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Ezequiel!
It's sacriledge to lump the Stones in with those johnny-come-latelys U2! The Stones have been recording hit after hit and presenting their music on ever bigger concert tours since 1963 - and so long as there continue to be naysayers such as yourself they can't by definition be overrated.
Gfunk!
There's no need to bother with Hepcat's feeble thread. If you want a decent overview of a band, go to this thread:
December Band of the Month
Could try a bit of Rory Gallagher his sound has a hard edged blues feel.
...the Rolling Stones ... but the fact is that they are overrated. I am not saying they are bad, but they have had much more publicity than for instance the Who, the Doors and Led Zeppelin which are greater in my humble opinion.
Longevity would play a big factor in this. The who put out like 8 or 9 studio albums, the Doors put out 6. I'm pretty sure that zeppelin's reputation speaks for itself.Haha... I knew it wasn't long for someone responded to it Of course do the Rolling Stones have more than U2 but the fact is that they are overrated. I am not saying they are bad, but they have had much more publicity than for instance the Who, the Doors and Led Zeppelin which are greater in my humble opinion.
Gee, that's too badive tried the beatles and didnt dig it, aswell as pink floyd who was a little too wierd for my liking.
oh man, if you want something hard then there is nothing harder, imo, than this album.
Surfer Rosa by the Pixies
it falls pretty short of the classic rock era imo, by about 7 or 8 years, but its absolutely amazing. there's a bunch of short little 2 and 3 minute songs in which just about all hell breaks loose. guitars are getting shredded, a mean funky bass is getting played and Black Francis just screams above it all. in one instance he runs his screams through a guitar amp for a totally distorted and creepy sound. and in between these chaotic songs are nice little pop numbers that you'll find yourself humming and singing to yourself while walking through the supermarket. its amazing. easily one of the hardest albums ever made in my opinion.
I can't say I disagree, especially with the part that I bolded."A patchwork pinch loaf from a band who at their top dollar best are blandly entertaining college rock. Their willingness to be "guided" by their manager, their record company and their producers is unparalleled. Never have I seen four cows more anxious to be led around by their nose rings."