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Scarecrow's_Brain 11:29 am UTC 03/12/07 |
| In reply to: | re: "The Worst Rock 'n' Roll Records Of All Time" - Wilbury 10:15 am UTC 03/12/07 |
| Even as an owner of Faster Than the Speed of Night, I used to find the review amusing. I used the find the book pretty entertaining, but I didn't age well. In the intro, the authors admit that taste in rock music is subjective, and that they may attack some sacred cows. (They then demonstrate this by trashing The Doors.) They also state that they tend to concentrate on bad songs by good artists, with an occasional bad artist thrown in. Just for comparison, here's the rest of the list Singles 50 John Cougar "Jack And Diane" 49 Irene Ryan "Granny's Mini-Skirt" 48 The Everly Brothers "Ebony Eyes" 47 Glenn Frey "The Heat Is On" 46 Bob Segar "The Horizontal Bop" 45 Bryan Adams "Summer of '69" 44 Robert Hazard "Escalator Of Life" 43 Hooters "All You Zombies" 42 Pat Benatar "Sex As A Weapon" 41 The Jacksons "State Of Shock" 40 Mick Jagger and David Bowie "Dancing In The Street" 39 Simon And Garfunkle "The Dangling Conversation" 38 The Guess Who "American Woman" 37 Bloodrock "D.O.A" 36 Hurricane Smith "Oh Babe, What Would You Say?" 35 Rod Stewart "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" 34 Grand Funk Railroad "The Loco-Motion" 33 Melanie "Ruby Tuesday" 32 Melanie "Brand New Key" 31 Eric Clapton "Wonderful Tonight" 30 Bonnie Tyler "Faster Than The Speed Of Night" 29 Richard Simmons "This Time" 28 Cat Stevens "Moon Shadow" 27 The Hollies "Stop In The Name Of Love" 26 Phil Collins "You Can't Hurry Love" 25 Janis Ian "At Seventeen" 24 Barry McGuire "Eve Of Destruction" 23 The Spokesmen "Dawn Of Correction" 22 Huey Lewis and the News "Hip To Be Square" 21 Eric Carmen "All By Myself" 20 The Rolling Stones "Emotional Rescue" 19 Herman's Hermits "I'm Henry VIII, I Am" 18 Stephen Stills "Love The One You're With" 17 The Knack "Good Girls Don't" 16 The Knack "Baby Talks Dirty" 15 Mike + The Mechanics "The Living Years" 14 Andrew Gold "Lonely Boy" 13 Harry Chapin "Taxi" 12 Harry Chapin "Cat's In The Cradle" 11 Andy Gibb and Victoria Principal "All I Have To Do Is Dream" 10 Richard Harris "MacArthur Park" 09 Don McLean "American Pie" 08 Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs "Sugar Shack" 07 Linda Ronstadt "Back in the U.S.A." 06 Zager and Evans "In the Year 2525 (Exordium and Terminus) 05 Peter, Paul, and Mary "I Dig Rock and Roll Music" 04 Charlene "I've Never Been To Me" 03 Charlene and Stevie Wonder "Used To Be" 02 Think "Once You Understand" 01 Chuck Berry "My Ding-a-Ling" They also have a list of Worst Albums, which includes U2 (The Unforgettable Fire), ELP (Tarkus), Bon Jovi (Slippery When Wet), The Moody Blues (Days Of Future Passed), Queen (Live Killers and Queen II) and Jethro Tull (Aqualung). They finish with their 4 worst artists: Paul McCartney (squandered his talent on saccharine love songs), Duran Duran, Phil Collins, and at #1, Billy Joel (basically, in Billy's early career, he'd often call himself a rocker. The author's say 'no, he isn't') sb | |
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