar's Banquet, Let It Bleed et al. And while the middle part of the 70s was a creative wasteland for them, they did start those years with major musical pieces that should have received more attention than just the song "Lola".
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Posted By: video vertigo
Date Posted: June 02 2007 at 01:27
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of those listed I like the Who ------------- "The rock and roll business is pretty absurd, but the world of serious music is much worse." - Zappa |
Posted By: Atomic_Rooster
Date Posted: June 02 2007 at 01:29
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uhhhh, none of them, send 'em all back I say... but seriously, probably The Zombies for their well-kempt appearance
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Posted By: rileydog22
Date Posted: June 02 2007 at 01:30
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The Who! Live at Leeds is one of the best live albums ever!
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Posted By: Bastille Dude
Date Posted: June 02 2007 at 01:32
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Yeah you know, The usual. The Who, Stones, But Hermin's Hermits is my fav.
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Posted By: Cheesecakemouse
Date Posted: June 02 2007 at 01:36
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My knowledge is limited but out of those listed the Who, but the Kinks had some great songs, never been that impressed by the Stones.
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Posted By: The Whistler
Date Posted: June 02 2007 at 01:46
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Crap, I dunno...Deep Purple Mark 1!
No, but seriously folks, maybe the Who. Maybe more than the Stones. Maybe. ------------- "There seem to be quite a large percentage of young American boys out there tonight. A long way from home, eh? Well so are we... Gotta stick together." -I. Anderson |
Posted By: BroSpence
Date Posted: June 02 2007 at 02:05
| Had to go with the Stones. Brian Jones was awesome, Keith kicks ass, Mick is awesome, Charlie and Bill are a great rhythm section. I love the Who a lot and the Kinks and the Zombies and Yardbirds, etc but the Stones get my vote this time. |
Posted By: Floydian42
Date Posted: June 02 2007 at 03:44
| Obviously, The WHO! |
Posted By: Man Erg
Date Posted: June 02 2007 at 03:50
The Kinks. They wore those fox-hunting outfits.  ------------- 
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Posted By: andu
Date Posted: June 02 2007 at 06:13
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"British Invasion" means musical take-over of America. The only band in this poll to do such a thing was the Stones, from what I know.
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Posted By: Philéas
Date Posted: June 02 2007 at 09:56
| The Who are one of the few bands from this era that doesn't bore me. |
Posted By: Chicapah
Date Posted: June 02 2007 at 10:24
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The Who without a doubt. They opened for Herman's Hermits back in 1967 and my life was never the same after that. My eyes were opened. ------------- "Literature is well enough, as a time-passer, and for the improvement and general elevation and purification of mankind, but it has no practical value" - Mark Twain |
Posted By: bhikkhu
Date Posted: June 02 2007 at 10:50
I couldn't agree more. Most of the Kinks' best work is largely overlooked. After discovering "Village Green," "Arthur," "Lola vs. the Powerman," "Muswell Hillbillies," and "Misfits," they moved above the Stones and The Who. If you aren't familiar with these albums, you have to check them out (especially "Muswell Hillbillies"). ------------- a.k.a. H.T. http://riekels.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow - http://riekels.wordpress.com |
debrewguy wrote:Posted By: mystic fred
Date Posted: June 02 2007 at 11:03
The Who and the Stones seemed to do very well across the pond, there are some great bands on the list but i'm not sure where Herman's Hermits fit into it, they were a favourite girl's group really, they were never held in the same regard as the Small Faces, the Zombies, the Yardbirds and the Kinks. I always liked the Pretty Things i thought they were great , shame they were always considered a poor man's Rolling Stones. 
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Posted By: debrewguy
Date Posted: June 02 2007 at 13:32
I agree. During the above period, the Stones & the Who were also putting out most of their iconic works. And the Kinks were just as good. I also enjoy the first few Kinks albums and think that they were more consistent than the first few Stones records. Until Mick & Keith started writing their own material, their cover versions of blues and R & B songs were well done, but not exactly earth shaking. And as much as Satisfaction was "the" rock n roll song, You Really Got Me probably gets more airplay on radio, at parties, clubs, concerts, & cover versions, and deservedly so. Punk before its' time ! ------------- "Here I am talking to some of the smartest people in the world and I didn't even notice,” Lieutenant Columbo, episode The Bye-Bye Sky-High I.Q. Murder Case. |
Posted By: Dean
Date Posted: June 04 2007 at 19:14
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Another poll whose sole aim is to exclude Brits from voting. You never got invaded by the Honeycombes or Freddy and the Dreamers did you? Nah, we kept them for ourselves because they were too good and now you'll never know what you missed. Erm, The Kinks - probably the most talented band around at the time - so good that Jimmy Page even tried to take credit for the You Really Got Me riff. ------------- What? |
Posted By: daz2112
Date Posted: June 05 2007 at 13:44
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Dave Clark Five!!! ------------- In the constellation of cygnus,There lurks a mysterious force...The black hole |
Posted By: NutterAlert
Date Posted: June 05 2007 at 13:47
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Stevie Marriot's voice for me
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Posted By: moreitsythanyou
Date Posted: June 05 2007 at 18:07
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Herman's Hermits. Not sure why. I just like them. -------------  <font color=white>butts, lol[/COLOR] |
Posted By: Zargus
Date Posted: June 09 2007 at 09:57
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The Who & The Stones pwns the other noob bands on that list.. and the n1 band ofc is the who my favorite rock band of all time and as someone said Live at leads is one of the best live albums ever, yup the who blowed everyother band of the stage anyday of the week. ------------- 
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Posted By: Mandrakeroot
Date Posted: June 09 2007 at 15:45
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Posted By: Psychedelia
Date Posted: June 09 2007 at 15:48
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The Kinks are by far the best from that list. They forge perfect pop songs, have some more experimental stuff and are witty. What more could you want? ------------- Another emotional suicide, overdosed on sentiment and pride |
Posted By: Harkmark
Date Posted: June 09 2007 at 16:10
| Pretty Things... |
Posted By: Ghandi 2
Date Posted: June 09 2007 at 21:33
| I never understood why the Stones were so popular. I like Paint it Black, but everything else they did is so...bleh. |
Posted By: The Wizard
Date Posted: June 09 2007 at 21:38
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I voted for The Pretty Things because they're so far behind. -------------  
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Posted By: debrewguy
Date Posted: June 09 2007 at 21:48
Maybe we should bring S F Sorrow back to life (or light) ?  ------------- "Here I am talking to some of the smartest people in the world and I didn't even notice,” Lieutenant Columbo, episode The Bye-Bye Sky-High I.Q. Murder Case. |
Posted By: Gnome
Date Posted: June 17 2007 at 10:26
| The Who. |