| Another music thread 11:32 - Sep 2 with 2039 views | Juzzie |
Something to keep everyone busy during the international break :)
When is a band not a band and when is a solo artist not a solo artist?.....
Always intrigued me that 'Bryan Adams' is always classed (and named) as a solo artist yet he's been with pretty the same band most of his career. It's not him plus a large bunch of rotating support musicians.
Conversely, The Eels are classed as band when it's really just Mark Everett plus rotating musicians.
I mean, Queen could have just been 'Freddie Mercury' and some other blokes.
Same with the Beatles and so on.....
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| Another music thread on 13:49 - Sep 2 with 1958 views | colinallcars |
Eee, when I were a lad, if it was pop it was called a group and if it was a bit more classy it was a band.
I always feel a bit queasy about using the word artist for some performers.
I guess I'm a musical snob. |  | | |
| Another music thread on 14:14 - Sep 2 with 1887 views | Boston |
Eee, when I t'were a lad, a rave went by the name discotheque. |  |
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| Another music thread on 14:15 - Sep 2 with 1890 views | dmm |
For much of its existence, Steely Dan was just Walter Becker and Donald Fagen with musicians they brought in for recordings. And it worked magnificently well. |  | | |
| Another music thread on 14:25 - Sep 2 with 1874 views | SimonJames |
| Another music thread on 13:49 - Sep 2 by colinallcars |
Eee, when I were a lad, if it was pop it was called a group and if it was a bit more classy it was a band.
I always feel a bit queasy about using the word artist for some performers.
I guess I'm a musical snob. |
When I were a lad, if I wanted to appear upper-classy, I would refer to a band as a "popular beat combo". |  |
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| Another music thread on 14:26 - Sep 2 with 1877 views | GaryHaddock |
Someone should start a LfW Spotify Playlist |  | | |
| Another music thread on 14:31 - Sep 2 with 1846 views | colinallcars |
| Another music thread on 14:14 - Sep 2 by Boston |
Eee, when I t'were a lad, a rave went by the name discotheque. |
My favourite dance was the Cumberland Square Eight but that died out c1840 and I kinda lost interest after that. | | | |
| Another music thread on 15:36 - Sep 2 with 1760 views | derbyhoop |
Meat Loaf couldn't have done much without Steinman.
Bit harsh on Queen, with Brian May on guitar.
We're the Beatles just Lennon and/or McCartney?
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| Another music thread on 15:50 - Sep 2 with 1725 views | Spaceman_P |
The Fall - is basically Mark E Smith and a bunch of blokes
Television Personalities - is Dan Treacy and a bunch of blokes
Spiritualized - is Jason Pierce and a bunch of blokes
On the other hand
Bruce Springsteen is more known than the E-Street Band
The Eagles - who know's who's original or not now
Black Sabbath - same as above
The Beatles however were a band... clearly John, Paul, George and Ringo |  | | |
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| Another music thread on 16:17 - Sep 2 with 1675 views | Bluce_Ree |
The Cure. Rob's the only constant member. Even if Simon has been on bass for like 90% of the time. |  |
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| Another music thread on 16:17 - Sep 2 with 1669 views | Boston |
| Another music thread on 14:25 - Sep 2 by SimonJames |
When I were a lad, if I wanted to appear upper-classy, I would refer to a band as a "popular beat combo". |
Surely a popular music ensemble? | |
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| Another music thread on 17:07 - Sep 2 with 1605 views | HAYESBOY |
Jamiroquai - Basically Jay Kay with different band members down the years.
Simply Red - Same as above with Mick Hucknall
Gorillaz - All Damon Albarn. |  |
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| Another music thread on 17:14 - Sep 2 with 1592 views | SimonJames |
| Another music thread on 16:17 - Sep 2 by Boston |
Surely a popular music ensemble? |
How about lute-based minstrel troupes? | |
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| Another music thread on 17:16 - Sep 2 with 1574 views | Juzzie |
| Another music thread on 16:17 - Sep 2 by Bluce_Ree |
The Cure. Rob's the only constant member. Even if Simon has been on bass for like 90% of the time. |
Same with ELO. Mainly Jeff Lynne and Bev Bevan (great name) for most of the time, though not all. Really just Jeff Lynne now. | | | |
| Another music thread on 17:23 - Sep 2 with 1556 views | CateLeBonR |
Fleetwood Mac completely changed in look and style, I think only Mick Fleetwood remained throughout.
Jefferson Airplane to Jefferson Starship to Starship is another intriguing transformation. Grace Slick the only constant as far as I’m aware. |  | | |
| Another music thread on 17:49 - Sep 2 with 1500 views | EastR |
| Another music thread on 15:50 - Sep 2 by Spaceman_P |
The Fall - is basically Mark E Smith and a bunch of blokes
Television Personalities - is Dan Treacy and a bunch of blokes
Spiritualized - is Jason Pierce and a bunch of blokes
On the other hand
Bruce Springsteen is more known than the E-Street Band
The Eagles - who know's who's original or not now
Black Sabbath - same as above
The Beatles however were a band... clearly John, Paul, George and Ringo |
"If it's me and your granny on bongos, it's the Fall" MES | |
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| Another music thread on 18:27 - Sep 2 with 1444 views | Boston |
| Another music thread on 17:14 - Sep 2 by SimonJames |
How about lute-based minstrel troupes? |
As long as they can bash out a decent rendition of Greensleeves.  | |
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| Another music thread on 18:55 - Sep 2 with 1408 views | Maggsinho |
The Wedding Oresent is pretty much David Gedge and whoever he chooses to play with him. |  | | |
| Another music thread on 11:57 - Sep 3 with 1249 views | TW_R |
Sorry to be pedantic Juzzie but it's just Eels, no "The".
Your Queen comment is so far off the mark. I reckon Brian May wrote as many songs as Freddie did. John Deacon wrote some of the well known ones too (Another One Bites the Dust, You're My Best Friend etc). The sound of Brian May's guitar is so unique, mainly because he built it himself originally.
On the "solo" artist side, David Bowie is the one for me that probably wouldn't have had anywhere the success he had without Mick Ronson. |  | | |
| Another music thread on 12:29 - Sep 3 with 1215 views | dmm |
| Another music thread on 11:57 - Sep 3 by TW_R |
Sorry to be pedantic Juzzie but it's just Eels, no "The".
Your Queen comment is so far off the mark. I reckon Brian May wrote as many songs as Freddie did. John Deacon wrote some of the well known ones too (Another One Bites the Dust, You're My Best Friend etc). The sound of Brian May's guitar is so unique, mainly because he built it himself originally.
On the "solo" artist side, David Bowie is the one for me that probably wouldn't have had anywhere the success he had without Mick Ronson. |
A bit controversial on Bowie there, TW. Ronson was certainly a big plus point in Bowie's rise to fame and he was brilliant on my two favourite Bowie albums, Hunky Dory and Spiders. But I firmly believe Bowie would have become the superstar he was without him. After all, Ronson left Bowie in 1973 and Bowie's fame just continued to rise and rise. | | | |
| Another music thread on 13:17 - Sep 3 with 1146 views | Juzzie |
sorry guys, my usage of Queen and the Beatles was just an off-the-top-of-my head-first-to-mind 'could' example. It wasn't meant literally, just to set in motion the conversation. | | | |
| Another music thread on 15:41 - Sep 3 with 1072 views | colinallcars |
Got to mention my favourite blues band - Harmonica Lewinsky. | | | |
| Another music thread on 16:05 - Sep 3 with 1044 views | hubble |
| Another music thread on 15:50 - Sep 2 by Spaceman_P |
The Fall - is basically Mark E Smith and a bunch of blokes
Television Personalities - is Dan Treacy and a bunch of blokes
Spiritualized - is Jason Pierce and a bunch of blokes
On the other hand
Bruce Springsteen is more known than the E-Street Band
The Eagles - who know's who's original or not now
Black Sabbath - same as above
The Beatles however were a band... clearly John, Paul, George and Ringo |
"The Fall - is basically Mark E Smith and a bunch of blokes"
Errrm, point of order, Spaceman, but you seem to have forgotten Brix Smith!! |  |
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