You've gotta be kidding me.

I'd say the Dead are better than Zappa.

[QUOTE=Disconnection Notice]You've gotta be kidding me.[/QUOTE]
What?

I bet you have hardly heard the Grateful Dead, you just feel cool because your making fun of someones favourite band.

really? i live in the same city as thisasabrick?? thats so cool :thumb:

[QUOTE=barrett]I have 18 albums from pink floyd[/QUOTE]

Nice, I'm jealous..

this is my first post on here, i am a really big fan of classic rock, but in general all the music l listen to, is either from the 60s,70s and 80s. My fav bands are Queen, Zeppelin, Cream, Pink floyd, The who, the beatles, the list cud go on and on
I dnt understand why plp my age(i'm 17), dnt appreciate how good the music actaully is

[QUOTE=Lateralias]Nice, I'm jealous..[/QUOTE]
haha, well if ya ever need any songs i can help ya out! :lol:

It's pretty difficult comparing Frank Zappa and the Grateful Dead.

You forgot the "You only hate it 'cause it's popular!" statement.

If you honestly believe I don't like the Grateful Dead just because you and Badmoon and a bunch of other people here like them, then you're an idiot (to put it bluntly).

[QUOTE=Lateralias]Nice, I'm jealous..[/QUOTE]
haha, well if ya ever need any recomendations i can help ya out! :lol:

[QUOTE=Disconnection Notice]You forgot the "You only hate it 'cause it's popular!" statement.

If you honestly believe I don't like the Grateful Dead just because you and Badmoon and a bunch of other people here like them, then you're an idiot (to put it bluntly).[/QUOTE]

Not everyone here likes them. But since the Grateful Dead are classic rock and this is a classic rock thread it would make sense that people here like them.

You're missing the point. Livewired was assuming that I didn't like the Grateful Dead just because other people here liked them.

[QUOTE=Disconnection Notice]You forgot the "You only hate it 'cause it's popular!" statement.

If you honestly believe I don't like the Grateful Dead just because you and Badmoon and a bunch of other people here like them, then you're an idiot (to put it bluntly).[/QUOTE]
Actually I used to be like you and be ignorant to The Dead but then I actually listened to some of the music and I liked it.

Hey Duke, welcome to the forum :)
lol this is my first day here too! I agree.. people these days dont appreciate classic rock anymore .. well of course all of us in this classic rock section do! :thumb: but theres a lot of people listening to that rap and hip hop .. not to judge it or anything i appreciate them as artists but that just is not my type of music, because i think there is little or no skill required in it at all! But thats just my opinion, no offense to you rap lovers out there :)

I heard great things about the Dead. I listened to [I]Workingman's Dead[/I] and [I]American Beauty[/I] in their entirety (a few times, actually) and tried my dam[SIZE=2]n[/SIZE]dest to get into the Dead, but I couldn't. Don't be so condescending there, pal.

[QUOTE=Disconnection Notice]I heard great things about the Dead. I listened to [I]Workingman's Dead[/I] and [I]American Beauty[/I] in their entirety (a few times, actually) and tried my dam[SIZE=2]n[/SIZE]dest to get into the Dead, but I couldn't. Don't be so condescending there, pal.[/QUOTE]
Wow defining a band by 2 albums arent you smart. I took me 5 to get into the Dead and I really like them now.

I also heard a number of songs from assorted albums but heard nothing that could keep my interest.

hey barret are you tyson dyer? you have his website and you live in regina so im just assuming.

edit- this is jeff hosie in case you are him, and wondering who i am.

[QUOTE=Disconnection Notice]Wow.

All of those bands suck.[/QUOTE]

Yes, Tom Petty, and Bad Company are sweet.

Well, I happen to think the opposite. Good thing we both live in a free country (or countries, assuming you live in Canada or the UK).

[QUOTE=Disconnection Notice]I also heard a number of songs from assorted albums but heard nothing that could keep my interest.[/QUOTE]

Their live stuff is really far superior to the majority of the studio material, in my opinion.

I realized that early on, and tried to listen to some live stuff, but I just didn't like it.

i've only heard a couple songs by the Grateful Dead, and i too have realized that their live stuff is amazing. thats what jam bands are all about, is their live show.

[QUOTE=barrett]I have 18 albums from pink floyd[/QUOTE]
why? a guy i know went out and bought every ad/hd album in one day which is ridiculous because most of them have the same songs over and over

[QUOTE=SkaRobotArmy]why? a guy i know went out and bought every ad/hd album in one day which is ridiculous because most of them have the same songs over and over[/QUOTE]
What are you talking about?

[QUOTE]i've only heard a couple songs by the Grateful Dead, and i too have realized that their live stuff is amazing. thats what jam bands are all about, is their live show.[/QUOTE]
Ah, I tried so hard to get to their shows when they came to Colorado, but I couldn't make it. I was pissed.

[QUOTE=SkaRobotArmy]why? a guy i know went out and bought every ad/hd album in one day which is ridiculous because most of them have the same songs over and over[/QUOTE]

i would say it is worth it. some albums do have some of the same songs, but pink floyd wasn't really like that, except for their compilations of course. who is ad/hd by the way? never heard of them.

ac/dc's hyperactive cousin?

He's the guy who said:

[QUOTE]Neil Young and Rush are about the only only classic rock i listen to, i get bored with most like the beatles and led zeppelin, because the songs are bland and lack energy, especially the beatles, Yes though, is the worst of them all, with many songs pushing the 10 minute mark but only about 2 or 3 minutes of actual song. I also greatly dislike the 'classic' rock culture if i may call it that, 90% of the people who listen to it will always just assume its better because they think its more talented or more influential, personally i dont care whether or not a band is talented, solos to me are not the climactic part of the song, sure the odd one is enjoyable but 2-3 minutes of some hippy playing guitar real fast just doesnt impress me...[/QUOTE]

I'd choose to ignore him.

It took me awhile to get into The Grateful Dead, and I'm still not a fan of American Beauty, but pretty much everything else I've heard I like. Also, Zappa is very good, but the Dead are better.

[QUOTE=Disconnection Notice]He's the guy who said:



I'd choose to ignore him.[/QUOTE]

I agree with you on this one.

Glad we can agree to something.

(no sarcasm)

yep, like i said, i dont agree with your musical tastes and therefore my opinions are irrelevent and thank you very much for proving my point, ad/hd=ac/dc

[QUOTE=jpjrulestheworld]It took me awhile to get into The Grateful Dead, and I'm still not a fan of American Beauty, but pretty much everything else I've heard I like. Also, Zappa is very good, but the Dead are better.[/QUOTE]

i have a zappa album, as well as a few songs on the computer. i think his music was very creative, and his lyrics were amusing. he seemed like a very smart guy, but some of his songs are kinda hard to listen to because he takes them a little too over the top.

[QUOTE=barrett]not to judge it or anything i appreciate them as artists but that just is not my type of music[/QUOTE]

Good statement. I detect no ignorance here. And I love Floyd too.

[QUOTE=SkaRobotArmy]yep, like i said, i dont agree with your musical tastes and therefore my opinions are irrelevent and thank you very much for proving my point, ad/hd=ac/dc[/QUOTE]
Are you trying to inspire sympathy? Because if you know your point is irrelevant then why do you keep posting in here?

[QUOTE=SkaRobotArmy]yep, like i said, i dont agree with your musical tastes and therefore my opinions are irrelevent and thank you very much for proving my point, ad/hd=ac/dc[/QUOTE]

Well, no, it's that you're an idiot.

[QUOTE=thickasabrick]i have a zappa album, as well as a few songs on the computer. i think his music was very creative, and his lyrics were amusing. he seemed like a very smart guy, but some of his songs are kinda hard to listen to because he takes them a little too over the top.[/QUOTE]
That's one thing I like about him, his lyrics can be pretty funny.

[QUOTE=thickasabrick]i have a zappa album, as well as a few songs on the computer. i think his music was very creative, and his lyrics were amusing. he seemed like a very smart guy, but some of his songs are kinda hard to listen to because he takes them a little too over the top.[/QUOTE]

That's what turns him off to many people. He was a brilliant man, but also a goofy bastard.

[QUOTE=magicbus]Good statement. I detect no ignorance here. And I love Floyd too.[/QUOTE]

(its because he used to be a huge rap fan, his msn was recently changed to hippy93 from bonethugz)

im not a fan of rap, but i still think it takes talent. i definitely can't talk that fast, and i find eminem's songs funny.

did you guys know that the Suzy Creamcheese that Zappa sang about was an actual groupie with that nickname? i wouldnt' go anywhere near a girl if her nickname was creamcheese. in my morrison biography it said he often turned to her for a last resort on sex.