You can't really fault 'La Grange' or 'Tush' though.
No Cav...agreed. I can fault the record company for insisting on synthesized percussion on Legs, a sound that buried a great guitar player.
I don't even know if they are on the list. I just posted their pic because they're so visually funny. Plus I saw them with Nugent in 2003.
OK, now it's time to play:
GREAT OR GRATING
UTTER GENIUS OR COMPLETE DOG POOP
TEN CLASSICS RECONSIDERED
#10
THE OUTLAWS
Green Grass And High Tides
Rated: Just plain stoopid
Beginning with a vapid arpeggio progression that sounds like an inbred version of "House Of The Rising Sun", this song rapidly devolves into 9 minutes of nonstop boogie. The three guitarists engage in a sadistic battle to see who can play the same retarded triplet pull-off pattern the longest. Prison is too good for these Outlaws-they deserve the electric chair
GENIUS OR DOG POOP?
ps, if you have questions on any of the musical terms...don't hesitate
They're not on the list...apparently their attorneys are pretty powerful...lol
Sheesh...I have to admit, I'm not familiar with the tune.
Me too...the guitars are a blur but the chorus is catchy.
I'm skipping #96 as I doubt anyone was alive when that came out
#95
SPIN DOCTORS
TWO PRINCES
POCKET FULL OF KRYPTONITE
Back when the only danger New Yorkers had to worry about was being overrun by dippy jam bands, these idiots were the kings of the local scene.
Listening to "Two Princes" now, it's hard to imagine why-the vocalist's attempts at scat singing are bad enough, but the draggy patchouli-scented, fake-funk riff that's repeated through the entire song takes artlesness to a whole new level
It's in my head now, NNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you
Want to blow your head off
Just go ahead now
Not many visitors 'round these parts...welcome stranger.
Oh thanks panzade. Just when I thought the years of therapy were finally working, you had to bring up the Spin Doctors. Ahh well, I think I still have my Spin Doctors straightjacket, and if it's dirty, I'll just have them strap me into the Hootie one and take me away.
While he is a good guitarist, every time I here John Mayer's "Your Body is a Wonderland" I wanna gag.
Well, 10,000,000 screaming preteens can't be wrong...
What's wrong with "your body is a wonderland"?
well, maybe it's that it's hardly played over here
And what about the one-note often called 'solo' of the Ramones' "I wanna be sedated"?
Good point Joe. Even a one note solo can be good if the space between the notes is even.
Reminds me of one of my favorite solos; on "Everybody Wants To Rule The World" melody, economy, subtlety, tone and rhythm, they're all there.
JoeFX, I must admit, the song was overplayed here, which is why I probably don't like it. I could very well revisit it years from now and think it's great. So it goes. It wouldn't be the first time that's happened. Now, I happen to like the Ramones 'solo' on that track, as well as REM's Everybody Wants to Rule the World.
I also really like Robert Quine's guitar work with Richard Hell and the Voidoids, but I love the man's work in general. He was a legend. Sadly, he just passed away this year.
One of about a billion reasons why the Ramones kick serious ass is that Johnny hardly ever soloed. That was novel in the late 70s when bands were writing rock operas and overdone production. The Ramones didn't wank off, they just rocked.
That is what the Ramones is all about.
Thass right, don't be messin with my Ramones!
