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Is there any outfit that represents better America than The Band?
Posted on 11/16/14 at 3:03 am
Posted on 11/16/14 at 3:03 am
Despite them being mostly Canucks?
This post was edited on 11/16/14 at 3:03 am
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Posted on 11/16/14 at 3:07 am to HempHead
Allman Brothers imo
Posted on 11/16/14 at 3:14 am to CaptainPanic
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Allman Brothers imo
My favorite band of all-time, by a good margin, but I feel like The Band incorporated more 'American' styles than the ABB did. I can see where you're coming from, though.
Posted on 11/16/14 at 3:14 am to CaptainPanic
The Boss
Posted on 11/16/14 at 3:16 am to HempHead
CCR
Posted on 11/16/14 at 3:20 am to LarrytheGolfer
quote:
The Boss
I'd rather anoint Canadians than Jersey trash.
Posted on 11/16/14 at 3:29 am to HempHead
I don't know man. Blues rock is about as America as you can get.
Posted on 11/16/14 at 8:30 am to HempHead
I'm assuming you've read Mystery Train by Greil Marcus? He basically makes that very case, showing how the Band represents the culmination of the various musical styles.
I read the book for a music class in college and wrote a counterargument for my final research paper that the Grateful Dead is a more appropriate choice (plus, they're actually freaking American).
I read the book for a music class in college and wrote a counterargument for my final research paper that the Grateful Dead is a more appropriate choice (plus, they're actually freaking American).
This post was edited on 11/16/14 at 8:31 am
Posted on 11/16/14 at 8:42 am to hogfly
quote:
I'm assuming you've read Mystery Train by Greil Marcus? He basically makes that very case, showing how the Band represents the culmination of the various musical styles.
I read the book for a music class in college and wrote a counterargument for my final research paper that the Grateful Dead is a more appropriate choice (plus, they're actually freaking American).
I was gonna say the dead.
Posted on 11/16/14 at 9:43 am to rutiger
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dead.
agreed. the dead.
Posted on 11/16/14 at 10:44 am to PaBon
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agreed. the dead
Posted on 11/16/14 at 10:56 am to Melvin
Pearl Jam.
Posted on 11/16/14 at 12:09 pm to HempHead
If America is nothing but a bunch of smug I know better than you types filled with self-recrimination and a focus on the past, then the Band is probably as good as any other representation. But if America represents something more than that, then I would propose the Beach Boys. They represent more of the optimism and hope for a better future that makes America what it is.
Posted on 11/16/14 at 12:21 pm to HempHead
Phish
Posted on 11/16/14 at 12:48 pm to HempHead
Agree... But ABB and CCR should be in the discussion.
Posted on 11/16/14 at 1:52 pm to HempHead
The Eagles
Skynard
The Boss
CCR
Willie Nelson
Haggard
Hank
Ray Charles
Sinatra
to name a few
Skynard
The Boss
CCR
Willie Nelson
Haggard
Hank
Ray Charles
Sinatra
to name a few
This post was edited on 11/16/14 at 1:58 pm
Posted on 11/16/14 at 2:22 pm to HempHead
Allman Brothers
Blues + Jazz + Rock
The Band is like one of those movies the critics like but that I just don't get.
Blues + Jazz + Rock
The Band is like one of those movies the critics like but that I just don't get.
Posted on 11/16/14 at 3:21 pm to Overbrook
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The Band is like one of those movies the critics like but that I just don't get.
How could one not like this?:
We Can Talk
Jawbone
Look Out, Cleveland
Posted on 11/16/14 at 3:31 pm to lsu2006
When Elvis, jerry lee, johnny cash, buddy holly etc all traveled on a tour playing local gymnasiums.
The birth of rock music, influenced by black church services.
The birth of rock music, influenced by black church services.
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