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What’s your favorite band from the early 60’s

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Started by Superunknown in Other Bands & Artists

I love them all so much, but The Beatles are just untouchable.

(Before changing the message boards’ software in August 2007 this discussion contained a poll, which may return in the future)

Posted on Tue, 19 December 2006 at 16:35

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Taunty Dan wrote:

hmmmm…the early sixties when they were all polite and shit, or the mid to late sixities when they were all off their tits and started to wear ill-advised garments?

Posted on Tue, 19 December 2006 at 16:43

#2

Dennis (Dudley Less) wrote:

Tough one. My fave band out of those would easily be the Stones, but not for anything they recorded in the early 60’s.

Posted on Tue, 19 December 2006 at 16:54

#3

Taunty Dan wrote:

Really? You’re a Stones boy? They’re probably my least favorite on the list! :D

Posted on Tue, 19 December 2006 at 19:43

#4

Graeme55? (Graeme Williams) wrote:

i dont think squall would answer this, he hates ‘the’ bands, lol :D

Posted on Tue, 19 December 2006 at 23:34

#5

Spaceball 1 wrote:

Taunty Dan wrote:

hmmmm…the early sixties when they were all polite and shit, or the mid to late sixities when they were all off their tits and started to wear ill-advised garments?

The early sixties saw them participate in some bar fights during their Berlin period with Tony Sheridan… So they were not that polite, I can tell ya! :)

Posted on Wed, 20 December 2006 at 07:14

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buffalo-boy wrote:

I think the Beach Boys harmonies are absolute genius but overall its go to be The beatles hasn’t it?
Even the new Love album is not bad at all… full on stoner music!

Posted on Wed, 20 December 2006 at 08:42

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Taunty Dan wrote:

Spaceball 1 wrote:

The early sixties saw them participate in some bar fights during their Berlin period with Tony Sheridan… So they were not that polite, I can tell ya! :)

i hear what yer saying mate, but i’m thinking of the matching suits and the head bobbing and the simple beat songs, as opposed to the long hair and beard and “what happens if we play that backwards?” approach of the later period.

Posted on Wed, 20 December 2006 at 10:08

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mrs h wrote:

I think the Beach Boys are THE most overrated band in the history of the known world. They had 2 tolerable songs and everything else was a big pile of poo. Having said that, I think the Beatles are a bit rubbish too. I think they wrote really good songs, but they should have got a decent band to play them! :)

I f**king love The Kinks though!! :D

Posted on Wed, 20 December 2006 at 10:18

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Dennis (Dudley Less) wrote:

Taunty Dan wrote:

Really? You’re a Stones boy? They’re probably my least favorite on the list! :D

You smell of wee and broken biscuits

Posted on Wed, 20 December 2006 at 10:21

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Divers (Simon) wrote:

I was just about to say the Kinks:)

Ray Davis was a bit of nutter but wrote some amazing stuff.. and was very inspiring.

I do really Like the Beatles as well, i know everyone quotes them as the best thing ever. But they did do stuff way a head of their time and have a very strong back catalogue.

Stones I like the singles but haven’t found an album by them that i can listen to all the way through and the Beach Boys I just find a bit dull to be honest.

Posted on Wed, 20 December 2006 at 10:24

#11

Taunty Dan wrote:

Dennis wrote:

You smell of wee and broken biscuits

I…i have no comeback for that. My hygiene is appalling. :(

Divers and Mrs H are 100% correct about the Beach boys. HOW many times is Pet sounds going to be reissued? Has anybody actually really sat down and listened to that album? “wouldn’t it me nice” and “god only knows” aside its fucking BORING!!How is it considered one of the greatest albums of all time? Its not even the Beach Boys greatest album!! Beach Boys are one of those bands where a greatest hits will suffice.

The Kinks were fantastic, but again a greatest hits collection will do.

The Stones have not released anything even remotely decent since the Beatles were still a going concern.

And don’t even start me on the Who.

Posted on Wed, 20 December 2006 at 10:34

#12

Spaceball 1 wrote:

Taunty Dan wrote:

i hear what yer saying mate, but i’m thinking of the matching suits and the head bobbing and the simple beat songs, as opposed to the long hair and beard and “what happens if we play that backwards?” approach of the later period.

Also known as the “I’m so stoned out of my mind right now that sitar sounds like an actual good idea”-period :D

Posted on Wed, 20 December 2006 at 12:44

#13

LunacyBooth wrote:

I went for other. 13th Floor Elevators by a mile!

Posted on Wed, 20 December 2006 at 15:55

#14

Taunty Dan wrote:

Spaceball 1 wrote:

Also known as the “I’m so stoned out of my mind right now that sitar sounds like an actual good idea”-period :D

Thats the one! :D The “John…but…SHE’S A MUNTER!!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING MAN??” period.

Posted on Wed, 20 December 2006 at 16:00

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FNYANKEZ wrote:

Early 60s definitely the Beatles with the Who second and probably the Yardbirds third.

The Who and the Stones best stuff came later in the 60s (I agree with Taunty Dan, good singles bad albums).

Posted on Wed, 20 December 2006 at 16:54

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Auto_Surgery (Andy) wrote:

Gotta be The Kinks

Posted on Wed, 20 December 2006 at 18:36

#17

The Auto Surgeon (Mark) wrote:

Again another vote for Ray Davis & Co. :)

Posted on Wed, 20 December 2006 at 18:42

#18

fatboy wrote:

Has to be the Who for me. They helped set the standards of how heavy a band can be usuing melody and get away with it. Wasn’t about smashing their gear.

Posted on Thu, 21 December 2006 at 11:13

#19

Spaceball 1 wrote:

Taunty Dan wrote:

Thats the one! :D The “John…but…SHE’S A MUNTER!!! WHAT ARE YOU DOING MAN??” period.

Wasn’t that the “John married a weird yellow pixie that makes him do bad things”-period?

Posted on Thu, 21 December 2006 at 11:17

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Dermot wrote:

mrs h wrote:

I think the Beach Boys are THE most overrated band in the history of the known world. They had 2 tolerable songs and everything else was a big pile of poo.

ARRGGH!! Your words are making my ears cry! :(

Pet Sounds is an almost flawless album… Caroline No, I Know There’s an Answer, God Only Knows, Don’t Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder)… amazing!

Posted on Thu, 21 December 2006 at 15:03

#21

Dermot wrote:

Taunty Dan wrote:

Divers and Mrs H are 100% correct about the Beach boys. HOW many times is Pet sounds going to be reissued? Has anybody actually really sat down and listened to that album? “wouldn’t it me nice” and “god only knows” aside its fucking BORING!!How is it considered one of the greatest albums of all time? Its not even the Beach Boys greatest album!! Beach Boys are one of those bands where a greatest hits will suffice.

That’s even worse! In fact, I’m going to stick Pet Sounds on now!!

Posted on Thu, 21 December 2006 at 15:05

#22

Taunty Dan wrote:

use your headphones though, yeah?! :p

Posted on Thu, 21 December 2006 at 15:12

#23

Dermot wrote:

From such a harmless thread title, I didn’t know the contents would be so emotive ;)

“I knowww there’s an answerrrrrr… but I have to find it by myself!” :D

Posted on Thu, 21 December 2006 at 15:16

#24

Taunty Dan wrote:

stop it! stop it now!! :D

i don’t MIND that album, i just found it to be incredibly overrated. I much prefer the classic beach boys singles surfin USA, good vibrations, little deuce coupe, barbara ann etc etc.

Posted on Thu, 21 December 2006 at 15:24

#25

Dennis (Dudley Less) wrote:

..not to mention Intergalactic, Fight For Your Right To Party, No Sleep Til Brooklyn etc etc

Posted on Thu, 21 December 2006 at 15:31

#26

Divers (Simon) wrote:

Taunty Dan wrote:

stop it! stop it now!! :D

i don’t MIND that album, i just found it to be incredibly overrated. I much prefer the classic beach boys singles surfin USA, good vibrations, little deuce coupe, barbara ann etc etc.

I’m with Dan the earlier stuff was a bit more exciting..i bought Pet sounds because everyone went on about the production and the songs. And yes the studio stuff he was doing was way before it’s time. It’s just the songs i found really boring. I guess it just wasn’t my cup of tea.. millions of people think it’s amazing so i’m in the minority.

Posted on Thu, 21 December 2006 at 15:54

#27

Dermot wrote:

Bit off topic here, but Panda Bear (a member of Animal Collective) is making some gorgeous 60’s style tracks at the mo… u can download his track Bro’s here:

http://gorillavsbear.blogspot.com/2006/12/bros.html

Or here:

http://batteriaricaricabile.blogspot.com/2006/12/dont-techno-put- … nswer.html

Definitely worth checking out!!

Posted on Thu, 21 December 2006 at 16:08

#28

Superunknown wrote:

mrs h wrote:

I think the Beach Boys are THE most overrated band in the history of the known world. They had 2 tolerable songs and everything else was a big pile of poo. Having said that, I think the Beatles are a bit rubbish too. I think they wrote really good songs, but they should have got a decent band to play them! :)

I f**king love The Kinks though!! :D

if not for that last sentence your whole post would have been an example for how wrong a person can possibly be

Posted on Sat, 23 December 2006 at 00:26

#29

mrs h wrote:

Dermot wrote:

ARRGGH!! Your words are making my ears cry! :(

That’s ok, they don’t work properly anyway! ;)

Divers wrote:

millions of people think it’s amazing so i’m in the minority.

I don’t believe that for a second! *goes off to check*

@Superunknown - Explain yourself whippersnapper!! :p

Posted on Wed, 27 December 2006 at 16:09

#30

mrs h wrote:

@ Divers - Well I have to say that the Beach Boys Fan Club website is crap and doesn’t even have a message board, and when I went on the Mike Love website message boards the most recent post was from his recording engineer …

Make of that what you will. :)

Posted on Wed, 27 December 2006 at 16:23

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