motown or british invasion?

[sailor]

which do you prefer? ron lined the two up against each other, and i'd never really considered they sort of overlapped, era-wise.

personally, i'd go with the brit invasion. motown songs are nice pop songs, but they really sound old-fashioned and outdated.

what say you?

[Dude!]

which do you prefer? ron lined the two up against each other, and i'd never really considered they sort of overlapped, era-wise.

personally, i'd go with the brit invasion. motown songs are nice pop songs, but they really sound old-fashioned and outdated.

what say you?

i love motown
but i couldn't live without the brit music

[FezsAssistant]

I'll go with Motown over the boy bands that were trying to copy Motown.

[furie]

british invasion, no question

[drjoek]

Detroit

[razorboy]

Hitsville U.S.A.

[A.J.]

I'll go with Motown over the boy bands that were trying to copy Motown.

Most of those "boy bands" wrote their own songs and played their own instruments.

Still, I can't pick one over the other.

[WampusCrandle]

Motown, in fact, im listening to the Marvelettes right now, havin' a blast.

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[sailor]

beatles, rolling stones, kinks and the who. you're all fuckin' nuts.

[WampusCrandle]

beatles, rolling stones, kinks and the who. you're all fuckin' nuts.

the Temptations, Jackson 5, Marvin Gaye, Tammy Terrell, the Supremes, Stevie Wonder, the Contours - YOU ARE NUTS!

[mikeyboy]

Most of those "boy bands" wrote their own songs and played their own instruments.

Still, I can't pick one over the other.

Well, technically, most of the early Motown acts didn't play instruments. Of course, they had the amazing Funk Brothers handling the playing on those tracks.

[Gvac]

Well, technically, most of the early Motown acts didn't play instruments. Of course, they had the amazing Funk Brothers handling the playing on those tracks.

Translation: I hope Ron reads this so he thinks I'm great and that I know a lot about music!!!

So transparent.

And pathetic.

[sailor]

Well, technically, most of the early Motown acts didn't play instruments.

i think that was his point, mikey.

the Temptations, Jackson 5, Marvin Gaye, Tammy Terrell, the Supremes, Stevie Wonder, the Contours - YOU ARE NUTS!

rock over pop, any day.

[mikeyboy]

i think that was his point, mikey.



Yeah, I misunderstood because the original statement was so hideously misinformed. While the British Invasion was heavily influenced by earlier American rock & roll, blues, soul, etc. to say that they were trying to copy their contemporaries in Motown indicates you probably aren't listening too closely.

[razorboy]

rock over pop, any day.

The Beatles ≠ rock.

[sailor]

The Beatles ≠ rock.

definitely, for the most part. i still would take their catalog over the entirety of motown.

[mikeyboy]

Translation: I hope Ron reads this so he thinks I'm great and that I know a lot about music!!!

So transparent.

And pathetic.

Aw. Is this because I said I was happy you weren't coming tonight? I'm sorry if I hurt your feelings. It was insensitive of me, and just know you are the prettiest and most special flower in the garden.

[Gvac]

Go choke on a Heath bar, Richie Rich.

[mikeyboy]

I hope you drown in a pool of cheese and lobsters.

[Gvac]

I hope you drown in a pool of cheese and lobsters.

I hope you learn humility one day.

Maybe mummy and daddy can buy you some.

[mikeyboy]

I hope you learn humility one day.

Maybe mummy and daddy can buy you some.

Humility? Seriously?

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[WampusCrandle]

rock over pop, any day.

not only does Motown beat the British Invasion, but Motown has made more cultural impact than rock has. i can't speak for rock, but from Motown, you get R&B, hip hop, rap, some pop. sure, rock has its versions of it, but, they dont hold up as well.

[Dude!]

not only does Motown beat the British Invasion, but Motown has made more cultural impact than rock has. i can't speak for rock, but from Motown, you get R&B, hip hop, rap, some pop. sure, rock has its versions of it, but, they dont hold up as well.

yeah, like hip hop is gonna hold up well
let's look back at it in 30 years

[razorboy]

yeah, like hip hop is gonna hold up well
let's look back at it in 30 years

Pssst. We already can.







And it has.

[WampusCrandle]

yeah, like hip hop is gonna hold up well
let's look back at it in 30 years

we can - it still holds up.

[Dude!]

we can - it still holds up.

that's what razor boy said

i wasn't alive 30 years ago

please name me some good hip hop from 1979

[WampusCrandle]

that's what razor boy said

i wasn't alive 30 years ago

please name me some good hip hop from 1979

what about Grand Master Flash and the Furious Five? or the Sugar Hill Gang?

Rapper's Delight - HUMONGOUS!
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[razorboy]

please name me some good hip hop from 1979

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I can go earlier. By the way, I wasn't alive thirty years ago either.

[WampusCrandle]

I can go earlier. By the way, I wasn't alive thirty years ago either.

i wasn't alive either. i was born in the 80s. :king:

[mikeyboy]

Damn kids and your youtubes and internets.

[WampusCrandle]

Damn kids and your internets.

do you mean interweb?
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[grlNIN]

Love them both but Brit Invasion is my life pretty much.

beatles, Stones, Yardbirds and thusly Beck and Clapton, The Animals.

Plus most of the Brit bands that stuck around were able to really perfect the Motown songs in their covers.

[MacVittie]

It's gonna be a long time before I can forgive the British. USA all the way.

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[A.J.]

Love them both but Brit Invasion is my life pretty much.

beatles, Stones, Yardbirds and thusly Beck and Clapton, The Animals.

Plus most of the Brit bands that stuck around were able to really perfect the Motown songs in their covers.

You are wise beyond your years young lady. To see a chick mention The Yardbirds...it just warms my cold, cold heart.

[FezsAssistant]

Yeah, I misunderstood because the original statement was so hideously misinformed. While the British Invasion was heavily influenced by earlier American rock & roll, blues, soul, etc. to say that they were trying to copy their contemporaries in Motown indicates you probably aren't listening too closely.

they all said it themselves.

[TheMojoPin]

Love both, but I gotta give it up for the Brits. The Motown Sound is brilliant. but it's definitely "trapped" in a moment in time. The British Invasion had much further reaching direct influence on so many more acts that I love from the last 40 years, right up to today.

[FezsAssistant]

I can tolerate later Beatles, but not the early Beatles.
I never got into the Rolling Stones.
That's just me. I know I'm wierd.

[hedges]

What about Stax?

[hedges]

I think Stax was influencing the Brits on the soul-side, because they were releasing music before '63.