The Stooges vs. Black Sabbath

Well these threads have been great just for seeing the Paris 1970 footage

shakey you should demand satisfaction and start the stooges vs zeppelin poll

eh I feel that was well covered by that first four albums poll

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

They tied with Hawkwind.

haha whoops didn't notice that one had closed

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.

These vs Sabbath polls made me Suggest Ban for the first time

shakey voting straight sabbath ticket from here on in

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

Taking Sides: Sabbath vs. Hawkwind

BLACK SABBATH VS. ALICE COOPER POLL - can't remember, wanted to vote alice but probably ended up voting sabbath

now I feel bad for not voting against the Who...

"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."

"oh come on Funhouse didn't sell shit and the critics hated it when it was released"

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.

that is a hell of a lot of votes

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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biglurks contrast lyrics of crazy train and butt town thx

"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.....

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.

You're the dude that got two of them for free, right?

And thanx, Bill!

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.

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.

plus if I voted stooges would not have had 69 votes which is its own kind of poetic justice

i guess sanity prevails. i don't particularly like either band though. but at least the dinosaurs lost.

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stooges first show: 1967
sabbath 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

I don't know if I've ever seen a poll with this many votes.

I meant "dinosaurs" as in relevance.

The Stooges at least inspire some worthwhile bands to this day.

but black sabbath can't? oh come on. you're a child.

hahah yeah Sabbath doesn't inspire anybody these days do they wtf get a clue

there's this little genre called metal, you may have heard of it?

lol I cant think of any band more influential than black sabbath in metal today
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I like the Stooges, but the amount of ill-informed bullshit that's been talked about Sabbath has been a bit depressing.

"The Stooges at least inspire some worthwhile bands to this day."

What the fuck??

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?

is Mudhoney still around?

I was about to post Bill Magill to thread!

jay reatard is great wtf

Heavy Metal is garbage.

cameron carr is garbage

That's carrbage.

Cameron go to Why is The Genre Of 'Metal' so maligned?

most smart ppl like sabbath and the stooges

indeed

xpost ^^^ ding ding ding

for the record I have never heard a note of Jay Reatard lolz

I can't believe that there are people over 20 who like heavy metal. But I shouldn't be surprised in a country where Bush is president.

Cameron go to Why is The Genre Of 'Metal' so maligned?

lolz Stooges namechecked in opening post

I can't believe that there are people over 20 who like heavy metal. But I shouldn't be surprised in a country where Bush is president.

you know I try to make it a habit to avoid direct insults on ILX but um... you are closeminded and stupid.

I can't believe that there are people over 20 who like heavy metal. But I shouldn't be surprised in a country where Bush is president.

I wasn't aware Bush was president of the UK

Cameron please go post your words of wisdom on that thread

I mean anyone who willfully writes off an entire genre of music doesn't have any business being on a board called I Love Music (haha Geir to thread)

Geir likes some melodic pop metal

"But I shouldn't be surprised in a country where Bush is president."

This is brilliant analysis

Geir actually voted for Sabbath in some poll, I forget which