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#1 Pedro Cerrano

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Posted 09 May 2015 - 10:49 PM

The Beatles
Springsteen
REM
The Replacements
The Hold Steady

There is baseball, and occasionally there are other things of note

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Posted 09 May 2015 - 10:51 PM

You're just trying to start trouble...


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Posted 09 May 2015 - 10:57 PM

Thems the breaks.
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There is baseball, and occasionally there are other things of note

"Now OPS sucks.  Got it."

"Making his own olive brine is peak Mackus."

"I'm too hungover to watch a loss." - McNulty

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Posted 09 May 2015 - 11:02 PM

The Hold Steady?  Top 5 ever?

 

Now, that's just crazy...


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Posted 09 May 2015 - 11:03 PM

They're everything you want in a band.

There is baseball, and occasionally there are other things of note

"Now OPS sucks.  Got it."

"Making his own olive brine is peak Mackus."

"I'm too hungover to watch a loss." - McNulty

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#6 RShack

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Posted 09 May 2015 - 11:03 PM

The Replacements too...

 

The 1st one is a slam dunk... the next 2 are arguable but not crazy... but the last 2, you've gone off the rails...


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Posted 10 May 2015 - 12:34 AM

The Beatles
Springsteen
REM
The Replacements
The Hold Steady

 

I do agree on your 1st choice. But never heard of the last 2....


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Posted 10 May 2015 - 01:18 AM

I do agree on your 1st choice. But never heard of the last 2....

 

The Replacements only did 1 song, and it was a cover at that.

 


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Posted 10 May 2015 - 01:58 AM

1. Jimmie's Chicken Shack
2. Skid Row
3. Gotye
4. Wreckx-n-Effect
5. Third Eye Blind
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Posted 10 May 2015 - 10:31 AM

#4 and 5 for me is on a constant rotation.

The Beatles
Bob Dylan
Tom Waits
The Beach Boys
Frank Zappa/Miracle Legion/The Pogues/The National/Smashing Pumpkins/Talking Heads/The Weakerthans/Frank Turner/Cake



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Posted 10 May 2015 - 10:43 AM

Arcade Fire
Death Cab for Cutie
Jimmy Eat World
Arctic Monkeys
Brand New

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Posted 10 May 2015 - 10:51 AM

Reo Speedwagon

Bodycount

Winger

INXS

Morrisey


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Posted 10 May 2015 - 11:21 AM

Arcade Fire
Death Cab for Cutie
Jimmy Eat World
Arctic Monkeys
Brand New

Arctic Monkeys were storming their way into my top-15 a while back. But yeesh recent outputs have not been great,
IMO. 

Still think Whatever People Say and Favourite Worst Nightmare are awesome. 



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Posted 10 May 2015 - 11:29 AM

Arcade Fire

Death Cab for Cutie

Jimmy Eat World

Arctic Monkeys

Brand New

Arctic Monkeys were storming their way into my top-15 a while back. But yeesh recent outputs have not been great,

IMO. 


Still think Whatever People Say and Favourite Worst Nightmare are awesome. 


Shows how hard it is to stay at that top notch level over the course of several albums... although I still like their new stuff. Obviously a bit poppy but it's still good, IMO... Alex Turner is a self professed sucker so it's not surprising. Their drummer is insane.

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Posted 10 May 2015 - 12:09 PM

Shows how hard it is to stay at that top notch level over the course of several albums... although I still like their new stuff. Obviously a bit poppy but it's still good, IMO... Alex Turner is a self professed sucker so it's not surprising. Their drummer is insane.

I think AM was certainly in a better direction than Suck It and See. I can't even tell you the last time I listened to that album straight through. Nothing wrong with him being a sucker and resorting to the 'poppy' sound - but he's done it better. See the Submarine soundtrack and The Last Shadow Puppets. Both much better than recent Arctic Monkeys stuff, I think. 

Most bands get better as they age, AM just gets worse ;)

Edit: Same with Death Cab :lol:



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Posted 10 May 2015 - 04:04 PM

Led Zeppelin
The Rolling Stones
Red Hot Chili Peppers
Incubus
Pearl Jam

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Posted 10 May 2015 - 10:44 PM

I'll assume this is based strictly on our own personal preferences. As much as I think The Beatles are probably the best band ever, I have others that I've always enjoyed more. In alphabetical order only:

 

Alice in Chains

The Beastie Boys

Led Zeppelin

Pink Floyd

The Rolling Stones



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Posted 10 May 2015 - 10:46 PM

I'll assume this is based strictly on our own personal preferences. As much as I think The Beatles are probably the best band ever, I have others that I've always enjoyed more. 

 

That's an excellent way to say it....


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Posted 10 May 2015 - 10:48 PM

I'll assume this is based strictly on our own personal preferences. As much as I think The Beatles are probably the best band ever, I have others that I've always enjoyed more. In alphabetical order only:

 

Going off of this:

 

Arcade Fire

Led Zeppelin

The Beatles

Bob Dylan

Pearl Jam



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Posted 11 May 2015 - 09:22 AM

I guess its personal preference, but its also in order of how many of their songs are on my itunes library.

Metallica
Led Zeppelin
The Offspring
The Black Keys
Rancid
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