XBangyrdead wrote:Grateful Dead:
John Spencer Blues Explosion:
Ornette Coleman:
Jeff Buckley:
Stevie Ray Vaughn & Double Trouble:
My Bloody Valentine:
Tortoise:
Dinosaur Jr:
Built to Spill:
Chavez:
Smashing Pumpkins:
The Flaming Lips:

Grateful Dead: crap
John Spencer Blues Explosion: not crap
Ornette Coleman: not crap
Jeff Buckley: not crap
Stevie Ray Vaughn & Double Trouble: crap
My Bloody Valentine: crap
Tortoise: not crap
Dinosaur Jr: not crap
Built to Spill: crap
Chavez: crap
Smashing Pumpkins: crap!
The Flaming Lips: not crap

Aerosmith: crap
Beck: crap
Clash, The: crap
Doors, The: not crap
Guns 'n' Roses: not crap
Pixies, The: not crap
Public Enemy: crap
Smiths, The: not crap
Who, The: not crap
ZZ Top: crap
Grateful Dead: not crap
John Spencer Blues Explosion: crap
Ornette Coleman: not crap
Jeff Buckley: not crap
Stevie Ray Vaughn & Double Trouble: crap
My Bloody Valentine: crap
Tortoise: crap
Dinosaur Jr: crap
Built to Spill: crap
Chavez: crap
Smashing Pumpkins: crap
The Flaming Lips: not crap
AC/DC: not crap
The Cure: not crap
Siouxsie and the Banshees: not crap
Stereolab: crap
King Crimson: crap
Tom Waits: not crap
Ministry: crap
Replacements: crap
Tom Petty: not crap
Black Flag: crap
Van Halen: crap
Manowar: crap
The Cars: not crap
Leonard Cohen: not crap
Rod McEwan: not crap
The Troggs: not crap
swans: not crap
devo: not crap
gang of four: not crap
stranglers: crap
Public Image LTD: not crap
Daniel Johnston: crap
Cheap Trick: not crap
The Velvet Underground: not crap
Elvis Costello: not crap
60's rock: not crap
70's rock: not crap
80's rock: not crap
90's rock: not crap
rap: crap
country: not crap
smooth jazz: crap
jazz: crap
fusion: crap
reggae: crap
delta blues: crap
electric blues: crap
white boy blues: crap
classical: not crap
indian music: crap
middle eastern: crap
african: crap
japanese: crap
chinese: crap
punk: not crap
hardcore: not crap
heavy metal: crap
death metal: crap
speed metal: crap
emo: crap
ambient: not crap
rockabilly: not crap
swing: not crap
tecno: crap
electronic: crap
drum&bass: crap
industrial: crap
mexican pop: crap
calypso: crap
garage rock: not crap
polka: not crap
easy listening: crap
funk: crap
r&b: crap
soul: crap
ska: not crap
industrial: crap
vocals: crap
showtunes: not crap

Crap, Not Crap: The Game: NOT CRAP

I won’t waste space with my own responses to the list thus far, as I don’t think I know anyone on this board. I will however offer to up the stakes a bit:

Beatles, The:
Black Sabbath:
Bowie, David:
Dylan, Bob:
Led Zeppelin:
Nirvana:
Presley, Elvis:
Rolling Stones, The:
Sex Pistols, The:
Sonic Youth:

I’ll wager that three out of the above ten are Crap, but I’m not going to say which. Any takers?

Beatles, The: NOT CRAP
Black Sabbath: NOT CRAP
Bowie, David: NOT CRAP
Dylan, Bob: NOT CRAP
Led Zeppelin: NOT CRAP
Nirvana: CRAP
Presley, Elvis: NOT CRAP
Rolling Stones, The: CRAP
Sex Pistols, The: NOT CRAP
Sonic Youth: NOT CRAP


Jesus, I feel so fucking dirty for doing that. This black/white dichotomy thing makes me feel like a redneck for some reason.

Here's my list:

DEAD KENNEDYS:
NEIL DIAMOND:
JOHN FAHEY:
ALBERT AYLER:
DEAD C:
MUMMIES:
THIN LIZZY:
NAPALM DEATH:
ABBA:
SMOG:
CAN:
TALKING HEADS:
HERMANN NITSCH:

Aerosmith: not crap
Beck: crap
Clash, The: not crap
Doors, The: crap
Guns 'n' Roses: crap (come on!)
Pixies, The: not crap
Public Enemy: not crap
Smiths, The: not crap
Who, The: not crap
ZZ Top: crap

Patti Smith: crap
Joni Mitchell:not crap

Prince: not crap
George michael: crap

Velvet Underground: not crap
Dandy Wharols: crap

Grateful Dead: crap
John Spencer Blues Explosion: not crap
Ornette Coleman: not crap
Jeff Buckley: crap
Stevie Ray Vaughn & Double Trouble: crap
My Bloody Valentine: not crap
Tortoise: crap
Dinosaur Jr: not crap
Built to Spill: crap
Chavez: ?
Smashing Pumpkins: crap
The Flaming Lips:crap

Aerosmith: crap
Beck: crap
Clash, The:not crap
Doors, The:not crap
Guns 'n' Roses:crap
Pixies, The:crap
Public Enemy:crap
Smiths, The:crap
Who, The: not crap
ZZ Top:crap

AC/DC: not crap
The Cure:not crap
Soixisue(SP) and the Banshees:not crap
Stereolab:crap
King Crimson:crap
Tom Waits:not crap
Ministry:crap

Beatles, The: NOT CRAP (This one is a margin call. In a bad mood, I'd a sent them to crapsville.) Black Sabbath: CRAP (although Ozzy: NOT crap) Bowie, David: CRAP Dylan, Bob: CRAP very close: 1302.8 crap points, 1298.6 not crap ponts, a 9 point sheer brilliance bonus, a 2 point half-assed conversion to Christianity deduction, a 3-point bonus for playing with the Band, 40 points off for banging Joan Baez, .7 being full-of-his-own-dump multiplier, 1.41 actually being good multiplier... This is as close as it gets in crapermetrics, folks. Era-, style- and audience-adjusted, he's crap, but just barely. Led Zeppelin: NOT CRAP Nirvana: CRAP Presley, Elvis: CRAP Rolling Stones, The: CRAP! CRAP! CRI-ZAP! Sex Pistols, The: NOT CRAP Sonic Youth: NOT CRAP DEAD KENNEDYS: CRAP (although their singles: NOT CRAP) NEIL DIAMOND: CRAP JOHN FAHEY: NOT CRAP ALBERT AYLER: CRAP DEAD C: NOT CRAP MUMMIES: CRAP (although Goblins: NOT CRAP) THIN LIZZY: NOT CRAP NAPALM DEATH: CRAP ABBA: CRAP SMOG: NOT CRAP CAN: NOT CRAP TALKING HEADS: CRAP HERMANN NITSCH: CRAP (although, owning your own castle: NOT CRAP) Grateful Dead: crap John Spencer Blues Explosion: not crap Ornette Coleman: crap Jeff Buckley: crap Stevie Ray Vaughn & Double Trouble: crap My Bloody Valentine: crap Tortoise: crap Dinosaur Jr: crap Built to Spill: crap Chavez: not crap Smashing Pumpkins: crap The Flaming Lips: crap Tom Waits: crap! crap! crap! Criz-zapple-dap-dap-dap crap! Ministry: crap Replacements: crap Tom Petty: crap Black Flag: crap Van Halen: crap Manowar: crap The Cars: not crap Wait, I changed my mind. Crap. Leonard Cohen: crap Rod McEwan: crap The Troggs: not crap swans: not crap devo: not crap gang of four: not crap stranglers: not crap Public Image LTD: not crap Daniel Johnston: crap Cheap Trick: not crap The Velvet Underground: not crap Elvis Costello: crap

I think we're getting bogged down in the listy-list business here. I suggest we keep a roll on by proposing one or two, rather than these big long tally sheets.

Here's one that has been making the rounds for a while, and causes much hemming and haw-ing:

Fleetwood Mac

best,

how about-

hendrix
alice cooper
beastie boys
funkadelic
fugazi
radiohead

i'll stop there but there are soo many more.