i don't know what you're bitching about, this is a pretty close poll
― metametadata (n/a), Thursday, 16 October 2008 23:24 (fifteen years ago) link
plus funhouse is better
"oh come on Funhouse didn't sell shit and the critics hated it when it was released"
Fine 1977 then. Either way it's been acknowledged to be a classic since I've been paying attention to music.
― Alex in SF, Thursday, 16 October 2008 23:25 (fifteen years ago) link
I've just always assumed that the Stooges only gradually accrued iconic status primarily due to being trumpeted by later generations of punk bands and their offshoots (the Germs, Henry Rollins, Sonic Youth, etc.) Certainly my first exposure to the Stooges was via Sonic Youth covering "I Wanna Be Your Dog" at the end of set in the late 80s
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― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 16 October 2008 23:26 (fifteen years ago) link
er "live sets"
and mostly I'm complaining about Sabbath not winning a single poll they've been in so far! Which just seems wrong for such an important band. And I've voted against them in a couple of those polls!
― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 16 October 2008 23:27 (fifteen years ago) link
maybe you should put them up against shittier bands
― metametadata (n/a), Thursday, 16 October 2008 23:28 (fifteen years ago) link
I voted for them in plenty of these polls. Just not this one.
― Alex in SF, Thursday, 16 October 2008 23:28 (fifteen years ago) link
Or the Hawkwind one.
Lot of votes here. Who were the first punk bands to cover the Stooges? Sex Pistols with No Fun or the Damned with I Feel Alright? I think I've seen bootlegs with the Damned doing I Feel Alright in 1976 but I guess the same could be true of the Pistols. Not that it matters or anything.
― I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE UP TO (Colonel Poo), Thursday, 16 October 2008 23:28 (fifteen years ago) link
Was there a VU one? I wouldn't have voted for them in that one either.
― Alex in SF, Thursday, 16 October 2008 23:29 (fifteen years ago) link
Well these threads have been great just for seeing the Paris 1970 footage
― I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE UP TO (Colonel Poo), Thursday, 16 October 2008 23:29 (fifteen years ago) link
shakey you should demand satisfaction and start the stooges vs zeppelin poll
― Edward III, Thursday, 16 October 2008 23:29 (fifteen years ago) link
eh I feel that was well covered by that first four albums poll
― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 16 October 2008 23:31 (fifteen years ago) link
hey at least they beat Alice Cooper right? I'm pretty sure they'll lose to Hawkwind, which I also can't really get behind, and the Who too.
velvets vs. sabbath
Who vs. Sabbath
Sabbath vs. Hawkwind
Black Sabbath vs Queen
Taking Sides: Sabbath vs. Hawkwind
BLACK SABBATH VS. ALICE COOPER POLL
― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 16 October 2008 23:34 (fifteen years ago) link
They tied with Hawkwind.
― Alex in SF, Thursday, 16 October 2008 23:35 (fifteen years ago) link
haha whoops didn't notice that one had closed
― Shakey Mo Collier, Thursday, 16 October 2008 23:36 (fifteen years ago) link
That was a tough poll, but I pull out Space Ritual and Warrior On The Edge Of Time a lot so I felt obliged to vote for Hawkwind.
― Alex in SF, Thursday, 16 October 2008 23:39 (fifteen years ago) link
These vs Sabbath polls made me Suggest Ban for the first time
― I KNOW WHAT YOU'RE UP TO (Colonel Poo), Thursday, 16 October 2008 23:40 (fifteen years ago) link
shakey voting straight sabbath ticket from here on in
― Edward III, Thursday, 16 October 2008 23:45 (fifteen years ago) link
my votes:
velvets vs. sabbath - couldn't actually make up my mind, didn't vote
Who vs. Sabbath - sabbath
Sabbath vs. Hawkwind - sabbath (but hawkwind over motorhead)
Black Sabbath vs Queen - sabbath
BLACK SABBATH VS. ALICE COOPER POLL - can't remember, wanted to vote alice but probably ended up voting sabbath
― M@tt He1ges0n, Friday, 17 October 2008 00:05 (fifteen years ago) link
now I feel bad for not voting against the Who...
― Cannabis Zed Omega (Drugs A. Money), Friday, 17 October 2008 02:16 (fifteen years ago) link
"when exactly did Funhouse achieve this "OMG THIS IS THE BEST ALBUM OF ALL-TIME!!!!" status? Was it when the box set was released? Cuz I mean its fun and all (haha) but I really do not understand the reverence in which it is held."
critics (almost) always liked the stooges. and funhouse has been pretty OMG BEST ALBUM for years and years. and i agree with all hype and hyperbole. i think it's one of the best "things" ever made. completely successful as powerful music, a work of art, fun, and all that. one of the greatest achievements of the 70's. in any genre or field.
― scott seward, Friday, 17 October 2008 03:36 (fifteen years ago) link
that is a hell of a lot of votes
― goole, Friday, 17 October 2008 03:47 (fifteen years ago) link
Creem was the culprit for me; reading article after article about Osterberg and pals in 1980/'81 convinced me to give Funhouse a try.
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― **just works just fine** (Ioannis), Friday, 17 October 2008 08:24 (fifteen years ago) link
biglurks contrast lyrics of crazy train and butt town thx
― â•“abies, Friday, 17 October 2008 10:46 (fifteen years ago) link
"Which leads to my next question: what's the best Sabbath bio?"
Martin Popoff did a phenomenal one. It's easy to find, I saw it in Borders the other day. Full of great rare pictures, it is one of the best rock books I have read.
I like Funhouse, but it's not the religious experience it's made out to be. Master of Reality on the other hand.....
― Bill Magill, Friday, 17 October 2008 13:26 (fifteen years ago) link
My first exposure to FunHouse was the box set. I got it as a freebiee (I've told the tale a few times as to why), but I did feel like I made the album along with them.
So, I guess it was a religious experience for me.
― Mark G, Friday, 17 October 2008 13:41 (fifteen years ago) link
You're the dude that got two of them for free, right?
And thanx, Bill!
― Kevin John Bozelka, Friday, 17 October 2008 15:13 (fifteen years ago) link
not sure a majority of critics loved the stooges in '69/'70... even bangs hated funhouse the first time he heard it! but yer 110% OTM after that.
I didn't end up voting, but in spite of my spirited defense of sabbath above I probably would've leaned towards stooges cause they sound like FREEDOM. it's weird, but sabbath are too hung up on christianity. the stooges are pagan - beyond morality, animals.
― Edward III, Friday, 17 October 2008 16:21 (fifteen years ago) link
plus if I voted stooges would not have had 69 votes which is its own kind of poetic justice
― Edward III, Friday, 17 October 2008 17:59 (fifteen years ago) link
i guess sanity prevails. i don't particularly like either band though. but at least the dinosaurs lost.
― cameron carr, Friday, 17 October 2008 18:09 (fifteen years ago) link
??????????
― Pfunkboy Formerly Known As... (Herman G. Neuname), Friday, 17 October 2008 18:11 (fifteen years ago) link
stooges first show: 1967sabbath first show: 1968
unless you're talking about who sounds more like a lumbering behemoth, I don't think you can say the dinosaurs lost
― Edward III, Friday, 17 October 2008 18:13 (fifteen years ago) link
I don't know if I've ever seen a poll with this many votes.
― sleeve, Friday, 17 October 2008 18:23 (fifteen years ago) link
I meant "dinosaurs" as in relevance.
The Stooges at least inspire some worthwhile bands to this day.
― cameron carr, Friday, 17 October 2008 18:30 (fifteen years ago) link
but black sabbath can't? oh come on. you're a child.
― ian, Friday, 17 October 2008 18:31 (fifteen years ago) link
hahah yeah Sabbath doesn't inspire anybody these days do they wtf get a clue
― Shakey Mo Collier, Friday, 17 October 2008 18:34 (fifteen years ago) link
there's this little genre called metal, you may have heard of it?
― Shakey Mo Collier, Friday, 17 October 2008 18:35 (fifteen years ago) link
lol I cant think of any band more influential than black sabbath in metal todayx-post
― Pfunkboy Formerly Known As... (Herman G. Neuname), Friday, 17 October 2008 18:35 (fifteen years ago) link
I like the Stooges, but the amount of ill-informed bullshit that's been talked about Sabbath has been a bit depressing.
― Neil S, Friday, 17 October 2008 18:36 (fifteen years ago) link
"The Stooges at least inspire some worthwhile bands to this day."
What the fuck??
― Bill Magill, Friday, 17 October 2008 18:37 (fifteen years ago) link
b-b-b-but dude just think of all the great Stooges-like bands today! Where would we be without um... um... Jay Reatard? uh... Sonic Youth?
― Shakey Mo Collier, Friday, 17 October 2008 18:37 (fifteen years ago) link
is Mudhoney still around?
― Shakey Mo Collier, Friday, 17 October 2008 18:38 (fifteen years ago) link
I was about to post Bill Magill to thread!
― Pfunkboy Formerly Known As... (Herman G. Neuname), Friday, 17 October 2008 18:38 (fifteen years ago) link
jay reatard is great wtf
― M@tt He1ges0n, Friday, 17 October 2008 18:38 (fifteen years ago) link
Heavy Metal is garbage.
― cameron carr, Friday, 17 October 2008 18:39 (fifteen years ago) link
cameron carr is garbage
― Alex in SF, Friday, 17 October 2008 18:39 (fifteen years ago) link
That's carrbage.
― cameron carr, Friday, 17 October 2008 18:40 (fifteen years ago) link
Cameron go to Why is The Genre Of 'Metal' so maligned?
― Pfunkboy Formerly Known As... (Herman G. Neuname), Friday, 17 October 2008 18:40 (fifteen years ago) link