Aerosmith

So these had a credible cheese-less career before dude looks like a lady/love in an elevator/crazy etc?!!!!

I guess the issue here is that so many people have this image of Aerosmith as a MTV band who did mainly power ballads for the movies, while actually Aerosmith's early records are a phenomenal blend of Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin guitar oriented music.

There's a shitload of awesome music from that era that people still refuse to listen to because it doesn't sound serious or sounds like something only someone like a "non sophisticated music listener" would like, like AC/DC, Van Halen, Cheap Trick etc

Another example would be 70s songwriters like Joni Mitchell and Paul Simon. People have never listened to them with much care (or never listened at all) and still come up to you and say they are average artists, nothing more. The point is that their persona hasn't "clicked" with this kind of audience yet. On the other hand, people like Bob Dylan, Johnny Cash and many others more or less unknown fit better in modern days standards. I don't think the two above have produced less incredible music than the two below, it all boils down to listening with your own ears.

Same thing happens to me when I tell people Green Day have made some of the best punk music the US have ever produced -- they think I'm joking.

mahoney, make sure you get Pump listened to. My first cassette ever. It is awesome.

Cos I'm an idiot who didn't read your post properly

Carry on

surprised this post hasn't been mauled yet.

the soapy standards are slippy.

So true

Joni Mitchell and Paul Simon, are you on your period shenadoah?

2 great songwriters tbh.

the hissing of summer lawns>>>>>>>>>>punk rock.

I've got a soft spot for Paul Simon tbh

is the soft spot his willy

Paul Simon is awesome but is he 'rock 'n' roll'? This thread is confusing.

one of the greatest tunes of all times.

wasn't Hip Hop/Rap/R'n'B associated with shit music and shit people 15 years ago, while nowdays those artists headline rock festivals?

so what happened? Are we having better rap music all of a sudden - which I doubt that because it's pretty much the same old shite, or it's just the perception of people that has changed and now is fine to listen to that?

Mind you, I'm not being bitter, just saying that if you refuse to listen to something because it's associated with shit people/shit taste/shit music/shit culture, then you might miss out some great stuff. And isn't there some kind of personal satisfaction in being able to appreciate (or dislike!) something without being tied to social or cultural perception?

"shite" in a nice way, of course.

rubbersoulfag getting owned so so hard.

The addition was not necessary

One of the greatest American bands of all time. In the 70's they were fantastic. Put their 70's work up against anybody apart from The Stones and they'd come out winners.

edit: i'm not counting Dylan or Bowie in this.

edit: or Springsteen or Neil Young

All of them American bands.