FogBlueInSanFran
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I actually like Yello too :). But that was pretty funny.
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Definitely divide opinion at the extremes , one of my sons and my nephews that as a rule don't get on both despise them and they are musicians that play in bands.
Small sample I know but it appears to be the same for all their mates share similar views and while many of their tracks are hard to play one of my nephews line ups tried Working Man on the audience and it didn't go down well (LOL) and all of them are competent musicians.
Okay is not a word I have heard by anybody in my nexus to describe them in one word.
They have never done it for me FWIW I much prefer the Grateful Dead but neither would go close to my favourite 100 bands.
FogBlueInSanFran
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And I completely understand why. I loved the earlier description of Rush fans as Trekkies. I’m not a Trekkie nor do I listen to much Rush any more nor anything after Power Windows at any rate, so I think they were a “phase” (“phaser”???) for me but a super important one, and this is by far the record I return to more than any other of theirs (and I own everything between their first and PW).
It’s funny about Working Man as that was very early on when they were basically Led Zep clones and before Peart joined to inject both his drums and his interest in swords and sorcery.
My wife was a huge Deadhead long ago but she’s outgrown it basically. I never got into the scene at all and apart from maybe a half a dozen tunes I don’t cotton to them. Also I am nothing like a hippie :). That said, I think I mentioned that I read a piece that described them as America’s Greatest Ever Band, which might be a thread unto itself. It’s easy in the UK since it produced the greatest band (and probably a goodly number of the contenders), and it’s likely Rush in Canada but who is it in the US? The Beach Boys? Creedence? Springsteen and the ESB? It’s definitely a conversation. In Australia is AC/DC the odds-on (and do they even count since they’re Scottish??)? Or someone else? Anyway — for another time.
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RobMCFC
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Yello definitely have their uses - as a comedy act - e.g. the fantastic use of "Oh yeah" at the end of Ferris Bueller's Day Off.
You probably knew I was going to say this, but INXS and Midnight Oil above AC/DC!
OB1
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Not in a million years (and I did buy and am enjoying the MO compilation to add to album of theirs I did have).
AC/DC are absolutely brilliant at what they do but whatever you think of their artisitc merits, they are soooo huge, I don't think any other Aussie band enters the equation; if they did it would be Skyhooks ;-).
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OB1
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C'mon OB, that's rubbish. He left at the height of their success, after making Close To The Edge, 1, because of clashing personalities between band members (a hallmark of Yes) and 2 he loved King Crimson and he wanted to play more Jazz influenced music, he loved King Crimson's music and R Fripp offered him a job as their drummer.
He's retired now btw.
For me BB was one one of Rocks most outstanding drummers, (Fog mentioned Copeland, and I agree).
He introduced intricate rhythms into Yes's complicated brand of music. He listened to a lot of Jazz and eventually created his own band playing Jazz/Rock fusion. Earthworks,,,,Brilliant stuff.
Alan White was a good competent drummer with Yes up to his death but they were denuded without Brufford. You could hear the difference when they played the older stuff with Alan. I really don't understand how Bill has zero drumming personality.
I'm not saying Bill is the easiest guy in the world (most genius's aren't) but to accuse him of thinking himself "too good" for Yes is unfair.
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Sorry Bill but I watched part of a Yes documentary very recently and Bruford pissed me off with his comments and how he came across.
BTW, I never said he had zero drumming personality, I said he lacked it from my point of view. Maybe it's not a great description but it's what I've got. I've seen him live a couple of times but never came away thinking wow or much of anything about him. Not being noticed as drummer and complementing the music is not a bad thing. BB wouldn't be in my top ten favourite drummers, regardless of how good he is. Chris Squire and Wakeman are both top 3 for me on their instruments. Anderson was in my top 10 vocalists in the recent poll.
I do recall going to see King Crimson a few years ago and they had three drummers and someone commented that they needed that because they didn't have Bruford!
OB1
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Most of my very best friends are Rush fans (and Kiss) so very much not Trekkie like.
OB1
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And fronted by a Geordie now, so The Sensational Alex Harvey Band have raised an objection to AC/DC being considered Scottish.
RobMCFC
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Yeah, fair dos. Personal preference and all that.
I have a deep love for the back catalogues of INXS and Midnight Oil - glad you are enjoying the compilation by the way.
Whilst I don't have that same knowledge of AC/DC, I've heard enough to know that they made the same album pretty much every time. I'm quite happy with just "Back in Black", "Highway to Hell", "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap", "It's A Long Way To The Top If You Wanna Rock n Roll" and "Thunderstruck" and I probably don't need anything else!
I agree that objectively they are the biggest Aussie act.