What's the name of the instrumental 50's rock song that sounds like "Shangri-La"?

March 21st, 2010

I was listening to an AM radio station a few years ago and came across a really good instrumental track that sounded as if it were from the late 50′s or early 60′s. It was a very calm song, in 4/4 time with triplets, the way so many popular songs were at the time. The [...]

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What's your favorite song/album by these artists…(E)?

March 20th, 2010

You can pick your favorite song or album by them, just pick whatever artists you want to answer about, don’t tell me about the ones who you think suck or you know nothing about. This is a question part five, other such questions posted later for other letters of the alphabet. Opinion poll/survey. Not in [...]

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Is the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame becoming a big joke?

March 19th, 2010

IN: Madonna, Leonard Cohen, Bobby Darin, LaVern Baker, Jimmy Reed, Johnny Cash, Ruth Brown, Lloyd Price, Dusty Springfield, The Staple Singers, The Moonglows, Brenda Lee, Gene Ptney, Percy Sledge, Miles Davis. Not IN: Alice Cooper, The Moody Blues, Rush, Yes, Chicago, Kiss, Steve Miller Band, Kansas, Steppenwolf, Emerson – Lake & Palmer, Canned Heat, Warren [...]

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Electric Light Orchestra?

March 18th, 2010

I remember an LP (I thought by ELO) in 1972, the cover of which had a surrealistic picture of a woman with a shaved head and light bulbs on the end of chords coming out of her head. Can anyone remember who this was by?. I thought it was ELO but have looked at all [...]

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What would my taste in music be considered?

March 17th, 2010

This is the stuff on my iTunes. If I really like an artist I’ll put a star by them. Abba AC/DC* The Academy Is… Aerosmith* The Afters Aha Airborne Toxic Event Alanis Morissette Alannah Myles Alice in Videoland All Time Low Amy Grant Anna Nalick Antsy Pants The Ataris Augustana Avenged Sevenfold B-52′s Bachman Turner [...]

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Band face off (chose your favorite)?

March 16th, 2010

If your bored like me do this: Band face off (chose your favorite)? Just bored so I made this up. Pick who you think the better band/artist is. There is a very big mix of music here. If you don’t know the bands look them up on myspace And don’t say neither..look them up and [...]

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Rank these bands/artists from best to worst?

March 15th, 2010

Here’s my order for these, and just don’t include the ones you don’t know. Miles Davis Stravinsky John Coltrane Beethoven King Crimson Charles Mingus Transatlantic Aaron Copeland Bach Gentle Giant Genesis Porcupine Tree Frank Zappa Kevin Gilbert Pat Metheny Group The Beatles Mahavishnu Orchestra Stevie Wonder Weather Report Herbie Hancock Emerson, Lake & Palmer Jethro [...]

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How many progressive rock bands can you name?

March 14th, 2010

That AREN’T among the following: Yes, Genesis, Magma, Gong, Emerson Lake and Palmer, King Crimson, Van der Graaf Generator, Gentle Giant, Jethro Tull, Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention, Rush, Kraftwerk, Traffic, Dixie Dregs, the Moody Blues, Marillion, Kansas, Tangerine Dream, Caravan, the Mahavishnu Orchestra, the Soft Machine, Hawkwind, Family, Mike Oldfield, Uriah Heep, [...]

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The Hoosiers…?

March 13th, 2010

Listening to the music channel yesterday, I heard the Hoosier’s song, "Mr A". To me, it sounded a lot like "Mr Blue Sky" by ELO (Electric Light Orchestra). I’m not just saying this because of the title… they just sound very similar to me. What does everyone else think?

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Now that the original Genesis is reuniting, why are they so popular? ELP, Yes, and 10cc are sooo much better.

March 12th, 2010

So is Floyd, Fish (not Phish, but Fish), Uriah Heep, Godley Creme, ELO (well actually they were better when they were called the Electric Light Orchestra–they were only mediocre after they changed their name to ELO), Marillion, etc. etc. Everyone is so excited that Phil Collins and Peter Gabriel are reuniting Genesis, but I can’t [...]

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