Van poll
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Re: Van poll
Easily Morrison, without a doubt. Them, Moondance, Tupelo Honey, Saint Dominic's. He's more than earnt the right to be a boring old fuck in his dotage.
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I'm not a fan of the Irishman. Early Van Halen are great. Van McCoy has two of the greatest ever disco records. Van Hagar is married to Jenny.
Tricky one.
Tricky one.
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Van art
"Grab some wood, bub.'" - Richard Nixon, Checkers Speech, abandoned early draft
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Don't forget how Dave brilliantly critiqued the Clash at the US festival.
And how good "Jamie's Crying" is.
And how good "Jamie's Crying" is.
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"Gloria" is probably one of the most perfectly written and recorded "garage" style song, so even though I'm not a big fan of his post-Them catalog, he is the winner.
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I was relying on the West-Coasters to back me on Van Halen. "Running With the Devil" is better than any Van Morrison solo project. Saying that, VM probably wins for "Baby Please Don't Go" alone.tepista wrote:"Gloria" is probably one of the most perfectly written and recorded "garage" style song, so even though I'm not a big fan of his post-Them catalog, he is the winner.
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Ugh. I'm about as proud to have Van Halen represent my home city as you are about Baby Spice.Heston wrote:I was relying on the West-Coasters to back me on Van Halen. "Running With the Devil" is better than any Van Morrison solo project. Saying that, VM probably wins for "Baby Please Don't Go" alone.tepista wrote:"Gloria" is probably one of the most perfectly written and recorded "garage" style song, so even though I'm not a big fan of his post-Them catalog, he is the winner.
We reach the parts other combos cannot reach
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We speak the tongues other mouths cannot speak
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We speak the tongues other mouths cannot speak
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Not accepting that lunacy for a second.Heston wrote:I was relying on the West-Coasters to back me on Van Halen. "Running With the Devil" is better than any Van Morrison solo project.tepista wrote:"Gloria" is probably one of the most perfectly written and recorded "garage" style song, so even though I'm not a big fan of his post-Them catalog, he is the winner.
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I don't get you Septics. You love Zep and Floyd but hate KISS and Van Halen. Weird.
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Re: Van poll
Astral Weeks makes my dick hard in a slow meandering kind of way.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
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My least favourite "Classic Album."matedog wrote:Astral Weeks makes my dick hard in a slow meandering kind of way.
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Re: Van poll
It really does blow my mind.Heston wrote:My least favourite "Classic Album."matedog wrote:Astral Weeks makes my dick hard in a slow meandering kind of way.
Of course, so does Ice Cream Man and Dance the Night Away.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.
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I think Morrison's at his most interesting when doing catchy, celtic flavoured soul. But he's done lots of great stuff outside that genre too.
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All his songs were done better by Dexys.Silent Majority wrote:I think Morrison's at his most interesting when doing catchy, celtic flavoured soul. But he's done lots of great stuff outside that genre too.
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