America's 100 best

Mike Boom · Post by **Mike Boom** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 12:52 pm

aren't we all trying to forget the Doobie Brothers?

Post by **BlueChair** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 12:53 pm

"Well that's just like... your opinion, man"

bambooneedle · Post by **bambooneedle** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 12:54 pm

Mike Boom · Post by **Mike Boom** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 12:58 pm

Thank God, they remembered the Creedence!

noiseradio · Post by **noiseradio** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 1:09 pm

bambooneedle wrote:and they forgot The Doobie Brothers.

They may as well be Canadian.

bambooneedle · Post by **bambooneedle** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 1:15 pm

And where were The Eagles or The Doors? Actually, I prefer the Doobie Brothers (sans Michael McDonald) to both of those.

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 1:18 pm

#47 and #66.

bambooneedle · Post by **bambooneedle** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 1:20 pm

Proves my point - no credibility. The original Doobies were infinitely better.

mood swung · Post by **mood swung** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 1:30 pm

yep, you mix up #1 and #78 and your credibility's gone all to hell.

noiseradio · Post by **noiseradio** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 4:06 pm

Where has all the credibility gone?
Long time passing...

Hey, where's Judy Collins???

bambooneedle · Post by **bambooneedle** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 11:29 am

noiseradio wrote:
bambooneedle wrote:and they forgot The Doobie Brothers.
They may as well be Canadian.

You may be confusing them with Canadian cockrockers Bachman Turner Overdrive...

For the record, I can't stand The Doors or The Eagles ('cept for a couple of songs and I'm not going to say which ones

).

Boy With A Problem · Post by **Boy With A Problem** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 12:01 pm

bambooneedle wrote:
noiseradio wrote:
bambooneedle wrote:and they forgot The Doobie Brothers.
They may as well be Canadian.
You may be confusing them with Canadian cockrockers Bachman Turner Overdrive...

For the record, I can't stand The Doors or The Eagles ('cept for a couple of songs and I'm not going to say which ones ).

Ha ha - not sure I would catagorize BTO as "cockrockers" - they were stout, had beards and wore winter coats on stage (its cold in Manitoba)...and some of them used to be in the Guess Who.

bambooneedle · Post by **bambooneedle** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 12:10 pm

Not in the well known long-haired sleazy glam sense but in the generic-70's-footstompin'-boogie any-lovin's-good-lovin' type.

Mechanical Grace · Post by **Mechanical Grace** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 3:35 pm

Mike Boom wrote:aren't we all trying to forget the Doobie Brothers?

God knows I am. Sadly it would take about 10,000 more doobies to forget the Doobies, so often are we reminded of them on American radio.

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 6:23 pm

B-b-b-b baby you just ain't seen nothin' yet...

Blue Oyster Cunt. Or something like that.

Mike Boom · Post by **Mike Boom** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 6:32 pm

Blue Oyster Cunt? Dont diss the Cult!

Blue Oyster Cult were/are fantastic - Dont Fear the Reaper contains perhaps the greatest guitar riff of all time. I swear the curtains blow back and the windows blow open every time I play that song.

The Guess Who were great too.

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 6:37 pm

I adore that song too. It was my 'summer of '78' song. Just turned 14, and it was so cool-sounding, I had to play 10 times a day. Then I got into the Buzzcocks and Elvis and realised it wasn't where it was at. Still love to hear it, though.

noiseradio · Post by **noiseradio** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 9:20 pm

"Guys. I got a fever. And the only prescription...is more cowbell."

Post by **spooky girlfriend** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 9:22 pm

I love that, Otis. I was also 14 in the summer of '78.

Whoa. Now I feel kinda old.

miss buenos aires · Post by **miss buenos aires** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 10:00 pm

So, despite my Muggish resistance to listmaking, I got curious as to whether I could even make such a list, so I counted up all the American artists in my collection of whom I would consider myself a fan. Out of 359 artists in my iTunes, I barely came up with 60. Of course, those compilations distort the numbers a bit. But still, I'd have to have a lot of repeats.

Okay, so I just did the same thing for British artists, and I came up with about half that number. Which was a surprise. I had no idea my record collection was so chauvinistic--if there were ever a rumble, the Americans would totally kick ass. Unless the actual albums were fighting each other, in which case I think my semi-compulsive completism vis-Ã -vis the Clash, PJ Harvey, Pulp, Belle & Sebastian and that other guy I like would probably decide the day. Now I'm looking at my CD collection and fearing for all the innocent European and Canadian bystanders. I think I need to go lie down for a spell.

Mike Boom · Post by **Mike Boom** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 10:19 pm

....oh yeah, they forgot a whole host of great Replacements records too.

Jackson Monk · Post by **Jackson Monk** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 12:00 am

spooky girlfriend wrote:I love that, Otis. I was also 14 in the summer of '78.

Whoa. Now I feel kinda old.

hah!!!! I was only 12 you old fogies....

invisible Pole · Post by **invisible Pole** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 4:29 am

Me too ! 1966 - vintage year, isn't it, Jackson ?

Otis Westinghouse · Post by **Otis Westinghouse** » Sat Sep 16, 2006 11:52 am

It was also the summer of Jilted John.

Mr. Average · Post by **Mr. Average** » Sun Sep 17, 2006 1:40 pm

The Guess WHo had a brilliant golden throat in Burton Cummings and a string of great songs. Between the hits on their albums were some ver ambitious projects...not just pop fluff filler. Good stuff for a while.