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Old 06-01-2011, 01:35 PM   #2271 (permalink)
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Journey, Boston, etc. were defiantly a mainstream band when compared to Steely Dan's record sales, etc. (Boston is one of the best produced albums of all-time), in my opinion too. At least, that is my first perception on the subject.
As far as Devo or the Cars having anything done in the studio, that would be considered better than Donald ***en and Walter Becker is totally preposterous in my opinion. ***en and Becker are very well esteemed as being one of the best duo studio producers. Pretzel Logic is one of my favorite albums by Steely Dan as well, it is just as original and well produced today as it was back in '74. (So..I win the first round Soldier! ). Just kidding, lets call it a draw..Although I'm right!
I`d say Steeley Dan`s record sales were on a par with both Journey and Boston. Again you can`t compare the Cars and Devo to Steeley Dan in the studio. Steeley Dan, Journey, Toto and Boston etc were all consummate musicians, perfectionists who basically strived for perfection and spent months in the studio or in Boston`s case years getting it right.

Whereas the Cars and Devo were just a bunch of guys wanting to into a studio and make a record. According to the Cars they were just happy at having a record deal and hoped if the first album was successful they could get to make a another album, they didn`t want Roy Thomas Baker to produce it either due to his production techniques with Queen, but as the record company were dictating to them they didn`t have a choice. As for Devo, according to Brian Eno the group didn`t have a f**k what they were doing anyway!! And this is the magic of the Cars and Devo debuts, its just a bunch of guys going into a studio and producing something that ended up sounding so fresh and different like a lot of new bands were doing at that time.....the only difference is that imo they did it better.

The Cars debut is a timeless simplistic guitar and drum based rock sound with keyboard effects that creates a magical mixture. The Devo debut is manic, spontaneous and they sound f**ked as they sing about vegetables and oddball characters.
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Old 06-01-2011, 01:51 PM   #2272 (permalink)
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I`d say Steeley Dan`s record sales were on a par with both Journey and Boston. Again you can`t compare the Cars and Devo to Steeley Dan in the studio. Steeley Dan, Journey, Toto and Boston etc were all consummate musicians, perfectionists who basically strived for perfection and spent months in the studio or in Boston`s case years getting it right.

Whereas the Cars and Devo were just a bunch of guys wanting to into a studio and make a record. According to the Cars they were just happy at having a record deal and hoped if the first album was successful they could get to make a another album, they didn`t want Roy Thomas Baker to produce it either due to his production techniques with Queen, but as the record company were dictating to them they didn`t have a choice. As for Devo, according to Brian Eno the group didn`t have a f**k what they were doing anyway!! And this is the magic of the Cars and Devo debuts, its just a bunch of guys going into a studio and producing something that ended up sounding so fresh and different like a lot of new bands were doing at that time.....the only difference is that imo they did it better.

The Cars debut is a timeless simplistic guitar and drum based rock sound with keyboard effects that creates a magical mixture. The Devo debut is manic, spontaneous and they sound f**ked as they sing about vegetables and oddball characters.
Didn't David Bowie have something to do with Devo Soldier? By the way, my vote was for the Cars.

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Didn't David Bowie have something to do with Devo Soldier? By the way, my vote was for the Cars.

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No he didn`t, but Brian Eno is the link between Bowie and Devo
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Old 06-01-2011, 02:15 PM   #2274 (permalink)
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This is like arguing over whether apples or oranges taste better

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Can't stand either of these bands.
If I want to listen to something new wavish or popish from that era i'll throw on Parallel Lines which pisses over both those albums.
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Can't stand either of these bands.
If I want to listen to something new wavish or popish from that era i'll throw on Parallel Lines which pisses over both those albums.
By the way you forgot to place your vote!
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Can't stand either of these bands.
If I want to listen to something new wavish or popish from that era i'll throw on Parallel Lines which pisses over both those albums.
Parallel Lines is a great album but it certainly does not piss all over The Cars' debut.

Devo are alright but I've never really gotten into them. They have a few good songs but I wouldn't really listen to them that much. The Cars definitely win this one for me, their debut is a near flawless album with one great song after another and the whole album flows remarkably well.

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Damn Devo is getting there ass kicked. Um, I'd have to go with The Cars. That was a classic release that Devo album is just meh.

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Parallel Lines is a great album but it certainly does not piss all over The Cars' debut.

Devo are alright but I've never really gotten into them. They have a few good songs but I wouldn't really listen to them that much. The Cars definitely win this one for me, their debut is a near flawless album with one great song after another and the whole album flows remarkably well.

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Blondie were a great singles band and those singles dominante their albums as well. Most of their non-singles album material is poor to average and not very memorable, Parallel Lines was the best thing they ever did. The best thing about Blondie was Debbie Harry......man that was one sexy women and she knew how to belt out a song.
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Blondie were a great singles band and those singles dominante their albums as well. Most of their non-singles album material is poor to average and not very memorable, Parallel Lines was the best thing they ever did. The best thing about Blondie was Debbie Harry......man that was one sexy women and she knew how to belt out a song.
I was always a fan of their 1981 release Autoamerican, and the single "Rapture" is my favorite by Blondie. Rapture is not only a classic, but it was also groundbreaking for its time within the music industry.
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