Collin Cowherd's Rock Band Bracket

[The-Joker]

Animals is under appreciated, for sure. But what about Wish You Were Here? I think that album is as complete as any Queen album. Certainly not obscure.

Pink Floyd is not for everyone, especially the early Syd Barrett stuff. But you can't argue that they aren't an important institution in rock history.

Wish You Were Here is good...

 

[YB85]

My favorite (not saying "best") Pink Floyd album is "The Final Cut". It's not for everyone, and most Floyd fans would argue that it's really just a Roger Waters album. I don't care, it's still my favorite.

 

[Gyp Rosetti]

A few years back when I first became re-interested in Classic Rock I purchased the those albums and some others, and was surprised at how many songs I had a casual knowledge of, that were actually Stones classics. To argue that the Stones are not Rock Gods, is to argue that the Earth is Flat. It makes for an interesting conversation, but ultimately doesn't hold up. The Beatles (and I love them too) wanted to hold your hand, but the Stones wanted to spend the night together.

Agreed.

For me though, and this is just me perhaps, I love the Beatles, Zeppelin and U2 because I not only love their music but can connect with them on some deeply emotional level. The Stones don't really do that for me. Or at least rarely do.

 

[Gyp Rosetti]

Let me just say that I like the Stones a lot and know about 30-40 of their songs pretty well...just don't do "it" for me as deeply.

 

[YB85]

There is another band that came close to being in my consideration and that's The Who. For me, much of their stuff just doesn't pass the time test for me. "Tommy" and "Quadrophenia" are too full of filler and some of the early stuff is too dated. But if I was putting my contenders for greatest rock album ever together, "Who's Next" is on the short list. What a great album.

 

[Bronco70]

My favorite (not saying "best") Pink Floyd album is "The Final Cut". It's not for everyone, and most Floyd fans would argue that it's really just a Roger Waters album. I don't care, it's still my favorite.

It's certainly Waters at his angriest.

 

[Gyp Rosetti]

There is another band that came close to being in my consideration and that's The Who. For me, much of their stuff just doesn't pass the time test for me. "Tommy" and "Quadrophenia" are too full of filler and some of the early stuff is too dated. But if I was putting my contenders for greatest rock album ever together, "Who's Next" is on the short list. What a great album.

Funny. I had a few sentences typed about them saying essentially the same. As far as talent goes, band member to band member, they can match just about any group. They were amazing performers. They had some hits. But just not enough for me. Baba. Won't Get Fooled Again. I have a personal fave in Reign O'er Me. And some others. But only the former two REALLY stand out.

 

[VINYLONE]

U2.

Really Patrick? Really? **** man. That cut deep.

 

[Gyp Rosetti]

Really Patrick? Really? **** man. That cut deep.

You don't like U2?

 

[Sloanfeld]

"Out Door" was the sound of a great band staying around too long, continuing the sad spiral down that was "Presence". "Out Door" had 2-3 good moments, but the rest of it was pure ****. I have a hard time getting through it anymore. Hell, it sucked so bad that John Bonham drank 40 vodka shots just to drown out the taste of "Carouselambra" and chose choking on his own vomit over touring and playing "I'm Gonna Crawl" again. In retrospect, Led Zeppelin should have called it a day after "Physical Graffiti". Then they would have gone out on top. Instead, they lumbered along until Bonzo put Ol Yeller down.

I love the synth's and I'm a big fan of 80's music which is why I love that album so much. Even Coda had a couple of really good jams, of which some were early 70's b-sides I think.

having two of the best albums ever ("Joshua Tree" and "Achtung Baby"), along with another 3-4 excellent albums puts them in the conversation.

You shouldn't be surprised to find out that I love Pop. Not my favorite though.

 

[Sloanfeld]

Also - its obvious to me that U2 made some sort of massive cultural imprint before I was born and in the early years of my life... so that's a force that I know I cannot reckon with. I'll have to defer to you more... "venerable" gents with respect to that. That won't stop me from my own revisionism when I get up there, however

Buy every U2 album from 1983-2004. It's essential stuff.


I bought The Wall when I was 18 and didn't care for it. Never could get into Pink Floyd. DSOTM didn't appeal much to me either.

Just for ***** and giggs, if I had to choose three bands for a desert island, they would surely be The Beatles, Zeppelin and U2. In what order I do not know. Probably Zeppelin, The Beatles, and then U2.

I would replace The Beatles with Guns N' Roses and we're good to go.

 

[Nate505]

One thing you gotta understand, Floyd's got a handful of albums considered essential, not just the two most famous ones. My friend who's a huge Floyd guy swears by Animals, for what its worth. I haven't listened to it.

I love Animals. Dogs is in the top 5 of my favorite Floyd songs ever.