When a group of musicians can do something like this, THEN

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

they can call themselves Musicians. Not before.

Chicago (with Earth, Wind, & Fire) singing 25 Or 6 To 4. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3W1zGAD5Fyo

[Blue-Jay]

1. I'm guessing that you're not a musician.

(and, no, being able to strum a few chords doesn't count.)

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

2. No, but I've been LISTENING for about fifty years.

I think by now I'm a fair judge of what's good vs. what's utter crap. If I'm wrong, then it's been a hell of a wasted life!

[Blue-Jay]

3. Actually I like that song.

But that's all it is: a nice catchy song. It's not the pinnacle of musicianship by any stretch of the imagination.

EDIT: You know what? I'm just being a jerk. Had you said "This song kicks ass!" I would've replied "Hell yes it does!" I apologize. I guess I'm just in a weird mood tonight.

sorry about that.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

6. Here's something just for you then.

Hope you enjoy it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zqoyhra8X0A

BTW, we're ALL jerks. We're human.

[Joe Fields]

4. Great video! Big time Chicago fan here.

Much bigger fan of their earlier stuff, though. Greatest all-time version of "I'm a Man." Those boys can play...

[Oeditpus Rex]

5. OUTstanding!

I don't know of anybody who ever blended the standard rock instruments with brass and woodwinds better than Chicago Transit Authority, and this is one of their greatest jams.

The Carnegie Hall set were the first 8-tracks I owned, and the vinyl version of same was the first I listened to when I finally fixed my turntable about a month ago.

Just a fabulous live band.

[RebelOne]

7. I have always loved Chicago and also Earth, Wind & Fire.

That song is totally fantastic when performed with Earth, Wind & Fire.

[taterguy]

8. So people can only be musicians if they can do one certain thing?

What a boring, predictable and sterile world you live in.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

12. Yeah, my musical taste must suck ass

So I guess none of THESE will suit you either?

Steve Young - Seven Bridges Road http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgqoTDRLhfc
The Doobie Brothers - Black Water http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sm2XYyITlrU
Uriah Heep - Stealin' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iikY_nJrmNo
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9-23D83FDg
Blackfoot - On The Run http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc-4-DHYLus
The Bangles - walk like an Egyptian http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok6vuPq-2AU
Melanie Safka - Brand New Key http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd7MVwET0QY
Argent - Hold Your Head Up http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hXYiPPlXiM8
38 Special - Fortunate Son http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_0Vfdjypt0
The Beatles - Get Back http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xra3UKhbG1o
Bruce Springsteen - Twist And Shout http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OhfIWzPNQ1U
Bob Dylan - One More Cup Of Coffee http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymoyY-B16EU
Louis Armstrong - What a Wonderful World http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnRqYMTpXHc
George Michael & Elton John - Dont Let The Sun Go Down On Me http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKuKrcY5M24
Dave Mason - We Just Disagree http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ffFRiJJr2KQ
Chicago - I´m A man - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOvGa-8-Lns
Deep Purple - Child In Time http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KnTAdfdcWI
All the young dudes (live Freddie Mercury Tribute) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xkrbXFPExc
Queen - Radio ga ga http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ1tRkgRP_A
Laser Light Show - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEJCDdn0oao
Brook Benton - Rainy Night In Texas Georgia http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQT69OT22kQ
David Eessex - Rock On http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PxtcPBa0YrA
Dr. Hook - Cover Of The Rolling Stone http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wGsl0IXPZGI
Eric Burdon and the Animals - Tobacco Road http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4Sfh8LFMaw
Golden Earring - Radar Love http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IjanshQYr0U
Peter Frampton - Black Hole Sun http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nL40Ak5QV6I
Focus - Hocus Pocus http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bpV5InLw52U
The Boppers - Under the boardwalk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8noovO5BqrE
Golden Earring - Mad Love's Comin' http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJnNdixQqu0
Styx - Grand Illusion http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijPKTJVujaE
Al Stewart - Year of the Cat http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6UVbz4QL4A
The Temptations - Just My Imagination http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rv4zBbblUC8
Jim Croce - New York's Not My Home http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZHR7eoOJME
The Outlaws - Hurry Sundown http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxblQ5lXze4
The Who - Won't Get Fooled Again http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zydAs5bRW1U
Whitesnake - Burn http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WMECShEWtDs
Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade of Pale http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0m9xosbLxY
Queensryche - Silent Lucidity http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sil377T7LHs
Iron Maiden - Fear Of The Dark http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28GaKoCuobU
CCR - Born On The Bayou http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfNANBKkH2g
Santana - Put Your Lights On http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5a0OAtzrXE&mode=related...
Rare Earth - Hey Big Brother http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvuWwYH95I8
Rick Derringer - Still Alive And Well http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b5bPKUX4DQ
Argent - God Gave Rock 'n' Roll To You http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=InH_9fbfma8
Alison Krauss - Carolina In My Mind http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qn8tixOYiZ0
Yes - Roundabout http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xql99I1VSdI
Van Morrison - Georgia On My Mind http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u23RuYmEx2k
Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eg1Cjm0jptw
The Troggs - Wild Thing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zizwxOnpixY
Johnny Winter - Mad Dog http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWiXRQwe0hc
The Hollies - Long Cool Woman in a Black Dress http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP94PlEtsEQ
Edgar Winter Group - Frankenstein http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1mV_5-bRPo&mode=related...
Pink Floyd - Shine On You Crazy Diamond http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vyqgjCKm9nQ
Little Richard - Tutti Frutti http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrW5MG7ALCI&mode=related...
The Guess Who - American Woman http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYlbxnjf-wU
Golden Earring - Twilight Zone http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwBgid-Fn7M
The Temptations - My Girl http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UNdu2USKBI
Eric Burdon and the Animals - The House Of The Rising Sun http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ARXzdQexwHM&mode=related...

BTW, you're MORE than welcome to show me what YOU think is good. G'ahead. Impress me. I'm waiting.

[asthmaticeog]

13. Impressive list.

You like LOTS of things that '70s AOR radio spoon-fed you.

Hey, wait a sec - I see Jim Croce on that list. I'd have thought he wouldn't count as a "musician" to you since he didn't have a horn section and a burnt-out singer who couldn't hit the high notes. :shrug:

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

14. I'm waiting for you to show me YOUR concept of the good stuff.

Please. Impress me.

[asthmaticeog]

15. No need.

You implicitly defined who is and is not allowed to call himself a musician. I have nothing to offer that'll fit the bill for you. Have a nice day. That's what you used to say back when music was still good, right? ;)

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

27. Four words:

"No guts, no glory."

Ah'm a callin' ya out, pardner. :evilgrin:

(Note: All in good fun, of course.)

[unpossibles]

16. I think the point is that music - like all art forms

is completely subjective. What moves someone to give a crap about a song or band or painting or sculpture, is not inherently universal.

Chicago was good for a few albums, but I feel that they got kind of lazy in their later days. They are not one of my favorite bands, but I don't hate them (although I don't like Peter Etcetera at all), they're just kind of 'there' and I can appreciate what they did, but that doesn't mean my opinion is any less or more valid than yours.

Take any band in the world and you will find at least one person who thinks they are the most amazing and wonderful pinnacle of music, and at least one person who thinks they are utterly boring, vapid, and a waste of space. Seriously. Any band.

I like some of the bands in your list, and probably a lot more that you don't apparently like, and would have picked other songs than the ones you did in some instances. Who cares?

And frankly, technical prowess does not mean everything to many people: most times a single well-played note by someone who can be subtle hits me more than a blizzard of crap. In other words, I will take Brian May's opening guitar note in the solo for Dragon Attack over anything that Yngwie Malmsteen can shred. Just my opinion, but that one note says more than the ability to play über fast.

[taterguy]

17. It's your attitude that sucks

The notion that, well, hell I'd just be repeating myself and your reading comprehension skills seem a bit lacking.

Here's some musicianship that I think is very impressive. Feedback would be appreciated.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=pMCQNZk1RG0

http://youtube.com/watch?v=CeE5KgjiRG8

http://youtube.com/watch?v=1iraMvCFDhI

[asthmaticeog]

18. I saw a show on that tour.

MUCH fun. :thumbsup:

[taterguy]

45. Not the most charismatic line-up of Let's Active but probably the most talented

Damn they were good

[bedpanartist]

19. looks like you're stuck in a time warp

nothing against a lot of the greats you have listed, but it appears that you gave up on anything put out after 1975 or so.

[RebelOne]

23. Almost everyone of my favorite groups is on your list.

So I consider both of us to have good musical tastes.

[Corgigal]

24. some nice picks

I just rediscovered this song last week. I almost forgot how beautiful this tune was..

Doobie Brothers- Another Park, Another Sunday

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hUAdU6Y0ns

[Joe Fields]

31. I feel you, brother.. I know my musical threads sink like a brick in a pond.

That list is definitely one to be proud of. I have probably made several people here on the lounge angry, because I must come off as a classic rock snob, and I regret that. I am working on trying to be more understanding of diverse musical tastes. At the very least, I will become more respectful of other people's likes and dislikes around here.

But, I will still post my sinking like a stone musical threads. I gotta be me!

[Omphaloskepsis]

34. Feel free to post what you like..

Just avoid claiming that it is the best. And stupid shit like, "all modern music sucks."

I hate most music made in the 60's and 70's. That is fine. You can hate the music that I like. I don't care if you do. Assigning superiority to any art is dumb and will only lead to stupid arguments.

[Joe Fields]

36. do you always make it a habit to slap the hand that offers an olive branch?

[ghostsofgiants]

37. He may not be diplomatic, but he has a point.

[Joe Fields]

41. I'm willing to bury the hatchet, but if you want to keep churning up dirt,

I can do that too.

Best we just drop it. Wouldn't be good for anyone...

[Omphaloskepsis]

38. My entire post wasn't directed at you...

Just the subject. And part of the second line. (not the part below)

--And stupid shit like, "all modern music sucks."--

That was actually directed at a stupid thread a few weeks ago.

Post what you want, I will do the same.. Just don't claim that someones taste is better. Music (art) is subjective.

[ghostsofgiants]

40. Actually he was quite active in that stupid thread you're talking about.

Go back and read it.

[Omphaloskepsis]

42. Got a link star boy..

I can't search... And Google steals my BRAINZ (according to GD).

[ghostsofgiants]

43. Oh yeah...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x6435871

[asthmaticeog]

9. Do something like what, play a crappy, bloated pop song?

[Omphaloskepsis]

10. I thought it sucked ass..

But hey, I'm sure you would hate what I listen to.

[Rabrrrrrr]

11. No, it's when you can pull off stuff like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNJJPEN-bp0&mode=related&search=

[bedpanartist]

20. wrong! It's when they can pull off stuff like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljcXA2sWbrQ

[Rabrrrrrr]

21. or this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrJC7l5Pn-k

[bedpanartist]

32. That's good stuff

however, I like my stuff better ;-)

regional bias!

[alphafemale]

22. Harry Chapin - Better Place to Be

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Y0dcizOTI0&mode=related&search=

Long. But worth it. One of my favorite story songs ever.

:cry:

[alphafemale]

25. Hurt - Cash

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AO9dbmJ_2zU

[BlueJazz]

26. Look...I'm a Jazz Musician and while I love Bebop Jazz and....

...other intensive highly-skilled stuff, I still like "Fun Songs"
(Like the one you posted)...and no..I don't mean Kenny G (although he can play MUCH more than what he Puts out on records)

Anyway...Some folks get so tied-up in a certain flavor of music that I wonder how their food taste runs.

I mean, can you imagine ONLY liking Hamburgers and Hot-dogs and never wanting to eat anything else.
Unfortunately, I've run into some characters like that.

It would be like me.. a Jazz Player... hearing a great country Steel-Guitar player and saying .."Aw..He sucks."

Thanks again for posting a song that shows folks just having a good musical time.. :)

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

28. I find it amazing how so many took my OP so series!!11!!!

A lot of hidden undercurrents in the subject, I guess. :rofl:

[grasswire]

47. some of my best friends are jazz musicians

really.

[av8rdave]

29. Chicago was great, until Terry Kath died. Then they sold out and

did nothing but soupy, syrupy ballads.

[RandomKoolzip]

30. Have you checked the calendar lately? It's 2007.

Lots of things have happened since 1976.

[ghostsofgiants]

35. Bullshit dude.

Music died on December 31, 1975.

[datasuspect]

39. Original Release Date: January 6, 1976

this is when music died.

the perpetrator:

[alfredo]

33. Chicago, Little Feat, and The James Gang were favorites.

Here's a taste of James Gang (with Joe Walsh). Joe Walsh made that band.

funk 49
http://youtube.com/watch?v=PP9ki3D08uY

Rocky Mountain Way.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=BztQEF8Z6ms&mode=related&search=

Joe was a fine addition to The Eagles.

BTW. Walsh was a real party animal.

Little Feat with Lowell George. He died too young

http://youtube.com/watch?v=LkyYqJPsjP8

http://youtube.com/watch?v=_xgk8T4vZ9A

[Manifestor_of_Light]

44. Kurt Weill was a genius. Now forgotten.

He wrote a LOT more great stuff than just "Mack the Knife" and "Alabama Song" (the Doors did that).


Lost in the Stars from Kurt Weill's last musical Lost in the Stars:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXBots5bdzQ

Elvis Costello and the Brodsky String Quartet.


Carmen Fantasy by Pablo de Sarasate, performed by Gil Shaham:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXqrl2gXGDc

Jacqueline du Pre & the Elgar Concerto:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s7pSFCMRyPM&mode=related&search=

Du Pre was the hottest fiddler of the 20th century, IMNSHFO (in my not so humble fiddling opinion). When I say hot, I mean passionate, not attractive, although she was a beautiful woman with a tragically short career. I was lucky enough to see her play this piece in about 1968.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

46. kick