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Tricycle Rider said:
aphronesis said:
Tricycle Rider said:
BullsFan22 said:
Hey, what's wrong with ABBA?
Nothing at all, I've actually loved ABBA since I was a kid. I think they were all excellent musicians.

But a lot of times you get giggles because ABBA was a bit "lightweight" compared to something like the hard rockers, and whatnot.

Nothing wrong with a fine pop sensibility. There are far worse things than ABBA. And I find that only the most undeveloped rockers can bust on music that one first knew as a child.
I'm glad you mentioned the genre of music, in the case of ABBA it was 70s pop. Well, mostly anyway, they did dabble in some other stuff.

Hard rock, prog, hip-hop, R&B, classical, reggae bands, etc., should all be judged differently, methinks, and on their own merits and within their own classifications. But then you get the cross-overs, and then things can get very messy...

I think ABBA was an awesome pop band with some awesome composers and awesome singers. Don't think there is any point in comparing them to any other genre than 70s and early 80s pop.

So there, hard rockers! :p

My 14 year old heard Eric Clapton for the first time at the weekend. "He sounds like Abba," she said. She has a point.
 
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laughingcavalier said:
Tricycle Rider said:
aphronesis said:
Tricycle Rider said:
BullsFan22 said:
Hey, what's wrong with ABBA?
Nothing at all, I've actually loved ABBA since I was a kid. I think they were all excellent musicians.

But a lot of times you get giggles because ABBA was a bit "lightweight" compared to something like the hard rockers, and whatnot.

Nothing wrong with a fine pop sensibility. There are far worse things than ABBA. And I find that only the most undeveloped rockers can bust on music that one first knew as a child.
I'm glad you mentioned the genre of music, in the case of ABBA it was 70s pop. Well, mostly anyway, they did dabble in some other stuff.

Hard rock, prog, hip-hop, R&B, classical, reggae bands, etc., should all be judged differently, methinks, and on their own merits and within their own classifications. But then you get the cross-overs, and then things can get very messy...

I think ABBA was an awesome pop band with some awesome composers and awesome singers. Don't think there is any point in comparing them to any other genre than 70s and early 80s pop.

So there, hard rockers! :p

My 14 year old heard Eric Clapton for the first time at the weekend. "He sounds like Abba," she said. She has a point.

....great call.....good on her.....

Cheers
 
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42x16ss said:
Just heard that Chris Cornell of Soundgarden and Audioslave fame passed away a few hours ago :(

His music with Soundgarden was a large part of my teen years.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=867iyhVFyEw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14r7y6rM6zA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0_zzCLLRvE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySzrJ4GRF7s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m2q5Fw8gwI

An amazing singer and songwriter, he'll be missed.

Amen.

Scott Weiland two years ago was another heavy loss. Layne Stayley obviously though that's 15 years ago now.
It seems it's mostly the singers who die young(?)
extravagant personalities - live performing - excessive drugs, not difficult to see correlations there.
With Staley I remember the story was he couldn't sing without speed/coke.

Corgan (who'd have thunk) and Vedder (less surprising) still going strong.
Wonder how Thurston Moore is doing.

I'll drop this here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doqRPNxgZTI
RIP
 
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42x16ss said:
Just heard that Chris Cornell of Soundgarden and Audioslave fame passed away a few hours ago :(

His music with Soundgarden was a large part of my teen years.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=867iyhVFyEw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14r7y6rM6zA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0_zzCLLRvE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySzrJ4GRF7s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m2q5Fw8gwI

An amazing singer and songwriter, he'll be missed.
Oh man... I just received the news. One of my favourite singers of the 90's and a great great songwriter. I cannot believe this to be true. Rest in peace, Chris.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qi8hhiYEQA
 
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sniper said:
42x16ss said:
Just heard that Chris Cornell of Soundgarden and Audioslave fame passed away a few hours ago :(

His music with Soundgarden was a large part of my teen years.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=867iyhVFyEw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14r7y6rM6zA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0_zzCLLRvE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySzrJ4GRF7s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m2q5Fw8gwI

An amazing singer and songwriter, he'll be missed.

Amen.

Scott Weiland two years ago was another heavy loss. Layne Stayley obviously though that's 15 years ago now.
It seems it's mostly the singers who die young(?)
extravagant personalities - live performing - excessive drugs, not difficult to see correlations there.
With Staley I remember the story was he couldn't sing without speed/coke.

Corgan (who'd have thunk) and Vedder (less surprising) still going strong.
Wonder how Thurston Moore is doing.

I'll drop this here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doqRPNxgZTI
RIP
I've taken a look at Tom Morello's social media and website, he seems to be taking it especially hard. Matt Cameron is as well.
 
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sniper said:
42x16ss said:
Just heard that Chris Cornell of Soundgarden and Audioslave fame passed away a few hours ago :(

His music with Soundgarden was a large part of my teen years.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=867iyhVFyEw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14r7y6rM6zA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0_zzCLLRvE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ySzrJ4GRF7s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4m2q5Fw8gwI

An amazing singer and songwriter, he'll be missed.

Amen.

Scott Weiland two years ago was another heavy loss. Layne Stayley obviously though that's 15 years ago now.
It seems it's mostly the singers who die young(?)
extravagant personalities - live performing - excessive drugs, not difficult to see correlations there.
With Staley I remember the story was he couldn't sing without speed/coke.

Corgan (who'd have thunk) and Vedder (less surprising) still going strong.
Wonder how Thurston Moore is doing.

I'll drop this here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doqRPNxgZTI
RIP
I've taken a look at Tom Morello's social media and website, he seems to be taking it especially hard. Matt Cameron is as well.
 

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