Goofle

The Fall. End the thread.

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Short Term Award:
Sex Pistols -

One great album with no Second Album aftertaste that's still noted as both a mark of it's time and something one has to hear.

FOUR singles that defined an era and made the Top 10 in The UK and one Debut single that peeped in The 40 that may not have made it but still is essential listening.

One year of greatness and controversy. Two years of WTF and "What Happened?" that's still talked about and wrote about.

John Lydon - One great solo career that's still has the wit and the temper (even if some of the music post-first three PiL albums is on and off the greatness scale). His Autobiography is pretty damn good, too.

A messed up tour of The US that showed through the DOA Documentary.

Other solo careers that can get the gig on that name value alone. Once again, one influential main gig with one great album.

Sid Vicious - One member who's passed away but still talked about and has a very influential look and hair style. Punk's James Dean?

One great soundtrack album which had the best of said passed away member's best performances all wrapped up in one classic four minute trashing of "My Way." (OK, his version of "C'mon Everybody" is class as well).

One film with a messed up Production history that had one of Exploitation's Kings a part of the story (Russ Meyer) and the real start of the career of the one who finally got to Direct it (Julian Temple). Throw in a just as messed up Soundtrack (which I still love to this day)

One manager who's filled with ideas, and I'm sure plus other things to some.

A lot of Swindles on the record industry.

A reunion that showed that many of the New Breed of Punks were lacking something (good tunes, sharp witty lyrics...)



And, once again, all with one studio album, one film, one classic Documentary that's still essential, a few compilations, an Exploitative release of interviews that through time has proven an interesting listen (Some Product), and some classic singles sides!


Although I'm one for longevity, I have to say that at least they knew when to stop as Sex Pistols when they already made a mark with music we still talk about.

True, some recent events sense The Late 90's Reunion (the Perfume, for example) have been dodgy, but then again most reunions are. They still have a great complete music and DVD collection, and we always go back to that.

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Long Term Career Award:
The Rolling Stones

They still have The Human Riff. That (and a whole bunch of classic recordings from the 60's to about Tattoo You) plus winning when they had to come up with an album that proved that they can meet up with the Punk challenge (Some Girls) and even proving a good show as a Stadium act. Keith is still the soul of The Stones.

Plus, with Mick Jagger's performance in Performance, the legend that is Brian Jones, and some of the most influential songs of all time as well as a classic image, I'm sure to this day they are the band most want to be like.

NEWGUY562

They influenced every genre they perfected everything from blues to country and inspired so many other bands. so i agree with you..
let's just put it like this who's a bigger frontman than Mick Jagger? (freddie mercury?)

Raust

I think The Doors are one of the most consistant american rock bands. Yet, I fail to see one "bad" album in Radioheads discography.

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With a Jagger influence, it's easy to get that attitude, especially when you have some musicians that get that basic killer instinct in the music. His 60's and 70's saw him with a classic frontman attitude that many singers were inspired by for a long time. I think the Performance/"Jumping Jack Flash" era is certainly the most influential, although the Early 70's/Exile Jagger is certainly another classic era.

NEWGUY562

they had four albums that were flops :/ ..(other voices,full circle,an american prayer) "waiting for the sun" was half great and half horrible..

NEWGUY562

My favorite era is between beggars banquet - stick fingers
it sucked for me that they stopped the psychedelic genre :/ i really think it wasn't as bad as people make it seem i mean "dandelion" is definitely one of the best psychedelic songs of all time.

14232949

None of you futher muckers have said David Bowie? Why?
No one artist has constantly adapted to change in the music scenes to remain relevant as much as Bowie, doing it all in his stride.

NEWGUY562

are you serious? idk where to start..we can speak on chart positions or how he fell off in the 80's/90's ..