Suggestions for a 14yr old rock fan pleeeease

Eleanor Rigby 14 · 01-16-2021, 03:25 PM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Unless those teachers are native English speakers I'll bet they have accents too. And native English speakers have all kinds of accents so as long you can be understood or are speaking to an ******* then it doesn't matter.

They're native English speakers, that's the problem.

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

No matter what anyone else says here (and I know what they'll all say) as you're a fan of Genesis I'm gonna rec my second-favourite band. The rest of you can all suck my d - er thumb. (Cr - ah, crumbs, it's annoying that we have to watch what we say now that there's a kid in the room...)

or for more modern Marillion

I can steer you towards good prog bands if you're interested.
Oh and if you like Marillion try Fish's solo work too.

Ok, thank you very much!! And you can use nasty words lol I don't understand them

**Marie Monday** · 01-16-2021, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Eleanor Rigby 14

Thank you! My English teachers get angry at me cause they say I have a Scouse accent lmao

Scouse accents are great and your teachers are wrong
We have some members with amazing British accents. Cuthbert, where you at?

Eleanor Rigby 14 · 01-17-2021, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Marie Monday

Scouse accents are great and your teachers are wrong
We have some members with amazing British accents. Cuthbert, where you at?

hahaha thanks
I've got a question. There're 2 old famous bands, from which I've only heard 1 song and I'd like to know what do you think about them. I'm talking about Badfinger and ELO (Electric Light Orchestra).

Trollheart · 01-17-2021, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Eleanor Rigby 14

hahaha thanks
I've got a question. There're 2 old famous bands, from which I've only heard 1 song and I'd like to know what do you think about them. I'm talking about Badfinger and ELO (Electric Light Orchestra).

I'm a big ELO fan. First band I was ever into. What do you want to know about them? Best albums, in my opinion: Out of the Blue, El Dorado, Discovery, A New World Record

Eleanor Rigby 14 · 01-17-2021, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

I'm a big ELO fan. First band I was ever into. What do you want to know about them? Best albums, in my opinion: Out of the Blue, El Dorado, Discovery, A New World Record

OK thanks, I just wanted to know cause I hadn't heard much about them, I didn't even know what style did they play.

**Marie Monday** · 01-17-2021, 10:46 AM

I don't think I've heard a single song from either of those bands actually. I've heard of ELO, I should give them a listen I guess

Eleanor Rigby 14 · 01-17-2021, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Marie Monday

I don't think I've heard a single song from either of those bands actually. I've heard of ELO, I should give them a listen I guess

I've only heard Don't Bring Me Down which is one of the most catchy songs ever imo.
And from Badfinger I've heard Baby Blue and also that the 2 main songwriter killed themselves being very young.

OccultHawk · 01-17-2021, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Marie Monday

I don't think I've heard a single song from either of those bands actually. I've heard of ELO, I should give them a listen I guess

In the States Day After Day is (was?) an AOR staple and Without You is (was?) an AM radio staple but it was a cover of their version by Harry Nilsson that took off. Even Baby Blue really only shines during the chorus.

In my opinion, Ms. Rigby, Badfinger is an unrewarding rabbit hole.

ELO on the other hand have lots of great songs. I only knew their hits until we got into a big discussion about them on here a couple years back and I was very surprised by how much more they had to offer.

https://www.musicbanter.com/prog-psy...orchestra.html

Trollheart (who posted above) and Ori are our go-to experts.

Eleanor Rigby 14 · 01-17-2021, 12:36 PM

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk

In the States Day After Day is (was?) an AOR staple and Without You is (was?) an AM radio staple but it was a cover of their version by Harry Nilsson that took off. Even Baby Blue really only shines during the chorus.

In my opinion, Ms. Rigby, Badfinger is an unrewarding rabbit hole.

ELO on the other hand have lots of great songs. I only knew their hits until we got into a big discussion about them on here a couple years back and I was very surprised by how much more they had to offer.

https://www.musicbanter.com/prog-psy...orchestra.html

Trollheart (who posted above) and Ori are our go-to experts.

Without You was by Badfinger? I didn't know that, always heard the Mariah Carey version.
I agree that Baby Blue only shines during the chorus. I was asking because The Beatles had said wonderful things about them, Paul McCartney had even written a song for them and produced it, but they had a tragic ending, that seemed strange to me.
And I thought ELO was the band of Olivia Newton-John (Xanadu) lol
I'll probably listen to them, they seem to be catchy but interesting at the same time, and they don't seem to be ultra experimental.

OccultHawk · 01-17-2021, 12:39 PM

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ELO was the band of Olivia Newton-John (Xanadu)

I love that track.