Blue Moon Top 100 Bands Artists - Full List of Artists (pg 287)

[Bill Walker]

George had a great solo career personally, I liked his work with Bob Dylan, Tom Petty the big O and Jeff Lynne A proper super group the Wilburys
concert for Bangladeshi He turned down a knighthood so must have done well for himself

Yeah I liked the Wilburys. Some great songs and karma.
Another of John's I really like is Instant Karma.

 

[yankblue]

Roger Waters is kind of a twat, but I love Pink Floyd. Don't think they're overrated at all. They put out some highly original stuff for their time and influenced bands for decades to come.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

Ok. On that basis - Oasis are up next tomorrow in 4th. I’m going …

4. Oasis
3. The Smiths
2. Rolling Stones
1. The Beatles

Johnny Marr up against Keef.....
Johnny would like that

 

[FogBlueInSanFran]

I'm a mixed bag with that.
I really like PM's first solo album "McCartney" its probably my favourite. Two of my favourite solo tracks are on it, Junk and Maybe I'm Amazed.
I like quite a few Wings songs but I feel Paul was mainly going too pop for me. Although Wings Over America is a superb live album, they were not lightweight on that tour and I'm surprised he had any vocal chords left. Let Me Roll It is a superb song imo.
Some of his post Wings albums I also like, Chaos & Creation and Egypt Station, excellent albums also like the Fireman albums.
George's solo stuff doesnt float my boat, the odd song like What Is Life, Isnt It A Pity, Beware Of Darkness and All Things Must Pass are good songs but that triple album didnt work for me, too rambly, although very well and painstakingly recorded.
John's work was good and bad, I loved his Plastic Ono Band Primal Therapy album (his best for me), and Imagine was very good. Some songs on Double Fantasy I liked very much.

TBH I thought George’s best song was Crackerbox Palace!

 

[Bill Walker]

Roger Waters is kind of a twat, but I love Pink Floyd. Don't think they're overrated at all. They put out some highly original stuff for their time and influenced bands for decades to come.

Interested in that comment, which bands do you think they influenced ?

 

[FogBlueInSanFran]

Ok. On that basis - Oasis are up next tomorrow in 4th. I’m going …

4. Oasis
3. The Smiths
2. Rolling Stones
1. The Beatles

4. Stones
3. Smiths
2. Oasis
1. Beatles

I have to believe one of the Manc bands is top 2 given everything that’s come so far and I can’t see it being The Smiths nor can I see them beating out The Beatles, no matter how many accounts @Mad Eyed Screamer has.

 

[FogBlueInSanFran]

Interested in that comment, which bands do you think they influenced ?

R*******d.

 

[Mad Eyed Screamer]

4. Stones
3. Smiths
2. Oasis
1. Beatles

I have to believe one of the Manc bands is top 2 given everything that’s come so far and I can’t see it being The Smiths nor can I see them beating out The Beatles, no matter how many accounts @Mad Eyed Screamer has.

14.
Well 15 with this one.

 

[yankblue]

Interested in that comment, which bands do you think they influenced ?

I think tons. Growing up in the 90's, Radiohead and NIN were big ones, although I wasn't big fans of either

Modern days, Greta Van Fleet, MGMT, STRFKR, Tame Impala, Portugal the Man, Of Montreal all have pretty heavy influences, I think. That's just off the top of my head.

I'd think even going back to their heyday that Bowie had borrowed a good bit

Anything with a bluesy, psychedlic, slow rock type sound my mind goes to them. I'm definitely open to hearing what others think though, happy to learn

edit: also concept albums! not saying they invented them, but when I think of a concept album, regardless of genre, I think Pink Floyd

 

[FogBlueInSanFran]

I think tons. Growing up in the 90's, Radiohead and NIN were big ones, although I wasn't big fans of either

Modern days, Greta Van Fleet, MGMT, STRFKR, Tame Impala, Portugal the Man, Of Montreal all have pretty heavy influences, I think. That's just off the top of my head.

I'd think even going back to their heyday that Bowie had borrowed a good bit

Anything with a bluesy, psychedlic, slow rock type sound my mind goes to them. I'm definitely open to hearing what others think though, happy to learn

MGMT and Tame Impala are good shouts, though I guess you could say they were influenced by . . . that other band whose name I in future refuse to speak. I was thinking I hear some Floyd in Washed Out too.