British Band Tournament - Semi Final - Led Zeppelin vs The Rolling Stones

[John102]

Uncle Tom's Cabin shits over both.

[Bjornebye]

6 minutes ago, John102 said:

Uncle Tom's Cabin shits over both.

I won that fucking tournament you quiff 

[John102]

1 minute ago, Bjornebye said:

I won that fucking tournament you quiff 

I remember there was some confusion and ambiguity.

 

Either way, youre lucky that vote was done before George Floyd died. Be a different result now.

[Bjornebye]

7 minutes ago, John102 said:

I remember there was some confusion and ambiguity.

 

Either way, youre lucky that vote was done before George Floyd died. Be a different result now.

Uncle Toms Cabin 

 

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[John102]

[Bjornebye]

2 minutes ago, John102 said:

Lisa Simpsons turned out well 

[Sugar Ape]

2 minutes ago, Bjornebye said:

Lisa Simpsons turned out well 

Be honest, you would. 
 

 

[johnsusername]

It's insane how many records The Beatles sold.

[John102]

Just now, johnsusername said:

It's insane how many records The Beatles sold.

The threads moved on

[johnsusername]

Where Wings considered for the tournament? Obviously they had a couple of Yanks in, but they were outnumbered by the Brits. 

 

 

[johnsusername]

4 minutes ago, John102 said:

The threads moved on

I know, I just wanted to put a picture of The Beatles on to be honest. Hey look - there's Mick! 

[Bjornebye]

11 minutes ago, Sugar Ape said:

Be honest, you would. 
 

 

No, I wouldn't. 

[Sugar Ape]

1 minute ago, Bjornebye said:

No, I wouldn't. 

Homophobe. 

[Bruce Spanner]

9 minutes ago, johnsusername said:

Where Wings considered for the tournament? Obviously they had a couple of Yanks in, but they were outnumbered by the Brits. 

 

 

Only the band The Beatles could have been, shame.

[The Midnight Rambler]

I still believe.

[Code]

1 hour ago, John102 said:

Kenny G was number 26 on the list.

[VladimirIlyich]

18 hours ago, johnsusername said:

New Order and The Smiths ARE two of the greatest bands of all time. 

I like New Order and The Smiths were decent too but neither of these are anywhere near the greatest rock bands in the world. They shouldn't even be near the best in Britain except for Stig's 'hot balls.'

[YorkshireRed]

Although certainly a factor, I wouldn’t measure greatness on record sales alone.
 

Popularity isn’t necessarily aligned to greatness although, granted, in a good few examples on the list of highest selling bands, the two do go hand in hand.

 

I would add ‘influence’ to the mix. We’ve had bands in this tournament; The Smiths and Echo and the Bunnymen, the two that spring to mind as I write, who have nowhere near the number of sales but are regarded as having been hugely influential on many others. There’s bands that have sold shitloads but couldn’t really say the same. 
 

Longevity is also linked to commercial success. This probably isn’t achieved without the Band having something about them but genuine greatness? In some cases, I’m not so sure.

 

There are other bands who’s flame only burned for a short time, so don’t trouble the scorer in terms of overall record sales but might still have a claim on greatness based on the smallest output. Perhaps The Stone Roses might fit into this category although the counter argument might be great album, but not enough of a catalogue to be genuinely considered a great band. 
 

In the end it probably should just be about individual preference. If you prefer Aqua to The Beatles then that’s up to you. Clearly everyone else has the right to an opinion that you’re bat shit crazy but it’s still your preference to have. 
 

[KMD7]

I think the Smiths were one of the greatest bands ever.  Amazing output over a short period of time

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

11 hours ago, Code said:

Kenny G was number 26 on the list.

Timmy Capello. Wadda guy! 

[KMD7]

1 minute ago, VERBAL DIARRHEA said:

Timmy Capello. Wadda guy! 

I'll be gutted if Yanni isn't high up on the list

[TheHowieLama]

If it was a real list Zamfir would be up there.

[VERBAL DIARRHEA]

[johnsusername]

5 hours ago, VladimirIlyich said:

I like New Order and The Smiths were decent too but neither of these are anywhere near the greatest rock bands in the world. They shouldn't even be near the best in Britain except for Stig's 'hot balls.'

 

[johnsusername]

Maybe this could be the winning song? The Stones and Jimmy Page...