The 20 Biggest Poseurs in Music

Haha... wow, I should take a picture of this moment.

I stand by my statement though.

Yaye, somebody else who admits it. Gotta love Hootie. *high five*

 

No. You obviously didn't get my logic. I mean only these kinds of bands.

 

hmm... I have odd tastes though... But I think I have more idea than you do, as I was the one who said it.

Phish
Wes Montgomery
John Prine
Neil Schon
Scott Henderson
Ross Crean
Yngwie Malmsteen
Will Caroll
Artists Against War
Glen Shaffer
Hillbilly Democrats
Michael Sky
Eric Clapton
Albert King
REO Speedwagon
The Jimi Earl Band
Lightnin' Slim
Bob Dylan
Black Sabbath
Joe Satriani
Coop Frazier
Daniel Link
Jimmy Buffett
Los Lonely Boys
James Gang
Mississippi Fred McDowell
Neil Young/Crazy Horse
Dandy Warhols
Keller Williams
moe.
Zakk Wylde
apl
The Gourds
Snoop Dogg
Kottonmouth Kings
Anahata
Uncle Shaker
Pearl Jam
Tenacious D
The Almost Original Sythetic Swampgrass Jugband
Mississippi Fred McDowell
Sheryl Clapton
Bruce Springsteen
Steve Miller Band
Lawrence Gowan
Styx
Willie Nelson
JJ Cale
Ratdog
Rolling Stones
Primus
Dixie Chicks
Leo Kottke
Simon and Garfunkel
Ani DiFranco
George Gershwin
Duran Duran
Franz Ferdinand
Tommy Emmanuel
The Byrds
Prince
Paper Rock Scissors
The Dead
Booker T and The MGs
Joe Walsh
Black Label Society
The Strokes
Leftover Salmon
Flatt & Scruggs
Peter Frampton
The Ramones
Thomas Dobson
Changing Tymes
The Beatles
REM
American Gypsy
Modest Mouse
Joe Pass
Nathan Sancious
Dave Matthews Band
Tim Reynolds
Hall and Oates
James Brown
Rammstein
Donovan
Songbird Cooper Colaboration
Incubus
Fats Domino
Andres Segovia
Johann Sebastian Bach
David Loggins
Moby
Robert Carey
Yonder Mountain String Band
Alan Jackson
Duke Ellington
Tom Petty
John Lennon
Dave Byron
Roger McGuinn
Rick Nelson
Tom Young
Jelly Roll Morton
Howling Wolf
Robert Cray
Buddy Guy
Little Brother
Hank Williams
Robert Lockwood Jr.
Jimi Hendrix
Buddy Holly and The Crickets
Carlos Santana
John Mayer
Remnant Gathering
Buffalo Springfield
Trey Anastasio (solo)
SCI
The White Stripes
BB King
Spade McQuade
Thin Lizzy
Ludwig Van Beethoven
Father, Son, and friends
Jimmie Vaughan
Portishead
AC/DC
E.S. Posthumus
Tori Amos
Joni Mitchell
Bo Diddley
Poor June
Nelson
Belle and Sebastian
Steve Vai
John Hiatt and the Goners
Jewel Kilcher
Eric Johnson
Shawn Colvin
ZZ Top
The New Raiders
Joseph Haydn
Doyle Bramhall II
Velvet Revolver
Indigo Girls
Bob Segar
Derek Trucks Band
Crosby & Nash
RHCP
Guitar Dan
Aretha Franklin
John Denver
Fred Penner
Jonny Lang
Fiona Apple
Muddy Wolf
Ella Fitzgerald
Fred Eaglesmith
Spearhead
Nelly Furtado
Louis Armstrong
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Journey
Macy Gray
Daniel Iorio
Isreal Kamakawiwo'ole
Miles Davis
ML Sudkamp
Brian McInnis
Alison Krauss
The Who
Erin Smith Band
Rod Stewart
Union Station
13th Floor Elevators
Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young
James Taylor
Joe Cocker
Cross Dresser
Iron and Wine
Allman Bros.
Lou Reed
Gordon Lightfoot
Muddy Waters
Billy Preston
C'est What
Dick Dale
Ladybird Sideshow
Anoushka Shankar
Ravi Shankar
Don Henley
Aerosmith
Frank Sinatra
Albert Collins
Danny Haigler
Richie Havens
Grateful Dead
Bonnie Raitt
Texas Boogie
Vince Gill
Peter Tosh
The Eclectic Slide
Edgar Winter Band
Led Zeppelin
Double Trouble
Crosby, Stills, and Nash
Ten Years After
Mr. Something Something
The Eagles
The Velvet Underground
The Doors
Shlep Canada
Jeff Beck
Phillipe Bonfanti
Gov't Mule
Lightnin' Slim
Country Joe and the Fish
John Fogerty
Squirrel Nut Zippers
Michael Franti
Paul McCartney
Bob Marley
Guns and Roses
Lloyd Harry McMillan
Ed Stallman
Dark Star Orchestra
Cream
John McLaughlin
The Hep Cat Boo Daddies
Freddie King
Michael Frieman
The Band
George Harrison
Jeff Delbridge
Adrian Belew
Flock Of Seagulls
Tommy Lee Pressley
Johnny Winter
Michael Hedges
Pink Floyd
Brad Butler
Dr. John
Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Elvis Presley
Brian Wilson
Juneau Sound Studio
Franz Zappa
Brian Eno

I just like to keep it widespread...

 

that was the first one that sprung to mind for me

 

good fucking lord george, you didnt type that all OUT did you?! i dont even know what thats a list of


i do, although, enjoy your sig, and will continue to call you cottonballs :H

 

Yes... typed... just a few randoms from memory...

 

The majority of the "poseur" are real stupid musicians but some like Jet or the Darkness are in the great stupid rock mode(like the stooges or the damned or the sex pistols)...or others like Morisson are poetic poseur....

but i found a stupid band called Creed with the best stupid poseur singer in the whole world

 

I agree most of those bands are lacking, and Kelly Os. is a disgrace to the music scene.

I don't see how you could put Taking Back Sunday on the same list as Nickelback and Kid Rock, though. That's straight up offensive.

 

The Dixie Chicks? Fucking hell.

 

What i mean is - is it such a bad thing to be mainstream? If the music is enjoyable then i like it.... if not then i don't

 

good point

 

I was gonna say the top 20 on the billboardcharts???

 

ya, especally good charlote. i dont hate them or anything, but they arent punk at all. in no way

 

Yep. They're actually one of the few bands I listen to for a change when I'm bored or need to do something like clean the house or bake things... it's not like... music I indulge... I leave that to people like Albert Collins, Guitar Slim, Lightnin' Hopkins, BB King, Muddy Waters, Freddie King, Albert King, Frankie Lee Sims, Lightning Slim, Robert Cray, Howling Wolf, Hubert Sumlin, Buddy Guy, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimmie Vaughan, Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, John Lee Hooker, Otis Redding, Little Milton, Joe Turner, Jimmy Reed, T-Bone Walker, Little Joe Blue, etc. etc.....


Hey... If I was going to listen to modern country stuff, better the dixie chicks than toby keith... lmfao. I'd take Hank Williams or Johnny Cash, anyday though.

 

Haha, they kick some major ass.

 

Come now Lucifer, this thread is way off base. The real list of POSERS:


1. Bob Dylan- How dare a folk musician play electric music.
2. Eric Clapton- He had something with Cream, then sold out to make adult contemp. booty music.
3. Johnny Cash-Playing Nine Inch Nails?
4. Grateful Dead- Touch of Grey on MTV. Counterculture my ass...
5. Modest Mouse- Indie band getting play on MTV. For shame.
6. U2-playing with Apple. Yeah, Bono, you are a badass.
7. Trey Anastasio- He totally broke Phish. Hell of an ego. Trey you suXXor.
8. Dave Matthews Band- Fratboy band.
9. Allman Bros. - Good god Greg...boning Cher?
10. Led Zeppelin- White boys playing "black" music. No intergration here.
11. Miles Davis- Promising trumpet player...ruined jazz.
12. John Coltrane- Promising sax player...ruined jazz
13. John McLaughlin- You are so UNindian.
14. Paco De Lucia- You cannot modernize flamenco. BITCH.
15. Kaki King- Women can't play guitar for real.
16. Gov't Mule- Come on! Allman Bros. ripoff.
17. Ratdog- Riding Jerry's flames again Bobby?
18. Beatles- Glorified boyband
19. Jimi Hendrix- What's with Axis: Bold as Love? Love songs sir? Stick to Purple Haze.
20. Pink Floyd- Syd wannabes.



Noooooooow...this should all be taken with a grain of salt, tongue firmly in cheek. The deal is every single one of these bands is modern mainstream. Good music is good music. I heard a story of a Hassidic jew who moved into a friends aparment in New York and did nothing but watch MTV and VH1 all day. He had no prior musical knowledge (aside from Jewish folk songs) and judged everything with an empty cup. Not every song by a particular band, or all the songs by a particular band were deemed gospel. It was just a one by one type of basis. If it was good he liked it. There is something to be said for connecting with an audience. That's really what musicianship is all about. If it's a 1-4-5 progression in C maj. or a badass diminished chord movemnet based an an ancient Frend Mengovianian principle that relies completely on The Lydian mode....it doesn't matter. There is definately somethig to be said for breaking new ground, but if it doesn't connect than it is shit. Plain and simple. Concluding with the wise words of one Mr. George Clinton:
Who says a jazz band, can't play dance music?
Who says a rock band can't play funk music?
Who says a funk band can't play rock music?
We're gonna play funk so loud, it's going to rock around, you're going to get up and dance!@

 

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