Rock-n-Roll List I Can't Quite Get Behind
As I was cleaning up tonight VH1 had another one of their "all-time best" {insert genre here} lists on. Tonight it was rock bands, and at number 9 was this band:
Black Sabbath only at number 9? Behind U2 and the mighty Bono mullet of the 80s? Sometimes I wonder about VH1.
But back to Black Sabbath for a second. Take a few minutes to watch the video, particularly Ozzy. That is the Prince of Darkness? I'm sorry, but Ozzy looks more like my father "rocking out", just standing there and nodding his head. Don't get me wrong, I love this song (Iron Man is really my favourite) but what was the big deal? I know, I'm coming at it from a different perspective and a different era, but is this what Tipper Gore got her knickers in a twist over?
And then there was the number one band. I know I'm going to get some people mad at me, but I'm sorry... I just don't get the appeal of The Rolling Stones. I can't embed the video they used, It's Only Rock n Roll (But I Like It) as embedding has been disabled on every copy, but it's really worth a few minutes to go and check out the sailor suits they wore for this video. Really. Sailor suits. WTH?
I know I'm coming at this from an era of established rock, when this stuff wasn't shocking. But I guess I like my rock a little harder. Insert your own joke here.
Although I couldn't find fault with another one of their choices:
FSM, was Freddie Mercury gorgeous or what? And I have a lot of great teenage memories involving Queen songs.
How's that for a fluffy post?
5 Witty Remarks:
Sabbath is not a touchstone for me. I can come up with a dozen bands I would rate higher than them. As for the Stones in sailor suits, it was the 70s.
I agree with you yellojkt, but Queen was special. They had some classics. Although, as an old broad, none of them come close to the Beatles and Dave Clark Five.
You can't deny the great guitar work in the Sabbath clip. As for the lead singer slash Show Pony... he's great and all, but they annoy when they only sing and not play as well.
Who is Tipper Gore?
Freddie Mercury was way gorgeous. Not sure why with those teeth, he just was :)
He's not just singing either!
I like this post, Mooselet, toe tapping!
You can't help but sing along as loud as you can to Queen can you?!!! My Mum loves them and used to play them all the time, still does. Gotta love the hair and the outfits!
Rolling Stones I can take or leave, depending on my mood. I do like them but not all the time.
Sabbath is seminal, but I've never been a fan. Just not my era. U2. Yawn. And that is my era. The Stones were brilliant, but they've just milked it for so long now that they're starting to destroy their legacy. Queen. Yes. Definitely in the Top 10.
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