We are the Sultans of Swing
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written Wednesday, January 2 2008 22:05
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I recently stumbled upon this and this. The poll basically asked whether you like the work in question. The songs/albums in the poll are the top ten from both linked compilations and are arranged in order by rank. I don't necessarily agree with the Rolling Stone, I'm just curious. [ Wednesday, January 02, 2008 22:06: Message edited by: Excalibur ] Poll Information This poll contains 2 question(s). 0 user(s) have voted. You may not view the results of this poll without voting. function launch_voter () { launch_window("http://www.ironycentral.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=poll;d=vote;pollid=ZiJMbIsXVsuj"); return true; } // end launch_voter function launch_viewer () { launch_window("http://www.ironycentral.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=poll;d=view;pollid=ZiJMbIsXVsuj"); return true; } // end launch_viewer function launch_window (url) { preview = window.open( url, "preview", "width=550,height=300,toolbar=no,location=no,directories=no,status,menubar=no,scrollbars,resizable,copyhistory=no" ); window.preview.focus(); return preview; } // end launch_window   -------------------- I dub thee... Posts: 1384 | Registered: Tuesday, February 6 2007 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Wednesday, January 2 2008 22:58
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I'd probably have picked some more albums, but most of the songs I heard individually and not as part of an album. Posts: 4643 | Registered: Friday, February 10 2006 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Wednesday, January 2 2008 23:11
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Yeah, what is this album thing you speak of? Am I saying that right? Album? You'd think that music would be a timeless thing, but no. Most of these songs are dated and, while I respect some of the artists, most of them suck. -------------------- You lose. Posts: 2156 | Registered: Thursday, August 24 2006 07:00 |
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? Man, ? Amazing
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written Wednesday, January 2 2008 23:22
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It's good to see the Clash getting respect. They worked the music. The Beatles marketed the music. -------------------- Synergy, et al - "I don't get it." Argon - "I'm at a loss for words..." Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Wednesday, January 2 2008 23:24
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quote:I know what you mean. I like Bob Dylan, Beach Boys and Rolling Stones but for some odd reason, I've never heard most of the songs on the given albums. I found it odd that the top two songs were "Like a Rolling Stone" and a song by the Rolling Stones. -------------------- I dub thee... Posts: 1384 | Registered: Tuesday, February 6 2007 08:00 |
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written Thursday, January 3 2008 04:55
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I'm no good with album names. Since I download most of my music as individual tracks, I can't tell what album it's on. Only one I really recognized was the Lonely Hearts Club Band by the Beatles, since I watched their acid-trip DVD. edit: Fixed. Sorry about that. >< [ Thursday, January 03, 2008 05:19: Message edited by: Toenail Returns ] -------------------- And everybody say....Yatta! Posts: 1287 | Registered: Thursday, August 14 2003 07:00 |
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written Thursday, January 3 2008 05:09
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quote:You, uh, might want to reread the CoC there, buddy. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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written Thursday, January 3 2008 09:19
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quote:I found it more odd that they were by different bands. Read the article (partly) and I'd have to say there's a good reason why more classics were chosen then moderns. The classics, quite frankly, are so much better then the newer stuff, on average. In fact, music should have been over after Beethoven, Mozart, and Bach. Everything before that was banging sticks on rocks, and everything after that was banging sticks on leather. -------------------- "I'm happy I'm the mentally disturbed person I am." -Nioca "Yes, Iffy is a demon." -Iffy The Two Universal Truthes: "All I know is that I know nothing" -Socrates "I think, therefore I am." -René Descartes Posts: 1186 | Registered: Friday, June 18 2004 07:00 |
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Shaper
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written Thursday, January 3 2008 10:43
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quote:BUY SGT PEPPERS! It'll blow your mind. -------------------- Nikki's Nook - bigger than Jesus? Posts: 2864 | Registered: Monday, September 8 2003 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Thursday, January 3 2008 12:09
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By Nikki quote:Just avoid the LSD, and don't play "A Day in the Life" or "Within You Without You" at loud volumes or it gets to your head. By Goldenking quote:I honestly think music began to degrade after John Lennon died. The list, however, would do better with the 1812 Overture and Rondo Alla Turca. -------------------- I dub thee... Posts: 1384 | Registered: Tuesday, February 6 2007 08:00 |
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Shaper
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written Thursday, January 3 2008 13:20
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quote:Meh, try the LSD if you want. As for music dying with Lennon, I point you to The Smiths, Sigur Ros, Radiohead and Jeff Buckley. -------------------- Nikki's Nook - bigger than Jesus? Posts: 2864 | Registered: Monday, September 8 2003 07:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Thursday, January 3 2008 15:58
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Music didn't die with Lennon. It was only... mostly dead. Not all dead. I must admit, given the title, I had rather hoped the Straits would make the list. -------------------- Plaudite, amici, comedia finita est. Posts: 344 | Registered: Friday, February 25 2005 08:00 |
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written Thursday, January 3 2008 16:24
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Before now I thought "Sultans of Swing" was by Bob Dylan. It's an amazing resemblance, but it's annoying how the internet mislabels everything. -------------------- I dub thee... Posts: 1384 | Registered: Tuesday, February 6 2007 08:00 |
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written Thursday, January 3 2008 18:13
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Originally by Goldenking: quote:Well, I should hope so. Being better than average is sort of a requirement for being a classic. :P Dikiyoba. -------------------- Episode 4: Spiderweb Reloaded Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00 |
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written Thursday, January 3 2008 18:35
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I love how you say music has died and yet Jazz is still played every day... It's stupid to compare and rate music anyway, since it's all subjective to taste and what inspires the listener. -------------------- Enraged Slith's Blades of Avernum Website Look out, there's a three-headed monkey behind you! Posts: 1233 | Registered: Wednesday, October 3 2001 07:00 |
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written Thursday, January 3 2008 19:42
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quote:Incorrect. Spiderweb is the authoritive source on what is right and what is wrong, by modocracy. It's just reality fluctuates from our rightness. -------------------- "I'm happy I'm the mentally disturbed person I am." -Nioca "Yes, Iffy is a demon." -Iffy The Two Universal Truthes: "All I know is that I know nothing" -Socrates "I think, therefore I am." -René Descartes Posts: 1186 | Registered: Friday, June 18 2004 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Thursday, January 3 2008 20:02
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quote:I'm a big fan of Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, and even their less famous contemporaries and predecessors, but that's a little harsh. Dvorak? Fritz Kreisler (by any other name)? And leaving aside classical, surely there's some good modern music. —Alorael, who thinks it's much more likely that your tastes tend towards the old and that old music has the benefit of hindsight. It's easy to weed out the things that were listened to in their day but haven't stood the test of tiime. In fact, that's what the test of time means. Give music now fifty years and then see. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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written Thursday, January 3 2008 20:20
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There's some enjoyable (or at least I think so) pre-classical music as well, "Ave Verum Corpus" for example. -------------------- I dub thee... Posts: 1384 | Registered: Tuesday, February 6 2007 08:00 |
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? Man, ? Amazing
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written Thursday, January 3 2008 21:15
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I think that harp music sucks, and yet it still gets played. -------------------- Synergy, et al - "I don't get it." Argon - "I'm at a loss for words..." Posts: 4114 | Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00 |
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written Friday, January 4 2008 12:12
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quote:Is there really any point in listening, then? Just kidding, of course. B) My dad's still a hippie at heart, so I can just go steal his old Beatles albums. [ Friday, January 04, 2008 12:13: Message edited by: Toenail Returns ] -------------------- And everybody say....Yatta! Posts: 1287 | Registered: Thursday, August 14 2003 07:00 |
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written Friday, January 4 2008 12:18
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quote:Interesting. I thought that my previous music dosages and the last sentence would clue people off that I was being sarcastic. Classic Music is, for the most part, good, but it doesn't have the same effect I get from listening to the Beatles, or Queen, or any of those other Classic Rock 'N' Roll bands. -------------------- "I'm happy I'm the mentally disturbed person I am." -Nioca "Yes, Iffy is a demon." -Iffy The Two Universal Truthes: "All I know is that I know nothing" -Socrates "I think, therefore I am." -René Descartes Posts: 1186 | Registered: Friday, June 18 2004 07:00 |
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written Friday, January 4 2008 16:25
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With the notable exception of lyrics (not being a big fan of chorale or opera), my experience with (and taste in) classical and classic rock is really rather similar. The emotional content I get from listening to Pink Floyd's "Shine on You Crazy Diamond" and Tchaikovsky's 5th Symphony is quite similar. Perhaps the line is not as solid as we think? -------------------- Plaudite, amici, comedia finita est. Posts: 344 | Registered: Friday, February 25 2005 08:00 |