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Originally Posted by jackhammer
It's all too easy to be negative but it takes a bit more upstairs to be positive. I find it quite funny and pitiful really. Not worth getting your knickers into a twist over.
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Definetly agree with this bit. Also, I'm sometimes slightly irritated by people who define their taste in music by what they don't like rather than what they do like. As you say, being negative is real easy.
I think a big difference between me and Boo is when I read stuff like this, I may feel a little pang of irritation and think something along the lines of "this moronic dribble can be safely ignored". On the net, I tend to ignore things I don't like. Boo doesn't and deals with irritation partly by writing rants. Aside from that difference, I basically agree with everything he's written so far.
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Originally Posted by Boo
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2 EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER
Welcome back, my friends, to the second-worst band in history! “Boasting” former members of the Nice, King Crimson and — yes! — Atomic Rooster, the less-than-super ’70s supergroup ELP shunned blues-based rock in favor of bombastically reinterpreted classical works — with bewilderingly successful results. A nightmarish enough proposition on record, the Brit trio’s live shows were peppered by interminable solo spots, including a 20-minute drum workout by Carl Palmer that ended with him ringing a cowbell held between his teeth. Appalling fact Singer-bassist Greg Lake performed on a $10,000 Persian rug that roadies vacuumed before every show. Worst CD Love Beach (Rhino, 1978)
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Good point
I think it's interesting that when I read the information above, I can't see where the text highlights anything bad about ELP except a generally negative angle demonstrated by the use of the word "nightmarish". If you'd never heard of ELP or any of their music before, the text above wouldn't actually tell you why they deserve a spot on that list. Does classic influences, long solos or persian rugs make a number 2 on a list of the worst artists EVER?
Some poor criteria I'd say.