Jun 072013
In an effort to restart the free-flowing, positive chatter for which Rock Town Hall is known, let’s see if we can not only celebrate what’s GOOD in our musical lives; let’s also celebrate what’s BETTER!
I’ll tell you what: let’s take yet another step forward and identify what’s BEST of all in any given musical category.
I’ll throw out a couple of categories for starters, upon which we can build in GOOD-BETTER-BEST fashion, then you take it from there. But first an example:
Here’s like two year jumps of debut albums that I thought of right away.
Good – 1976 – Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Better – 1978 – The Cars
Best – 1980 – Pretenders
Good: http://i115.photobucket.com/albums/n313/hickemo_420/Jerry-Garcia.jpg
Better: http://dozin.com/jers/guitar/JerSG.jpg
Best: http://images.gdao.org/view/image/ark%3A%2F38305%2Fg4w37vw2%2Fis%2F1
For Jimmy Page’s signature guitars I’ll go Les Paul (good), Danelectro (better), doubleneck (best).
Good use of rock maracas: “Rattlesnake Shake,” Fleetwood Mac (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JsVmsPv6_Ic)
Better use of rock maracas: Last verse of ACDC’s “Problem Child” (not actually featured in this live video, but — holy shit! I just had to share this incendiary performance in a small college rec hall from 1978. Best moment of rock overpowering teevee EVER: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eY9H0s5sph0)
Best use of rock maracas: “Brown Sugar,” Rolling Stones.
All music is soooo good and it makes me sooooo happy! Hooray for everything!
Keith’s guitars!
Good: http://api.ning.com/files/M4mVV17jauePSi7QjM8RYts6CgIfYsCSd3Og3NzUK3XVEpVIoUyu*mIkzZjszOzDXdDUh4dmYVY53yY3dtllxvlGzxHsJlIY/keithrichards2.jpg
Better: http://www.danarmstrong.org/photos/keef11.jpg
Best: http://www.newheathens.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/keith-richards-zemaitis-skull-guitar.jpg
Good: Let It Bleed
Better: Beggars Banquet
Best: Exile on Main St.
I think now is where I drop the mic on the ground.
Musicians with glasses (based on iconography, not taste):
50’s
– Good: Dave Brubeck
– Better: Roy Orbison
– Best: Buddy Holly
60’s
– Good: Janis Joplin
– Better: Jerry Garcia
– Best: John Lennon
70’s
– Good: Roger McGuinn
– Better: Elvis Costello
– Best: Elvis Costello
80’s
– Good: David J
– Better: Thomas Dolby
– Best: ZZ Top
90’s
– Good: Moby
– Better: Rivers Cuomo
– Best: Lisa Loeb
Whatever this is.
Good:
http://learn.reynolds.edu/jmbarnes/stu12/motleycrue2.jpg
Better:
http://images5.fanpop.com/image/photos/30700000/-KISS-kiss-30725681-800-600.jpg
Best:
http://cdn.uproxx.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/gwar.jpg