Band Face Off - Round 11

[dissention]

Originally Posted by trackaghost

Tell me about it! Apart from Prince, I don't think anyone I've voted for has won. I still can't believe Heart beat Blondie.

I can't, either. The Wilson sisters kick ass, we all know this, but next to Blondie? Pffffft.

I must tell you how saddened I am to see Johnny Cash losing. It breaks my icy little heart.

[shackin'up]

Originally Posted by trackaghost

Tell me about it! Apart from Prince, I don't think anyone I've voted for has won. I still can't believe Heart beat Blondie.

Americans dear. No sense of culture only sense for iconography. A sensibility for broad accepted icons, I mean. Imago.

Madonna beat Kate Bush. They don't even know her most of the time. That's choosing for a topdesigner of mediahypes over a born singer-composer-talent. Typical. Prince beating Jimi is another example. That's choosing for a brilliant copy-paste-artist who designs everything he does and is to the details over an pure original straight from the guts writing and playing rock-and-roll animal.
Johnny Cash won against Elvis, though. An exception that underlines the rule. Who did you vote that round?

[estranged4life]

Originally Posted by amber

Honestly, I have the feeling you would like Garbage best. But...if you want to vote for the underdog, give Courtney a go.

and Garbage wasnt that bad, not my style/taste but not bad either...Thus they receive my vote!

Oh, and if we were goin' by looks I would pick the following as the sexiest female lead singer (Better picture than the one I posted earlier):

Cristina Scabbia: A goth-metaller, a great vocalist, An Italian and absolutely sexy!!! What more could a guy like me ask for???

[dissention]

Originally Posted by shackin'up

Americans dear. No sense of culture only sense for iconography. A sensibility for broad accepted icons, I mean. Imago.

No ****.

Originally Posted by shackin'up

Madonna beat Kate Bush. They don't even know her most of the time. That's voting for a topdesigner of mediahypes over a born singer-composer-talent. Typical.

I love Madonna, but she's all style and no substance. How she won is a mystery.

Originally Posted by shackin'up

Johnny Cash won against Elvis, though. An exception that underlines the rule. Who did you vote that round?

No! He's now losing. Let's start the Save Johnny campaign. We cannot stand for this injustice, Gerald.

[dissention]

Originally Posted by trackaghost

I prefer Debbie Harry's voice to the Wilson gals. They're okay, I even own a couple of Heart albums, but Blondie are a much more interesting band IMO. Just their sound and influences, plus the New York 70s punk scene seems magical to me. Also, I can't help but be swayed by the fact that Debbie Harry is one of the most beautiful AND the coolest women ever. I want to be her

Precisely. I adore Heart, always have and always will, but they just don't stack up artistically or aesthetically next to Blondie.

But we're just bitter old hags, Sharon.

[ryan8472]

No doubt, my choice will have to be, well, No Doubt.

[dissention]

Originally Posted by amber

New York 70's punk scene is NOT magical to me, so you've got me there. Actually, it's gross to me.

Really? I can't imagine a better time for music. Blondie, Talking Heads, Television, Patti Smith, The Ramones, The Dead Boys, etc. It makes me sad to think of how great music was then compared to the **** we get now.

[shackin'up]

Originally Posted by trackaghost

Pudding-pop?

I laughed too when I wrote that, but it hit it right where I wanted it . through the ledge I became addicted to writing in english without thinking. Just let it flow. I can do that in dutch too, but the brainwashed rules are unconciously editing what you write.

[shackin'up]

Originally Posted by trackaghost

before Elvis there was nothing! And in a way it's true, my dad used to say most people today are unaware of the impact he had on modern music, he changed it all completely.

Your dad's right. But impact also is about image. Chuck Berry had more rock'n'roll than Elvis IMO. But his impact is not to discuss.

[estranged4life]

Originally Posted by dissention

Really? I can't imagine a better time for music. Blondie, Talking Heads, Television, Patti Smith, The Ramones, The Dead Boys, etc. It makes me sad to think of how great music was then compared to the **** we get now.

was great, Nowadays when a band like Green Day are called "punk" (Usually by musically uneducated emo-teens) I have to laugh, Cause these "emo-punk-wannabe's" have NUTHIN' to do with the original punk attitude, And they couldnt touch the Ramones in attitude, sheer musical genius and pure honesty in approach any day of the week...Especially if that day ends in the letter "y"!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My older sister Lesa has turned me onto her punk music as of late (Weird that a girl from Oklahoma who moved to California became a punk woman....But seeing how my family is I am not surprised!) and I like what I have heard

[estranged4life]

Originally Posted by shackin'up

Your dad's right. But impact also is about image. Chuck Berry had more rock'n'roll than Elvis IMO. But his impact is not to discuss.

Bill Haley & the Comets & Buddy Holly...

I call Chuck Berry the real King of Rock N Roll.

[shackin'up]

Originally Posted by amber

yeah, cause Heart is soooooooo terrible. That lady can't sing! Barracuda doesn't kick ass! Magic Man?! What's that? Crazy on You? anyone could sing that!!!
And voting for Heart is voting for born singer composer talent.

Originally Posted by amber

Didn't we invent iconography? just saying.

Yes dear. I said that: Americans have a sensibilty for image, not for culture.
I don't think that the heart-blondie-result was very unexpected though. Dreamboat Annie is a 100% masterpiece made by great talented singer-songwriters. You are overreacting again, because you think that I despise what I did not vote for. Americans think in black and white. Cool you're good at that. I will not discuss that. Especially not with you. But Blondie simply gave a lot more to the culture of music then Heart did. Or Fleetwood Mac did. Or the Eagles did. I'm not saying I hate that music. Come and have a look in my collection.

hmm, you'll probably can't read the names on the CD's.

[estranged4life]

Originally Posted by shackin'up

hmm, you'll probably can't read the names on the CD's.

Chris *cough* Goss *cough* *cough* Ginger *cough* Baker...Need I say more?

[shackin'up]

Originally Posted by amber

woooow. Do you think anyone will ever sing like Johnny Cash? (I like Elvis's voice, too. And Roy Orbisons. Actually, Trackie, now it pisses me off that you pitted these people against each other!!! JK )

Glad I pissed you off, amber. It was me who suggested that mix to Sharon. so can I get that now too?



please?

[shackin'up]

Originally Posted by estranged4life

Chris *cough* Goss *cough* *cough* Ginger *cough* Baker...Need I say more?

Yes Brian J., I was talking bout Americans in general, BUT definately NOT about you.