OT - What are you doing right now?

SonVolt said:

I was born in '78, the year Queen's Fat Bottom Girls came out, but that's neither here nor there. I just wanted to say Fat Bottom Girls.  I assumed it was Led Zeppelin but some coworkers didn't agree. 

Great song with an important message. A mantra of sorts. 

SonVolt said:

Having an argument at work. What would you guys say the biggest/greatest rock band of the '70s was? 

Talking about a combination of biggest and best, I'd say Zeppelin by a wide bit.  I think in terms of gross sales, only the Eagles are on the same level, and Zeppelin isn't nearly as derivative of their inspirations.  Pink Floyd had Dark Side, but The Wall was released at the end of November in 1979, so that was big in the 80s (and the movie came out in 82).  Springsteen wasn't really an icon until his early-80s run.  

Of the other really biggest selling rock acts of the 70s either don't have the depth of their work...Fleetwood Mac had Rumours and...; Meatloaf didn't have anything else (and millions of copies of Bat Out of Hell have aged poorly); the BeeGees? 

Others that I'd assume wouldn't be in the discussion because they aren't 'rock', but you'd have to consider Stevie Wonder (although Talking Book > Innervisions > Fulfillingness' First Finale > Songs In the Key of Life over 4 years is amazing) or Marvin Gaye (What's Goin' On > Let's Get It On back to back is pretty spectacular).

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SonVolt said:

Having an argument at work. What would you guys say the biggest/greatest rock band of the '70s was? 

Talking about a combination of biggest and best, I'd say Zeppelin by a wide bit.  I think in terms of gross sales, only the Eagles are on the same level, and Zeppelin isn't nearly as derivative of their inspirations.  Pink Floyd had Dark Side, but The Wall was released at the end of November in 1979, so that was big in the 80s (and the movie came out in 82).  Springsteen wasn't really an icon until his early-80s run.  wrote and performed the best rock and roll of anyone in the 70's.  However, he didn't really discover his pop sound until the early 80s and that is when he had his first top 10 hit ("Hungry Heart").

Of the other really biggest selling rock acts of the 70s either don't have the depth of their work...Fleetwood Mac had Rumours and...; Meatloaf didn't have anything else (and millions of copies of Bat Out of Hell have aged poorly); the BeeGees? 

Others that I'd assume wouldn't be in the discussion because they aren't 'rock', but you'd have to consider Stevie Wonder (although Talking Book > Innervisions > Fulfillingness' First Finale > Songs In the Key of Life over 4 years is amazing) or Marvin Gaye (What's Goin' On > Let's Get It On back to back is pretty spectacular).

FTFY @Acn.

https://calendar.songfacts.com/october/27/9017

https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/star-is-born-in-boston-jon-landau-shows-bruce-springsteen-the-future/

SonVolt said:

Having an argument at work. What would you guys say the biggest/greatest rock band of the '70s was? 

Led Zeppelin

GrateEggspectations said:

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SonVolt said:

I was born in '78, the year Queen's Fat Bottom Girls came out, but that's neither here nor there. I just wanted to say Fat Bottom Girls.  I assumed it was Led Zeppelin but some coworkers didn't agree. 

Great song with an important message. A mantra of sorts. 

My last band did this one.  We all had in-ear monitors at the time, and our soundman would mute the band thru the PA for a bit, and I'd play our four vocal parts on the piano (Do-Me-So-Do), in time, (the audience couldn't hear it) and then all four of us would come in, perfect pretty good pitch, 4-part harmony and in time.  Sooo cool!  
 

 

Acn said:

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SonVolt said:

I was born in '78, the year Queen's Fat Bottom Girls came out, but that's neither here nor there. I just wanted to say Fat Bottom Girls.  I assumed it was Led Zeppelin but some coworkers didn't agree. 

I would settle for kids getting taught any science or critical thinking skills (physics is too much to hope for at this point). 

Eoin said:
Plenty of big selling soft rock bands, but big selling doesn't mean great.

Ohh, but but but....  Kanye West!  Nickelback!  Poison!    

nolaeggheads_squirel said:

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Foghorn said:

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SonVolt said:

Having an argument at work. What would you guys say the biggest/greatest rock band of the '70s was? 

Talking about a combination of biggest and best, I'd say Zeppelin by a wide bit.  I think in terms of gross sales, only the Eagles are on the same level, and Zeppelin isn't nearly as derivative of their inspirations.  Pink Floyd had Dark Side, but The Wall was released at the end of November in 1979, so that was big in the 80s (and the movie came out in 82).  Springsteen wasn't really an icon until his early-80s run.  wrote and performed the best rock and roll of anyone in the 70's.  However, he didn't really discover his pop sound until the early 80s and that is when he had his first top 10 hit ("Hungry Heart").

Of the other really biggest selling rock acts of the 70s either don't have the depth of their work...Fleetwood Mac had Rumours and...; Meatloaf didn't have anything else (and millions of copies of Bat Out of Hell have aged poorly); the BeeGees? 

Others that I'd assume wouldn't be in the discussion because they aren't 'rock', but you'd have to consider Stevie Wonder (although Talking Book > Innervisions > Fulfillingness' First Finale > Songs In the Key of Life over 4 years is amazing) or Marvin Gaye (What's Goin' On > Let's Get It On back to back is pretty spectacular).

FTFY @Acn.

https://calendar.songfacts.com/october/27/9017

https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/star-is-born-in-boston-jon-landau-shows-bruce-springsteen-the-future/

@Foghorn - the question was biggest and best.  Born to Run would definitely be in the conversation for best (although Rolling Stone has 4 70s rock albums and 2 of the Motown ones ranked above it on their latest list), but to be the biggest you need a #1 album.  Zeppelin had 5 albums hit the top and 2 others at #2.  Bruce had one #3 and one #5.

Checkers outsells Chess every year.  That does not make it a better game.

The first 3 albums from Zeppelin were top rate, those that followed were mostly garbage.  Maybe the biggest, no way they were the best

I was going to respond to this nonsense, and then I remembered … you’re a *troll* account.

nolaegghead said:

Bringer of Storms?!  More like Bringer of kind compliments and sage advice.  Sheesh.  There goes that "tough guy" veneer.

Playing with our minds. The storm he brings is inner turmoil.  He plays an unorthodox good cop, good cop routine to lure you in.   Next thing you'll be cooking amazing food and sharing positive feelings.  Be warned.  That's not for the likes of you & me.  I'm headed back to flag his post as a warning to others.   

nolaeggheads_squirel said:

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Acn said:

Foghorn said:

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SonVolt said:

Having an argument at work. What would you guys say the biggest/greatest rock band of the '70s was? 

Talking about a combination of biggest and best, I'd say Zeppelin by a wide bit.  I think in terms of gross sales, only the Eagles are on the same level, and Zeppelin isn't nearly as derivative of their inspirations.  Pink Floyd had Dark Side, but The Wall was released at the end of November in 1979, so that was big in the 80s (and the movie came out in 82).  Springsteen wasn't really an icon until his early-80s run.  wrote and performed the best rock and roll of anyone in the 70's.  However, he didn't really discover his pop sound until the early 80s and that is when he had his first top 10 hit ("Hungry Heart").

Of the other really biggest selling rock acts of the 70s either don't have the depth of their work...Fleetwood Mac had Rumours and...; Meatloaf didn't have anything else (and millions of copies of Bat Out of Hell have aged poorly); the BeeGees? 

Others that I'd assume wouldn't be in the discussion because they aren't 'rock', but you'd have to consider Stevie Wonder (although Talking Book > Innervisions > Fulfillingness' First Finale > Songs In the Key of Life over 4 years is amazing) or Marvin Gaye (What's Goin' On > Let's Get It On back to back is pretty spectacular).

FTFY @Acn.

https://calendar.songfacts.com/october/27/9017

https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/star-is-born-in-boston-jon-landau-shows-bruce-springsteen-the-future/

@Foghorn - the question was biggest and best.  Born to Run would definitely be in the conversation for best (although Rolling Stone has 4 70s rock albums and 2 of the Motown ones ranked above it on their latest list), but to be the biggest you need a #1 album.  Zeppelin had 5 albums hit the top and 2 others at #2.  Bruce had one #3 and one #5.

Checkers outsells Chess every year.  That does not make it a better game.

The first 3 albums from Zeppelin were top rate, those that followed were mostly garbage.  Maybe the biggest, no way they were the best

You may be on to something with Zeppelin, but based on 2 minutes of research, it's pretty clear chess outsells checkers.  Not that that makes people smart, they're still mostly idiots, but maybe the idiots just lack the intellectual hp to play any game in lieu of drooling into a can of Bud Lite in front of a WWF fight.  Who's to say?

SonVolt said:

Having an argument at work. What would you guys say the biggest/greatest rock band of the '70s was? 

If you remember you weren't there.

Kayak said:

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SonVolt said:

Having an argument at work. What would you guys say the biggest/greatest rock band of the '70s was? 

Air Supply.

Boom.

Maybe for those that spent most of the 70s in an elevator, but I believe the topic was ‘rock band’

boom.

moved elsewhere