tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-787277849195454680.post7134612879937251411..comments2023-11-04T00:29:27.498-07:00Comments on Nothing But Good Things: Top 10 Most Revered or Reviled Artistsdavepmillerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16126525810385084002noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-787277849195454680.post-53481889658145186082012-04-18T17:31:36.324-07:002012-04-18T17:31:36.324-07:00Maybe The Doors? The psychedelic-era stuff is ofte...Maybe The Doors? The psychedelic-era stuff is often poo-poo'd as "druggie music" (as if other rock was recorded stone-cold sober!), so I think Morrison gets thrown in with that.<br /><br />Genesis/Phil Collins? Brilliant to some, totally boring to others, but nonetheless one of only a few supposed thinking-person's bands of the 70's.<br /><br />The Who...?<br /><br />Dylan, the Dead, Billy Joel, and Rush are spot-on examples of your theme, I think.Mark H.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-787277849195454680.post-53385533118735991222012-03-19T21:10:34.612-07:002012-03-19T21:10:34.612-07:003. The Cure. This is the entry I question the most...3. The Cure. This is the entry I question the most and yet somehow I skipped it. Maybe it was to give me more time to think about it. In high school I would've bet that either you loved the Cure or hadn't heard of them. And now I'd guess either you love the Cure or don't think of them at all. But during the in-between days, I'd imagine there were some tougher alt-rock types who dismissed the whole Smiths/Cure scene. I own Standing on a Beach AND the more recent Greatest Hits.Jack Silberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16652929024223772823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-787277849195454680.post-44884375043622875852012-03-18T17:49:01.089-07:002012-03-18T17:49:01.089-07:00Interesting!! Let me respond artist-by-artist.
10....Interesting!! Let me respond artist-by-artist.<br />10. Grateful Dead. Excellent selection. I own a greatest-hits because I felt I needed to, and I respect the idea of the Grateful Dead, but secretly I hate them.<br />9. Wings. I imagine more revulsion out there than reverence. I have the double-disc McCartney Hits collection. I like a lot of Macca's post-Beatles work but in thinking of Wings my first reaction is "yecch."<br />8. Coldplay. Good choice. I bought the first album but eventually sold it back. I know hate them.<br />7. Fleetwood Mac. Good one, but maybe more of a "do you love the 70s or do you hate them" vote than the band themselves. I do not own any Mac but could imagine purchasing some sort of essential collection for a deep discount.<br />6. Streisand. Sure.<br />5. Rush. Great choice. I have a compilation but suppose I kind of hate them. Geddy Lee coming across as a prick in an interview with Narduar the Human Serviette didn't help.<br />4. Oasis. Good pick. Split was probably more even in their heyday, but I would imagine has leaned toward hate. Yes, I do have a two-disc compilation.<br />2. Decent pick. Maybe a more even split in his heyday, now leaning toward can't-touch-this legendosity.<br />1. Billy Joel. Purely generational split? I had the double-album greatest hits in the original vinyl era but now despise him.Jack Silberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16652929024223772823noreply@blogger.com