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I agree with your #1 and #2 comments. Regarding #2, it's easy to recognize the musical talent, as their compositions are brilliant, but the lead singer is insufferable. His voice grates on my nerves.
Over the last few years my wife and I have started listening to smaller bands and smaller venues, tired of the crowds and big stadiums. Our next trip will be to OK or Texas to see what I've always called "Red Dirt Music" Cross Canadian, Stoney Larue or REK. Check out J.J. Grey if you haven't already.
KISS with Ted Nugent in 2000 in the Pensacola Bay Center is still the best concert I have ever been to. I ended up sneaking down into the 2nd row for KISS. Literally 10 ft from Gene Simmons in full makeup. KISS Dynasty was my first album way back when. Getting to finally see them live, with full makeup, was amazing.
A band like Led Zeppelin had tremendous talent and could have played anything as shown in quieter pieces like Going to California. After that you had a lot of bands think "metal" and "loud" imitating the Zep without the talent.
Never heard it put like that. Pretty harsh, but I agree. The dislike question was tough for me, simply because I never think about the musicians and bands I don't enjoy. Rush could have been at the top of the list for either #1 or #2 for me. Most overrated band ever, imo. I just didn't think of them when making my list. The intro to Tom Sawyer? Love it, but that's the only 20 seconds of quality music Rush ever produced.
Obviously, Tex and a few others will disagree.
Gruene Hall and John T Floore's Country Store are must see venues.
Billy Bobs not so much.
I never disagree when someone has different music tastes than me.......music moves us all differently.
I'll definitely check out J J Grey.
Thanks for the recommendation.
@Bankwalker when I lived in Myers dorm in the 80s, there were some punk rock fans on our hall that had Black Flag and Husker Du posters on their door. Many guys listened to Top40 pop music on Athens Q-105 (eg uptempo Billy Joel, Chicago, Madonna) and would make fun of me listening to 96rock from Atlanta. They had no idea who the punkers even were!
Side note: Anyone remember a great Atlanta 80s band named THE PRODUCERS? Had some great songs and videos but never made it big.
https://youtu.be/4k89_UrZXNw
Surprised nobody on a UGA forum mentioned B52s or REM? I would have loved to see the B52s play back in their Athens days.
Rush is one of those band's I like to put in the "To good" department. They've got a lot of different things going on in each song. So much so that many people find it distasteful. Truth is they took music and arrangements to another level. Many times folks like their music to be a little more simple and just enjoy it for what it is. Neither is right or wrong, it's just preference. I suspect that most people that are a musician themselves appreciate these kind of things more. At least on average. I'm an amateur musician and I appreciate Rush, although they're really not my cup of tea either. I almost put them down for Live shows I wish I got to see though.
I saw someone else put the band Yes down as a negative. I would classify them in this category as well. Here are some bands I think of like that.
Rush
Yes
Phish
Tool
Umphrey's McGee
Steely Dan
Snarky Puppy (this might be the epitome of a band being "to good") Look these guys up if you've never heard of them. Insane.
Many others of course. Some might put the Beatles in this category. And during their time, they certainly pushed music to another level.
Anyway, my 2 cents.
Here, just so folks don't have to bother. A good example of what I was talking about above.
It's sort of a list of extremes. The best, or worst of. B52's and REM sorta live in the middle. Although I think Tex mentioned REM. And I mentioned Widespread Panic. Speaking of... their founding drummer died today 😥
Excellent points. Sometimes groups or musicians try too hard to be technical and complicated. Joe Satriani, Malmsteen, Steve Vai are classic examples. They are generally regarded as some of the greatest technical guitarist on the planet, but their popular appeal is very limited. It's generally not relatable or understandable to the public. Rush's most popular songs are the ones where they stayed within the norm.
Wondering if anyone here actually saw the B52s play back in the 70's in Athens?