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Mon Jul-12-04 03:20 PM
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Great "other guys" in famous bands. |
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It's a rare band that can be famous enough to have each member's name scarred onto the collective mind of society. The only band that comes close to that is, of course, the Beatles. Johnlennonpaulmccartneygeorgeharrisonringostarr is known even to the least enthusiastic music fan. It's almost like it's a priori knowledge, something we know before we are born. But every other band in the world will never be anywhere as universally known as the Beatles. Usually one can name one or two members, but rarely the whole group. But what is often forgotten is that the "other guys" form the platform from which the idols launch into superstardom. So let's hear it for the great other guys in rock history!
Charlie Watts, Ron Wood, Bill Wyman, Brian Jones (the Rolling Stones at different times)
Paul Simonon and Topper Headon (the Clash)
Andy Rourke and Mike Joyce (the Smiths)
Larry Mullins and Adam Clayton (U2)
Okay. I'm out of ideas. Add your own pick. You don't necessarily have to like the band.
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Mon Jul-12-04 03:22 PM
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Mitch Mitchell, Noel Redding, Billy Cox and Buddy Miles
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Mon Jul-12-04 03:22 PM
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Guitar player from Rush
(here come the hate-Rush replies)
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Mon Jul-12-04 03:24 PM
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Mon Jul-12-04 03:31 PM
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23. Doesn't the Canadian Govt. require that you love Rush? |
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Mon Jul-12-04 03:33 PM
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25. That's what drove me to become a seperatist. |
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Edited on Mon Jul-12-04 03:33 PM by Screaming Lord Byron
Vive le Quebec libre!
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Mon Jul-12-04 03:34 PM
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27. Driven to radicalism by the castrati vocals of Geddy Lee! |
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Mon Jul-12-04 03:37 PM
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30. My late Canadian husband despised Rush as well |
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He was dragged to see them on their Hemispheres tour - by his parents.:scared:
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Mon Jul-12-04 03:39 PM
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31. I believe that's considered child abuse in 48 states. |
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We're still working on Oregon and Iowa.
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Mon Jul-12-04 03:49 PM
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33. No wonder I like you so much! |
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That thing about Canadian husbands....we have soemthing in common. Only problem is...mine likes Rush.
:-)
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Mon Jul-12-04 03:53 PM
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36. First off - thank you |
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:loveya:
And second, I pity you.:D
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Mon Jul-12-04 03:23 PM
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Bass player in Bob Seger and The Silver Bullet Band. Just an incredible player and so unrecognized it's a sin. Not flash, just one solid mofo.
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Mon Jul-12-04 03:23 PM
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4. The ultimate Other Guy... |
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John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin.
Sad, too. Jonsey was more musically gifted than the other three combined.
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Mon Jul-12-04 03:25 PM
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10. He was also quite snubbed by Page/Plant IIRC |
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They don't associate much with him anymore.
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Mon Jul-12-04 03:26 PM
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14. Yeah. It's really quite tacky, innit? |
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Mon Jul-12-04 03:58 PM
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The album JPJ did with Diamanda Galas is the proof. It SMOKES anything Plant & Page did after Zeppelin.
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Mon Jul-12-04 03:23 PM
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Entwhistle and Moon
(assuming Daltry and Townshend are the "facemen")
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Mon Jul-12-04 03:24 PM
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Mick Taylor from your Stones incarnation - an excellent guitarist in his own right!
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Mon Jul-12-04 03:25 PM
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9. Ed O'Brien, Colin Greenwood and Phil Selway. |
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Would make a great band in their own right.
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Mon Jul-12-04 03:27 PM
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It would be interesting to see them cut loose from Yorke.
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Mon Jul-12-04 03:54 PM
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37. Jonny Greenwood has released a solo disc I think. |
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It's a soundtrack from a film called 'Bodysong'.
Haven't heard it though.
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Mon Jul-12-04 03:26 PM
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Greatest drummer of all time when he was on. I suppose he's quite famous in his own right, but probably a lot of that is due to his untimely death.
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Mon Jul-12-04 03:28 PM
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19. Not because of his death |
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Famous because he was the greatest drummer ever, as you say.
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Mon Jul-12-04 03:26 PM
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12. Ummm...the 3 other guys in Oasis |
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There, I don't even know their names.
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Mon Jul-12-04 03:30 PM
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21. They were more talented than those other two twats. |
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Mon Jul-12-04 03:59 PM
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one of them was known as "Guigsy." As if I needed another reason to ignore Oasis.
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Mon Jul-12-04 03:26 PM
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13. John Paul Jones: Bassist with Led Zeppelin |
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He gets overshadowed by the other 3
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Mon Jul-12-04 03:28 PM
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18. Couldn't agree more... |
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BTW... what's 13 minus 9?
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Mon Jul-12-04 03:27 PM
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15. Malcolm Young of AC/DC |
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Probably the greatest rhythm guitarist ever, at least in my big, worn-out book.:headbang:
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Mon Jul-12-04 03:29 PM
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20. And he came up with the riff from "Back in Black"! |
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Gave it to Angus cause he didn't know what to do with it. :headbang:
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Mon Jul-12-04 03:35 PM
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29. Damn straight! Phil Rudd should get a prop or two also! |
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Mon Jul-12-04 03:27 PM
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17. How about Ian Stewart? |
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Andrew Loog Oldham considered him too homely to be a Rolling Stone, but he did plenty of work on their albums.
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Mon Jul-12-04 03:30 PM
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22. The guitar player for the Electras. I can't remember his name right now. |
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Mon Jul-12-04 03:32 PM
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24. The fat chick in Wilson Phillips |
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Carnie's got better pipes than the other two waifs combined. In a cage match battle royal, she could kick their scrawny little asses.
Sure, Carnie's slimmed down, but she's still all woman. Booyah!
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Mon Jul-12-04 03:33 PM
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26. A few that come to mind... |
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Izzy Stradlin - Guns -n- Roses
Nick Mason and Rick Wright - Pink Floyd
Ian Stanley and Manny Elias - Tears for Fears
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Mon Jul-12-04 03:34 PM
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28. Richard Wright, Nick Mason |
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Mon Jul-12-04 03:40 PM
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It's kinda funny that with all the great songs that Andy Partridge wrote over the years that, the most popular XTC song is 'Making Plans for Nigel'...which Colin Moulding wrote.
Oh...and he's one of the best bass players ever.
Also Steven Drozd of the Flaming Lips. Multi-instrumentalist musical genius. Sure Wayne Coyne is the first guy you think of when you think Lips, but Drozd is the musician in the band. He's great.
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Mon Jul-12-04 03:50 PM
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34. Manzenera, McKaye, Thompson and Jobson |
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Face it. Has Bryan Ferry had the fraction of success solo that he did with Roxy Music?
Sorry, Eno doesn't count as he left the fold before Roxy really took off.
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Mon Jul-12-04 03:53 PM
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Truly the soul of Roxy Music.
But, Bryan hasn't done too bad apart from RM.
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Mon Jul-12-04 04:02 PM
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41. Jerry Allison, Niki Sullivan, and Joe B. Mauldin: the Crickets! |
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