Whose the Audiophile?

Okay, Queensryche is pretty good but they don't really have the staying power IMO. I think the wife and I wore out the Empire CD which we all know is pretty hard to do nowadays. I could have gone to see them in Amarillo with her but chose not to. She still brings that up when we talk about them. Probably top 40as I am not nearly as exposed to them other than the Empire CD.

Def Leppard had some great songs and had a huge following but can you still listen to them today? Seems like every time one of their songs comes on the radio or a video on the TV I have to change the channel. Just a little bit over-played IMHO. I think they had some great concert t-shirts too. I'd go top 30 with them.

Let's delve a little deeper into this. I'm not one to rank a band highly because they brought something new to music or contributed a new sound. Example: Nirvana. I gave that crappy CD to one of my students as a reward for highest WPM in a typing competition. They will not make any of my lists. Here's one that's similar to that. I would rate the Beatles top 3 for me just because I listened to their 8-tracks as a kid and just love their music. Stones...not so much. I mean John Lenon had to write their first hit for them in a bar. I just don't like their sound and might put them in my top 100, only if I ran out of bands.

Remember when Bohemian Rhapsody overtook Stairway to Heave as the number one song? Well that was in Lubbock so you probably don't. It was during the Wayne's World era and people went ballistic. I have no problem with that, it was temporary and people just wanted change. Those are probably the same people that elected Obama. (first mention of politics in my blog) (must stop now). Anyhoo, I'm sure Stairway topped the charts on the next listener's list.

I'll leave you with this. If The Clash played in the AAC and nobody was there, would they still suck?