Best Band Ever

[Andy Pandy]

On second thoughts, Frank Zappa (and the mothers).

 

[threebikesmcginty]

How about

Georgia Satellites
The Blasters
Black Crowes
The Fabulous Thunderbirds
Dwight Yoakam - not a duff record and fantastic live!

 

[Wolf04]

On second thoughts, Frank Zappa (and the mothers).

Oooh forgot about them.....
*Goes off to find those dusty CDs at the back of the collection*

 

[derall]

PeatBog Faeries

 

[GrahamG]

Mr Bungle.

 

[another_dave_b]

The Stone Roses

(Fools Gold on YouTube)

 

[another_dave_b]

Madness!

 

[pubrunner]

Le Quintette Du Hot Club De France

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Not into 'best bands', but I think the most underrated band ever is The Kinks, and ray davies obviously the most undersung songwriter ever.

That's obviously the way he likes playing it, but in the future they will be up their with the best.

I agree. They could be my favourite band some days...

 

[Flying_Monkey]

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Hmm... yes, I could vote for Can some days too!

 

[Flying_Monkey]

How about

Georgia Satellites
The Blasters
Black Crowes
The Fabulous Thunderbirds
Dwight Yoakam - not a duff record and fantastic live!

err... okay. Each to their own and all that.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

To this day I'm convinced the Kinks were knowingly patchy. Like the Beach Boys. Utter brilliance and then total drivel, but without the excuse of mental illness in their case.

Having read Ray Davis´s autobiography, I am pretty much convinced the guy is a manic depressive, and the relationship between Dave and Ray was/is a very interesting one. I am also suspicious of consistency!

 

[Fab Foodie]

To this day I'm convinced the Kinks were knowingly patchy. Like the Beach Boys. Utter brilliance and then total drivel, but without the excuse of mental illness in their case.

Which bits of the Kinks do you think were patchy?

 

[Dave5N]

Their suit phase period was rather wrong.

Don't Stand Me Down?

A masterpiece in urgent need of re-evaluation and restoration to its rightful place in the musical canon.

 

[Flying_Monkey]

Which bits of the Kinks do you think were patchy?

Their entire output after Muswell Hillbillies, from the mid-to-late 70s, was drivel! You can make an argument for Misfits, but that´s about it.

They did also go through a period of churning out very similar ´swinging London´ social sterotypes songs. Compare those to Sunny Afternoon, Dead End Street, or anything off Something Else, and I think there is a major gap in real quality. Mind you even their least ambitious songs are streets ahead of the entire output of most bands of the period.