Battle of the Bands

[Avante]

This is about "historically" great rock and roll bands. Key word....band. So acts like Rod Stewart, Bob Dylan, David Bowie...nope! I'm alse excluding the big three....The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin. I'm curious about the top 10 with those three taking 123 (can debate placing)

I'm going to do this using 20 band brackets. Who wins that bracket?

A

The Band
Black Oak Arkansas
Pink Floyd
Santana
Motley Crue
Aerosmith
Vanilla Fudge
Bob Seegar and the Silver Bullet Band
INXS
R.E.M
The Allman Brothers
Them
Jethro Tull
Robin Trower
CCR
BTO
Bad Company
Police
Red Hot Chillie Peppers

B

The Eagles
Crosby, Stills & Nash
Little Feat
The Steve Miller Band
Iron Butterfly
The Clash
Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention
Kansas
Country Joe & The Fish
Marshall Tucker Band
Quicksilver Messenger Service
Deep Purple
Uriah Heep
Buffalo Springfield
Blind Faith
Grateful Dead
Kinks
U2
Steppenwolf
Thin Lizzy

C

ZZ Top
Cream
Traffic
Cheap Trick
Lynyrd Skynyrd
The Moody Blues
Black Sabbath
The Who
Yardbirds
Velvet Underground
The Beach Boys
Nirvana
Grand Funk Railroad
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Abba
The Ramones
AC/DC
Queen
The Sex Pistols
Foreigner

D

Chicago
Dire Straits
The Animals
Zombies
Van Halen
Styx
Rush
Twisted Sister
Canned Heat
Jimi Hendrix Experience
Janis Joplin with Big Brother and the Holding Company
The Jefferson Airplane
The Doors
The Byrds
Def Leppard
Fleetwood Mac
Slade
Steely Dan
Stone Roses
Metalica

[xmas1997]

This is a question I could never answer in a million years, too many good ones, and for different reasons.

[johnsmith]

Bump

[Avante]

This is a question I could never answer in a million years, too many good ones, and for different reasons.

I hear ya, music really is a mood thing, hell, there is actually a time/place for Bach/Beethovan/Strauss/Liszt.

I do think I can get a top 10 however.

[Avante]

Bump


So who do ya like?

[johnsmith]

So who do ya like?

From which thread?

[Avante]

From which thread?

In case ya haven't noticed amigo, people come and go on these forums....honest.

So who do you like?

[xmas1997]

I hear ya, music really is a mood thing, hell, there is actually a time/place for Bach/Beethovan/Strauss/Liszt.

I do think I can get a top 10 however.

I echo your sentiment about classical music.

Opera, rap, disco, headbanger, and hiphop don't do anything for me though. I'd just as soon go bang a hammer on my head than listen to that. :lol

[Clipper Nation]

Lil B > all of those bands

[Avante]

I echo your sentiment about classical music.

Opera, rap, disco, headbanger, and hiphop don't do anything for me though. I'd just as soon go bang a hammer on my head than listen to that. :lol

Then thing about hip hop, rap and headbanger is that it doesn't stay with you. It's all about a particular age, once you mature past that age there goes the music. It doesn't stay with you.

I give up trying to figure out opera.

[Avante]

Lil B > all of those bands

Which tells us all we need to know about you.

[Avante]

From which thread?

You actually took the time to........wow, dude you really are a giant prick.

[xmas1997]

Lil B > all of those bands

Oh


my



God

Are you for real?
Oh wait, you really meant to use blue font.

[leemajors]

Then thing about hip hop, rap and headbanger is that it doesn't stay with you. It's all about a particular age, once you mature past that age there goes the music. It doesn't stay with you.

I give up trying to figure out opera.

I've been listening to hip hop for 30 years, you couldn't be more wrong.

[Clipper Nation]

Which tells us all we need to know about you.

....that I have a superior taste in music to you.

[Avante]

Oh


my



God

Are you for real?
Oh wait, you really meant to use blue font.

The thing with CN is that he was raised by stupid parents. Neither took any time with the boy and it's obvious. He has no class and is dumb. But.....can we actually blame him? Is it his fault? It's real obvious the boy simply doesn't know how to act. I 've decided to give up on stomping around on the little freak, he needs someone to understand his situation.

[Avante]

....that I have a superior taste in music to you.

Yes my little friend, you have a superior taste in music to everyone. Nobody compares to Lil....ah..who?

[Clipper Nation]

Yes my little friend, you have a superior taste in music to everyone.

/thread

[Avante]

I've been listening to hip hop for 30 years, you couldn't be more wrong.

Dude, it isn't real obvious I'm talking about %'s here? I listen to blues from 1922, what %'s of music listeners do that?

[Huey Freeman]

Lil B > all of those bands

:lol I'm not to familiar with any of the bands listed in the OP, but I know for a fact Lil B isn't ">" to anyone them

[Avante]

:lol I'm not to familiar with any of the bands listed in the OP, but I know for a fact Lil B isn't ">" to anyone them

I didn't have the heart to tell CN that this was about "HISTORICALLY" good rock bands. How old is Lil B? I also doubt...rock...would fit.

Poor CN, so stupid it's actually cute.

[xmas1997]

I've been listening to hip hop for 30 years, you couldn't be more wrong.

Hiphop has been around that long?
Don't you mean soul?

[leemajors]

...

[xmas1997]

Soul is great.

[Avante]

Hiphop has been around that long?
Don't you mean soul?

You can trace it's roots back to the 70's, but it was in the 80's when it really picked up steam.

[Avante]

Soul is great.

Yes it is and as ya know there is a time/place when it has to be Al Green, James Brown, Otis Redding.

[xmas1997]

You can trace it's roots back to the 70's, but it was in the 80's when it really picked up steam.

I thought disco ruled the 80s, that is when it was easier to just turn off the radio and go outside and mow the lawn.

[Avante]

I thought disco ruled the 80s, that is when it was easier to just turn off the radio and go outside and mow the lawn.

Gotta disagree with that one, I love to dance and there was never a better time for that than the disco era.

Love this!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Vj092UgKwQ

[ohmwrecker]

Yes it is and as ya know there is a time/place when it has to be Al Green, James Brown, Otis Redding.

Really diggin' deep there ain'tcha, bud

[Avante]

Really diggin' deep there ain'tcha, bud

Dude, do you ever actually do anything? So tell me slick who wins the brackets?

I could have listed, Marvin Gay, Sam Cooke, Curtis Mayfield, Howard Hewrett, Luthor Vandross, Teddy Pendergrass, but why?

You remind me of some old man who is always.....well I used to...and...I coulda...and...I oughta...while doing....Z-ROW!

[ohmwrecker]

So tell me slick who wins the brackets?

The Kinks

[Avante]

The Kinks

Whoa whoa whoa....now slow down half pint ya don't wanna tire yourself out. Great job ....The Kinks. Now rest up and try another bracket tomorrow, ya don't wanna shoot your wad all at once.

Old folks on computers, not good.

[Avante]

Let me add another Bracket, since I'd forgotten some.

D

The Doobie Brothers
Pablo Cruise
Stevie Ray Vaughn and Double Trouble
Wet Willie
Mountain
Redbone
The Amazing Rhtyhm Aces
Looking Glass
Climax Blues Band
The Searchers
Manfred Mann
Tommy James and the Shondells
Herman's Hermits
Three Dog Night
Gary Puckett and the Union Gap
Iggy Pop and The Stooges
Small Faces
Quiet Riot
The Grass Roots
Toto

[RD2191]

Geez, those are all kick ass bands.

[ohmwrecker]

Whoa whoa whoa....now slow down half pint ya don't wanna tire yourself out. Great job ....The Kinks. Now rest up and try another bracket tomorrow, ya don't wanna shoot your wad all at once.

Old folks on computers, not good.

I've concluded that The Kinks have won the battle of the bands. Would you like to make another thread?

[Avante]

I've concluded that The Kinks have won the battle of the bands. Would you like to make another thread?

Why not actually try reading what I said, ok?

Pay attention...

I'm looking for the top 10.

The Kinks......ok what about them?

Dude, you're a mess.

[silverblk mystix]

Whoa whoa whoa....now slow down half pint ya don't wanna tire yourself out. Great job ....The Kinks. Now rest up and try another bracket tomorrow, ya don't wanna shoot your wad all at once.

Old folks on computers, not good.




:rollin:rollin

[cantthinkofanything]

Where is LA Guns?

[Avante]

:rollin:rollin

Bro, ever notice the cat runs his mouth but never delivers the goods? Fucker is lazy.

[Avante]

Where is LA Guns?

So you realy believe LA Guns belong in this discussion?

[cantthinkofanything]

So you realy believe LA Guns belong in this discussion?

If we are talking top ten, then yes. Depending on which bracket they are in.

[Avante]

You really see them as an "historicaly" great band on a par with those mentioned?

[spurraider21]

Bracket A:

Well i'm really, really partial to Bad Company... Rock and Roll Fantasy, Bad Company, Shooting Star, Movin' On, Feel Like Makin' Love, and others. But I just can't put them ahead of acts like Aerosmith or Pink Floyd... I'm more of a hard rock/metal fan in general, so I'll just say Aerosmith over Pink Floyd in a nailbiter. Ragdoll, Eat the Rich are too badass to pass up. I love Pink Floyd, but I had to choose somebody.

Aerosmith



Bracket B:

Easily the weakest bracket of the 4. I know they're older at this point, but I saw Steve Miller Band live recently and it was a terrible, uninspiring performance (at the Hollywood Bowl). To me this bracket comes down to the Eagles, Deep Purple, Kansas, and the Kinks. I'll go with the Kinks, even though I think Kansas is pretty underrated, people only remember them for about 2-3 songs even though they have a bunch of good stuff.

The Kinks



Group C:

Far and away the strongest bracket in the group... Queen, AC/DC, Cream, Cheap Trick, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Black Sabbath, The Who, Foreigner, Grank Funk... This bracket is unfairly stacked in my opinion. Queen is my personal favorite, but I could easily make arguments for AC/DC or Black Sabbath as well. I'll eliminate Black Sabbath since Ozzy and Dio both had some of their best songs outside of Sabbath (even though Black Sabbath still had ridiculously great work like War Pigs, Sweet Leaf, Lady Evil). AC/DC is basically everything rock is supposed to be, but like I said before, I'm just a sucker for Queen.

Queen



Bracket D: Dire Straits, Styx, Rush, Van Halen, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Def Leppard, Metallica are the main candidates for me. I'm going with Rush. Unique sound, and basically the only band on this entire list where the bassist by himself is great to hear. Saw them live in 2010 and they were still amazing while in their 60's.

Rush

[spurraider21]

That last bracket you posted is incredibly weak compared to the others.... most of those guys were basically 1, 2, or 3 hit wonders. I guess I'll go with SRV and Double Trouble, but they'll be promptly eliminated by any of my winners from the other brackets, and probably a good 20-25 other bands from those brackets, tbh

edit: fuck it, i seriously can't vote for SRV to win a bracket, so i'll insert a new band you didn't include, Triumph. One of my favorite bands ever, and they never really blew up outside of Canada. They'd smoke every band on that last list

So my winners of the 5 brackets are...

Aerosmith, The Kinks, Queen, Rush, Triumph

[RD2191]

The Kinks
:lmao

[RD2191]

A. Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band
B. Eagles
C. Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
D. Dire Straits

[spurraider21]

^i guess thats how i know i'm not from the midwest. i like the country flavor, but not THAT much :lol

[RD2191]

:lolThose are my fav bands so my list is a bit biased.

[Avante]

Bracket A:

Well i'm really, really partial to Bad Company... Rock and Roll Fantasy, Bad Company, Shooting Star, Movin' On, Feel Like Makin' Love, and others. But I just can't put them ahead of acts like Aerosmith or Pink Floyd... I'm more of a hard rock/metal fan in general, so I'll just say Aerosmith over Pink Floyd in a nailbiter. Ragdoll, Eat the Rich are too badass to pass up. I love Pink Floyd, but I had to choose somebody.

Aerosmith



Bracket B:

Easily the weakest bracket of the 4. I know they're older at this point, but I saw Steve Miller Band live recently and it was a terrible, uninspiring performance (at the Hollywood Bowl). To me this bracket comes down to the Eagles, Deep Purple, Kansas, and the Kinks. I'll go with the Kinks, even though I think Kansas is pretty underrated, people only remember them for about 2-3 songs even though they have a bunch of good stuff.

The Kinks



Group C:

Far and away the strongest bracket in the group... Queen, AC/DC, Cream, Cheap Trick, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Black Sabbath, The Who, Foreigner, Grank Funk... This bracket is unfairly stacked in my opinion. Queen is my personal favorite, but I could easily make arguments for AC/DC or Black Sabbath as well. I'll eliminate Black Sabbath since Ozzy and Dio both had some of their best songs outside of Sabbath (even though Black Sabbath still had ridiculously great work like War Pigs, Sweet Leaf, Lady Evil). AC/DC is basically everything rock is supposed to be, but like I said before, I'm just a sucker for Queen.

Queen



Bracket D: Dire Straits, Styx, Rush, Van Halen, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Def Leppard, Metallica are the main candidates for me. I'm going with Rush. Unique sound, and basically the only band on this entire list where the bassist by himself is great to hear. Saw them live in 2010 and they were still amazing while in their 60's.

Rush

I don't wanna debate anyones musical opinion. This isn't about that. I will tally things up if I get enought interest.

As I mentioned my D was those I had forgotten, as we can see there was a reason for that?

Not at all familiae with Triumph which surprises me.

[Avante]

A. Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band
B. Eagles
C. Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
D. Dire Straits

We agreed on two of them.

[ohmwrecker]

Why not actually try reading what I said, ok?

Pay attention...

I'm looking for the top 10.

The Kinks......ok what about them?

They won.

[ohmwrecker]

A. Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band
B. Eagles
C. Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers
D. Dire Straits

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers are one of my faves. There you go. You got a band out of me.

[cantthinkofanything]

They won.

no...they lost to Fasterpussycat in the quarterfinals. The winner was Rolling Stones but with Steve Perry as lead vocalist and Kip Winger on bass.

[gnsf0946]

No Iron Maiden??

I'm disappoint old man.

[cantthinkofanything]

No Iron Maiden??

I'm disappoint old man.

they lost to Peanut the Kidnapper in the pre-bracket qualifying rounds. and as we know, Peanut the Kidnapper was then beat by the Eagles.

[RD2191]

Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers are one of my faves. There you go. You got a band out of me.
:toast

[spurraider21]

how did Tom Cruise/Stacee Jaxx not make the list :rollin


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPeY1zD9CE0


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dedv6C907pI

[spurraider21]

also where's bon jovi, guns n roses, boston...

[cantthinkofanything]

also where's bon jovi, guns n roses, boston...

speaking of...I was watching some metal award show and they gave Axl the Lifetime Achievement award. He said thanks and then jumped on stage to do Welcome to the Jungle and Paradise city with the new iteration of GnR except Duff McKagan and Izzy were playing also. Really weird. His vocals also sucked balls. I couldn't figure out how they got Duff and Izzy to play with the band being that the award was just for Axl.

[spurraider21]

speaking of...I was watching some metal award show and they gave Axl the Lifetime Achievement award. He said thanks and then jumped on stage to do Welcome to the Jungle and Paradise city with the new iteration of GnR except Duff McKagan and Izzy were playing also. Really weird. His vocals also sucked balls. I couldn't figure out how they got Duff and Izzy to play with the band being that the award was just for Axl.
never thought they were good live... i recently saw journey with the midget filipino singer and they underwhelmed too

[cantthinkofanything]

How come Motorhead featuring Jani Lane wasn't included on the list.

http://assets.blabbermouth.net/media/janilanemotorhead_638.jpg

[cantthinkofanything]

never thought they were good live... i recently saw journey with the midget filipino singer and they underwhelmed too

you're right...even "back in the day", he never could duplicate his vocals on the recordings.

[spurraider21]

you're right...even "back in the day", he never could duplicate his vocals on the recordings.
I saw Scorpions and Tesla live (wtf why weren't Scorpions on avante's list), and they were both amazing. Some bands even are better live than recording. Muse is that way too

[Avante]

So who has their top 10? Fuck the original plan I had a feeling it was too complex.

[cantthinkofanything]

So who has their top 10? Fuck the original plan I had a feeling it was too complex.

LA Guns
Motorhead with Janie Lane
Captian Geech and the Shrimpshack Shooters
Poopshoost Magoo
Deep Purple
Night Ranger
Witches of Eastwick
Finger 11
Five Finger Deathpunch
The Eagles

[mrsmaalox]

LA Guns
Motorhead with Janie Lane
Captian Geech and the Shrimpshack Shooters
Poopshoost Magoo
Deep Purple
Night Ranger
Witches of Eastwick
Finger 11
Five Finger Deathpunch
The Eagles

What about "Looking Glass"?! lol

[spurraider21]

if we are ruling out the 3 you stated originally (only Led Zep would have cracked my list from those anyway)...

in no particular order:
Queen
Rush
AC/DC
Aerosmith
Pink Floyd
Triumph
Jimi Hendrix Experience
Black Sabbath (would also love to include Ozzy/Dio solo work)
Styx
Bad Company

honestly my "top 10" fluctuates based on my mood or what i've listened to recently :lol

[Avante]

Keep in mind.."historically"...great.

[cantthinkofanything]

What about "Looking Glass"?! lol

shit...now I've got to rerun all my brackets

[Avante]

if we are ruling out the 3 you stated originally (only Led Zep would have cracked my list from those anyway)...

in no particular order:
Queen
Rush
AC/DC
Aerosmith
Pink Floyd
Triumph
Jimi Hendrix Experience
Black Sabbath (would also love to include Ozzy/Dio solo work)
Styx
Bad Company

honestly my "top 10" fluctuates based on my mood or what i've listened to recently :lol

Good list.

[spurraider21]

Good list.
its all subjective, but yeah as you can see i'm mostly into 70's/80's metal/hard rock, which is why some also awesome bands like Tom Petty, Dire Straits aren't up there for me

[Duncan2177]

No Kiss, Supertramp, Electric Light Orchestra, The Allman Brothers Band , Blue Oyster Cult, Yes, Paul McCartney & Wings, Radiohead, Smashing Pumpkins?

[cantthinkofanything]

done

Starland Vocal Band
Looking Glass
Daz Band
Gap Band
Banana Splits
Monkeys
Lenny & Squiggy
Sour Grapes
Bananarama
The Hex Girls

f5ezpBKEdAE

[spurraider21]

No Kiss, Supertramp, Electric Light Orchestra, The Allman Brothers Band , Blue Oyster Cult, Yes, Paul McCartney & Wings, Radiohead, Smashing Pumpkins?
oh wow, surprised we missed all those :wow. they wouldnt have cracked my personal list but should have been in the OP.

[Avante]

I guess I should have tried and list every single band that ever recored a record, but then I'd have...

BLEACH
Chronic Tendancies
Kolvane
Zuzu Petals
The Trash Can Sinatras

....and a few thousand others similiar.

The Jayhawks, The Silencers, The Why Store are all great but how many out there are aware of them?

I seriously doubt I don't have the top 10 bands listed.

[spurraider21]

I guess I should have tried and list every single band that ever recored a record, but then I'd have...

BLEACH
Chronic Tendancies
Kolvane
Zuzu Petals
The Trash Can Sinatras

....and a few thousand others similiar.

The Jayhawks, The Silencers, The Why Store are all great but how many out there are aware of them?

I seriously doubt I don't have the top 10 bands listed.
you can't seriously confuse world famous acts like Kiss, Scorpions, Blue Oyster Cult, Wings, Bon Jovi, or Boston for obscure garage bands...

[Avante]

you can't seriously confuse world famous acts like Kiss, Scorpions, Blue Oyster Cult, Wings, Bon Jovi, or Boston for obscure garage bands...

I agree, but when ya have...

The Big3
Pink Floyd
The Eagles
CCR
Aerosmith
The Animals
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Grateful Dead

...do we really need them?

[spurraider21]

I agree, but when ya have...

The Big3
Pink Floyd
The Eagles
CCR
Aerosmith
The Animals
The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Grateful Dead

...do we really need them?
probably not, but you listed over 100 bands

[Avante]

probably not, but you listed over 100 bands

I could have listed over 5000, so somebody had to be left off.

[cantthinkofanything]

I could have listed over 5000, so somebody had to be left off.

Let's see that list. Anyone complains, then they are a fag.

[Avante]

Let's see that list. Anyone complains, then they are a fag.

How about 50 you've never heard of as just an example?

Nobody is reading 5000 names and I'm not typing that many.

[cantthinkofanything]

How about 50 you've never heard of as just an example?

Nobody is reading 5000 names and I'm not typing that many.

Ok. Let's start with 50 that I've never heard of.

[Avante]

Ok. Let's start with 50 that I've never heard of.

The Showmen
Moist
Low
Sons of Elvis
Plankeye
The Waiting
Raze
Clear
Sonicflood
Satellite Soul
Considering Lilly
Delirious
Reality Check
The Dingles
The W's
BLEACH
Kolvane
Skillet
The Echoing Green
Eli
Middlefinger
Vallejo
Mike Plume Band
Supersuckers
Cornelius
Manafest
Dizmas
The Sheppards
Lewis Lymon and The Teenchords
The Dentists
Clouds
The Larks
The Harptones
The Deep River Boys
Edna Swap
Spoken
The Five Red Caps
The Crests
Number One Gun
The Channels
Wilco
The Cadillacs
Robbie Seay Band
The Chordettes
Billy and The Essentials
Bracket
The Five Tinos
Boyd Bennett and The Rockets
The Artwoods
The Aquations
Don Lang and The Twisters
The Five Discs
The Concords
Billy Ward and The Diamonds
Young-Holt Unlimited
The Four Vagabonds
The Five Royales
Interpol
Guided By Voices
Switchfoot
Chasing Furies

[spurraider21]

I know Interpol and everyone knows switchfoot

[cantthinkofanything]

Wilco and Switchfoot

[cantthinkofanything]

And I think Sonicflood and Moist. Unless maybe those are songs. Speaking of, that song, Low, was cool in the day.

[Avante]

I know Interpol and everyone knows switchfoot

Ok, how about....

The Shells
The Playmates
The Heartbeats
The Five Satins
The Gaylords
The Viscounts
The Mystic Explosion
The Jarmels
The Jodimars

[Avante]

The point is there have been tons and tons and tons of bands. I could rattle off a few dozen old jug/fiddle bands. How about the Skillet Lickers who once recorded......Run N..... Run

[spurraider21]

I can play that game too. Salty Dog, Red Snow, Phox, Glass Animals, triumph, alcatrazz

[cantthinkofanything]

I can play that game too. Salty Dog, Red Snow, Phox, Glass Animals, triumph, alcatrazz

Triumph...badass.

[Avante]

I can play that game too. Salty Dog, Red Snow, Phox, Glass Animals, triumph, alcatrazz

No not really. I;m on a whole other level here, trust me. That is unless you were chillin; with....Otis Williams and His Charms in 1960. Dude, there is a whole world of music out there you've never seen, trust me.

[spurraider21]

:cry

[Avante]

:cry

Just this morning I was listening to a tape I mixed featuring...

The Cat & Fiddle
The Five Breezes
Johnny Moore & His Three Blazes
The Chords
Victoria Spivey
The Crows
Doctor Clayton
Jazz Gillum
Washboard Sam
Georgia White
Bumble Bee Slim
St. Louis Jimmy
Big Bill Dotson
Jimmy Rushing
Champion Jack Dupree

Now how many of those are you familiar with?

[cantthinkofanything]

Just this morning I was listening to a tape I mixed featuring...

The Cat & Fiddle
The Five Breezes
Johnny Moore & His Three Blazes
The Chords
Victoria Spivey
The Crows
Doctor Clayton
Jazz Gillum
Washboard Sam
Georgia White
Bumble Bee Slim
St. Louis Jimmy
Big Bill Dotson
Jimmy Rushing
Champion Jack Dupree

Now how many of those are you familiar with?

3

[Avante]

3

Ok man, way down in the alley, bottom of the bucket.

Freezone
Kid Cole
Papa Too Sweet
Biliken Johnson
Jaybird Coleman
Sparkplug Smith
Carolina Slim
Bull City Red
Slim Duckett
Uncle Bud Walter
Six Cylinder Smith
Bogus Ben Convington
Will Batts
Bertha Henderson
Mooch Richardson
Lewis Black
Sloppy Henry
Maggie Jones
Pigmeat Terry
Kid Brown
Bayless Rose
Otto Virgial
Mississippi Moaner
Joe Calicott
Geechie Wiley

Freezone recorded...one....song, Indian Squaw Blues. Nobody knows anything about him and why but one side, yep a total mystery. Bluesdom is full of shadowy figures like that.

[cantthinkofanything]

Ok man, way down in the alley, bottom of the bucket.

Freezone
Kid Cole
Papa Too Sweet
Biliken Johnson
Jaybird Coleman
Sparkplug Smith
Carolina Slim
Bull City Red
Slim Duckett
Uncle Bud Walter
Six Cylinder Smith
Bogus Ben Convington
Will Batts
Bertha Henderson
Mooch Richardson
Lewis Black
Sloppy Henry
Maggie Jones
Pigmeat Terry
Kid Brown
Bayless Rose
Otto Virgial
Mississippi Moaner
Joe Calicott
Geechie Wiley

1

[Avante]

1

1.....hmmm?

The Sparks Brothers
Alice Moore
George Carter
Boweavil Jackson
Edward Thompson
Clifford Gibson
Willie Baker
Willie Reed
Oscar Woods
Cryin' Sam Collins
Kid Bailey
Mississippi Bracey
Rube Lacy
Freddie Spruell
Garfield Akers
JD Short
Charley Jordan
Henry Townsend
Jellyroll Anderson
Bullet Williams
Ed Bell
Willie Harris
Papa Harvey Hull
Black Ivory King
Black Boy Shine
Robert Petway

[Avante]

While talking music....

I shied away from Bluegrass for years, it was just TOO twangy. Then I bought a box of CD's at a thrft shop. One of the CD's was Rounders 25 Years of Bluegrass, I thought....what the hell. Talk about being way off on something, the talent these people have is amazing. Some amazing stuff!

[johnsmith]

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