Music Banter - Best Band: Round 1: Poll E

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I don't undersand why we're entertaining the argument "the white stripes stole their sound from Lynard Skynard" (who by the way put their song up for use in a KFC commercial speaking of sell outs).

You could line a million White Stripes hating *******s up and ask them who the stripes stole their sound from and none of them would say Lynard Skynard. I mean, lets not even address the fact that the blues have been a part of rock music since the outset of the genre, to assume:

1. Lynard Skynard started it
2. That no one prior to their existance did it
3. The stripes owe them anything

is ridiculous. This statement belies the notion that whoever made this argument doesn't know what he's talking about.

The sellout thing, not only a misnomer, but that word is forever being applied to bands people don't like, not bands who actually sold out.

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Originally Posted by TheBig3KilledMyRainDog (Post 332037)

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Originally Posted by Inuzuka Skysword (Post 332021)

Urban hatemonger gave an example and now I will tell you mine, which they aren't exactly the same, but that bluzzy sound you hear came from them (I believe.) Look at Lynyrd Skynyrd and look at their music. Yes they do not have the punkish sound the stripes had, but the bluzzy (wow I am really lazy today) rock sound came straight from them. See this wouldn't be so bad if The White Stripes experimented more with their music, but they didn't. Thats why they sold out. They also sold out because they probably could have done something with more talent involved, but they didn't so there is my piece of the pie.

So you are saying the White Stripes sold out because they didn`t experiment?

I have to ask , have you actually heard their records or are you listening to the same ones as me because their last album was the most musically diverse they have ever made , at a time when most people wanted them to deliver Elephant part 2.
I`d say that was the total opposite of selling out.

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Originally Posted by Inuzuka Skysword (Post 332021)

Yeah, but at least they chose to do something with music and influence bands. Se in classic rock times people still understood what good music was so something popular in that time is ok. Popular in these times = not good. My only exception may be Radiohead or Tool, but they aren't that popular. Also I am mostly talking about popular in America because I haven't really seen what is popular in other countries.

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Personally i`d hate it if we went back to 'classic rock times'.
Why do you care whats popular? why does it matter if a band you like has sold 100 albums or a million albums?

Yeeeaaahhh definately the beatles

I voted Beatles as I have more interest in them.

White Stripes aren't too terribly bad, or even sell outs. I think they're a decent band that was marketed well. Nothing over the top amazing but they know what they're doing well enough to release a listenable record.

This is pissing me off, its spelled bluesy damnit.

I'm planning on doing another round of polls for the 2nd place winners.

The Stripes can win that.