OT: 5 biggest bands ever?

[dawaxman]

Has anybody mentioned the eagles? Or cream? Or the animals? Or led zep? All bigger in the usa than here but nevertheless massive massive bands...

Oh and by the way, did I read somebody putting pink floyd and radiohead in the same bracket musically? Not sure how ti treat that...Floyd changed music forever...thom yorke just whines over discordant noise....IMO

 

[Jordinho]

Biggest band, best band or most influential band are three very different things.

 

[Superted]

Oh and by the way, did I read somebody putting pink floyd and radiohead in the same bracket musically? Not sure how ti treat that...Floyd changed music forever...thom yorke just whines over discordant noise....IMO

That was me in that to fully appreciate both bands you need to listen to their whole albums rather than pick and choose hit singles, and I stand by that comment.

Come at me bro.

 

[colin fishwick]

Floyd obviously a much bigger band than Radiohead. Much fuller body of great work IMO, but as someone poited out, that is subjective.

IMO the Beatles and Floyd will probably endure the longest. The Beatles, for cultural and musical reasons. the Floyd, because IMO at their peak in the 70s , their music reached a higher level.

 

[raboner]

it has to be the misfats.

 

[WookieD]

Has anybody mentioned the eagles? Or cream? Or the animals? Or led zep? All bigger in the usa than here but nevertheless massive massive bands...

Oh and by the way, did I read somebody putting pink floyd and radiohead in the same bracket musically? Not sure how ti treat that...Floyd changed music forever...thom yorke just whines over discordant noise....IMO

The Zep were a special, special band, self produced, self engineered and completely original. I absolutely love them. Not sure they make the top 5 though.

 

[thfcsteff]

Floyd obviously a much bigger band than Radiohead. Much fuller body of great work IMO, but as someone poited out, that is subjective.

IMO the Beatles and Floyd will probably endure the longest. The Beatles, for cultural and musical reasons. the Floyd, because IMO at their peak in the 70s , their music reached a higher level.

The Beatles are untouchable really, just fantastic...and I think Floyd tick the box on so many levels that I couldn't argue. That span between "Meddle" and "Wish You Were Here" is just superlative to the max...

 

[Alaric]

Not sure how to figure concert sales, tickets, albumns sales etc now vs the 60s, 70s. My favorites would be:

1) Bob Marley
2) The Beatles
3) Jimi Hendrix
4) Freddie King
5) Led Zeppelin

 

[Gifter]

Interesting, I always loved "Freaky Styley" and "Mother's Milk" best of all...

Uplift Mofo Party Plan, Mothers Milk and Blood Sugar for me in reverse order. Haven't bought an album of theirs since, bought scar tissue on cd single though, liked that alot. They certainly know their formula.

 

[thfcsteff]

Uplift Mofo Party Plan, Mothers Milk and Blood Sugar for me in reverse order. Haven't bought an album of theirs since, bought scar tissue on cd single though, liked that alot. They certainly know their formula.

You know what, I'll go for that, "Uplift..."is a great album too, but "FS" is also a classic. I'm with you though...