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DemocratSinceBirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 04:18 PM
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Poll question: What Was The Best 70's Band
Edited on Tue Oct-14-03 04:20 PM by DemocratSinceBirth
edited to include Pink Floyd... What could I be thinking....
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NightTrain Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 04:20 PM
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1. The JBs or Parliament/Funkadelic

Funky, funky, funky!
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Guaranteed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 04:20 PM
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2. Uhhh....Led Zeppelin?
Yeah. ;)

BTW as the Dude said "I HATE the Eagles!"
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walkon Donating Member (919 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 04:23 PM
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5. Another vote for Zeppelin
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Friar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 04:25 PM
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7. Led Zeppelin sucks
Page is the singlemost over-rated guitar player of all time. He couldn't do worse if his left hand was webbed and missing three fingers.

The Eagle's first eponymous LP is a classic but mostly they sucked too. Some nice guitar from Felder and later, Walsh.
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Guaranteed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 05:17 PM
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44. Psssh the Eagles??
That frickin' boy-band?
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catzies Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 04:31 PM
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13. Um, LedZep's first album was out in the 60s...
...so maybe that's why they weren't a poll choice? :shrug:

I woulda said Steely Dan, but their 1st album was out in '69 I think.
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Guaranteed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 04:39 PM
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20. Yes, their first album came out in early 1969.
Their last album came out in 1980.
That's a 70's band, man!
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Monte Carlo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 07:31 PM
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58. Zeppelin is 70's enough for me.
I mean, they certainly weren't a 60's band. Zeppelin DEFINED 70's rock and roll.

They were the best single band to come out of that time. They are as popular today as they ever were.
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Stevendsmith Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 04:21 PM
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3. Rush
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Friar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 04:22 PM
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4. that was an easy vote
The Band is one of the greatest ensembles of all time. Their body of work is unparalled.
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DemocratSinceBirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 04:24 PM
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6. What's Your Favorite The Band Song...
I like The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down and The Weight...
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Friar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 04:29 PM
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11. It Makes No Difference
I love Rick Danko's vocals. Damn, but that man could sing!

others:
The Moon Struck One
The Weight(of course)
Stagefright
When I Paint My Masterpiece
Life is a Carnival
well... How about just EVERYTHING?
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ronzo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 05:30 PM
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47. Shape I'm in...
that's always been my fave.
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mitchum Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 04:26 PM
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8. Television
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DemocratSinceBirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 04:27 PM
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9. I Don't Get It...
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BurtWorm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 04:29 PM
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12. Is I Don't Get It a band or a statement?
If it's a statement, Television was a great band from the 1970s. If it's a band, I've never heard of them.
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Friar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 04:33 PM
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15. Tom Verlaine was Television
Edited on Tue Oct-14-03 04:38 PM by Friar
They got lost in the post-punk hoopla over New Wave crap. They weren't easily catagorized and never recieved the support they deserved. Verlaine was and is a brilliant writer and musician.
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FlashHarry Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 04:47 PM
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28. Don't forget Richard Lloyd...
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Friar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 05:11 PM
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41. sorry Richard
You're right. He was a great partner for Verlaine.
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FlashHarry Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 04:46 PM
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27. Yes! Marquee Moon!
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Vikingking66 Donating Member (402 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 04:28 PM
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10. Springsteen and the E Street Band n/t
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NewYorkerfromMass Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 04:31 PM
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14. I think the Rolling Stones were a 70's band
I'm pretty sure anyway...
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DemocratSinceBirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 04:34 PM
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17. But They Are Identified With the 60's
I liked that album...

Hot Stuff

Memory Motel

Daddy You're A Fool To Cry
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NewYorkerfromMass Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 04:37 PM
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18. Goats Head Soup, Sticky Fingers, Some Girls
I could go on you know.....
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supernova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 04:37 PM
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19. Say what?
Edited on Tue Oct-14-03 04:40 PM by supernova
They started out in the 60s, just like the Beatles. "Satisfaction", "Lady Jane", "Paint it Black" etc. all came out in the 60s.

The "Gimme Shelter" documentary about the infamous Altamonte concert that featured security by The Hells Angels came out in 1970, by which time the Stones were already legends.

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childslibrarian Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 04:34 PM
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16. Fleetwood Mac
were much better than the Eagles!
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Friar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 04:40 PM
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21. Which Fleetwood Mac?
Peter Green Mac?
Bob Welsh Mac?
Buckingham/Nicks Mac?

Hehe. Actually, I liked all the different personnel. Definitely a world class act.
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supernova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 04:40 PM
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22. Gotta go with The Floyd
Still the trippiest music. Ever.
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Friar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 04:43 PM
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25. I dunno if they are THE trippiest
Robert Wyatt probably out-weirds them. And Gong gives them a run for the money. Kevin Ayers, Soft Machine. Lotsa great trippy stuff from the 70's.
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 04:41 PM
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23. Cheap Trick,Cheap Trick, Cheap Trick.
I want you...to want...them to be put on this poll. ;)
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FlashHarry Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 06:13 PM
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49. Another great one!
First three albums were great!
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GumboYaYa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 04:42 PM
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24. Tower of Power
This band has the best horn section and best bassist in Rock n Roll history. Any decent bass player out there owes a great debt of gratitude to Rocco Prestia. The guy redefined the way the instrument is played.
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Friar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 04:48 PM
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29. most influential bass player?
wouldn't that be Mingus and Pastorious? And maybe Larry Taylor for Blues and Rock. And Jack Bruce!
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GumboYaYa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 04:50 PM
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32. Nope.
Edited on Tue Oct-14-03 05:01 PM by GumboYaYa
Jaco got his whole gig from Rocco. Rocco invented fingerstyle funk. Even though I said the most influential in Rock n Roll history, I will argue that Rocco even holds his own with Mingus. As for Jack Bruce and Larry Taylor, they aren't even in the same stratosphere as Rocco. <ON EDIT> Of course that is all just my opinion, but if you listen to Rocco you will see why he is considered one of the most influential bassists ever.
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Friar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 05:10 PM
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39. hmm. I'll have to listen
I mostly was mesmerized by the horn arrangements. I wrote several arrangements for my own bands using them as inspiration (not that I ever got close).
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GumboYaYa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 05:33 PM
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48. Here's a little bio on Rocco:
Edited on Tue Oct-14-03 05:34 PM by GumboYaYa
Francis Rocco Prestia III is a true bass stylist and an unequaled innovator of a style of bass playing that has influenced the way an entire generation of bassists now approach playing the electric bass. Jaco Pastorius, Jeff Berlin, and Gary Willis, to name but a few, all incorporate Rocco's inventive fingerstyle funk lines into their own techniques and music. Not many bassists can claim to have created a whole new style of bass playing and been as great an influence to other bassists as has Rocco.

That came from a website called www.bassically.net.
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DemocratSinceBirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 04:50 PM
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33. What Is Hip
NT
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Friar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 05:12 PM
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42. it's what your legs are attached to n/t
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Rowdyboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 04:44 PM
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26. Sex Pistols....
Anarchy in the UK
God Save the Queen
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bowens43 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 04:48 PM
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30. Blue Oyster Cult
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ixion Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 04:49 PM
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31. The Starland Vocal Band
:evilgrin: just kidding... I voted for Floyd, although it could just as well have been The Band.
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PurityOfEssence Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 04:57 PM
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34. Steely Dan!!
Right?
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Feanorcurufinwe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 04:58 PM
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35. YES
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geniph Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 05:05 PM
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36. What constitutes a "70's" band?
My vote goes to the Clash - some people would call that more of an 80's band, but I first became aware of them in the 70's.
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Shrek Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 05:07 PM
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37. You included "Heart" but not "The Who"?
:wtf:
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DemocratSinceBirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 05:11 PM
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40. The Who Are More Identified With The 60s
Edited on Tue Oct-14-03 05:11 PM by DemocratSinceBirth
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Shrek Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 05:23 PM
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46. Hmmm. I'll have to disagree.
Their best albums (arguably) are Who's Next and Quadrophenia, both from the 70's. Who Are You is almost as good, and it's from the 70's too.
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AntiCoup2K4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 07:30 PM
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56. The Who's "golden era" was early 70's
Tommy was 1969, which was the start of the "peak" period, but Live at Leeds was 1970, Who's Next 1971, Quadrophenia 1972.
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Fight_n_back Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 05:10 PM
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38. Crass
or the Pistols
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Guaranteed Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 05:16 PM
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43. DUDE....IT'S LED ZEPPELIN.
They are THE band of the 70's. No if's, and, OR buts. Period.
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Bok_Tukalo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 05:18 PM
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45. The Knack
The absolute best music made concerning teenage male sexual angst.

(Or adult male for that matter)
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Norbert Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 06:56 PM
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50. The Rutles
.
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FlashHarry Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 06:59 PM
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51. Ah, Dirk, Stig, Ron and Barry, the Prefab Four!
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soleft Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 07:13 PM
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52. The Bee Gees
:freak:
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DemocratSinceBirth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 07:20 PM
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53. You're Kidding
NT
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soleft Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 08:19 PM
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62. Why not?
Lonely Days
How Can you Mend a Broken Heart
Run to Me
Jive Talkin
Nights on Broadway
Fanny
You Should be Dancing
Love So Right
Night Fever
How Deep is Your Love
Stayin ALive
More than A woman
Too Much Heaven
Tragedy
Inside Out

How do you measure best?
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RandomKoolzip Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 07:23 PM
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54. The Soft Boys.
Most underrated band EVER. Do yourself a favor and pick up their two-disc restrospective on Rykodisc.

Runners-up:

Pere Ubu
Cheap Trick
Big Star
Van Der Graaf Generator
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jus_the_facts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 07:24 PM
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55. Voted for Floyd....but it's a TIE with Zeppelin.....
....my two FAVORITE bands of ALL TIME!!
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leftofthedial Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 07:31 PM
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57. Little Feat
Led Zepellin was great too

as was, believe it or not, Lynyrd Skynyrd
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AntiCoup2K4 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 07:31 PM
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59. Van Halen
First album - February 1978
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joeybee12 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 08:14 PM
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60. Fleetwood Mac is clearly the best, but I'll go with KC & The Sunshine Band
Come on, the music is still catchy!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Define bias against dance music on this board!!!!!!!!!!
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2bfree Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 08:18 PM
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61. Put me down for Fleetwood Mac as well....
The music has stood the test of time. Gotta love Stevie Nicks!
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Adenoid_Hynkel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 08:24 PM
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63. TALKING HEADS
without question

followed by the clash
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MrsMatt Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 08:42 PM
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64. I was shocked and appalled not to see
The Osmonds
The Bay City Rollers
or
The Patridge Family
on the list
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xJlM Donating Member (955 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-14-03 08:58 PM
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65. I would vote for Lynyrd Skynyrd
But you don't have them listed. Or maybe I read through that too fast, or something.
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