Is the the Foo Fighters- Everlong

[Scottdau]

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Anyone else see the irony here? You're criticizing his selection of "Let It Be" as one of the greatest rock songs of all time one post after saying that it's impossible to rank tunes, a task that should be left to the individual listener.

LOL.

P.S.: Just give me the entire side two of "Abbey Road." It's the ultimate perfect album side in rock history.

Take care,
PK

I guess I am still to young to get into the beetles! And you are right, but what makes a song #1 of all times?

[CM1847]

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True. But you're the only one who considers it even remotely close to one of the greats.

Grohl's prior band -- yeah, that small band named Nirvana -- cut probably 20 songs that were better than "Everlong."

Take care,
PK

To be technical, there are 9 of us who consider it one of the greats.

Nirvana cut plenty of good songs, but the only one I would consider 'greater' than Everlong is Teen Spirit for its popularity and impact. I like Nirvana better as a band so i like a lot of their songs better than most, say, Led Zeppelin songs. I like "Drain You" better than Stairway To Heaven, but ask my the 'greatest' songs ever and Drain You will be nowhere to be found. There is a difference between personal favorites and all-time greats.

[TheMatrix31]

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Love the lyrics, and LOVE the music, definitely one of my favorite songs in history.

However, it's not one of THE best songs in history by any means (on a public scale).

[Scottdau]

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To be technical, there are 9 of us who consider it one of the greats.

Nirvana cut plenty of good songs, but the only one I would consider 'greater' than Everlong is Teen Spirit for its popularity and impact. I like Nirvana better as a band so i like a lot of their songs better than most, say, Led Zeppelin songs. I like "Drain You" better than Stairway To Heaven, but ask my the 'greatest' songs ever and Drain You will be nowhere to be found. There is a difference between personal favorites and all-time greats.

I am sure Nirvana was a hell of a band, but I like foo fighters better, sure that is my opinion, but I couldn't get into gunge thing. I still was in to GNR and Metallica.

[Fresh Tendrils]

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P.S.: Just give me the entire side two of "Abbey Road." It's the ultimate perfect album side in rock history.

Take care,
PK

Agreed 100%. And the first half ain't too shabby either!

As for the actual song, whenever I hear it hasn't really stood out to me other than the acoustic live version. There are a handful of Foo songs I enjoy a lot more and even more songs from Dave's work with Queens of the Stone Age and Nirvana.

[CM1847]

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P.S.: Just give me the entire side two of "Abbey Road." It's the ultimate perfect album side in rock history.

"Abbey Road"? Is that the first Nickleback album? I didn't start liking them until they got popular, I heard it is pretty good though.

[Scottdau]

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[QUOTE=Fresh Tendrils;2613199]Agreed 100%. And the first half ain't too shabby either!

I am going to listen to this albums and see what everybody like about it. I like some of the songs all ready, so I am going to listen to the whole album.

[Victor99]

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Agreed pk. Nirvana blows Foo Fighters completely out of the water and into outer space IMO.

[Victor99]

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"Abbey Road"? Is that the first Nickleback album? I didn't start liking them until they got popular, I heard it is pretty good though.

Holy mackrel. Good night everybody.

[Scottdau]

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[QUOTE=Victor99;2613356]Agreed pk. Nirvana blows Foo Fighters completely out of the water and into outer space IMO.[/QUOTE


You have to be kidding. They even said when Nirvana got Dave as a drummer then they really took off. Dave gets no love. not only is one of the greatest drummers he is great at writing lyrics and is funny as hell too! Nirvana was great no doubt, but blowing Foo fighters out of the water come on!

[TheMatrix31]

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Grohl is awesome. Speaking of him, he hasn't come into Baskin for a while, hmm....

[larrygiterdone]

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is this a joke?

that song is tolerable, but not that good

nowhere near Angry Chair, Man in the Box, or Even Flow

[pk500]

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There is a difference between personal favorites and all-time greats.

Not really. A list of all-time greats is just a compendium of the personal favorites of fans and critics.

It's still a matter of personal opinion, whether it's one guy on a message board or a cover story in Rolling Stone.

Take care,
PK

[pk500]

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"Abbey Road"? Is that the first Nickleback album? I didn't start liking them until they got popular, I heard it is pretty good though.

You're kidding, right? "Abbey Road" was The Beatles' last recorded album. "Let It Be" was released after "Abbey Road" but recorded before it.

If you're not kidding, maybe now I know why you think "Everlong" is one of the best rock songs of all time.

Take care,
PK

[pk500]

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[QUOTE=Scottd;2613213]

Agreed 100%. And the first half ain't too shabby either!

I am going to listen to this albums and see what everybody like about it. I like some of the songs all ready, so I am going to listen to the whole album.

Scott:

Try to listen to the entire album in one sitting, if possible. At least listen to each side in one sitting. A lot of the songs on Side Two blend into one another, so you really can't appreciate the brilliance if you listen to it piecemeal.

As a metal fan, you need to pay attention to the short, crunchy guitar solo by George Harrison between the end of "Golden Slumbers" and the start of "The End." It's blistering.

Enjoy!

Take care,
PK