Sound Board - Local tunsters give their two cents Dylan Gibbs
Learn more about your local
and regional bands here, straight from the Sound Board. And since we’re
recording straight from the board, we’re getting the best sounds possible from
this month’s roster of names contributing to these incredibly easy questions:
1. The Beatles, We love The
Rolling Stones, but The Smoke Rings consider The Beatles one of the most
important bands of all time. The lyrics of The Beatles are much better. Some
Stones albums are great, but some aren't. Everything they have done since the
1978 album Some Girls, has been
questionable, at best. Every Beatles album is classic.
2. Led Zeppelin, however,
The Who is also one of our favorite bands. The Who loses points for trying to
go on without their original drummer Keith Moon. Zeppelin didn't go on with a
new drummer after John Bonham's death, they simply called it quits. Also, Roger
Daltrey is a decent singer but Robert Plant is one of the best lead singers of
all time. The bass and guitar playing with both these bands is top-notch. Both
bands are huge influences on us.
3. The Sex Pistols, have
better titles, are more dangerous,
and have a better singer.
Also bands like Television, The Talking Heads, Devo, Blondie, The Modern
Lovers, and Big Star were much better musically than the Sex Pistols or The
Ramones.
4. David Letterman, Jay Leno
kisses a lot of a**, and like Axl Rose, Letterman is from Indiana. Plus, we are bigger fans of New York City than Los
Angeles.
1. One you can step on and
get that nice crunch, and one you can step on and complain for a year because
it’s still in your foot. The Beatles win here easily... I’ll give you one quick
sphemy (sphemy is a made-up word meaning “perspective” or “idea”). Rubber Soul... only one crappy song (are we talking about the Ringo-voxed “What
Goes On?” – ed). But Goats Head Soup
– if it wasn’t for the song “Angie” that album would be the speaker of the
house at every garage sale in the world.
2. The Who or the Zep... oh man Zep. NEEEEEEEEXT
3.The Ramones or The Sex Pistols... see response #1 please.
4. It’s simply Leno since Letterman started throwin’ his political views into
every thought that soars through his bean....
1. This could easily be
summed up as Songwriters vs. performers. Hands down... The Stones. Not only
were they (notice I said “were”) great songwriters, but they are true
performers, from the studio to personal lives to rock star lives.
2. That's a tough one. Zep
is legend, but my vote has to goes to The Who. In the time of rehashed blues
and psycho 60s, The Who brought a fresh version of electrified rock. They
brought the youthfulness of rock to the front and kept it simple.
3. Again...a tough one. Yea
for the Sex Pistols. Attitude and not much for chops, but I like to think they
had some smarts about them, not only in music, but street smarts too. Kind of
like Motley. I think anyone could probably think of a Ramones tune, but for
some reason I find myself saying “duh” while giving them a listen.
4. Are you serious? Leno!
They all have writers anyways. So it’s fair to say Letterman’s writers suck.
Jimmy Kimmel’s are good and Jimmy Fallon’s suck the most. But Leno has the best
delivery. Craig Ferguson... now that's pure comic genius.
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