ieatcrayonz Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 England Dan and John Wilkes Booth. On the other hand, Seattle Slew was pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mead107 Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 On the other hand, Seattle Slew was pretty good. dog meat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Compared to what? Vivaldi? Yeah, you win that one. But if we are comparing Boston to their peers at the time (or even pop music in general), it's far from simplistic in either the style of compositon or production quality. Simplistic compared to: Genesis (with Peter Gabriel, not Phil Collins), Yes, King Crimson, Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Pink Floyd just to name a few off the top of my head. Very few 70's garage bands (which I was heavily involved in at the time) played songs by those groups but everybody did at least one Boston song. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 I always thought Vivaldi was more simplistic in style than Boston, frankly. Can't stand Vivaldi. He's so insubstantial, it's like listening to whipped cream. No, Whipped Cream was actually Eddie Albert. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 No, Whipped Cream was actually Eddie Albert. My favorite album cover..."Whipped Cream and Other Delights". But it wasn't Eddie Albert, it was Eddie and the Cruisers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 My favorite album cover..."Whipped Cream and Other Delights". But it wasn't Eddie Albert, it was Eddie and the Cruisers. Whatever, as a kid was too busy staring at the cover to remember who the band was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelly the Dog Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Whatever, as a kis was too busy staring at the cover to remember who the band was. It was Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. Another crappy band with a city name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 It was Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. Another crappy band with a city name. Wow, that's amazing. I think you're on to a major discovery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yall Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Simplistic compared to: Genesis (with Peter Gabriel, not Phil Collins), Yes, King Crimson, Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Pink Floyd just to name a few off the top of my head. Very few 70's garage bands (which I was heavily involved in at the time) played songs by those groups but everybody did at least one Boston song. But those are prog-rock bands, whose very existence thrives on complex arrangements. I don't think anyone is trying to compare Boston with those bands. I wouldn't lump them in the same peer group. Boston is far more complex than say Nirvana or the Sex Pistols, but I wouldn't even begin to compare as the genre's are so different. And you might have heard some garage bands do Boston (hell we used to cover "Peace of Mind" when I was in high school in the early 90's) but I'm willing to bet you didn't hear many of them do it well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Whatever, as a kid was too busy staring at the cover to remember who the band was. "Dad...why is she covered in whipped cream?" "You'll understand when you're older." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X. Benedict Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 No, Whipped Cream was actually Eddie Albert. Sam Drucker and Mr. Haney were fine musicians too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 Sam Drucker and Mr. Haney were fine musicians too. And don't forget that slut groupie Eva Gabor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 But those are prog-rock bands, whose very existence thrives on complex arrangements. I don't think anyone is trying to compare Boston with those bands. I wouldn't lump them in the same peer group. Boston is far more complex than say Nirvana or the Sex Pistols, but I wouldn't even begin to compare as the genre's are so different. And you might have heard some garage bands do Boston (hell we used to cover "Peace of Mind" when I was in high school in the early 90's) but I'm willing to bet you didn't hear many of them do it well. Garage bands typically didn't do anything well. That's why we played in a garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I 90 Posted March 12, 2007 Share Posted March 12, 2007 It was Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. Another crappy band with a city name. The kids haven't figured it out either. Architecture in Helsinki, Of Montreal, Boards of Canada... might be good but cursed by the geographical tagging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 It was Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass. Another crappy band with a city name. As Cheffy said... You may be on to something! Gloria Estefan and the MIAMI Sound Machine... That's as crappy as it comes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 13, 2007 Share Posted March 13, 2007 And don't forget that slut groupie Eva Gabor. That slut!... I heard she even did that pig Arnold! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wacka Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 I heard today that it was a suicide. He lit two hibachis in his kitchen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 I heard today that it was a suicide. He lit two hibachis in his kitchen. Come on, everyone knows you can't overdose from smoking a couple of hibachis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 Come on, everyone knows you can't overdose from smoking a couple of hibachis. I guess he was really wasn't jokin'...??? Smokin', smokin' Were cookin tonight, just keep on tokin' Smokin, smokin I feel alright, mamma I'm not jokin', yeah. Boooo what a bad one on my part! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dean Posted March 16, 2007 Share Posted March 16, 2007 I guess he was really wasn't jokin'...??? Smokin', smokin' Were cookin tonight, just keep on tokin' Smokin, smokin I feel alright, mamma I'm not jokin', yeah. Boooo what a bad one on my part! As bad as my, "I guess it was more than a feeling" remark? Perhaps. Either way, I'll see you in hell. For what it's worth, I laughed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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