Author Topic: A few of the best songs ever written (Read 881 times)

crabofix · « **Reply #30 on:** October 19, 2003, 01:24:03 PM »

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Originally posted by Godzilla

Hendrix was a great guitar player, but can you list a few great songs he wrote?

The Beatles, IMO, had more talent than any band that has ever been. They did make original music, and it doesnt matter what influenced them. The artists that influenced the Beatles also influenced millions of others....but that doesnt translate into millions of bands as good as the Beatles.

All Music is influenced by artists that came before.

A few great songs? Ok

Wind Cries Mary.
Little Wing
Purple haze
Foxy lady
MACHINE GUN

To say that one "band" is more talented then another is wrong, cause in the end it all comes down to indiveduals.
Booth Ringo And George did a couple of great songs, IMO.

Ringo (the ****) is just way to much though. He is a real funny guy. But always drunk, always.

I have my own personal Favourites when It comes to the 1963-2003. Still going strong and they are/where miles ahead of Beatles.

I can counter your list, but this post would get so silly, it would become unbearable.

Godzilla · « **Reply #31 on:** October 19, 2003, 01:30:43 PM »

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Originally posted by crabofix
A few great songs? Ok

Wind Cries Mary.
Little Wing
Purple haze
Foxy lady
MACHINE GUN

To say that one "band" is more talented then another is wrong, cause in the end it all comes down to indiveduals.
Booth Ringo And George did a couple of great songs, IMO.

Ringo (the ****) is just way to much though. He is a real funny guy. But always drunk, always.

I have my own personal Favourites when It comes to the 1963-2003. Still going strong and they are/where miles ahead of Beatles.

I can counter your list, but this post would get so silly, it would become unbearable.

That's cool, music is all relative to one's tastes. I was just posting about songs I consider to be masterpeices.

Can you counter my list by only one band's songs? Let alone one band limited to 1962-1969 time period. Infact I wouldnt consider it silly to post a list of songs better than the Beatles 1962-1969, by one band or artist, that they wrote and recorded. I don't imagine the list would be that long.

The Beatles wrote more monster songs than most in my opion.

loser · « **Reply #32 on:** October 19, 2003, 01:33:33 PM »

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Originally posted by Yeager
The Beatles & Zep were both great, But neither is on the same page as Pink Floyd.
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The Beatles donated the Sperm for Pink Floyd.

Amen

Godzilla · « **Reply #33 on:** October 19, 2003, 01:38:06 PM »

I like PF too, but they really hit and miss with good songs. I love some, hate most of their music.

I like Zep a lot..... but even they went into a lot of crappy 20 min. songs.

Zep has better songs than Floyd overall.

1K0N · « **Reply #34 on:** October 19, 2003, 01:47:55 PM »

Who are the best selling artists of all time?

The Best Selling Artists of all time (based on combined RIAA certifications of all albums) are the Beatles, Garth Brooks, and Led Zeppelin. Garth moved back ahead of Led Zeppelin with the release of Sevens and threatens to overtake the Beatles. Other artists who have sold more than 50 million albums include: the Eagles, Billy Joel, Barbra Streisand, Aerosmith, Elton John, and Elvis Presley. As of August 1998, Elton John became the second best selling solo artist of all time. The next three solo artists on the list are Billy Joel, Barbra Streisand, and Elvis Presley. The Beatles have the most consecutive #1 albums with 8 scored between 1965 and 1968.

Based on Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums 1955-1996 and subsequent RIAA certifications, these artists have the most gold and platinum albums (each album is counted only once even if the album was certified gold, platinum, and multi-platinum):

Elvis Presley (80)
Barbra Streisand (46) [the female with the most multi-platinum titles]
The Beatles (39)
The Rolling Stones (38)
Neil Diamond (37)
Elton John (32)
Kenny Rogers/First Edition (28)
Frank Sinatra(26)
Bob Dylan (28) [two with the Band]
Willie Nelson (24)
George Strait (24) [all 24 have gone gold and platinum]
Kiss (23)
Rush (22)
Alabama (22)
Top Pop Singles 1955-1999 listed these artists as having the most gold and platinum singles. I'll update the list with subsequent RIAA certifications.

1. Elvis Presley (24+28)
2. The Beatles (18+6)
3. Whitney Houston (14+6)
4. Janet Jackson (16+3)
5. Elton John (13+6)
6. Madonna (18)
7. Michael Jackson (7+9)
8. Temptations (10+6)
9. Mariah Carey (7+8)
10. Aretha Franklin (15)

Clearly The Beatles out perform Led Zep!
Sorry "Hank whatever" makes few top lists!
Neither does Metal_licka make few lists..

Our personal opinions are just that, but sales figures arn't biased
towards regional influences or age influences...

And John Lenon's death was more influential on history than John Bonhams Drug overdose!!!!

After the Break up of Zepplin we have very few post zep members albums to rave about, but the x-members of the beatles solo album projects have gone platinum...
But because of John we have Yoko and history doesn't look favorable to him on that note!

I didn't look for data to back up that last comment but I would like to see if I was wrong about that... I bet I am not wrong!

1K0N

Biggs2469 · « **Reply #35 on:** October 19, 2003, 01:52:01 PM »

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Originally posted by crabofix
Hey, Holden, You forgot, "your cheatin heart"!

and you forgot "Lost on the River" wasn't released back then, was a demo tape with false start; recently dug up and released, man that song is a good one

crabofix · « **Reply #36 on:** October 19, 2003, 01:55:10 PM »

Not being a "die hard" Zep. fan.

Did Page/Plant ever finish their "RockaBilly" project they where working on in NY when 9/11 accured?

crabofix · « **Reply #37 on:** October 19, 2003, 02:05:01 PM »

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Originally posted by 1K0N

Our personal opinions are just that, but sales figures arn't biased
towards regional influences or age influences...
1K0N

Yes, as I said, it is very difficult to "compete" in music. But, to reach a "hit" or to make it, you need to have loads of money behind you. Look at Metallica and what made them make it: their fans trading cassettes finelly got them a record deal.

Dire Straits first single where never to be released outside UK. A Dutch Discjokey played "the Sultans of swing" and it was a boom hit all over the world. But theese are rare things, that only happends one time in a million. Theres loads of good music out there, that never made it, just because someone decided "not a hit".
It is just pure luck, belive me.