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Re: Beach Boys or The Beatles ?
« Reply #30 on: March 13, 2017, 07:22:25 PM »
Well, when I took guitar lessons from him, he was Mike Bruce, college hipster/swinger smoking a pipe, wearing Madras shirts, listening to Wes Montgomery and Charlie Christian, and driving a white '56 T-Bird while quoting Ferlinghetti, Tom Robbins, Ginsburg, Tolkien, Ghandi, the Maharishi and the Beatles, and being just about the coolest guy on the planet to my 12-year-old budding hippie mind...he gave me my first hit of acid...SO I vote for THAT Mike Bruce...

The later incarnation of rock-god guitar shredder was fun to re-connect with and groove to but it was the Eighties and Bolivan Marching Powder kinda changed both of us...


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« Reply #31 on: March 13, 2017, 07:25:14 PM »
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Re: Beach Boys or The Beatles ?
« Reply #32 on: March 13, 2017, 07:33:15 PM »
Well, when I took guitar lessons from him, he was Mike Bruce, college hipster/swinger smoking a pipe, wearing Madras shirts, listening to Wes Montgomery and Charlie Christian, and driving a white '56 T-Bird while quoting Ferlinghetti, Tom Robbins, Ginsburg, Tolkien, Ghandi, the Maharishi and the Beatles, and being just about the coolest guy on the planet to my 12-year-old budding hippie mind...he gave me my first hit of acid...SO I vote for THAT Mike Bruce...

The later incarnation of rock-god guitar shredder was fun to re-connect with and groove to but it was the Eighties and Bolivan Marching Powder kinda changed both of us...

Chris...I'm beginning to think you're the reincarnation of Jack Kerouac, but in a hippie version!  :)
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Re: Beach Boys or The Beatles ?
« Reply #33 on: March 13, 2017, 07:36:16 PM »
I was very into the Beatles. not so much the Beach Boys, I think it was because they wernt surfers. I used to listen to Dick Dale, king of the surf guitar!
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« Reply #34 on: March 13, 2017, 08:29:49 PM »
Beatles.  The Beach Boys are a completely different type of music.

But, most of the time it is classical or opera.  Some newer stuff is ok.  For some reason I like a lot of the John Williams soundtracks.
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« Reply #35 on: March 13, 2017, 08:32:18 PM »
Chris...I'm beginning to think you're the reincarnation of Jack Kerouac, but in a hippie version!  :)

To quote Klaus Von Bulow, "You've NO idea..."

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Re: Beach Boys or The Beatles ?
« Reply #36 on: March 13, 2017, 09:01:50 PM »
Enjoy both but I go with the Beach Boys. Pet Sounds and the Smile sessions were a big departure from their surf sound. Still enjoy Brian Wilson.

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« Reply #37 on: March 14, 2017, 07:44:32 AM »
All of them, of course!
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« Reply #38 on: March 14, 2017, 08:12:28 AM »
The Beatles.

I have all of their originally released US albums. I bought them as a child in the 60s.
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« Reply #39 on: March 14, 2017, 09:54:44 AM »
Beatles for the Melody and Hamony - Beachboys had a
"Sound" but it didn't vary that much.
As a Singer there's a smorgasbord of different Harmonies,
Rhythms and syncopation going on in the Beatles music.

Wow, when I first started listening to them and the Stones
and ....... well all of that explosion in the 60's we didn't
really have our own Music Industry over here, it was basically
a sales office for O/S Companies with local performers doing
Covers of songs that had been hits O/S.

Then Vietnam and soldiers on RnR in Sydney and of corse
A lot of other things sparked change.

For me we finally found our voice when Billy Thorpe broke out
of his cocoon with his heavy blues based hard rock. He was one
of the people who created " our sound" in the 70's. He was also
very loud.

I remember when Deep Purple came to Australia skiting that they
we're "THE LOUDEST BAND IN THE WOULD " oh how we chuckled
- Billy didn't have to tour much - you could hear him in the next
State! :wink:

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« Reply #40 on: March 14, 2017, 11:56:13 AM »
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« Reply #41 on: March 14, 2017, 01:54:44 PM »
I enjoy the Beach Boys. I've seen them twice. I consider the Beatles to be the most overrated band in history. I like maybe 3-5 of their songs. Never cared for them.

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« Reply #42 on: March 14, 2017, 02:34:07 PM »
Two pages in and not one right answer.  :grin:

Led Zeppelin, then The Who, followed closely by The Doors.

But to the original question - The Beatles.

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« Reply #43 on: March 14, 2017, 02:46:00 PM »
Two pages in and not one right answer.  :grin:

Led Zeppelin, then The Who, followed closely by The Doors.

But to the original question - The Beatles.

  :laugh: It is weird , Led Zeppelin never registers on my personal top ten , or even top fifty list . They did some interesting studio stuff , but the fact that the band employed so much studio trickery became very obvious when heard live . That , and the fact that Stairway to Heaven , like Freebird , was so overplayed on the radio that many of us simply tired of hearing the song .

 That said , this is purely a subjective discussion , heck , most country music leaves me cold , but two of my absolute favorite songs are The End is not in Sight by the ARA's , and The Rose of Cimarron by Poco , both basically pure country songs .

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« Reply #44 on: March 14, 2017, 02:59:52 PM »
As I recall, the Doors, didn't hit until the late `60's and yes, they were big for me too then.  Surprised nobody has mentioned Bob Dylan or Elton John yet.  There were so many top performers from the `60s thru the `70s.  I was heavy into folk music in the early `60's.

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« Reply #45 on: March 14, 2017, 03:03:29 PM »
Tomorrow Never Knows.



what is the question?    :blank:
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« Reply #46 on: March 14, 2017, 03:05:13 PM »
Pet Sounds by the Beach Boys was an incredible studio album.   I can't claim either as better as they were both pop, and pretty greasy at that.   I like the Rolling Stones, The Stooges, because they were greasy and didn't hide it

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« Reply #47 on: March 14, 2017, 03:06:39 PM »
  :laugh: It is weird , Led Zeppelin never registers on my personal top ten , or even top fifty list .

Not in your top 50?  Sacrilege!  Listen to this and tell me it's not one of the greatest rock songs of all time:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee33FsDANk0

If you dig deeper into their collection than standard FM-play diddies like "Stairway" I think they'll steadily climb your list.

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« Reply #48 on: March 14, 2017, 03:28:34 PM »
Not in your top 50?  Sacrilege!  Listen to this and tell me it's not one of the greatest rock songs of all time:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ee33FsDANk0

If you dig deeper into their collection than standard FM-play diddies like "Stairway" I think they'll steadily climb your list.

 Oh I've listened to all of LZ's stuff , and as said before , in the studio they could be very good . Problem is , and many will flame me for this , in concert they basically sucked . Well , unless the listener was herbalized , then you could sort of imagine they sounded great  :laugh:

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Re: Beach Boys or The Beatles ?
« Reply #49 on: March 14, 2017, 03:46:30 PM »
  :laugh: It is weird , Led Zeppelin never registers on my personal top ten , or even top fifty list . They did some interesting studio stuff , but the fact that the band employed so much studio trickery became very obvious when heard live . That , and the fact that Stairway to Heaven , like Freebird , was so overplayed on the radio that many of us simply tired of hearing the song .

 That said , this is purely a subjective discussion , heck , most country music leaves me cold , but two of my absolute favorite songs are The End is not in Sight by the ARA's , and The Rose of Cimarron by Poco , both basically pure country songs .

 Dusty


Sorry sport - gotta call you out on that one. You can't have
a go at The Led Balloon about studio trickery when the Beatles
Invented a lot of the technics. After the Beatles stopped Touring
they kind of relied on it, didn't they? :azn: :popcorn:

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« Reply #50 on: March 14, 2017, 03:51:01 PM »
 True Maurie , but if you listen to their live performance of Get Back and Don't let me Down on the rooftop it becomes apparent they could "do it" W/O all of the other stuff . Having heard LZ in concert they sounded like a garage band .

 Dusty

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« Reply #51 on: March 14, 2017, 04:20:32 PM »
Having heard LZ in concert they sounded like a garage band .

 Dusty

garage band?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZgblTKscX0
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« Reply #52 on: March 14, 2017, 05:03:08 PM »
True Maurie , but if you listen to their live performance of Get Back and Don't let me Down on the rooftop it becomes apparent they could "do it" W/O all of the other stuff . Having heard LZ in concert they sounded like a garage band .

 Dusty

Get Back and Don't let me Down are pretty  basic arrangements
Dusty One - any four piece could cover them. I'd be more impressed
If they'd done one of their big psycadelic songs just 4 peice!

And as Joe Walsh said - there is nothing better than a Three
Peice .......... On a good night, and nothing worse on a bad one.

All subjective anyway  :wink: personally I grew to dislike just
About all effects. They tend to get used just because they're
there or to sound 'different' rather than for mood and colour.

A couple of days back I caught that '05 reunion of Cream and
To see those guys pushing each other, hitting the wall and
catching each other with a little smile while the music just
flowed brought it all back for me - shit I even picked up the
Bass and played along!

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« Reply #53 on: March 14, 2017, 05:19:28 PM »
God, can't believe I almost forgot 1 of my all time favorite bands, the Byrds.  Sat right in front of them in a small performing room surrounded by brick walls and their live performance just like their recording.....8 miles high, turn-turn-turn, etc.  :thumb:...except I was totally immersed in their music being so close @ the Golden Bear on Hwy 1 @ Huntington Beach, Ca.  :bow:
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« Reply #54 on: March 14, 2017, 10:09:49 PM »
I really love the Beatles and a number of bands mentioned in this thread, but I never cared for The Beach Boys. Dick Dale, the Ventures...heck, even the Mermen were more my cup of tea.
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« Reply #55 on: March 17, 2017, 03:36:31 PM »
When I was a little kid in the mid '60s we lived in Europe.  So, Beatles.

Never heard the Beach Boys till many years later.

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