Just watching a documentary about Queen and The Sex Pistols were mentioned. Now, both are two of my favourite bands but now I'm thinking which were the better band or for the musicians out there, which were more influential ? Ideas lads ?
Queen or The Pistols ?
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29-05-11, 21:40n73Queen or The Pistols ?
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29-05-11, 21:42lovethegirls
Big fan of Queen n73. Brilliant Queen all the way:)
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29-05-11, 21:43Bruno69
Watching the same thing. I like Queen now more than then. Was much more of a punk and new wave fan.
Pistols to my mind were infinitely more influential.
But Queen made some great music. -
29-05-11, 21:44magicalman9357
Definitely Queen for me. :)
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29-05-11, 21:50Rayden
Sex Pistols for me. Yeah they were manufactured like any boy band and Sid Vicious was a talent free drugged up sack of..... Anyhoo, was never that impressed by Queen tbh, fairly over rated imho. (As were the SP, but Queen more so imo.)
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29-05-11, 21:55mellors
Hard to compare the two,almost anthisist of each other. The Pistols and punk were a reaction to that sort of pomp rock. No doubt the Pistols were far more influential.
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29-05-11, 22:49banterboy
Queen for me all the way, if only for the sheer volume of excellent songs.
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30-05-11, 19:21n73
Have to say, I think Queen were by far the better band but the Pistols made a bigger mark on the music industry.
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30-05-11, 19:23Experienced Punter esq
no comparison its Queen....
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30-05-11, 19:24samladYeah, I watched that last night too :) It's on again tonight at 10pm.Quote:
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I loved the way Freddy said he grabbed Sid Vicious by the lapels and told him to feck off! LOL! Queen definately rock! The Pistols were just a bunch of gobshites that thrashed out of tune notes on a noisy guitar (in my opinion :))
Queen rock!
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30-05-11, 19:29theqm
Queen without a doubt were/are the better of the 2 bands and probably influenced more people to start learning & playing music.
The Sex Pistols made a big impact in a short period of time, but Queen's impact still lasts. -
30-05-11, 19:30n73Hmm Sam, I think you may need to sit down and listen to Never Mind The Bollix. NME even vote it in the top 5 albums of all time.Quote:
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30-05-11, 19:32samladI did mate, and Bollocks was the word for it! LOL! I have to give them there dues, they were right for the time, but as Roger Taylor said, 'Queen never went out of fashion because they were never in fashon', hence the longevity of their music I suppose.Quote:
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30-05-11, 19:33dr love
The pistols were influenical in my opinion .: doc
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30-05-11, 19:34samladSo were the Beatles, Doc ;) LOL!Quote:
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30-05-11, 19:41mellors
If you take the Pistols as the figureheads of punk, the influence on bands of that ethic is immense, from the late 70s to new bands
many,many bands will site them as an influence. -
30-05-11, 19:43samladYes, I have to admit they did put a landmark in the history of punk, although it's a genre not suited to my palate :)Quote:
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30-05-11, 20:19RaydenOK Grandpa.:)Quote:
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30-05-11, 20:22dr loveSamuel we are getting into a different league there altogether .: docQuote:
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30-05-11, 20:23samladI'm only 31! LOL!Quote:
Originally Posted by Rayden
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30-05-11, 20:23dr lovedo you pocess a delicate one then sam .: lolQuote:
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30-05-11, 20:24samladI wouldn't say that, Doc... I do like a bit of Sabbath thrown in every now and then! LOL!Quote:
Originally Posted by dr love
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30-05-11, 20:28dr loveAnd Deep Purple .: lolQuote:
Originally Posted by samlad
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30-05-11, 20:39n73This is going to be controversial, you're now talking about the most over-rated band of all time !Quote:
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30-05-11, 20:47samladIt's not even worth debating! LOL! The Sex Pistols?!Quote:
Originally Posted by n73
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30-05-11, 20:54n73Ohhh ! Sounds like I've hit a nerve Sam, bit of a fan are we ? They were only ok but there were far better bands down through the ages. Zeppelin, Floyd, AC/DC etc, etc.Quote:
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30-05-11, 21:43samladNah, no nerves struck, but they are some pretty kick ass bands there, fella :) You actually do have decent taste in music after all! LOL!Quote:
Originally Posted by n73
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02-06-11, 14:01borkeman
Queen far and away the best