Top 10 All-Time (lyrics, lead singer, blues, jazz, rock)

joyboyo53 · 07-19-2007, 11:14 PM

seriously.... johnny cash deserves to be in a top ten before elvis does.

elvis was a man britany spears of an earlier age. quite unimpressive really

MHDTV · 07-19-2007, 11:17 PM

I'd say he was a good deal more talented than Britney. But he's the closest we've got.

Son of JayJamJah · 07-19-2007, 11:30 PM

While I respect your opinions on Elvis, I think it is a minority one.

Frances · 07-20-2007, 12:34 AM

The Frances 10 All-Time.
These are not my top 10 faves, but my top 10 artists who:
1: Put out a lot more good stuff than bad stuff.
2: Opened my mind in some way.
3: At a time threatened Bowie for the top spot on my list.

Now, Bowie's number 1 but I'm not sure on the others.

David Bowie - The absolute greatest, easily on the worlds top 10 list.
Tom Waits - A complete legend, has influenced 50 bands you like, even if you don't know it.
The Beatles - On every top 10 list. cliche? maybe. deserved spot? yep.
Miles Davis - Jazz great, not sure if he even has a bad song.
Tori Amos - Sexy woman, Beautiful voice, powerful songs, amazing live.
The Doors - Another apparent cliche, yet half the people I know went through a Doors phase.
Radiohead - They move me, I've been hooked on every album.
The Mars Volta - The newest on the list, not sure if they deserve it but I've never heard anything quite like them and they make me crazy. (the good kind)
Eric Clapton (Bands Included) - Has been in so many really good things that I had to put him on my list.
Pearl Jam - (up until the last couple of years) One of the most sturdy, reliable rock acts for the last 15 years.

Of course I don't think this an all-time list for everybody and I wouldn't attempt to make one. Having said that, I think Bowie and The Beatles would have a damn good chance of making it on there though.

Son of JayJamJah · 07-20-2007, 12:39 AM

Thanks for the thoughts I think your criteria are perfect.

Very good insight and Miles Davis is a deserving candidate I have somehow overlooked.

MHDTV · 07-20-2007, 12:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JayJamJah

While I respect your opinions on Elvis, I think it is a minority one.

Ooh, wow so is yours on Led Zeppelin...

Son of JayJamJah · 07-20-2007, 12:45 AM

No argument there; however I think Zeppelin is probably on most top five lists and I have scene them number one more then once. I think a lot of people think they are the best band ever.

MHDTV · 07-20-2007, 12:47 AM

Quite honestly I don't think popular opinion means much, considering mosts kids favorite artist these days is Akon or T-Pain.

Frances · 07-20-2007, 12:52 AM

T-Pain? Who the phucks that? Some crappy teen pop-rapper?

Son of JayJamJah · 07-20-2007, 12:54 AM

But they will not stand the test of time, Zeppelin has. The Master P's and Limp Biskets and Brittney Spears fads come and go, but eventually we realize they are awful and thats how they're remembered. Popular opinion is shallow in meaning for the present but in the long term it has enormous significance, for it is the prelude to how history is written.

07-19-2007, 11:14 PM	#11 (permalink)
joyboyo53 down the rabbit hole Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: the mountain called monkey Posts: 764	seriously.... johnny cash deserves to be in a top ten before elvis does. elvis was a man britany spears of an earlier age. quite unimpressive really

07-19-2007, 11:17 PM	#12 (permalink)
MHDTV Music Addict Join Date: May 2007 Location: Berkeley, California Posts: 697	I'd say he was a good deal more talented than Britney. But he's the closest we've got.

07-19-2007, 11:30 PM	#13 (permalink)
Son of JayJamJah Occams Razor Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: End of the Earth Posts: 2,472	While I respect your opinions on Elvis, I think it is a minority one.

07-20-2007, 12:39 AM	#15 (permalink)
Son of JayJamJah Occams Razor Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: End of the Earth Posts: 2,472	Thanks for the thoughts I think your criteria are perfect. Very good insight and Miles Davis is a deserving candidate I have somehow overlooked.

07-20-2007, 12:45 AM	#17 (permalink)
Son of JayJamJah Occams Razor Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: End of the Earth Posts: 2,472	No argument there; however I think Zeppelin is probably on most top five lists and I have scene them number one more then once. I think a lot of people think they are the best band ever.

07-20-2007, 12:47 AM	#18 (permalink)
MHDTV Music Addict Join Date: May 2007 Location: Berkeley, California Posts: 697	Quite honestly I don't think popular opinion means much, considering mosts kids favorite artist these days is Akon or T-Pain.

07-20-2007, 12:54 AM	#20 (permalink)
Son of JayJamJah Occams Razor Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: End of the Earth Posts: 2,472	But they will not stand the test of time, Zeppelin has. The Master P's and Limp Biskets and Brittney Spears fads come and go, but eventually we realize they are awful and thats how they're remembered. Popular opinion is shallow in meaning for the present but in the long term it has enormous significance, for it is the prelude to how history is written.