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I can't click the link or get the footage, but this is what I said upthread. Weird how that works. Classic riffage.
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I can't click the link or get the footage, but this is what I said upthread. Weird how that works. Classic riffage.
That’s ancient history. I’ve been ok with it since 2004,2007 & 2013Too bad those guys ran into my Reds in '75 and '76.
What a series though.
It looks like the same guy that did the art design on the trapper keepers my mom bought me in the early 90s.Also what’s with the album cover?
I'm gonna have to beg to differ here. In '76 I was 18 which was the legal drinking age at the time in FL and I frequented a bar in Jax called The Other Place (OP to regs). There was a regular band there "Zeus" that played several Boston covers. "Let Me Take You Home Tonite" was in their last set and unless you looked like Quasimoto you were gonna score due to that song.The other anecdotal observation I would make about Boston is that it’s strictly, in my experience, a guy thing. I’ve never met a woman who particularly cared for this music. Not exactly sure why that is- other male classic rock bands always seem to attract tons of women- but I’d put these guys in the Rush category in that, if you’re talking to a fan, it’s probably a guy.
A white guy.
I call BS on this. I saw Boston in '95 and there were a lot of guys and girls there. More Than a Feeling is a song loved by both men and women. Shoot, I doubt Amanda gets to number 1 on the pop charts in '86 thanks to men.The other anecdotal observation I would make about Boston is that it’s strictly, in my experience, a guy thing. I’ve never met a woman who particularly cared for this music. Not exactly sure why that is- other male classic rock bands always seem to attract tons of women- but I’d put these guys in the Rush category in that, if you’re talking to a fan, it’s probably a guy.
A white guy.
total bs. I saw them 2 years ago in Nampa. Tons of women there. My wife has always liked them more than I did and I like them a lot. Senior year in HS when it came out.I call BS on this. I saw Boston in '95 and there were a lot of guys and girls there. More Than a Feeling is a song loved by both men and women. Shoot, I doubt Amanda gets to number 1 on the pop charts in '86 thanks to men.
I would also submit that it is very difficult sell records at a record-breaking clip by appealing to a narrow or single demographic.total bs. I saw them 2 years ago in Nampa. Tons of women there. My wife has always liked them more than I did and I like them a lot. Senior year in HS when it came out.
It’s absolutely is BS.I call BS on this. I saw Boston in '95 and there were a lot of guys and girls there. More Than a Feeling is a song loved by both men and women. Shoot, I doubt Amanda gets to number 1 on the pop charts in '86 thanks to men.
Tim can't have a conversation without labeling people.It’s absolutely is BS.
The white male posting by him is a red flag
Yeah know Thin Lizzy was pretty popular in the black community back in the dayTim can't have a conversation without labeling people.
say hi to mom for us pleaseHey I said it was anecdotal all right? Just my experience. I love this album but all the women I’ve ever known in my life ask me to turn it off whenever I play it.
I love Thin Lizzy. Along with the Boomtown Rats best Irish band ever. (U2 is mediocre IMO).Yeah know Thin Lizzy was pretty popular in the black community back in the day
Now look. I love this band and I love this music.Tim's labeling aside, the album is an obvious classic and remains one of my all-time favorites. If I had to rank songs on how much they kicked my ### on the first listen, Foreplay/Long Time would be in the conversation for number 1. Unbelievable.
Hitch a Ride has long been a personal favorite as well.
So? Why does it matter? It's like you are crapping on your own thread. It's like if someone started a rap thread and said it was meant to appeal to just black people...what would be the point of that? Jeez, even when you start a thread that should be fun and all about great music, you have to drag this nonsense into it. I guess I shouldn't be surprised.Now look. I love this band and I love this music.
But with a very few exceptions (and they’re all worth discussing) traditional classic rock is white people’s music. That’s just the way it is. Some of it (the best of it IMO) has blues elements, but it was written for and consumed by white teenagers (of which I was one at the time.)
I’m a big fan of Thin LizzyI love Thin Lizzy. Along with the Boomtown Rats best Irish band ever. (U2 is mediocre IMO).
It doesn’t matter. I was simply defending my earlier point which was criticized. But whatever I don’t care. From this point forward I’ll stick to discussing the music.So? Why does it matter? It's like you are crapping on your own thread. It's like if someone started a rap thread and said it was meant to appeal to just black people...what would be the point of that? Jeez, even when you start a thread that should be fun and all about great music, you have to drag this nonsense into it. I guess I shouldn't be surprised.
Those are some great bands that you mentioned but I disagree.I’m a big fan of Thin Lizzy
The Boomtown Rats couldn’t wipe Stiff Little Fingers ### and The Undertones as well
As far as U2 is concerned I think the later in their career backlash is unjustified
Never could get into them, outside of a few songs. I had a few friends who liked them a lot, but they never grabbed me.I’m a big fan of Thin Lizzy
U2 is now played on classic rock stations. I still prefer the 60s & 70s for my classic rockThose are some great bands that you mentioned but I disagree.
However wrong thread. Thin Lizzy is the only one of these bands that could be called classic rock.
Technically U2 was founded the same year as Boston - 1976.U2 is now played on classic rock stations. I still prefer the 60s & 70s for my classic rock
Thin Lizzy rules. Phil Lyncott lives!Those are some great bands that you mentioned but I disagree.
However wrong thread. Thin Lizzy is the only one of these bands that could be called classic rock.
I get why they are played now, as rock music from the 80's is now old enough to have attained "classic" status, but for old fogies like us, classic rock will always be music from the late 60's through around 1980-ish.U2 is now played on classic rock stations. I still prefer the 60s & 70s for my classic rock
What's crazy, is that when I started listening to Led Zeppelin and the like on classic rock radio in the late 80's, it was only like 15-20 years old. That would be like stuff from ~2000 right now.I get why they are played now, as rock music from the 80's is now old enough to have attained "classic" status, but for old fogies like us, classic rock will always be music from the late 60's through around 1980-ish.
Without a doubt. There are a couple that are somewhat close to as good (LZ, VH), but Boston beats them all.Arguably, the best debut album of all time.
Gotta include The Cars in this conversation.Ghost Rider said:Without a doubt. There are a couple that are somewhat close to as good (LZ, VH), but Boston beats them all.
Also Hendrix, The Band, The Pretenders, Elvis Costello, Lynyrd Skynyrd...Gotta include The Cars in this conversation.
This will be the next album on the discussion list.Gotta include The Cars in this conversation.
timschochet said:Greetings everyone, I am hoping to engage in a classic rock thread , purely what we used to call album oriented rock (AOR) from the classic era (roughly 1966-1980)- no other genres like punk or thrash or new wave, no heavy metal (unless it’s Black Sabbath)- purely the classics.
This will be the next album on the discussion list.
The Cars were kind of a hybrid, IMO. They look new wave. But the sound is classic rock.
I don’t think of the Cars as Classic Rock - that’s just my thought.Now you have me rethinking it. Maybe they’re too new wave for this discussion. Thoughts?
No kidding. I'd love to hear why. I'll sit back, listen, thrust, parry, and debate in my own head. This is the official classic rock thread after all.I think the Cars are very much classic rock, but that’s for another thread.