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Hello all music lovers, I must admit, my roots are in music in Spanish, my parents music as a child is all I listened, then satellite TV came, along with it MTV, what a wonderful world, music from the U.S., UK and a couple of other euro countries as well as Australiamy world got a full load of excitement, so much music. I have given it a lot of thought as who to put in this topic, extremely hard, so many favorites, but I just love Angus and Brian, two of my favorite guitar players, but I am going to give a little more love to Queen, in my opinion, Freddie was out of this world, he was a very talented singer with an incredible range. I am certain that many of you will debate me, but as I said it, it wasn’t an easy decision.
Hope you enjoy it.
Carla❤️
My first love and career was in the music biz. I've listened to literally tens of thousands of artists from countless genres of music. A list of favorites would be in the hundreds at least. Deciding between two highly respected and influential artists is impossible for me. AC/DC and Queen were both chart topping artists. Both bands had world-class musicians. Each band had their own distinctive musical style that I found appealing. At any given time, either of those styles might've meshed better with my then current interests. For me, AC/DC and Queen....or any other influential artists I might compare....they stand on their own merits. If it's good, it'll find a place in my library.
/EA
@emilyalt absolutely correct, you just put it so perfectly, I just love so many different genres, there is so very little music that I can say, don’t enjoy.
Thank you 😍
@emilyalt I’m with both you girls! (Writing as I’m listening to Aydio) My tastes have changed a lot as I moved through life, but music has been absolutely vital.
Being sensitive and emotional, music gave me a language to understand and express my feelings in a world that was indifferent and insensitive to the way I felt.
Music has been my life blood, my salvation, my passion, although I’m not as nutty about it as I was as a youngster. I craved to be part of the biz like being a musician, sound engineer, DJ, etc. but I never made a career out of it, thank god. Music from any source, if it’s authentic will stir my soul and nourish me.
@leainvancouver Hi, Lea, I could have written your post, so similar to my own.
Being a teenager in the late sixties, I listened to the wireless (not exactly a crystal set but primitive compared to what was about to be available within a couple of years!) Most of the stuff was mid sixties pop but then I discovered psychedelia and Wow! Then came my lifelong preference for herbal rather than alcohol recreation 😎.
Like you, I have always loved music and the power it has to create community. I have also regretted never learning to play an instrument so last year I decided that I would learn to play the bass guitar that I've owned for over 25 years.
I watched YouTube "instructions", with limited success, then I took a dozen lessons with a proper guitar teacher. Now I can actually play along with songs! Ok, it's tab rather than reading music (life really is too short and musical notation is too much like math) but I can sit for hours making music. Just this weekend I found the tab for Moon Safari by Air and within minutes I was playing a very reasonable version of one of my fave songs of theirs. Yes, La Femme D'argent! I'm very pleased and now looking to jam with a couple of friends that actually did play in bands.
Allie x
@alexina I'm another herbal aviatrix 😉
I've been very musical since a wee nipper so I've always got more into complex music. I was already starting with basic prog as a teenager before going to Uni in the late 80's, but then the right company and state of mind led to an absolute explosion of musical discovery! I'd played the piano since childhood and ended up working out by ear, arrangements for 10 fingers of all the 70's Genesis and other stuff I was finding. I still take music apart in my head now.
With that and a tendency towards the melodic rather than raw or harsh, it's no surprise I'd go for Queen over AC/DC, but I absolutely respect both, venerable veterans and stalwarts. Wasn't Freddie just the consummate showman! However, I just know Queen's output far too well to get much enjoyment out of it any more. Prog/jazz fusion is where it's at for my male self now, which sadly doesn't have much emotional depth to interest Fiona 😪
working out by ear, arrangements for 10 fingers of all the 70's Genesis and other stuff I was finding
Wow! Huge respect, Fiona. I know it's been said before but imagine a few of us onstage, dressed impeccably, of course, rockin' the joint. [Teehee]
Allie x
@finallyfiona You've just given me an idea, Fiona. I'm going to check out different music, when dressed and/or feeling more Allie than drab.
I know amazon music curates playlists so I'll have a look....and listen, see if I appreciate it more as Allie or if I still think it's dross.
Thanks, hon, I'll obviously let you know how it goes xx
@alexina I have done this. I have a pretty big and varied music collection but broadly:
drab - 60s garage and psych, notably The Dead, Country Joe, Quicksilver, Floyd and obscure stuff. Also heavy stuff
femme - Synth or Baroque classical - Depeche Mode, Goldfrapp, Thompson Twins, Bach, Handel etc
either - Celtic - Skerryvore, Runrig etc
That's pretty much the same drab lists, Anna, not so much heavy stuff. Allie likes female singer folk music, anything I can dance responsibly to and more classical music than my drab half.
@alexina There used to be a really good stockist of folk in Tintagel which was a real loss to me when it closed. I did discover the music of several good artists through buying albums in there, notably Green Diesel, Damh the Bard, the Rainbow Chasers. They also kept in stock Julie Felix, Melanie, Julie Dyble etc
There used to be an amazing little record shop in town, long time ago. You could ask for some obscure German bands and they'd pull out three or four albums. What they didn't have, the could get in a couple of days
I see vinyl making something of a comeback but I remember having to think of a different album every twenty minutes and noticing a click or a jump on my favourite. No, listening to music is much easier now. The phonograph had it's time, like the black death, but you wouldn't want to go back there.
@alexina I feel the same about vinyl, mine has just been stored for about 15 years. I should sell it.
I still buy cds for home but have to stream music in the car.
I keep threatening to build a unit in the living room to house all our albums and turntable but every time I'm about to start, I'm suddenly taken with inertia.
It also doesn't help when I suggest that I indulge in a spot of DIY, I can see the terror in my wife's eyes. 😂😂
@alexina we flip properties. I am fine with a scraper or a paintbrush, beyond that we thankfully have a good team.
Music has always had a profound effect on me too Lea. I usually choose what I'm going to listen to based on the emotions I'm feeling at the time.
I've also noticed that a well-curated DJ set has more of an emotional effect than the algorithms most streaming services use. Good DJs have an uncanny ability to segue songs that perfectly compliment each other. The set becomes greater than its parts. Of course, live radio DJs are a rarity these days.
/EA
@emilyalt I agree with you Emily. The closest I got to the music business was being a DJ on university radio. It was fun and we got into a lot of nonsense too.
I almost had an orgasm each time I went into the library which had thousands of records. I had a couple thousand myself in my prime. 😂
My hobby was making mix tapes and sending them to friends. I still do much the same thing today by sharing my playlists on Spotify. 😉
Back in those days Lea, what happened in the music library best stayed in the music library!
I worked at 3 university stations in 12 years and did concert promotions for 2 schools. I also did fill-in shifts at a couple of commercial stations. It all ended suddenly when I got kicked off the air at my last station. Yes, the fate of many a DJ! The dean for student affairs discovered I'd graduated several years before and had to go. I heard rumors someone turned me in but never found out who. I haven't worked in the music biz since. I'd love to do it again at the right place. A cool record label or non-commercial station. I'll need something to do once I'm done with IT.
/EA
If it's good, it'll find a place in my library.
My library is similar - diverse. Lots of electronic and '80s new age music, including Wendy Carlos, Tangerine Dream, Eno, some Melotron. Annie Haslam, Procol Harem, Thijs van Leer, Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM), Tarja Turunen, and so on.
However, having said that, I have one Queen album and nothing AC/DC, so it looks as if that is my final answer.
I haven't listed to some of those artists in many years. You need to get some AC/DC Harriette!
/EA
@harriette Oh my God! Those names rang Tubular Bells all down my sides! 😃. Don’t get me started!
In 1968 Switched on Bach had classical music purists foaming at the mouth. Walter Carlos was the first well known musician to publicly switch genders, that I’m aware of. It made a big impression on me when he became Wendy Carlos. What a year!
Walter Carlos was the first well known musician to publicly switch genders, that I’m aware of. It made a big impression on me when he became Wendy Carlos. What a year!
I had no idea. Thanks for letting me know.
@harriette Wendy Carlos was THE first transgender person to accept a Grammy according to my sources.
@leainvancouver A Clockwork Orange, The Shining and Tron, just some work by Wendy Carlos.
@carlafirst11 there’s a hundred I can pick, Freddie, Carlos, Hendrix, Page, Trower, Stevie Ray, I could go on forever.
@carlafirst11 there’s a hundred I can pick, Freddie, Carlos, Hendrix, Page, Trower, Stevie Ray, I could go on forever.
Not many of those are alive today. During the summer of 1990, a friend and I saw a local fave, Jeff Healey, plus Jeff Beck, and Stevie Ray Vaughan in Toronto's Skydome. During the next week, Stevie had died in the helicopter crash. Since then, Healey died of cancer and Beck passed away recently. RIP
@harriette Getting older now and can’t get myself to concerts anymore. lol Started going to concerts after attending Woodstock in NY state in 69. Seen Stevie Ray at the El Macombo in TO. Lots of other groups over the years, Alice Cooper, Yes, ELP, The Who, Moody Blues, Black Sabbath, Van Morrison, Dylan,Rush, many more. I’m not sure if I could afford to go today. Alice Cooper in 70 was twelve bucks! lol like you say, a lot of original band members have moved on sadly. I wish Geddy and Lifeson would do something with a new drummer, in memory of Neil or something.
@harriette I saw Jeff Beck in London about 20 years ago with Roger Waters, Andy Fairweather-Lowe and PP Arnold as a guest musicians. Great night
@carlafirst11 I listen to and enjoy many forms of music. You can enjoy great talent of voice or instrument, but also the lyrics. Like great poetry, lyrics can move you deeply, or tell great stories. Perhaps most of all, some involves the greatest of emotions, love. As an incurable romantic, I vote for “ The first time ever I saw your face”. It releases all the feelings and emotion I have for my bride of 54 years. What’s your favorite?
@missylinda there are just too many to pick one. I could name a hundred that move me. One of Van Morrisons, Have I told you lately, would be right up there.
@missylinda not to mention Who My Generation.... lol
Yup CSN w Young is good stuff.
I saw not long ago a very limited engagement of Grahm Nash doing a musical lecture and slide show featuring many of his yet to be published photographs throughout his career. He always had pursued a passionate hobby in photography and carried a Lieca everywhere he went. He has an incredible photographic journal of his experience.
@joezdahlhouse actually “for what it’s worth” was by The Buffalo Springfield . Stills and Crosby were in it, left and picked up Nash. CSN and Y did one of the most difficult songs , a challenge to play but harder to sing “ Suite Judy Blue Eyes”.
This response doesn't exactly following the whole 'AC/DC or Queen' vibe, but you DID trigger me by saying your roots in music are in Spanish 🙂
As an acoustic guitarist I can't let this thread drift by without mentioning Albeniz, de Falla, Rodrigo, Torroba ...
'Asturias'.
'Recuerdos de la Alhambra'.
Heaven 🙂
Ellie x
All Spaniards, although I did listen to some Spaniards from the 80’s , my roots are in Latin American music.
Thank you
@ellyd22 Try Always With Me Always With You, Cryin', and The Crush Of Love from Joe Satriani. It's poetry through guitar.
@carlafirst11 Why choose when you can have both?
I got to see Brian May at a festival way back when, and he was spectacular! As much as I loved Queen, that wasn't the act I was expecting to be a show stealer that day. Love him in his collaboration with Five Finger Death Punch as well.
@carlafirst11 I grew up with classic rock and truthfully, I burned out on it. I'll still listen to some on occasion but nowhere near as much as I once did. Now my taste has really gravitated to Alternative music which I find more varied and experimental.
@carlafirst11 Queen hands down. I saw them live during The Game tour in Toronto. Simply stunning show and music.
C💋
@carlafirst11 big fan of both ACDC and Queen. Been a Queen fan from quite a young age when my parents played a tape of greatest hits vol 2 endlessly in the car en route to a holiday when I was about 4 (my parents did give me a good musical education!). Got into ACDC around the time the movie School of Rock came out when I was in high school and went out and bought Back in Black and the rest they say is history...
@carlafirst11 I love both as a musician and listener. I loved some of the music they put together from Freddy's stuff he left behind. But I also love the brashness of ac removed link I've been listening to hard rock and heavy metal for a long time now. We tend to forget that a lot of 70/80s bands dressed androgynously my favorite bands wore spandex or tights/ leggings all the time on the stage. So I guess that was my foundation of where I'm at today. I love wearing leggings and panties and have long hair to this day.
@carlafirst11 between AC DC and Queen, hmmmm I would think AC DC is my favorite although I do love Queen as well. I also now listen to a bunch of different genres depending on my mood for the day.
Queen too. I also hear music in Spanish.
Gisela
AC/DC, without question. Although I qualify that by saying 'preferably AC/DC with Bon Scott'. I just love their earlier stuff (up to and including 'Highway To Hell') as the music has a rawness and Bon adds character and swagger (and bagpipes!).
Queen - despite the fact that they are my partner's favourite band just don't do it for me. I like the odd song ('Killer Queen' 'Under Pressure' and 'Radio Gaga' are very good, and the 'Freddie solo' part of 'We Are the Champions' up to the chorus is great) but she has failed to convert me. I think Freddie Mercury was a brilliant musician and performer, but I just have never managed to get into them (and I grew up with them on the radio from the 70s so it's not for want of trying!). Also, I hate Brian May's guitar sound!
That said, 'Save the Badger Badger Badger' doesn't rank among his finest work - even though Brian Blessed was involved.
'Save the Badger Badger Badger' doesn't rank among his finest work - even though Brian Blessed was involved.
Okay, that statement was possibly a bit sweeping, and I feel that I should clarify.
I'm not a fan of the bit that goes:
'Badger, badger, badger, badger, badger, badger, badger, badger, badger, badger, badger, badger.'
But then again that's offset by this quite wonderful line:
'Badger, badger, badger, badger, badger, badger, badger, badger, badger, badger, badger, badger'.
That's the work of a master lyricist at the peak of their powers.
@ellyd22 Well that one is of course, an adaptation of an earlier song called 'Badger' by Brian's collaborator, Weebl.
You might find the original more to your liking, as there are also mushrooms - and a snake! 😉
I'm an acoustic guitarist, and in a former life I used to perform in folk clubs. I've never branched out into electric but I've always loved Brian May's sound. You can recognise an artist by their brush strokes, and the very best guitarists also have a unique relationship with their instruments. Keith Richards, for example, is unmistakeable.
Speaking of AC/DC, have you ever listened to the acoustic version of Thunderstruck' by Luca Stricagnoli, or watched the video? He is a BEAST.
Hugs
Ellie x
You've never, ever gone electric Ellie? But even Martin Carthy has played electric guitar! 😉
When I learned to play guitar, I was listening to lots of folk and psychedelia (and psychedelic folk!) alongside run-of-the-mill rock. As much as I loved (and still love) folk, the psychedelia won, based on the racket you can make. It has left me with a right-hand technique that combines plectrum and picking - like a budget Roger McGuinn! - which I think gives me a 'sound' 🙂
That version of 'Thunderstruck' by Luca Stricagnoli is pretty cool 🙂
I've never even TRIED electric ... just acoustic for me. And no plectrum, just fingerpicking.
My style of guitar playing wouldn't really lend itself to electric guitar.
Electric ragtime? 🙁
Maybe one day I'll buy a cheap electric guitar and experiment ...
@ellyd22 Ragtime? Wow, I'm impressed! 🙂
Actually, I once saw the guitarist of a Spanish hotel band playing Steve Howe's 'The Clap' (which is sort-of ragtime-y) on a Gibson ES335 during their soundcheck. It certainly impressed the teenage me.
I don't know that ... and now I'm going to HAVE to look it up 🙂
@ellyd22 The controversy would continue to haunt Dylan when he went on tour a month later. His shows—which included both electric and acoustic sets—were often met with boos and pleas for the return of the “old Dylan.” One man even screamed “Judas!” at him during a concert in England.
May I listen to Led Zeppelin first and get back to you with the Queen vs AC/DC?
But seriously Angus Young does the epitome Holy Grail Marshall Plexi tone to judge all plexi amplification!
On the other hand Brian May with his fireplace hearth homemade electric guitar has done alot for voicing that British AC30 Vox tone which has evolved into a whole other pathway into much of the boutique tone so very elusive but to a few precious examples...
I am still a bigger Jimmy Page fan even though being very much a purist. The holy trinity of British Blues Explosion guitarists is what truly gets my panties in a wad!
@joezdahlhouse I am also a bigger fan of Led Zeppelin. Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton and George Harrison are my trinity of guitarist. Then Carlos Santana and Slash.
@joezdahlhouse Now that would be an interesting forum topic - Marshall or Vox! 🙂
Ironically, given my comment on Brian May's guitar sound, I much prefer the sound of a Vox AC30, although despite having owned several Marshalls, I've never owned an AC30.
My personal weapons of choice are Selmer Treble & Bass and Laney Lionheart heads. The Laney is apparently styled after the AC30 (although not so much as their VC series).
I have mused many times over getting an AC30 - until I try picking it up.
@caroline2k I am so jealous of you plucker. Learning guitar was a interest I always wanted to do but life got in the way. As a youth I was briefly a singer in a band mainly doing DeepPurple covers, love 'em, I was no Ian Gillan! I remember Strange Kinda Woman was one of the set. Rather apt looking back.
@caroline2k The Selmer is a somewhat unique circuit that many value budget amps being built abroad utilized. Very similar to Valco, National and of course the recent huge cult interest in the Silvertone amps. All these sharing different topologies than the major evolution that descended down from the RCA Recieving Tube Manuscripts that described the basic Pushpull class AB audio amplifier circuitry examples application notes... That is the historical design basis for the evolution of 88% of all tube guitar amplifiers today. It is why Leo was unable to cry patent rights against Jim Marshall. As far as Vox, the only AC 30 or 15 amps to get are the original models. Vox changed ownership and manufacturing so many times and no AC amp had ever designed the same as the original amps. All were not very robust and few survive. But it is funny that the most expensive boutique amps ever built were loose evolutions of the vox circuit topologies. Brian May's Vox amps have always been custom purpose built amps exclusive for him.
Marshall Amps have kinda always been one trick pony. A real Marshall is always going to go back to three models. The original JTM45, the Superlead plexi and Superlead metal faced circuits that employ the #1959/#1984 circuits.
Contrary to popular belief those amps did not have alot of gain..
But they are loud as hell! If you critique Angus guitar, you will see that he has not very much breakup or frontend gain.. everyone tries to play him but they add too much distortion. He really doesnt use lots of high gain from is plexi style amps.
It wasnt until all the mods and stuff like master volume did Marshall finally chsnge up and started adding lots of breakup gain and master volume control to the JCM amps .... which kinda suck really. Nope ya want a JMP above all else.
I guess you can call me a tone bitch when it comes to electric guitar amplification. I am probably outing myself! Oh well! Ya never know?
@joezdahlhouse I prefer Page as well, but there is a place for May in history.
British guitarists ... Bert Jansch, John Renbourn, John Martyn.
All hugely influential for me 🙂
Saw Queen suppporting Mott the Hoople in 73, great. Saw AC/DC around 75, walked out, absolutely awful. Sad news yesterday, Steve Harley passed away. Saw the original Cockney Rebel supporting Suzi Quatro in 73.
In a comparison of just those two, I would pick Queen, and rather easily. There are some absolutely rippin' AC/DC songs that I love, but overall I find that AC/DC has a repetitive sound. Queen's catalog is much more diverse, while still producing hit after hit after hit.
My 2¢ 🙂
Wow ladies, I am truly impressed, but I was totally expecting a nice debate, music is fun, your knowledge is definitely outstanding.
Thank you all ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Both are fantastic and it's a hard choice but I would go for the Bonn Scott period of AC/DC. I just prefer the harder sound. Not much in it though. Freddie was a great front man along with others like Phil Lynott, loved his stuff too.
I should add to my last post, and I know I will upset some of you, but after Queen's "initial" more rocky incarnation I am afraid they got a bit pompous and overblown for me. Thankfully along came Punk!!!
Light the touchpaper and retire..............
I'm a huge fan of the late 70s-early 80s Queen period (Sheer Heart Attack, chef's kiss), but I find Back in Black to be a perfect album. My tiebreaker will be live performances, so Queen takes the cake. Live Killers is like a Greatest Hits album based on live takes, and there is nothing left to say about their Live Aid gig, so long live the Queen.
Absolutely love to talk about music, feel free to DM me 🙂
Also, I'm curious on what type of Spanish-speaking music you listened in your younger days.
Kisses,
Jessica
Hello Jessica, thank you for your reply. My parents liked traditional Mexican music, especially boleros rancheros. My father loved mambo, as I got older I primarily listened to pop music from all Latin America and Spain, then in my early to late teens all soft to heavy metal rock, but I also love salsa, merengue, cumbia. I just love music. I don’t consider myself an expert, just appreciate it all.
¡Saaalsa! ¡Qué viva la música! (Long live music!) Latín music power. And latín jazz. Yeah!
Mexican music: I like Juan Gabriel, Yuri and Daniela Romo. Also Maná and La Santa Cecilia.
Gisela
@firefly Carlos Santana is a genius though he is possibly the only guitarist I know from your part of the world.
@melaniejames Thanks, Melanie. Sure. Carlos Santana is a favorite. He called himself Devadip.
If you want to enjoy another talented guitarist from my part of the world look for El Negro Garcìa López in YouTube. An Argentine admirer of Jimmy Hendrix. One of the top Latino American guitarists of his time. Unluckily he was killed in a car accident about ten years ago.
Or the folk rock group PorSuiGieco, although they only played together for three years the group is one of the best rock groups in Spanish.
Gisela
Check out a band called Malo, with Jorge Santana, Carlos's brother. Fave track.....Nena.
Neither... I'm a broken down old rocker, Hank Marvin of the English 60's instrumental group The Shadows were are still are my guitar gods. Especially Hank.
Caty.
@margprodue Hi Marg, ah yes, the intro to "Apache" is playing in my head as I type. First song I tried to play on an old hand me down acoustic guitar.
These days, I own three guitars, two great Aussie made Maton's and of course, a Fender Stratocaster, like "Hank" plays. Cant be a "broken down rocker" without a "Strat"
Plus ,by sheer coincidence, my brother has just handed back to me a box of casette tapes. (Remember them!!!)
There are SIX "Shads" cassettes in that box, most of them originals.
And to really.. show my age, I still have at least two "steroes" capable of playing them
Happy dressing (and Shads playing)
Caty.
PS and The Ventures were good too.. Now I have "Walk Dont Run" on repeat in my head...
I loved glam rock, when a boy could wear a pink satin jacket and get away with it.
hey a rock n roll discussion !! Nice !!! AC/DC for me as I like more heavy music but queen had some heavy songs too !!!
@coloradog1 I don't know where'd I'd be without my music. Yes, people notice I'm very freaky about it and I can talk about it all day. Wish there was more of it!
And yes, Queen had it's heavier moments for sure. I pointed out before, Brian May showing up with Five Finger Death Punch was a nice treat! In a cover tune of AND with Kenny Wayne Shepherd to boot!
Both are good, some classic songs/Albums...(prefer many styles of music, depends on my mood and drink/dr*gs)
